October 19, 2020 City Council Minutes

CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 19, 2020 – 7:00 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL

1. CALL TO ORDER – The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rockvam at 7 p.m.


Council Members Present:

Staff Present: 


Jerome P. Rockvam, Mayor; Mark Chase; Jeff Hoffman; Pamela Horton; and Gary Hughes

Dan Tolsma, City Administrator; Alan Brixius, City Planner;
Mary Tietjen, City Attorney


2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Rockvam led the audience in the Pledge of the Allegiance.

3. ADOPT MEETING AGENDA M/Hughes, S/Horton to adopt the meeting agenda as printed.

Motion carried 5-0.

4. ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA*
a. Approve Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from October 5, 2020

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
a. Resolution 20-24: Providing for the Sale of $1,570,000 General Obligation Utility Revenue and Refunding Bonds
M/Hoffman, S/Chase to approve Resolution 20-24 providing for the Sale of $1,570,000 General Obligation Utility Revenue and Refunding Bonds.
Mayor Rockvam requested a roll call vote.

Motion carried 5-0, all ayes.

10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
a. Mayor & Council – Hughes refers to the very last page included in the packet and he talked to Chief Pederson and because of all the firefighters working from home, when a call comes out, three to four more firefighters respond so the cost is going up due to that. Pederson said it could cost $40-50,000 more because of the response.
b. City Staff
c. Contract Staff

11. NEW BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS

12. CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
a. October 19, 2020 Claims
M/Horton, S/Hughes to approve all claims for payment.

Motion carried 5-0.

13. UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRAINING
a. October 28 – LMCD Work Session at 6:00 PM with Regular Meeting at 7:00 PM
b. November 2 – City Council Regular Meeting – 7:00 PM (Cancelled)
c. November 11 – LMCD Work Session at 6:00 PM with Regular Meeting at 7:00 PM
d. November 11 – Planning Commission Meeting – 6:00 PM
e. November 13 – Special Council Meeting (Canvass Election Results) – 2:00 PM
f. November 16 – Regular City Council Meeting – 7:00 PM

14. MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY)
a. PeopleService August Report
b. Mound Fire Department COVID-19 Report

15. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 7:03 p.m.

Date approved: November 16, 2020

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Dan Tolsma, City Administrator 

Wendy Lewin, Acting City Clerk