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CITY COUNCIL <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />MARCH 25, 1996 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />COUNCIL MINUTES <br />: March 25, 1996 <br />. 6:30 P.M. <br />. 9:30 P.M. <br />: Bergeson, Kuether Lyden, Neal, Landers <br />: None <br />Staff members present: City Attorney, Bill Hawkins, City Engineer, David Ahrens; <br />Consulting Engineer, John Powell; Bond Consultant, Ron Batty; Community <br />Development Director, Brian Wessel; Community Development Assistant, Mary <br />LaForest; Planning Coordinator, Mary Kay Wyland; Chief of Police, David Pecchia; City <br />Administrator, Randy Schumacher and Clerk -Treasurer Marilyn Anderson. <br />SETTING THE AGENDA <br />Mayor Landers added, Annual Appointment to New Business, Agenda Item No. 15B. <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />Council Member Kuether moved to approve the consent agenda as presented. Council <br />Member Neal seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. <br />Disbursements, March 25, 1996 - Council Member Lyden questioned the criminal <br />prosecution portion of the bill from William G. Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins explained that <br />this is all costs associated with criminal prosecutions for one month. He noted that this <br />billing is typical of a monthly bill for prosecution. Mr. Hawkins said the cost of <br />prosecution has risen substantially because the City has more police officers and the <br />legislature has pushed more criminal prosecution responsibility back onto the <br />municipalities. The drunk driving and the domestic assault cases are now gross <br />misdemeanors and are more complicated to prosecute. <br />OPEN MIKE <br />Friends of the Parks Appointments, Mayor Landers - Mayor Landers explained that <br />the Friends of the Parks Foundation was established in 1992 and is designed to accept <br />dollars and in kind contributions on behalf of the City's parks and related activities. Last <br />year alone, this group raised $25,000.00 in cash and materials. This past week the <br />Friends of the Parks accepted a check from the Target Foundation for $1,000.00 for the <br />purpose of supporting the performances in the parks this summer. The Foundations by- <br />laws state that the Mayor is required to make appointments and re -appointments to the <br />PAGE 1 <br />