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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 3 | Page Internal Management League of Minnesota Cities Training Program Mayor Artig-Swomley and Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence attended League of Minnesota Cities Training last month and found it very beneficial. Data practices and records management are primary topics for Gem Lake in the year ahead. Lawrence is embarking on a long-term look at the City’s record management, in order to standardize and improve the way the City keeps records, discards older records and seeks out ways to make things easier to locate at Heritage Hall. Data practices training is available on- line for council members. It is brief but effective training and comes highly recommended. Council members should contact Lawrence to register. City-Wide Clean Up Event May 21 Planning The City will be holding a city-wide clean-up event on Saturday May 21, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. – Noon. The City will supply those who come to participate with industrial strength garbage bags. These trash bags can be dropped off in the Heritage Hall parking lot at the conclusion of the event. At noon, hotdogs, chips and soda will be served to celebrate the conclusion of the event. Mayor Artig-Swomley stated that the food has been purchased for an estimated four dozen participants. She asked for volunteers to help with the food service. The Trash to Treasure part of the event will involve residents placing unwanted items at the end of their driveways in order to re-purpose them into someone else’s home. It was a popular event in the past and she hoped it would be again. Discussion of County Road E Corridor Study Johnson gave an update on the County Road E corridor study group. He asked how Gem Lake might transfer budget money from various accounts to cover participation costs. Each city in the study was asked to contribute $6,000. Tom Kelly explained various transfer options. Motion by Lindner second by Johnson to begin participating with this group by making the $6,000 payment. All voted favor, motion approved. Public Works and White Bear Township Rate Discussion A rate structure for public works duties performed by White Bear Township for the City of Gem Lake was agreed to by resolution at the last council meeting. Mayor Artig-Swomley provided an update on discussion with the Township on the mechanics of the working relationship. They will perform all public works services for the City as of June 1, 2022, including routine, emergency and other special services. The Township voted to approve the move at the board meeting this week. They agreed to a new Joint Powers Agreement covering this relationship that was drafted by Attorney Patrick Kelly. Lindner made a motion to approve this JPA, Hynes-Amlee seconded, all favor, motion approved. Charitable Gambling Donations Resolution #2022-011 May 2022 Donation to White Bear Lake Area Food Shelf The City of Gem Lake requested a donation in the amount of $1000 to the White Bear Lake Area Food Shelf. The motion for adoption of the Resolution was introduced by Lindner and seconded by Cacioppo. All in favor, motion approved. Resolution #2022-012April 2022 Donation to Scholarship Fund Applicant The City of Gem Lake requested a donation in the amount of $1000 for an approved application for recent graduate Jake Tangwall for post-secondary education purposes as part of the Gem Lake Scholarship program. The motion for adoption of the Resolution was introduced by Lindner and seconded by Cacioppo. All in favor, motion approved.