02-09-99 WSCITY C'OUNC~ WORE B~SSION - FRBRUARY 9,1999
A work session of the Hopkins City Co~tmGil was held at 6:30 p.m. oa February 9, 1999,
st the City Hall. Co~mGil members preeeat were Mayor R~odepe~~g and Council members
Heed, Je~asea and Johnson. GtitY pelsouuel prese~ot w~a+e City Manager Mielloe, D~c.,b~r of Prsblic
works Stadler, City Attorney Steiner sad Pig ~ Eeono®ic Development Directs K~errig'm.
Also pr+~t were Jay Strachota, Rick Braoueea and Stye R~oberio of the Hopkins ~'~* for the
Arts, and Pied Hoisi~tr!~ of Hni~~~~-~ Kocgler Croup, Inc..
The purpose of the sdrdy was to look at local ordinances and polrcies to
eaatne the Council Las sufficient reviaw autbority on any activitxs that inNOlve the demolition of
single family home8 is single f~unily distrk;ts. Tim Kerrigan said the oo~mcS had
appr~o~od a ooonnct with Ho'~aingtion Koegler; he and Mr. Ho~~t-a~ wr.~-,d to pro~ride as update
on whax has ban done and aid not aspect any council action.
Mr. Hoi-=i.,~,.. said they studied >~cG~ai~, Wayzata, Bdiaa aad Aspen, and faind not
msay silos address the issue, and dwee that do basicatlly do eo t~+ough conditional use pGrmite.
He pceeeuted a wm~mery of the srvr~ pole methods that ooald be taben to address the issue,
ranging from nQ clime to al1awiag m loss of single-Omm'ly homes at all. He tl~ea lied a disc~ssi~
do clarify whaot the sd~dy needs do further aeo ~ ' • City Attorney Jerry Stieiner was pr+eseot do
address legal issues.
Karen Jensen raised the isaoe that starches are tax-~e~t. If they replace lvo~uses, how
is the boss of tax rev+mue made up? She la~eGr no~oed loss of eves one home tt~aot is not replsoal c~a
be a big loss to the city. From Hesch raised the oo®oep~t of a~ti~ae~ion, saying the 199192 c
plea said there we~ce m more plaoe8 fea~ble for aiggtie y homes in Hopliaa, mating
loss a risk than is otlyer citi~ea. She and Karen Jeosea voted that Hoplius has a wide ran®e
of "affiordable" eautry-level homes; rt is iaapoctaaot do m5i~~ that. Diane Jaimsoa raised the issue
of demolta~~ homes vs. businesses. City Attorney noted that ordinaneea give the
eauncil a lot of ~~ol and discretion. He added options 3 sad 6 would be most open do legal
cballGOge, aad later noted option 5 di~ttie~ ~~ be arorloed art by ~~g siogLe ~Y
hones in the exclusive ~t*~g districts so that inrf~~s coutid eonn-ert to homes..
Geoesal Conseaeus: Options 3 and 6 were not favo`~ed. Zbose most ~vored wets optious
4 and 5. The main eo®oesn was that while the ideal is "no loss," when that cannot be reacAed, the
oounc;il needs ' 'ty and wool do deal with the issues.
Art ['~n*r^• lasses, Jay S R~ ~aaoar aa~d lzoborlo, pverm~s
All ~tw~-- Jar - ~ The HCA Board has an
alcohol servers policy and wanted ~ pr+eseat it ~ the CouncS. Jay Straehota captained the various
type8 of involved. He voted Big Ten was the Daly business who applied in re~eponse do
the soti~*~g letters sent, so is au~~.dly the only HCA ~!~ignated liquor proviacr. They plan to
keep the limit at two; if more than that apply s "biadigg process" woutid be set up. u was noted
that pn~ Po'am an ~~ hY ~ 's inaurauoe. In response to Diane Johnson's
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question, be noted that when gay liquor is served, tbme must be s.~ity.
