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CITY OF GEM LAKE 4707 Hwy 61 #253 White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3227 ✓'au��iiieotS�, .ilfa�/.ax Minutes of Gem Lake City Council Meeting 20 November 2007 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gem Lake was called to order by Mayor Emeott on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 7:08 pm in the old White Bear Township town hall. Mayor Emeott, Councilors Rasmussen, Watson, Shilling, and Artig-Swomley were present. Also present was City Attorney Patrick Kelly. 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 October 2007: Mayor Emeott called for additions, deletions or corrections to the October 2007 City Council meeting minutes. Motion by Hutch, Second by Artig-Swomley to approve October 16, 2007 meeting minutes as printed was unanimously approved. City Council Agenda for this meeting: Mayor Emeott called for additions, deletions or corrections to the City Council meeting agenda for November 20, 2007. Motion by Artig-Swomley, Second by Rasmussen to approve agenda as printed was unanimously approved. PUBLIC NOTICES Mayor Emeott noted that the time period for residents to request SAC charge credits to hook up their sewer has expired on Schuneman road. All of the Metro SAC credits available to the city have now been used up. PRESENTATIONS FROM THE FLOOR Mike Turnbull, White Bear Lake Fire Department, presented information regarding what happens when a fire call is made from within the City of Gem Lake. When a fire call goes out to 911, the fire chief or one of the four deputy chiefs goes directly to the fire to assess it. Currently Gem Lake has no fire hydrants. Because of this, the first truck on the scene would be Tanker #5 holding 1500 gallons of water. Mutual aid is called as needed upon assessment of the fire. A drop tank (modified wading pool) which holds 2000 gallons can be erected if needed to hold water. Trucks would dump water and then it is suctioned into the primary truck to fight the fire. Swimming pools or lakes are mostly not usable since the truck cannot get close enough to them to access the water without sinking and becoming useless. Response time to fires by the White Bear Fire department is approximately 5'/2 to 6 minutes on average. White Bear Lake has its own dispatch system and own volunteer ambulance service. Up to eight dispatch calls may go out to get an ambulance to the scene but it is the most cost effective program in the state and comparable in response time. The White Bear Lake dispatch received a FEMA grant to upgrade to 800 MHz radios for more ability to communicate to other cities. Ideally, the fire department would like to see one fire hydrant every 500 feet in residential areas and one to two per 500 feet in commercial. A fire hydrant has the capacity to provide 1000 gallons of water a minute which allows for a quick attack of the fire. AED are also recommended in every public building. Sprinkler systems can be found in both Tousley Ford and the Montessori school. As the city develops, it is recommended that fire hydrants be included. Residents are encouraged to call the fire department to request a fire inspection. They are happy to inspect fire places and make recommendations to home owners on how to prevent fires. Businesses are required in Gem Lake to have an annual fire inspection. Fire prevention is the key. Look for us on the World Wide Web at gemlakemn.org