03-23-2015 Council Meeting Minutes

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COUNCIL MINUTES March 23, 2015 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 5 DATE : March 23, 2015 6 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED : 7:25 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, Rafferty, 9 Roeser, and Mayor Reinert 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development Director Michael 13 Grochala; Chief of Police John Swenson; Brian Bourassa of WSB (representing the city engineer), 14 Finance Director Al Rolek; and City Clerk Julie Bartell 15 16 PUBLIC COMMENT 17 18 Jamie Rooney, 7966 Highland Drive, announced the Chain of Lakes Rotary Club's 4th Annual 19 Chain of Giving Event at St. Joseph's on April 18. She also noted that the Rotary Club would like 20 the community to become a Yellow Ribbon Community; they'd like the council to begin that process. 21 It is a support program for military families. Mayor Reinert remarked that he has learned about the 22 Yellow Ribbon Community program from the Lino Lakes Public Safety Department and he doesn't 23 see why the council wouldn't support becoming a part. The city will find out about the steps needed 24 and the council will consider a resolution if necessary. 25 26 SETTING THE AGENDA 27 28 The agenda was approved as presented. 29 30 CONSENT AGENDA 31 32 Council Member Stoesz asked about an item on the Fire Expenditures list for the payment of costs for 33 marketing (website). Administrator Karlson explained that it is an annual expenditure paid through 34 grant funds. 35 36 Council Member Stoesz moved to approve Consent Agenda Items 1A, 1D and 1E. Council Member 37 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 38 39 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve Consent Agenda Items 1B and 1C as presented. 40 Council Member Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote; Council Member 41 Stoesz abstained. 42 43 ITEM ACTION 44 45 Consideration of Expenditures: 1