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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes July 16, 2024 2 | Page Consent Agenda Resolution #2024-013 July 2024 Donation to White Bear Lake Area Food Shelf Resolution #2024-014 Joint Cooperation Agreement with the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority 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 Cacioppo. Motion carried 5-0. Committee Reports Commission Chair Joshua Patrick shared that the Planning Commission reviewed the newly consolidated liquor ordinance at their July 9 meeting. With the assistance of City Planner Evan Monson and input from City Attorney Kevin Beck, a new liquor ordinance was created that combined both the non-intoxicating and intoxicating liquor ordinances and ensured it was compliant with state statutes. The Commission moved to forward the consolidated ordinance to City Council for approval. Old Business Newsletter Updates / Topics / Suggestions Mayor Artig-Swomley shared that a recent newsletter went out and there is no rush to get another one out but would like to aim for a September edition. Mayor Artig-Swomley presented ideas for the next edition of the City Newsletter to include pieces such as the MPCA report, recycling numbers, funding finalists for our municipal water supply project, and trees planted on public land. Update on Open Space Improvements Willow River trees have been planted, and the city is still waiting on the Tree Trust to get out and do their free plantings. White Bear Township Public Works will handle the watering of the new trees. Volunteers from the Villas development picked the cottonwood trees that began to grow and piled them up and White Bear Township Public Works came and collected the brush pile for them. Funding Update on Municipal Water System Gem Lake is a finalist for 1.1 million to go towards the Municipal Water System project. This money is not a guarantee, but it is a good sign. If awarded, this money is not time sensitive and will have no expiration date for when the City needs to use it by. New Business Liquor Ordinance Consolidation Ordinance No. 146 The City Council tasked the Planning Commission with reviewing and combining ordinances regarding Liquor. The Ordinances include: 1. Ordinances 9 and 65 – Intoxicating Liquor 2. Ordinance 116 – Non-Intoxicating Liquor Ordinances 9, 65 and 116 were combined into a new Ordinance, Ord. No. 146. An initial draft was reviewed at the May Planning Commission meeting. In the meantime, City staff found a draft ordinance that was approved by City Council on January 15th, 2019. This was an amendment to Ord. No. 9. Said ordinance was never posted on the City’s website by previous staff, nor was a ‘final’ version saved in City records. For clarity, this ordinance will be referred to in this memo as “Ord. 2019.”