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Agenda HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL FINAL AGENDA . December 7, 2004 7:30 pm THIS FINAL AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL THE START OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING Schedule: 7:25 pm - HRA Meeting 7:30 - City Council Meeting Work Session at conclusion of City Council meeting I. CALL TO ORDER 11. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS (Public must fill out a Speaker Request Form. Three minute limit for each person) III. REPORTS 1. Park Board 2, Zoning and Planning Commission IV. CONSENT AGENDA . 1. Minutes of November 16,2004 City Council Meeting 2. Minutes of November 23, 2004 City Council Work Session 3. Ratify prior month's disbursements Vote: Brausen Thompson Rowan - Johnson Maxwell - V. PRESENTATION 1. Hopkins Community Image Awards; (Memo) - Kerrigan VI. NEW BUSINESS 1. CU P, sign at Wests ide Apartment; (CR2004-187) . Anderson Vote: Brausen Thompson _ Rowan Johnson - Maxwell - 2. Approve side yard variance, 220 Homedale; (CR2004-190) - Anderson Vote: Brausen Thompson _ Rowan _ Johnson _ Maxwell _ . QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CALL THE RAZZLE LINE - 939-1421 (The Razzle Line is the City of Hopkins voice message system) ---- --- - -"-- ---- - -- - - --. ---" -- -" --. -- -~- ---- 3. Amend CUP for former Hopkins House, (CR2004-188) - Anderson Vote: Brausen Thompson _ Rowan Johnson - Maxwell . 4. Ordinance amendments) re: retail space in industrial district; (CR2004-189) - Anderson Vote: Brausen Thompson Rowan - Johnson Maxwell 5. First reading, Ordinance amending City Code ra: liquor; (CR2004-186) - Reid Vote: Brausen Thompson Rowan - Johnson - Maxwell 6. Approve liquor license application, Seren ity Cafe 811 Mainstreet; (CR2004-191) - Obermaier Vote: Brausen Thompson Rowan - Johnson Maxwell - VII. ADJOURNMENT . . -- - -, --.. , f . A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on November 16, 2004, in the Council Chambers of the Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council Members Brausen, Thompson, Johnson, and Rowan. Also, present were staff members Genellie, Stadler, Kerrigan, Harkess, 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 1 . Human Rights Commission Cheryl Youakim reported for the Chemical Rights Commission. The Commission has . created a two-prong plan approach that consists of reconnecting with the community and building membership on the Commission. The Commission has engaged a series of speakers to educate the commission about the needs of the Community. The speakers that have been invited are Nora Davis, Family Resource Center, Chief Reid, Katie Lee, Hopkins School District and members of the faith and ethnic communities. The Commission will use the information to create a plan or platform that will help the Commission serve the City of Hopkins. The Commission has planned an event, at the Hopkins Library, "Discovering Diversity", on the first Saturday of the next four months. Community leaders will be reading multi-cultural picture books. The Commission is also working on another event, a symposium based on diversity issues in Hopkins. The event would be held in April or May. The Commission is also working on building the membership from seven to eight members to twelve to fifteen members by June. 2, Chemical Health Commission The Commission held a meeting on November 1, 2004. Michael Borowiak reported that a routine canine search of the Hopkins High School parking lot took place on October Th. The Commission discussed the searches. The searches began in 2001 because of a request from the students. Those students have graduated and are gone. The current students are not aware of the purpose behind the searches. . Articles will be placed in the school newsletter. Information will be placed on KHOP explaining the reason for the searches. The results of the MN Student Survey are expected this month. November 16, 2004 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 1 l . Reduce the Use is helping educate the community on the new research done on the brain. Kathy Magdal recommended that Michael bring his power point presentation to a Commission meeting. The statistics from the Wayzata School District showed the same as those from Hopkins; there is no difference in drug/alcohol use between athletes and non-athletes. They are trying to get information from all of the Lake Conference schools as well as other districts regarding their statistics on drug/alcohol use. The Commission discussed two options for updating the Liquor Violation Policy that was presented to the City Council at the Nov 9th Work Session, All felt that Option One best represented what they decided on earlier in the year. The Commission approved a motion recommending Option One. Letters did go out to all liquor licensees informing them that the first reading of this ordinance will be held on December Th. Mayor Maxwell proclaimed November 13 through November 20 as Housing Awareness Week. IV. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of November 2, 2004 City Council Meeting . 2. Minutes of November 9, 2004 City Council Work Session 3. Second Reading of Ordinance Amendment, Changeable Signs (Memo) Council Member Brausen moved and Council Member Rowan seconded a motion to J i approve the Consent Agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Thompson, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Johnson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously. V. PRESENT A TION 1 . 