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<br />City Council Meeting — September 20, 2022
<br />Meeting Minutes
<br />Mayor Gretchen Artig-Swomley called ibe meeting toorder at 7-02 p.m. Councilmembers Ben Johnson, Laurel
<br />Amlee arid-Jim'Lindner weft present. Councilmember Len Cacioppo was present. via zoom from his home on
<br />Labore Road. AIso present: City Attorney Patrick. Kelly; City Treasurer Tom Kelly, City Englncer Justin Gese, SEH
<br />Water ltesdureces.Engineer Emily Jennings, Whitt Bear Lake Police Chief Julie Swanson, White Bear Lake City
<br />Manager-Liady Crawford, Acting'.City Clerk Melissa.Lawrcnce, Planning Commission Member Joshua.Patrick; and
<br />residents Jim Wilson, Nick Cress, Isaac Nelson and Ted and Nikki Pax.
<br />September 16,;1022•Agenda
<br />A motion was.inttbilticed by Councilmember Linder to accept the agenda, seconded by Councilmember: Johnson.
<br />Voice vote taken, all voted yes; motion passes; agenda accepted.
<br />minut6s.
<br />A motion-vyas.introduced by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Counce ilmmber Amlee to approve..the August
<br />16,.2022, City Council Meeting Minutes.Voic a vote. taken; all voted.yes, motion passes, minutes approved..
<br />A motion was.introduced by CouncilmemberLindner;.seconded Lind;. seconded by Mayor Artig-Swomley to. approve the
<br />September 12, 20.22, City. Council. Workshop Minutes. Voice vote ta4gn, Councilmember Caciopp% Johnson and
<br />Amlee.abstained. All others votcd-yes; motion passes,,minutes accepted.
<br />A motion was introduced by, Councilmember Lindner? second by Councilmember Amlee to accept the September
<br />13,2022, Planning Commission* eting Minutes, Vo ce-vote taken, all: voted*yes, rhotion passes, minutes accepted.
<br />Committee Reports — Plannine Commission
<br />/ Meeting was held, no Commission Member was present or prepared to.:repoxt. Mayor.Aq ig-Swomley shared that the.
<br />{ Planning Commission received a CUP for goats and discussed permitted uses in.. the Consalidated Land Use
<br />Ordinance.regarding the Gateway District specifically.,
<br />Old Business
<br />Mayor Aitig-Swomley presented ideas-fbr-Hie..next edition of the City Newsletter toinclude pieces-.such-ti*
<br />information on -the Water.. SummitVorkshoV, Lorraine Birkeland's'death, update .on Luther Cadillac project, 2023
<br />preliminary budget; recycling hauldT, corridgt project, trees along -the -public trail and guest speakers Julie Swanson
<br />.and Lindy Crawford. from Vdhite.Bearlake,
<br />New Business
<br />Guest Speakers fVaim*City of White Bear Lake —Julie Swanson, Police .Chief and Litiily Crawford,
<br />CIty. Manager
<br />Gem Lake cantract.j*fbr Police Services through the White Bear Lake Police Department -Police Chief Julie
<br />Swanson gave a summary of Police Calls in 2022, Gem. Lake hashad approximately 521 calls.far service.
<br />Those. have consisted of 238 police.proactive visits, 4 domestics;.5 motor vehicle thefts, :8 thefts, 74.traic
<br />stops, 29 assist medicals/fires and .19 suspicious activity calls. The Police Department has h Officers, one
<br />(l) Police Chief, two (2. four(4) Sergeants, four (4) investigators, two (2). School Resource
<br />Officers, five (5) Community Service Officers (non -sworn), eighteen (18) police. officers assigned io patrol,
<br />and four (4) Support Staff (Records, .Evidence, BWC/Digital Media).
<br />Officers trainmonthly.on Use of Force and De-escalation techniques and.aee required to complete a total. of
<br />48 hours ofcontinuing education.every thre.e.(3) years. There. is an.emphasis on.de-escalation strategies and
<br />mental. health.' awareness underscoring ail training topli s-Officers are mandated. to train every five (5) years
<br />on'emergency driving operationsand pursuit driving.:Ali training materials. and rosters are: submitted to the.
<br />MN POST Board for approval.
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