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CITY OF GEM LAKE 4707 Hwy 61 # 253 White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3227 " — .�Paae&".0g, map Minutes of City Council Meeting 16 January 2007 The January, 2007 regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gem Lake was called to order by Mayor Emeott on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 7:04 pm in the first floor meeting room of Tousley Ford. Mayor Emeott, Councilors Watson, Shilling, and Councilor -Elect Artig-Swomley were present. Also present were City Clerk Magnuson, Bonding financial advisor, Todd Hagen of Ehlers & Associates Inc., Planning Commission chairman Jim Lindner, and City Attorney Oliver. Present for installation of elected officials was State Representative Bev Scalze. Members of the Public were also in attendance. Mayor Emeott introduced State Representative Scalze. Ms. Scalze proceeded with the installation of newly elected/re-elected, mayor and council persons starting first with Ms. Artig-Swomley, next with Mr. Watson, and finishing with Mayor Emeott. Two copies of the written installation swearing in were signed by each elected official and Ms. Scalze. State Representative Scalze commented to the council that she was honored to represent them in the State of Minnesota. She provided a brochure with her contact information and other elected officials' phone numbers. She answered a question from the floor regarding smoking in restaurants indicating that she expected this topic would come up this year. Ms. Scalze invited residents to email her directly as she answers her own emails. PENDING. Recognition for outgoing council person Mr. Bosak's service to the community was postponed to the next meeting as he was not present. Mayor Emeott then opened called for additions, deletions and corrections to the agenda. Mayor Emeott added two new business items to the agenda, the first was for the approval of a joint agreement for services with White Bear Township; the second was for transitional city office expense money. No other changes to the agenda were noted. The following actions were taken. 1) Motion by Watson, Second by Schilling to accept the changes to the agenda was unanimously approved. 2) Motion by Schilling, Second by Watson to approve the minutes of the December 21, 2006 City Council Meeting was unanimously approved. 3) Motion by Swomley, Second by Schilling to approve the minutes of the January 8`s, 2007 City Council workshop after correction of meeting date on top of minutes was unanimously approved. 4) City Clerk Magnusen presented a consent agenda, but copies were not available to the city council. PENDING. The consent agenda will be reviewed and approved at the next meeting. Old business Mayor Emeott called for any Old Business. No outstanding issues were discussed. New Business RESOLVED. Attorney Oliver presented to the City Council a proposal that the City of Gem Lake purchase municipal services for all non -elected positions in the city from White Bear Township. Rates for service were quoted by WBT at equal to, or half, what we the city is currently paying. WBT will bill by the hour for services, not by project. WBT can provide all services the City of Gem Lake currently has plus more. The City can use what services they need, when they need them. Following discussion and call for questions from the floor, Motion by Schilling, seconded by Watson to approve purchase of municipal services from White Bear Township pending approval from the Township and agreement on a fee schedule was unanimously approved. Page 1 of 3 1