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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes May 17, 2022 4 | Page Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Program Resolution #2022-013 in Support of the “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” Program The council had previously supported the veteran-based program called “Beyond the Yellow Ribbon” managed by the Suburban Ramsey County Network. It was decided to renew this support of the efforts of this group. The motion for adoption of the Resolution was introduced by Lindner and seconded by Cacioppo. All in favor, motion approved. Discussion of Gem Lake’s Social Media Policy The City of Gem Lake has launched a Facebook page to focus on special events and announcements. It will be considered a secondary site for information on Gem Lake, after the web-site. With this in mind, a basic social media policy needs to be instituted to insure proper adoption of rules as to how the page will be managed. A social media policy template was obtained from the League of Minnesota Cities and modified for City use. Lindner introduced a motion to approve this policy, seconded by Cacioppo. All in favor, motion approved. Purple Line Discussion The Council reviewed proposed changes to the Purple Line route and discussed their merit. Most were initially in favor of stopping the line at the Maplewood Transit Center. More discussion is needed Cacioppo will attend the Met Council sponsored Purple Line meeting later this week. This meeting will be virtual. Community Outreach to Other Cities and Government Bodies A new proposal for water billing is being developed by Artig-Swomley, Lawrence and Patrick Kelly. Kelly has been designated as the one and only point person with Vadnais Heights for discussion of this proposal. Lawrence is working well with the Ramsey County Election Board. Johnson will manage the relationship with the City of White Bear. Claims Lindner made a motion to pay the May bills, seconded by Cacioppo. All in favor, motion approved. Monthly Financial Report Monthly financials were submitted for review. No questions from City Council. Presentations from the public, 2 minutes maximum Residents in attendance had no comments or questions. Open Items for Council Members to Bring Up Lindner asked that the annual MS4 public hearing be scheduled for September rather than August, due to a schedule change for the engineer in charge, Emily Jennings. Meeting information will be relayed to Lawrence. Lindner also asked the council to consider a targeting picketing/protesting ordinance that cities in the area are considering. It can be formally discussed at the next meeting. Future Council Meetings City Council, Tuesday June 21, 2022, Workshop for June is CANCELED. Adjournment Being there no further business, following a motion from Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo, the meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Gretchen Artig-Swomley