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Old Business Newsletter The next -issue of the Newsletter will include pieces on the MPCA.presentation to the City Council, 2024: preliminary budget, Tessier Road repaving project, County. Commissioners Report, MN Senators visit, dog license renewal reminder, VLAW MO, White.Bbar Lake police: chief old and new, truth in .taxation hearing date, trail improvements, and the garbage hauler survey. Code Violation--1.611 Goose Lake .Road. Update This code violation is getting closer and closer to. a: resolution. The homeowneris currently in default. because they failed to respond to..Ihe court order. A hearing date is being scheduled. for a date in December resulting in the removal of the trailer at that tithe. Neighbors have been very. patient with the whole process. The homeowner was not. in attendance for the City Council meeting. Municipal Water Fuinding Request Update The City has grant proposals. out at the federal and. state level. Each of these are slow moving.. At this time the. City is a finaliafor :the state funding. The. Ho..use.Cap ital Investment Committee stopped by Gem Lake on September 28 to, tour the, City and to, get a betterid why the City is re.questing.funding. Gem Lake was the 23rd:stop of .2 3 for the day, so the committee was quite.exhausted by the time they got to Gem.. Lake. Cookies and coffee were served while they. attended the presentation portion of the tour. Update on Cannabis Law:. Issues. and Questions. The City has one tobacco shop and they would like the opportunity.to sell. low dosage THC edibles and drinks that.have no more than .3%THC. Their competitors. in neighboring cities have been authorized. to sell this product..and because of this the tobacco shop is.rnissing.qut on sale. opportunities. The past morator ium.the City adopted prohibited thi. sty pe.af request, the recent adopted one does:not. The City is open to approving this request; but would like to adopt an ordinance before issuing any type of license. White Bear Lake and Vadnais Height3 both have an application process the City can borrow. City Attorney Kevin Beek suggests that the 'City propose an interirii hemp derived ordinance at the November meeting and gather feedback from. Councilmernbers and the public.. Trail Sign Update Thenew descriptive signs.have been set. up along the trail and look great: The trail entrance signs were missed being ordered the first time .around and. the City has received a designand.quote for those.two (2) signs: CounciImember.Lindner introduced a motion to:approve the quote for`the trail entrance signs from Vacker Sign, seconded by Councilmernber.Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes:,. motion carried. Acting City C1erk.1Vlelissa Lawrence will put the order in for the. signs. New Business Interim Use Permit First Year Review for Goats at:3944 Scheuneman Road Homeowners Ted & Nikki Pak submitted an IUP renewal to harbor two (2) goats on their properly located at 3944 Scheuneman Road, The renewal request was. first heard by the: Planning. Commission -on Tuesday, October 10; 2023 Where a. public: hearing was held on the topic.. No complaints have been reported. regarding:the property on the keeping of.goats over the last year. The homeowners areinterested in harboring an additional two (2) goats an the:properly, but according to City ordinance: it: would only allyw for one (1) additional:goat. The applic.ants:have been asked to do some researcli and submit it to the City Planner. An amendment would then need to be made which would require a zoning request frrom. the applicant as well. The application. was recoritmended. for approval. by the Planning. Commission to the Cciuncil :at the October 17, 2023 City Council meeting, based on the conditions suggested by City Planner Evan Monson below: CitydGem Lake City. Council Meeting Minutes October 17, 2023 2 1 P :t E