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CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JULY 20, 2026 – 6:00 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm.
Council Present: Mayor Chase, Councilors Horton, Sippel, Suttle, and Turner were present.
Staff Present: Administrator Anderson, Chris Bunders, Moore Engineering,
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Chase led the audience to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Council Member Horton motioned, being seconded by Council Member Sippel, 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 and Work Session Minutes – June 15, 2026
b. Approve Payroll, Expenditures, and Claims for Payment
c. Resolution #26-15: Appointing Election Judges
Council Member Sippel motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to approve the consent agenda as presented. On
vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
7. ACTION AGENDA
a. ALPR Camera Plan
Council Member Suttle motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to ask Orono Police to remove the Flock
camera from Spring Park, and to reach out to staff in the future if they would like to propose a different solution.
Additionally, they would like to request that they cancel their contract at the renewal period with Flock. On roll call vote,
Turner – yes; Suttle – yes; Chase – yes; Sippel – yes; Horton – yes.
b. Approve 2027 Water Tower Reconditioning Engineering Proposal
Council Member Sippel motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to accept the bid from Moore Engineering
for Water Tower Reconditioning with a condition that when they put it out for bid, they include bi-annual cleanings. On
vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
c. Approve 2028 Comprehensive Plan Proposals from WSB & Moore Engineering
Council Member Horton motioned, being seconded by Council Member Turner, to approve the 2028 Comprehensive Plan
proposals from WSB and Moore Engineering. 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). Council Meeting and Work Session minutes are intended
to be a general synopsis of the meeting of the City Council. Additional details regarding discussions and policy considerations
will be provided by watching the recording of the meeting.
8. REPORTS
a. Mayor & Council
Council Member Sippel advised that the LMCC will no longer be recording candidate statements. If
Council wants to pick that up, we will need to pay for a videographer.
b. Staff: Administrator Anderson stated he is working with Moore Engineering on the water treatment
plant upgrades and stated the upgrades to lift stations #1 & 3 have been completed. Discussion was had
regarding what and how much oversight Council wants Moore Engineering to provide on the Sunset Dr.
project. Moore will present a revised cost and time proposal at the next Council meeting.
9. MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY) - none
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. August 3, 2026 – Regular City Council Meeting – 6pm
b. August 12, 2026 – Planning Commission Meeting – 6pm
c. August 17, 2026 – Regular City Council Meeting – 6pm
d. August 17, 2026 – Council Work Session – 5pm
11. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Council Member Sippel motioned, being seconded by Council Member Horton, to adjourn the
meeting at 6:37p.m. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously approved.
Respectfully submitted,
Jamie Hoffman, City Clerk