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Gern Lake City Council Meeting Page 2 of 9 the scholarship. At this time, the scholarship is for $500 and could be more by the end of the school year. Four Seasons Conditional Use Permit: The probation period (90 days) has expired and up for review by the city council. Mayor Uzpen stated that during the months of November and December the cars were in compliance of the Conditional Use Permit. However, in January the cars were not parked where they should be and Mr. Newcomb stated that was due to the snow plowing of the car lot. At this time, the Four Seasons Auto Repair partner has left the business. Mayor Uzpen stated that Mr. Newcomb would. have to reapply for a new Conditional Use Permit as the original permit was for two businesses on the property with two partners. Mr. Newcomb feels the original permit covers both businesses and he will do auto repairs on the cars he sells. Councilmember Rasmussen stated going forward; the council can revisit this issue.. There are some hot tubs on the property left from the departing partner that need to be removed, and the property needs to be cleaned up. Mr. Newcomb will give a 30-day notice to the partner to remove the hot tubs from the property. Upon motion, Councilmember Rasmussen voted to remove the 90-day probation and reinstate the Conditional Use Permit, and it was seconded by Councilmember Lindner. Councilmember Lindner stated the city council would have to revisit this issue in the near future. Mr. Newcomb will work with Tom Riedesel, from White Bear Township regarding the zoning issue on the property. PUBLIC HEARING None. Resolution 2011-1 City Appointments for 2011: This resolution appoints the city officials and businesses that Gem Lake uses to run the city. Upon motion by Councilmember Lindner and seconded by Councilmember Artig-Swomley, motion passes. Ayes -- 5, Nays— 0. Hillary Farm: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Dolphin gave a presentation to the City Council and public in attendance and Mayor Uzpen stated that the public could ask questions after the presentation. Mr. McNulty and Mr. Dolphin explained that they want to add eight additional smaller lots to Hillary Farm, preserving the green space and same quality of homes in each lot. The engineers from Hillary Farm have met with the engineers from SEH to discuss the changes with the development. Mr. McNulty feels they meet all requirements of the PUD and. Comp Plan and would like to move forward with this project. They feel moving this forward will benefit the citizens of Gem Lake. Councilmember Artig-Swamley asked the question of why there was no interest in the current meadow lots as stated by Mr. McNulty in his presentation. Mr. McNulty stated that those lots were too big for future buyers: Mr. Dolphin stated that homes in the $60.0,000 to 1 million dollar range represent the current market of homes selling at this time. At the end of the presentation, the meeting was open to the public for their questions and comments. Look for us on the World Wide Web at gernlakernn.org