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11-18-1986 Minutes ., ... 1 MINUTES OF THE HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18. 1986 A regular meet~ng of the City Council of the City of Hopkins was held at 7:30 p.m. on November 18, 1986 in the Counc~l Chambers of Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Lavin, Councilmembers: Shirley, Milbert, Anderson, Redepenning and Shirley. Also present were City Staff members: Rapp, Renne, Kerrigan, Mielke, Genellie, G. Anderson, Therkelsen, and City Attorney Miller. I. Mayor Lavin called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 1986 MEETING Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to approve the minutes as presented. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Milbert was not present at this time. e Mr. Milbert arrived at this point in the meeting. III. APPROVAL OF DISBURSEMENTS, PRELIST # 751 Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve the disbursements as listed on prelist #751 in the amount of $525,053.00. 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. ~V. MISCELLANEOUS LICENSE APPLICATIONS (393 - 403) Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the license applications as listed (393 - 403).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. OLD BUSINESS: a. CHANGES TO THE GAMBLING POLICY At the meeting of November 5, 1986, Council asked staff to refine the gambling policy which would allow certain types of charitable organizations to lease an area in local liquor or other establishments to sell pull-tabs. Staff made the changes and again presented the proposed policy to the Council. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the policy as amended. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Nay; Mr. Milbert, Nay; Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried. b. SECOND READING OF HOPKINS CODE OF ORDINANCES. Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to adopt Ordinance 86-569 approving the Hopkins Code of Ordinanc s. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shir ley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried unan~mously. c. APPLICATION FOR GAMBLING LICENSE - HOPKINS RASPBERRY FESTIVAL MINUTES OF THE HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18. 1986 2 Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to take no action, allowing the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board to act. 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. ORDINANCE 86-568 AMENDING THE OFFICIAL CITY MAP Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve Ordinance 86-568 for second reading. 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. NEW BUSINESS: a. HENNEPIN COUNTY CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT e Hennepin County has developed plans to remove the culverts and install a bridge over Minnehaha Creek on County Road 73. Along with the installation, there will be a regrading of the road between Manitoba Road and the Burlington Railroad bridge. Construction should start early in 1987. The total cost of the project would be estimated at $610,099.65 with the Hopkins portion being $14,942.13. The cost to Hopkins should be eligible for State Aid participation. County Road 73 will be closed during construction. Hennepin County requires City approval of all construction planS before they can proceed. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 86-77 restricting parking on County Road 73 and to authorize the mayor and manager to sign the agreement. 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. b. PETITION FOR MID-BLOCK STREET LIGHT - 7TH AVENUE NORTH The City received a petition from residents on 7th Avenue North - north of Mainstreet to have a street light installed in the middle of the block. Staff recommended that a light not be installed since other streets in Hopkins do not have mid-block lights. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to continue this item until the second meeting in January to give staff enough time to get more information such as, cost etc. 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. c. REPORT ON SKATEBOARDS Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to refer this item to the Zoning & Planning Commission for further discussion. 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. LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION - RENEWALS Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to approve the liquor license application for 1987 (#1 -26) with the exception of of # 5, D & M Restaurants, Inc. dba Westwood Bar & Grill and to ask the principles of Westwood Bar & Grill to appear at the next meeting when the license will again be considered. A . MINUTES OF THE HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18. 1986 3 e. KNOLLWOOD ASSOCIATION REQUEST - GEESE PROBLEM A letter was received from Bruce M. Goldstein, President of the Knollwood Association regarding a problem with Canadian geese in the Knollwood area. He contacted the DNR who stated that they would need a formal request from the City before they could take any action to remove the geese. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to write a letter to the DNR stating that we would like something done about the geese problem, but want to know the costs that might be incurred before any action is taken. 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. DATE AND TIME FOR WORK SESSION - GARBAGE POLICIES Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to set the date of December 9 at 6:30 p.m. for a meeting to discuss the garbage policies. 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. g. ACCESS AGREEMENT - ST. LOUIS PARK Following the settlement of the suit against Reilly Tar and Chemical Corporation, St. Louis Park agreed to accept responsibility for helping to obtain the necessary access agreements in order to better protect the health, safety, and welfare of its and other municipality's residents. St. Louis Park needs the cooperation and consent of Hopkins to gain access to a portion of Hopkins' property in order to retrieve water samples. Further, St. Louis Park asked that Hopkins sign the Waiver and Release of Claims associated with this law suit. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Redepenn~ng seconded the motion direct the City Attorney to redraft the forms to include a waiver and release of claims to Hopkins from st. Louis Park, after which the forms are acceptable to sign. 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. h. GAMBLING APPLICATION - BRAILLE SPORTS FOUNDATION Mr. Renne informed the Council that Mr. John Ross of the foundation requested that the application be withdrawn. Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to adopt Resolution I 86-73 disapproving the issuance of a 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. i. DOWNTOWN TREE LIGHTS The HMP Steering Committee proposed the installation of tree lights in the downtown area. Staff determined that the installation of tree lights in the entire downtown would be very costly for both installation and upk p. It was suggested that there are nine locations in which the lights could be fed from existing festoon connections, making these locations more feasible. MINUTES OF THE HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18. 1986 4 j. The First National Bank requested that a study be made of the designat d "Handicap Parking Only" spaces around their business. Staff determined that the easterly stall in the parking area north of the bank would give the 12 foot width required for a handicapped stall and would be close to the Bank and Hance's and other stores in the area. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to designate the stall (mentioned above) as a "Handicap Parking Only" stall. 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. FEASIBILITY STUDY - LANDFILL Staff recommended City Council action to conduct a feasibility study to analyze the r development potential of the former City landfill. e Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to have staff find out what the cost would be to have a study done to determine the feasibility of building a golf course on this land and then to find out how much more it would cost to do a complete feasibility study to determine what other kinds of development could be done on this land. 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. TOWING CONTRACT 1987 The City received four bids for the 1987 towing contract. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to award the contract to the low bidder (DiCk's Towing). 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. m. PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN Th Council held a special meeting on November 17 to review the plan proposed by Benshoof and Associates. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to accept the plan and direct staff and the Parking Committee to begin implementation. 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. n. OLSON PFIEFFER - PARKING LOT The Olson-Pfieffer building was demolish d on November 16. The Council determined that this site should be made into a parking lot. Mr. Redepenning moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to utilize rules and regulations for this lot consistent with the 9th Avenue parking lot. 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. . , MINUTES OF THE HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 18. 1986 5 Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to do nothing further to impede the realignment of the cable channels. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepenning, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Nay; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavin, Aye. The motion carried. COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Mr. Shirley agreed to accept an appointment to the Community Health Services Advisory Committee, recently vacated by Bob Miller. o. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepenning seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously. . Respectfully submitted, X-J~ . Jean Kaeding~ COUNCILMEMBERS: