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• • • COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 27, 2006 APPROVED 1 2 3 CITY OF LINO LAKES 4 MINUTES 5 6 7 8 DATE : February 27, 2006 9 TIME STARTED : 5:35 p.m. 10 TIME ENDED : 6:18 p.m. 11 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Carlson, O'Donnell, Reinert, 12 and Mayor Bergeson 13 MEMBERS ABSENT : Stoltz 14 15 16 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Community Development 17 Director, Mike Grochala; City Engineer, Jim Studenski; Finance Director, Al Rolek; 18 Economic Development Coordinator, Mary Alice Divine; Associate Planner, Paul 19 Bengtson; Public Services Director, Rick DeGardner 20 21 Staff advised the purpose of the meeting is to answer any Council questions regarding the 22 regular Council meeting agenda. 23 24 Community Development Director Grochala referred to agenda Item 2A and 2B, Public 25 Hearing, Consider Resolution No. 06 — 34, Regarding Tax Abatement and Business 26 Subsidy in Connection with the YMCA Project YMCA Financing and Consider 27 Resolution Granting Approval of Issuance of Tax Exempt Revenue notes for the Benefit 28 of the YMCA of Greater Saint Paul. 29 30 Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the staff reports and advised staff 31 is recommending the City Council open the public hearing and continue it to the March 32 13, 2006 City Council meeting. 33 34 Economic Development Coordinator Divine distributed and reviewed the Benefits to 35 Lino Lakes Residents at the Chain of Lakes YMCA noting both the YMCA and staff has 36 agreed on the benefits. 37 38 Community Development Director Grochala advised staff is strongly recommending the 39 City Council approve the agreement with the YMCA. 40 41 City Administrator Heitke referred to agenda item 5B, Consideration of Resolution No. 42 06 — 37, Approving National Sports Center Super Rink Expansion Guarantee Agreement. 43 He distributed and reviewed a Sale of Ice Hours Procedure. 44 45 It was suggested that language be added to the agreement outlining benefits to the City of 46 Lino Lakes after the twenty-year financial commitment has been completed.