Mayor Raepr~~ng felt the Policy should g+et reviewed by the ~ e~ornay. Diane
Johnson noted a slap time floc selling was not ioGhided; selling ~ ~S ~p ~ ~ not be
the same. She felt it sho~uuld be reviewed by Hea18:.
Ge~rai Co~aaeaaas: The poli:y shautd be reviewed by the clty eottocney and chemi~cai
health oo®mieaon; Joc the layer, the policy cam be aed by S'~we Mielbe and ootnmiaaion
members can call if they Lave concerns. It grill be pot on the March oo:a agGOda.
~~ ~i~~~ A*t A Chairman Rick
Brausea said tl:e groups heel the merger w+anld inm+ease membaahip and help JocuB on »~
programs. A nab-oo....~.~.b.-bas beta focn~ed wig mamba=s from bath gt+o~ups. Ov~ec the na~t 6
weelca he wo~old liloe ~ meet with the various council members. Steve R~obario said the mission
satiemeat and apemtig8 prinaples are largely wocloed tbroagh, and g~,r~~,~mee pcinciplea are
beigg w~oclaed on. Stgl to be worloed art ace fm:mcxa, naffing rdeti~ons and ~ility manggeaaeat.
Steve Midbe nabod that SOlc3 a~oUld mesa that a oo~nct wand be .,.~~dmobo with the city so
the city would have a v~oe tbro~ugh the oootract. Jay St~Loa noted the de~u'ls of SOic3 are stilt
bang wocl~a out. Rick Bransea asl~ed the eo~ancil to send him any qo and be will maloe
sure they get ansarers.
Geaecal Co®se:eas: Memos will be pr+o~vided do the oaund is their pacbea m m~ot+e ~
dreaded so that they get npdacoed.
' Jay St:acl:oa said m oo have been msde. He shoaa
taro poaa~le budges. Rick Bsaoason said the idea bed not gee beJor+e the ~'e~rr's board.
Mayor Rede~'""i"g asloed wLo w~oald bear the final reapooeilrility; Steve Midke said the
waald• Mayor R+edepenning said be was oonoerned there was no set pr+o~cd~u~. far
tmp~i~g ideas for Cveota. 17~ece was concern dinar the :x~ec salt aha:ld not Jed pt+esaura
by oo~ond suggestlo~ gad pot tioo much time is as a reaalt; 3'teNe Robario . , ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ` ~ `_ ~ be bad seen
Gene Msaarell as as ara advocate, and the time was wall spent.
G~ei Couemwro: Willie Nelson is not a ®ood risk ss the ~ is taco smell sad ti~cloea
wouM be too a~naive. 17~ere needs do be a pr+occ~u~ pat in place Joc procxssigg ideas from
anyone, Caimcil members oc general pablic, Joe .
HCA l~m~drai~sing S~aaa R,epoit, S~ Mfdhe, pstis~r
When the ~~ -~h - opened, there was a ooaatruction debt of X260,000. So far oo '
for X127,300 have been reoaved, leaving a debt balance of about X132,000. Task force ideas for
raisin money include: foteed methods (flees, tiobet tam, special ~ far bo~sineases); flund raising
(. appeals. naming r~hts), addigg ~ the mortgage.
Rick Braousen sad Jay Strachota said they would be is fairoc of the ~'e~r* piing oa as
" "went for the debt reduction. Fran Hesch acid she would lie fiirtb~er discussion at
the np~~ March meeting on ways o~tbera could oontrib~ute money for retiring the c;spial debt.
Diane aabed if there oanld be a way do charge X130o react and the reatia~g ' n could then
donate ant of other fiords, each ss gambling proceeds. Rick Brannan said it be pole to
have added ti~cbet Jess for apesal for retiring the debt. Jay Walled ticloet fees
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woald need do be c;m+efu113r done as get a "art."
General Co®seasus: Most members favored looking inoeo fee on special e~reoots ticloets,
fund r~+~~, appals, special No one warmed do add do the mortgage. No one voieal
support of business tapes ar fns. 17~ece wa ao eo~asus on "selling" ~ mime of the theao~r,
bat tba+e was oonsensns tLat it woald need do be looloed at vary an+efully if it arose ap.
