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09-16-1986 Minutes MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 16. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING 1 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopk~ns was held at 7:30 p.m. on September 16, 1986 in the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Lavin, Council members: Milbert, Anderson, Redepenn~ng and Shirley. Also present were City staff members: Rapp, Renne, Kerrigan, Lauseng, Thiel, Mielke, Genellie, Robinson, Magdal, G. Anderson, and City Attorney, Miller. I. Mayor Lavin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 2, 1986 MEETING Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the September 2, 1986 meeting as presented. 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. III. APPROVAL OF DISBURSEMENTS, PRELIST #747 Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve payment of disbursements listed on prelist If 747 in the amount of $199,498.04. 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 carried unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF MISC. LICENSE APPLICATIONS Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the mot~on to approve the license applications as listed. 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. V. OLD BUSINESS a. ORDINANCE NO. 86-566 PERTAINING TO NON-CONFORMING USES AND NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve Ordinance No. 86-566 for second reading and order published. 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 carried unanimously. b. SIGNING & STRIPING ALLEY BEHIND LAKE STREET N. E. This alley has had a history of problems with snowplowing access and garbage pickups due to parked vehicles, junk cars and its "dead end" configuration. The 20 foot public easement begins at the rear property line of the lots which is two feet north of the building running the length of the alley. A line of poles runs 4 feet north of this building. The Public Works Department proposed that a stripe at the face of these poles, two feet into the easement, and a stripe 12 feet north and parallel to the first be placed to delineate the City maintained portion of the alley. Also that the four foot section adjacent to the building be diagonally striped and the poles affixed _ '1__ __L._ __...I MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 16. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING 2 Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the signing and striping of the alley as proposed by the Public Works Department. 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. VI. NEW BUSINESS a. RESOLUTION NO. 86--57 "RESOLUTION RELATING TO A HOUSING PROGRAM AND ITS FINANCING; AUTHORIZING THE SALE AND ISSUANCE OF ELDERLY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS (ST. THERESE CARE CENTER, INC., HOPKINS, MINNESOT A, PROJECT), SERIES 1986, OF THE CITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING A MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF NECESSARY DOCUMENTS." This resolution relates to a 240 unit elderly housing project in the southwest corner of Hopkins. A conditional use permit and a preliminary resolution relating to the bond sale were previously approved by the Council. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to adopt Resolution # 86-57 authorizing the sale and issuance of the bonds. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. M~lbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. b. RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY The City Managers of Golden Valley, st. Louis Park, Minnetonka, Prairie and Hopkins have met a number of times to discuss feas~bility of creating an insurance pool encompass~ng those ci ties. They decided that they would need the advice of a manager in order to determine the v~ability of such a venture. cities have rece~ved a proposal from American Risk Services, Inc. such a study in the amount of $8,000 ----$1,600 per community. Eden the five risk The for Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to accept the proposal of American Risk Serv~ce, Inc. for a study to determine the viability of a 5-c~ty insurance pool. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. c. HANDICAPPED PARKING AT HARLEY HOPKINS A request was received from the Hopkins School District, Community Services for the designation of two handicap parking places on Monroe Avenue South at the main entrance of the building. Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion request for the two parking places at the front entrance staff sign and mark them. A poll of the vote was as Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. to grant the and have city follows: Mr. Mr. Anderson, d. MAINTENANCE OF BERM ON 2ND AVENUE SOUTH Hennepin County constructed a berm as part of the County Road 18 improvements ten or twelve years ago. The berm was constructed in react~on to complaints of the residents on East Park Valley of __,___..~__ ~.p -,,.,rt ll"I'>nllp South. 3 Maintenance of the Berm has become a problem due to the steep slopes of the berm. The residents and C~ty staff have held several meetings to determine the most effective method to care for the berm. Staff suggested that daylillies be planted on the berm as a ground cover. This would eliminate the need for mowing. After the plants are established, the berm should be maintenance free. The public works and parks crew would provide the labor to plant the daylillies and keep the area weed free until the plants become established. The cost of plants and material was estimated to be $4,000. MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 16. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING Mr. M~lbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the planting of the berm as recommended by staff. 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. COLLECTION OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARD WASTES BY HENNEPIN COUNTY Disposing of hazardous waste produced by commercial businesses has been regulated for a number of years. Little has been done about household hazardous waste products. The average home owner, after cleaning out his garage or basement will dispose of hazardous products in the regular trash or in the City sewer. These products then have a good chance of working their way into our water supply and contaminating our drinking water. Hennepin County Commissioners asked the hazardous waste staff to come up with a plan and budget to do a limited household hazardous chemical collection project. The plan they came up with focused on the cities of Hopkins, St. Louis Park, and Ed~na, with the collection point to be centrally located in Hopkins at the Hennepin County Public Works garage. Details of the drop-off are not final, but the County suggests that it be held October 11-12 or October 18-19. The pick-up site would be the coun ty I S transportation building, 320 Washington A venue South, Hopkins. The collected wastes would be stored there temporarily, until they could be taken to d~sposal sites in Illinois. George Magdal, Fire Marshal has attended the meetings involving the plans for this project and supports this project. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve the project, but to have staff review the documents to see that everything is in order and protects the residents of the City of Hopkins. 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. f. REQUEST FOR PERMIT - NW BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Northwestern Bell Telephone underground cable from a Meadowbrook Road northerly of this project in Hopkins and Meadowbrook Road. Company requested a manhole in Excelsior along Meadowbrook Road. is in the intersection of permit to place Avenue East at The only portion Excelsior Avenue Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the request. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 16. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING . g. FUNDING ALLOCATION PROGRAM XII CBDG TO HOUSING REHABILITATION 4 LOAN Staff requested approval to assign an additional $16,236.00 received from the Hennepin County CBDG program to the Rehabi li ta tion Loan Grant Program. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the request of staff. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Mi lbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. h. COUNCIL MEETING DATE CHANGES FOR FIRST MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER Because of conflicts with the regular dates of the first meetings of November and December, a need to change the dates of these meetings was discussed. Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to set the date of November 5 for the first meeting in November and December 9 for the first meeting in December. 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. JOINT RECREATION AGREEMENT The cities of Hopkins and Minnetonka have been operating a joint recreation department without benefit of a Joint recreation agreement since January 1, 1985. In December 1985, a proposed agreement was pres n ted to the Hopkins Ci ty Council. Tha t agreement was given tentative approval, however the City of Minnetonka expressed concerns regarding some of the provisions. The two Ci ty Managers have been working on changes to the previous agreement in an attempt to present a workable document to both cities. A proposed agreement was presented to the Council. This agreement was approved by the Minnetonka City Council on Monday night. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the agreement as presented. 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. j. "NO PARKING" SIGNS - HOPKINS PARK PLAZA A portion of 5th Avenue in the area of the Hopkins Park Plaza has no sidewalk and the public right-of-way is not clearly defined. Cars park in this area, leaving nowhere for people to walk. Staff has recommended that "No Parking" signs be erected in this area. Mr. M~lbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve the erection of "no parking" signs as recommended by staff. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. M~lbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 16. 1986 COUNCIL MEETING k. REQUEST FOR ENGINEERING & POLICE REPORT 5 Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to request an engine ring and police report on the following traffic areas: 17th Avenue and 1st Street North 11th Avenue and 1st Street South Blake Road and Lake Street Second Street and Tyler Avenue 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. VII. ADJOURNMENT Mr Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously. 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