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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 />August 3, 2015 <br />: August 3, 2014 <br />. 6:00 p.m. <br />. 8:55 p.m. <br />: Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, <br />Rafferty, and Mayor Reinert <br />: Council Member Roeser <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development <br />Director Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director John Swenson; Public Services <br />Director Rick DeGardner; Environmental Coordinator Martin Asleson; City Planner <br />Katie Larsen; Streets and Stalin Water Supervisor Tim Payne; City Clerk Julie Bartell <br />1. Representative Linda Runbeck and Senator Roger Chamberlain — Ms. Runbeck <br />and Mr. Chamberlain updated the council on their work during the 2015 State Legislative <br />Session and efforts planned for the coming year. Noted were: <br />- License plate reader law; <br />- grant funding for public safety (sex trafficking investigations; alert system for missing <br />senior citizens); <br />- Stroke protocols for emergency medical service providers; <br />- State disaster declaration update; <br />- Purchase of firearms on behalf of an ineligible person becoming a gross misdemeanor; <br />Mr. Chamberlain reviewed his efforts working with cities and the League of Minnesota <br />Cities in reorganizing how the state manages and plans for water. It puts science ahead of <br />policy on water matters and eliminates unnecessary planning He also noted that he <br />worked with Anoka County Commissioner Sivarajah to get funding to redo Wargo <br />Nature Center included the state bonding bill. <br />Mayor Reinert noted his recent involvement with the regional water summit group. He <br />heard about the amount of water the Metropolitan Council uses from the aquifer to treat <br />waste water and he wonders why they couldn't just use the river water since their <br />facilities are located on river. <br />Council Member Stoesz noted his interest in the Governor's Task Force for Broadband <br />and asked if the legislators have any news from that area and benefits coming to the <br />region. Ms. Runbeck recalled funding requests this year and years past; questions remain <br />about who will pay for improvements. <br />There was discussion about a possible special session that may be called by the Governor <br />relative to the fishing situation on Lake Mille Lacs. <br />1 <br />