7/5/2016 - City Council - Regular - Minutes 1
July 5, 2016
CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JULY 5, 2016 — 7:30 PM
SPRING PARK SPRING PARK CITY HALL
On Lake 9Vinnetonka
1. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Williamson called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL — Pavot, Hughes, Bren, Horton, Williamson
3. INTRODUCTIONS — Williamson introduces the council and staff to the public. Administrator
Tolsma, Clerk Lewin, Commissioners Mason and Palen.
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. ADOPT AGENDA — Hughes wants to add an item under new business and communications.
Hughes makes a motion and Bren seconds to adopt the agenda with the new item. All
votes ayes, motion carries.
6. ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA — Pavot makes a motion and Horton seconds to adopt the
consent agenda. All votes ayes, motion carries.
a. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes from June 20, 2016
b. City Council Work Session Minutes from June 27, 2016
7. PUBLIC FORUM — None.
8. PRESENTATIONS & GUEST SPEAKERS — None.
9. PETITIONS, REQUESTS & APPLICATIONS — Williamson said this is about the fifth or sixth
year. He said usually Mr. Litfin, a representative of the Tour, is here to answer questions.
However, due to the current weather situation it is unlikely he will be able to make it.
Williamson makes a motion to accept the application and Hughes seconds. All votes
ayes, motion carries.
a. Tour de Tonka — Saturday, August 6tn
10.ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS
a. Resolution 16-11: Appointing Election Judges —
Williamson said this is to establish the official election judges who will be trained and organized
to conduct the elections, both primary and general. Lewin explained there can be some
changes perhaps due to candidate filing or emergency appointments. Hughes makes a
motion and Bren seconds to adopt Resolution 16-11. All votes ayes, motion carries.
11.REPORTS OF OFFICERS & COMMITTEES
a. Mayor and Council —
Williamson said there was a meeting regarding the police contract. He said Minnetonka Beach
has raised some questions about administrative contractual issues. He said only the
administrators and mayors were invited to participate. He said Mtka Beach is concerned about
the formula and they feel strongly about making some changes in that area. He said Orono
has considered making a change in excess funds at the end of the year. He said most times
there is a surplus and retention of those excess funds have been applied to capital
improvement fund items not already scheduled. He said they can build up the excess fund
over time. He said Orono wants to formalize this in the contract. He feels the police
department has been very forthcoming and transparent. He said this will be the subject of a
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work session and it will be important to see where Mtka Beach's stand is on this. Williamson
said Orono is also proposing a ten year contract from the present three year. Horton wonders
why the big extension is being proposed and Williamson said stability and long-range planning.
Hughes wants to comment on three things. The HC Water Patrol said there is a new brochure
that it out that is very helpful. He said the Water Patrol will be handing this out while on the
lake. Hughes said the next item was Save the Lake has donated about 29K for another deputy
dedicated to the lake for 40 hours per week. He said a breakdown was presented for two
weeks from a Thursday through Sunday as to what this individual did. He said there was a
total of two BWI's, 27 citations for water craft registrations, 3 written warnings and 129 verbal
warnings. He said there were also minor medicals, loud music, stalled watercraft, missing
boaters (located) that the deputy assisted with. Hughes said this came from donated funds, not
tax dollars. The third item is the new dock and emergency provider station located in the area
of the Arcola Bridge. He said they were able to handle medicals and safety related items and
it was a positive experience. Hughes said residents were indicating they were very receptive
to this extra patrol and efforts to keeping the lake safe for everyone. Horton asked about the
water deputy and if this is just for the holiday week and Hughes said no, this will be for the
entire boating season. Williamson adds there was good coverage from the local media
regarding trash left behind after the heavy weekend.
b. City Administrator—
Tolsma said regarding the short-term public works arrangement, it was put into action last
week. He said they've been in SP twice now and gotten a good grasp of the lift stations. He
said they are logging the data and looking for symptoms of any larger problem. He said it is
going well. Tolsma said there will be another meeting on Friday and they will be talking about
proposals for long-term coverage. He is also meeting with Orono on Thursday to also talk
about a long-term proposal. He will have more information in the coming weeks and hopes to
bring it to a work session. Tolsma said he drove the city after the first wave of the storm and
he said there isn't any reportable damage so far.
c. City Engineer
d. City Planner
e. City Attorney
f. Public Works Director
12.UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRAINING
a. July 12 — Administration Committee — 12:00 PM
b. July 13 — LMCD — 7:00 PM
c. July 13 — Planning Commission — 7:00 PM
d. July 18 — City Council Regular Meeting — 7:30 PM
e. July 21 — Work Session — 6 PM (Note: Change from the 25th due to a council member's
conflict.
13.UNFINISHED BUSINESS — Hughes wants to talk about "Drop Homes" a self contained living
unit that can be set on a lot. He thinks this should be discussed further because he feels it
doesn't fit with the small lots associated with Spring Park. Williamson said there was some
literature about this from Metro Cities and he understands this is a temporary set up and must
be removed when the necessity of it has ended. Bren said there is one city that opted out
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because they have assisted living and health care facilities and Bren feels the city has
Presbyterian Homes and it would be in conflict.
14.NEW BUSINESS & COMMUNICATION
a. Bills & Payroll -
Hughes makes a motion to pay the bills. Pavot seconds. Hughes said he asked about the
spring clean up cost and Tolsma said this is right around average. He said the spring clean up
is always more. All votes ayes, motion carries.
15.MISCELLANEOUS (Information Only)
a. July Schedules: Channels 8 & 20
16.ADJOURNMENT Hughes makes a motion and Horton seconds to adjourn the meeting at
8:13 p.m. All votes ayes, motion carries.
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Dan Tolsma, City Administrator
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