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Home My WebLink About01-25-2016 Council Meeting MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES January 25, 2016 APPROVED 1 CITY ur LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 5 DATE January 25, 2016 6 TIME STARTED 6*33 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED 7*03 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT Council Member Rafferty, Kusterman, Maher, 9 Manthey, and Mayor Reinert to MEMBERS ABSENT : none 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development Director Michael 13 Grochala; City Engineer Diane Hankee; Director of Public Safety John Swenson 14 15 PUBLIC COMMENT 16 17 No one was present to address the council regarding a matter not on the agenda. 18 19 SETTING THE AGENDA 20 21 The agenda was approved as presented. 22 23 SPECIAL PRESENTATION 24 25 Mayor Reinert presented a plaque to former Planning and Zoning Board Member Michael Hyden, 26 who served the board from August 1, 2001 to December 31, 2015. Mr. Hyden thanked the city and 27 the council for the opportunity to serve and he acknowledged the fine work of city staff, especially 28 Community Development Director Michael Grochala. 29 30 CONSENT AGENDA 31 32 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as corrected to indicate that 33 Council Members Manthey and Maher were present at the January 11, 2016 council meeting and that 34 former Council Members Stoesz and Roeser were not present. Council Member Manthey seconded 35 the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 36 37 ITEM ACTION 38 39 Consideration of Expenditures. 40 41 January, 2016 (Check No. 103010 — 42 103087, $870,973.22) Approved 43 44 January 4, 2016 Council Work Session 45 Minutes Approved 1 COUNCIL MINUTES January 25, 2016 APPROVED 46 47 January 11, 2016 City Council Meeting 48 Minutes Approved 49 50 Resolution No. 16-03, Peddler License for Pro -Star 51 Tree Care Approved 52 53 Resolution No. 16-04, Special Event Permit for Snow 54 Golf Event at Trappers Bar & Grill, Feb. 20-21, 2016 Approved 55 56 Application for Exempt Raffle Event for Lino Lakes 57 Elementary School on March 16, 2016 Approved 58 59 Termination of Probationary Employee Approved 60 61 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 62 63 There was no report from the Finance Department. 64 65 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 66 67 There was no report from the Administration Department. 68 69 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 70 71 4A) Consider Hiring of Paid On -Call Firefighters — Director of Public Safety Swenson 72 recommended that the council approve the hiring of two firefighters, Bruce Lindahl and Jacob Kurtz. 73 The two individuals have passed through the department's thorough review process for candidates. 74 One of these individuals has experience in the field. As was discussed at the work session, one of 75 these individuals is currently renting a residence in Circle Pines but is looking for a home in Lino 76 Lakes; he does fall within the appropriate geographic area. 77 78 Council Member Maher moved to hire Mr. Lindahl and Mr. Kurtz. Council Member Rafferty 79 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 80 81 413) Public Safety Department Update — Public Safety Director Swenson offered the following 82 information: 83 - Fire Personnel — With the current hires and considering four individuals currently in the 84 background check stage, there are now fourteen firefighters assigned to Station 1 and thirteen 85 to Station 2. 86 - Centennial Fire District — the city is in the final stages of separating from the fire district; 87 during the month of January there was joint response to calls. The final movement of assets 88 will be occurring this month. There is also an end date the coming Friday when the CFD 89 pagers will no longer go off for calls in Lino Lakes. Lino Lakes Fire Station No. 1 (on Lake 90 Drive) is being resigned and locks changed. 2 COUNCIL MINUTES January 25, 2016 91 Administrator Karlson asked if the council would consider removing the update as a regular council 92 agenda item since the services are now up and running. Mayor Reinert suggested that the council 93 will discuss that change at their next work session. 94 95 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT 96 97 5A) Resolution No. 1606, Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing 98 Advertisement for Bids for the Lino Lakes Fire Station No. 1 Roof Replacement Project — 99 Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the written report. The council is being 100 requested to approve the plans and specifications and authorize a bid process for this project. The 101 building was constructed in 1991 and the roof has exceeded its planned life. The roof has been 102 examined and it is failing. The project itself is estimated at about $140,000 and funds are available 103 in the budget. He reviewed the proposed schedule for consideration of bids and the project itself. 