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Gem Lake City Council Meeting. Page 2 of 5 • Final votes from the election. • Voter turn out • Property taxes for 2013 • Feature story on a Gem Lake resident. PUBLIC HEARING Fee Schedule - 2013: The. City Council discussed the fee schedule at the November Workshop. Gardening fee will be $100 for the second year going forward. In addition, there was a fee instituted for commercial paving. Councilmember Artig-Swomley stated she was not at the Workshop and had a question on the Gardening fee. The City Council will vote on it tonight and then discuss the fee further at the December Workshop. Public Hearing opened at 7:15 p.m. No comments from the public. Public Hearing closed at 7:16 p.m. Upon motion by Councilmember Bosak and seconded by Councilmember Rasmussen, 2013 Fee Schedule has been approved. Ayes — 5, Nays — 0. Resolution 2012-15 City of Gem Lake 2013 Budget: Tom Kelly from White Bear Township, Treasurer for the City of Gem Lake presented with handouts to the City Council the budget for 2013. Mr. Kelly stated that the budget has not changed much for 2013...Mr. Kelly looked at what the City spent in 2012 and the last two years. Mr. Kelly explained the 2013 property tax levy of $368,994. Total budget for the City is $557,493 in total expenditures for all funds. There is no Park Fund expenditure due to no parks in the City. General Fund is at $311,344; biggest fund is for administrative services, and Public Works. Property values are still decreasing which will affect the amount of taxes paid. The. trend is that by 2014 you will see an increase or the real estate market will stay flat. The budget is a 10% decrease from 2012. Public Hearing opened at 7:42 p.m. Mr. Bolfing wanted Mr. Kelly to explain the debt levy for Heritage Hall. Mr. Kelly :explained the City of Gem Lake has three different payments that it makes. The debt on Heritage Hall was a levy. The levy in 2007 was for the Capital Improvement Bond to construct the building and has a principal and interest payment for 2012. The bond has fifteen years left on it. Public Hearing closed at 7:45 p.m. Look for us on the World Wide Web at gemlakemn.org