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HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL
FINAL AGENDA
October 1, 1996
7:30 p.m.
Schedule:
6:30 p.m. - HRA Meeting
7:30 p.m. - City Council Meeting
I. CALL TO ORDER
11. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS /CONCERNS
(Three minute limit for each person)
III. PROCLAMATION
Cities Week
IV. PRESENTATION
1. 1996 Hopkins Community Image awards (Memo) - Kersten Elverum
2. 1996 Focus on Hopkins photo contest winners, Eileen Harvala
3. Award of Merit to two residents by Fire Department, George Magdal
V. CONSENT AGENDA
1. September 17, 1996 regular meeting minutes
2. September 10, 1996 work session minutes
3. Disbursements, Prelist 998
4. Metropolitan Livable Communities Act, Hopkins participation in 1997 (CR96 -153)
5. Liquor license issues, BW3 (CR96 -158)
6. Meadowbrook storm sewer bid award (CR96 -156)
7. Appointment of election judges for the general election, November 5, 1996 (CR96-
160)
Vote: Maxwell Jensen Hesch Johnson Redepenning
VI. PUBLIC HEARING
1. Approve miscellaneous assessments; private improvements, delinquent
invoices, parking ramp maintenance (CR96 -155) - JIM GESSELE
Vote: Maxwell Jensen Hesch Johnson Redepenning
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CALL THE RAZZLE LINE - 939 -1421
(The Razzle Line is the City of Hopkins voice message system)
VII. OLD BUSINESS
1. Approve purchase agreement, 130 - 19th Avenue South (Grandner property)
CR96 -157) - Steve Stadler
Vote: Maxwell Jensen Hesch Johnson Redepenning
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
1. Approve proposed Nine Mile Cove PUD rezoning (CR96 -150) - Nancy Anderson
Vote: Maxwell Jensen Hesch Johnson Redepenning
2. Approve proposed Nine Mile Cove CUP (CR96 -151) - Nancy Anderson
Vote: Maxwell Jensen Hesch Johnson Redepenning _
3. Approve proposed Nine Mile Cove preliminary plat (CR96 -152) - Nancy
Anderson
Vote: Maxwell Jensen Hesch Johnson Redepenning
4. Suburban Alliance, Resolution declaring intent to dissolve joint powers
organization (CR96 -154) - Steve Mielke
Vote: Maxwell Jensen Hesch Johnson Redepenning
IX. REPORTS - COMMITTEES /COMMISSIONS
X. ADJOURNMENT
A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on September 17, 1996, in the Council
Chambers of Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Mayor Redepenning, Council Members Maxwell, Hesch, Johnson and Jensen.
Also present were staff members Mielke, Genellie, Stadler, Kerrigan and City Attorney Jerre
Miller.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Redepenning called the meeting to order at 7:43 p.m.
II. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS /CONCERNS
Douglas Dahlberg, 425 Madison Avenue North, stated his concern that questions regarding the
procedure for initiation and referendum at the September 3, 1996, meeting had not been
answered. Mr. Miller said that the procedure is in the City Charter and is available at City Hall.
Duffy Bren, 626 West Park Valley Drive, said that he did a survey at the Park Valley
Neighborhood picnic and that most of the residents were opposed to the Arts Facility.
Rick Brausen, 47 20th Avenue North, said that the City Council of Hopkins welcomes and listens
is to residential comments and input. He thanked the Council for that and for their courage in going
forward with the Hopkins Arts Facility.
Paul Slaton, 108 East Farmdale Road, spoke about the work that has gone into the Hopkins Arts
Facility design and gave his support to the Council to go forward with the project.
III. PRESENTATION
Jim Kerrigan gave a history of the Tait's Super Valu remodel project and outlined the time frame
for the Council. Mike Tait, owner of Tait's Super Valu, presented an overview of their remodel
project to Council and pointed out changes that have been made to the exterior design. Don
Hagen who is part owner of the property said that a written approval agreement would be
forthcoming.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
1. August 20, 1996 regular meeting minutes
2. September 3, 1996 regular meeting minutes
3. Disbursements, prelist 997
4. Miscellaneous licenses
5. Schedule special City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m. September 24
6. Second reading of Ordinance 96 -787, making various amendments to the Zoning
Ordinance.
