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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION May 3, 2010 <br />DRAFT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : May 3, 2010 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 6:06 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 8:50 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Gallup, O'Donnell, <br />8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 Staff members present: Acting Administrator Dan Tesch; City Attorney Joseph Langel; <br />13 City Engineer Jim Studenski; City Planner Jeff Smyser; Finance Director Al Rolek; <br />14 Director of Public Safety Dave Pecchia; City Clerk Julie Bartell. <br />15 <br />16 Prior to the regular work session, the council convened in the council workroom at city <br />17 hall for the purpose of interviewing two applicants for a vacant position on the Centennial <br />18 Utilities Commission. <br />19 <br />20 Acting Administrator Tesch announced that there was a meeting under way in the city <br />21 council chambers this evening relative to a possible Anoka County library. <br />22 <br />23 1. Kathi Donnelly- Cohen, Comcast - Acting Administrator Tesch introduced Ms. <br />24 Donnelly- Cohen, Director of Government Affairs for Comcast. <br />25 <br />26 Ms. Donnelly -Cohan noted that she is aware that the council has received calls from some <br />27 Lino Lakes residents about their desire to have Comcast services available. She is happy <br />28 to report that some additional areas will be prepared for services in 2010, including Holly <br />29 Drive. She reviewed with the council the planned improvements in the system and the <br />30 criteria that Comcast uses to schedule expansion of service areas. <br />31 <br />32 A council member noted the State's recent commitment to see high speed internet <br />33 services available to all Minnesota homes by 2015. It was pointed out that Comcast <br />34 would undoubtedly be a part of that goal since they provide much of those services across <br />35 the state already. <br />36 <br />37 2. Discussion concerning Group Homes - Acting Administrator Tesch recalled that <br />38 Anoka County Human Services had recently sponsored a neighborhood meeting at city <br />39 hall to discuss the presence of a group home facility on Century Trail in Lino Lakes. A <br />40 legal representative from the state as well as a representative of Zumbro House also spoke <br />41 at that meeting. Mr. Tesch had provided to council members written background <br />42 information regarding group homes, local land use and the federal Fair Housing Act. <br />43 <br />44 Mayor Reinert had attended the meeting and explained to the council that it was clear <br />45 from the presentation that federal law allows the current use in the city and does not <br />