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CITY OF GEM LAKE 4707 Hwy 61 #253 _ - White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3227 Minutes of Gem Lake City Council Meeting 16 October 2007 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gem Lake was called to order by Mayor Emeott on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the first floor meeting room of Tousley Ford. Mayor Emeott, Councilors Shilling, Watson, and Artig-Swomley were present. Also present was City Attorney Trevor Oliver. Other members of the public were also in attendance per the sign in sheet sent around the room. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND MEETING MINUTES Minutes of City Council meeting of September 2007: Minutes from the September 2007 City Council meeting were reviewed. One mistake was found on page 3 where Kimberly Anderson-Uzbin was identified as Beth. Motion by Hutch, Second by Watson to approve City Council Agenda for September meeting and August 2007 City Council and Public Hearing minutes and with additions and corrections noted above was unanimously approved. City Council Agenda for this meeting: Mayor Emeott called for additions, deletions and corrections to the agenda. Changes were made to the agenda as follows: 1) Add discussion on Flood Insurance. Motion by Watson, Second by Hutch to approve agenda with the above addition. PUBLIC NOTICES None PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR None COMMITTEE REPORTS Planning Commission revised August and September meeting report: Jim Lindner was not present. Mayor Emeott presented the revised minutes submitted by the planning commission. Motion by Hutch, Second by Watson to approve the August and September revised meeting reports. Building Committee (City Hall) report: Mayor Emeott reported that work continues on the new City Hall but slowly because of the rain. The city is attempting to get Burlington Northern to approve the water line crossing the railroad tracks. This needs to be completed prior to the ground freezing. Lack of water is also delaying the hanging of sheetrock as the sprinkler system needs to be pressure tested prior to inspection. The fire department has agreed to pressure test the system using their pumper truck. One claim payment will be made this month. Still only 50% of building costs although project is more than half done. Suggestion by Hutch that next City Council meeting is held at the township if the new city hall not completed. This topic is tabled until the end of the meeting. OLD BUSINESS A) RFP (Request for Proposal) - City Audit process for next 4 years: Mayor Emeott report the RFP resulted in two bids. Mayor Emeott and Councilor Schilling are reviewing the proposals. The cost will be on the range of $13,000-18,000.