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Home My WebLink About04-27-2015 Council Meeting MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES April 27, 2015 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : April 27, 2015 5 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 7:10 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, Rafferty, 8 Roeser, and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 10 11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development Director Michael 12 Grochala; Finance Director Al Rolek; Chief of Police John Swenson; and City Clerk Julie Bartell 13 14 PUBLIC COMMENT 15 16 No one was present to address the council regarding a matter not on the agenda. 17 18 SETTING THE AGENDA 19 20 The agenda was approved as presented. 21 22 SPECIAL PRESENTATION 23 24 Officers of American Legion Post 566 in Lino Lakes presented their nomination for Police Officer 25 and Firefighter of the Year. Officer Dan Thill and Firefighter Stu Domitz were present and accepted 26 the nominations. Congratulations were offered by the mayor and city council. 27 28 CONSENT AGENDA 29 30 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Consent Agenda Items 1A, 1C, 1D, 1E, and 1F as 31 presented. Council Member Kustemian seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 32 33 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Consent Agenda Item 1B as presented. Council Member 34 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote; Council Member Kusterman 35 abstained. 36 37 ITEM ACTION 38 39 Consideration of Expenditures: 40 41 April 27, 2015 (Check No. 100158 - 42 100251, $534,314.71) Approved 43 44 Centennial Fire District (Check No. 6888 - 45 6915, $53,183.98) Approved 1 COUNCIL MINUTES April 27, 2015 APPROVED 46 47 April 6, 2015 Council Work Session Minutes Approved 48 Council Member Kusterman absent 49 50 April 13, 2015 City Council Meeting Minutes Approved 51 52 Expansion of Premise, Outdoor Patio located at 53 8001 Lake Drive, Paleo's Approved 54 55 Resolution No. 15-43, Special Event Permit and 56 Parade Permit for Ethan's Reason Run and One -Mile 57 Walk Approved 58 59 Approval of Advisory Board Appointments 60 (Planning & Zoning and Environmental Board) Approved 61 62 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 63 64 2A) Resolution No. 15-44, Awarding the Sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A- 65 Finance Director Rolek reviewed his written staff report indicating that the city has previously 66 authorized the sale of bonds to finance street reconstruction and other street improvement projects in 67 2015. Bids on the sale of these bonds were opened this day and he introduced the city's financial 68 consultant, Terri Heaton, to review the results of the sale. 69 70 Ms. Heaton reviewed the bid tabulations provided to the council and explained that all elements of 71 the sale came together nicely. After bids for construction came in favorable, the budget for the 72 project was reduced significantly thus allowing a significatn reduction in the bond amount. There 73 were eight bids received which is a strong showing and she believes that is inspired by the city's 74 favorable bond rating of AA. The low interest rate bid came in at 2.08, lower than anticipated in 75 projections. She also reviewed the rating agency report on the city's bond rating. 76 77 Mayor Reinert noted that the City is two levels from the top bond rating, having moved up in the past 78 ten years. He is glad to see so much bidding on the city's bonds because it brings the best rate. He 79 thanked staff and Springsted for the good work in bringing this forward. Council Member Roeser 80 added his thanks to staff, including all those who work to keep the city strong through good 81 management. He recognizes that the favorable bond rating saves taxpayers' money. Council 82 Member Kusteiman noted recent discussion about the city's reserves and asked if that has any impact 83 on the bond rating? Ms. Heaton explained that the rating agencies do look at cash on hand and also 84 debt levels; apparently they feel that the city has struck a good balance since they offered a strong 85 rating. 86 87 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 15-44 as presented at the City Council 88 meeting. Council Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 89 90 2 COUNCIL MINUTES April 27, 2015 APPROVED 91 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 92 3A) Resolution No. 15-42, Approving On -Sale Wine and 3.2 Beer License with Sunday Sales 93 for Elwood's — City Clerk Bartell reported that the city received a beer and wine license application 94 for a restaurant that will be opening at 7997 Lake Drive. Staff has since determined that the 95 applicant is not eligible for the requested license since he currently holds an off -sale license in the 96 city. She noted Section 701.06 of the City Code that disallows individuals from holding more than 97 one intoxicating license. Staff is withdrawing the recommendation to approve the license and is 98 requesting that the council refer the subject matter back to staff. 99 100 Council Member Kusterman moved that Resolution No. 15-42 be referred back to staff. Council 101 Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 102 103 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 104 105 4A) Public Safety Department Update - Chief Swenson reported on the following: 106 107 - New Fire Station — he recognized the Community Development Department for their work in 108 securing the necessary permits for the construction site. The contractor will be moving onto 109 the site on April 29 with a completion date of December 4 planned. 110 Fire Personnel — there are 32 firefighters either through training or enrolled in training; the 111 next training class begins on August 8. 112 Appartus — the two new fire trucks are purchased and received by the city and are currently 113 being updated with equipment and graphics. They should be ready for council review in 114 May. 115 - Anoka County SAFER Grant — staff has submitted for reimbursement of expenses related to 116 medical and psychological screening of Lino Lakes firefighters. 117 118 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT 119 120 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 121 122 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT 123 124 6A) Resolution No. 15-45, Granting Conservation Easement to RCWD and Approving 125 Wetland Buffer Maintenance Agreement for the Lino Lakes Fire Station- Community 126 Development Director Grochala reviewed the agreements proposed with the Rice Creek Watershed 127 District (RCWD) related to the Wetland Management Corridor property located within the fire station 128 project site. He noted that the terms of the easement agreement (over wetland) may require an 129 amendment in the future. 130 131 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 15-45 as presented. Council Member 132 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 133 134 135 3 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 72----- 173 174 COUNCIL MINUTES April 27, 2015 APPROVED UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no Unfinished Business. NEW BUSINESS There was no New Business. COMMUNITY EVENTS ANNUAL RECYCLE DAY will be held at 1189 Main Street on Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Items accepted include: furniture, mattresses & box springs. See city website for full list of accepted items. ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION will be held at Lino Lakes Elementary on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. For more information contact Lino Lakes Elementary. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, April 29 Monday, May 4 4- Monday, May 4 4- Thursday, May 7 Monday, May 11 Community Calendar — A Loak Ahead April 27, 2015 through May 11, 2015 6:30 pm, Council Chambers Environmental Board 5:30 pm, Community Room Council Work Session 6:30 pm, Council Chambers Park Board 8:00 am, Community Room EDAC 6:30 pm, Council Chambers City Council Meeting ADJOURN There being no further business, Council Member Kusterman moved to adjourn at 7:10 p.m. Member Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting, Ju i. e Bartell, City C erk 4 Jeff '• e' = , Mayor y 11, 2015. Council