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Lino Lakes City Council <br />Work Session <br />Minutes <br />DATE: April 6, 2026 <br />TIME STARTED: 6:39 P.M. <br />TIME ENDED: 7:45 P.M. <br />LOCATION: Community Room <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Lyden, Nelson, Ruhland and Rennaker <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: None <br />Staff Members Present: City Clerk Roberta Colotti, City Planner Katie Larsen, Public Services Director <br />Rick DeGardner, Public Works Superintendent Justin Williams, and Chief of Police Curt Boehme. <br />1. Call to Order and Roll Call <br />Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 6:39 p.m. <br />2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items <br />The agenda was adopted as presented. <br />3. Otter Crossing South 2nd Addition Preliminary Plat <br />The City Planner reported that Otter Crossing South final plat was approved in May 2025. It <br />created Lot 1 for ALDI and Outlots A and B for future commercial development. Otter Crossing <br />South 2nd Addition proposes to subdivide Outlot B into two (2) commercial lots. The proposed <br />use for one lot is a Taco Bell restaurant and the other does not have a submitted application. The <br />Planner reviewed the traffic analysis for this site. <br />The City Council was in favor of the proposal as presented. <br />The City Planner stated that this will be presented at the April 13th Council meeting for approval. <br />4. 2050 Comprehensive Plan Consultant Procurement <br />City staff presented a recommendation to contract with WSB and Landform as our current <br />engineering firm and regularly consulted planning firm for the preparation of the 2050 <br />Comprehensive Plan. They stated that the alternative would be to issue a Request for Proposals <br />(RFP) for the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />Council Consensus <br />It was the consensus of the City Council to seek contract proposals from WSB and Landform for <br />the preparation of the 2050 Comprehensive Plan. The City Council requested that Landform <br />attend a future Work Session to present the cost and options for community engagement and <br />other aspects of the Comprehensive Plan project, prior to finalizing the contract proposal. <br />CIP Amendment — Street Sweeper Replacement to New Sweeper Acquisition <br />The Public Works Superintendent presented a proposal to amend the Capital Improvement Plan <br />(CIP) which identified a Street Sweeper Replacement to a Street Sweeper Acquisition. He <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />