06-08-26 - City Council Work Session Minutes

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Lino Lakes City Council Work Session Minutes DATE: June 8, 2026 TIME STARTED: 6:00 P.M. TIME ENDED: 6:27 P.M. LOCATION: Community Room MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty, Councilmembers Ruhland, Nelson and Rennaker EXCUSED ABSENT: Councilmember Lyden Staff Members Present: City Administrator Karen Anderson, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, Finance Director Tracy Thoma, Community Development Director Mike Grochala, City Planner Katie Larsen, City Engineer Diane Hankee, Chief of Police Curt Boehme and Fire Chief Dan L'Allier. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call Mayor Rafferty called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Setting the Agenda: Addition or Deletion of Agenda Items The agenda was adopted as presented. Review Regular Agenda The City Council reviewed the regular agenda for this evening. The American Legion Post 566 Outstanding Police Officer of the Year Award recipient Officer Alex Hallin has also been selected for the State Award. The Outstanding Firefighter of the Year recipient Brett McReavy was recognized for this outstanding work including being part of the Chemical Assessment Team. The City Clerk noted that Consent Agenda Item 1L had been added to the agenda following the original agenda distribution last week. The Finance Director reported that the Auditor had made a full presentation at the last work session and this evening the Audit is being presented for the acceptance of the City Council. The Fire Chief reviewed the proposed designation of Fairview Health Services as the Primary Ambulance Service for the City of Lino Lakes. He stated that the city has two options for primary providers. He reported that staff met with Fairview Health Services and based on the service levels identified under their proposal, it is recommended that the city designate them as our primary provider. It has been six years since the city moved to the current provider. The current provider will remain as a secondary provider. This change will be effective October 1st of this year. The City Planner reviewed the proposal to rezone property for the Harvest Grange development. The City Planner reviewed the Otter Crossing South 2nd Addition project. Page 1 of 2