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City of Gem Lake City Council meeting minutes May 21, 2019 Page 1 <br /> <br />City of Gem Lake <br /> City Council Meeting – May 21, 2019 <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Uzpen called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers Artig-Swomley, Cacioppo, <br />Kuny and Lindner were present. Others in attendance: City Attorney Patrick Kelly, <br />Residents/Students/Planning Commission Members: Laurel Amlee, Kyleigh Bacon, Rick Bosak, Carter Collins, <br />Don Cummings, Hannah Ertle, Bill Flaspeter, Kaylee Gilbert, Lauren Jurek, Dan and Mary Jane Marier and <br />Grant Miller. <br /> <br />May 21, 2019, Agenda <br />A motion was made by Councilmember Cacioppo to add to the agenda, The Luther Company, LLLP, <br />Conditional Use Permit, Variance for Set Backs and VLAWMO JPA Amendment for Insurance Change, <br />seconded by Councilmember Lindner. A motion was made by Councilmember Cacioppo, seconded by <br />Councilmember Lindner to approve the agenda with changes, motion passed. Agenda approved. <br /> <br />Minutes <br />A motion was made by Councilmember Lindner, seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the <br />April 16, 2019, City Council minutes. Mayor Uzpen abstains. Motion passes, minutes approved. <br /> <br /> <br />Newsletter <br />Set to print June/July, The Luther Company, LLLP, new Planning Commission members, recycling report, <br />False Alarms, Tree Trust – Water Gremlin fund allocation. <br /> <br />New Business <br /> <br />The Luther Company, LLLP, Conditional Use Permit and Variance for Set Backs <br />A motion was made by Councilmember Artig-Swomley, seconded by Councilmember Linder to approve <br />the Conditional Use Permit with the additional of a developer’s agreement for the road. Motion <br />passed, a voice vote taken, all members voted yes, The Luther Company, LLLP, C.U.P. with developer’s <br />agreement added and Variance for Set Backs approved. <br /> <br />JPA VLAWMO Amendment for Insurance Change <br />VLAWMO would like amend their 2017 JPA with their partner cities to allow for the organization to <br />apply for insurance coverage with the League of Minnesota Cities. By making this change VLAWMO will <br />save about 20% and have better coverage. A motion was made by Councilmember Artig-Swomley, <br />seconded by Councilmember Cacioppo to approve the amendment to the JPA. Motion passed, JPA <br />amendment approved. <br /> <br />$2.00/hour raise for City Support Staff <br />The City Support Staff’s job duties have increased with staff now in the role of the Acting City Clerk. <br />Therefore a change in salary should be made. A motion was made by Councilmember Cacioppo, <br />seconded by Councilmember Artig-Swomley to raise the city support staff salary $2.00/hour. Motion <br />passes, voice vote taken, all members voted yes, raise approved. <br /> <br />