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City of Gem Lake <br />City Workshop — May 10,2021 <br />Meeting Minutes: <br />Mayor Artig-Swomley cat led the virtuai meeting to order at 7 00 p:in_ Couricilinembers.Caciopp% <br />Lindner and Johnson were present. Council. member Amlee was not present. Also present: City Attorney <br />Patrick Kelly, Planning Commission member Joshua Patrick, .Residents Courtland Farrell, :Rick Bosak,. <br />Isaac Nelson, Anthony Scornavacco, Jeff Mudge, and one call -in nQVidentifed. <br />May 10, 2021 Agenda <br />Agenda approved. <br />New'Business <br />Gemt.Lake Ordinance 124B Hunting and Discharging of Weapons within .City Limits - <br />Mayor Artig Swomley gave a brief.summary of. the I:24B Hunting and Discharging of Weapons <br />Ordinance, specifical lySection 4:1:3 and Section 4.1.5: Maxon Artig=Swomley felt that Gem Lakes <br />ordinance was good but could. possibly have some slight changes made. <br />Mayor Artig-Swomley made*no.Vth#> we*have had four successful Bunts since.1t was started, but that some <br />.feel tharthe ordinanceisa litiletoo lax, and others feel that. the ordinance. is too restrictive. Mayor..Artig- <br />Swomley opened it up for discussion -.and suggestions from all in attendance. <br />Commission member Patrick suggested4hat instead of three consecutive weekends of hunting that we <br />should try to spread it out because of how the deer learn what is going on and spook easily and that they <br />change their patterns. making it more challenging to:hunt. Mayor Artig-Swomley.comr4ented that it was <br />originally scheduled this way due to input from neighbors in the area. <br />Resident Mr. Bosak is imfoor df tightoning.up the ordinance in terms of itiakirig it easier to hunt. <br />Resident Mr. Nelson does not like the::idea.of Bunting, .but has noticed how much of the greenery that the <br />deer decimate each year*arid-mehtioned that they carry the ticks.that cause lyrne disease. If having a hunt <br />means that .we can control both of these.: issues Mr. Nelson .is for it. <br />Resident Mr, Nelson asked if we have had a fly over by the DNR in the* recent yeafs to verify the <br />population of deer. Mayor Artig-Swomley saidthat it has been. a couple>of year's since this has-happeriedi <br />Mr. Nelsen. requested that we do another fly. over to `get a population count. Mayor -Artig Swomley asked <br />for a voluriteer.to reach out to the DNR to get information bir a surveyarid -hoyv to,scheduie one. <br />Councilmember Cacioppo volunteered to look intp-it <br />Resident Mr.. Mudge asked'for more.clarification ont:he permission section on. the*ordinance asking if <br />permission is necessary froin. all adjoining neighbors or is notice good eriough when.a.hunt is scheduled. <br />Discussion wag .had that if you would need. to get permission. if you .were planning *on joining two parcels <br />together to make the 5 acre. requirement; and that -you would only have to give a notice to adjacent <br />neighbors of you plan to hunt on your own propeity. <br />Mayor Artig-Swomley stated that Section 4.1.3-9hould be amended to. add garage and any other accessory <br />structure to the 30.M distance requirement in the ordinance for safety purposes. Mayor Artig-Swomley. <br />also stated that Section 4.1.5. should be.Amended to. include no hunting on the. day of l ialloween forlhe <br />safety of the children outside walking -the streets. Councilmembec Johnson lidding to Section 4.I.5 asked <br />if we camallow property owners more than one hunt per year. <br />City,of Gem. Lake Workshop May 10, 2021 11 P x & e <br />