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Lino Lakes City Council Work Session Minutes DATE: May 5, 2025 TIME STARTED: 6:36 P.M. TIME ENDED: 10:05 P.M. LOCATION: Community Room MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Cavegn, Lyden, Stoesz and Ruhland MEMBERS ABSENT: None Staff Members Present: Interim City Administrator Dave Pecchia, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, Community Development Director Michael Grochala, City Planner Katie Larsen, City Engineer Diane Hankee, Environmental Coordinator Tom Hoffman, Interim Public Safety Director Curt Boehme and Interim Fire Chief Dan L'Allier. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call Mayor Rafferty called the meetingto order at 6:36 p.m. 2. .Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items Mayor Rafferty requested to add an item to the end of the agenda regarding updating the titles of the Interim Public Safety Director and Interim Fire Chief. The agenda was adopted as amended. 3. Board of Appeal / Open Book Meeting Options Anoka County Assessor Alex Guggenberger reported that there are two options for the City related to property assessments. Lino Lakes currently holds a Local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting, and the alternative is an Open Book meeting. The Open Book meeting has the advantage of additional time to accept appeals. He stated that currently the Open Book meetings are being held at the Anoka County Government building, however, satellite locations such as city hall could be established as more cities move to an Open Book format. He stated that a resolution to move to an Open Book meeting is the procedural step to change formats. He stated that the City could return to holding a Local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting in the future by adopting an amending resolution. The Council was generally in favor of moving to an Open Book format. Councilmember Ruhland stated that he appreciated the additional time allowed for appeals under the Open Book format but preferred the Local Board of Appeal and Equalization meeting as it provided the Council with more local control over the appeal decision. This item will be brought forward to a regular meeting for formal consideration. Page 1 of 8