07-28-2014 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION July 28, 2014 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : July 28, 2014 5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 6:25 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, O'Donnell, 8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : None 10 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development 13 Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; Public Safety Director John 14 Swenson; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; City Clerk Julie Bartell 15 16 Review Regular Council Meeting Agenda of July 28, 2014. 17 18 1D) Resolution No. 14 -79, Supporting The Development of the Chain of Lakes 19 Otter Lake Regional Trail — Public Services Director DeGardner reviewed the request. 20 He explained that the project is really in an initial stage at this point and Anoka County, 21 its sponsor, would like to make impacted jurisdictions aware. He is comfortable that the 22 city can offer the support of this resolution. Brian Bourassa, WSB and Associates, added 23 that moving a project to designation is a good way to keep it on funding lists. 24 25 Council Member Roeser added that he'd like to see the Bald Eagle Trail connected to 26 new Park and Ride at 35E and Main Street. Mr. DeGardner said getting a trail extension 27 such as that is really a matter of money — if the city can bring funding to the table, that's 28 the way to get a project rolling. That particular trail is not a regional trail head so it 29 makes a connectivity project a little more difficult. 30 31 3A) Charter Commission Request for Additional Legal Expenditures- Administrator 32 Karlson noted that the Charter Commission is in the process of reviewing two charter 33 amendments that were forwarded by the City Council. The council authorized an 34 additional $600 above their $1500 annual budget on that work but the Commission feels 35 they need an additional $3,400 for legal assistance. They have had one special meeting 36 and another is planned this week. 37 38 Mayor Reinert said he's concerned that there isn't clarity on what the extra funds would 39 be used for. The request for $600 was clear and reasonable. Council Member Roeser 40 expressed concern that the Commission has misused funding in the past. Council 41 Member Kusteiman suggested that the Commission should provide a work plan so the 42 council can understand exactly how additional funds would be used; that would lend to a 43 better discussion about an additional appropriation. Mayor Reinert noted the new 44 members and leadership and that he remains hopeful that less politics will prevail. 45 1