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will be on top of it.forthe.next year: There was no unclaimed property but the:report needs to -be. filed. Councilmember Linder made a motion to accept the2020 audit and to appoint City Treasurer Tom: Kelly as the person. delegated to do wire transfers,.seOtided by Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken, all voted yes,. moiion..passes, 202.0 audit accepted. iinitial %ZQ2.2 Budget Discussion Mayor Adig:Swomley stated that the -Council begin talking about the -budget in August with a draft of what increase ft Council's expecting. September is when City Couricil would vote to approve the preliminary budget for.the upcoming: year: Mayor Artig-Swornley rioted that the City should Out money aside in the budget to cover the surface water management that Emily Jennings from SEH reported on. The Compilmember had no. additional information to add atthis-time. A draft budget will be presented in August: Resolution #2021-007 to Accept COVID-19 Federal Funds City Treasurer Tom Kelly created a resolution for the City of Gem Lake to approve receiving the COV1D-49 Federal funds: The resolution allows thai City of Gem Lake to use these, funds for Corona Virus costs, lost revenue clue to pandemic, and water., sanitary sewer, and broadband infrastructure. The City must incur these costs or lost revenue. between March 2021. and December 2024. The foregoing resolution was offered by Counc'iimetnber`Lindner and was supported*by Councilmember Cacioppo. and was declared adopted based upon unanimous. votes in favor. Proposed Changes to Ordinances. Regarding Truck Farming In order to clarify the City's intent regarding truck gardening and other commercial horticultural: uses, those uses are made conditional uses in all Residential Districts. The existing Garden Overlay. District can be invoked on lots over ten-(1A). acres or conditions can.be established for those. uses on smaller lots. Move from Section 5.1 Perriiitted .uses "5:1.2 Truck gardening and other horticultural uses.provided that only those products produced on the premise be sold or offered forsale:' to Section 5.3 Conditional & Interim Uses"5,3.8 Truck gardening and other commercial horticultural. uses provided that only those products produced- on the premises be sold. or offered for sale,". Councilmember. Lindner made a motion to. approve. the.tecttmmended changes to section 5.1 and 53-of the. Consolidated Land Use Ordinarice-No. 131, seconded by,Councilmember Cacioppo. Voice vote taken; all vdted yes, -motion passes, changes* approved. In order to limit truck gardening and. other commercial horticultural usesto lots where the garden fence setbacks.. can be reasonably met..'Change in Section:7.3 Conditional Interim Uses "7.3.1 C) The. harboring. and housing of agricultural animals on lots greater thao*pne {1.0).acre." to. "7.3.1 C) Truck gardening and other commercial horticultural uses and/or the: harboring and housing of agricultural. animals on lots.gteater than one (1:..0) acre. Councilmember Lindner made a motion to approve the recommended changes to Section 7.3 of the Consolidated Land Use Ordinance No. 131, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo,. Voice vote-takoi, all voted yes, motion passes, changes approved. Comprehensive Plan Amendment Request, City .of.Vadnais liielghtst. The City of Vadnais.Heights sent a letter to Adjacent Governments/Afffeted Special Districts/Affected School Districts concerning the-2040 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Adjacent Review Period. The proposed amendirient request is td-re�-guide a portion of the subject property's future nand use designation. from "Industrial" to "City Center". The proposed amendment is intended to facilitate construction of a multi -family residential development. The Metropolitan Council's 60:-day adjacent review period .expires on September 4, 2021. Any written concerns for comments should be submitted the soonest our review City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes July 20, 2621 5 1 P a g e