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New Business Public Safety.Aid Grant Senator Heather Gustafson sent'an email out to all Ramsey County Cities informing them about:z tax ominous bill being•passed which will grant$3.00 million in public safety aid to every city, county:, and Tribal nation in. Minnesota. The City of Gem Lake has been granted $23,3b8..00, The money may be used to provide. public: safety, incluoi.ng. but not .1imited'to community violence prevention and .intervention progmins,.community engagement, mental health crisis responses., victim services, training programs, first. responder wellness, or to pay .other personnel or equipment costs. THC.Discussion — Kevin .Beck City Attorn6y.Kevin Beck.shared with the: Council that a hill was recently passed giving local. units of government the: authority to create an interim ordinance that may. regulate, restrict, or prohibit the operation o f a cannabis business:with in the.jurisdiction of.a port ion. .thereof untiI January 1, 2025. The.C.ounciI would like to pass the interim ordinance and create a lnoratorium.to give the Council.a chance.to studythe concept some more. Mayor Art ig-Swomley requested the Acting C ity Clerk to publish a public hearing notice for next rnorith's meeting.. County. Road E Corridor Update. The City of White Bear Lake. applied for a grant through Ramsey County that was approved —Meetings will begin shortly to discuss the next steps. Nuisance Ordinance Update There are several different issues in Gern Lake currently that the. City is .trying to address with the help of City Code Enforcement Officer Mike Johnson. Several visits have been made to one house in particular.. At this time the City is working on creating enough language to better enforce the. current nuisance Ordinance. Dde: to the arnount of contpIaints:the City has rec0ive.0 Councilmember Cacioppo believes i.t.may be a good idea to,change the rental license terms. from a biennial license to an annual license. Councilmember Cacioppo introduced a motion to consider changing the term for all future rental licenses fro m:24 toi,? months:. seconded by Councilmember Lindner. Voicevote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, a vote will be taken at the July Council meeting`to approve the requested ordinance and licensing change. Future Charitable Garribling Donations White Bear Lake.Emergeney Food Shelf Mayor Artig-Swomley suggested that the Co.uncif.:make .a, donation. in July in tlte, amourtt:of S.15.00.00 to the White Hear Lake Emergency Food Shelf, _Mayor Artig-Swomley introduced a motion to .request a donation in the.amount of $150000 for the White.Bear. Lake Emergency Food Shelf, seconded by C".ouncilmemberLindner, Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes. Acting City Clerk will request a donation to be.approved at the .July 'City Council meeting. Community Outreach to Other Cities and.Government Bodies The Acting City Clerk is continuing to develop. relationships: with other members of the. surrounding cities. Still dvorkirig.with Vadnais Heights on the Villas utiIity'bps ts. Currently an is.sue'has' been raised regarding a water lake level lawsuit. A deer management meeting will take place on Tuesday, July25j.rom 9 00 a.m. — 12:00 P.M. Councilmember Lindner has volunteered to attend and Councilmerber Johnson would like to attend as well if his schedule:permits. Presentations from the Public, 2 minutes maximum Resident Brent Messing would like to encourage snore. enforce.ment:on our.neighhors along Scheunelnan and enforce current ordinances, not -just create new ones. `City.oi'Gem Lake City Council Meeting Min ules May 1 G; 2023 3 1