January 22, 2019 Council Minutes

CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 22, 2019 – 7:00 PM
SPRING PARK CITY HALL

1. CALL TO ORDER - The meeting was called to order by Mayor Rockvam at 7:06 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

M/Hughes, S/Horton to adopt the meeting agenda.

Motion carried 5-0.

4. ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA
a. City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes from December 18, 2018
b. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from January 7, 2019
c. This item was moved to Item #9a.
d. Resolution 19-08: WeCAN Resolution of Support

RESOLUTION NO. 19-08

RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING CONTINUATION OF CDBG
FUNDING OF WESTERN COMMUNITIES ACTION NETWORK (WeCAN)

This resolution appears as Resolution No. 19-08.

e. Establish Open Book Meeting Date & Time: Thursday, April 18 from 6:00-7:30pm

Item #4c - Resolution 19-07: Approving Variance for Head-In Parking on Warren Avenue will be considered separately as Item #9a.

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

Motion carried 5-0.

5. PUBLIC FORUM – None.

6. PRESENTATIONS & GUEST SPEAKERS – Shirley Bren, Spring Park resident and Council appointed representative to the Gillespie Center, presented a report from most recent board meeting. She discussed the membership drive and announced upcoming events including the Polar Plunge on Saturday, January 26 at Surfside Park in Mound.

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None.

8. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, & APPLICATIONS
a. Special Event 19-01 with Temporary On-Sale Liquor License for Back Channel Brewery Event on February 24th.

M/Pavot, S/Hughes to approve Special Event Application 19-01 SP EV with Temporary On-Sale Liquor License for Back Channel Brewery Event on February 24, 2019 with the list of conditions that were attached to the Staff Memo.

Motion carried 5-0.

9. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS
a. Resolution 19-07: Approving Variance for Head-In Parking on Warren Avenue (This item was originally Item #4c on the Consent Agenda)

City Administrator Tolsma stated the applicant has revised their request to only include 12 parking spots along Warren Avenue instead of the original plan which also included additional spots along Interlachen Road.

Council Member Horton requested to amend Resolution 19-07 to clarify the recent changes to the applicant’s request and correct the paragraph beginning “Now, therefore, be it resolved”. She changed the text from “site plan” to instead read “revised site plan dated January 16, 2019.”

M/Horton, S/Hughes that the following amended resolution be adopted and that it be made part of these minutes:

RESOLUTION NO. 19-07

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SITE PLANS AND VARINANCE TO ALLOW HEAD-IN PARKING FOR TONKA VENTURES WEST AT 4164 SHORELINE DRIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF SPRING PARK

Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 19-07.

10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
a. Mayor & Council – Council Member Hughes presented the Council with the 2018 Fire Department numbers for fire and rescue calls in the City.

b. City Staff – None.

c. Contract Staff – None.

11. NEW BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS – None.

12. CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT
a. January 22, 2019 Claims

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

Motion carried 5-0.

13. UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRAINING
a. January 23 – Fire Commission – 11:00 AM
b. January 23 – LMCD Work Session at 6:00 PM with Regular Meeting at 7:00 PM
c. TBD – February 4 – Regular City Council Meeting – 7:00 PM

Council Member Hughes noted the potential cancellation of the February 4 Regular City Council Meeting.

City Administrator Tolsma responded that a decision will be made at a later date and that any cancellation would meet notification requirements.

14. MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY) – None.

15. ADJOURNMENT

M/Horton, S/Hughes to adjourn the City Council Meeting at 7:22 p.m.

Motion carried 5-0.

Date Approved: March 4, 2019

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Dan Tolsma, City Administrator

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Theresa Schyma, City Clerk