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City of Gem Lake
<br />City Council Meeting — May 16, 2023
<br />Meeting Minutes
<br />Mayor.Gretchen Artig-Swomley called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers Jim Lindner,.Laurel
<br />Amlee'and Ben. Johnson were present. Councilmember Len Cacioppo was remote from his .home on Labore Road,
<br />Also present: City Attorney Kevin Beck, City TreasprerTom Kelly, City Buiiding.Official Mike Johnson, Acting
<br />City Clerk tvielissa Lawrence, Commissioner Cummings', and. residents Kim Anderson-ilzpen,.Sharon Roland, Nick
<br />Cress, .iitn Wilson, Jeremy Charles and Jeff Tschetter:
<br />May 16, 2023Aizenda
<br />A motion was introduced by Councilmember Linder to accept the.agenda,.secorided by Councilmember Amlee.
<br />Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, agenda.accepted.
<br />Minutes
<br />A motion was introduced by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Am lee to approve. the April B,
<br />2023,City Council Meeting.Minutes. Voice vote taken, ail voted yes, motion passes, agenda accepted.
<br />A motion was introduced by CotincilmemberLindner, seconded by Councilmember Amlee to accept the May 9,
<br />2023, Planning Commission Meetifig.Minutes. Voicevote taken, all voted yes, motionpasses,.agenda accepted.
<br />Specia [.Presentation.
<br />None
<br />Consent .Agenda
<br />Resolution #20Z3-068 May 2623 Donation to White Bear.La.ke. Area Food Shelf
<br />4. Resolution #2023-009 May 2023 Kristitia Pratt Scholarship
<br />Monthly Financial Report(s)
<br />Claims
<br />All items on the consent agenda were reviewed.by the Council. Councilmember Lindner introduced a
<br />motion to. approve.al[ the items listed. on the consent agenda as is,. seconded by Councilmember Am lee.
<br />Voice vote taken; all voted yes, motion passes, consent agenda is. approved.
<br />Committee Roorts-- Plannina Commission
<br />Comtnissioner Cummings shared with the Council that progress is being made with the expansion and improvement
<br />of the existing Nuisance Ordinance. City Planner Evan.Monson created a draft Ordinance with suggested language
<br />changes and suggested additional language. to be.added and some to. be.removed, .Input was also. gathered from those
<br />inattendance from the public. City Planner .Evan. Monson is going to continue with his current draft and use..the
<br />feedback from the last meeting to tighten up the. Ordinance..even more, The Commission is hoping to have
<br />something to recommend for approval in. the. near future.
<br />Old Business
<br />Newsletter
<br />The next. copy of the Newsletter will include.topics such as.the. new signs.that wereapprovedfor along. the
<br />trail, the joint clean-up event, scholarship award, the.nuisance. ordinance, audit, barking dogs and possibly a
<br />piece on the nrany.sirens happening along County Road C in Vadnais.I-leights.
<br />Joint City Clean -Up Day
<br />The Mayor shared with those in.attendance: and the Council a reminder that tha joint clears -up day with
<br />White Bear Township 'is happening Saturday,. May 20 at Otter Lake Elementary Schoo[:(140.1 County Road
<br />H2) from TOO a.m. -- 2:00 p.m. with paper shredding :from 8:00 a.m. — 1.00. p.m. The iteins.accepted `at the
<br />clean-Up..are..Applian.ces, tires, mattresses, furniture., carpeting, household fixtures,.TVs, electronics; lawn
<br />mowers. (ah fluid. must be drained), building..materials, scrap rnetal,. tree limbs &-.brush..
<br />City of Gem lake City Council Meeting Minutes May 16, 2023
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