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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes June 15, 2021 1 | Page
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<br />City of Gem Lake
<br />City Council Meeting – June 15, 2021
<br />Meeting Minutes
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<br />Mayor Artig-Swomley called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Councilmembers Amlee, Cacioppo,
<br />Lindner and Johnson were present. Also present: Planning and Zoning Tom Riedesel, City Engineer
<br />Justin Gese, City Attorney Patrick Kelly, Planning Commission member Joshua Patrick, Summit Farm
<br />Villas HOA Board President Sharon Roland, White Bear Lake Police Chief Julie Swanson, Residents Jim
<br />Wilson, Paul Emeott, Dan Meysembourg and Kim Anderson-Uzpen.
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<br />June 15, 2021 Agenda
<br />A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner to accept the agenda with the addition of Pest control
<br />discussion, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes,
<br />agenda approved.
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<br />Minutes
<br />A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the
<br />May 18, 2021, City Council Minutes. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, minutes approved.
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<br />A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the
<br />June 1, 2021, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes,
<br />minutes approved.
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<br />Committee Reports – Planning Commission
<br />Commission member Patrick gave an overview of the Planning Commission Meeting on June 1, 2021.
<br />There were three (3) public hearings discussed at the meeting pertaining to urban gardening, fence height,
<br />and setback and zoning, all of which relate directly to the Gem Lake Ordinance No. 131 Consolidated
<br />Land Use. The Planning Commission worked with staff recommendation and concluded that all the
<br />concerns could be met using a Conditional Use Permit to deal with an applicant who applied for a permit
<br />for an 8 foot fence. Also discussed was the task of fixing some of the language in the Consolidated Land
<br />Use Ordinance in the future to bring it up to date as it regards truck farming.
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<br />Old Business – Newsletter Ideas
<br />Mayor Artig-Swomley presented ideas for the next Newsletter to include pieces on the White Bear Lake
<br />Police Chief Swanson’s reports, story on Resident Mr. Meysembourg and his farm, Resident Mrs.
<br />Anderson-Uzpen starting a committee to maintain the public land and trail, donations for the food shelf,
<br />City Clerk Notary, requesting residents to supply Heritage Hall with their emails, graduate shout outs and
<br />crime in the area.
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<br />New Business
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<br />White Bear Area Police Department Presentation – Trends/Department Report – Chief Swanson
<br />The White Bear Lake Police Department is who we have contracted for our Police Services. Over the last
<br />year, June 1, 2021 through June 1, 2021 Gem Lake had approximately 642 calls for service. Those calls
<br />consisted of 237 police proactive, 125 traffic stops, 53 medicals, 10 theft and 10 motor vehicle thefts. The
<br />Police Department has 31 Officers with the newest starting June 15th, one (1) Police Chief, two (2)
<br />Captains, four (4) Sergeants, three (3) investigators one (1) Violent Crime Enforcement Taskforce and
<br />two (2) School Resource Officers), six (6) Community Service Officers and four (4) Support
<br />Staff/Evidence/Media Specialist. The department provides Use of Force Training to their officers on a
<br />monthly basis, and department wide twice a year. Beginning July 1, 2021 they must start providing the
<br />additional in-service training as follows:
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