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• <br />• <br />• <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION February 7, 2011 <br />DRAFT <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />: February 7, 2011 <br />. 5:33 p.m. <br />. 8:40 p.m. <br />: Councilmember Gallup, O'Donnell, <br />Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br />: None <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Director of Administration Dan <br />Tesch; Community Development Director Mike Grochala; Director of Public Safety Kent <br />Strege; Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson; Director of Finance Al Rolek; <br />Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; Director of Public Safety Rick <br />DeGardner; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />1. Board Appointments — Administration Director Tesch noted the list before the <br />council of applicants seeking appointment/reappointment to the city advisory boards. He <br />would like to set up a time for the council to interview candidates. <br />The council will meet with the new applicants and for those positions where there is a <br />contest. <br />2. RCWD Water Management District — Community Development Director <br />Grochala introduced Phil Belfiori of the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) and <br />John Kolb who is an attorney with Rinke- Noonan. Mr. Belfiori distributed and reviewed <br />a written presentation (on file) outlining their request for municipal concurrence. The <br />RCWD is requesting that the council give municipal consent for the District to undertake <br />certain ditch improvement proceedings using the statutory Watershed Law rather than the <br />statutory Drainage Code for Anoka County Ditch Project 10- 22 -32. He explained the <br />implications to the city. <br />Mr. Kolb discussed the proposed resolution and the financial implications of the ditch <br />project and explained that municipal concurrence would not represent an endorsement of <br />the project. <br />The council discussed the impact of the ditch project on city residents. They heard that <br />the use of the Watershed Law would allow the project to be funded from two sources of <br />money — a drainage charge against those in the area of the project and an ad valorem <br />charge from the whole jurisdiction. The council heard that the project will have to be <br />done and this discussion is more about how it will be charged for. They also heard from <br />Attorney Kolb that the current watershed board is solidly interested in moving in the <br />direction of maintaining the district's system. <br />P30 <br />