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01-21-1986 Minutes . , .t ~, 1 MINUTES -COUNCIL MEETING - January 21,1986 A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on January 21, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Lavin: Councilmembers: Shirley, Anderson, Redepenning and Milbert. Also present were City staff members: Rapp, Strojan, Genellie, Renne, Beecher, G. Anderson, Kerrigan, Strawn, and City Attorney, J. Miller. I MAYOR LAVIN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 8:30 P.M. II. THE COUNCIL PRESENTED RAY KOHNEN WITH A PLAQUE (Resolution 86-7) COMMEMORATING HIM FOR HIS 14 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY. HE WILL RETIRE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31,1986. ~ III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 7, 1986 MEETING Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the January 7 meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF DISBURSEMENTS, PRELIST 731 Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to approve the list of disbursements in the amount of $324,345.19. Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. V. APPROVAL OF MISC. LICENSE APPLICATIONS (SEE LIST) > Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the license applications (#169 thru 200). Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. VI. Neil Weber, Central Division District appeared Hennepin Regional Hennepin County Parks Commissioner and Bob Wickman, Manager of the Suburban Hennepin Regional Park before the Council and spoke about the Suburban Park District. VII. OLD BUSINESS: a. SECOND READING REZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT (MOLINE PROPERTY) Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to continue this ~tem to April 15 and direct a letter be sent to Mr. Buratti informing him of the Council's intention to rezone this property. Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 21. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING . 2 c. CONSIDER ACTION EDGEMOOR DRIVE SUBDIVISION Mr. Rapp explained to the Council that he is working with St. Louis Park to realign the emergency access through this property to satisfy the concerns of both the developer and the neighborhood. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to continue this item to the next regular Council meeting and if an acceptable agreement is reached, to consider both the preliminary and the final plat at that meeting. Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. d. RESOLUTION OF FINDINGS - NAEGELE SIGN Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 86-4 after changing #3 to read " The City will be able to use two faces of the sign (or any other Naegele sign in Hopkins) for one month or one face of the sign (or any other Naegele sign in Hopkins) for two months during each year, without cost." Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. e. RESOLUTION OF FINDINGS - VARIANCE -1601 MAINSTREET Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to adopt Resolution #86-2 "Resolution making findings of fact and approving application for variance VN-85-3" Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. M~lbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. f. RESOLUTION OF FINDINGS - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT MAINSTREET 1601 Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 86-3 "Resolution making findings of fact and approving application for Conditional Use Permit CUP86-l" Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. g. FIRST READING ORDINANCE TO REZONE PROPERTY SW HOPKINS Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to adopt Resolution # 86-5 "Resolution making findings of fact and approving application for Rezoning ZN85-40" and Approving the Ordinance #86-560 for first reading"An Ordinance amending that part of the Hopkins Zoning Ordinance No. 427 pertaining to and changing the zoning map" A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. R depenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. h. CONSIDER ACTION SUPER BLOCK AGREEMENT MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 21. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING . 3 IX. NEW BUSINESS: a. ENGINEERS REPORT ON 4TH STREET NORTH The Engineer reported that 4th Street North is the only major street in Hopkins that has not received a finish grade and hard surface. This is partly due to the fact that it is a borderline street between Hopkins and Minnetonka. Much of the area in Hopkins is occupied by Hilltop Park and the park board has felt that any major assessment project may decrease funds that could be used for other park improvement. Minnetonka has received a petition for improvement of their portion of this street and have requested an engineer's report. The Council decided they wanted more information regarding this improvement. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to continue this item to the next meeting for more information regarding this improvement and the assessment proposed. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. b. SET DATE FOR BOARD OF REVIEW Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to set the meeting dates for the Board of Review for April 28, 1986 at 7 p.m. and May 6, 1986 at 7 p.m. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. c. GAMBLING LICENSE RENEWAL - VFW Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to take no action allowing the application to be considered by the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board, and if the applicant receives their approval, the VFW would be licensed for the coming year. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. d. AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY FOR STORAGE OF AMBULANCE Hennepin County currently has ambulances stationed in four different areas of the County. On occasion, when one of the County ambulances is in service another County ambulance would be moved to the Hopkins Fire Station in order to be more centrally located. This would allow better coverage and reduced response time. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the agreement and its execution. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. . . MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 21. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING . 4 Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to adopt Resolution No. 86-6 setting the hearing for February l8, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. REPORTS OF COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES CABLE COMMISSION: Mr. Anderson reported that the Cable Commission did meet and agreed to not take action on the Institutional Network (SWING) until they can get more information about the success of this type of network. 4Ia COMMUNITY EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Committee toured the Harley Hopkins facility. They had an in- service training on Early Childhood Development. The person who gave the training was from the State Department of Education. They are beginning work on a handicapped adult program there. The Community Ed classes have begun for this session. RECREATION Mr. Milbert reported that the Park and Recreation Board will not hold their meeting until the end of the month. He reported that there were over 70 tractors and over 70 people that were housed and fed in Hopkins on Monday night on their way to the Capitol. Everything went very well. He complimented the Fire, Police and Public Works departments for their work in making this visit run smoothly. CCDC Mr. Redepenning reported that the search committee are actively looking at applications for the posit~on of director. The cut-off for applications is the end of January. HMP Mr. Redepenning reported that this committee is working on activities for the Summer. Music in the Park is being planned for next summer and they are working on organizing other activities. PORT AUTHORITY LEGISLATION Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to have the City Manager advise Sally Olsen that the City would like to proceed with the Port Authority Legislation. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. . " . MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 21. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING 5 ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:45 p.m. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye: Mr. Shirley, Aye: Mr. Redepenning, Aye: Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. ~t~ submitted, Jean Kaedin~ COUNCILMEMBERS: Ellen ATTEST: