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SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION AUGUST 11, 2004 APPROVED 1 municipalities have not adopted 1306 because of the financial burden for a non-existent • 2 problem. He asked that the Council consider going back to the previous fire code. 3 4 Mr. Ron Barrows noted 1306 would also affect future development within the City. 5 6 Mr. Dave Pitzen stated his costs so far are $6,000 and he is less than half way to the 7 hangar. He noted he would also have to heat the hangar resulting in more extra costs. 8 9 It was the consensus of the Council to revisit the issue of 1306 at a future work session 10 after more information has been provided including safety issues, the Joint Powers 11 Agreement and status of 1306 in surrounding communities. 12 13 PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD VOTE 14 15 A ballot was distributed and the Council voted on the applicants for the Planning and 16 Zoning Board position. 17 18 It was announced that Mr. Perry Laden was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Board. 19 20 POLICE DEPARTMENT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT 21 22 Mayor Bergeson advised Centerville and Circle Pines would like to know if the Council 23 has changes its position regarding a joint police department. 24 25 City Administrator Heitke advised he has been asked by the city administrators of 26 Centerville and Circle Pines to find out if the Lino Lakes City Council has changed its 27 position on the merging of the police departments (including Lexington) and whether 28 there is any reason to initiate discussions on a joint powers agreement. They do not wish 29 to waste time and resources on research and meetings if the outcome is already known 30 and is going to be unchanged. 31 32 City Administrator Heitke stated Chief Pecchia has informed him that he has no 33 information to share on this issue. There are no new factors, which make a merger more 34 or less beneficial to Lino Lakes than the last time this was discussed. 35 36 Mayor Bergeson stated the involved parties could not get past the governance issue 37 during the last negotiations. The possibility of contracting services to adjoining 38 communities was briefly discussed. 39 40 It was the consensus of the Council to provide the following two-part response to the city 41 administrators: 42 43 1. The position of the City Council has not changed its position on the 44 merging of the police departments. 45 46 2. The City Council is open to discussing the possibility of contracting 47 services with adjoining communities. • 48