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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION March 23, 2015 <br />APPROVED <br />1 CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />2 MINUTES <br />3 <br />4 DATE : March 23, 2015 <br />5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. <br />6 TIME ENDED : 6:25 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; Community Development <br />13 Director Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director John Swenson; Finance Director Al <br />14 Rolek; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />15 <br />16 REVIEW REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS (March 23, 2015 City Council Agenda) <br />17 <br />18 Item 3A, Approval of Labor Agreement with LELS, Local No. 260 — Administrator <br />19 Karlson explained that the city council has discussed the terms of a labor agreement with <br />20 this group and the Local has now agreed to settle for a one-year agreement. <br />21 <br />22 Item 4A, Authorization to hire Paid On -Call Fire Personnel- Public Safety Director <br />23 Swenson reviewed his recommendation that the city hire James Chapman and Ian Kapets <br />24 as paid on-call fire personnel effective April 8, 2015. The two individuals have <br />25 successful been through the department's hiring process and are familiar to the <br />26 department. <br />27 <br />28 Item 6A, Resolution No. 15-29, Authorizing Preparation of Plans and Specifications <br />29 for the Aqua Lane Trunk Water Main Improvement Project- Community <br />30 Development Director Grochala reviewed the proposed project that would most likely <br />31 begin in the winter of 2016 and would provide water to the north end of West Shadow <br />32 and Black Duck area. <br />33 <br />34 Item 2A — 2C - A) Public Hearing & Resolution No. 15-30 Approving Property Tax <br />35 Abatement Related to Fire Hall and Public Infrastructure Improvements in the City <br />36 of Lino Lakes; <br />37 B) Resolution No. 15-31 Providing for the Issuance and Sale of General <br />38 Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A, in the Proposed Aggregate Principal Amount of <br />39 $3,645,000; <br />40 C) Resolution No. 15-32 Approving the Issuance of Lease Revenue Bonds, <br />41 Series 2015A, by the Lino Lakes Economic Development Authority in the Maximum <br />42 Aggregate Principal Amount of $5,600,000. <br />43 <br />44 Finance Director Rolek introduced the city's financial consultant, Terri Heaton, of <br />45 Springsted Inc. to review the financial actions proposed to the council. He noted that the <br />