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CITY OF GEM LAKE 4200 Otter Lake. Road White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Minutes of Gem Lake City Council Meeting 16 December 2008 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Geni Lake wascalled to order by. Council member and Acting Mayor Hutch Schilling on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 7:03 pm in. the Gem Lake City Hall meeting room.: The following members were present: Council members Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Tom Rasmussen, Chuck Watson, and Hutch Schilling. Also present were Attorney Trevor Oliver, City Clerk Bill Short, City Treasurer Jessie Hart and Teresa Tice, Recorder. Other members of the public were also in attendance per the sign in sheet sent around the room. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ANDMEETING MINUTES A) .Minutes of City Council meeting: of November 2008: Upon motion by Rasmussen, seconded by Artig- Swomley, the councilapproved the Minutesof the November 2008 Council meeting with corrections as submitted by Artig-Swomley. Ayes —4 Nays — 0 B) Minutes of City Council workshop of December'', 2008: Upon motion by. Watson, seconded by Rasmussen,. the council approved the minutesof the December 2008 City Council. workshop with corrections as submitted by Artig-Swomley. Ayes - 4 Nays 0 C) City Council Agenda: Acting Mayor Schilling calledfor additions,deletions and corrections to the agenda. Requested to be added to the agenda was Old Business item E) Street repairs to two houses. and F) Discussion and vote of purchase of Adobe for Jean and G) SWWP Discussion. Upon motion by Rasmussen, seconded by Artig- Swomley, the council approved the agenda for the December 16, 2008, City .Council meeting. Ayes:— 4 Nays -- 0 COMMITTEE REPORTS Planning Commission December meeting report Om Lindner -not present): Upon motion by Rasmussen, seconded by Artig-Swomley, the council approved the December 2008 Planning Commission meeting report. Ayes — 4 Nays --.0 PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Acting Mayor Schilling. opened the.floor to the public. Kelly.DeSmet and Barbara.Bade.from Willow Lane Elementary School announced that Willow Lane has won a blue ribbon. award under the No Chid Left Behind -federal program.. They discussed .the need for funds to help second. grade below level readers and indicated. community grants would help go:to obtaining materials as well as sending teachers to.training. Upon. discussion from the council about the. amount ofcharitable funds provided last year and how much grant money was available. this iyear, it was suggested $2,500 could.: be donated to: Willow Lane Elementary: A vote: was taken as. indicated under Old Business B},. Don and Larry Waldoch presented that theyhad a new tenant that wants.. to move into the. Waldoch property on the Southeast corner of Highway 61 and: Hoffman Corners. They attended the December planning commission meeting and received favorable comments about their plans to rent the property. They requested guidance on how to proceed. Attorney. Oliver reminded the .council that there is currently a moratorium .in place to study for future development.