03-16-09
A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on March 16, 2009, in the
Council Chambers of the Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council Members Y ouakim, Brausen, Rowan, and
Halverson. Also, present were staff members Getschow, Genellie, Stadler, Elverum, and
City Attorney Wynn Curtiss.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m.
II. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
There were none.
III. PRESENTATIONS
1. State of the City Recap
City Manager, Rick Getschow, reviewed the State of the City address which took place
earlier in the day.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of March 3, 2009 City Council Meeting
2. Minutes of March 3, 2009 City Council Work Session
3. Minutes of March 10, 2009 City Council Work Session
4. Approve the Overpass Skate Park Operational Agreement with Action Sports of
Minnesota, Inc. dba The Third Lair (CR2009-0230)
5. Special Assessment Deferral Request for 502 Drillane Rd (CR2009-022)
Council Member Brausen moved and Council Member Youakim seconded a motion to
approve the Consent Agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member
Y ouakim, aye; Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council
Member Halverson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously.
V. NEW BUSINESS
1. Approve Site Lease Agreement Between City of Hopkins and Sprint Spectrum
L.P. for the Installation of Communications Antenna Facilities at the Blake Water
Tower (CR2009-024)
The City has approved site leases for the Blake Water Tower site and the Moline Water
Tower. The Blake Tower holds 12 panel antennas and a ground support building for
Cingular/ A T & T and currently adds $ 23 ,000 per year to City revenues. T -Mobile has 1 2
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antennas on the Moline Water Tower with $24,000 per year additional revenue. Sprint
would like to add one antenna with the right to add an additional one later. The lease is
similar to the Cingular/AT&T lease. The lease rate is $1,100 per month ($13,200 per
year). The City Attorney was involved in the lease review and negotiations and approved
the lease.
In answer to a question from the City Council regarding Sprint access to the water tower,
Steve Trueman, representing Sprint, said that once the antenna is installed, Sprint will not
need access to the water tower. Its other equipment will be located in a separate fenced
in area.
Council Member Rowan moved and Council Member Brausen seconded a motion to
authorize the Mayor and City Manager to sign the site lease agreement between the City
of Hopkins and Sprint Spectrum to allow the installation of communication antennas and
facilities at the Blake Water Tower site. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council
Member Youakim, aye; Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye;
Council Member Halverson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Council Member Youakim moved and Council Member
Halverson seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned by
unanimous consent at 8:02 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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