September 17, 1996 City Council Meeting
Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was
carried unanimously.
VI. REPORTS - COMMITTEES /COMMISSIONS
Council Member Hesch reported that the Park Board discussed the vandalism at Maetzold Park.
Council Member Jensen said that the Chemical Health Commission put the tobacco ordinance on
hold to discuss the city wide open house.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Council Member Maxwell moved and Council Member Hesch
seconded a motion to adjourn. The meeting was adjoumed by unanimous consent at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully Sub
Te °r maier, Deputy City Clerk
ATTEST:
Charles D. Redepenning, Mayor
September 17, 1996 City Council Meeting
COUNCIL MEMBERS
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Work Session Minutes
September 10 1996
A City Council work session was held on Tuesday, September 10, 1996 in the
Raspberry Room at Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Redepenning and
Council members Gene Maxwell, Fran Hesch, Karen Jensen, and Diane
Johnson. Also present were City Manager Steve Mielke, Jim Kerrigan, and
Kersten Elverum.
The meeting was called to order at 8 p.m. by Mayor Redepenning. The first item
of business was a discussion about the Westbrooke Patio Homes proposal to
create a special service district. In attendance for Westbrooke were Doug
Strandness, a financial advisor, Wayne Vasilles, general manager of the
association; Dave Fischer, president of the association; and John Carr, a
resident and former board member. Doug Strandness reviewed with the Council
their proposal for making improvements to the townhome area. He indicated
that they wanted to do $2 million worth of work on roofs and soffits, among other
improvements in 1997, and then come back with a second $1.5 million to $1.75
million project in 1999 that would be siding, roadways, and sidewalks. This work
would be done under a bond issue given by the City and paid off by fees against
each of the properties in the association. The first bond issue for $2 million
would equal $6,100 per unit. He indicated that they would be doing a prototype
improvement this fall on one of the buildings to show residents of the association
what the improvements would look like if the entire association area was
completed. He indicated that there are 41 buildings, 35 of which have had leaks
and are in need of repair. There are currently three buildings with new roofs.
He estimated that it would be $55 per unit per month with an 18 year bond issue.
He informed the Council that the units are currently only 20 percent rental, which
is significantly less rental than even two or three years ago. He stated that the
association wanted to start the process which would include gathering petition
signatures and presenting those to the Council in December, letting bonds in
January or February, and having construction on the roofing project start in April.
He indicated that a 10 percent reserve would be established, which would be
used as an incentive to do the Phase ((improvements. It would be used to pay
delinquent fees should someone not pay, and also be used as a penalty if no
financial plan was kept up and completed to prevent future long term
maintenance problems. In order to meet FHA eligibility, he indicated that the
townhomes would be converted to condominiums.
After some discussion, the Council indicated a consensus that they were in favor
of working with Westbrooke on this proposed project.
The second item of discussion was the Oaks of Mainstreet. Mr. Terry Troy and
Keith Jans, and Dan Wilson, relocation consultant for the project, were in
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attendance for the developers. Jim Kerrigan began the discussion by indicating •
that the staff and developers were working to close a$340,000 projected gap in
the required $600,000 reserve. He indicated that given those discussions, the
gap was, for all intents and purposes, filled with proposed concessions from both
sides. Mr. Troy then displayed a computer generated 3D program showing how
vtrtual reality marketing could be used to help sell these townhomes. A demon-
stration was given on the virtual reality marketing technique. A discussion was
held on the issue of condominiums versus townhouse construction. Mr. Troy
indicated that the townhouses would actually be constructed as condominiums
and that he still intended to do two hour construction between the walls, but
wanted to lower costs on the project by having single water connections to each
building, rather than a single service to each unit. Mr. Troy indicated that he
would gather information to show that the impact of the decision to go to
condominium construction would not affect market value negatively. A discus-
sion was then held on the timing of the project, and it was projected that a
special meeting on September 24 may be necessary in order to sell bonds and
complete the project. If not, efforts would be made to close the project on
October 1. Staff indicated that prior to receiving staff approval, all documents
would have to be in and approved and a new financial review completed to
assure the Council that the estimates for the project were, in actuality, met.
A motion was made by Fran Hesch, seconded by Gene Maxwell, to close the
meeting. The meeting was adjoumed at 10 p.m. �
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