02-24-25 - City Council Work Session Minutes

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Lino Lakes City Council Work Session Minutes DATE: February 24, 2025 TIME STARTED: 6:00 P.M. TIME ENDED: 6:25 P.M. LOCATION: Community Room MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden, Stoesz and Ruhland MEMBERS ABSENT: None Staff Members Present: Interim City Administrator Dave Pecchia, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, Community Development Director Michael Grochala, and City Engineer Diane Hankee. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items The agenda was adopted as presented. 3. Administration Update The Interim City Administrator reported that 23 applications have been received to date and the closing date is next Tuesday for the City Administrator position recruitment. The consultant will present a slate of candidates on March 24th to the Council and the Council will be asked to narrow the list of candidates to be extended an interview. April 15th is the date identified to hold the interviews. The City Administrator presented the following operations updates: • Reviewed focus of weekly meetings with department managers and follow-up meetings with individual departments. Noting that this process was in place and continues to be used. • A.W.A.R.E. safety training has been setup for employees. • Reviewed current, discussions with Public Works Superintendent Justin Williams regarding staffing levels and operations. • On February 18th the firefighters met to discuss the Citygate mid -point report. They discussed what the report meant to their department. The Human Resource Department will be putting together costs for staffing options for the police and fire departments for future discussion by the Council regarding the Citygate report. • The Interim City Administrator and Fire Chief met with White Bear Township regarding the fire department contract services for the north and west portions of the Township. This is not something for the immediate time, it would be a future consideration. Page 1 of 3