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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes March 21, 2023 2 | Page seconded by Councilmember Amlee. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, discussion is tabled until the April meeting. Gem Lake Clean-Up Day Discussion The Mayor and City Clerk discussed the option of the City of Gem Lake and White Bear Township having a joint clean-up event on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The Township brought the idea to their Town Board and it was approved based on a couple conditions. The City Clerk would supply the Public Works Department a list of all households in Gem Lake and that the City of Gem Lake be charged to join the event. Mayor Artig-Swomley and Town Administrator Patrick Christopherson agreed that the City would be charged $500.00 for up to 50 households and an additional $5 per household after. Town Administrator asked the City to come up with a resolution for the event to be approved at the meeting. Resolution #2023-006 Joint Recycling Event Agreement Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence created a resolution to approve the joint recycling event between the City of Gem Lake and White Bear Township. The motion for adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly introduced by Councilmember Lindner and supported by Councilmember Amlee, and upon vote being taken thereon, the resolution passed with a vote of 3 in favor and 0 against. New Business VLAWMO Discussions Councilmember Lindner had a couple items to discuss regarding VLAWMO. At this time the February Meeting was rescheduled due to weather and he expects to still be the chair of VLAWMO. Budgeted Project 2024-2027 The City of Gem Lake has a couple grant & partnership dependent projects/activities on the VLAWMO list for 2024-2027. • 2024 – Commercial area retrofit project feasibility study - $25,000.00 • 2025 – Commercial area retrofit project implementation - $25,000.00 • 2026 – Commercial area retrofit project implementation - $125,000.00 • 2027 – Golf Course Water Reuse - $75,00.00 The amount listed for each year are VLAWMO partnership dollars and the possible/proposed partners for these projects could be City, County or State grants. Councilmember Lindner stated that these are not scheduled projects, but wanted to know if the Mayor and Council would like to keep the City of Gem Lake on the list for these possible projects. Mayor Artig-Swomley said that the City should remain on the list for future possible projects. Snow Melt Concerns Councilmember Lindner expressed some concern about the snowmelt in certain areas of the City. At this time the Councilmember is concerned about one specific area in the City located on Hoffman Road. The City has gotten some complaints from the new Luther Dealership going in about the snow piling at White Bear Floral. The snow being piled, when it eventually melts, will begin to melt down towards the new dealership. This area is also concerning because it is located near where the City recently had a slope failure. Councilmember Lindner reached out to Ramsey Washington Watershed to see if there were any ordinances or rules regarding the piling of snow, and was told there are none. City Engineer Justin Gese said that the City can notify the property owner that it is not proper use of the land and let them know that the City will not be responsible for any future slope failures or complaints from adjacent owners. The Mayor asked Mr. Gese if he could maybe come up with some language to add to our nuisance ordinance and to give a report at the April meeting regarding the issue. Tobacco and Liquor Ordinance Discussion – Possible Background Check Language Expansion At this time the City does not have any language in the Liquor Ordinance regarding background checks. This discussion came up because a new business will be opening on County Road E and it will be selling tobacco and tobacco products. A background check is required and the Acting City Clerk was curious if the language in the