01-12-99 WS1Vmru-r~s
CITY COUNCIL wOR~~SESSION - JANUARY iZ,1999
A war]c ae~ion of the Hoplrins City Council wan held sot 6:30 pm. on January 12,
1999, at 6:30 pm. at the City Hall. Co~cil memba~e pt~ae~at were Mayor Charles
Redep~~t*~ Gene Marvell, Fran Heech, Karen Jease~n, and Diane Joimson. Also presea~t
wage City Manager Steve 1Vlielloe~ Aaeis~mot City Manager Jm~ Gen~elfie~ Assessor Bob wilsoa
and Dia~.~ of Public works stave Stadler.
Sit 3, Bzedsiov Blvd. Update, lJa~~, gtndlsr, p~etsr
stave Stadler explained material sa forth in iris memo. Stadler p~.rh~ out ~ the
~~Y was ~ ~8 ~ Pa'~Y talus the b~uildigg oo~~.~..:.,~ Beet hod Bottle Sbop
and a Barber3hap. He stated ~ if the City wished to have a full talaag the Co~ua~ty would
~~quia~, the City to maloo-up the diNet~eo~ce, which lie estimated at X200,000. He also ahaared
a p'te~+;~t re-~~i,~+eaet of a st, whdch i~d been discussed PmviaoelY b'Y the oooocil
but Hat adopted. Tl~e re-~~ia""~'aat mould Po~baotiallY remo~v~e pauses be>vad the liquor shone.
Ka+ea Jeosea expressed deep eon~a about dea~oliabing auy =+esideoees; fhe others ooocuaed.
C Redepaming stated that lte would ldae to seethe new intersection oonnec~ further
north. stave Stadler n~orood the allay between Jacloeon and Mo®roe *~i,~+t be a posa"b~ity to use
so homes would Hat be talren. I3e skso noted thaot not ~e fast pt+eemtation the city did Hat lmaw
what ~ county would pay. He laober natod ~ if the Milweukoe change is a de~mite futtin.
job, the eo~oty r~i~ give a bet~r--ooe~t ratio oa et least ~aot pat of the project. Gene M~cw~ell
Hated if the bottle ~ stays, other boainem owners would weal to know why. Tlure wan
g~enasi discussion of the padd~g lot imu+e (includ~g caub cute) end the iss~u of the city's
liabilities in case of lawsuit. Firsa Hescb fait the ~o~dy should be the patty to buy the
pz+opetty, Hat the city. There was gen~xai discussion of the poss!'bility of buying the bottle
shop, then leasing back, but n~o consensus was reached. Clerrles Redap"'"'~ brought up the
issue of the b~ ...:~ which was discussed. Thet+e was general oomeern that what bad bees
rn~ginally pt+omised to the area resideacts would be in~poea'ble under the new pr+oposaL Steve
S. said there would be open pause where ~e chtmges could be r-~cpl~+*~ed.
Gesrral Coas~sas. The city attorney needs to give the council tLe following: (1)
an opinion an patial taking sad whale taking of ~ pt+operty; (2) an assessmeaot of lawsuit
poses'bilitiea: if awnexa heel ~y are da*n~i, what is the process; haw would the suitwg
process work (city/~,~ty)?
Mare m~'nrmatian is needed on the Following iaues: (1) if fire bottle shop stays, what
will be tha~e fioor parking end where will curb cuts be? what will the safety isetxa be? (2) Are
tha+e grays to maloe ~ eo~uity more r'ble~ both For eosle and safety (including ptak~gJ
re~onsibinty? (3) Appraisal values For the pTOpaty; (4) - where will the b~ -...~.~ be?
It should be ~'-~«it~ly made clear the eo~mcil is against ~ homes being taken.
Sti Joseph's Parking Lod She Mme, praeater
Steve Miellre m.~...,..- ~;ud his nano oon< -..i.,,S the po~ntial shared use of the 3t.
