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04-19-2022 City Council Meeting HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS APRIL 19, 2022 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1010 1st Street South. Mayor Hanlon called the meeting to order with Council Members Balan, Beck, Garrido and Hunke attending. Others attending included City Manager Mornson, Assistant City Manager Lenz, City Clerk Domeier, Community Development Coordinator Youngquist, Director of Planning and Development Elverum and City Attorney Riggs. ADOPT AGENDA Motion by Balan. Second by Garrido. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: Balan, Beck, Garrido, Hunke, Hanlon Nays: None. Motion carried. PRESENTATIONS 111.1. Special Event Update— Hopkins Food Truck Festival; Domeier Forward Events LLC is holding a food truck festival on Saturday, July 23. City Clerk Domeier and event organizers shared event information. 111.2. Police Department Update; Johnson Police Chief Johnson provided a summary of the Police Department structure, statistics, hiring, training, outreach events, community partnerships and services. The City Council thanked the Police Department for the work they do and the services provided. Discussion was held on traffic stop statistics, racial make-up of people stopped for traffic stops, department staffing and vacancies, the cadet program, receiving annual reports on the mental health calls, implicit bias policies and a wage comparison study. 111.3. Fire Department Update; Specken Fire Chief Specken provided a summary of the Fire Department statistics, public education, Chemical Assessment Team, hiring, training, retention, succession planning and implementation of mental health and PTSD planning, inspections, emergency management, and 2022 initiatives. The City Council thanked the Fire Department for the work they do and services provided. Brief discussion was held regarding enhanced fire and security opportunities as more development continues. HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS APRIL 19, 2022 CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Garrido. Second by Hunke. Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. 1. Minutes of the April 5, 2022 City Council Meeting Proceedings 2. Minutes of the April 12, 2022 City Council Work Session Proceedings 3. Resolution approving an application to the DEED Contamination Cleanup Grant Program for the Blake Road Station Phase B project; Youngquist 4. Resolution 2022-034 supporting Minnehaha Creek Watershed District's application for a Hennepin County Environmental Response Fund Grant for 325 Blake Road; Youngquist 5. Extension of On-Sale Liquor License for Pizza Luce VI, Inc. DBA Pizza Luce VI; Domeier Ayes: Balan, Beck, Garrido, Hunke, Hanlon Nays: None. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS VII.1. Blake Road Station Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment for Site B; Lindahl Director of Planning and Development Elverum summarized Council Report 2022-041. Trilogy Real Estate Group requested an amendment to the Blake Road Station Planned Unit Development (PUD) to include Site B. The site plan for Site B was approved during the April 5, 2022 meeting conditioned on future approval of an associated PUD amendment to incorporate Site B into the original PUD. Mayor Hanlon requested clarification on the fair housing policy. Ms. Elverum provided more information on the process and interpretation of the policy. The proposed project does not displace any residents. Mayor Hanlon questioned the chemical levels related to Consent Agenda Item 3. Community Development Coordinator Youngquist and the developer provided additional information about the fair housing policy. Motion by Hunke. Second by Beck. Motion to adopt Resolution 2022-030 approving an amendment to the Blake Road Station Planned Unit Development (PUD)Agreement incorporating Site B (PID 19- 117-21-42-0046), subject to conditions. Ayes: Balan, Beck, Garrido, Hunke, Hanlon Nays: None. Motion carried. VII.2. Theater Site Redevelopment; Elverum Enclave Companies updated City Council on their redevelopment plans for the Mainstreet theater site. Enclave requested feedback on the development proposal design and the HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS APRIL 19, 2022 City's willingness to provide financial assistance and dedicated public ramp parking spaces. Site Plan and Architecture Discussion: City Council preferred the proposed Option 2 including the facade materials; and supported a path by the project subject to possible resident concerns. Parking Discussion: Council Member Balan shared concerns about the 30-year agreement with all the unknowns of traffic and parking needed for Downtown Hopkins. Council Member Beck questioned having the City issue the permits versus having an agreement in place. Assistant City Manager Lenz provided information on how the Gallery Flats permitting process works. Mr. Beck preferred reserving a number of spots per month and evaluating every couple years. The applicant was open to different options but needed to show they have the opportunity for the parking. Mayor Hanlon preferred having a higher premium for the spots. Mayor Hanlon also touched on the efforts to keep the movie theater. Council Member Hunke was hesitant on the lease option; however, the parking lot has been underutilized. He wanted the option to review the agreement on a more regular basis. Council Member Garrido agreed the parking ramp was underutilized but shared concerns about overcommitting on spaces. The developer was amenable to reviewing the leasing every five years. Ms. Lenz explained the Gallery Flats model that the parking passes are sold but do not have designated parking spots within the ramp. Mayor Hanlon preferred to lease as many spots because the ramp is currently underutilized and not focus on dedicated spots. Ms. Lenz questioned if there would be an option to move the permits to a different city lot. The developer stated it would depend on location as it may have a direct impact on leasing. TIF Request: Stacie Kvilvang with Ehlers provided a summary of the financing request. She provided history on demolition assistance and developer's need for greater assistance. Council Member Balan agreed with the $750,000 for demolition but was not supportive of greater financial assistance. Council Member Beck shared potential objections from residents but shared the ideas of using TIF to receive over 55 subsidized or affordable units. The developer stated that request would require for TIF. Council Member Beck did support the demolition assistance. Ms. Kvilvang touched on the financing options and the implications of requiring affordable housing. Council Member Hunke supported the funds for demolition cleanup but could not support a public purpose for the TIF or financial assistance. Mr. Beck suggested having 55+ and freezing the rent prices for a period time. The request would need to be checked against the fair housing policy. Mayor Hanlon also supported the $750,000 in demolition but wanted a public purpose to provide additional financial assistance. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Hanlon provided the upcoming meeting schedule. HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS APRIL 19, 2022 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council and upon a motion by Balan, second by Garrdio, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 9:49 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Amy Domeier, City Clerk ATTEST: --- atra Mayor 0429UkE(DA Amy Domeier, City Clerk