2021 11-16 CC PACKET - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

K... Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Report/Recap of -Zoom Call Tim Grape of the MPCA thanked the council foe allowing the agency to participate in the full meeting and to -be available for private meetings wiih citizens from &8-,00- p.m. tonight at Heritage Hail. About 10 people took advantage ef-the opportunity to meet in the small:conference rooms with NFCA officials. Grape-ieported that the zoom call garnered a significantaudience and many questions were asked.and*answered. Axecording of the call will be available on the agency web -site soon. Work continues to find the source of 1.,4 Dioxane. in -15 Geiii Lake wells. The. agency is. following leads and is working closely. with city officials to: comb -files.. for slues. Additional wells. are in the process off Bing tested in:the-city and -results will be available: incoming weeks: Although it might take a little time; Grape felt confident that the origin of the problem will probably be found. He encouraged. citizens of Gem Lake to call the agency with .any questions and he.: provided contact information to those. in attendance. Heritage Hall Update Copgcilmember Lindner reported that most of the repairs and improvements to Heritage Hall, which were approved by the :council at previous meetings, have been completed with a few exceptions. Anew sink and motion activated faucetwill be installed soon in the kitchenette area. -Outdoor lights will be finished as soon as necessary. parts are received by the supplier. Countertop. and cabinet expansion in the office area ig.expocted to be completed. in November. Internal Management Update Melissa Lawrence, Acting.City.-Clerk ; was .unable to attend.tortight's meoting due to a family emergency. Mayor Arug-Swomley repotted that Lawrence. was able to attend and successfully complete a city clerk training course sponsored several weeks ago by the League of Minnesota Cities. Work continues on insuring ordinances are up:to date, in.searchable formats and are posted on the web -site in their most°current version. Lawrence is also working -on renewals for recital property licenses in Gem Lake. She is al¢o in the process of determining if there are any new rental properties and: sending them the license application form to complete. Fire and Burning tissues .Mayor Artig-Swomley and Coune.i.1member Lindner had a. meeting with -Fire Chief:Greg Peterson. and. -Asst. Fite Chief/Fire Marshall Kurt Frison of the City of White Bear Lakein September: At this meeting; the. Fire Department made:many helpful suggestioin oil flow the two cities could coordinate efforts on'fire safety and ordinance enforcement. The Fire .inspector agreed to provide suggested updates to the .Gem Lake-Fire°Ordinance and to submit:them back to the Mayor.prior to the next council meeting. Alsb' discussed at the:meeting were-burtiing permits, tecreatianal burning activities and guidelines and the suggestion that Gem Lake `adopt Minnesota State -Code- #1306, which would requirefre sprinklers in..all new and significant remodeling or expansion projects in commercial buildings. A total burning ban was not put into place during the very dry summer months in White Bear Lake, but Peterson said it was discussed. The group talked about coordinating efforts if burning ban ever needed to be put. in .place. Couneilmember Lindner introduced -a motion to put a burning ban in place automatically if the City of White Bear Lake ever. had to institute: one, and that the burning ban would .have the same conditions and duration..as White Bear.Lake's ban. Counpilmgmber Cacioppo seconded the motion, all in favor, motion approved. City of Gem 116*CC ty Council Meeting h4inu!o OgQber 1.0, 2621