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City of Gem Lake <br />City Council Meeting --September 21, 2021 <br />MeetingMinutes <br />lylayor Artig-Swomley called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Couneilmembers Lindner, Johnson and <br />Amlee were present: Councilmember Cacioppo was not present: Also present: City Engineer Justin Gese, <br />City Attorney Patrick Kelly, City Treasurer Tom Kelly; SEH Water Resources Engineer Emily Jennings; <br />Planning.Cammission. Member Joshua Patrick, Summit Farm Villas. HOA Board President. Sharon <br />:Roland, Residents Eileen Fewer, Tom Bolfing, Bill John; Jim Wilson, Rick Bosak, Isaac Nelson; Paul <br />Emeott, Nick Cress, Brent Messing, -Dan IvMarier, Mary Jane Marier, and -Kim .Anderson-Uzpen. <br />September 21, 2021 Agenda <br />A motion was made by Councilmember Linder to accept the agenda, seconded by Councilmember <br />Johnson. Voice vote taken, all voted yes; motion passes, .agendaapproved. <br />MIJUJOCS <br />A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner,:seconded byCouncilmember Johnson to approve the <br />August. 17,. 202.1., City Council Minutes. Voice vote taken, allvotedyes, motion passes, minutes <br />approved. <br />Committee Reports _ Plannine Commission <br />Nothing to report, September meeting was canceled. <br />Old Business Newsletter ideas <br />Mayor Artig-Swomley.presented. ideas for the nest Newsletter to :include:pieces such as the Stormwater <br />Reporton 5cheuneman Road, .MPCA zoom meeting*seheduledfor October 14,.MS4 Report, Preliminary <br />Budget, City Clerk is a Notary and the Deer Hunting Ordinance changes. <br />New Business <br />MS4 Report Pt esentatlon — Emily. Jennings, fflEH <br />Ms. Jennings gave a presentation oil the NPDES Phase II Stormwater Permit Program far>the .Cityof <br />Getd.Lake: NPDES hs an acronym for "National .Pollutant. Discharge. Elimination System". and MS4 is an <br />acronym for "Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System". Gem Lake is in phase II small MS4 which is <br />general. permit coverage. There. are six (6.) minimum control measures that are looked at for meeting <br />requirements., <br />1. Public Education and Outreach <br />2. Public Participation.and Involvement <br />3, Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination <br />4. 'Construction SithRun-Off Control <br />S. Post -Construction Run-aff Control <br />6, Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping:for Municipal Activities <br />The. permit diem Lake had expired on July 31, 2018; since then, -the-City has.continued. operating under <br />expired permit. A new permit was finally -issued on November` 16., 2020. An application for <br />reauthorization (Part.2) was initially submitted on April 13, 2021. and was. approved on August 10,.2021. <br />Some updates to the permit are here such as ordinance changes, MCMs-And. T-MDL..components. There <br />are also audits .that should be expected to happen soon. <br />City of:Gem. rake City Council Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 I j P a g e. <br />