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Lino Lakes City Council <br />Work Session <br />Minutes <br />DATE: August 4, 2025 <br />TIME STARTED: 6:01 P.M. <br />TIME ENDED: 7:45 P.M. <br />LOCATION: Community Room <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Ruhland, Lyden and Stoesz <br />EXCUSED ABSENT: Councilmember Cavegn <br />Staff Members Present: City Administrator Karen Anderson, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, <br />Community Development Director Mike Grochala, Human Resources and Communications <br />Manager Meg Sawyer, Environmental Specialist Tom Hoffman, and Chief of Police Curt <br />Boehme. <br />1. Call to Order and Roll Call <br />Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. <br />2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items <br />The agenda was adopted as presented. <br />Biennial Review of Council Compensation <br />The City Clerk reported that in accordance with City Code Section 203.01 Compensation <br />of Mayor and Council Members, the City Council is required to review the salaries every <br />two years. Minnesota State Statute 415.22 states that the Council may set the salaries <br />at an amount to be established by ordinance and that the date must be effective after <br />the next election. The next Election is November 4, 2025. Any proposed amendment <br />would be recommended for January 1, 2025. She noted that past practice has been to <br />use the current and immediate prior year (2025 and 2024) salary adjustments for staff in <br />setting the future (2026) Council salaries. <br />Council Action <br />The Council completed the formal review as required by City Code and move this item <br />forward for further discussion at a future meeting. <br />4. Lino Lakes Main Street final Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) <br />The Environmental Specialist provided an overview of the AUAR scheduled for approval <br />on August 11, 2025. <br />In September of 2024, the City Council approved a professional services contract with <br />Kimley Horn to prepare a master plan and complete an Alternative Urban Areawide <br />Review (AUAR). The study area includes 980 acres of the northwest portion of Lino <br />Lakes. The process has included multiple community outreach opportunities, <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />