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City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting Minutes September 21, 2021 1 | Page City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting – September 21, 2021 Meeting Minutes Mayor Artig-Swomley called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers Lindner, Johnson and Amlee were present. Councilmember Cacioppo was not present. Also present: City Engineer Justin Gese, City Attorney Patrick Kelly, City Treasurer Tom Kelly, SEH Water Resources Engineer Emily Jennings, Planning Commission Member Joshua Patrick, Summit Farm Villas HOA Board President Sharon Roland, Residents Eileen Fewer, Tom Bolfing, Bill John, Jim Wilson, Rick Bosak, Isaac Nelson, Paul Emeott, Nick Cress, Brent Messing, Dan Marier, Mary Jane Marier, and Kim Anderson-Uzpen. September 21, 2021 Agenda A motion was made by Councilmember Linder to accept the agenda, seconded by Councilmember Johnson. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, agenda approved. Minutes A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Johnson to approve the August 17, 2021, City Council Minutes. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes, minutes approved. Committee Reports – Planning Commission Nothing to report, September meeting was canceled. Old Business – Newsletter Ideas Mayor Artig-Swomley presented ideas for the nest Newsletter to include pieces such as the Stormwater Report on Scheuneman Road, MPCA zoom meeting scheduled for October 14, MS4 Report, Preliminary Budget, City Clerk is a Notary and the Deer Hunting Ordinance changes. New Business MS4 Report Presentation – Emily Jennings, SEH Ms. Jennings gave a presentation on the NPDES Phase II Stormwater Permit Program for the City of Gem Lake. NPDES is an acronym for “National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System” and MS4 is an acronym for “Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System”. Gem Lake is in phase II small MS4 which is general permit coverage. There are six (6) minimum control measures that are looked at for meeting requirements: 1. Public Education and Outreach 2. Public Participation and Involvement 3. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination 4. Construction Site Run-Off Control 5. Post-Construction Run-Off Control 6. Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Activities The permit Gem Lake had expired on July 31, 2018, since then, the City has continued operating under expired permit. A new permit was finally issued on November 16, 2020. An application for reauthorization (Part 2) was initially submitted on April 13, 2021 and was approved on August 10, 2021. Some updates to the permit are here such as ordinance changes, MCMs and TMDL components. There are also audits that should be expected to happen soon.