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City of Gem Lake
<br />City Council..Meeting — June.15, 2021E
<br />Meeting Minutes
<br />Mayor-Artig-Swomley calletthe meeting to order at 7 02 p.m: Councilmembers Anilee,.Cacioppo,
<br />Lindner and Johnson were -present, Also present: Planning and Zoning Tom.Riedesel,tity Engineer
<br />Justin Gese,. City Attorr4ey P.atrigk*Kelly;-Planning Commission member Joshua Patrick,.-Summit.Farm
<br />Villas HOA Board President Sharortjtpland, White Bear Lake. Police Chief Julie.Swanson, Residents Jim
<br />Wilson, Paul Emeoq,`Dan Meyscmbourg and-k.im Anderson-lJzpen.
<br />June 15,.2021 Agenda
<br />A -motion was made by-Counailtneml)6rLindnerto-accept the agenda with the addition of Pest control
<br />discussion, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, alt voted..Yes, motion passes,
<br />agenda approved.
<br />Minutes
<br />A. motion was made: by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the
<br />May 18,.2021, City Council Minutes. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, minutes approved.
<br />A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the
<br />J,une.l,.201, Planning Commission Meeting Minutes. Voice vote taken,. all voted .yes, motion passes,
<br />minutes approved.
<br />Committee Reports —Planning Commission
<br />Commission member Patrick gave an overview of the.Planning Commission Meeting on June 1, 2021...
<br />{ There were. three.(3).public hearings discussed.atthe meeting pertainingto urban gardening, fence`height,
<br />and setback and. zoning, all of which relate. directly to the Gem Lake. Ordinance No. i3t Consolidated
<br />Land Use.. The Planning Commission worked with staff recommendation and cdnoluded that all the
<br />concerns could be nmet using a Conditional Use Permit to deal with.an applicant who applied for a pennit
<br />for an 8 foot fence. Also discussed was the task of fixing some of the language in the Consolidated Land
<br />Use Ordinance in the future to*bi'ing it up to date as.it.regards-tri4ck.faiming.
<br />Old Business — Newsletter Ideas
<br />Mayor Artig-Swomley presentedideas for the next Newsletter taInclude pieces on the.White Bear Lake
<br />Police Chief Swanson's reports, story **on Resident.Mr. Meysembourg and his farm, Resident. Mrs.
<br />Anderson-Uzpen: starting a committee to maintain the public land and. trail, donations for the food shelf,
<br />City Clerk Notary; requesting residents to supply Heritage Haltwith their emails, graduate shout.outs: and
<br />crime in the area.
<br />NewNew�Business
<br />White Bear Area Police Department Presentation Trends/Department Report -- Chid Swanson
<br />The White Bear Lake Police Department is who we have contracted for our .Police Services. Over the. last
<br />year,. Jjige T, 2021 through June '1.,1021 Gem Lake had approximately 642 calls for service. Those calls
<br />consisted of 2P.police proactive, 125 traffic stops, 53,medicals; l0*theft and.10 motor vehicle thefts. The
<br />Police Department. has 3:l Off cers with the. newest starting June 1.5'� one (1) Police Chief, two (2)
<br />Captainsi.i.'our..(4) Sergeants, three. (3) 'investigators one (1) Violent Crime Enforcement Taskforce and
<br />two (2) School Resource Officers), six (6) Community Service Officers and four (4) Support
<br />Staff/Evidenee/Med.ia Specialist. The department provides Use of EoTce Training. to their officers -on -a
<br />monthly basis, and. department wide -twice a year. Beginning July 1, 2021 they must start:providing the
<br />additional in-service training as follows:
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