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Home My WebLink About2020 04-21 CC MinutesCity of Gem Lake City Council meeting minutes April 21, 2020 Page 1 City of Gem Lake City Council Meeting – April 21, 2020 Meeting Minutes Acting Mayor Artig-Swomley called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Councilmembers Artig-Swomley, Cacioppo, Kuny, Lindner and Mayor Uzpen were present. Note: meeting was held via a telephone conference call due to the COVID-19 virus and the Declaration of Emergency from President Trump and Governor Walz. Also present: City Attorney Patrick Kelly and resident Don Cummings. April 21, 2020, Agenda A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the agenda. Voice vote taken, all voted yes, motion passes. Agenda approved. Minutes A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the March 17, 2020, City Council minutes. Voice vote taken, all voted yes with the exception of Mayor Uzpen who was not in attendance at the March 17, 2020, meeting, Motion passes, minutes approved. Committee Reports – Planning Commission No report. Old Business Newsletter- Councilmember Artig-Swomley would like to interview residents about their experiences during the pandemic. Councilmember Kuny suggested a sharing of recipes. New Business Extension of Proclamation and Declaration of Emergency to May 31, 2020 Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to extend the Proclamation and Declaration of Emergency to May 31, 2020. Voice vote taken, all voted yes. Motion passes, Proclamation extension approved. Resolution 2020-006 – Prohibits off-sale of Intoxicating Liquor by restaurants that possess only on-sale licenses Council discussed the Resolution, voted to do nothing with the order, voice vote taken, and all voted no to the resolution. Liability Coverage – Waiver Form Councilmember Cacioppo made a motion to not waive the monetary limits on municipal tort liability established by Minn. State 466.04, voice vote taken, all voted yes to not waive the monetary limits, motions passes, Waiver form approved. Claims A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Kuny to approve the claims for March, 2020. Voice vote taken, all voted yes. Motion passes, claims approved. Presentations from the Public Resident Don Cummings thanked the council for a good meeting. City of Gem Lake City Council meeting minutes April 21, 2020 Page 2 Open Items from the Council Members to Bring Up Briefly discussed the scholarship fund source, the County Lounge, tabled the scholarship discussion to May, 2020, City Council meeting. Next Meetings/Workshop City Council, Tuesday, May 19, will be a teleconference meeting (options for remote access for citizens and councilmembers will be arranged before the next meeting), workshop, Monday, May 11, 2020, cancelled. Adjournment Being there no further business, following a motion from Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Kuny, the meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Gloria Tessier.