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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION October 5, 2015 <br />APPROVED <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : October 5, 2015 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 6:05 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 8:05 p.m. <br />7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, <br />8 Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor Reinert <br />9 MEMBERS ABSENT : none <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John <br />13 Swenson; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; City Engineer Diane <br />14 Hankee; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />15 <br />16 1. Renewal of City Prosecutor Contract- Public Safety Director Swenson <br />17 introduced City Prosecutor Robb Olson and Assistant City Prosecutor Heather Monnens. <br />18 He reviewed his staff report outlining the proposal to execute a five year contract with <br />19 Geck, Duea and Olson, PLLC, at a fixed monthly rate with no annual fee increases. The <br />20 firm has provided solid services and positive job perfoiivance for the Public Safety <br />21 Department. <br />22 <br />23 The council reviewed anticipated workload for the prosecutors and the proposed fee. <br />24 They concurred that authorization of the contract will be considered at the next regular <br />25 meeting. <br />26 <br />27 2. YMCA Board and Partnership Update- Bob Nelson, local YMCA Board <br />28 Member, said the board is interested in keeping in touch with the council and staying <br />29 involved in the city. Mayor Reinert explained that there is an effort just taking flight <br />30 toward making the city a Yellow Ribbon Community, a commitment to providing support <br />31 to veterans. Mr. Nelson indicated that the YMCA would like to be involved in that <br />32 effort. <br />33 <br />34 The council discussed with Mr. Nelson the activities of the YMCA in the city. They <br />35 heard that there are programs that reach out to community members offering scholarships <br />36 to the facilities, connecting people to YMCA programs and generally developing <br />37 relationships at all levels of the community. There was discussion about the use of city <br />38 hall meeting facilities. <br />39 <br />40 The mayor asked if the YMCA has any plans for expansion of the Lino Lakes facility and <br />41 Mr. Nelson questioned if there is land available. Community Development Director <br />42 Grochala explained the available areas, noting that parking tends to be the issue. There <br />43 will be a Forest Lake YMCA facility opening that will result in a move of some members. <br />44 <br />1 <br />