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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes May 18, 2021 4 | Page Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, carpet cleaning by Stanley Steemer approved. Proposed Plumbing Change Councilmember Lindner had a company come in and look at our current plumbing for the bathrooms and drinking fountains. The quote will be available for the June City Council Meeting to discuss. Covid-19 funds may be available to use for these upgrades. Parking Lot/Other Councilmember Lindner noted that he checked all the emergency lights in the building and only one currently works. Councilmember Lindner will work on getting an estimate to either replace the whole fixture or just the battery packs. Mayor Artig-Swomley noted that the speed bumps have been taken out since the last city council meeting and it was completed at the lower bid. Internal Management Update City Clerk has finished formatting the employee manual and it was distributed at tonight’s meeting. City Clerk has been working on creating forms that we do not have in the office, but state that we offer online. City Clerk has been creating a folder of all historical pictures and documents that come in to the office for future use. City clerk has sent in the paperwork to join the Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Association of Minnesota (MCFOA) and will go to the first class in 2022 because the deadline for this year was missed. City Clerk is in the process of updating the website where needed and is working on adding more ordinances to the website and streamlining them so they are all searchable documents. Home Business Occupation Discussion A public hearing will be scheduled for July to discuss the Home Occupation Ordinance. Deer Hunting Discussion / Workshop Report May 10 A public hearing will be scheduled in July or August to propose changes to the ordinance. CUP / IUP Fee Modification Mayor Artig-Swomley made mention that although we did approve removing the escrow from the CUP, IUP and Variance applications, it was not mentioned that for the CUP and IUP applications that the escrow fee will now be combined with the application fee. The total to apply for a CUP or IUP will now cost $275.00 to cover the review time. Councilmember Cacioppo made a motion to approve the combining of the application fee and escrow into one lump sum, seconded by Councilmember Lindner. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, fees are now combined to total $275.00 non-refundable fee. LMC Liability Coverage – Waiver Form In the case that someone tries to sue the City, the LMC Liability coverage helps us set limits. Councilmember Lindner made a motion to accept the LMC Liability Coverage suggested by the League on their form, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, LMC Liability Coverage approved. Community Outreach Mayor Artig-Swomley stated that we are in the process of building bridges with our surrounding cities. City Clerk has been assigned to work with the Ramsey County Election Board, Councilmember Amlee has been assigned to work with Rush Line, Councilmember Lindner has been assigned to work with the City of Vadnais Heights, Councilmember Cacioppo has been assigned to work with the Ramsey County Sheriff Department and Mayor Artig-Swomley has been assigned to work with White Bear Lake, White