Comrty ~d 3, Sept 3, and Jim B~~oof, peers
Steve Stadler said appraisers hired by Hanaepin Coaaty are aow at work. "Notebook
information" shoald be available by mid-11~ae+ch. This arSl d~,o~...d.ie the add~tiaaal ~ cost Hader
the Coanty'8 post s1loCeoti~on proposal if a tadrigg is requested by the city. The dty would not
be ~ ti0 lawwit dne ti0 lost bysiness if ~ city were do acquire the pr+oparty sad laise it
back ti0 the w~a~l business as damages wacld have already ban addressed is the settlemenot or
oond~on action sad the lase egac.,.aleat woatid be waitl~.a to prech~de aIIy action against the
C1ty f~? addltioeal Two aCa- eltiern'natives ~ tbC load 1i0i0tiC have ~ devised. Jim
BCnsh0of Of Be11~h00f ~ Associates, Inc. Said the fitst is a0t a $ood Option as tructis w0ald find
it difficult, if apt haposs~le, do maloe the turn ~ the Jacl~son location. The savored design would
taloe only one reaidcaoe. It woald also tabe a gsn~age bat that eoatid be relocatied into as access
alley area.
Korea Jensen salved how it woald affiect the north e~e~. 3~ve Mieltie said it wa~ul~d
8~Y the north apnea a~ooess sad vac~tiaig St. Loais co~old apes lend ~ redev~elOpmeat.
He noted the coancil area not being aslaed do maloe say decisio®s, jolt to see if ~Y aroald want
do look fi~rther ~ the ooneepte. The parpoee of the aew alterasatives is do get Ha~oepin Coanty ~
do a X11 taking, or at ooarmit ~ assisting the city in a final taking. The city staff fads a fall
~~ aro~uld be better. Kara Jeaeea sad Frsm Hesch fielt the haaae owner slcaukt be told shoat
the ids.
Geaeal Co'ts~s~cs: Prs11 taking is a better approach (note P1can Hesch ba~drs this Daly if
the eoaaoty participates). The majority fielt option 2 is the better one ((~arles Redepeaning said
he ar0uld snppozt only if the ae~ghborhOOd libel it better). The homeowner sh0ald be approached
by Steve Mie1]ce.
The Yard'm~d Brash Serol~as will be pTeseoted sot the March work session.
Tiransit ~tady Rm-Itw, Steve Mi~dloe, peaea~ar
The transit service stady began in the fall of 1998; the Sirst ;~fo~,~ation will be available
to ~ dies in April. LSA Design, a snboontractor for Met 1Yansiit, did a phase I study. 17rere
will be an open house by Met Travail and I.SA in April. Same that di0ea not a~uia~.
equipment to be boaght will be st~c~d this fa11.
General Ca~a~a: Ted Moadale of the Met Cocmcil aho~ul~d also be notified.
Other teaser.
A11-An cti~r ~ .. SSteve Miellae eaplsined the city meets the ~ia,~cia do
apply; if the ' n is graabed by the National City Leagoe it would get the citl- good
pahliaty. He noted the ' n is for one year.
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General Coo~auue: Fa of X373 app~+o~ved.
A~ S~~: A survey oaf Deed cac ]ara e~o~ar~ed they ~ nat oo~plyigg. Noti~oea aere
sect aut. Doff has already been is aba~ot tl~e notice.
Gra~eral Craoeeuwe: The iseoe eho~uld be actc~~~d do the planning oom®ie~si~.
Eves Proc...~.«.: Mayor R~ed~peoning aeloed ficr more discoeei~oa as die ev+eote
pr~occd~~. Aber general diecomion, Sieve Miell~e said l~ waatid tcy do beep the oo~a~ncil more
fatty aw~n~e when anyt>dmg ie bring w~l~ed oa.
Mo~oa to adjo~nra wan made by Diane Johnson and eeoo®ded by From Heech. It paesod
nnanioso~uely. Meek adjaarned at 10:10 p.m.
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