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• <br />• <br />• <br />1 <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 />45 <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION August 24, 2009 <br />DRAFT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />MINUTES <br />: August 24, 2009 <br />. 5:30 p.m. <br />. 6:30 p.m. <br />: Council members Gallup, Reinert, <br />O'Donnell, and Stoltz <br />: Mayor Bergeson <br />Staff members present: Acting City Administrator, Dan Tesch; City Engineer, Jim <br />Studenski; Director of Public Safety, Dave Pecchia; Director of Community <br />Development, Michael Grochala; City Planner, Jeff Smyser, Economic Development <br />Coordinator, Mary Alice Divine; City Clerk, Julie Bartell. <br />WORK SESSION ITEMS <br />A. Retirement Incentive — Administrator Tesch explained that due to current budget <br />reduction objectives, staff is proposing that the city offer an early retirement incentive <br />program to help reduce staff levels. Mr. Tesch reviewed eligibility requirements for the <br />program, the actual incentives as well as other considerations such as deadlines. He <br />would like to be able to offer the incentive to employees as soon as possible. He also <br />noted that staff is considering the concept of another retirement incentive to reach the <br />"hi • hly compensated employee" level also. <br />The council agreed to add the item to the regular council agenda for consideration of <br />approval. <br />B. Update on Charter Amendment (televising meetings) — City Clerk Bartell <br />updated the council on the current and pending process for consideration of a charter <br />amendment submitted by the Lino Lakes Charter Commission. The proposal is to amend <br />the city charter to require that all council meetings be televised. In addition to reviewing <br />the amendment process, staff pointed out that the city attorney had recommended a <br />language clarification to the amendment but the commission declined any change so the <br />amendment is going forward as proposed by the commission. The council received <br />information on the costs and logistics for implementing the amendment. Questions <br />remain relative to equipment and facilities so staff was directed to provide additional <br />information in those areas. The amendment ordinance will be before the council for <br />consideration of first reading at a special council meeting/public hearing on September 8, <br />2009. <br />Charter Commissioner Connie Sutherland added that the intent of the commission in <br />bringing forward the amendment is more transparency for council meetings. That is the <br />