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• <br />• <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 6, 2012 <br />DRAFT <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />: August 6, 2012 <br />. 5:30 p.m. <br />. 7:00 p.m. <br />: Council Member Stoesz, O'Donnell, <br />Rafferty, and Mayor Reinert <br />: Council Member Roeser <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Environmental Coordinator <br />Marty Asleson; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; Public Safety Director John <br />Swenson <br />3. Acceptance of Anoka County Recycling Enhancement Grant — Environmental <br />Coordinator Asleson explained new efforts of the Environmental Board regarding their <br />goal of expanding recycling efforts in the city. The Board has decided to pursue the <br />expansion of the city's recycling program to include businesses and discussions have <br />been underway among city and Anoka County staff in that light. Council Member Roeser <br />brought forward the idea of capturing aluminum cans recycled from commercial areas <br />and using proceeds to support a city athletic complex. A fundraising program is being <br />established with the assistance of Ace Solid Waste. Anoka County is assisting the city's <br />efforts by contacting businesses to inform them of recycling initiatives and pull them in <br />on the efforts. Mr. Asleson explained also that the city has been approved for a grant <br />through Anoka County in the amount of $26,000 to be used to expand the city's recycling <br />efforts through public education, additional recycling containers and opportunities and a <br />monthly recycling day modeled after the yearly event already held in the city. <br />The mayor asked about tracking success and Mr. Asleson noted that tonnage will be <br />monitored through the vendor and of course funds are anticipated from the can recycling. <br />The council concurred that they would consider authorizing execution of the grant at the <br />next council meeting. <br />1. Charter Amendments — Attorney Steve Bubul, Kennedy and Graven, reported to <br />the council. He noted that the council has received a letter that he prepared relating to the <br />charter amendments proposed by the Charter Commission. Regarding the charter <br />imposed levy limit amendment (the "tax cap" amendment), the idea is that the city's <br />maximum levy limit would be calculated under the state law levy limit that was in effect <br />on and off up to 2010. The general legal principal is that the Commission can propose <br />charter amendments, shall give them to the council and the council shall present them to <br />the voters. He added that there is a body of case law that says that councils do not have <br />to submit amendments that are unconstitutional or directly contrary to law. His opinion is <br />that the tax cap amendment is one that the council does not have to submit to the voters <br />