4/17/2023 - City Council - Work Session - Minutes
CITY OF SPRING PARK
WORK SESSION MINUTES
APRIL 17, 2023 – 5:30 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL
(Work Session discussion times are approximate)
5:30: Public Works Update: (Water Plant, Street Lights, Potholes, Hydrant Flushing, Street Sweeping)
DJ Goman, Public Works, provided a 1st quarter update to the Council.
• Water Plant: everything is going smoothly except some hiccups with the automation surrounding
the TCE filter. When it was installed, it was not programmed properly. There were some things
between the design of the system and installation that were changed. Mayor Rockvam shared his
concerns that the City keeps paying for things and then being advised it was done wrong costing
more money. Goman stated he met with the MDH and others and shared his feedback and
concerns for same. Goman did not feel that they were going to provide any monetary assistance but
were providing some additional testing without charge.
• Streetlights: we have numerous streetlights that are either partially or fully burned out. The LED
lights have been experiencing mice intrusion. They are making their nests in between the
components and it’s causing the lights to overheat. The repairs are being completed and any parts
needed are on order. The conventional lights at Lakeview Lofts will be repaired/replaced as needed.
• Potholes: asphalt plants are open, and the pothole repairs are in the process of being completed.
Council Member Horton asked about repairing the holes on Island Drive. DJ stated this is a private
road so the owner, which is Pres. Homes, needs to be contacted for the repairs.
• Hydrant Flushing: typically, they do the dead end and some spot areas in the Spring and then hit it
heavy right before winter. They do use hydrant water for street sweeping which adds to the flushing
as well.
• Street Sweeping: sweeping is in process and will be done in conjunction with the hydrant flushing –
water from flushing will be used for the sweeping.
• Q1 Statistics: 316 work orders were completed in the City for Q1 with one water main break on
Hazeldell. DJ estimates that break will cost around $10,000 once all done. Public works has
completed a couple of rounds of TCE filter plant sampling and has also added more automation to
the current system to allow them to monitor remotely. DJ stated there is another state/federal
mandate to check for lead copper in the water service lines. The inventory of what we have in the
city must be completed by October of 2024. Council Member Chase asked if we had a lot of lead
service and DJ said fortunately, we don’t. We have to report everything before 1985 and review
who had wells at the time that tied into the municipal water system as they may have had lead. DJ
also stated the EPA drill rigs will be in the area doing some sampling for TCE contaminants during
the next few weeks.
6:00: Sunset Drive (County):
Amber Klein from Hennepin County joined the work session with a presentation showing the road
reconstruction design(s) for Sunset Drive. Next steps: Spring/Summer 2023 – gather concept feedback and
refine design, Construction 2024. Once her presentation was completed, discussion was had. Council
Member Hoffman asked how much weight will be given as to the design preference by the City. Klein
stated it would be given a lot of weight as the County would like to know the City’s preference as it could
sway them to one or the other. Currently, based on feedback, designs 1 & 3 are leading as the desired
designs. Klein asked for the Council decision in the next 2-3 weeks. Staff will add it to the 5/1/23 agenda.
6:20: Miscellaneous: None
6:39: Adjourn
After no further discussion, Council Member Hoffman motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to adjourn the
work session. On vote being taken, the meeting was adjourned.