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MINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF GEM LAKE June, 1996 The June meeting of the City Council of the City of Gem Lake was called to order on Monday, 17 June 1996, at 7:05 p.m, in the first floor meeting room of Tousley Ford. Mayor Emeott, Council Members Igo, Kunin, Nielsen and Birkebak, Treasurer Nordstrom, and Assistant Clerk Ward were present; Fallowing. Mayor Emeott's request for additions, deletions, or corrections of minutes distributed to the Council'and questions thereto, the minutes of the 20 May 1996 City Council Meeting were,. upon motion duly made (Birkebak) and seconded (Kuniri), unanimously approved as presented. Following Mayor Emeott's request for additions, deletions, or corrections to the Agenda as distrib- uted to the Council, the. Agenda for 17 June. 1996 was; upon motion duly made (Kunin) and seconded (Birkebak} unanimously approved as presented. Mr. Igo then noted for the Council's benefit that there continues to be significant noise in the. northwest corner of the city as the result of Custom Thermoform's operations running 24 hours a day. Mr. Magnuson was asked to pursue the matter. Mayor Emeott then reported on the Planning Commission efforts to meet with HolTi ian Corner business owners to discuss future plans, needs and concerns. Mayor Emeott also noted that Mr. Gardner will be meeting with the Metropolitan Council in the near future regarding the. Comprehensive PIan. A copy of Mr. Magnuson's letter to Boyer regarding Open Storage and other matters on Scheuneman Road was then presented for Council review with no action taken. Mayor Emeott then reported on discussions regarding City Water supplied to the Hoffman Corner business area of the City. City water has become a necessity for this area, Estimates to complete the desired Ioop with Vadnais Heights are $225,000 to $300,000. Additional discussions include extension of the water main north on Scheuneman Road from County Road E to Highway 61. Approximate costs of $80 per front foot would need to be assessed to the property owners for the project. The Treasurer's Report, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and indicating a balance in the General Fund of $44,869.75 and in the Sewer Fund of $36,439.20 was, upon motion duly made (Birkebak) and seconded (Nielsen), unanimously approved, Mr. Nordstrom also noted that Mr. Lindholm. is once again in serious arrears on his sewer bill. Payment of bills totaling $10,514.17 and attached hereto as Exhibit "S" was, upon motion duly made (Nielsen) and seconded (Birkebak), unanimously approved. Upon motion duly made (Igo) and seconded (Nielsen), the next meeting of the City Council will be on Thursday, 18 July 1996 following a public hearing on Special Assessments to be held at 7:00 pm the same day. 1