4/18/2022 - City Council - Work Session - Minutes CITY OF SPRING PARK
WORK SESSION MINUTES
APRIL 18, 2022 — 6:00 PM
SPRING PARK SPRING PARK CITY HALL
On Lake Minnetonka
(Work Session discussion times are approximate)
1. 6:00: Bond Issue: Timetable and Content: Brimeyer provided Council with a timetable
for the Bond Issue for informational purposes.
2. 6:15: Sunset Drive —Lake Access: Interim Administrator Brimeyer brought forward
discussion regarding the Sunset Lake Access. Brimeyer stated he reviewed the surveys and
spoke with the head surveyor at Wenck Associates and based on his review and discussion,
he believes none of them really show where the exact property lines are. He also stated the
surveyor suggested we pick the best point to determine where the right-of-way property lines
should be and go from there. Mayor Rockvam questioned if the lines showing on the survey
were those that the City has been maintaining for the last 65 years. Council Member
Hoffman questioned why we paid thousands of dollars for a survey (Wenck) that at the time
they were told was a very in-depth & thorough survey and now they are being told it is
wrong or lacks enough information to determine where the right-of-way property lines are.
Discussion was had. City Attorney Tietjen stated that while she was aware of the discussion
with Council last Fall and the decisions made at that time, she stated based on what she and
Brimeyer had recently been told, there could be a possibility of legal action so it may be
worth looking at a different solution. Hoffman stated we should be making the decision
based on what is the right thing to do, not because of the threat of litigation. Tietjen and
Brimeyer stated they wanted Council approval to meet with the homeowner on the North
side. Hoffman stated they need to meet with both homeowners —North and South side.
Rockvam agreed and clarified that regardless of what they negotiate with the property
owner(s), the property right-of-way lines will remain 20 feet at Sunset Drive and 20 feet at
the lake. Brimeyer and Tietjen agreed to conduct their meeting with the property owner(s)
and update the City Council with the outcome of that discussion.
3. 6:25: The Yacht Club: City Planner Brixius provided an update on the Yacht Club
development project per the Planning Commission meeting & discussion. He shared that
there were still several issues and concerns on whether the developers plan will work.
Concerns were raised regarding additional docks, lighting, and noise and nuisance issues.
Brixius stated the multiple issues must be addressed before we can amend the code.
4. 6:35: Black Lake Rd/West Arm Drive: City Engineer Nielson provided an update on the
bids for the Black Lake Road construction. He stated we received 1 bid from New Look
Construction in the amount of $1,366,200.04 and suggested we accept the bid. Estimated
start date is mid June, but that date depends on material availability.
5. 6:45: Park Lane: City Planner Brixius presented options along with an aerial photo &
survey map to address the issue with the resident crossover at the corner of the Thor
Thompson Park for the landlocked properties at 3861 & 3877 Park Lane. Brixius
recommended granting an access easement over the street right-of-way and parkland limited
to the two affected properties (it should not include 3893 Mapleton Avenue). The
agreement should include the legal description for these properties as well as long-term
private driveway maintenance language. There being no further discussion, the Council
agreed to move forward with this recommendation.
6. 6:55: Back Channel: Request Approval to open at 11:00 on Sundays v. noon: Brimeyer
presented request from Back Channel to open 1 hour earlier on Sunday's. Council did not
have any issues with the request or amending the Ordinance. Staff will include an amended
Ordinance at the next Council meeting.
7. 7:00: Adjourn — there being no further discussion the meeting was adjourned.