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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes March 15, 2022 3 | Page 4. Any connections of the proposed accessory structure to city utilities shall adhere to applicable city requirements. 5. The applicant is required to adhere to all applicable local, State, or Federal regulations. 6. The applicant is required to acquire any other applicable local, State, or Federal permits for this request. Councilmember Lindner made a motion to approve the CUP for a detached garage structure at 3948 Scheuneman Road based on the recommended conditions, seconded by Councilmember Amlee. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, CUP for 3984 Scheuneman Road is approved. Gem Lake Infrastructure Issues Water Study/Well Situation Update Bringing municipal water to all of Gem Lake is an option and SEH is currently in the 2nd phase of looking where the City can get water from. The MPCA will be conducting more tests in the wells in Gem Lake during the summer of 2022. Until these steps have been completed there is no new information to report. MS4 Proposal – SEH Each year, the City of Gem Lake is required to complete annual reporting and host an annual meeting as part of their MPCA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/State Disposal System (NPDES/SDS) MS4 Permit. The Annual Report requires a summary of all MS4 related activities, requirements, and inventories by the City in the given year. The Annual Report is due June 30th of each year covering the previous calendar year. In November of 2020, the MS4 general permit was reissued and permittees were required to submit the MS4 Part 2 Permit Application by April 15, 2021. The City of Gem Lake completed and initially submitted their application on April 15, 2021. The City received authorization to discharge stormwater under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/State Disposal System (NPDES/SDS) MS4 General Permit (MNR040000), effective November 12, 2021. Any necessary updates to the City’s existing MS4 program to satisfy the requirements of the 2020 MS4 permit must be complete by November 12, 2022. SEH submitted a proposal to undertake the writing of the MS4 report. The scope of services is described in two major tasks, including: 1. MS4 Annual Reporting Assistance 2. MS4 Program Updates Although these tasks are part of the City’s MS4 permit, the final deliverable for each task is independent of one another. Please note that wherever possible, SEH staff will combine meeting instances, questions or information outreach, and deliverables to the City to streamline efforts outlined within this proposal. Councilmember Lindner made a motion to approve the proposal by SEH for $22,825, seconded by Councilmember Amlee. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, SEH’s proposal for $22,825 is approved. Stormwater Discharge and Pipeline License Update Railroad companies are very possessive of their land, and usually before you enter railroad property there are agreements that are discussed. Because of the issue Gem Lake faced with the emergency situation, the City was given the go ahead to complete the work on a slope failure