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City of Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 10, 2025 1 City of Gem Lake Planning Commission Meeting – June 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes Planning Commission Chairman Don Cummings called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. The following people were present: Don Cummings, Art Pratt, Brad Naylor, C.J. Sycks from TKDA, Gretchen Artig-Swomley, and intern Sarah Scott from TKDA. June 10, 2025 Pratt introduced a motion to approve the agenda for today’s meeting. Cummings seconded the motion, and the motion passed all in favor. Discussion of an Alternate Commission Member Cummings asked the commission to allow for a slight change in the agenda so the topic of alternates to the commission to step up when there is an attendance does not allow for a quorum. Because several commission members were not present, Cummings called upon the alternate commission member Brad Naylor to take part in this meeting. It was agreed that an alternate to the commission was necessary sometimes and there was some discussion about how that system would work, such as when and how the alternate would take part in meetings. Cummings said he would discuss the matter with the absent commission members and report back with ideas. Minutes Pratt introduced a motion to approve the minutes from the March 11, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting. Cummings seconded the motion, and the motion passed. Public Hearings None Old Business Summary of Met Council Meeting / Early Comp Plan Planning Artig-Swomley gave a review of her virtual meeting with the City’s representative on the Metropolitan Council, Emma Dvorak. The objectives of the meeting were to discuss future development of sections within Gem Lake’s Gateway District and whether changes to the city’s existing comprehensive plan would be needed, and second, to discuss early planning for the next required City Comprehensive Plan. Regarding the topic of development in the Gateway District, Dvorak felt the current comprehensive plan for the City of Gem Lake did not preclude the Hoffman’s Corner area from developing as a strictly commercial property someday, and a property that might be trending towards automotive uses. She felt the overall goal of the comprehensive plan in place was to develop the whole Gateway District as a mixed-use commercial/residential area and that reflected what was really happening. Some areas were trending commercial, while others were trending residential. The Met Council would tend to consider the area as a whole, and in that regard, things were trending in the right direction. She did not feel a comp plan change of any kind would be necessary at this point. The second topic was the development of the next comprehensive plan, which will be due in several years. The Metropolitan Council is currently looking at ways to streamline the development process, particularly for smaller cities with limited resources. She said the council will be sending out data to each city late this year that can form the basis of about 70-80% of a city’s future comprehensive plan. For the rest of the plan, cities can use Met Council templates as guides. Some sections will still need the assistance of expert engineering services. The Council intends to be as helpful as possible in plan development in the coming cycle. Ordinance No. 64F Municipal Sewer Proposed Ordinance City Planner C.J. Sycks reviewed the proposed ordinance and recommended that the commission ask the council to repeal the existing ordinance, 64E, and replace it with the updated 64F. This action should be incumbent upon a legal review by the City’s attorney. After some discussion, Cummings introduced a