HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-25-2010 Council Minutes (2) CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 25, 2010
APPROVED
1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
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4 DATE : January 25, 2010
5 TIME STARTED : 5:30 p.m.
6 TIME ENDED : 6:05 p.m.
7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Gallup, O'Donnell
8 (arrived at 5:40),Rafferty, Roeser and Mayor
9 Reinert
10 MEMBERS ABSENT : None
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13 Staff members present: Acting City Administrator and Director of Administration Dan
14 Tesch; Community Development Director Mike Grochala; Director of Public Safety Dave
15 Pecchia; Director of Finance Al Rolek; City Engineer Jim Studenski; Environmental
16 Coordinator Marty Asleson
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18 REVIEW REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
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20 Item 3A), Consider Pay Equity Report—Acting Administrator Tesch noted that a report
21 on the city's pay equity must be submitted to the State of Minnesota as required by the Pay
22 Equity Act. A report prepared with assistance from the city's labor consultant, Springsted,
23 is before the council for approval.
24 When a council member asked staff for an explanation of the vast range of compliance-
25 some salaries seem very far under and some over—Mr. Tesch explained that the data base
26 for positions is state wide and the formula used very complex and the result can be a wide
27 range. He is comfortable with submission of the report unless the council questions the
28 state requirement.
29 Item 3B) and Item 3C), Consider Memorandum of Understanding regarding L.E.L.S.
30 Local 299 (police officers) current labor agreement (Postponed 1/11/2010), and
31 Consider Memorandum of Understanding regarding L.E.L.S. Local 260 (police
32 sergeants) current labor agreement (Postponed 1/11/2010) - Acting Administrator
33 Tesch noted that these two unions have agreed remove the language concerning no layoffs
34 in 2010.
35 Item 6A), Consider Resolution No. 10-06, Approving Anoka County Agreement for
36 Residential Recycling Program —Environmental Coordinator Asleson noted that this
37 item relates to the annual agreement the city enters with Anoka County to receive funding
38 and to run a recycling program in the city. The council confirmed that the amount of funds
39 received mostly covers the city's recycling program costs including some staff time. The
40 council suggested that they are interested in expanding the "recycle day" program from just
41 one day per year and they'd like to see the cost of such an expansion discussed at budget
42 time. The council was also informed that a dumpster is made available at the recycling
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 25, 2010
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43 facility to collect (with a charge) items that can't be recycled so that they don't end up in a
L. 44 ditch somewhere. Staff also reviewed the process for disposing of computer equipment.
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46 Item 6B), Pine Street Paving Improvements, i)Approving Paving Improvements
47 Joint Powers Agreement; and ii)Approving Maintenance Joint Powers Agreement;
48 and iii)Authorizing Preparation of Plans and Specifications—City Engineer Studenski
49 noted that the public hearing on the Pine Street Paving Improvement Project has been held
50 by the City of Columbus(recalling that the border of Columbus and Lino Lakes runs down
51 the center of Pine Street), and they have ordered the improvement, giving a green light for
52 the City to proceed with: a joint powers agreement on the improvement project(Columbus
53 will lead the planning effort); a maintenance agreement that pretty much mirrors the
54 current maintenance activities and situation; and an action ordering the preparation of plans
55 and specifications with authorization to proceed with the improvements so that the
56 assessment process move forward.
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58 Item 6C)2010 Street Maintenance Projects, i)Authorizing Preparation of Plans and
59 Specifications for the 2010 Overlay Project; ii)Authorizing Preparation of Plans
60 and Specifications for the 2010 Sealcoat Project—City Engineer Studenski noted that
61 staff is requesting authorization to prepare the plans and specifications for these two
62 elements of the city's annual road maintenance program. This year's program is funded
63 to the full annual amount recommended in the Paving Management Plan.
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`..i 65 New Council Member Training—Council Member Roeser announced that he and
66 Council Member Rafferty would be attending the League of Minnesota Cities' Leadership
67 Conference for Newly Elected Officials this week, and they will be reporting back to the
68 council on information received.
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70 The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
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72 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
73 February 8, 2010.
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78 Julianne ell, City rk Jeff einert, Mayor
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