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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes April 18, 2023 2 | Page Consent Agenda Resolution #2023-007 April 2023 Donation to White Bear Lake Area Food Shelf 2023 Pay Equity Compliance Report Quarterly Financial Report Monthly Financial Report(s) Claims All items on the consent agenda were reviewed by the Council. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to approve all the items listed on the consent agenda as is, seconded by Councilmember Johnson. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, consent agenda is approved. Committee Reports - Planning Commission Commission Chair Joshua Patrick shared with the Council that a Public Hearing was held during their April meeting for an Ordinance amendment to the Consolidate Land Use Ordinance increasing the number of students allowed to a maximum of 182. The Commission discussed this and support was given from the public in attendance. The Commission voted to recommend approval to the City Council based on the recommendations by City Planner Evan Monson. The Commission is also making progress with the Nuisance Ordinance and hope to have a draft Ordinance with suggestions and new language from City Planner Evan Monson at the next meeting to review. The Commission is hoping to have something to recommend for approval in the near future. Old Business Newsletter A newsletter for the month of May has been drafted and will be completed after the City Council Meeting taking place tonight, April 18, 2023. The Mayor is waiting on the report from the MPCA to finish a story and then it will be sent to the Acting City Clerk to be reformatted. Next Steps Corridor Project The team working on this project is working towards getting a grant through Ramsey County to help fund the continued effort with the initial application being submitted the week of April 10, 2023. This project will unite County Road E between the three communities, White Bear Lake, Vadnais Heights and Gem Lake. The first step is for the team to secure funding, once that has been completed next steps will be shared. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to form a coalition to support this effort, seconded by Councilmember Johnson. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, the City of Gem Lake agrees to show support of this effort. Update on Water Funding Request The City of Gem Lake’s application for federal funding for a partial municipal water system has been selected to advance to the next stage in the U.S. House appropriations process. The City received the official notice of nomination on April 11 from the office of U.S. Representative Betty McCollum. The Mayor and City Engineer Justin Gese worked very hard to ensure all required paperwork was in on time in order to be considered for the funding. New Business Request Ordinance Amendment to the Consolidated Land Use Ordinance – White Bear Montessori School The White Bear Montessori School (WBMS) operates at 1201 County Road E East, at the southwest corner of the city. The parcel is zoned Executive Residential (RX), and is also identified as being within the Institutional Overlay zone (the 2017 zoning map refers to the Institutional Overlay as a ‘Conditional Use Institutional’). The Consolidated Land Use Ordinance states in Section 15.1 that the purpose of the Institutional Overlay is for permitting uses that serve the public, and that are providing uses on a nonprofit basis. Section 15.2 lists ‘religious institutions’ and ‘private child care and education facilities’ as uses that are permitted within the zone; Sections 15.3 and 15.4 lists accessory and conditional/interim uses permitted in the overlay. The overlay zone establishes limitations on uses within the zone. WBMS would be considered as a ‘private child care and education facilities’ use in the ordinance. WBMS is considering improvements to their facility, and is