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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 14, 2005
APPROVED
1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
2 MINUTES
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5 DATE : December 14, 2005
6 TIME STARTED : 5:35 p.m.
7 TIME ENDED : 9:17 p.m.
8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Carlson, Dahl,
9 Reinert (6:00 p.m.), Stoltz and Mayor
10 Bergeson
11 MEMBERS ABSENT : None
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13 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; Administration Director, Dan
14 Tesch (part); Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; City Engineer, Jim
15 Studenski (part); Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia (part); Finance Director, Al Rolek;
16 Community Development Coordinator, Mary Alice Divine (part); and City Planner, Jeff
17 Smyser (part)
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20 YMCA UPDATE
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22 Community Development Coordinator Divine introduced the representatives present from
23 the YMCA. She stated an update on the project was given at the last Council work
24 session as well as a review of the proposed site plan. The City Council expressed concern
25 regarding programming and whether or not the project meets the design standards. Staff
26 has since met with the YMCA and had discussions with them. The representatives from
27 the YMCA are present this evening to present options and discuss the costs associated
28 with those options.
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30 Mr. Tom Brinsco, President of the YMCA Greater St. Paul, stated he would like to
31 provide an update to the Council. He indicated the YMCA wants to move forward with
32 the project with the funds that are currently available. He stated he has two plans to
33 review this evening; one plan that the YMCA would like to move forward with in the
34 spring and an additional plan with added amenities.
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36 Mr. Brinsco provided the background on three facilities that have been built in the past
37 ten years. He noted all three facilities were originally built smaller and added on to as
38 funding became available.
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40 Mr. Brinsco reviewed the proposed plan and amenities' noting the building is
41 approximately 36,000 square feet. He advised the pool is a lap pool because they can
42 easily program a lap pool. The cost of the proposed plan is $6.5 million dollars.
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44 Community Development Director Grochala advised the Planning and Zoning Board has
45 not yet reviewed the current proposed plan.
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 14, 2005
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2 Mr. Brinsco reviewed the second plan pointing out the additional amenities including a
3 zero depth pool. The second plan adds an additional 13,000 — 14,000 square feet and
4 would cost between $9 and $9.3 million dollars.
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6 Mr. Brinsco stated the YMCA is a very willing partner with the City and recognizes the
7 cost difference between the two plans. The City does have a strong commitment from the
8 YMCA. The YMCA is ready to move forward with the first plan.
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10 Community Development Director Grochala stated there are options that could be
11 explored to finance the gap between the two plans. The City has to determine if those
12 options should be explored or if the City should move forward with the proposed plan.
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14 Ms. Kim Sullivan, YMCA Board, stated she believes the plan does reach the goal of the
15 bringing a YMCA to the community. She stated the Board is willing to do more fund
16 raising but hopes the City is willing to move forward with the first plan.
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18 Mayor Bergeson asked the YMCA to continue to explore opportunities to get closer to
19 the expanded second plan. He stated he believes the City has a long-term expectation of
20 getting to the expanded plan. Therefore, if the City moves forward with the first plan it
21 should be built to allow future expansions. He added the City does take the approved
22 Design Standards very seriously. He stated he hopes the YMCA will continue to work
23 with staff on that issue. He requested the Council receive another update fairly soon.
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26 FUND TRANFER RESOLUTION (Referred by Councilmember Carlson from
27 Council Meeting of 12/12/05)
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29 Consideration of Resolution No. 05 —187, Authorizing the Transfer of Funds From
30 the Area and Unit Fund to the 2003A G.O. Improvement and Refunding Bond Debt
31 Service Fund
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33 Consideration of Resolution No. 05 —188, Authorizing the Transfer of Funds From
34 the Area and Unit Fund to the Water Operating Fund for Payment of 1996B G.O.
35 Water Revenue Fund
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37 Consideration of Resolution No. 05 —189, Authorizing the Transfer of Funds From
38 the Area and Unit Fund to the 1998A G.O. Improvement Bond Debt Service Fund
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40 Consideration of Resolution No. 05 —190, Authorizing the Transfer of Funds From
41 the Area and Unit Fund to the 1999A G.O. Improvement Bond Debt Service Fund
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43 Finance Director Rolek advised there were questions on the above items at the last
44 Council meeting. He explained the balance of the Area and Unit Fund fluctuates every
45 year. It was anticipated when these bonds were issued 15 years ago that the Area and
46 Unit fund would pay for them.
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 14, 2005
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2 Finance Director Rolek answered questions from the Council and outlined the bond debt
3 fund process. He noted if projects are not assessed up front the City has to carry the costs
4 for the project.
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6 These items will appear on the Consent agenda for the City Council Meeting on Monday,
7 December 19, 2005, 6:30 p.m.
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9 The City Council recessed the regular work session for a closed meeting on a confidential
10 personnel matter with an attorney at 6:42 p.m.
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12 Mayor Bergeson reconvened the regular Council work session at 7:53 p.m.
