March 4, 2019 Council Minutes

CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MARCH 4, 2019 – 7:00 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL

1. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rockvam at 7:01 p.m.

Council Members Present: Jerome P. Rockvam, Mayor; Gary Hughes; Pamela Horton; Catherine KanePalen; and Megan Pavot

Staff Present: Dan Tolsma, City Administrator; and Theresa Schyma, City Clerk

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

3. ADOPT MEETING AGENDA

Council Member Pavot requested that Item #4d – 2019 Lord Fletcher’s Restaurant Summer Concert Series be tabled and considered at the next regular Council meeting of March 18.

M/Pavot, S/Hughes to adopt the meeting agenda as amended.

Motion carried 5-0.

4. ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA
a. City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes from January 22, 2019
b. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from January 22, 2019
c. 2019 Tour de Tonka Special Event
d. 2019 Lord Fletcher’s Restaurant Summer Concert Series

M/Horton, S/Kane Palen to adopt the Consent Agenda as amended.

Motion carried 5-0.

5. PUBLIC FORUM – None.

6. PRESENTATIONS & GUEST SPEAKERS
a. Christie Larson – WeCAN – Ms. Larson presented the 2018 annual report and provided a summary of the services provided by WeCAN (Western Communities Action Network) including emergency assistance, family support, food, and employment programs.

Ms. Larson noted that 2019 is the 30th anniversary of WeCAN providing services to the community. She added that there will be an open house in May to showcase the office and the work that WeCAN has accomplished in the past 30 years.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None.

8. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, & APPLICATIONS – None.

9. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS – None.

10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
a. Mayor & Council - Mayor Rockvam talked about the tremendous amount of snowfall during the past month and requested that staff speak with the contracted snow plow operator to see if anything can be done to cut-back some of the larger snowbanks that are causing visibility concerns.

b. City Staff – None.

c. Contract Staff – None.

11. NEW BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS – None.

12. CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
a. March 4, 2019 Claims

M/Hughes, S/Kane Palen to approve all claims for payment.

Motion carried 5-0.

13. UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRAINING
a. March 12 – Administration Committee – 12:00 PM
b. March 13 – Planning Commission – 6:00 PM
c. March 13 – LMCD Work Session at 6:00 PM with Regular Meeting at 7:00 PM
d. March 18 – City Council Work Session – 6:00 PM
e. March 18 – Regular City Council Meeting – 7:00 PM

14. MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY)
a. Public Access Cleaning Station Report
b. Mound Fire Department Press Release
c. Mound Fire Department January Report

Council Member Hughes briefly discussed the Public Access Cleaning Station report and the possible long-term effects in helping to save the lake.

15. ADJOURNMENT

M/Pavot, S/Kane Palen to adjourn the City Council Meeting at 7:19 p.m.

Motion carried 5-0.

Date Approved: March 18, 2019


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Dan Tolsma, City Administrator

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Theresa Schyma, City Clerk