Joseph's C~itrh P'nhittg lost. Mie0oe asked if the eounc.il felt thane was ooaseaws do eontinoue
disc~ss~iena with the Church. He asked if tbae is a need for more psrlottg is this sn~ea. He
st:+eesed this is a lease anaggemeat; the lot would eta belong do the Bch. Ho wed the
setting up of a special service district so that daa,,~wu businasa arould pay a abate.
1~a+e was gena~si discussion on perking issue, and the hauee awned by St. Joe's
impact an do~wato~wn buainases.
Ga`rral C~sasos. The City Manager should c~*~ue do caplets the issue. Mere
information is needed by the council on costs, incha~g coat of this plan, operao~ing costs,
fuadigg in the o~ ot~ parking tat racoon costs. Tlary need tD lmosv haw and boar
much the buaineeses would pay, though d~~ dollar a~umbers aro not neocseary, and a heftier
idea of who woald be in the special sesviee district. The Legion should be approached as to
what their costs a~+e no-w ~ get some ides ofchjr nosh. Ro®aa ehautid be oo~riacted as to wheat
is happening there.
Board of Revkw ChaBga, Bob wll~, praa~er
City Assessor Bob Wilson reviewed a proposal do change the method of conducting the
Board of Review. Bob Wilson ~cp1 haw the addition of the independent ra~itota wo~ild work
stating that MinnatonlCa has a similar prooas, which brings in additional inp~rt ~n rail estate
profasiana]s. He atimatiod the total cost at 5300500. 1'ha~e was general diacuaaion. Gene
Mea~well anggested that public notice be put out to inform the public it would be up for diecueaion
so as to get feedback.
General Consas~s. Bob ahauld start do gather possible na®a and draft a policy.
Ligaor tea, Jlm Ge®eSie, praa~~r
Tm~ Geaellie reviewed two pote~ial cbenga to the Liquor o~inan~ce~ adding food m liquor
sales retina and locatiooa within the City. He eacplained ~Y location iasna would need
to be addrased through ~*yl ordinance , not the liquor ordinaaca Tba+e was genaul
discumio®, especially on haw the SOV50 ratio for liquor/food would be ~ A - <<~h~ed and haw a lapse
period would be ~1-_~-.•~t*tied.
Gmeral Canseesos: Jnn Genellie alrould go ahead widh the oidinsoee changes. The number
of atablisbaeeoots alrould resin the same. A 90-day ]epee period would be used en e~cietigg li~oausea
al~ouid the business close. At the eoncluaian of the 90 days the lice would have to reopen uoda
the new food to liquor raotio. Move t*+~*nation is needed an the 50/50 ratio; ~te.d buainema
alrould be asked informed smd asked do ~~-.,n.ent on the proposed charges.
Other Lsaes
Mayor Redepw..~i.,a Hated Pat M»11~ had reigned $an tlro policx civil sa'vic;e
~n~...t~ssiaa He would ar~~,.;~iste suggatians in the Hatt 30 days an replacements.
Steve Mierioe taUoed about the u~~*~ special work session on the 26~. He ataobed that his
discussions with council mambasmdiceted a need to work on oa~~cations and than on Goals
and Objective. He asked for feedback an the tropic. Fran Hach send she bas ar~o®dered what three
p'+~*~p^ get each oauncil member ..~.~;i~.l sbo~ut being on the oouacal; what are each ~+~~s
.. goals?
It was decided to start this session at 6:00 pm.; Steve Miell~e will p~+ovide supper. It was
agreed that thew special seesio®s would nave a normal shop time of 10:00 pm. unless ge~cal
~~eat is to r~.~.~~ on unti111:00 p.m., which will be a "latest posa'ble" ~ time.
The r~~~ adjourned at 9:SS p.m. upon motion by Diane Johnsaa and second by Karen
Jeoseo. The motion passed sly.
Kasay Keefer, ~-di~g s.,.;~~~r
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Charles D. Redep~m*~g, Mayor
CO-UNQL M~M~~RS
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