Minnetonka City Council — Transcript

Thursday, July 10, 2025

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Minnetonka approves new concession stand and bathrooms at Veterans Field

Interim Use Permit for Portable Classroom

Veterans Field Concession Stand and Bathroom Facilities Project

Infrastructure and Safety Improvements

Community Partnerships and Multi-Use Facilities

Votes (2)

Consent Agenda Item 7A: Interim Use Permit for a portable classroom at Glen Lake Elementary School

4-0 Approved

Moved by Henry [6:04] · Seconded by Brink [6:05]

The item was presented on the consent agenda as routine, with a brief mention of a change memo to address a commissioner's prior question, but without changing the recommendation or conditions. No separate discussion or public hearing was requested by commissioners or the audience.

Non-Consent Agenda Item 8A: Conditional Use Permit and Site and Building Plan Review for a concession stand with bathroom facilities for Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School campus

4-0 Approved

Moved by Minion [17:34] · Seconded by Brink [17:35]

The project involves building a new concession stand and permanent restrooms at Veterans Field, filling in a two-tiered retaining wall to create a single, stronger wall, and making pedestrian flow improvements. Discussion focused on the structural integrity of the retaining wall, the capacity of the two-stall restrooms, and pedestrian safety in the parking area. The applicant detailed engineering approvals, code compliance for restrooms, water erosion mitigation, and the multi-use nature of the facility for various events throughout the year. The funding from the Diamond Club was highlighted as a community partnership.

Notable Quotes (4)

Portables are functional, but they're not popular. And so the biggest question we had is how come you don't have restrooms? Uh and so with putting this particular um uh concourse in place, it it creates enough space to actually maybe then put a a restroom facility and a little bit of bigger concession facility on it and uh still allow for you know good viewing area for people who want to be standing standing uh you know spectators versus sitting spectators.

Paul [10:14]
Non-Consent Agenda Item 8A: Conditional Use Permit and Site and Building Plan Review for a concession stand with bathroom facilities for Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School campus

The Diamond Club actually uh who paid 90% of the original project over 15 years, they've actually fundraised and and they actually uh have agreed to donate the cost of the concession stand. So the district is actually uh is has district resources are paying for the actual concourse, but then the Diamond Club is act has actually donated the dollars to basically do this. So it's a nice community partnership.

Paul [10:14]
Non-Consent Agenda Item 8A: Conditional Use Permit and Site and Building Plan Review for a concession stand with bathroom facilities for Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School campus

Our engineers have signed off on it. uh the uh and and you you'll see maybe if I just mention you you'll as you'll drive around you'll see these large larger taller walls with the with the big block just you know one straight up um and uh uh so yeah they've it it's designed by engineers their names are on the plans.

Paul [11:15]
Non-Consent Agenda Item 8A: Conditional Use Permit and Site and Building Plan Review for a concession stand with bathroom facilities for Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School campus

Well, we're we're we're bumping out the sidewalk uh in a manner where we're kind of creating a little drop off zone closer to the main entrance to the field so that people would be able more pull to the side uh and take a little more time. Uh and and then the idea was that a narrower a narrower lane would would basically also slow traffic down.

Paul [14:15]
Non-Consent Agenda Item 8A: Conditional Use Permit and Site and Building Plan Review for a concession stand with bathroom facilities for Veterans Field at Minnetonka High School campus

Ordinances & Resolutions (8)

Interim Use PermitPermit

Permit for a portable classroom at Glen Lake Elementary School

ResolutionResolution

Document for City Council to adopt approving the interim use permit

Conditional Use PermitPermit

Permit for a concession stand with bathroom facilities at Veterans Field

Site and Building Plan ReviewPlan

Review for the concession stand and bathroom facilities project

ResolutionResolution

Document for City Council to adopt approving the conditional use permit and plan review

Comprehensive Guide PlanPlan

City's effort to balance rights and responsibilities

Zoning OrdinanceOrdinance

City's effort to balance rights and responsibilities

Subdivision RegulationsOther

City's effort to balance rights and responsibilities

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