05-06-1986 Minutes
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MINUTES OF THE MAY 6, 1986 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on May 6, 1986 at 7:30
p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Mayor Lavin, Councilmembers: Shirley, Redepenning, Anderson, and
Milbert. Also present were Hopk~ns C~ty staff members: Rapp, Strojan, Renne,
Beecher, G. Anderson, Kerrigan, Genellie, Lauseng and Prosecuting Attorney
Steiner.
I.
Mayor Lavin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Mayor Lavin proclaimed the week of May 10th National Police week and May 15
Police Memorial Day.
Mayor Lavin procla~med the week of May 18 - 24th Cable TV Public Access Week
Mayor Lav~n announced that the Hennepin County Board passed a Resolution on May
6th to move the waste transfer station from the Hopkins site.
II.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE APRIL 15, 1986 MEETING
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve the minutes of
the April 15, 1986 meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye.
The motion carried unanimously.
III. DISBURSEMENTS, PRELIST 738
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the
disbursement on prelist # 738 in the amount of $411,458.54. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr.
Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
IV.
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSE APPLICATIONS
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve the license
applications listed as number 263 - 279. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Redepenning, Aye;
Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carr~ed unanimously.
V.
APPEARANCE BY SENIOR OUTREACH
Adele Dahl and Darlene Noreen appeared before Counc~l to report to them on the
work of the Senior Outreach program in the last year.
APPEARANCE BY HELEN FOWLER
Helen Fowler, Hopkins bus~nesswoman appeared before Council to voice her
complaints regarding parking facilities in the City of Hopkins. The Council
informed h r that they have hired a parking consultant to study parking
management in the downtown and she w~ll be invited to attend the me ting when
the consultant comes in w~th h~s f~nd~ngs.
At this point in the meeting Mayor Lavin asked to have Item VII Q move up at
this time.
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q. REILLY TAR SETTLEMENT
Gary Hansen of Doherty Rumble & Butler appeared before Council to explain to
them briefly the settlement which was reached last fall with Re~lly Tar. The
Council had previously been supplied with the Consent Decree.
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to accept the settlement
as presented and authorize its execut~on. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Redepenn~ng, Aye;
Mayor Lav~n, Aye. The mot~on carried unanimously.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
a. CCDC BUDGET
At the Council meeting of April 15, the City Council indicated they were not
ready to make a final decision on the CCDC request for funds because they did
not have sufficient informat~on. It was suggested by staff that a task force be
appointed to determine the needs of the Council and determine the adequacy of
the CCDC request for funds, but to continue to fund the CCDC operation during
the interim period of study. Mr. Bob McDonald, act~ng director of CCDC
furnished the Council with a statement of financial needs for the CCDC for the
next three months.
Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve a
disbursement of $48,000 toward the CCDC budget for the interim. The money would
be disbursed to the CCDC on actual expenditures. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Nay; Mr.
Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried.
Item VII t (related to the above item) was brought up for action at this time.
t. PURCHASE LIGHTS - MAINSTREET
A letter was received from Becky Nelson of the Mainstreet Program asking for
funds in the amount of $420.00 to purchase small lights to be installed on trees
along the mall. The Council felt that the expenditure should be taken from the
$48,000 previously allocated.
Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to author~ze the use
of the City's buying power to buy the lights and have the city crew install
them. The CCDC would then reimburse the City for the lights. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. M~lbert, Nay; Mr.
Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried.
b. IMPROVEMENT OF 4TH STREET NORTH
The City of Minnetonka informed the City that the C~ty of Hopkins should
redesign the Fourth Street improvement to its satisfaction.
Mr. Shirley moved that the C~ty drop consideration of the ~mprovement of 4th
Street North unt~l the residents petition for the improvement. The motion died
for lack of a second.
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Mayor Lav~n amended the motion to refer the matter to the engineering department
to study the redesigning of the road and return to the next meeting or the
meeting after that with the suggested road design and approximate cost for
determination at that time as to whether we will order in the improvement and
who will pay for it, and to send a letter to the City of Minnetonka inquiring if
th Y will add to their agreement w~th the contractor that if Hopkins determines
there is a problem with the existing parking, they w~ll require the contractor
to make the extra parking ava~lable for their people.
