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• <br />• <br />• <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 />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 />July 11, 2011 <br />: July 11, 2011 <br />. 5:00 p.m. <br />. 6:25 p.m. <br />: Council Member O'Donnell, <br />Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br />: Council Member Gallup <br />Staff members present: Administration Director Dan Tesch; City Engineer Jason Wedel; <br />City Planner Jeff Smyser; City Planner Paul Bengtson; Police Captain Kent Strege; <br />Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; Community Development <br />Director Mike Grochala; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />The city's new engineer, Jason Wedel, introduced himself to the council, informed them <br />of his accessibility and thanked the city for the opportunity to serve. The council <br />requested that Mr. Wedel send them each an email so they will have his contact <br />information. <br />1. Charter Commission Appointment Process - City Clerk Bartell noted that the <br />Lino Lakes Charter Commission will have terms expiring at the end of this year so staff is <br />providing a report on the appointment process including how the openings are advertised, <br />how applications are received and the appointment process. There is some guidance for <br />the process included in the state statutes and the charter commission by -laws. This is <br />brought forward for council review. She added that the city administrator has suggested <br />that it makes sense that this year the application process should be centralized at city hall, <br />meaning applications will be received at city hall and submitted by the city clerk to the <br />appointing authority (the chief judge). It was noted that the process in the past was <br />centralized at city hall and so this would be returning to that practice. <br />The council discussed the appointment process in general and posed questions about <br />tracking applicants, eligibility requirements for appointment, how a dual process (both <br />charter and council submitting applications) would work, if a recommendation process is <br />appropriate, whether individuals could apply directly to the chief judge, and how the <br />application itself would be impacted. The council received input from former Lino Lakes <br />Charter Commission member Robert Bening. <br />The council also discussed the status of the commission's minutes, noting some concern <br />that the minutes of several meetings are not posted on the web. A council member <br />offered assistance to the commission in the form of city staff or web assistance to get the <br />minutes up to date. <br />P16 <br />