8/4/2025 - City Council - Regular - Minutes
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CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
AUGUST 04, 2025 – 6:00 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00p.m.
Council Present: Mayor Chase, Council Member’s Horton, Sippel, and Suttle were present.
Council Member Turner was absent.
Staff Present: City Administrator Anderson
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Chase led the audience to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Council Member Sipple motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to approve the agenda as presented. On vote
being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT: none
5. REQUESTS & PRESENTATIONS:
a. Josh Leddy: Back Channel Brewing: Melissa and Josh Leddy summarized the brewery’s charitable events
and their request for asking the Council to waive the special event fees. Council determined they would
like further discussion before any fees are waived for charitable events.
6. CONSENT AGENDA*
a. Regular City Council and Work Session Meeting Minutes – July 21, 2025
b. Approve Payroll, Expenditures, and Claims for Payment
c. Special Event Permit #25-15: Spring Park Awakening – Back Channel Brewing
Council Member Horton motioned, being seconded by Council Member Sippel, to approve the consent agenda as presented.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
7. ACTION AGENDA
a. Special Event Permit #25-14: Westonka Sound Wave – Back Channel Brewing
Council Member Sippel motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to approve Special Event permit #25-14:
Westonka Sound Wave, Back Channel Brewing. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
b. Special Event Permit #25-16: Kegs for Klondike – Back Channel Brewing
Council Member Horton motioned, being seconded by Council Member Suttle, to approve Special Event permit #25-16: Kegs
for Klondike, Back Channel Brewing. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
c. Special Event Permit #25-17: 24 Hour DJ Event – Back Channel Brewing
Council Member Sippel motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to approve Special Event permit #25-17: 24-
Hour DJ Event, Back Channel Brewing and to allow Back Channel to be open overnight without alcohol service from
1:00a.m. to 8:00a.m. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
All meetings of the Spring Park City Council are video recorded and available for viewing online at www.ci.spring-park.mn.us
or Spring Park | Lake Minnetonka Cable Commission (lmcc-tv.org). Meeting minutes are intended to be a general synopsis of
the meetings of the City Council. Additional detail regarding discussions and policy considerations is provided by watching
the recording of the meeting.
8. REPORTS
a. Mayor & Council: Council Member Sippel stated that a viable offer has been received to purchase the
LMCC building that includes a 30-day due diligence clause. Demo and buildout have begun at the Long
Lake public works building as the LMCC has to be out of the current space within 90 days of the
agreement. He did state that even with the sale of the building, the future for the LMCC looks grim.
Jim Lundberg proposed that he retires at the end of this year, and it become a one-person employee
operation moving forward to give the LMCC a little more run time which is estimated to be about 5
years.
Mayor Chase mentioned that Council Member Turner had to undergo an emergency medical procedure,
and the Council is wishing him a speedy recovery and return to his council seat.
b. Staff: City Administrator Anderson mentioned that we have received an application for a cannabis shop
at the old Motor Sports building at the corner of Shoreline and Kings Road.
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS/MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY)
a. August 13, 2025 – Planning Commission Meeting – 6:00PM
b. August 18, 2025 – Regular City Council Meeting – 6:00PM
c. August 18, 2025 – Council Work Session – 5:00PM
d. September 1, 2025 – Labor Day – Office Closed
e. September 2, 2025 – Regular City Council Meeting – 6:00PM
10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Council Member Sippel motioned, being seconded by Council Member Suttle, to adjourn the
meeting at 6:34p.m. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamie Hoffman, City Clerk