1000 Friends of Minnesota 2004 Smart Growth Award, Jim Kerrigan The 1000 Friends of Minnesota have awarded their third annual awards for Smart Growth. The awards are awarded to projects based on different aspects of smart growth that have been identified. The City of Hopkins was unique as the winner of two awards this year. They won two awards this year. The awards were presented at a breakfast meeting on October 21 SI. Lee Ronning, President of 1000 Friends of Minnesota explained how the organization began and what their goals are and how the recipients of the awards are chosen. The . award was re-presented to Patty St Pierre of Cornerstone for the Market Place Lofts November 16, 2004 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 ,-- . project. Paul Gampst, the Beard Group and Chris Enger, Ryland Homes accepted the award for The Hopkins Tech Center/Regency project. 2. 2005 Budget, Christine Harkess Finance Director Christine Harkess presented the proposed 2005 General Fund Budget. Ms. Harkess stated that the purpose of the presentation at this meeting is to solicit input on the budget from the public. In answer to Mayor Maxwell's question, Ms. Harkess stated that the next step in the process is that the budget will be more finely tuned and presented to the Council at a work session, the truth in taxation hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on December 13th where public comments will be heard, and the final adoption will take place on December 21 st. VI. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Approve Currency Exchange License, Pawn America (CR2004-183) Pawn America has applied to the Department of Commerce for a renewal of their Currency Exchange License. The City is required to hold a public hearing. A resolution showing findings approving or disapproving the license must be sent to the . Department of Commerce within 60 days of receiving the application. Any denial must show substantial evidence findings to support the denial. Mayor Maxwell opened the public hearing at 8:36 p.m. No one came forward. Council Member Brausen moved and Council Member Johnson seconded a motion to close the public hearing. The public hearing was closed by unanimous consent at 8:37 p.m. In answer to Council Member Rowan's question, Ms. Obermaier responded that there have been no adverse reports on Pawn America. Council Member Rowan moved and Council Member Brausen seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 2004-87, Resolution Approving the Renewal of a Currency Exchange License for Pawn America. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Thompson, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Johnson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye, The motion carried unanimously. . November 16, 2004 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 -.-- -- VII. NEW BUSINESS . 1. Approve Engineering Services Agreement, Wellhead Protection Plan (CR2004-185) The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) rules require that all public water suppliers prepare a wellhead protection plan. The Plan is required to be completed by April 2006. Wellhead protection is a program intended to prevent contaminants from entering wells used for public water supplies and should identify potential contaminant sources in areas that contribute water to a well. The Plan focus is on prevention of drinking water contamination, The scope of the plan is determined by the MDH. City staff solicited proposals from qualified engineering consultants to complete the Wellhead Protection Plan. SHE, Inc. submitted the lowest cost proposal at $13,950. The next lowest cost proposal was $16,000, In response to a question from Council Member Johnson, Mr. Stadler stated that it would be very difficult to determine the cost of the mitigation plans until it is learned from part one what would need to be mitigated. There is no funding from the State, The frequency of readdressing the situation would depend on the findings of part one. Council Member Brausen moved and Council Member Rowan seconded a motion to . authorize the Mayor and City Manager to enter into an agreement with SEH, Inc. for engineering services related to preparation of the City's Wellhead Protection Plan, Part 1 (WHP). A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Thompson, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Johnson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye, The motion carried unanimously, 2, Approve 2004/2005 Dispatcher's Contract {CR2004-184} The contract calls for a 1.75% wage increase effective January 1, 2004 and a 1,25% wage increase effective June 27, 2004. The City's contribution for insurance is $50.00 for employees with family, single plus one, single plus children coverage. There is no increase for single coverage, Anyone hired after July 1, 2004 will receive a maximum of $475.00 for insurance. For 2005, the increase in the City's contribution for health insurance will be one half of the average increase in family insurance, There will be no increase for single coverage in 2005. Council Member Thompson moved and Council Member Rowan seconded a motion to approve the 2004/2005 Contract for the Dispatcher's and Public Service Officer's Union. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Thompson, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Johnson, . aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously. November 16, 2004 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 ------ -- - - -- -- ---- . VIII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Council Member Thompson moved and Council Member Johnson seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Terry Obermaier, City Clerk COUNCIL MEMBERS . ATTEST: Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor . November 16, 2004 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5