05-27-25 - Council Meeting Agenda

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Lino Lakes City Council Work Session Minutes DATE: May 12, 2025 TIME STARTED: 6:00 P.M. TIME ENDED: 6:24 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, City Engineer Diane Hankee, Human Resources and Communications Manager Meg Sawyer, Interim Public Safety Director Curt Boehme, Interim Fire Chief Dan L'Allier, and Public Works Superintendent Justin Williams. 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 provided the following updates. • City staff have been preparing for the Police and Fire Department ordinance amendments and appointments scheduled for formal action this evening. • The Police and Fire Department Strategic Implementation Plans with Financial Reports will be presented at the May 14t" Special Work Session. The presentations are expected to take approximately four hours. • The Finance Director job announcement has been posted. The new Administrator, scheduled to beginning mid -June, has been apprised of the Finance Director hiring process. • The Building Inspector position is posted. • The City received 81 applications for the Community Development Department Office Specialist position. • The City received 20 applications for the Community Development Department Specialist position and the screening process begins this week for that position. • The annual employee appreciation event has been scheduled for June 12t" at 2 p.m. at Fire Station #2. To allow all employees to attend, the city offices will be closed for this event. • IT security awareness training has been scheduled for staff and the City Council. Page 1 of 3