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Mayor Uzpen suggested that the council approved the addition of Dan Meier to the Planning Commission and White Bear Mechanics as the city's HVAC contractor for Heritage Hall. After some discussion a motion to that effect was introduced by Artig-Swomley, seconded by Lindner and approved by a vote of 4 to 0. Renewal of Country Lounge Liquor License Two related applications for renewal of the liquor license for the Country Lounge were reviewed and discussed. Artig-Swomley asked how the council would know if there had been any past violations of liquor laws by the Lounge. City Attorney Oliver stated that Ramsey County is very good at keeping everyone updated when violations occur. He also reviewed some of the procedures the State goes through when evaluating a renewal application: He explained that although the license for the Lounge expired on December 31, 2008, the bar is not in violation of procedures because the application was filed in a timely manner and is in process. A motion was made by Lindner and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the license renewal that allows the bar to stay open until 1:00 a.m.. The vote was 4-0 to approve. A motion was made by Lindner and seconded by Rasmussen to allow the bar to stay open until 2:00 a.m. under certain circumstances. The vote was 4-0 to approve. Changes to Ordinance Number 93 — Unpaid Sewer Charges City Attorney Oliver discussed the needto modify City Ordinance Number 93 to allow unpaid sewer connection charges to be added to a homeowner's property tax bill. Currently, the City continues to send a bill for these charges and sometimes has been unable to collect the money. However, the current ordinance does not allow unpaid charges to be automatically added to property tax bills and would need to in order to make this happen. With this in mind, a motion was introduced to change Ordinance 93 by Artig-Swomley and was seconded by Lindner. The motion was approved by a vote of 4-0. Changes to Ordinance Number 94 — Procedures for Liquor License Oliver explained various changes he suggested be made to City Ordinance Number 94, which deals with liquor licenses. Examples of the changes include spelling out the '$10,000 fee for a background check, which is required but not spelled out in the current ordinance; and spelling out the procedure for revocation of a license. A motion was introduced by Rasmussen and seconded by Artig- Swomley to adopt the changes suggested to Ordinance 94. The motion carried on a vote of 4-0. Oliver pointed out that the State of Minnesota would need to be informed that Gem Lake has adopted a fee schedule for liquor licenses.