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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes October 18, 2022 4 | Page <br /> <br />Community Outreach to other Cities and Government Bodies <br />The City continues to make progress with Vadnais Heights, but would still like to see things improve even <br />more. The Purple Line has been reduced to three (3) end of the line locations, all of which failed the federal <br />funding pretests at this point. The Purple Line is going to continue to tweak the numbers, but City by City <br />the project is continuing to lose support. <br /> <br />Mayor Artig-Swomley shared some information regarding a meeting she attended on the homelessness <br />initiative with Ramsey County. At this time there is a huge problem with homelessness due to mental <br />illness, drug addiction and inflation. The Mayor would like the City to work with White Bear Lake on their <br />policy to reach a happy medium between public safety and compassion. <br /> <br />Claims <br />Councilmember Lindner made a motion to pay the bills, seconded by Councilmember Amlee. Voice vote <br />taken, all voted yes, motion passes, and bills will be paid. <br /> <br />Monthly Financial Reports <br />The financials for September were submitted and the Council had no comment. <br /> <br />Presentations from the public, 2 minutes maximum <br />Residents in attendance had no comments or questions. <br /> <br />Open Items for Council Members to Bring Up <br />Council had no comments or questions. <br /> <br />Future Council Meetings <br />City Council, Tuesday, December 20, 2022, Workshop, Monday, December 12, 2022 is CANCELED. <br /> <br /> Attendance Inquiry <br /> At this time all Councilmembers will be in attendance at the December 20 Council meeting. <br /> <br />Adjournment <br />Being there no further business, following a motion from Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember <br />Johnson, the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m. <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, Melissa Lawrence