October 17, 1978 A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, was held
on Tuesday, October 17, 1978, at 7:30 p.m. , in the Council Chambers in the
City Hall.
Present were Mayor Miller, Councilmen McDonald, Milbert, Slaton and Lohmann,
also Acting City Manager Richardson, Building Inspector Kohnen and Acting
City Attorney Keefe. Absent: City Manager Craig, City Engineer Strojan, Asst.
Engineer Anderson, Operations Director Beecher and City Attorney Vesely.
411 Reel 140 Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. McDonald seconded the motion, that
Side 1 the items under the CONSENT CALENDAR, be approved:
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1.Minutes of the October 3, 1978 , Council meeting.
2.Request by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. , for permit to place
buried cable on 5th Street South and 15th Avenue South for
growth.
3 .Request by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. , for permit to place
buried cable from Oak Ridge Road to Eisenhower High School along
the north edge of the frontage road north of Highway #7 for
growth.
4.Request by Minnegasco for permit to install 590 feet of 2" gas
main on the east side of Interlachen Road from Excelsior Avenue
to Boyce Road to replace existing main.
A poll of the vote was as follows : Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea;
Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
Action: Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the ex-
-57 penditures dated October 17, 1978, Warrant No. 550, in the amount
of $319 , 925. 78, be approved and authorized for payment. A poll of
the vote was as follows : Mr. Lohmann, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr.
Milbert, yea; Mr. McDonald, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item: 78-169-P. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
57-69 Council approve the Engineer 's recommendation and post the
east side of 7th Avenue South for NO PARKING 2 :00 A.M.-5 : 00
A.M. , as petitioned for by residents . A poll of the vote
was as follows : Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr.
Slaton, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item: 78-178-P. Mr. Lohmann moved, and Mr. McDonald seconded the motion, that
69-102 Resolution No. 78-2732 , "RESOLUTION ORDERING HEARING ON
PETITION FOR PAVING OF ALLEY ON 5TH AVENUE SOUTH" , be
• adopted. A poll of the vote was as follows : Mr. Lohmann, yea;
Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. McDonald, yea; and
Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 78-180-R. Mr. Milbert moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the- motion, that
102- Resolution No. 78-2731, "RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR
RESIDENTS CONCERNING BILLBOARD PETITION" , be adopted. (Monk &
Highway #7 located in St. Louis Park) .
Action: Mr. Lohmann moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, to amend the
motion by adding that a copy of the above Resolution be forwarded
to the Minnesota Highway Department and also to Governor Perpich
for their information, along with a copy of the petition.
Action: Mr. McDonald moved, that the above motion re Resolution No. 78-2731,
be amended to limit our action to a memorandum to the Governor and
to the Office of the Highway Commissioner, informing each of them
that some residents of our City living nearby in an apartment house,
have registered objections with the City of Hopkins to what is
happening to somebody elses land. Motion died for lack of a second.
Minutes of the October 17, 1978, Council meeting, cont. Page 2 .
Item: 78-180-R, cont.
Action: Mayor Miller then called for a poll of the amended motion, and the
poll of the vote was as follows : Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea;
Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
Action: Mayor Miller then called for a poll of the original motion as amended,
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and the poll of the vote was as follows : Mr. Lohmann, yea; Dr.
Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. McDonald, nay; and Mayor Miller,
yea. Motion carried.
Item: 78-175-R. Mr. McDonald moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
158- Resolution No. 78-2724, "A RESOLUTION DENOTING APPROVAL OF A
PROPOSED CABLE SERVICE TERRITORY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
MUNICIPALITIES OF BLOOMINGTON, EDINA, RICHFIELD, EDEN PRAIRIE,
ST. LOUIS PARK, HOPKINS AND MINNETONKA" , be adopted. A poll
of the vote was as follows : Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert,
yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller,
yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Action: Mr. McDonald moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the
-266 report from the Omnibus Commission re nomination of persons to form
a Cable Commission Advisory Committee be continued to the November 7,
1978, Council meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows : Mr.
Lohmann, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. McDonald, yea;
and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Action: Mayor Miller continued the memo item re School Bus Zone on Excelsior
Avenue to the November 7, 1978, Council meeting.
•Action: Mayor Miller announced that he had issued a Proclamation designating
the week of October 23rd through the 28th, 1978, as LEAGUE OF WOMEN
VOTERS WEEK.
Action: Mr. McDonald moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that the
287 meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
Dorothy M. ,d.hnson, S:letary to Council
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