HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-27-2021 Council Work Session MinutesCITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
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1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
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4 DATE September 27, 2021
5 TIME STARTED 6:00 p.m.
6 TIME ENDED 6#25 p.m.
7 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland,
8 Cavegn and Mayor Rafferty
9 MEMBERS ABSENT None
10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Finance Director Hannah
11 Lynch; Human Resources Coordinator Meg Sawyer; Communications Specialist Andrea
12 Turner; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen;
13 City Engineer Diane Hankee; Director of Public Safety John Swenson; City Clerk Julie
14 Bartell
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16 1. Review Regular Agenda of September 27, 2021 —
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18 Item 2A — 2C — Finance Director Lynch reviewed her written reports noting changes
19 impacted by the tax capacity and health insurance rates. Also added is a part time
20 recreation coordinator and warming houses funding. She noted the tax rate ceiling. The
21 council can certainly meet further and can decrease the number. Actions are also
22 included on the council agenda to set the taxation public hearing and cancel unneeded
23 debt service.
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25 Item 3A —Hiring of Police Officer — HR and Communications Manager Sawyer
26 reviewed the applicant's education. Public Safety Director Swenson explained that
27 officers that come to the department with no experience will typically receive additional
28 training.
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30 Item 3B —Increasing Pension Benefit to Firefighters — Ms. Sawyer reviewed the
31 proposal noting it would come at no cost to the City. Administrator Cotton noted that this
32 action wouldn't impact the stability of the City's position and would in fact help retain
33 personnel.
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35 Item 3C — Allocation of Fire Aid to Pension Contributions — Ms. Sawyer explained
36 that this will start the process for reimbursement. Director Swenson added that this is a
37 separate action to Item 313.
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39 Item 6A — Moratorium Ordinance on Mini Self Storage Facilities — Planner Larsen
40 explained staff s recommendation for a one year moratorium to give staff and the council
41 time to review the situation and consider appropriate regulation updates. Councilmember
42 Lyden remarked that he is interested in looking at the whole concept of storage facilities.
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CITY COUNCIL WORI{ SESSION
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44 Item 613- Change Order for NE Drainage Area Improvement Project — City
45 Engineer Hankee explained the importance of the drainage project. During the
46 construction project, some poor soils were encountered at an additional cost.
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48 Domestic Violence Week Proclamation — Councilmember Lyden suggested more
49 visibility and accessibility for domestic violence services (i.e. website link).
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51 The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
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53 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
54 October 1 1, 2021.
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59 Juliann Bartell, City lerlc
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