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Gem Lake City Council Meeting Page 3 of 5 wordage of Ordinance 43. City Attorney Trevor Oliver discussed the ordinance and if. approved by the City Council, this will be in effect for two years_ This will allow the sub- division to be built. The Public Hearing will be heard at the a Planning Cornmission meeting on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Councilmember Rasmussen requested to have a time -line checklist. Attorney Oliver discussed the issues regarding the 60-day rule on rezoning and sub -division Plat primarily approval. The council can extend the 60-day rule if the time -line needs to be extended, Mayor Uzpen asked if the Planning Commission should be writing the rules with Mr. McNulty, Attorney Oliver said the Planning Commission is a place to start. Mr. McNulty wants to use a PUD. There are some problems with Gem Lake's R3 zoning. Some of the calculations are wrong and need to re -calculate. The calculation affects zone . R3 due to smaller acre lots. If amending that, the council needs to have a Public Hearing at the January City Council meeting. Attorney Oliver discussed the PUD rezoning using a Conditional Use Permit. Councilmember Lindner discussed the open space and wetlands being compromised by the PUD. Attorney Oliver recommends that Gem Lake take the time to look at and use as a Conditional Use Permit or rezoning. The staff for this project needs to be in place to work on rezoning and conditions of the sub -division. If rezoning to one -acre Lots, the more lots that are sold will be a increased tax base for the City of Gem Lake. The Planning Commission needs to have all information in order for the. January Planning Commission meeting for a logical review before forwarding to the City Council. This will affect the present and the future of Gem Lake, so it needs to be done right. Tom Riedesel from White Bear Township commented on the buildable area .of 75%. The definition seems to be stricter than what he has seen in other city plans.. Administrative Assistant Replacement: Councilmember Lindner asked the status on the open position. Mayor Uzpen has a meeting on January 11th regarding the open position. It has not been decided if the position will be part-time or full-time. OPEN ITEMS Mayor. Uzpen received a call from a resident that is :getting married in the summer and having a DJ play at the reception outdoors at their place. They had questions regarding the time limit and was wondering what the ordinance was for noise. The noise. ordinance does not state the noise level or time to be done. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Councilmember Lindner asked Justin if there were any street or culvert improvements in 2011. There is some cracking on Big Fox Road and Tessier Road, so will look at those roads in the spring to evaluate. FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS Look for us on the World Wide Web at gemlakemn,org