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seconded by CounciIinentber Amlec. Voice vote taken. all voted yes, motion passes, discussion is tabled until the April meeting.. Gem Lake Clean -Up Day Discussion The Mayor and City CIerk.discussed the option of the City of Gem Lake and White Bear Township having a joint clean-.up.event on: Saturday,. May 20_2023. The Township brought the .idca.to. their Town,Board and.itwas approved based on a couple conditions. The City Clerk would supply the Public Works Ekepartment a list of all house hoIds 1n Getn. Lake and that the City of Gcm Lakc. be charged to join the event. Mayor Artig SwomIey and Town Admini.strator.Patrick Christopherson agreed that the.City 4yould be charged $500,00 for. up to 50 houscholds and an additional $5 per househgld after.. Town Ad..ntinistrator asked the City to come up with a resolution for the event to he approved at the meeting. Resolution ##2023-006 J q i n t Recycling Event Agreement. Acting City Clcrk Melissa Lawrence created a resolution to approve the joint recycling event between the City ❑r.Gern Lake. and White Sear Township. The motion fov adoption of the foregoing ResoIution was d u I Y introduced by Co uric iIm.etnber Lindner and Supported by CounoiItnetniocr Amlec, and upon vote.be) ng taken thereon, the resolution passed with a vote of 3 in favor and 0 against. New Business VLAW3MO Discussions Councilmcmbcr LindncI- had .a.couple items to. discuss regard ing.VLAWMO. At this time the February Meeting %vas reschcduf.ed due to weather And he: expects to. stiII be.tlie'chair 0f VLAWM0. Budgeted Project.2024-2027 The City.of Gent Lake has a con pIc grant.& partnership dependent projectslactivities on the VLAW MO list: For 2024 202T • 2024 r Commere ia] area retrofit prgj pet. feasibility study - $25,000.00 ■ 2025 --- C.ornmercial area retrofit project implementation - $2s,000..60 ■ 2026 — Commercial area retrofit project implementation.-.$125,000.60. F.. ■ 2027 — G o I F Course Water Reuse - $75,04.00. The.amount listed for each year are: VI..A.WM0 partnership doIIars and the pas siblelproposM partners for theseprojects:'could. be City. Comity or State grants. CounciImcmber Lindner stated that these are not scheduled projects, but wanted to know 117theMayor.and Council wonId. Iike to keep the City of Ciem Lake on the list ror these possible projects. Mayor Artig-Swomley. said that the City should remain. on the Iist for future.possib16 projects. Snow Melt Concerns Councilmember Lindner expressed some concern about the shownielt in certain areas of the City. At this time. the Councilmember is.concerned about one specific. area in the City Iocated till.laoffnian Road. The. City has gotten sonic complaints front tIte:gew Luther Dca]ership going.in about the snowpiling at White Scar Floral. The snowbe! rig piled, when it eventually melts,:will begin to.lncIt.down toward s.the : new dealership; This area is also concerning because it is located near where the City recently had a slQpg failure. Cc u no i I me In her Lindner reached out to Ramsey Washington Watershed to see if there were any ordinances or rules regarding the. piling:of :snow. and was. told there are none. City 1Lngineer Justin Giese said that the. City. can notify the property owner that 'it is not proper tise.6f the land and. let thein knoyv titat the City twill not -be responsible for any Future slope failures or complaints from adjacent owners. The Mayor asked Mr. Gese il`he could may.be.come up with some.language to add to our nuisance ordinance and to: give a report at:the April meedng.regarding the issue. Tobacco and Liquor.Ord inance Discussion ; Possible Background Check Language Expansion At this time the City does not have any language in the Liquor Ordinanceregarding background. cheeks. This. discs;ssion came up because a new business will lie opening on. County Road E and it will be. selIing tobacco. and tobacco products. A background check is rcquircd anal the.Act ing City Clerk was curi.gus if the language in the City ❑fGem take City Council Meetiiig.Ivlinutes. March 11, 2023 2 1 1" L_