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APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES • 2 MINUTES 3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 DATE: : June 9, 2008 6 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED : 6:55 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Gallup, O'Donnell, Stoltz, 9 Reinert, and Mayor Bergeson 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 11 12 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; City Attorney, Scott 13 Baumgartner; Director of Public Safety, Dave Pecchia; Director of Public Services, Rick 14 DeGardner, City Clerk, Julie Bartell 15 PUBLIC COMMENT 16 There was no one present for public comment. 17 SETTING THE AGENDA 18 The agenda was approved as presented. •19 SPECIAL PRESENTATION 20 State Representative Paul Gardner gave an update on the most recently state legislative session 21 and issues that affect Lino Lakes. He presented the council with a written update that he 22 reviewed. The issues reviewed were the transportation bill, funding for the Rice Creek Regional 23 Trail, funding for a regional library in Lino Lakes, the fight against a proposed fiscal disparities 24 subsidy for the Mall of America, more relief to property tax payers in the form of more funding 25 for the property tax refund as opposed to the originally proposed increase to local government 26 aid that would not help Lino Lakes, and the levy limits that will be imposed on cities. 27 CONSENT AGENDA 28 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Council Member Stoltz 29 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 30 31 Special recognition and thanks was given to Recreation Supervisor Liz Benoit who is resigning 32 her position. 33 34 ITEM ACTION 35 36 Consideration of Expenditures: 37 June 9, 2008 (Check No. 83038 through 83138), $491,992.07 Approved 38 Centennial Fire District (Check No. 3266 through 3275), $9,011.73 Approved 39 W40 May 27, 2008 Council Work Session Minutes Approved -1-