The vote on the amended motion was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley,
Nay; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The amended
motion carried.
The vote on the motion as
Shirley, Nay; Mr. Milbert,
motion as amended carried.
amended was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye;
Aye; Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye.
Mr.
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VII. NEW BUSINESS
a. SUBDIVISION AT NUMBER ONE LORING ROAD
The Council was asked to approve a preliminary plat application to divide the a
lot a One Lor~ng Road. The applicant is proposing to have access to the
proposed lot on Minnetonka Boulevard. The proposed lot w~ll have a utility
easement from Loring Road.
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve th
preliminary plat and adopt Resolut~on # 86-19 mak~ng find~ngs of fact. A poll
of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr.
Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lav~n, Aye. The motion carr~ed
unan~mously.
b. MORATORIUM ON SUBDIVISION IN THE BELLGROVE AREA
A Resolution was presented to Council call~ng for a moratorium to be placed upon
the approval of all subdivisions within that part of the R-I-D district covered
by the Bellgrove plat. This moratorium would be for the purpose of zoning
review, and shall expire upon the enactment or denial of a zoning amendment
concerning this matter, or one year from adoption of this resolution, whichever
com s first. The moratorium would not affect subdivis~ons in other parts of the
R-I-D district or other zoning districts or those subdivisions pending before
the Zoning and Planning Commiss~on or city Council at this time.
Mr. M~lbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to adopt Resolutio~
86-18 approving the Morator~um. Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr.
Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carriec
unanimously.
c. REZONING OF LOTS 31 & 32, bLOCK 19 WEST MPLS. CENTER - 702 E. EXCELSIOF
Applicant, Gary L. Capone is proposing to bu~ld a 50' x 50' storage
building on the two lots adjacent to h~s business at 702 East Excelsior Avenue.
The subject property is zoned R-I-A. In order to construct a storage buildin~
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The City Manager pointed out that an ordinance to rezone must have 4/5th vote,
so the decision to rezone will be decided after the Council receives th
Ordinance.
d. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A 6,500 SQ.FT. BUILDING AT NW
CORNER OF 20TH AVENUE NORTH AND MAINSTREET
Bob Fields and Sam VanDassel representing Crown Auto appeared before
seeking a Conditional Use Permit to bu~ld a Crown Auto Store
Mainstreet.
the Council
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Mr. Sh~rley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve the
Conditional Use permit with the following conditions:
1. That the applicant meet with the Mainstreet Design Committee and plan a
design acceptable to that committee.
2. That the applicant work with the City Engineer to plan an acceptable ingr ss
and egress.
3. The storage area for refuse be screened so as not to be visible.
4. Compl~ance with the landscape ordinance
5. Applicant provide City Engineer with a complete drainage plan.
6. City Engineer approval of all plans.
7. Curb to be 3 feet back of property line.
8. Parking be on s~te for employees and customers.
9. sid walk be installed on Mainstreet and 20th Avenue per City requirements.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr.
Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
d-l. TRAFFIC STUDY
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenn~ng seconded the motion to request a traffic
study from 17th Avenue to Shady Oak Road and from Mainstreet to Highway 7. A
poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr.
Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
e. VARIANCE AT 459 MAINSTREET TO ERECT FIVE 6' X 6' SIGNS
Mr. Redepenning moved
to the next meeting.
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr.
motion carried.
and Mr Sh~rley seconded the motion to continue this item
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye;
Sh~rley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Nay; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The
f. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO LOCATE A 2 SIGNS IN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK
The applicant (Hopkins Honda) requested a Conditional Use Permit to erect a sign
at a lesser setback than required at 459 Mainstreet. The applicant is proposing
a "corporate" sign at the east property l~ne with a I foot setback. The second
sign is proposed to be erected on the west end of the property with a 10 foot
setback.
