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City of Gem Lake <br />City Council Meeting. —July 18, 2017. <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Mayor ilzpen called. the meeting to order at 7:00 p,m. Councilmembers Artig-Swomley, Kuny and <br />Lindner were present, Others in attendants: Ben Johnson, Planning Commission Chair, Justin Gese, <br />City Engineer, Citizens.; sign in sheet not available. <br />July 18, 2017, Agenda <br />A motion was made by Council member Artig-Swomfey, seconded by,Councilmember Lindner to approve <br />the agenda for July 18, 2017, motion passed. Agenda approved. <br />Minutes <br />Councilmember Artig 5womiey rn8de a motion, seconded by Councifmernber Lindner to approve the <br />minutes forlune 20,.2017, motion passed. Minutes approved. <br />Committee Re ❑rts. <br />.Ben Johnson, Planning. Commission chair stated there.:iiias no quorum present for;.the July 5, 2017, <br />Planning Commission meeting. <br />Did Business. <br />Newsletter ideas —Profile on new planning corhMission member-Le'dnard. Cacioppp, Dan Marier <br />retirement.from Planning Commission, data on retycl6g, buffers ih:. ity. zories and how they came to .be, <br />j. <br />ViAWM0 buffers, info rmatiomsol.iciting volunteers for 7aq,ningx&-n mission and city council, {text - <br />edition will be for Augusts Ppterrifjer;- <br />New Business <br />Counciimember Artig-Swom ley on Leadership <br />Go.unciltxiem.E?erArtig-stivamfeygave.-an ovOyievy,concerr3ing leadership going.foriivard for the Cit of <br />Y <br />Gem Lake: Thb past council,.eeting was particiafarly;difTic ult. onthe council, with several members <br />wishing to resign and two courrcilniemlers received'threatening fetters. Of the 47 calls she received, <br />only one person warned to serve in a leadership capacity'for the city. Thank you, Len Caeioppo for <br />valunteering'ta he on the planrilrg:`cornmission. Haw did the council find themselves in this situation? <br />Rumors were started;_and spread ito citizens e"n before: information was. received on. the proposal. <br />Some of the rumors Heard; "this is Nia.yor SoVs park, the field .isn't reaIlywet, the buffer was created for <br />the Mayor, Justin.Shoi s P an thisThis became very personal and if that.was thegoal, mission <br />accomplished, What could.,Vi =:h ve done about this? Some citizens' who attended the planning <br />commission or city council.m`eeti.ng hadn't been toone meeting in 10 years; whereas the council has <br />meet over 400 times in that 10 year period. What was attempted to communicate to the citizens via the <br />planning commission and the City Council was that if the city purchased the land, the city would be a6fe <br />to control the density of this property. The city had at the time three developers and stiff has three <br />developers interesting in developing the land. Citizens need to keep in.mind whatever happens with the <br />land on County Road E will affect large land tracts in the City of Gem Lake, the Hoeschler's and Kunin's <br />property, the golf course. Citizens also are reminded that. the City has to answer to the Met Council for <br />growth, and development. in th.e city. Another item that came .up was the buffer on the land, where slid <br />City of Gem Lake City Couricil Meeting minutes; July 18, 2017 Page l <br />