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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes October 15, 2024 1 <br />City of Gem Lake <br />City Council Meeting – October 15, 2024 <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Mayor Gretchen Artig-Swomley called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers Len Cacioppo, Jim <br />Lindner, Ben Johnson and Laurel Amlee were present. Also present: City Attorney Stand-In Chad Lemmons, City <br />Treasurer Tom Kelly, City Building Official Mike Johnson, Planning Commission Chair Joshua Patrick, and Acting <br />City Clerk Melissa Lawrence. <br /> <br />October 15, 2024, Agenda <br />A motion was introduced by Councilmember Linder to accept the agenda, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />Minutes <br />A motion was introduced by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the <br />September 17, 2024, City Council Meeting Minutes. Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />Special Presentations/Public Hearings <br />None <br /> <br />Consent Agenda <br /> <br /> Resolution #2024-0022 October 2024 Donation to White Bear Lake Area Food Shelf <br /> Resolution #2024-0023 Certify to Tax Rolls – Utility Billing <br /> Resolution #2024-0024 Certify to Tax Rolls – 2023 Annual Septic Maintenance Inspections <br /> Corporate Mechanical Annual Maintenance Quote 2025 Rate <br /> Monthly Financial Report(s) <br /> Claims <br /> <br />All items on the consent agenda were reviewed by the Council. Councilmember Lindner introduced a <br />motion to approve all the items listed on the consent agenda as is, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo. <br />Motion carried 5-0. <br /> <br />Committee Reports <br />None <br /> <br />Old Business <br /> <br /> Newsletter Updates / Topics / Suggestions <br />Mayor Artig-Swomley presented ideas for the next edition of the City Newsletter to include pieces such as <br />the approved 2025 final budget, Gem Lake deer hunts, 2024 annual septic maintenance inspections, 2024 <br />election results and winter parking regulations. Councilmember Johnson shared that he may have and <br />update he can put together regarding the County Road E Corridor Project. <br /> <br />White Bear Lake Public Safety Contract <br />Mayor Artig-Swomley and a representative of the City of Dellwood and City of Birchwood attended the <br />White Bear Township Executive Board meeting on Friday, September 27, 2024. Among other things, the <br />executive board discussed the 2025 contracts that White Bear Lake sent out to all the cities they service. In <br />2024, one line item being charged to the cities was categorized as debt service, and in 2025 it is being <br />called depreciation and is showing an increase of roughly 8 to 10 million in charges. This increase is due to <br />the principal and interest being combined into one item instead of separate items. The contract currently <br />states that contracted cities are responsible for paying costs for operation and depreciation, however, it does <br />not state interest or debt service anywhere in the contract. Next steps were discussed on how to tackle the <br />issue at hand, and it was suggested that Gem Lake and White Bear Townships Treasurer Tom Kelly meet <br />with White Bear Lakes Finance Director Kerri Kindsvater to help make sense of the charges. This meeting <br />is set to take place on October 22.