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• 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 <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />DRAFT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />September 24, 2012 <br />: September 24, 2012 <br />. 5:35 p.m. <br />. 6:25 p.m. <br />: Council Member Stoesz, O'Donnell, <br />Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br />: None <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development <br />Director Michael Grochala; Finance Director Al Rolek; Economic Development <br />Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; Public Safety Director John Swenson; City Engineer <br />Jason Wedel; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />1. Temporary Sign Permits — Council Member Roeser indicated that he requested a <br />discussion of the city's temporary sign regulations because he feels they may be too <br />restrictive for businesses and non profits, and as well are not well enforced. Currently a <br />city permit allows use of a sign for 17 days limited to once per quarter and he'd be open <br />to considering a longer period. Council Member Stoesz suggested the city could open up <br />the rules for a trial period, perhaps through January. <br />Community Development Director Grochala noted the issue of temporary signs would be <br />a lengthy discussion. A change would require an ordinance amendment. A temporary <br />sign is allowed to recognize that special events can be advertised. He noted that the city <br />must remember that everyone must be treated equally and cannot allow nonprofits <br />different regulations than others. From his experience, wherever the line is drawn, people <br />will want more from that point. <br />Mayor Reinert noted that the issue of signs has been discussed regularly by the city. <br />Does the_council wish to send a message to the Planning and Zoning Board to work on <br />the issue? Council-Member Rafferty added that he thinks that the council is talking about <br />enhancing the rules rather than bending them; he recalled that the Planning & Zoning <br />Board hasn't seen the need to change. The Mayor suggested that council members put <br />together ideas around this issue, things that could be referred to the Planning & Zoning <br />Board. The matter will be discussed at the next regular work session. <br />2. Quarterly Newsletter — Council Member Roeser noted that the council has <br />discussed the possibility of an all electronic city newsletter. He showed some <br />publications that he received at his home and indicated that they are mainly advertising <br />pieces that contain articles as fillers. He suggested that the city may be able to use such <br />publications to get news out for no cost. Economic Development Coordinator Divine <br />noted that the city would have no control in that type of situation. <br />1 <br />