Lino Lakes Ledger
City Makes Annual Appointments
The first meeting in January is the traditional time for the Lino Lakes City Council to make its annual appointments.
By unanimous vote (Council members Jeff Reinert and Jeff O'Donnell were absent), the council appointed Council Member Kathi Gallup as acting mayor; the Quad Community Press as the city's legal newspaper; TimeSavers, Inc. as minute-taking service on an asneeded basis; Barna Guzy & Steffan, Ltd., Hawkins & Associates, and Kennedy & Graven to provide the city's legal services; Springsted, Inc. for labor services and to represent the city as its fiscal agent; Anoka County as assessor; Council Member Dan Stoltz as commissioner to the North Metro Telecommunication Commission; Reinert as member on the Centennial Fire Steering Committee; Mayor John Bergeson as member of the Vadnais Lake Watershed District; Stoltz as representative to the County Corrections Program; Reinert as member of the Joint Law Enforcement Committee; Community National Bank, Wells Fargo, US Bank, Merrill Lynch, RBC Dain Rauscher, Wachovia Prudential Securities, Patriot State Bank, LMC 4M Fund, Smith Barney Citi Group, Bank of the West, and others as needed as the city's legal depositories; Finance Director Al Rolek as the city's treasurer; TKDA and SEH as the city's engineers; Vern Reinert as representative to the Centennial Utilities Commission, appointment for a 3-year term; City Clerk Julianne Bartell as the city's Data Practices Compliance Official; and Larson-Allen as the city's independent auditor.
In other action, the council:
. Administered the oaths of offi ce to Mayor John Bergeson and Council members Dan Stoltz and Kathi Gallup.
. Received a letter from and listened to a presentation by Lino Lakes resident and Charter Commissioner Bob Bening on his vision for a possible revision to Chapter 8 of the city's Charter.
. Accepted bids for a farmland lease agreement on city-owned property on the southeast corner of Centerville Road and Birch Street. The council awarded the bid to Paul Montain in the total amount of $10,500, who will pay that lease amount over a period of three years.
. Approved a cooperative agreement with Anoka County for the use of up to $39,574.72 in SCORE funds to finance its 2008 residential solid waste recycling program.
. Authorized the issuance of 2008 Certifi cates of Indebtedness in the amount of $209,000 - $245,515 including interest - to purchase capital equipment as part of the city's equipment replacement program.
. Held a public hearing on the city's Five-Year Financial Plan. Finance Director Rolek envisions that the city will add 16 new positions over the next 5 years, mainly in the areas of public safety and public services.
. Accepted the resignation of LLPD Offi cer Matt Vana.
. Postponed the second reading and public hearing for Ordinance No. 18-07, vacating portions of drainage and utility easements for Lot 9, Block 1, Oakwood View plat due to insuffi cient number of council members for a 4/5 vote.
. Held the first reading of Ordinance No. 01-08, which would establish a time limit for completion of exterior structure improvements to eliminate "eyesores" within the city. The ordinance sets a time limit of 6 months for smaller buildings, and one year for larger multifamily and commercial buildings. Building permits issued prior to the effective date of the ordinance would be required to comply. Council voted 3-0 in favor; the second reading of the ordinance is scheduled for the Jan. 28 meeting.
. Held a public hearing on the vacation of a portion of the drainage and utility easement on Lot 16, Block 4 of the Park Grove plat. The hearing was continued to the Jan. 28 meeting.
. By unanimous vote, approved a preliminary plat, development agreement and final plat for Marshan Meadows 2nd Addition. The site is subject to a 150' setback from Marshan Lake as required by the city's Shoreland Ordinance.
. Accepted a land donation of Outlots A and B from the original developer of the Woodridge Estates neighborhood. Both parcels are landlocked and contain wetlands that function as part of the city's stormwater management system.
According to staff , development of these outlots cannot occur.
. Approved final payment to WB Miller, Inc. in the amount of $14,265.36 for the city's 2007 overlay project. Final project cost was $161,047.12.