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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes June 15, 2021 2 | Page • Crisis intervention and mental illness crises • Conflict management and mediation • Recognizing and valuing community diversity and cultural differences to include implicit bias This spring the Police Department received grant funding to provide staffing for several events: • Distracted Driving Enforcement March 9-30, two (2) officers made 48 stops along on Tuesday March 23, 2021 • DWI Enforcement for the month of April every Thursday-Sunday 4:00 p.m. – midnight • Crosswalk Enforcement The vandalism that happened at the Gem Lake Hills Golf Course ended up going nowhere, they were not able to identify any of the vandals and no one came in and turned anyone in. Gem Lake Infrastructure Issues Gem Lake Villas Water System Billing Update A thorough look was done of all the information available on the past year’s billing. Audits were completed and Mayor Artig-Swomley, City Clerk Melissa Lawrence and Bill Short met with the City of Vadnais Heights to reduce the main meter charge. It was found that the meter charge was high and that the Gem Lake Villas are being treated like one big house. There was also concern that the City of Gem Lake was paying sewer on irrigation. Hoffman Road Update – Justin Gese Mr. Gese reported that there is now a tentative start date of July 12, 2021. Flyers will be sent out to properties nearby to inform them of the date. Once the project begins, they will have 30 days to complete it. Gem Lake Villas Update – Justin Gese Mr. Gese reported that some areas have been reseeded and that the developer needs to be reached out to regarding the warranty on some of the trees. City Clerk is still in the process of getting a hold of the White Bear Townships Public Works Department to get a “No Outlet” sign for the Villas to be put up. Scheuneman Road Update – Justin Gese Mr. Gese reported that Emily Jennings has been working on the report and it should be ready to present at the July City Council Meeting. Formation of Gem Lake Public Trail Committee Current Maintenance As of right now there has been no one maintaining the public land, with the exception of SEH recommended reseeding where needed, and removing dead trees. Future Growth Dr. Kim Anderson-Uzpen has received training to become a master gardener and is forming a committee to help with the upkeep of the public land. There is currently some money in the park fund, but it cannot be used for maintenance, it can only be used for improvements. City Clerk will send out a letter to all residents asking for volunteers to join the committee.