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Watson and MayorEmeott to discuss, NEW BUSINESS A) Approval of payment of claims for August -September 2008: Mayor Emeott referred the Council to the listing of payments requiring approval. Payment of claims for time period above was unanimously approved as. indicated by Councilor's signatures on this document. B) Gem Lake August Balance Statement:. Mayor Emeott indicated that the August Balance. Statement was included in the information sent to the Council members. Jessie Hart is having some difficulties setting up the new Peachtree software so report was late going out. C) Resolution 2008-9 to revise: 2008 Fee Schedule Mayor Emeott.presented .a revised 2008 Fee Schedule that updated some fees that were not consistent with actual cost of providing service (i.e. building permit, liquor license fees now inline with state's fees), Fee Schedule now closely matches White Bear Township's fees allowing for ease in administering, Councilor's Artig-Swornley and Watson stated they hadn't seen the file that was sent. Watson was able to quickly pull it upand review it. Artig=Swomley indicated she would like to wait on the. vote or would abstain. Motion by Schilling, Seconded by Watson to accept the Revised 2008 Fee Schedule was declared adopted based upon the following vote: Councilor Rasmussen -- Aye Councilor Schilling — Aye. Councilor Artig. Swomley — No vote Councilor Watson — Aye Mayor Emeott — Aye D) Town Hall candidates meeting —Segermark request: City resident Jim Segermark wrote. an email to Mayor Emeott recommending the city host: a town hall. meeting for candidates to. answer questions. Discussion around using a town hall format versus using the next City Newsletter to profile candidates occurred. It was decided that the next City newsletter will be devoted to profiles of candidates of office. Possibly asking same three questions of each person running. E) Grant.Writing (Amy Watson): City resident Amy Watson presented a summary of how a grant Writer could benefit the city, a topic she is very familiar with as she has, just finished her degree in that field: There are many types of grants that Maybe available but it takes time. and effort to research, writeup the proposat, and then follow through will.all of the requirements of the grant. Grants can. be.found through clearing houses but also by bookntarking:governmentai.agencies. that give grants and going back frequently to see if a grant would match or needs, Federal governments appropriate funds to go to states and then states fund local governments. Cities like Vadnais Heights apply forlots of grants. Amy Watson stated she would do the research at no charge to the city. If a grant were to be awarded, she would then charge a percentage of that grant to cover the cost of her time.and materials. Councilor Schilling suggested that it would be nice if the city could pay her for. her time. Councilor Watson suggested that the city come up with three to five. priority projects and see what she could come up with. The council discussed using the November City Workshop to fine tune several ideas for topics for grants and let Amy Watson have the opportunity to start some research on potential grants. Possible projects might include a. feasibility study for putting sewer on Schuneman Road and County Road. E, looking at the water flow from Barnett Kia/Tousley Ford/and surrounding areas and their impact on Gem Lake from runoff, F) PO Box: Mayor Emeott recommended discontinuing the old Gem. Lake PO Box to save money as mail can now be delivered to the new Gem Lake City Hall at 4200 Otter Lake Road. Motion by Schilling, Seconded by Artig-Swomley to discontinue the old PO Box was unanimously approved by voice vote, The web site will need to be updated.