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074 COUNCIL WORK SESSION 15 OCTOBER 1990 A work session of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order by Mayor Bisel on Monday October 15, 1990 at 4 :10 P.M. Council Members present: Neal, Kuether, Reinert, and Bohjanen. Council Members absent: none. City Administrator Schumacher, Assistant to the City Administrator Tesch, Mr. Gene Nelson and Ms. Ellen Luken of Winsor /Faircy were also present. The purpose of this work session was to examine future building plan needs and review development issues and statements. Mr. Schumacher began the meeting by reviewing an outline of eleven goals assembled by staff regarding development strategies for public buildings (attached). The Council concurred that these were sound goals and a good starting point. Mr. Nelson of Winsor /Faircy outlined for the Council the first of three possible strategies for future municipal buildings. Strategy A calls for a new fire hall (district headquarters with ambulance services) to be located at our present site on Lake Drive. City hall and police services would be relocated to .a central campus site. Public works would remain at city hall (1189 Main St.), with the present cA .tgx.4 .rowaAn-i ty, ,t =::::.,r: services." Questions were raised as to what community services would be offered, and the advisability of separating the Police Department, and the Department of Administration. Strategy B calls for a new Police /Fire /Ambulance facility to be built on the site of the present fire hall, a new City Hall and Public Works facility to be built on present city hall property, with the existing building being remodeled for community services. Strategy C would alleviate short -term space needs, but it was felt would only put off the inevitable building of new facilities. The Council stated that their objective is not to "throw good money after bad ", and would rather do it right the first time. Council Members Kuether, Neal and Bohjanen all felt that one of the proposed sites just of Rice Lake was not appropriate. Mayor Bisel stated that our objective is to find a site that is the most centrally located within the city. Unfortunately, the regional park takes the center out of Lino Lakes. Council Member Reinert added that our purpose today is not to choose a site, or even talk about actual dollars. Rather, we are looking at principles thatae will be following for the next several years. The reoccurring theme has come to be the present lack of space at city hall. Council Member Kuether asked what the PAGE 1