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• <br />• <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />February 6, 2012 P 2 4 <br />: February 6, 2012 <br />. 5:35 p.m. <br />. 9:50p.m. <br />: Council Member Stoesz, O'Donnell, <br />Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br />(arrived at 7:35 p.m.) <br />: None <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Director of Public Safety John <br />Swenson; City Engineer Jason Wedel; Finance Director Al Rolek; Community <br />Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner, City <br />Planner Paul Bengtson; Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson; City Clerk Julie <br />Bartell <br />1. Advisory Board Candidate Interviews — The council interviewed the following <br />applicants for city advisory boards. Interviews for other applicants had been held on <br />January 30. <br />- Julie Jeffrey- Schwartz, Economic Development Advisory Committee; <br />- Theresa Kalmen, Environmental Board <br />- Lou Masonick, Planning and Zoning Board <br />2. Signal Project Update — Community Development Director Grochala introduced <br />Anoka County Engineers Curt Kobilarcsik and Andy Witter, present to assist him in <br />updating the council on the Lake/Main and Birch/Ware signal improvement projects. He <br />noted that the engineering firm TKDA has finished the plans and specifications for the <br />both projects (drawing and photos of the project areas were on display). Both projects <br />were reviewed with Mr. Grochala noting the area where right of way acquisitions will be <br />necessary, a process that will be handled by Anoka County. He noted the public open <br />house that is scheduled on the projects. The expectation is an August construction start <br />and there should be little impact on area homes since the utilities are not impacted. The <br />two projects will be bid out as one and therefore the contractor will decide the schedule <br />(i.e. if they are constructed concurrently). When a council member asked staff if there will <br />be a reward /penalty program attached to the contract schedule, the county engineers <br />replied that they would anticipate only a penalty for late work; the size of the project <br />wouldn't merit a bonus for early work. Relative to any possible area business impacts, <br />the county has a TMO already in place to assist with that element. A council member <br />confirmed that no speed change is anticipated with the project. A council member asked <br />that staff utilize any watershed assistance that maybe available. Mr. Grochala noted that <br />the council will be asked to consider approving a joint powers agreement on the projects <br />in the near future. <br />1 <br />