June 19, 2017 Council Minutes
CITY OF SPRING PARK
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 19, 2017 – 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; Pamela Horton; Gary Hughes; Catherine Kane Palen; and Megan Pavot
Staff Present: Dan Tolsma, City Administrator; Mike Kuno, City Engineer; Nancy Jensen Back, City Attorney; 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. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from June 5, 2017
b. Procurement Policy Amendments
c. Lord Fletcher’s Special Event Application – July 2
M/Horton, S/Kane Palen to adopt the Consent Agenda.
Motion carried 5-0.
5. PUBLIC FORUM - None.
6. PRESENTATIONS & GUEST SPEAKERS
a. Jenny Bodurka – Tour de Tonka - Jenny Bodurka, Minnetonka Community Education Representative, presented a PowerPoint with information on the 2017 Tour de Tonka which is scheduled for Saturday, August 5.
b. Jim Eichten – 2016 Audit - Jim Eichten, representative of the City’s audit firm of Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A., presented a PowerPoint summary of the 2016 audit report and provided information on the City’s current financial condition.
M/Horton, S/Hughes to accept the 2016 audit report for the City of Spring Park.
Mayor Rockvam requested a roll call vote.
Motion carried 5-0. (Pavot, Hughes, Horton, Kane Palen, and Rockvam all ayes.)
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None.
8. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, & APPLICATIONS - None.
9. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS - None.
10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
a. Mayor & Council – Mayor Rockvam asked staff to research the Service Line Warranty program that is being offered in other communities in the metro area. The program helps homeowners by offering insurance for repairs to water and sewer lines that are the homeowner’s responsibility.
Mayor Rockvam thanked the City Council for their participation in proclaiming March 29 Alan W. Bell Day in Spring Park. Mr. Bell was flattered by the gesture and has since passed away.
Council Member Pavot provided an update on the 2017 expansion of the community garden.
b. City Staff - None.
c. Contract Staff
i. Mike Kuno – Sidewalk Proposal – City Engineer Kuno presented a summary of the proposal and discussion from the June 19 City Council Work Session. He reviewed the concerns expressed about the condition of the sidewalk on Shoreline Drive and discussed the evaluation process. The proposal divides the sidewalk repairs into three categories based on priority. City Engineer Kuno’s recommendation to the Council is to focus on priority levels 1 and 2 now and look at priority level 3 in the future so that Hennepin County’s projected timetable of projects on Shoreline Drive can be factored into the repairs.
The Council thanked City Engineer Kuno for his work on this project.
M/Hughes, S/Horton to approve the sidewalk proposal for priority levels 1 and 2, authorize the City Engineer to get bids on the project, and report back to the City Council.
Motion carried 5-0.
11. NEW BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS - None.
12. UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRAINING
a. June 28 – LMCD Work Session at 6:00 PM with Regular Meeting at 7:00 PM
b. July 3 – Regular City Council Meeting – 7:00 PM
13. MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY)
a. PeopleService May Report
b. Mound Fire Department May Report
c. Mound Fire Department Press Release
14. ADJOURNMENT
M/Hughes, S/Pavot to adjourn the City Council Meeting at 7:35 p.m.
Motion carried 5-0.
Date Approved: July 3, 2017
_________________________
Theresa Schyma, City Clerk
____________________________
Dan Tolsma, City Administrator
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 19, 2017 – 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; Pamela Horton; Gary Hughes; Catherine Kane Palen; and Megan Pavot
Staff Present: Dan Tolsma, City Administrator; Mike Kuno, City Engineer; Nancy Jensen Back, City Attorney; 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. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes from June 5, 2017
b. Procurement Policy Amendments
c. Lord Fletcher’s Special Event Application – July 2
M/Horton, S/Kane Palen to adopt the Consent Agenda.
Motion carried 5-0.
5. PUBLIC FORUM - None.
6. PRESENTATIONS & GUEST SPEAKERS
a. Jenny Bodurka – Tour de Tonka - Jenny Bodurka, Minnetonka Community Education Representative, presented a PowerPoint with information on the 2017 Tour de Tonka which is scheduled for Saturday, August 5.
b. Jim Eichten – 2016 Audit - Jim Eichten, representative of the City’s audit firm of Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A., presented a PowerPoint summary of the 2016 audit report and provided information on the City’s current financial condition.
M/Horton, S/Hughes to accept the 2016 audit report for the City of Spring Park.
Mayor Rockvam requested a roll call vote.
Motion carried 5-0. (Pavot, Hughes, Horton, Kane Palen, and Rockvam all ayes.)
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None.
8. PETITIONS, REQUESTS, & APPLICATIONS - None.
9. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS - None.
10. REPORTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
a. Mayor & Council – Mayor Rockvam asked staff to research the Service Line Warranty program that is being offered in other communities in the metro area. The program helps homeowners by offering insurance for repairs to water and sewer lines that are the homeowner’s responsibility.
Mayor Rockvam thanked the City Council for their participation in proclaiming March 29 Alan W. Bell Day in Spring Park. Mr. Bell was flattered by the gesture and has since passed away.
Council Member Pavot provided an update on the 2017 expansion of the community garden.
b. City Staff - None.
c. Contract Staff
i. Mike Kuno – Sidewalk Proposal – City Engineer Kuno presented a summary of the proposal and discussion from the June 19 City Council Work Session. He reviewed the concerns expressed about the condition of the sidewalk on Shoreline Drive and discussed the evaluation process. The proposal divides the sidewalk repairs into three categories based on priority. City Engineer Kuno’s recommendation to the Council is to focus on priority levels 1 and 2 now and look at priority level 3 in the future so that Hennepin County’s projected timetable of projects on Shoreline Drive can be factored into the repairs.
The Council thanked City Engineer Kuno for his work on this project.
M/Hughes, S/Horton to approve the sidewalk proposal for priority levels 1 and 2, authorize the City Engineer to get bids on the project, and report back to the City Council.
Motion carried 5-0.
11. NEW BUSINESS & COMMUNICATIONS - None.
12. UPCOMING MEETINGS & TRAINING
a. June 28 – LMCD Work Session at 6:00 PM with Regular Meeting at 7:00 PM
b. July 3 – Regular City Council Meeting – 7:00 PM
13. MISCELLANEOUS (INFORMATION ONLY)
a. PeopleService May Report
b. Mound Fire Department May Report
c. Mound Fire Department Press Release
14. ADJOURNMENT
M/Hughes, S/Pavot to adjourn the City Council Meeting at 7:35 p.m.
Motion carried 5-0.
Date Approved: July 3, 2017
_________________________
Theresa Schyma, City Clerk
____________________________
Dan Tolsma, City Administrator