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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 11-21 CC MinutesMINUTES OF MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF GEM LAKE The November meeting of the City Council of the. City of. Gem Lake was called to order on Monday, 21 November 1994, at 7 : 01 p.m. in the first floor meeting room of .Tousle.y Ford. Mayor Emeott, Councilmembers Igo, Eirkeb.ak, and Nielsen, Clerk Magnuson and Treasurer Nordstrom were present. Also present were Mr. Jerry Franz and Councilmember--Elect Constance Kunin. The minutes of the 17 October 1994 City Council Meeting were, upon motion duly made and seconded, unanimously approved as presenteed.. Mr. Franz was then recognized. He stated that he felt the City's inspection of his septic system was unnecessary and unfair as his system was installed and inspected in the fall of 1993 and repaired in the spring of 199.4.. The Council explained that the ordinance requiring septic system inspections deals only with operability on an ongoing basis and not installation as required by code: The Council further stated that. inspections are required by the. City as a direct result of Metropolitan Council mandates: for inspection of Individual On -Site Septage Systems. No further action was taken. Ms. Nielsen then reported on behalf of Mr. Nielsen that thefinal report of the I-35E Corridor Study is due out in the very near future based upon acceptance by the cities involved. A Public Information Meeting, a copy of the Notice for which is attached hereto as. Exhibit "A"., has been scheduled for Tuesday, 29 November 1994, at Burnet Realty located on. Highway 96and White Bear Parkway. It.was noted that approval of the Fontana/Target rezoning and development project by Vadnais Heights appears to indicate their lack of willingness to stem overdevel- opment within the: corridor. The Recycling Report for October, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "B" was then presented. The Clerk then reported that fire inspections were complete except for HCC where a lack of cooperation by HC❑ at it's offices has prevented completion. In a'meeti.ng with Fire Mar,shall. Mike Turnbull, the. Clerk reported that he will gain access to HCO and complete inspection by the. end of December. The Clerk requested that Mr. Turnbull advise the coun- cil of continued resistance by Mr.. Urban. Discussion then followed regarding additional "Slow Children" signs along Big Fox Road.:and Little Fox Lane as requested by Mr. Joel Ander- son. Mayor Emeott then requested that Street Signs be added to ongoing agendas under street maintenance. It was also suggested that "Deer Crossing" signs be: added to Goose Lake Road. The Clerk then reported that he has spoken with T.A. Schifsky regarding implementation of road Maintenance. Schifsky has recommended that work to be performed on Big Fox Road and Little Fox Lane not be completed until after resurfacing of County Road E. is complete to avoid possible damage to our streets from construction equipment: A contract will be executed during the first quarter of`1995 with 5chifsky. Discussion then followed regarding sign inspections with no action taken. The Clerk then reported on notification of Local Cable TV Surcharg- es to be added to customers bills, a copy of which has been retained in the Clerk's files-, as a result of Federal legislation. The Clerk then reported that he will advise Ramsey County by letter of the City's approvalof.turnbacks under Option 1 with conditions set forth previously by the Council.. A copy of Vadnais Heightsacceptance of turnbacks coincidental to Gem. Lake' s has been retained in the Clerk's County Turnback files. The Clerk then advised that he and Mr. Arend have discussed the State Fire Marshall's requirement for review of Sprinkler Plans and that between our Fire Marshall and Mr. Arend, no State involvement is neces- sary. The Clerk willaddress this issue with the: State Fire Marshall in the form of alet:ter. Correspondence from and to the Fire Marshall will be retained in the. Clerk's State Fire Marshall File. The Clerk then noted one minor changge to the budget regarding the amount of Certified State: HACA.; The amendment Was, upon motion duly made and seconded, unanimously approved and is attached hereto as Exhibit The Clerk, acting as Chief Election Judge, then presented the results of the 08 November 1994 General Election. After review of the resul.t.s, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "I]", and upon. motion duly made and seconded, the results of the 08 November 1994 General Election Were unanimously approved for Certification to Ramsey county. The Treasurer's Report, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "E", and indicating a balance in the General Fund. of $70.,873.27 and in the Sewer Fund of $41,869.86 was, uponmotion duly made and. s.econde.d, unanimously app.roved:. Payment of bills, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "F", and totaling $5,598.8.7 was, upon motion duly made and .seconded, unanimously approved. The Gem, Lake Truth-In-T.axati.on .Heari:ng will be convened on 08 December 1994 at 7;00 pm in the first floor meeting room of Tousley Ford. The next meeting of the City Council will be on 08 December 1934 in the first floor meeting room of Tousley Ford and will be convened upon adjournment of the: Truth -In -Taxation Hearing. There being no. further business, the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Emeott at 8:38 pm. AUTHORED: 04 December 1994. APPROVED: 08 December 1994 Frederic C. Magnuson, City Clerk