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<br /> <br />Gem Lake News Page 4 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ramsey County Traffic Initiatives Net Results <br /> <br />The Mounds View Police Department hosted a <br />high-visibility DWI saturation project on December <br />14 from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. Officers focused on <br />the area around County Road 10, State Highway 10 <br />and 35W. <br /> <br />The DWI saturation yielded the following results: <br />*143 traffic stops <br />*8 people arrested and brought to jail <br />*5 DWI arrests <br />*9 drivers cited for Driving After Revocation or <br />Suspension <br />*6 vehicles towed <br /> <br />The St. Paul Police Department hosted another <br />high-visibility DWI saturation project on Saturday <br />January 18 from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. The event <br />yielded the following results: <br />*155 traffic stops <br />*17 people arrested and brought to jail <br />*12 DWI <br />*18 drivers cited for Driving After Revocation or <br />Suspension <br />*12 vehicle towed <br /> <br />Winter Parking Rules in Effect in Gem Lake <br />On-street parking is not allowed in Gem Lake after <br />a snowfall of two inches or more, until after streets <br />have been plowed, according to City Ordinance <br />Number 86. (Section 6.4.2) <br />Already, several snow events have occurred, to the <br />degree that some plowing was needed. <br />Because several cars were parked on city streets, <br />the plows had to make an extra trip back in the <br />hopes that the cars would be gone. <br />"We want to be responsible with your money, so <br />please get your car moved off the streets when we <br />get a snowfall, " says Mayor Bob Uzpen. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />City News Page <br /> <br />City Hires Firm to do MS-4 Reports <br /> <br />The City of Gem Lake is required to do a storm <br />water management report every year for the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency that <br />documents how we manage our storm water. In <br />the past this report has been done by Council <br />Member Jim Lindner on a volunteer basis. He has <br />had to document in-flows and out-flows within city <br />limits, discuss any efforts we have undertaken to <br />treat storm water, such as rain gardens, and <br />detail our efforts to education city residents on <br />proper storm water management practices. <br /> <br />Due to new and more complex requirement for <br />future MS-4 Reports, the council determined that <br />it was time to hire real experts to fill out the <br />paperwork. Therefore, SEH, the engineering firm <br />that also acts as our city engineer, has been hired <br />to do the job. The report is due annually on June <br />30 for the previous year's efforts. <br /> <br />SEH will also apply for our storm water permit, <br />which runs out in 2015. Each city must get a <br />permit every few years from the state that allows <br />storm water to flow into waterways under certain <br />circumstances. This year the state requirements <br />for the report and the permit necessitate different <br />mapping and ordinance documentation that are <br />best left to the experts. <br /> <br />On the Naughty List <br /> <br />Someone is going to be put on Santa's naughty <br />list shortly. They picked Christmas Day to smash <br />in the front door of Affordable Appliances in Gem <br />Lake's business district. Nothing was missing but <br />it put a damper on someone's holiday. <br /> <br />Also on the naughty list are the folks that decided <br />to swipe things out of cars in the Enterprise <br />Rental Car lot during the first week of January.