HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-11-2010 Council Minutes SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING August 11, 2010
APPROVED
2 CITY OF LINO LAKES
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4 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
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6 DATE : August 11, 2010
7 TIME STARTED : 5:35 p.m.
8 TIME ENDED : 6:05 p.m.
9 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Rafferty, Roeser,
10 Gallup, O'Donnell and Mayor Reinert
11 (arrived at 5:43 p.m.)
12 MEMBERS ABSENT : none
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14 Also Present: Acting City Administrator Dan Tesch; Community Development Director
15 Michael Grochala; Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; City
16 Engineer Jim Studenski; Director of Finance Al Rolek; City Planner Jeff Smyser,
17 Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson; Interim Police Chief Kent Strege; City Clerk
18 Julie Bartell
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20 1A. Intersection Improvement Projects, Resolution No. 10-70 Determining the
21 Necessity for the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds and Calling a Special
22 Election.
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24 Community Development Director Grochala and City Engineer Studenski reported that
25 TKDA (engineering firm) has completed the conceptual layouts and construction
26 estimates for the two improvement (signalization) projects for the Birch/Ware and Lake
27 Dr/Main intersections. Cost estimates for each are included in the staff report before the
28 council. Mr. Grochala recalled that just the Lake Dr/Main intersection would qualify for
29 county participation. The resolution before the council considers the necessity for the
30 issuance of bonds for such projects, based on the results of ballot consideration at this
31 fall's general election. Staff noted that they needed to determine a cap for the projects
32 since the city wouldn't be able to exceed an authorized figure; that also means that a
33 contingency would be built into the project. They noted that there are two resolutions
34 before the council so that a decision can be made by the council as to whether or not there
35 will be one or two ballot questions.
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37 A council member requested additional information specific to the impact on taxpayers.
38 Staff would have to compile that information.
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40 On the question of negotiations with Anoka County(on participating in both projects),
41 staff explained that negotiations were not successful because the county strictly follows
42 its policy on what is warranted. When asked if the county ever fully funds projects, staff
43 suggested it is not common and in fact there is no case in Lino Lakes.
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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING August 11,2010
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45 The council discussed the need to ensure that if the improvements are done they must fit
46 into the future plans for the area. There was a comment that it is fully appropriate that the
47 citizens will be making the decision on the projects.
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49 When a council member asked about the possibility of utilizing a round-about, staff
50 suggested that Anoka County doesn't promote that type of traffic control so it is doubtful.
51 The council discussed how the funding question should be posed to the public, wondering
52 if there is a possibility of spreading out the costs and staff remarked that bond counsel
53 would have to determine if that type of information could be included. The council was
54 reminded that they will have an opportunity to provide more detailed information on the
55 question(s) to the public ahead of time.
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57 The council discussed the issue of using one or two ballot questions and eventually
58 concurred that it makes the most sense to pose just one question that incorporates both
59 projects.
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61 Bob Bening, 6788 East Shadow Lake Road. A resident since 1974, Mr. Bening requests
62 that the signal improvement projects proposed include bicycle censors that would
63 recognize the approach of bicyclists, thus not requiring them to push the "walk"button to
64 get across the roadway.
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66 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 10-71 (combined
67 question). Council Member Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried on a
�. 68 unanimous voice vote.
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70 City Engineer Studenski noted that staff will be coming forward soon with ideas for a
71 communication plan.
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73 The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m.
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75 These minutes were approved at the regular Council meeting held on August 23, 2010.
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80 rty Jerk, Julianne :. ell Jeff Reine , Mayor
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