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APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES • 2 MINUTES 3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 DATE : February 25, 2008 6 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED : 7:12 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Gallup, Reinert, O'Donnell, 9 Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; City Attorney, Scott Baumgartner; 13 Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director, Dave Pecchia 14 15 PUBLIC COMMENT 16 17 There was no one present for public comment. 18 19 SETTING THE AGENDA 20 21 The agenda was approved, as presented. 22 23 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS 024 25 Mayor Bergeson presented his State of the City address. Highlights: the comprehensive plan 26 update, with the unique inclusion of a wetland resource management plan; the City's receipt of 27 the 2007 Environmental Initiative Award; the City's Five Year Plan; future challenges due to 28 decline in growth; reconstruction of the 35W/Lake Drive Interchange and the interchange over 29 35W and Main Street; the recommendations of the Charter Task Force to amend the City Charter 30 regarding the public improvement process; police department services, awards and community 31 involvement; community development activities including completion of the city's portion of the 32 community green in town square; the addition of the YMCA to the community and other new 33 developments; new housing in Town Square; a planned new county library facility; park land 34 improvements and recreation program availability. He offered thanks to city residents for their 35 involvement and engagement. 36 37 CONSENT AGENDA 38 39 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Council Member O'Donnell 40 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 41 42 ITEM ACTION 43 44 Consideration of Expenditures: 45 046 February 25, 2008 (Check No. 82301 through 82396),