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to adopt Resolution #
86 - 20 approving a Conditional Use Permit to erect this sign proposed for the
west end of the property with a 10 foot setback. A poll of the vote was as
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Mr. M~lbert moved and Mr Anderson seconded the motion to cont~nue the matter of
the sign proposed to be erected on the east end of the property with a 1 foot
setback. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The mot~on carried
unan~mously.
g. VARIANCE FOR A SIGN TO EXCEED THE 35' LIMIT AT 459 MAINSTREET
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to deny the application
for the height var~ance.
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to amend the motion
to continue this item.
On the motion to amend,a poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning,
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Nay; Mr. Anderson, Nay; Mayor Lavin, Aye.
The motion carried.
On the amended motion, the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Nay; Mr. Shirley,
Nay; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion to
continue carried.
h. RESOLUTION MAKING A FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
(OAKWOOD HILLS DEVELOPMENT)
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to adopt Resolution No.
86-21 finding no significant environmental impact regard~ng the Oakwood Hills
project. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
i. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS APPLICATION - RENEWAL OF GAMBLING LICENSE
Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to take no action,
allowing the Mn. Gambling Control Board to act on this license. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenn~ng, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye;
Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lav~n, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
~ j. 3.2 BEER LICENSE, JUNE 7 & 8 - Golden Valley Baseball, Inc.
~OURNAMENT/CENTRAL PARK
SOFTBALL
Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve the 3.2 beer
license. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
k. 3.2 BEER LICENSE - HOPKINS JAYCEES MAY 9 & 10 - MAINSTREET
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson
for 3.2 beer as requested. A poll of
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley,
The motion carried unanimously.
seconded the motion to approve the license
the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning,
Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye.
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I. GOLF CART ORDINANCE
Mr. William R. Carlson, 9 Maple Hill Road requested perm~ssion to drive his golf
cart from his home to Meadowbrook Golf Cours. He has a disability due to a
damaged hip.
Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to have staff contact
the applicant to see if he would be willing to pay costs of legal expenses
related to drawing up an ordinance. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
R depenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
m. BIDS ON PAINTING OF STEEL SURFACE AND ELEVATED WATER RESERVOIRS
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to accept the low bid of
Ford Tank and Painting Company in the amount of $188,000. A poll of the vote was
as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr.
Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The mot~on carried unanimously.
n. REQUEST TO CHANGE NAME OF CERTAIN STREETS IN HOPKINS TO
EXCELSIOR BOULEVARD
A Resolution was received from the City of
of Hopkins designate all of CSAH #3 lying
Boulevard.
Minnetonka requesting the the City
w~thin its boundaries as Excelsior
Mr. Anderson
to the next
Redepenning,
Lavin, Aye.
moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to continue this item
regular meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
The motion carried unanimously.
o. REQUEST FOR ON STREET PARKING CHANGES ON 5TH AVENUE NORTH
A letter was received requesting a study on possible on-street parking changes
in the sect~on of 5th Avenue North between Minnetonka Mills and State Highway 7.
Mr. Anderson
to the next
Redepenning,
Lavin, Aye.
moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to continue this item
regular meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
The motion carr~ed unanimously.
p. RENEW COMPUTER MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
Mr. Shirley
with Modern
Redepenning,
Lavin, Aye.
moved and Mr. Redepenn~ng seconded the motion to renew the contract
Computer Systems. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
Ay; Mr. M~lbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
The motion carried unanimously.
q. (was acted on earlier ~n the meeting)
r. PURCHASE AD IN LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES
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Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to place a 1/2 page ad
in the Minnesota cities magazine at a cost of $135. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mr. Redepenn~ng, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr.
Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carr~ed unanimously.
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s. FIRE LANES AT CHAPEL VIEW
The Fire Marshal furnished a map of proposed fire lanes at the Chapel View
apartments.
Mr. Milbert
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Redepenning,
Lavin, Aye.
moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to adopt Resolution # 86-
the proposed fire lanes. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
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Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to adjourn. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley,
Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 12:45 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jean Kaeding,~
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Mayor
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