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Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />Lino Lakes City Council <br />Work Session <br />Minutes <br /> <br />DATE: May 27, 2025 <br />TIME STARTED: 6:00 P.M. <br />TIME ENDED: 6:25 P.M. <br />LOCATION: Community Room <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden and Stoesz <br />MEMBERS EXCUSED ABSENT: Councilmember Ruhland <br /> <br />Staff Members Present: Interim City Administrator Dave Pecchia, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, <br />Interim Finance Director Kelly Horn, Community Development Director Michael Grochala, City <br />Planner Katie Larsen, City Engineer Diane Hankee, Environmental Specialist Tom Hoffman, Chief <br />of Police Curt Boehme, and Fire Chief Dan L’Allier. <br /> <br />1. Call to Order and Roll Call <br />Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. <br /> <br />2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items <br />The agenda was adopted as presented. <br /> <br />3. Municipal Cannabis Retail Store <br />Mayor Rafferty introduced the topic of a municipal cannabis retail store. He stated that <br />other area cities are pursuing a state license to operate a municipal cannabis retail <br />store. He stated that there was a recent Star Tribune article featuring the cities that <br />have announced that they are working on building a municipal cannabis retail store. He <br />stated that at this time he is just asking the question, could this business revenue lessen <br />the burden on taxpayers. He asked if there was interest by the Council in scheduling this <br />item for further discussion at a future meeting? He also questioned, if this made sense <br />when the City does not have a municipal liquor store as some of the other communities <br />that are pursuing a municipal cannabis retail store do. <br /> <br />Mayor Rafferty stated that it has been reported that the City of Anoka is going to build a <br />new cannabis retail store, and he reviewed the estimated revenue from that store. <br /> <br />Councilmember Lyden asked how many licenses were permitted in Lino Lakes. <br /> <br />The Community Development Director stated that based on the current population, two <br />private businesses are permitted plus a municipal store. He stated that the City is <br />allowed to get a retail license from the state. <br /> <br />Mayor Rafferty highlighted that unlike other types of businesses, there will only be <br />three retail cannabis stores, based on the current population numbers. <br />Page 10 of 353