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CITY OF SPRING PARK
JOINT PLANNING
COMMISSION/CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION MINUTES
MARCH 11, 2026 – 5:00 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL
(Work Session discussion times are approximate)
1. MEET AND GREET/SELF INTRODUCTIONS
2. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:30p.m.
Council Present: Mayor Chase, Council Member’s Sippel and Suttle were present. Council Members
Horton and Turner were absent.
Planning Commissioners Present: Chair Hoffman, Commissioners Avalos, Homan, and Terryll were
present.
Staff Present: City Administrator Anderson, City Planner Lori Johnson - WSB
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Commissioner Terryll motioned, being seconded by Commissioner Homan, to approve the agenda as presented. On vote
being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
4. TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
Discussion was had on all subjects with next steps noted below.
a. Ord. 26-01: ADU’s: City Planner Johnson will bring back some information and language
recommendations based on their discussion.
b. Ord. 26-03: Parking: City Planner Johnson will provide the final ordinance at the 3-16-2026 Council
meeting for approval.
c. Tree Preservation Ordinance: The Planning Commission advised Council they were still working
on this ordinance and will present to them once code language is fully vetted and it’s ready for
Council review.
d. Comprehensive Plan Update: City Planner Johnson said it’s time for the city to start looking at a
comp plan update to 2050. She reviewed a checklist for the city’s required elements along with the
statutory requirements. She offered that WSB could provide a bid for services to do the report.
e. City Events/Holiday Lighting: Continue with Holiday Lighting just book earlier. Mark and Caroline
will look at possible dates and let us know.
5. MISCELLANEOUS:
Cameron Porter applied for the open Planning Commissioner position. Administrator Anderson will
Contact him to set up an introduction with the Council at the 4/20 Council meeting.
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). Work Session minutes are intended to be a general
synopsis of the meeting of the City Council. Additional detail regarding discussions and policy considerations is provided by
watching the recording of the meeting.
6. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Commissioner Terryll motioned, being seconded by Commissioner Homan, to adjourn
the meeting at 7:14p.m. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamie Hoffman, City Clerk