HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-22-2022 Council Work Session MinutesCITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
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4 DATE :August 22, 2022
5 TIME STARTED 6:00 p.m.
6 TIME ENDED 69.25 p.m.
7 MEMBERS PRESENT Councilmember Lyden, Ruhland,
8 and Mayor Rafferty
9 MEMBERS ABSENT Councilmember Stoesz and Cavegn
10 Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Director of Finance Hannah
11 Lynch; Public Services Director Rick DeGardner; City Engineer Representative Kelsey
12 Gelhar; Duman Resources and Communications Manager Meg Sawyer; Public Safety
13 Deputy Director Kyle Leibel; City Engineer Diane PIankee; City Clerk Julie Bartell
14 1. Review Regular Agenda
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16 - 2"a Quarter 2022 Financial Report —Mayor Rafferty asked for a review and Ms. Lynch
17 noted some negative balances and gave explanations.
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19 -Part Time Rookery Staff — Ms. Sawyer noted the three positions requested for hiring and
20 also that there will be a hiring fair soon to cover openings left by students returning to
21 class.
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23 -Item 3A — Ms. Sawyer noted the hiring recommendation and qualifications of the
24 recommended individual. This position will be stationed at City Hall.
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26 -Item 4A —Moratorium on THC Products —Mayor Rafferty noted. that recent discussion
27 has led to consideration of a 120 day moratorium rather than a year. Deputy Director
28 Leibel remarked that staff feels that proper review for regulation of this subject is an
29 important task in consideration of businesses and residents. Deputy Leibel showed
30 photos taken earlier in the day at stores in the City indicating products that are currently
31 being sold.
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33 Admtrator Cotton noted that her interpretation of the ordinance before the council is
34 that establishments that are currently selling a legal product containing TI-IC could
35 continue but only at the same rate. Anything illegal would of course have to be halted.
36 The city attorney will be asked to interpret.
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38 Item SA —Director DeGardner noted that the council discussed moving forward on this
39 item at the last work session.
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41 Item 6B —Ryan Site Development Prep (Rehbein) —Kelsey Gelhar, WSB, noted the
42 action requested as well as one requested change to remove Ryan Companies from the
43 site performance agreement.
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
APPROVED
2. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 6 :25 p.m.
These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
September 12, 20220
Juli nne Bartell, City lerk ob Rafferty, Mayor
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