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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />APPROVED <br />DATE <br />TIME STARTED <br />TIME ENDED <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />MEMBERS ABSENT <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />MINUTES <br />September 8, 2015 <br />: September 8, 2015 <br />. 6:00 p.m. <br />. 8:10 p.m. <br />: Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, <br />Rafferty (Acting Mayor), Roeser <br />: Mayor Reinert <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; City Engineer Diane Hankee; <br />Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director John <br />Swenson; City Planner Katie Larsen; Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson; <br />Environmental Intern Aubrey Fonfara; Finance Director Sarah Cotton; City Clerk Julie <br />Bartell <br />1. Blue Heron Days, Tavern on Main Concert — Public Safety Director Swenson <br />reviewed his written report outlining the council's previous consideration of the Tavern <br />on Main special event permit. Since the event was allowed to proceed without the <br />standard requirement of having two Lino Lakes' police officers present, staff was directed <br />to conduct a review post -event and report on any issues. There were no significant <br />public safety concerns that arose during the event. There were two public safety calls <br />relative to the event; one was parking related and the other an intoxicated person. <br />2. NE Drainage Study — Community Development Director Grochala and WSB & <br />Associates consultant Peter Willenbring reported. Study of drainage in this area has been <br />ongoing for a couple of years and involves 1400 acres in the northeastern area of the city. <br />A study was commissioned by the city and the results have been presented to the Rice <br />Creek Watershed District (RCWD), whose approval is required. Staff has met with <br />RCWD to review their comments on the plan, mainly related to mitigating any <br />downstream impacts that could be created by the proposed stormwater pipe. The <br />watershed district is requesting the additional information noted in the staff report in <br />order to move forward to the preliminary design process. That additional information <br />could be obtained through a feasibility study. Mr. Willenbring added that the watershed <br />district is just developing plans for this type of a project so it is a bit of a challenge to give <br />them exactly the information they need. He believes that continuing down a course of <br />planning by moving to a feasibility study is the best course to get the needed information. <br />Mr. Willenbring reviewed a map including a model of the proposed drainage system. He <br />noted the issue of a rise in the level of Peltier Lake should there be a 100 year water <br />event. To address that possibility the model proposes a gate that, with a 100 year event, <br />could close off runoff, store and control it to avert the rise. He believes that system <br />would be approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Council <br />Member Roeser asked who would manage the gate and Mr. Willenbring gave more <br />1 <br />