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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 25, 2016 DRAFT DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES : January 25, 2016 . 6:00 p.m. . 6:30 p.m. : Councilmember Rafferty, Kusterman, Maher, Manthey and Mayor Reinert : None Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Public Safety Director John Swenson; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; City Engineer Diane Hankee 1. Annual Advisory Board Process — Administrator Karlson noted that the council has received a list of applicants for open/expired advisory board positions. All the applicants would be reappointments except for one position on the Planning and Zoning Board. How does the council want to proceed with an appointment process; shall it be an interview process? It was noted that there were as many openings as applicants. The council concurred that they will hold a joint meeting with all the boards and that will provide an opportunity for new council members to meet the board members. Community Development Director Grochala suggested that would be a good opportunity for him to present information on the proposed Mattamy development. The mayor suggested that a meet and greet be held for the first half-hour of that meeting to allow for some handshaking and introductions. The meeting will be scheduled for February 17. 2. Public Safety Vehicle Capital Replacement — Mayor Reinert indicated that with a tight schedule for this evening's meeting, this item wouldn't be moving forward to the council. He suggested a quick discussion and more to come at the next work session. Public Safety Director Swenson announced that the amount of funds to be received from the Centennial Fire District replacement fund will be $840,000, more than anticipated due to accrued interest. He looks forward to the council's discussion on the matter of this capital purchase plan and noted that it is his understanding that a work session direction would be sufficient to move forward with equipment orders. The mayor suggested that the timeline requires moving forward sometime in February. Director Swenson clarified that it is his understanding that orders can be made through February but it is totally up to the company. Mayor Reinert suggested that the council could take action at the February 8, 2016 meeting if that is necessary. 3. Review Regular Agenda of January 25, 2016 — The council reviewed the agenda items and staff answered questions as needed.