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Gem Lake City Council Meeting Page 5 of 7 owners wants two weeks and the City Council wants to be accommodating and will amend the Ordinance to allow spring and fall plowing to occur between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with no weekends until the plowing is complete. Setback: Mayor Uzpen does not have a problem with a 20-foot setback along County Road E and Daniels Farm Road, but feels that along the residential areas that is too small. The Ordinance states 60 feet. Councilmember Rasmussen suggested a compromise of 150 feet from the property owners' home. The City Council agreed to the compromise. Mr. Hansen was asked if he agreed to the compromise and he said that he did. The question of how to stake the area in front of the property owner's home was discussed. A suggestion of using an arch was made as well as just creating a box. It was also stated that this could be worked out with the property owners. Mayor Uzpen asked Mr. Hansen if he agreed to the changes and he said that he agreed to them. A discussion took place concerning wetlands. Tom Hansen's property is in the Ramsey Water shed and Brian's is in the VLAWMO water shed. Attorney Oliver will be working on updating the City of Gem Lake's Wetland rules to mirror those of Ramsey and VLAWMO. The landowner is responsible to follow rules on wetlands. Regarding weeds/grass clippings and debris, the rules will need to be followed for composting. Large scale composting is not permitted. Attorney Oliver went over the .changes and read them back to the City Council. Upon motion by Councilmember Artig-Swomley and seconded by Councilmember Rasmussen, Ordinance Number 122 as amended passes. Ayes -- 4, Nays — O. Summary Ordinance for Publication: Upon motion by Councilmember Lindner and seconded by Councilrember Artig-Swomley, the Summary Ordinance for Publication motion passes. Ayes - 4, Nays — 0. OPEN ITEMS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Uzpen stated he received a letter from the Department of Transportation regarding changing the population number on the signs for the city. Mayor Uzpen wants to have Hoffman Road surveyed to clarify the boundaries between Gem Lake and Vadnais Heights. The. City of Gem Lake will have to hire a surveyor to go over the boundaries. Councilmember Artig-Swomley asked if all arrangements were made for National Night Out. Councilmember Lindner is in charge this year and almost everything is done. FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS Workshop. Meeting: August 1, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. City Council Meeting: August 16, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. ADJOURN Look for uson the World Wide Web at gemlakemn.org