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City of Gem Lake City Council meeting minutes May 15, 2018 Page 1 City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting – May 15, 2018 Meeting Minutes Mayor Uzpen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers Artig-Swomley, Cacioppo, Kuny and Lindner were present. Others in attendance: City Clerk Tori Leonhardt, City Engineer Justin Gese, Paul Emeott, Todd Hagen, Ehlers, Steven Kleis, Greg Martz, Bradley Millard, Stephen and Dan Osterkamp. May 15, 2018, Agenda A motion was made by Councilmember Artig-Swomley, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the agenda for May 15, 2018, motion passed. Agenda approved. Minutes A motion was made by Councilmember Artig-Swomley, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the April 17, 2018, City Council minutes. Motion passed, minutes approved. Committee Reports None. Newsletter May/June, published mid to late May, Villas, Scheuneman Road business district street project, comp plan update, Garden permit, solicitor license, calls for service, New Trax hiring, selling home/septic approval, donation to White Bear Lake Area Food Shelf, city clerk profile. Public Hearing – Assessment for Scheuneman Road Business District Project Justin Gese, City Engineer updated the Council on the status of the bid for the project. 8 bids came in, all under the proposed budget. Public hearing was opened at 7:13 p.m. Steve Osterkamp, Summit Mini Storage, 3716 Scheuneman Road, questions – are curbs proposed? Concrete? Wide enough for on-street parking? Currently business has none (on street parking). Concerned about curbs with the disposal of snow. Semis parking on the side of road currently a concern. Water main – why? Mr. Gese –There will be concrete curbs, roadway pavement will be wider. Small amount of parking on the west side, some parking available with the widening of the roadway. Parking signs for winter months will be added. Mr. Osterkamp: Is the water main going to go down the middle or the street? How far will the piping for the water come in? Concerned about competition in his market place, how will he pay for this? Will the value of my property go up because of this, thus an increase in taxes? Does the cost include the cost of hooking up to the water? Road limit – continue to be a 9 ton road? Can I hook up to the water anytime within the 15 years? Councilmember Artig-Swomley: We don’t report into Ramsey County the increase in value. The City of Gem Lake is required by the Metropolitan Council to have a water plan. Mr. Gese: The cost of hooking up to the water is separate. The valve is in the street. Field personnel will work with property owners to hook up the water. Water can be hooked up anytime within the life of the assessment (15 years).