104 105 Council Member Manthey confirmed that the project wouldn't interfere with the use of the fire station 106 facility as a polling place for this year's presidential election. 107 108 Council Member Kusterman confirmed that the bid process will include only consideration of 109 contractors qualified for this type of specialized project. 110 111 Mayor Reinert asked staff to check on the possibility of reverting to a metal roof that would have a 112 longer life. The council will have more discussion about the type of roof replacement when staff 113 reports on the results of this action. 114 115 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 16-06 as presented. Council Member 116 Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 117 118 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT 119 120 6A) Consider Six -Month Employment Extension for Recycling Program Intern — Community 121 Development Director Grochala requested that the council extend the city's employment of Ms. 122 Aubrey Fonfara as a recycling intern. She has done an excellent job. He reminded the council that 123 the position is funded through Anoka County SCORE funds. 124 125 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve the extension of employment as recommended. 126 Council Member Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 127 128 6B) Resolution No. 16-02, Approving Classification of Tax Forfeited Properties — Community 129 Development Director Grochala explained that Anoka County notified the city of four properties that 130 have gone tax forfeited within the city. Three are located along Lake Drive by 2nd Avenue and the 131 fourth is lake property on Bald Eagle Lake. The city has classification authority on these properties. 132 He is recommending that the three Lake Drive parcels be transferred to the city (they are right/of/way) 133 and that the fourth parcel be held for further information and discussion. 134 COUNCIL MINUTES January 25, 2016 APPROVED 135 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 16-02, amended to include Lots 15, 16 136 and 17 of Rice Lake Terrace and remove Outlot E, West Oaks. Council Member Rafferty seconded 137 the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 138 139 6C) Resolution No. 16-05, Approving Payment No. 6 and Final payment for the 211t Avenue 140 Extension Project — City Engineer Hankee reviewed the written report. She reviewed the project 141 final cost, coming in about $25,000 under budget. 142 143 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 16-05 as presented. Council Member 144 Maher seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 145 146 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 147 148 There was no Unfinished Business. 149 15o NEW BUSINESS 151 152 Council Member Manthey noted the passing of Des Englund who served the communities of Lino 153 Lakes and Centerville for more than twenty years as a firefighter. He'll be dearly missed. 154 155 COMMUNITY EVENTS 156 157 SNOW DAY - This is a FREE event that will be held on Saturday, January 30 at Wargo Nature 158 Center from 1:00 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. Ice Fishing, cross country skiing, kicksledding, snowshoeing, etc. 159 For more information contact the Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department. 160 SWEETHEART PARTY will be held at Centennial Elementary School on Friday, February 5t1i from 161 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The fee is $10.00 per child. There will be music, crafts, refreshments, etc. 162 Pre -registration is required. For more information contact the Lino Lakes Parks and Rec. Department, 163 164 VETERANS' NETWORKING DINNER, February 4, 6:00 p.m., St. Joseph's Great Hall, free 165 spaghetti dinner, networking for military families program, Yellow Ribbon Community Dinner. 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Conznzunity Calendar —A Look Ahead January 25, 2016 through February 8, 2016 Wednesday, January 27 6:30 pm, Council Chambers Environmental Board . Monday, February 1 6:00 pm, Council Chambers Council Work Session Thursday, February 4 8:00 am, Community Room EDAC k. Monday, February 8 6:30 pm, Council Chambers City Council Meeting ADJOURN There being no further business, Council Member Maher moved to adjourn to a special closed session at 7:03 p.m. Council Member Manthey seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. COUNCIL MINUTES January 25, 2016 APPROVED Igo 181 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular 182 183 184 185 186 187 Jeff F Mayor g,Zolow 5