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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes November 19, 2024 2 Invoice Cloud Fee to Customers Discussion Invoice Cloud has fees that they charge to their users for different aspects of paying utility bills online and paying for permits. Mayor Artig-Swomley suggested that the City eat all the costs on fees regarding online utility bill payments and permit payments for six (6) months and see how much the city is covering in fees. The Council will revisit the discussion in six (6) months to discuss whether the fees should be charged to the customers or if the City is ok to continue covering those fees. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to table the discussion until June 2025, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Motion carried 5-0. Code Enforcement Issues Discussion A hearing date for an administrative search warrant has been scheduled for Monday, November 25 for the property located along Scheuneman Road that the City has had many code enforcement concerns with over the past couple years. The warrant would mainly focus on the interior of the property to make sure it is up to code because it is licensed as a rental property. Chief Building Official Mike Johnson and City Attorney Kevin Beck are interested in being able to search the exterior of the property and the newly built accessory structure but may not have that option. New Business Approve Ordinance No. 67D Individual Septic Systems Updates Changes to the ordinance have been made over the years and the latest version made in 2018 was never incorporated. City Planner Evan Monson summarized the updates in his memo to the City which included notes from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). The updates were first presented to the Planning Commission which were then suggested to move forward to the Council for approval. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to approve the updates, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Motion carried 5-0. Approve Ordinance No. 111 Solicitors Updates Suggested changes to the ordinance include definition updates. The definition updates are based on the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) model ordinance. The updates were first presented to the Planning Commission which were then suggested to move forward to the Council for approval. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to approve the updates, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Motion carried 5-0. Approve Ordinance No. 83 Housing Maintenance Code Updates Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence added the suggestions from the November City Council meeting to the ordinance. The suggestions were first presented to the Planning Commission which were then suggested to move forward to the Council for approval. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to approve the updates, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Motion carried 5-0. Approve Ordinance No. 91 Administration Updates Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence added some suggest updates to the ordinance to better explain what the Planning Commission is responsible for. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to approve the updates, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Motion carried 5-0. Ramsey County Street Light Transfer Ramsey County is requesting that the City of Gem Lake take over the power cost of wood pole streetlights on the City leg or intersection with a City leg. These poles are located on the cross streets of Otter Lake Road and Scheuneman Road and also County Road E and Scheuneman Road. Ramsey County will work with Xcel Energy in getting billing responsibility for these locations transferred to the City of Gem Lake. No vote is needed to process this transition, Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence will work with Ramsey County to ensure a smooth transition. Ramsey County Hazard Mitigation Plan Ramsey County recently sent over their draft plan for cities to review. The plan is very well thought out and all possibilities have been considered. Most cities use the plan put together by Ramsey County. Ramsey County assigns goals for each City to meet and the ones for Gem Lake include: