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CITY OF GEM LAKE MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING 16 OCTOBER 2006 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gem Lake was called to order by Mayor Emeott on Monday, 1 16 October 2006 at 7:06 PM in the first floor meeting room of Tousley Ford. Mayor Emeott, Councilors Bosak, Schilling, Rasmussen and Watson were present. Also present were City Clerk Magnuson, Planning Commission Chairman Jim Lindner, Rob Olson, Gretchen Artig-Swomley, Bryan Hansen, Bob Uzpen, Beth Herzog, Steve Herzog, and Craig Rafferty. Following Mayor Emeott's request for additions, deletions, or corrections, the following actions were taken: 1) Motion by Watson, Second by Bosak to approve the minutes of the 14 August 2006 City Council Workshop was unanimously approved: 2) Motion by Schilling, Second by Bosak to approve the minutes of the 05 September 2006 City Council Workshop was unanimously approved; 3) Motion by Bosak, Second by Watson to approve the minutes of the 14 September 2006 regular City Council meeting was unanimously approved; 4) Motion by Rasmussen, Second by Schilling to approved the minutes of the Joint Meeting with White Bear Township Board was unanimously approved; 5) Motion by Watson, Second by Schilling to approved the minutes ofthe 02 October 2006 Special City Council meeting was unanimously approved; 6) Motion by Watson, Second by Schilling to approve the minutes of the 02 October 2006 City Council Workshop was unanimously approved; 7) Motion by Bosak, Second by Rasmussen to approve the 16 October 2006 agenda as amended was unanimously approved. Motion by Schilling, Second by Watson to approve the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. Magnuson reported on the comments by the various Contract Cities Managers regarding their City Council's feelings about Administrative Fines Ordinances and the opinions of both the State Auditor and State Attorney General. Consensus of the Council was to proceed with the ordinance without traffic provisions at this time and to continue to support legislative pressure to provide for administrative traffic fines. Magnuson presented the revised Law Enforcement Agreement for the term 01 January 2007 through 31 December 2009 indicating only minor provisions had been amended. RESOLVED: Motion by Watson, Second by Schilling to approve the Contract Cities Law Enforcement Agreement and empower the Mayor and City Clerk to execute same on behalf of the City. J Mr. Rob Olson was recognized. Mr. Olson, partner with Doug Meslow as City Prosecutor, reported that Mr. Meslow has accepted an appointment as a District Court Judge and will no longer practice law with the firm. Mr. Olson will continue with the practice in White Bear Lake, will seek a new associate, and has been reconfirmed by the White Bear Lake City Council to perform their prosecution. Mr. Olson indicated he wishes to continue to handle prosecution matters for Gem Lake and will do so under the current fee schedule for 2007. RESOLVED: Motion by Schilling, Second by Watson to reconfirm Mr. Olson as City Prosecutor through January reappointments was unanimously approved. Motion by Watson, Second by Bosak to approve Resolution No. 2006-37 declaring final costs for Public Improvement Project No. 2006-01 was unanimously approved. Motion by Schilling, Second by Bosak to approve Resolution No. 2006-38 ordering an assessment hearing for Monday, 13 November 2006, at 7:00 PM for the purpose of identifying assessments to be imposed as a result of Public Improvement Project No. 2006-0 1. RESOLVED: Motion by Bosak, Second by Schilling to approve a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of an accessory building on their property in accordance with their application and at a height not to exceed sixteen (1 60") feet was unanimously approved. RESOLVED: Motion by Emeott, Second by Bosak to approve the addition of two (2) additional "No Outlet" signs for Scheuneman Road to be placed 1) just south of the south golf course entrance and 2) at the south entrance to Hillary Farm was unanimously approved. RESOLVED: Motion by Bosak, Second by Rasmussen to accept the proposal from T.A. Schifsky was unanimously approved. Clerk Magnuson was asked to investigate cooperative funding of a barrier at Scheuneman Road on Highway 61 in lieu of the simple posts now in place. Page 1 of 4