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City of Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 9, 2024 1 | Page City of Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting – July 9, 2024 Meeting Minutes Planning Commission Chair Joshua Patrick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Commission Members Art Pratt, Derek Wippich, and Stephanie Farrell were present. Not present was Commission Member Don Cumming. Also present: City Planner Evan Monson, City Attorney Stand-in Martin Norder, and Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence. July 9, 2024 A motion was introduced by Commissioner Pratt to accept the agenda, seconded by Commissioner Wippich. Motion carried 4-0. Minutes A motion was introduced by Commissioner Pratt, seconded by Commissioner Wippich to approve the May 14, 2024, Planning Commission Meeting minutes. Motion carried 4-0. Public Hearings None Old Business Ordinance No. 09, 65, and 116 Liquor Discussion The City Council has tasked the Planning Commission with reviewing and combining ordinances regarding Liquor. The Ordinances include: 1. Ordinances 9 and 65 – Intoxicating Liquor 2. Ordinance 116 – Non-Intoxicating Liquor City Planner Evan Monson presented the Commission with a draft version of Ordinance No. 146 Liquor that included the incorporation of Ordinances 9, 65 and 116. An initial draft was reviewed at the May Planning Commission meeting. In the meantime, City staff found a draft ordinance that was approved by City Council on January 15th, 2019. This was an amendment to Ord. No. 9. Said ordinance was never posted on the City’s website nor was a final version saved in City records. For clarity, this ordinance will be referred to in this memo as “Ordinance 2019.” Due to the new information in Ord. 2019, Ord. No. 146 was edited since the last Planning Commission meeting to reflect some of the content in Ord. 2019 as well as the content from the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) model ordinance. Ord. No. 146 combined the above liquor ordinances. Content updates are aligned with state statutes. Changes proposed include revising the definitions to include references to terms in state statutes, removing references to fee amounts and placing them in the Fee Schedule (Ord. No. 135), and adding measurable distance requirements regarding locations. See City Planner Memo attached. The Commission reviewed the new proposed Ordinance 146 and suggested some additional minor changes to be reflected before it is put in front of the Council for approval. The Commission would like to forward the document along to the City Council for approval based on the suggested edits made by the City Planner and additional suggestions by the Commission. Commissioner Pratt introduced a motion, seconded by Commissioner Wippich. Motion carried 4-0.