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CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 5, 2026 – 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, Suttle, and Turner were present.
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 Sippel 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: None
6. CONSENT AGENDA*
a. City Council Meeting Minutes – December 1, 2025
b. Approve Payroll, Expenditures, and Claims for Payment
c. Resolution #26-01: Meeting Dates, Holidays, and Office Hours
d. Resolution #26-02: Naming Official Depository
e. Resolution #26-03: Establishing Order of Business
f. Resolution #26-04: Preauthorization of Certain City Claims Payments
g. Resolution #26-05: Credit Card Use
h. Resolution #26-06: Naming Official Newspaper
i. Resolution #26-07: Electronic Funds Transfer
Council Member Horton motioned, being seconded by Council Member Suttle, to approve the consent agenda as presented. On
vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
7. ACTION AGENDA
a. Ordinance #26-01 - Approving ADU Language: Council would like enforcement language added to the
Ordinance surrounding who is allowed to live in an ADU. City Planner Johnson will check other cities’
ordinances for examples of enforcement language, including the creation of an administrative permit
which would be renewed annually.
Mayor Chase motioned, being seconded by Council Member Turner, to table approving Ordinance #26-01: Approving ADU
Language until the February 2, 2026 Council Meeting. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
b. 2026 Official Appointments:
Council Member Horton motioned, being seconded by Council Member Suttle, to approve the 2026 Official Appointments as
presented. 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.
c. Approving 2026 City Attorney Rate Increase:
Council Member Turner motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to approve the 2026 rate increase for our city
attorneys, Carson, Clelland, and Schreder. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
8. REPORTS
a. Mayor & Council:
ₒ Council Member Sippel stated Rockvam Boatyards and the LMCC building have been sold and
will close soon.
ₒ Mayor Chase shared the lake area mayors are considering forming a coalition to include hiring a
lobbyist to help with several key initiatives including property tax reform. Mayor Chase will ask
Mayor Mullin to come to a meeting and share additional details before a decision is made for
Spring Park to join the coalition.
ₒ Mayor Chase also shared that we had very low resident attendance at the holiday party including
only one council member and one planning commissioner member in attendance.
ₒ City Administrator Anderson shared that a lot of time and money goes into planning the event
and asked if we should continue the event or do something different to increase both resident
and council/planning commissioner member attendance.
ₒ Council Member Turner asked if we could add purchasing new Christmas wreaths to the next
meeting agenda.
b. Staff: City Administrator Anderson stated he wanted to hold a joint Council and Planning Commission
meeting in February. It was decided to have the joint meeting at the regularly scheduled Planning
Commission meeting on Wednesday, February 11th at 5:00, social, pizza at 5:30, meeting at 6:00. He also
mentioned the engineering firm will provide an update on Sunset at the Feb. 20th work session.
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS/MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY)
a. January 14, 2026 – Planning Commission Meeting – 6:00PM
b. January 19, 2026 – Martin Luther King Day, City Hall Closed
c. January 20, 2026 – Regular City Council Meeting – 6:00PM
d. January 20, 2026 – Council Work Session – 5:00PM
10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Council Member Sippel motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to adjourn the
meeting at 7:33p.m. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamie Hoffman, City Clerk