AgendaHOPKINS CITY COUNCIL
FINAL AGENDA
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
7:30 am
THIS FINAL AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
UNTIL THE START OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Schedule: 7:15 pm - HRA Meeting
7:30 pm -City Council Meeting
Work session after close of regular City Council meeting
CALL TO ORDER
II. OPEN AGENDA -PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS
(Public must fill out a Speaker Request Form. Three minute limit for each person)
III. OATH OF OFFICE
Park Board member, Doug Datta
IV. REPORTS
Park Board
V. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of March 20, 2007 City Council Meeting
2. Minutes of March 20, 2007 Work Session after regular Council meeting
3. Minutes of March 27, 2007 Work Session
4. Ratify previous month's disbursements
5. 2nd Reading of Ordinance 2007-988, Tobacco Moratorium; Genellie
6. Approve Temporary Liquor License for Hopkins Area Jaycees; (CR2007-039)
Obermaier
7. Contract -Comprehensive Plan Update; (CR2007-036) Anderson
8. Resolution Supporting Comprehensive Road and Transit Funding; (CR2007-041)
Getschow
9. Reject Bid, City Hall Finish Upgrade Project; (CR2007-038) Stadler
Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell
VI. NEW BUSINESS
1. Parking Variance at 9 Seventh Avenue South; (CR2007-035) Anderson
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CALL THE RAZZLE LINE - (952) 939-1421
(The Razzle Line is the City of Hopkins voice message system)
Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell
2. Zoning Ordinance Amendment, Pet Grooming in B-3 District; (CR2007-034)
Anderson
Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell
3. Final Plat, Marketplace & Main; (CR2007-033) Anderson
Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell
4. Accept Bids, Declare Cost to be Assessed and Order Assessment Hearing 2007
Street and Utility Improvement Project; (CR2007-040) Bradford
Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell
5. Award Bid, City Hall HVAC Upgrade Project; (CR2007-037) Kerber
Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell
VII. ADJOURNMENT
� A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on March 20, 2007, in the
Council Chambers of the Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council Members Youakim, Thompson, Rowan, and
Halverson. Also, present were staff inembers Getschow, Genellie, Stadler, Anderson, and
City Attorney Jerry Steiner.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
II. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
There were none.
III. REPORTS - COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS
There were none.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of March 6, 2007 City Council Meeting
• 2. Minutes of March 6, 2006 City Council Work Session
3. Minutes of March 13, 2007 City Council Work Session
4. Approve Cooperative Agreement with 9 Mile Creek Watershed and Engineering
Services Agreement with WSB City Project 2006-05 (CR2007-032)
5. Second Reading of Ordinance 2007-984, Electric Franchise Ordinance (Memo)
In response to Council Member Youakim's question, Public Works Director Steve Stadler
stated that he negotiated with Xcel and that they didn't want the change he requested,
but that he was satisfied with the final result.
Mr. Stadler reviewed the highlights of the Cooperative Agreement with 9 Mile Creek
Watershed District.
Council Member Rowan moved and Council Member Halverson seconded a motion to
approve the Consent Agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member
Youakim, aye; Council Member Thompson, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council
Member Halverson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously.
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' V. NEW BUSINESS �„��
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1. Approve the Preliminary Plat for the Marketplace & Main Development
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Last March a preliminary Plat and site plan was approved for the Cornerstone Group on
the former Hopkins Honda site. The development plans included condos, town homes,
and retail. The preliminary plat expires six months after approval. The Beard Group is
purchasing the site, and as part of the purchase agreement, the preliminary plat needs to
be approved. The applicant will have to have the final plat approved before any
construction can begin. The plat is in, conformance with the zoning ordinances and with
the Comprehensive Plan. The Zoning and Planning Commission recommended approval.
� Council Member Thompson moved and Council Member Youakim seconded a motion to
i adopt Resolution 2007-019, approving a preliminary plat for the Marketplace & Main
Development. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Youakim, aye; Council
Member Thompson, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Halverson, aye;
Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously.
2. Moratorium Ordinance (CR2007-030)
The City has been faced with issues concerning the appropriate zoning and location for
tobacco sales. In order to provide an opportunity for the City Council to fully examine �
these issues, it is necessary to impose a moratorium on the issuance of certain licenses.
The moratorium gives the Council the opportunity to objectively study these issues
without the constraint of having to consider pending license applications. Without the
moratorium, the Council could be faced with the need to act on a license application
during the study process. The moratorium will not affect current license renewals. The
moratorium is set to expire in one year.
Jerry Steiner, City Attorney, reviewed the changes to the ordinance that were placed on
the Council table before the meeting from the ordinance that they received in their
packets.
Council Members discussed the amount of time for the study, what the study is expected
to accomplish, getting input from those who will be affected by changes to the ordinance
as well as "Reduce the Use° and the School District, and the Zoning and Planning �
Commission. They also discussed possible outcomes, the existing licenses and how they
will be affected, the requirement of grandfathering existing license locations, and whether
or not to allow new licenses in the event of the sale of an existing licensed business.
