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City of Gem Lake City'Couneil Meeting — May 17; 2022 Meeting Minutes Mayor Gretchen Artig-Swomley called the meeting to order at 7.00 p.p. Councilmembexs Lon Cacioppo, Laurel Hynes-Atnlee, Ben Johnson and Jim Lindner were present. Also present: City. Attorney Patrick Kelly, .City Treasurer Tom Kelly, Landform Principal Steve Sabraski, I -ether Auto.Representative Linda McGinty, Attorney Peter Beck, SEH representative Richard Parr, resident Craig Rafferty, Planning Commission :Chairman Don Cummings and Planning Commission Member Joshua Patrick. :May 17, 2022 Agenda Mayor .Artig-Swomley addedtwo agenda items, one for discussion of the Gem Lake Trail and open space area, mother for discussion of the..City's social media.poliey; irr light of the new Facebook page. A motion was made by Counchmembgr Linder to accept the modified agenda,.seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. All in favor,. motion ttpprpvied. Minutes A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner; seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the April 19, 2022 City Council Meeting. Minutes. Voice vote.taken, all in favor, motion passes, minutes -approved. Committee Reports—•Planning'Coremission Planning Commission Chairman -]bon Cummings provided:a brief report on theupooming.presentation of the Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan-and-1heimportant work that would follow final acceptance of the plan by the Metropolitan Council, which is anticipated to::happ.en. soon. He thanked the council for. the cooperative support and look forward to the work ahead. Old Business Mayor Artig-Swomley: presented ideas for the next-editionof the City Newsletter to include pieces such as information.on the. Gem Lake Water Plan; the Luther Cadillac Project; the new Public Works arrangement with White Bear.Township and other potential: stories. Lindner. suggested that he write an article on constructing: a "pollinator" garden. Artig-Swomley noted that.Acting City Cleric would be working remotely for the remainder of theweek. New Business Special Presentationt. Nate Sparks, Northwest Consulting Artig-Swomley opened. the. joint City Council and Planning: Commission: Presentation of the.2020 Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan and introduced Nate. Sparks of Northwest Consulting, who helped write. the document. Sparks reviewed theplimand its required sections. He explained the.Metropolitan Council's.requirements :forcompletion- and where the plan stands at this time, in terms of.final approval..Artig-Swornley asked that the Gem Lake.trail in. the southwestern section of the city be added to the appropriate section of the plan for the final edit. Sparks agreed to do this. He stated that final approval by the Met Council was expected in -mid id late May. Following this, the City Council would be required to do an official resolution accepting the plan, Luther.'CadflIne Project=Developer's Agreement The Developees:Agreement between Gen Lake and Luther Cadillac was presented and discussed. Linder motioned. to approve tho agreement as.presented, Cacioppo seconded, all in favor, motion approved. Haynes-Amlee expressed concerns about:road access and contractors blocking her driveway, which -is -located next to the construction° site: Peter Beck, attorney for Luther fielded questions on this matter. It was agreed that on May. I s; three trucks with lowboy trailers will bring equipment to the. site. Another truck will be for erasion control. materials on the: same day, weather permitting. These vehicles will access the site from existing road. They will them constriict:the.site access entryway from Highway bl. City. Engineer-Justig-13ese stated. expectations that after May 18, all traffic is to.access the site.frolnthe.new entry pofnt-and no..truck tcaific will enter/leave the site from existing roadw4y. Developer's Agreement, Section 4.5 covets site access. City Ot6wn take citycowril we ding Wnutes,may 17, 2022 l I t' •a q e