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14 REQUESTS FOR RESOLUTION/SUPPORT RELATED TO FOREST LAKE
15 ANNEXATION/TOWN OF COLUMBUS INCORPORATION (Referred by
16 Council Member Carlson from Council Meeting 12/12/05)
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18 Councilmember Dahl advised she requested this item be placed on the work session
19 agenda. She stated she had invited representatives from Columbus Township to the
20 meeting and they were present earlier.
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• 22 City Administrator Heitke stated there has been a lot of miscommunication regarding this
23 issue. Representatives from Columbus Township were emailed regarding the meeting
24 tonight. He stated those representatives would be present at the January 4, 2006 Council
25 work session.
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27 City Administrator Heitke explained this item would have been on a future meeting
28 agenda if the Council had indicated they would consider the request at the last Council
29 work session.
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31 Councilmember Stoltz stated staff should handle all agenda items and coordinate
32 representatives at meetings for all issues. That is the staff's job and all members of the
33 City Council should be on the same page and provide a united front. Individual
34 Councilmember's should not invite representatives for any issue. He stated if Columbus
35 Township was invited the City of Forest Lake should also have been invited to make a
36 presentation.
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38 City Administrator Heitke stated this issue was only placed on the last work session
39 agenda to obtain Council direction. There are specific state statutes for incorporation and
40 annexation. Staff does not feel that there would be a "relationship and effect" from either
41 proposed action to Lino Lakes and therefore finds no compelling reason to enter into
42 incorporation or annexation proceedings.
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• 44 The Council directed staff to invite both the City of Forest Lake and Columbus Township
45 to the January 4, 2006 Council work session.
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 14, 2005
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2 REINERT RESOLUTION: INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION BY
3 COUNCILMEMBER REINERT REQUESTING THAT DECISION RESOURCES
4 DEVELOP AND INCLUDE A QUESTION ON THE SURVEY THAT WOULD
5 ASK RESIDENTS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REFERENDUM ON
6 THE QUESTION OF FUNDING FOR A VIKINGS STADIUM
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8 City Administrator Heitke advised he received a request from two Councilmembers to
9 place this item on the agenda.
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11 Councilmember Reinert distributed and reviewed the draft Reinert Resolution supporting
12 the additional of a question to the City survey regarding the Viking stadium funding. He
13 stated the resolution is a way to find out how residents feel about the Vikings stadium
14 sales tax issue.
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16 UPDATE ON CURRENT STATUS OF COMMUNITY SURVEY
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18 City Administrator Heitke advised he did speak with Decision Resources about the
19 proposed question. They have indicated they can add the question to the City survey.
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21 The City Council determined they would like to review the added question to the survey
22 as well as the previous changes discussed by the Council. The proposed question will be
23 forwarded to the Council. Councilmembers will confirm they are comfortable with the
24 format of the question. If there are no objections, staff would advice Decision Resources
25 to move forward with the survey.
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27 Reinert Resolution was added to the regular Council agenda Monday, December 19,
28 2006, 6:30 p.m.
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30 REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
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32 Item 2B, Consideration of Resolution No. 05 — 202, Adopting the 2006 General
33 Operating Budget — Councilmember Dahl and Councilmember Carlson requested new
34 copies of the entire proposed budget.
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36 Mayor Bergeson suggested at a future meeting the Council receive an update from the
37 Tax Assessor regarding tax valuations.
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39 There were no other changes to the regular Council agenda.
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41 Councilmember Stoltz requested a uniform police officer attend future Council meetings
42 until further notice. He explained his reason for the request is the tone of the last meeting
43 and threats made to City staff. He advised his request could be voted on at the Council
44 meeting or the Council could informally agree to his request.
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION DECEMBER 14, 2005
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1 Councilmember Carlson stated she does not believe a uniform police officer should
2 attend Council meetings. She indicated she believes the City may be overreacting to the
3 situation.
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5 Mayor Bergeson stated the City has to be concerned about the safety of staff. He stated
6 the situation really shook up some staff members.
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8 Councilmember Reinert stated he is supportive of having a uniform police officer at
9 Council meetings and is willing to add the request to the regular agenda or informally
10 agree to the request.
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12 Councilmember Carlson stated she does believe in a police investigation and protecting
13 staff. However, she does not informally support having a uniform police officer at
14 Council meetings.
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16 Councilmember Dahl stated she does not know if there is a need for a uniform police
17 officer or not, but if two Councilmembers are requesting it she is agreeable.
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19 Councilmember Carlson stated she did not see this item on the agenda so she has not had
20 time to think about the request. She stated she does want to protect employees, and she
21 suggested having a uniform police officer at meetings when there is a major issue on the
22 agenda.
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24 No clear direction was given from the Council regarding this issue.
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26 The meeting was adjourned at 9:17 p.m.
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28 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
29 January 9, 2006.
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37 Kim Points
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