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Recycling. Hauler Discussioq. The City has:experienced 8 late pickups out:of:the last 1p scheduled pickups from the Cityls contracted hauler Waste Management: Either certain. portions of the City are missed all together or the pickup date gets pushed back day after day. Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence is.going to begin exploring other options. The City is. currently on a month to -month plats with. Waste Management and is not.under contract.. This process.eould end up costing triple the -price the City is currently paying to be put under a contract again, .but being under contract could potentially bring better service. Other haulers are being looked at also, Internal Management. City of Gem Lake Fncebook Page Update The City Facebook page.is up and running and has a few followers already. The Facebook"page will be used to post.about City events, educati.ottal informatiQti, and informing the City of potential igsues such as the. recycling pickups.. City Wide Clean Up Event May 21.12oRort The City Cleanup event went well. There were a. few volunteers from the City that came to get heavy duty bags to clean up the City. There was a hotdog cookout afterwards :which had very few attendees: The City may decide .to only do the cleanup every other year or think -of better ways to advertise. The:second parCof'the event "Trash to Treasure" went well.. Many residents brought items down to the end. of their driveway with fret: signs. This portion of the event,will most likely be repeated each year. .Adopt Targets Picketing Ordinance No.. 1". Couneilmember Lindner shared information regarding targeted .picketing with Acting..diy CIerk Melissa Lawrence, who then shared it w'idithe Council. An ordinance i+vas created on the topic and.Mayor Artig-Swouiley is suggesting the Council adoptOrdidancallo. 138. Councilmeinber Lindner introduced a motion to adopt OrdinanceNo. 13.8 on Targeted Picketing; seconded by Counclmeniber Cacioppo.. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, Ordinance No. 1.38.is adopted. Charitable Gambling Donations Mayor-Artig-Swomley suggested a S1000,00 donation to the White Bear Lake Area -Food Shelf to be .approved at. this.meeting, The Mayor also suggested thai for the -July 19 City Council meeting. that a.don ationin the amount -of $1500.00 be made to the White'Bear Lake Area Food Shelf and at the August 16 City. Council meeting a don .atiorvof school supplies to Wi1lowLari&Elem6ntky. Resolution #2022-0015 June 2022-Mnatiort to White Bear Lake.Aren Food Shelf The:motion for adoption of the foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember Lindner..and .seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo, and upon vote being. taken thereon, the Resolution passed. with a vote -of` 5 in favor and tl- against. Community Outreach to Other Cities and Government Bodies Mayor Artig-Swomley stated that a .ltanisey County representative will join tts to discuss emergency management. procedures at the July Council meeting... She also let.. those in. attendance know-fhat there. will be a meeting on June 201� to discuss the Villas water billing, This meeting will include Gem Lake Villas representatives, City Attorney Patrick Kelly;. the Mayor and Acting City Clerk Melissa Lawrence. The Mayor has also been in contact with the White Bear Lake Chief of Police -and requested that. she join.a meeting in September or. October and give a report. Purple Line isin the process:bf'try'ing to ftgurti out new roatesaficr not 6eitig-allowed*to go through White .Bear Lake. Mayor Artig-Swomtey.an&Councilmember Cacioppo suggested that:the Council come up with a response to other.suggested.routes. After some discussion; it'was agreed route termination.at Maplewood Transit Center was. preferred. City of Gwn Lake City Council Meeting Minutes [:March IS. M2 9 I P a g e