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<br />Lino Lakes City Council <br />Special Joint Work Session w/EDAC and Planning & Zoning Board <br />Minutes <br />DATE: January 28, 2026 <br />TIME STARTED:6:00 P.M. <br />TIME ENDED: 8:48 P.M. <br />LOCATION: Community Room <br />COUNCIL PRESENT:Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Lyden, Nelson, Ruhland and Rennaker <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br />PNZ BOARD PRESENT: Chair Michael Root, Members Patrick Kohler, Perry Laden, Suzy Guthmueller, <br />Nathan Vojtech and Isaac Wipperfurth <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Neil Evenson <br />EDAC PRESENT: Chair Nathan Vojtech (also PNZ), Members Patrick Kohler (also PNZ), Andrew <br />Cravero, Suzy Guthmueller (also PNZ), Sam Bennett, Blakely LaCroix, Chad Wagner <br />and Mark Pheil <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Barbara White <br />Staff Members Present: City Administrator Karen Anderson, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, Community <br />Development Director Mike Grochala, City Planner Katie Larsen and Community Development Specialist <br />Jessica Eller. <br />1.Call to Order and Roll Call <br />The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. <br />2.Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items <br />The agenda was adopted as presented. <br />3. Town Center Master Plan – Visioning Session <br />The Community Development Director introduced Ned Dodington with Tushie Montgomery <br />Architects, Evan Jacobsen with Tushie Montgomery Architects, Mary Bujold with Maxfield <br />Research and Consulting, Josh McKinney with Measure Group and Johnnie Workman with <br />Measure Group. <br />The Community Development Director stated that Tushie Montgomery Architects, in partnership <br />with Maxfield Research and Consulting was retained by the City to lead the Town Center South <br />Master Plan process. The City Economic Development Authority (EDA) owns approximately nine <br />(9) acres of property, including parcels across from City Hall, land adjacent to the Rookery <br />Activity Center, and two commercial pad sites along I-35W. The project area has been defined to <br />include not only the City property but the undeveloped/underutilized property west of Lake <br />Drive. <br />Project work has been underway over the past several weeks to gather information, prepare <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />