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CITY OF GEM LAKE MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING 21 DECEMBER 2006 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Gem Lake was called to order by Mayor Emeott on Thursday, 21 December 2006 at 7:05 PM in the first floor meeting room of Tousley Ford, said change of meeting date having been duly noticed. Mayor Emeott, Councilors Bosak, Schilling, Rasmussen and Watson were present. Also present were City Clerk Magnuson and City Attorneys Kelly and Oliver. Also present was Councilor -Elect artig Swomley and Jim McNulty. Following Mayor Emeott's request for additions, deletions, or corrections, the following actions were taken: 1) Motion by Bosak, Second by Schilling to approve the minutes of the 20 November 2006 City Council Meeting was unanimously approved; 2) Motion by Schilling, Second by Bosak to approve the minutes of the 04 December 2006 Public Hearing on amendments to Ordinance No. 43 and application for a Conditional Use Permit by Enterprise Car Rental was unanimously approved as amended noting Rasmussen absent; 3) Motion by Rasmussen, Second by Bosak to approved the minutes of the 04 December 2006 City Council Workshop was unanimously approved; 4) Motion by Schilling, Second by Rasmussen to approve the 21 December 2006 agenda was unanimously approved; 5) Motion by Bosak, Second by Schilling to accept the items on the Consent Agenda was unanimously approved. Mayor Emeott then opened the duly noticed public hearing at 7:15 pm, the purpose of which is to present proposed amendments to the Gem Lake ordinance adopting the State of MN Uniform Building Code and establishing fees and permit requirements and to receive public comment on same. Mr. Oliver presented the Statement of Need, noting the proposed revisions pulls together several related topics and creates a complete ordinance more closely associated with those of adjacent cities. Discussion between the Council and Mr. McNulty followed referencing fees to be charged, perceived redundancies in fees regarding plan review, and timing required to complete reviews. Mr. Magnuson and Mr. Emeott both noted that no additional fees have been added and that the cost of the Plan Review Committee is taken from fees already being charged for structural plan review by the Senior Building Official. Following discussion, the public hearing portion of the meeting was adjourned. RESOLVED. Motion by Schilling, Second by Bosak to adopt ResolutionNo. 2006-42 adopting Ordinance No. 78B and ordering summary publication thereof was unanimously approved. It was noted that a review of the Plan Review portion of the fee structure would be reviewed in six months time. RESOLVED. Motion by Bosak, Second by Watson to approve the 2007 addendum to the White Bear Lake Fire and Rescue Contract was unanimously approved. RESOLVED. Motion by Watson, Second by Bosak to amend Ordinance No. 43H to include retail automobile renting as an approved Conditional Use in Section 12.3.1 as Sub J), to recodify Ordinance No. 43H as 43I, and to publish a summary of the change was unanimously approved. RESOLVED. Motion by Watson, Second by Bosak to approve a Conditional Use Permit for Enterprise Car Rental to operate a retail car rental facility at the property located at 1567 East County Road E in accordance with Ordinance No. 43I was unanimously approved. Mr. Watson then presented several overhead slides on the proposed 2007 budget and debt levy, copies of which are attached hereto. RESOLVED. Following discussion, Motion by Watson, Second by Bosak to approve Resolution No. 2006-43 establishing a total budget and debt levy of $544,867 of which $100,000 is debt levy and requiring a property tax levy of $311,197 and a debt levy of $100,000 was unanimously approved. RESOLVED. Motion by Schilling, Second by Bosak to empower the Mayor and Clerk to execute the agreement with Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson and Lindeke to prepare architectural work for the Heritage Hall Project was unanimously approved. RESOLVED. Following discussion with Mr. McNulty regarding his willingness to terminate annexation proceedings which he indicated he felt would be probable, Motion by Schilling, Second by Bosak to amend Resolution No. 2006-23B as No. 2006-23C and extend the period of local control changes for Ordinance No. 43G to the date of the issuance of the last building permit for the last lot on Hillary Farm, conditioned upon ownership of the development remaining with the current Hillary Farm,LLC group was unanimously approved. Magnuson presented the 2007 meeting schedule for consideration and the consensus was to approve same. Mr. Bosak indicated he has already ordered it published on the website. Page 1 of 2