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Commission meeting. Note that no representative from Waldochwas present, and no formal application for an. interim use permit was .made, but rather the Planning Commission was acting in good faith that such a gesture:. as presented in the Planning Commission motion would break down some ofthe existing barriers business owners have encountered when doing business in Gem Lake in the past. Lindner added some infonnation that had occurred since. this Planning Commission meeting that Waldoch did not intend to pursue any interim use or any other proposed changes to their parcel and was simply willing to rent their building as is to a willing tenant. The final order of business at the January 2009 Planning Commission meeting was .Lindner's resignation as chair. Upon a motion by Artig-Swomley and a second by Lindner, the January 2009 Planning Commission minutes were unanimously accepted. OLD BUSINESS A) Newsletter: Gretchen presented several possible newsletter topics. She would like to interview out -going councillor Hutch Schilling, and then councilors Rasmussen and Watson in upcoming editions. She also wants to explore a. proposed mixed use zoning district for Hoffman's Corners from 1958, review tonight's swearing in ceremony, look at how the economic downturn is impacting Gem Lake residents, discussa red fox seen about town, detail the neighborhood watch program, and interview: various business owners. The Trike Shop received special discussion. B) City MS4 report for 2006 (Watson): Councilor Watson saidthe application is in to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and that the next phase is to develop the Storm Water Management Plan. SEH engineer Jeremy Walgrade is assisting Watson. in this endeavor. Chuck briefly discussed how the MPCA's web=based. MS4 form allowscity's:to update forms without needing an engineer to assist inthe process. The final item discussed was the community education requirement of a completed MS4. C) Driveway payments: Mayor Uzpen attempted tofind the driveway that was repaired as a result of road maintenance but the snowcover prevented him from locating the exact driveway. Bob will resume his search this spring. D) Neighborhood Watch: Stemming from the August 2008 National Night Out event atcity hall, more than 30 people expressed interest in establishinga neighborhood watch program in Gem Lake. As a result of conversations with the sheriff's office, Gem Lake will be considered one neighborhood. Chuck Watson is willing to serve as the neighborhood watch captain. We reviewed potential duties of the captain, which mainly is a corrdinator between the. people and the sheriff's office. As apart of this topic, we next discussed:AED/CPR training offered through the American Red Cross, Gretchen said the cost is approximately $35/person forthis training and we are considering offering it free (paid for possibly through charitable gambling funds, which city attorney Trevor .Oliver will confirm) with non-residents being responsible for their own payment. Bob Uzpen moved that the city offer AM/CPR training for free (class size participationlimited at the discretion of the Red Cross trainers) Rasmussen seconded the motion which was then unanimously approved. We also discussed obtaining six "neighborhood watch" signs which Lindner said he would .install on each of.the .Gem Lake boundary signs, NEW BUSINESS A) 2009 Appointments (Resolution 2009-01): We reviewed the final copy of resolution 2009-01 with all city appointments for 2009. The Planning Commission will be expanded from three to five members and at the February 2 city council workshop, those interested in joining the planning commission will introduce themselves and provide reasons why they should be considered for the commission. We reviewed several potential names and many an the councilwill contact these peopleand inform them of this: opportunity in February. Upona motion by Artig-Swomley to accept resolution 2009-01 which was seconded. by Rasmussen, this resolution was unanimously approved. B) Ordinance 105:. Language incorporated into Ordinance 105 is required by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (13CA) if the BCA is going to perform background checks on potentialcity employees and those wishing to be licensed by the city. Trevor Oliver explained how White Hear Townshipat its own discretion omitted Look for us on the World Wide Web at.gemlakemn.org