May 18, 2020 Council Minutes
CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
MAY 18, 2020 – 7:00 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL
1. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rockvam at 7:00 p.m.
Council Members Present: Jerome P. Rockvam, Mayor; Mark Chase; Jeff Hoffman; Pamela Horton; and Gary Hughes
Staff Present: Dan Tolsma, City Administrator
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Rockvam led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ADOPT MEETING AGENDA
M/Hughes, S/Hoffman to adopt the meeting agenda as amended.
Motion carried 5-0.
4. ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA
a. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes from April 6, 2020
b. Dock Rental Licenses
c. LMCD Ports of Call
M/Horton, S/Chase to adopt the Consent Agenda.
Motion carried 5-0.
5. PUBLIC FORUM – None.
6. PRESENTATIONS & GUEST SPEAKERS – None.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None.
8. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, & APPLICATIONS – None.
9. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS – None.
10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
a. Mayor & Council
i. Fire Department Update
Council Member Hughes provided an update from the Mound Fire Department including a recent fire in the community, mutual aid agreements, fire hydrants, and recent changes to response processes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
City Administrator Tolsma stated Fire Chief Pederson is preparing a letter to send to two residential properties regarding a fence that is currently limiting access to a fire hydrant.
Mayor Rockvam restated his concerns about the current mutual aid agreement for fire services that costs member cities more money to protect other communities that have decided to reduce their own fire service and rely on Mound Fire Department for emergencies. He added that he is in favor of investigating the creation of a fire district.
b. City Staff
City Administrator Tolsma stated that Spring Park’s Curbside Spring Clean-Up Day event has been moved to Saturday, June 27 due to complications in scheduling caused by COVID-19.
Mayor Rockvam would like to discuss the City’s clean-up day events at a future work session due to the increased costs each year. He discussed several options available that other cities utilize to control costs including charging nominal fees for certain items, reducing from two events to one event per year, and changing from curbside to drop-off.
Council Member Chase added that this year might be the year to reduce clean-up day events to one event due to the Spring event needing to be delayed until the end of June.
Council Member Hoffman asked what the cost would be to partner with another city for a drop-off event.
City Administrator Tolsma responded that there would be no cost or very little cost to the City for partnering with another city for a drop-off event.
c. Contract Staff – None.
11. NEW BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS
Council Member Hughes asked for an update on having a representative from Republic Services attend an upcoming Council meeting.
City Administrator Tolsma stated the visit was delayed due to COVID-19 but will be rescheduled.
12. CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
a. May 18, 2020 Claims
M/Horton, S/Hoffman to approve all claims for payment.
Motion carried 5-0.
13. UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRAINING – None.
14. MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY)
a. April Fire Department Report
b. PeopleService March Report
15. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:25 p.m.
Date Approved: June 1, 2020
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Dan Tolsma, City Administrator
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Theresa Schyma, City Clerk