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GEM LAKE VILLAGE * SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AT HOFFMANS CORNERS HALL — JANUARY 31st 1961 1. The ME-yor called the meeting to order at 8:10 PM, 2. Present were — Mayor Hoffman,Trustees Hansen,Arcand and Gray, Treasurer Dave Hoffman,and Clerk John Morgan. Absent — none 3, The Clerk read the minutes of the previous meeting, held Dec. 20th 1960 — Moved by Hansen and Secnoded by Gray that same be and are approved as read. All Ayes. 4. Presentations from the Floor. A. Requests were made from the floor that if possible the village secure the services of a new Electrical Inspector and a new Building Inspector.The Council will give these requests serious consideration. B. The attention of the Council was called to the fact that a house belonging to Don Clark at 4135 Scheuneman Road has been abandonned since the middle of December.The neighbors believe the house to be on an illegal sized lot — has no drainage — tno close to adjacent houses and should not have been approved by any building inspector when it was moved there some ten years ago. The Mayor appointed himself Qnd Clarence -lild to look into this matter and report at the next council meeting. C. The Interstate Lumber Co., requested permission to place some model buildings ( 2 garages — one lake cottage and some fencing) on property leased from Allen Hansen et al at the Northwest Corner of the inter— section of Highway /#61 and E. County Rd. E. — that is — between the highway and the Dairy. The buildings are to be of a temporary nature, For display only, placed on conrete blocks, properly finished and with both buildings and property well maintained. Moved by Gray and Seconed by Arcand,"That the Interstate Lumber Co., be granted permission to erect such temporay buildings as they see fit for display purposes, on the Hansen property at the Northwest Corner \ of the intersection of Highway #61 and E.County Road E., for the period of one year from this date and with the understanding that both property and buildings will be adequtelt maintained"., All Ayes. 5. Reports of Committees. A. Planning Committee — Members of the Planning Committee present were Allen Hanssn,Chairman, Judson Bemis, Clarence Wild and Ray Tessier. Allen Hansen resigned from the committee and Judson Bemis was appointed Chairman by the Council. Report — The Clerk read in detail the proposal submitted by the Midwest Planning and Research Inc, of 525 Metroploitan Bldg., Minneapolis 41, Federal 9-8953 — Howard Dahlgren, Principal Planner.This four page proposal titled " A Plannino Proqram for Gem Lake Village" covers the following matters: — A. Base Map B. Land Use Inventory C.Analysis of Existing Development D. Projected Guide Plan E. Zoning Ordinance and Map F. Subdivision Regulations G. Four meetings with the village H. Costs — $30000.00 payable on a monthly progress basis, over an estimated 12 months.