The Council agreed that locations that currently held licenses should not be prevented
from selling their business because of the moratorium and that the length of the ,
moratorium should be 180 days.
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� Yousef Abumayaleh and Ahmed Wahbi came forward to give comments about the
moratorium.
City Attorney, Jerry Steiner said that before the second reading of the ordinance, he will
make changes to reflect the Council's wishes.
Council Member Thompson moved and Council Member Halverson seconded a motion to
approve Ordinance 2007-988, establishing a moratorium on the issuance of any new
licenses for the sale of tobacco with the changes as stated by City Attorney, Jerry
Steiner. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Youakim, nay; Council
Member Thompson, aye; Council Member Rowan, nay; Council Member Halverson, aye;
Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried.
3. Deny the Application for a License to Sell Tobacco, Back Door Tobacco, 1023
Mainstreet (CR2007-031)
Back Door Tobacco, currently located at 813 Mainstreet, has applied for a license to sell
tobacco products at 1023 Mainstreet. The owners are currently leasing space at 813
Mainstreet and wish to move the business to the 1023 Mainstreet location. This is a new
license. Because of the moratorium, staff is recommending denial. The resolution that
• was placed on the Council Table before the meeting, Resolution 2007-021, would have a
two-fold purpose. The first would be to freeze action on any applications to sell tobacco
and tobacco products between this day and the day when the moratorium ordinance
would become effective. The second would be to deny the application for Back Door
Tobacco. .
City Attorney Steiner stated that the language of the resolution would be changed to
reflect the change to the moratorium ordinance.
Yousef Abumayaleh and Ahmed Wahbi came forward to comment on the application.
City Council Members agreed to separate the two actions and would vote on the
application first.
Council Member Rowan moved and Council Member Youakim seconded a motion to
approve the application for Back Door Tobacco. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Council Member Youakim, aye; Council Member Thompson, nay; Council Member Rowan,
aye; Council Member Halverson, nay; Mayor Maxwell, nay. The motion failed.
Staff stated that if the intention of the Council was to deny the license, the action would
be to approve the resolution.
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Council Member Rowan moved and Council Member Youakim seconded a motion adopt „
Resolution 2007-021 with the changes stated by City Attorney Steiner. A poll of the
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vote was as follows: Council Member Youakim, aye; Council Member Thompson, aye;
Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Halverson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The
� motion carried una�imously.
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VI. ADJOURNMENT �
There being no further business, Council Member Halverson moved and Council Member
Thompson seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned by
unanimous consent at 9:25 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Terry Obermaier, City Clerk
COUNCIL MEMBERS
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ATTEST: �
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
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March 20, 2007
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• MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
AT CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 9:35 pm. Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council
members Thompson, Halverson, Rowan and Youakim. City personnel present was City Manager Rick
Getschow.
Joint City Council Meeting - Minnetonka
City Manager Getschow stated that due to Hennepin County still developing a strategy and plan for
funding the Shady Oak Road Development Plan it is best that the joint meeting that was scheduled
between fhe City of Hopkins and the City of Minnetonka be postponed until a future date. The County
� will be holding a work session in early April to discuss plans for funding Shady Oak Redevelopment
and the two City Councils could meet following that discussion. Therefore the work session of March
27 could be a City Council training opportunity.
Tax Increment Financing �
Council member Thompson requested information on tax increment financing and public assistance
provided by the city for various redevelopment projects in the City of Hopkins.
National League of Cities
Mayor Maxwell provided the Council with an updatexegarding his trip to Washington D.C. for the
• National League of Cities congressional conference.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Halvorson, seconded by Thompson to adjourn
the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 pm.
Rick Getschow, Secretary
CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST:
• Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
March 27, 2007
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• MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
March 27, 2007
A work session of the Hopkins City Council was called to order by Mayor Gene Maxwell at
6:SSpm. Council members Bruce Rowan, Kristi Halverson, Jay Thompson and Cheryl Youakim were
present. City personnel present was City Manager Rick Getschow.
City Council Training
City Manager Getschow led a training session with City Council on `Now Discover Your Strengths'
Katherine Curren School
Mayor Maxwell stated that he and the City Manager had had a meeting with the school district
superintendent and school district staff regarding the potential lease of the Curren school. It is anticipated
that the leasee will be a charter school for children grades 5-8 coming from a school that is currently in
Minneapolis and was chartered in 2001 by the Minneapolis school board.
Park Dedication Fees - .
Mayor Maxwell asked City Manager Getschow if OPUS had paid their park dedication fees for the
Excelsior Crossing project.. The City Manager stated they had paid in full this past week. The Mayor then
stated that the discussion of the Capital Improvements Plan this summer should include the use of park
dedication fees for appropriate city facilities and park & recreation areas.
• There being no further business, on a motion by Thompson, and a second by Youakim the meeting
adjourned at 8:50 pm.
Rick Getschow, Secretary
CITY COUNCIL
ATTEST:
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
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