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A new permit was issued to Gain. -Lake an November 16, 2020. An application for reauthorization (part 2) was approved on August 1.0,:2021. Coverage was extended November 12, 2021 and updates are being worked on now. The.annual report was submitted to the.MPCA'o.n April29,.2022. Mayor Artig-Swo.mley informed those in attendance. that the.Council would begin withihe MS4 public hearing, and that the public would have.a chance to. provide input. on..the topic:. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to open the public hearing at 8:12 p.m. on the ,MS4 report, seconded by Councilmember Johnson. Voice vote taken, all in favor,,motion passes, the public.hearing is opened at 8:12 p.m: The public. had no comments on the public hearing. Mayor Artig=Swomley had a. question.. regarding the required annual. public. education and outreach and ifpast newsletter topics would be ok to reuse as the topics required have been -mentioned -in past newsletters. Ms. Jennings replied that it is ok to -use past newsletter stories as long as they are brought current with any changes that may have been implemented. The public and Council had no additional comments or questions. Councilmember Lindner introduced a motion to close*the public Bearing at 8:15 p.m. on the MS4 report, seconded by *Councilmember Johnson. Voice vote taken, all in favor, motion passes,:the public hearing is. closed at $;I5'p.m. Gem Lake Infrastructure Issues Review of September 12, .2022 Water Summit 1 Next Steps SEH City Engineer Justin Gese,. Community Development Specialist Kristin Prososki and Senior Water Engineer Richard. Parr gave: a: presentation on the Water Project Funding options available for a municipal water system project:in Gem Lake: Areas.of discussion included: • Potential Water. SupplkIssues • Potential Watee:System Optioris • Water Project Costs • Project Funding Options • Project Development • Next Steps • Open Discussion & Questions The.presentation helped the council and public. get a better understanding of what would need to happen in order to conduct this.project. The presentation wasstrictly informational and -riot a Aecisiotron.what the City plans to do. Although no..decision has been made; the;City may plan to. apply fox funding grants and bonds dtle to -the amount of time it can take for the application to go through -the lengthy process of a couple years. Applying for. funding does not obligate the City to.move forward. It is possible for the project.to be.Amded by both State bond funds and Congressional funds: The .presentation was given to inform the oommunity about :a. potential project. The next steps to be taken are! • Gather more well samples -or analysis by the MPCA. • The City and SEH.to gather information from a formal survey from residents. • Discuss more ideas and begin a. funding request: cycle., if appropriate Gem Lake'Trail Update/Tree replacement.Peoposals At this time;the Washington Ramsey Watershed is still holding .owto. money from Hanson's 13W'tld. the Villas developer, and will not release it:und! reseeding has.happened in the area they oversee, City OrGem fake City Council Meeting Minutes.Septclnber 20, 20n 4] P a y e