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The sheriff's secretary and several and several staff will also be working out of this space. The Sheriff's secretary will also provide secretarially duties to the City of Gem Lake so that an additional person is not needed. The space will be leased out to the Sheriff's department at a competitive rate which will be deducted from the City of Gem Lake's currently inonthly payment to the Sheriff for his services. It was noted that discussions regarding paying for maintenance of the common area of the bruilding are underway. It was also noted that the parking lot may need to be expanded to provide enough parking;. Fortunately, because of the time of the year, completion of the landscaping of the grounds around the building has not yet begun. Resident Uz.pen asked if a written contract was being drawn up with the Sheriff'. Mayor Emeott stated that a formal agreement would be written up. OLD BUSINESS A) City MS4 repo rt for 2006 (Watson): No report. Councilor Watson is not in attendance B) SEIi Invoice for supervising sewer main repair: Mayor E.moott reported that XCel has agreed to make payment to S.1 11 for this work. There initially was confusion over what this charge was for. NEW BUSINESS A) Approval of payment of claims for December 2007: Mayor Erneott referred the Council to the listing of payments requiring approval. forty-four chairs were purchased for the meeting room, all that were in stock at Sam's Club. Mayor Emeott gave a formal thank you to Beth and Steve .Ilertzog for volunteering to help pick-up chairs. Another 6-10 chairs may still be needed. There are many other items still needed. Disemsed idea of including a list of items still needed for inclusion in the city newsletter. There was also a large payment to Wells Fargo for repayment of 2004 bonds for Schueneman Road sewer. Payment of claims for time period above was unianhnously approved as indicated by Councilor's signatures on this document. B) Putman Planners contract for Hwy 61 1 County Road E NE Corner: Marc Putman presented Mayor Erneott with a written contact for $5(X)0 for creation of a development plan for the K.E.corner of Hwy 61 and Co. Rd. E as requested by the City Council. Mayor Emeott signed the contract and indicated that a check would be available as of tomorrow for 10% of' the agreed upon price. C) Resolution 2008-1 Appointments for 2008: Mayor Emeott presented a listing of appointments needed for 2(Y()8. Several changes were made per request of Councilor Artig-Svvomley. Motion by Artig-Swomley, Seconded by Schilling for approval of Resolution 2()08-1 Appointments for 2008 with the changes discussed was unanimously approved by voice vote. D) Resolution 2008-2 Fee schedule for 2008: Mayor Emeott presented a 2008 Fee Schedule. Discussion regarding addition of a general Business License fee occurred with a final decision of a nominal $50 fee to be accessed. Motion by Schilling, Seconded Rasmussen for approval of Resolution 2008-2 Fee schedule for 2008 was unanimously approved by voice vote. E) SCORE grant for 2008: Mayor Emeott noted that a grant is being offered to cities for completion of an annual recycling survey. Currently the city has no one to adaninister the 5-6 page survey which requires tracking of recycling amounts within the city. It was decided by the Council that the city would decline participation in the survey and grant for 2008. F) Formal "T'hank you" to Tousley .!Hord for use of meeting; room for last 30 years: Mayor l meatt asked for suggestions on how to thank Tousley Ford for their use of the meeting room. It was suggested by Artig- Swomley that Mayor Emeott write a fonnal thank you letter to Tousley Ford. Also, they could receive a invitation to the Grand opening celebration of the New City Hall. Then discussion about how to go about putting something into the White Bear Press occurred. It was suggested that either an article be written tip or a letter to the editor submitted. Artig-Swomley agreed to write up something for inclusion in die City Newsletter as well as to the White Bear Press, Look for us on the World Wide Web at gernlakemn.org