11-24-25 - City Council Work Session Minutes

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Lino Lakes City Council Work Session Minutes DATE: November 24, 2025 TIME STARTED: 5:37 P.M. TIME ENDED: 6:26 P.M. LOCATION: Council Chambers MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Ruhland, Lyden, Cavegn and Stoesz MEMBERS ABSENT: None Staff Members Present: City Administrator Karen Anderson, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, Finance Director Tracy Thoma, Human Resources and Communications Manager Meg Sawyer, Community Development Director Mike Grochala, City Engineer Diane Hankee, City Planner Katie Larsen and Chief of Police Curt Boehme. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 5:37 p.m. 2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items The City Clerk requested to add a review of the upcoming meeting calendar to the agenda, after Item D. 2026 Final Proposed Budget. The agenda was adopted as amended. 3. Lino Lakes Dealership and Offices (7920 Lake Drive) —Motor Vehicle Sales Lot Conditional Use Permit The City Planner presented an overview of the proposed multi -tenant office building with auto sales offices to be located at 7920 Lake Drive. She reviewed the concerns with the project expressed by the City Council at the last meeting, including concerns with traffic. The City Planner introduced the applicant Tyler Heubsch, to present his application in greater detail and answer any questions of the City Council. The City Planner presented projected traffic patterns from the proposed development. The City Council discussed the proposed building uses, ownership structure, maintenance, and traffic patterns as it related to the proposed development with the applicant. The Community Development Director summarized that the city has standards for all developments, that because of the auto use, a condition use permit is required. That conditions can be placed as part of the conditional use permit. That this item is being Page 1 of 2