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Gem Lake City Council Meeting Page 3 of 6 Councilmember Artig-Swomley, the motion was made to accept Resolution 2010- 08. A voice vote was taken: Mayor Uzpen — no, Councilmember Bosak — yes, Councilmember Artrrrg-Swomley — no, Councilmember Lindner — yes, and Councilmember Rasmussen — no. Resolution 2010-08 does not pass. Ayes — 2, Nays — 3. Resolution 201.0-0.9 Arthur Pratt, upon motion by Councilmember Artig-Swomley and seconded by Councilmember Bosak to discuss Resolution 2010-09. Councilmember Artig-Swomley feels it is very important to listen to the residents and bring new ideas and new blood to serve on the Planning Commission. A. voice vote was taken: Mayor Uzpen — yes, Councilmember Bosak — yes, Councilmember Artig-Swomley — yes, Councilmember Lindner - • no, and Councilmember Rasmussen — yes. Resolution 2010-09 passes. Ayes — 4, Nays — 1. Claims for June: The. bills for June were discussed and authorized to pay. Upon motion by Councilmember Artig-Swomley and seconded. by Councilmember Bosak, motion passes. Ayes.- 5, Nays -- 0. Monthly Financial Reports: The City Council received and reviewed the handout. As a discussion item, Mayor Uzpen advised that the Met Council sent out the sewer .bill projections for 2011 and. there will be a three percent increase for the cities. in the area except for White Bear Township and Gerry Lake. White Bear Township and Gem Lake is a thirteen percent increase. Jessie Hart will be calling the Met Council to get an explanation. OPEN ITEMS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Met Council Number of People Living in Gem Lake: The city wants to challenge the Met Council of the actual number of people living in Gem Lake. Mayor Uzpen stated that the average household members that he calculated is 2.5 individuals per house. There are 149 homes in the City of Gem Lake. Mayor Uzpen and Councilmember Artig-Swomley will merge their numbers, report this to the Met Council and create an article for the newsletter, Speed Signs in Gem Lake: Councilmember Bosak brought up the subject of placing speed signs to let drivers know how fast they are going. That has been addressed with Ramsey County and not a priority at this time. Lake Area Transit Bus Company: They have merged with MTC, so Gem Lake cannot give the $500 that was allotted last month. There was discussion about giving it to the Lyons Club or the White Bear. Lake Food Shelf. Alternatively, it can be put away and add to the scholarship fund. It was suggested to invite a representative from the Lyons Club to explain what they do with driving the residents of Gem Lake around. Will place on hold and do more research. Look for us on the World Wide Web at gemlakemn.org: