12-16-1980 A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, was held
on Tuesday, December 16, 1980, at 7 : 30 p.m. , in the Council Chambers in the
City Hall.
Present were Mayor Miller, Councilmembers Lohmann, Milbert, Slaton and Arimond,
also City Manager Craig, City Clerk Richardson, City Engineer Strojan, Asst.
Engineer Anderson, Operations Director Beecher and City Attorney Vesely. Absent;
uilding Inspector Kohnen.
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Reel 167 Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that the
Side 1 items under the CONSENT CALENDER, be approved:
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1. Minutes of the December 9, 1980 , Council meeting, as amended.
2. 1980 misc. license applications : LAKEVIEW HTG. & A/C INC. , to
install gas burners.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea;
Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
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Action: Mrs. Arimond moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that the ex-
-670 penditures dated December 16, 1980 , Warrant No. 607, in the amount of
$389, 997. 37, be approved and authorized for payment. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert,
yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unani-
mously.
4IID: Pursuant to notice bids were opened on December 16 , 1980, at 10: 00 a.m. ,
for Shared-Ride Paratransit System, and the following bid was received:
(see attached)
Action: Dr. Slaton moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, to award the
670-782 contract for Shared-Ride Paratransit system, to the Town Taxi Co. , in
the amount of $2. 10 per passenger carried, not exceeding 32, 000
passengers per year. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Milbert,
yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-199-0. Mr. Milbert moved, and Dr. Slaton, seconded the motion, that
782- Ordinance No. 80-484, "ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1030 OF THE
1977 HOPKINS CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO GARBAGE, RUBBISH
SANITATION, LITTER AND STORAGE REGULATIONS" , be accepted for
the second reading thereof and according to law same to be
ordered published. A poll of the vote was as follows : Mrs .
Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Lohmann,
yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
3 tem: 80-200-0. Mrs. Arimond moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that
809 Ordinance No. 80-485, "ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER V SECTION
500 : 00 OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS 1977 CODE OF ORDINANCES RE:
THEATRE LICENSE FEES" , be accepted for the second reading
thereof and according to law same to be ordered published. A
poll of the vote was as follows : Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert,
yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-190-F. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
809- the request from the Fire Marshal for a fire lane for emer-
gency access point from Excelsior East to South parking lot
of Red Owl - 215 Excelsior Ave. E. , be continued to the
January 6 , 1981, Council meeting. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea;
Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried un-
animously.
Item: 80-111-R. Mr. Lohmann moved, and Mrs . Arimond seconded the motion, that
-818 the recommendation from the Mayor' s Downtown Committee for
IIIapproval to hire a Consultant to undertake a survey of the
Minutes of the December 16, 1980, Council meeting, cont. Page 2.
Item: 80-111-R. ,cont. Central Business District, be continued to the January
6, 1981, Council meeting. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton,
yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
•tern: 80-206-L. Mr. Milbert moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
818- the list of 1981 license applicationsbe approved with the
exception of the following:the application of Vic' s Red Door
and Hoagie' s be approved contingent upon Sanitarian Robert
Mood' s approval, and that the applications by the 3 Fun Center:
be approved contingent upon all three abiding by the rules and
regulations previously applied to the Gary Fey Diversified
Enterprises dba Hopkins Fun Center located at 1561 Highway #7 .
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr.
Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Action: Mr. Lohmann moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that the
-1007 license application by J & J Block House and the Golden Key be con-
tinued to the January 6, 1981, Council meeting, for a Public Hearing,
the latter to show cause why the license should be renewed. Council
included in the motion that the 1980 licenses for both establishments
be extended until January 6, 1981, pending the above review. A poll
of the vote was as follows:Mr. Lohmann, yea; M r. Milbert, yea; Dr.
Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried
unanimously.
0tem: 80-207-A. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
1007-1014 the firm of Strand & Roe, CPA' s be selected to do the 1980
audit for the City of Hopkins. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea;
Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried un-
animously.
Item: 80-208-R. Mr. Milbert, moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
1014-1054 Resolution No. 80-2899 , "RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING APPROVED
GARBAGE CONTAINERS" , be adopted. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea;
Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried un-
animously.
Item: 80-209-R. Mr. Lohmann moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
1054-1076 Resolution No. 80-2900, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR AND CITY
MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM
WITH MN-DOT" , be adopted. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs.
Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
item: 80-210-R. Dr. Slaton moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
1076-1101 Resolution No. 89-2901, "RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO THE
HOPKINS ROTARY CLUB FOR PAINTING OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER" , be
adopted. A poll of the vote was as follows : Mrs . Arimond, yea;
Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-211-R. Mr. Lohmann moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that
1101-1176 we forward to Metro Council for their review our 1990 Compre-
hensive Plan without comment from this Council. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr.
Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item: 80-212-R. Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
1176-1322 the request for Council approval for the 1981 Hop-a-Ride fare
increase be approved as follows: keep the $3. 50 fee for the
eligible low income coupon riders; charge $9. 00 for the regular
coupon riders/the $2. 10 per passenger bid by Town Taxi for the
IIP cash rider. A poll of the vote was as follows : Mrs. Arimond
yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; an$
:Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes of the December 16, 1980, Council meeting, cont. Page 3.
Item: 80-213-R. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
1322- the request for authorizing submission of application for
grant for a feasibility study of district heating, be denied.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr.
• Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that the
end of Mayor' s appointment of Nate LaDue, to fill out the unexpired term
of Carlton Nygren, deceased, to the Hopkins Police Civil Service
Commission, be approved. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs.
Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert,yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea;
and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
HEARING: 10 : 05 p.m.
Item: 80-205-0. Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
Side 2 Ordinance No. 81-486, "ORDINANCE, INCLUDING ADDENDUM WITH
EXHIBITS, GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO MINNESOTA CABLESYSTEMS-
SOUTHWEST, A MINNESOTA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, TO OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN A CABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IN THE CITY; SETTING
FORTH CONDITIONS ACCOMPANYING THE GRANT OF FRANCHISE; PRO-
VIDING FOR REGULATION, AND USE OF THE SYSTEM; AND PRESCRIBING
PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF ITS PROVISIONS" , be accepted
for the first reading. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs.
• Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried un-
animously.
Action: Mayor Miller announced that the Hearing for the second reading of
this Ordinance will be held at 7: 00 p.m. , on January 6, 1981.
Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that the
meeting be adjourned. Time: 12 : 30 a.m. Motion carried.
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