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City'of Gem Lake City Council Meeting— March 2.1, 2023 Meeting Minutes Mayor Gretchen Artig-Sworn iey called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.tn:.Councilmembers .lim Lindner and Laurel Amlce wem.present. C:ouneihn6rnbers i.en Cap ioppo and Ben Johnson were. not present. Also present: City Attorltey stand-iri Martin Norder, City Treasurer. Toni .Kelly, City Engineer Justin G..ese, Acting City Clerk NIoIiissa Lawrence, and .residents Rick Bosak, Tore Bolfing, .Nick Cress and Jim Wilson. March'21, 2023 Agenda A. motion was introduced by Counciimeinber Linder to accept the agenda, seconded by Councilmember Amlec. Voice vote taken, all. voted .yes; mo.0o.n.passes.. agend a acceptc d. Minutes A motion was introduced by Councilmernber Lindner, seconded by Cop nci[in ember AmIee to.approve the February .21 2023., City Council .Meeting Minutes. Voice vote taken,. all eoted yes, motion passes.. agenda accepted. Special Presentation None Consent Agerrda. Resolution 02023- 03 March 2023 Donation to. White Bear Lake Area. Food. Shelf Resolution i#2023-004 A,1arch 2023 Donation to -Northern Fusion 5ynchronixed Skating Program Resolution #2023-005 C & C. Enterprises LLC Tobacco. License 2023 Monthly Financial Reports Claims All. items on the consent agenda were reviewed by the Council. CounciIrnenther Lindner introduced a motion to approve all the itern s.Iisled on the consent agenda as.'is: seconded by Council.member Am Ice. Voice pole. taken, all voted .yes,. motion passes, consent agenda is approved. Committee Rentirts:- Planning Commission 1)uc.to scheduling conflicts no one from the Commission was. able to attend the City. Council meeting to give. a report. The Mayor shared that the Commission has been working on the Nuisance Ordinance and :things seem to. be in0Virig in the right direction. Old Business Newsletter A newsletter is due to.go out.in. the next day .or so... The Mayor is working on another newsletter to get put in the next t vo..(2j..veeks so that the residents of GemLake can be informed of the MPCA comirig to the.ApHI City Council Meeting. The next copy'of the newsletter.wiII include topics such as.the city clean-up day;. applications for municipal water funding. and,Ramsey:Countymcyciing,. Water System Funding Report The City has submitted • three (3) applications. for partial water systein. funding. Nothing .has been approved at this time, the City is applying right now because it could take up to a year far anything to be approved..Since the: applications have beeti submiIled the Mayor and City Engineer have been contacted multiple times to gather more information for the applications. One. piece of itiftlrmadoh that the City nccds.to gather. bcrore the end or the week. is. a letter Fro in the surroundirig. cilies that can suppIy Gem lake with water. The Mayor shared ihat:she has talked .with Tim Grape from the Minnesota PoIIuti6n.Cont roi. Agency (MPCA} and without canting out and saying.il, they.seem positive that tlrey know where the pollution is coniing.fro m, but they .ate .sdII nett able to share;anything.at this point. Mayor Ardg-SwomIey has invited Time:Grape and Michael Ginsbach to th0. ApriI Council meeting to be. the guest speakers. to discuss the tppic: further. Next Steps.Corridar Project The Mayor would like to table this convcrsation until Councilmcmber J..ohnson can be in attendance. Councilmember Undner introduced a motion to table the .discussion until the April City CounciI meeting; UY ofGem bake City Council Mecting Minutes March 21, 2023