04-28-25 - Council Meeting Agenda

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Lino Lakes City Council Special Work Session Joint Meeting with the Charter Commission Minutes DATE: April 10, 2025 TIME STARTED: 6:30 P.M. RECESS/RECONVENE 8:35 P.M. / 8:45 P.M. TIME ENDED: 9:17 P.M. LOCATION: Community Room MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden, Stoesz and Ruhland Staff Members Present: Interim City Administrator Dave Pecchia and City Clerk Roberta Colotti. Charter Commissioners Present: Chair Caroline Dahl, Commissioners, Donald Aldentaler, Kelli Damiani, Coral Digatono, John Grattan III, Dean Hausladen, Eric Holmstrom, Dan Nicholson, Angela Obert, Justin Reynolds, Melissa Rodriguez and Mike Trehus. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. The Chair of the Charter Commission called the regular Charter Commission Meeting to Order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items The agenda was adopted as presented. 3. Charter Commission Public Comment Period The Charter Commission Chair opened the floor for comment from the public. No comment was made. The Chair closed the public comment period. 4. Joint Discussion with Charter Commission a. Notification to Residents of Development Proposals There was discussion of the type of notification that is provided by the City to inform residents that a development project is being proposed. The proposed design of a sign notifying residents of a development project was presented and reviewed by the Charter Commission and City Council. The online "Notify Me" notification platform was discussed along with the other methods of notification. b. Zoning Regulations: Minium Distances Between Businesses A memo from the City Attorney regarding the City's authority to govern the distances between businesses was reviewed. The Charter Commission Chair Page 1 of 3