Memo- Hopkins Photo Contest WinnersMemorandum
Community Relations
To: Mayor Chuck Redepenning and the Hopkins City Council
From: Eileen Harvala, community relations coordinator
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997
Subject: Oct. 21 presentation to the 1997 Focus on Hopkins photo contest winners
• First place, grand prize winner for the 1997 Focus on Hopkins photo contest
was Lorraine Corrao of Hopkins. Corrao's award - winning was of a heron -
enjoying the pond on Cambridge Street. She will receive a $100 check and
plaque.
• Kevin Thomas of Hopkins was the honorable mention, second place winner
for his photo of activities at the annual Fire Department Open House. He will
receive a framed honorable mention certificate. Kevin was last year's first
place winner in the photo contest.
I am working with Rebecca Sabot, exploring the possibilities of having the photo contest
entries displayed at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Four Hopkins participated in the contest, submitting 13 different photos of people,
activities and places in Hopkins.
Judges for this year's contest were students from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Memorandum
PLANNING &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
To: Hopkins HRA Board
From: Jim Kerrigan, Planning & Economic Development Director
Date: October 9, 1997
Subject: Former Suburban Chevrolet Property -- Grossman Lawsuit
CONFJOEITIAL
At the September 16 work session, Jerry Steiner was directed to prepare a letter to
Todd Gurstel, Grossman's attorney, again requesting certain information regarding the
petrol fund application for the above property. This letter stated that if there was no
response by October 14 (approximately 30 days) the Hopkins HRA would initiate legal
action to obtain release of the $50,000 escrow. To date, there has been no response
concerning this matter. The purpose of scheduling this on the October 21 work
session is to answer any questions of HRA as concerns this matter.
OCT -13 -1997 11:50
JERRE A. MILLER
JEREMY S. STEINER*
WYNN CURTISS
• Real Property Law Specialist. certified
by the Mlatceota State Bet As9ociation
Todd Gurstel
Attorney at Law
401 North Third Street, Suite 600
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401
Dear Mr. Gurstel:
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VESELY, MILLER & STEINER, P.A.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
400 NORWEST BANK BUILDING
1011 FIRST STREET SOUTH
HOPKINS, MINNESOTA 55343
September 18, 1997
Re: Hopkins HRA/Grossman Investments Real Estate Transaction
P.002/003
JOSEPH C. VESELY (1905 -1989)
612- 938 -7635
FAX 612 - 938 -7670
BY FACSIMILE AND
FIRST CLASS MAIL
After faxing my letter of September 16 to you, I met with the officials of the Hopkins HRA
to discuss the status of this matter. I have instructed to take the following course of action:
First, I will reiterate the request made in my September 16 letter that you deliver to me a
copy of the Petrofund Reimbursement Application prepared by Peer Environmental for reimburse-
ment of expenses incurred in the cleanup of the former Suburban Chevrolet site. This should include
copies of all documents to be submitted to the Minnesota Petrofund Board in support of the
Application. We are requesting disclosure of the total amount of the Petrofund reimbursement to
be applied for by Grossman Investments and an itemized description of the environmental services
included in this reimbursement request. We are also requesting a statement of the total amount of
the Petrofund reimbursement to be applied for on behalf of the Hopkins HRA and an itemized
description of the services included in the reimbursement request for the Hopkins HRA. If this
information is not included in the Petrofund Reimbursement Application, it is requested that you
have Peer Environmental forward the additional data directly to me.
As I indicated in my September 16 letter, receipt of the information requested in the
preceding paragraph will enable the Hopkins HRA to make a more well informed decision as to how
it should proceed, both in obtaining the release of the $50,000.00 escrow and applying for Petrofund
reimbursement for reimbursable expenses due to the Hopkins HRA. Our receipt and review of this
information may also facilitate a resolution of the dispute between our clients that could, potentially,
avoid the expense of litigating these issues. Therefore, it would appear to be in the best interests of
both of our clients that you provide a full disclosure of the information that I have requested.
OCT -13 -1997 11:51
Todd Gurstel
September 18, 1997
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It is requested that you deliver the information identified in the first paragraph of this letter
to me no later than October 14, 1997. Please notify me immediately, in writing, if you are not
prepared to provide the requested information. If I do not receive the information by October 14,
the Hopkins HRA will have no alternative but to initiate the appropriate legal proceeding to obtain
release of the $50,000.00 escrow and, in addition, file a separate Application for Petrofund
reimbursement for those reimbursements that are payable to the Hopkins HRA.
We look forward to your prompt response.
Very truly yours,
Jeremy S. Steiner
cc: Hopkins HRA Commissioners
James Kerrigan, Hopkins HRA by facsimile
Charles Habiger, HKS Associates - by facsimile
Jerome Simon, Esq., Attorney for Thomas Grossman - by facsimile
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P.003/003
TOTAL P.003