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Gem Lake City Council Meeting Page 4 of 6 Floodplain Ordinance 114: The Public Hearing was held at the May Planning Commission meeting and they accepted the ordinance without change and forwarded it to the City Council to approve. In order for the residents to buy flood insurance, an ordinance needs to be written. The map is on-line on the FEMA website. The areas affected are properties around the lake. The flood plan is made up of two zones. (1) Zone A — Below high water level, normal wetland. (2) Zone Fringe — Engineered to cover 100 year floods. You can build a shed in this area, but cannot build a home. Upon motion by Councilmember Artig-Swomley and seconded by Councilmember Lindner. Motion was madeto adopt Ordinance Number 114. Ayes 3, Nays — 0. The summary was passed out to the City Council to look over and upon motion by Councilmember Artig-Swomley and seconded by Councilmember Lindner, motion was made to accept and pass the summary for Ordinance Number 114. Ayes- 3, Nays -- 0. Resolution 2010-07 Lake Area Transit Bus Contribution: The City of Gem Lake's portion to Lake Transit Bus contribution of $500. Upon motion by Councilmember Artig-Swomley and seconded by Councilmember Lindner. The motion has been made to Resolution 2010-07 and passes. Ayes — 3, Nays— 0. Claims for May: The bills for May were discussed and authorized to pay. Upon motion by Councilmember Artig-Swomley and seconded by Councilmember Lindner, motion passes. Ayes — 3, Nays — 0. Monthly Financial Reports: The. City Council received and reviewed the handout. Waiting for bids to fix the sewer on Hoffman Road. The money will come out of the sewer fund.. OPEN ITEMS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Test Tower: Councilmember Artig-Swomley will be putting a test tower on her property for six months to collect data. If she qualifies, she will apply for a conditional use permit and work with Tom Riedesel at White Bear Township. She is also on the list for solar power. MS4 Report: Councilmember Lindner stated that he completed the MS4 report and he will file it with the Minnesota Pollution Control. It is due June 30, 2010. Flagpole Update: Another department at Washington County has requested the flagpoles that were taken down. Councilmember Lindner will talk to that department to see if the City of Gem Lake can have the smaller flagpole and if so, will have it delivered. If Washington County wants both flagpoles, a resident of Gem Lake has offered to donate his flagpole: Councilmember Lindner will keep the City Council informed. Look for us on the World Wide Web at gemlakenin.org