02-18-97A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on F~ruary 18, 1997, in the
Council Chambers of Hopkins City hall.
Present were Mayor Redepenning and Council Members Maxwell, Hesch, Johnson,
and Jensen. Also present were staff members Mielke, Genellie, Stadler, Kerrigan,
Elverum and City Attorney Jerre Miller. '
I. CALL TO ORDER '
•Mayor Redepenning called the meeting to order at 7:58 p.m. •
II. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC'COMMENTS/CONCERNS
There were none. .
III..CONSENT AGENDA
1. February 4, 1997 regular meeting minutes •
• 2. February 11th, 1997 work session minutes
• 3. Miscellaneous licenses
4. Disbursements, Prelist 1008
Council Member Johnson moved and Council Member Jensen seconded a motion to
approve the consent agenda. - A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member
'Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council
Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was carried
unanimously.
Mayor Redepenning announced that immediately following the regular meeting,
Council would recornene in a closed session to discuss labor negotiations.
N. PUBLIC HEARING
' 1. 1997 CDBG program (CR97-23)
Karsten Elverum said that the City will receive $152,852 in CDBG funds for the 1997
program and recommended that the funds be designated to the following activities:
Housing rehabilitation program
Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association
Community Action for Suburban Hennepin
. Public housing -accessibility improvements
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Mayor Redepenning opened the public hearing at 8:06 p.m.
Sharon Johnson, Community Action for Suburban Hennepin, thanked the Council for
the City's support. ,
.. Grace Norris, Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association, thanked the Council for her
organization. •
Marsha Frey, Sojourner, said that the new site for Sojourner was.being narrowed dawn
and asked about the possibility ofi future funding.
Council Member Hesch moved grid Council Member Jensen seconded a motion to
close the public hearing. The public hearing was closed by unanimous consent at 8:14
p.m. • '
Jim Kerrigan explained that the City is working with limited funds and that funds vrere
reduced from last• year. He said that housing rehabilitation programs have been
recognized as a priority in receiving these funds. Karsten Elverum said that the amount
allocated to housing rehabilitation last year was a larger amount and~that they ran short
of funds last year.
Council Member Hesch moved and Council Member Jensen seconded a motion to
adopt resolution 97-12 approving the proposed program for the 1997 Urban Hennepin
County Community Development Block Grant program and authorize its submittal to
Hennepin County. A poll aF the vote was as-follows: Council Member Maxwell, Aye;
. Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson,
Aye; Mayor Redepenning, • Aye. The motion was carried unanimously.
VI. NEW BUSINESS
1. Authorize funds, pavement management street condition survey (CR97-24)
Steve Stadler told the Council that a survey was conducted in 1994 to determine the
condition ranking of the City's paved streets and a Pavement Condition Index was
established in a data base. Updated Pavement Condition indexes now need to be
incorporated into the data base. The cost of the survey will be $14,000.
Council Member Hesch moved and Council Member Jensen seconded a motion to
authorize funds to carry out a street condition survey as it concerns the City's
Pavement Management Program. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member
Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council
Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was carried
unanimously.
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2. Award bids SCADA project (CR97-25)
Steve Stadler reported that bids for the project were opened on February 13, 1997 and
the low bid was for $367,650 from Twin City Electric Company. The City's engineer,
RCM Inc., reviewed the bids and recommended Twin City Electric. Council Member
Maxwell asked Mike Causing if this was a company that he felt comfortable working
with. Mr. Causing said that he has worked with them in the past and found them a
good company to work with.
Council Member Maxwell moved and Council Member Johnson seconded a motion to
award the bid for the purbhase ofi a Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
System to Twin City Electric Company for $367,650. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Council Member Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch,
Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was
carried unanimously.
3. Discuss public information meeting results, 17th Avenue parking (Memo)
Steve Stadler reported the results ofi the meeting and the results of a telephone survey
that he conducted: He said that the attitudes were either indifference or supporting no
change. Council Members discussed the reason for the variance from Minnesota State
Aid. Steve Mielke, City Manager, stressed that the state has given approval for a
specific variance, not necessarily support for the changes. Mr. Stadler said the main
oonoem is for safety. This item will be brought before the City Council for action on
March 4, 1997.
VII. REPORTS - COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS
Council Member Johnson said that the Raspberry Festival held a meeting and
designated the Lakeshore Weekly as their official newspaper.
Council Member Jensen attended a Human Rights Commission meeting and said they
are working on the bias crime task foroe.
Council Member Johnson said she would like to thank Council Member Maxwell and
Eileen Harvala for their work on the Caring Youth Awards.
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VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Council Member Jensen moved and Council Member
Johnson seconded a motion to adjourn the regular meeting and move into closed
session. The regular meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:57 p. m.
Respectfuly Submitted,
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