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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONNovember 25, 2013 DRAFT their planning advisory group. He has discussed the situation with the city administrator 46 and found that the plans do not currently call for any access to Zodiac Street nor does the 47 city support that access. Mayor Reinertconfirmed that any neighborhood traffic increase 48 in Lino Lakes would be a problem. Mr. Grochala added that he will forward an official 49 letterto the City of Columbus on the city’s concerns. When Council Member O’Donnell 50 asked if there are any environmental concerns related to the use, Mr. Grochala indicated 51 that there may be some discrepancy in the numbers of auto for auction that would be 52 involved; the actual size proposed doesn’t trigger an environmental impact review. 53 Beyond that official review, the council would like to know that the city review is 54 concerned about all aspects of the project but especially on any traffic implications. 55 56 3.Review Regular Agenda of November 25, 2013 - 57 58 -Liquor License Compliance Violation Hearing –The Police Department will be 59 reporting on a violation at the Tavern on Main, selling to an underage individual. 60 The council will consider a fine based on the adopted Best Practices grid. 61 -Item 3A –2014 Fee Schedule –Finance Director Rolek indicated that fees have 62 been updated based on department director recommendations. He noted that 63 utility rates will be discussed as a separate item. When Council Member Stoesz 64 asked about capping building fees to make it easier for builders, Community 65 Development Director Grochala explained that fees are on tiersbased on the state 66 code although there are some tiers included in certain areas. The mayor 67 confirmed that fees being charged are based on costs to the city. Council Member 68 Roeser asked that staff review the cost proposed for providing copies. He isn’t 69 certain that the 25 cents per page would cover larger and/or frequent requests and 70 this should represent the costof providing the services. While the schedule does 71 include a way to charge for staff time, that may not be triggered by many singular 72 requests. The mayor suggested that staff take a look. 73 – -Item 3B –Amendment to Centennial Fire District Joint Powers Agreement 74 Mayor Reinert explained briefly that this item relates to an on-going discussion 75 about governance of the Fire District. The joint powers agreement that governs 76 the district dates back about 20 years and things have changed in that period as he 77 hasseen as a member of the steering committee. He believes this is a good time 78 to do something about voting authority so that itmore closely mirrorsthe costs. 79 He is suggesting an amendment to the JPA that gives some veto powerto Lino 80 Lakes. He understands that the other cities in the JPA are asking why they 81 shouldn’t have the same veto power and his answer is that he doesn’t see any 82 reason that they shouldn’t. The amendment is under discussion and acceptance 83 by the other cities is required for that tomove ahead. The council briefly 84 discussed requirements for withdrawal from the JPA 85 86 The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 p.m. 87 88 2