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• • • 1 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : April 7, 2008 5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 10:15 p.m,. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Gallup, O'Donnell, 8 Reinert, Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 10 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Director of Public Safety, 13 Dave Pecchia; Community Development Director, Mike Grochala; City Engineer, Jim 14 Studenski; Public Services Director, Rick DeGardner; Environmental Coordinator, Marty 15 Asleson; Administration Director, Dan Tesch; City Planner, Jeff Smyser; Utility 16 Supervisor, Tim Hillescheim; City Clerk, Julie Bartell. 17 18 ADDED ITEM — BLUE HERON DAYS UPDATE 19 20 Stephanie Smith, President of the Blue Heron Days (BHD) Committee, updated the 21 council. She introduced Alyssa Stall, Executive Director, Lynn Bergman, Royalty 22 Chairperson, and Bill Combs, Parade Coordinator. The event is planned for August 15- 23 17, 2008. A problem has arisen in that the Jaycees organization will not be able to 24 sponsor the event insurance, but the committee hopes to find another sponsor and to 25 submit the necessary forms to city hall soon. They have placed an add in the Quad Press 26 seeking volunteers and have gotten three or four interested persons. They are hoping to 27 get some help from the Lino Lakes Lions also. 28 29 1. PROPERTY VALUATIONS — LINDA WIENER, ANOKA COUNTY 30 ASSESSOR'S OFFICE — Linda Weiner, County Assessor's Office, updated the council 31 on the Board of Review meeting planned for the April 14, 2008 council meeting (prior to 32 regular meeting). She provided the council with the County Assessor's Report, Local 33 Board of Appeal and Equalization, 2008 as well as information on foreclosed properties. 34 Foreclosures are up and the amount is indicated in the report provided, however, 35 foreclosure sales are not used within sales figures. Lino Lakes had 72 foreclosures in an 36 approximate 15 month period. 37 38 To make sure valuations fall within the 95 to 105 sales ratio as required by the state, the 39 assessor uses sales figures within zones, such as a lakeshore zone. They also do a local 40 effort if they find they are below 95 %. The sales figures affecting the 2009 payable taxes 41 are already in place; the current market won't show up until the 2010 payable taxes. The 42 Assessor's Office is finding property owners more anxious to invite assessors into their 43 homes and they believe that is to ensure values are accurately reflected. Door - hangers are 44 left by visiting assessors to give people an opportunity for a visit. 45 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION APRIL 7, 2008 DRAFT CITY OF LINO LAKES