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Work Session
Minutes
DATE: June 22, 2026
TIME STARTED: 6:00 P.M.
TIME ENDED: 6:30 P.M.
LOCATION: Community Room
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Rafferty Councilmembers Lyden, Nelson and Rennaker
EXCUSED ABSENT: Councilmember Ruhland
Staff Members Present: City Administrator Karen Anderson, City Clerk Roberta Colotti, Human
Resources and Communications Manager Meg Sawyer, Finance Director Tracy Thoma, Community
Development Director Mike Grochala and Chief of Police Curt Boehme.
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
Councilmember Lyden requested that the Council discuss placing flags along the decorative light
poles in town for America's 250th Anniversary this 4th of July.
The agenda was adopted as amended.
3. Review Regular Agenda
The City Council reviewed the regular agenda for this evening.
Councilmember Rennaker, referenced Consent Agenda Items 1H and 11, related to the issuance
of solicitor permits, and reported that the City of Fridley recently had a social media post
regarding the solicitor badges that were part of their program.
The City Clerk stated that Lino Lakes solicitors are issued individual permits that they are to carry
with them. She stated that it would be possible to create a badge with a lanyard for solicitors if
the Council would prefer that.
Council Consensus
It was the consensus of the City Council to direct staff to develop a badge/lanyard system; and to
require that solicitors wear the identification badge when conducting business in Lino Lakes.
Mayor Rafferty requested that Item 2A, Resolution No. 26-123, Authorizing Preparation of Utility
Rate and Restructure Study, be pulled from the regular agenda to allow staff time to further
research the per hour costs and comparable study costs.
Council Consensus
It was the consensus of the City Council to remove item 2A from the regular agenda this evening.
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The Human Resources and Communications Manager reported that the recommended hire
under Item 3A, for the Public Work Maintenance Work position is Michael Cave. He brings
relevant maintenance experience from the City of Coon Rapids Public Works Department and a
background as a construction foreman. The hiring of Cave will backfill the Parks Maintenance
Worker vacancy that was created due to a resignation on April 16, 2026. The 2026 Adopted
Budget includes four full-time Parks Maintenance Worker positions.
The City Engineer reviewed Item 7A, Resolution No. 26-114, Order Project, Approve the Plans
and Specifications and Authorize the Ad for Bid, 2026, Trunk Watermain Project. She noted that
Lennar development company is allowing the City access across their property for this work.
The Community Development Director reviewed the Harvest Grange, ordinance amendment,
rezoning property from R, Rural to R-2, Two Family Residential and R-3, Medium Density
Residential.
The Community Development Director reviewed the bids received for the Otter Lake Road
Improvement Project. The low bid was submitted by North Pine Aggregate of Forest Lake, MN in
the base bid amount of $10,598,386.85. North Pine Aggregate has previously completed projects
in Lino Lakes.
The low bid was approximately $700,000 below the engineer's estimate and is within the
estimated budgeted amount and recommended for award. The estimated total project cost,
including construction contingency, engineering, right of way acquisition and roadway lighting
is $14,900,000. The project is being funded by several sources including Municipal State
Aid, Mn/DOT Local Road Improvement Grant, Area and Unit Fund, Surface Water
Management Fund and the City of Hugo.
The project will start in mid -to -late July, and the final completion date is fall 2027.
Mayor Rafferty and the City Council thanked staff for their work in securing a Minnesota
Department of Transpiration (MnDOT) Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) grant in the
amount of $1,500,000 for the Otter Lake Road extension project. The grant award is scheduled
for acceptance this evening under Item 7D, Resolution No. 26-120, Approving Local Road
Improvement Program Grant Agreement, Grant Terms and Conditions.
The Community Development Director provided an overview of Item 7E(i), Resolution No. 26-
121, Approving Professional Servies Contract with JRM Construction, Construction Manger as
Agent.
The Community Development Director reported that Item 7E(ii), Resolution No. 26-108,
Approving Encroachment Agreement with Great River Energy, is not required to complete the
work and therefor has been struck from the agenda.
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4. Adjournment
Mayor Rafferty adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.
These minutes were approved at the regular Council Meeting on July 13, 2026.
Roberta Colotti, CIVIC Vrr�
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City Clerk
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