MINUTES
A regular meetlng of the Hopklns, Mlnnesota Clty Councll was held
on Tuesday, June 18,1985 In the Councll Chambers of the Clty
Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Present were Mayor Mlller; Councllmembers: Mllbert, Shlrley and
Anderson. Councllmember Lavln was absent. Also present were
Clty Manager, Rapp; Clty Englneer, StroJan; Clty Clerk/Assessor,
Renne; PubllC Works Operatlons Superlntendent, Beecher; Asslstant
Englneer, Anderson; BUlldlng Inspector, Kohnen; Admlnlstratlve
Asslstant, Genellle; Pollce Chlef, Johnson; and Clty Attorney,
Mlller.
At the beglnnlng of the meetlng Councllman Mllbert read a poem he
composed for Mayor Mlller commemoratlng hlS serVlce as Mayor of
the Clty.
PROCLAMATION: Mayor Mlller proclalmed July 27, 1985 as "HOPKINS
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1954 DAY" In the Clty of Hopklns.
RECOGNITION: The Councll presented Resolutlon 85-3200 to
John StroJan, Clty Englneer recognlzlng hlm for hlS 30 years of
employment wlth the Clty of Hopklns.
MINUTES:
Mr. Shlrley moved and Mr. Mllbert
motlon to approve the mlnutes of the
meetlng. A poll of the vote was as
Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr.
Mayor Mlller, Aye. The motlon carrled
seconded the
June 4, 1985
follows: Mr.
Mllbert, Aye;
unanlmously.
LICENSES: Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Mll bert seconded the
motlon to approve the mlscellaneous 1985 llcense
appllcatlons (# 327 through # 343, IlSt attached).
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Mllbert,
Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
Mlller, Aye. The motlon carrled unamlmously.
BILLS: Mr. Shlrley moved and Mr. Mllbert seconded the
motlon to approve payment of expendltures dated June
18, 1985, Prellst # 716 In the amount of $220,032.36
and also approve payment of voucher held from
prellst # 715 ( check number 22048, In the amount of
$1,255.90). A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye;
Mayor Mlller, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously.
APPEARANCE: Melvlna Larson dld not appear to address Ordlnance
85- "AND ORDINANCE DELINEATING AND DESCRIBING BAKED
SPECIALTIES AND SETTING PENALTIES FOR DEVIATION FROM
ETHNIC STANDARDS IN THE PREPARATION THEREOF".
Mayor Mlller suggested that the flfth paragraph
should be changed to delete "sale or comsumptlon
w 1 t h 1 n " 1 e a v 1 n g the rem a 1 nti e r 0 f the par a g rap h , and
that the slxth paragraph be changed to delete " be
the forced consumptlon of 25 lmltatlon products at
hlgh noon In the vlllage square" and add "suggested
to taste the real product"
Mr. Shlrley moved and Mayor Mlller seconded the
motlon to change the Ordlnance to Resolutlon #
85-3201 and adopt the Resolutlon wlth the changes
suggested by Mayor Mlller. A poll of the vote was
as follows: Mr. Anderson Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr.
Mllbert, Aye; Mayor Mlller, Aye. The motlon carrled
unanlmously.
Item 85-100 Appllcatlon by Arthur Dean of FarVue Company,
representlng Mlllwork, Inc. at 140 Washlngton Avenue
South for a varlance to erect a slgn to exceed the
maXlmum helght of 35 feet by 15 feet. Referred to
Councll from Z & P. wlth tle vote.
Page 2 "Mlnutes of the June 18 Council Meetlng"
ACTION:
Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Mll bert seconded the
motlon to approve the varlance wlth the follow1ng
stlpulatlons:
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1. That the proposed advert1slng slgn wlll be a
backllghted slgn, and wlll be Ilmlted to copy promotlng the
Hubbard Broadcastlng Companles, le: KSTP Channel 5, KS95-FM,
KSTP-AM radlo stations and ltS programmlng.
2. That the varlance and permlt granted can be
tled to the length of the contract/lease executed between Hubbard
B r 0 ad c as t 1 n g and Mr. W 1111 am Rye r s e ,of M 111 W 0 r k , In c . The
consequences of I tern 2 would be to Ilml t the grantlng of the
helght varlance to Hubbard Broadcastlng only, thus prohlbltlng
the sale of the slgn to another slgn or advertls1ng company.
3. That Hubbard Broadcastlng wlll provlde a
dlrectlonal arrow and the Clty name (Hopklns) attached, In an
aesthetlcally pleaslng manner, to ltS slgn structure at the
proposed slte.
4. That the company work wlth Clty staff to
determlne the helght of the slgn, WhlCh would be a mlnlmum he1ght
at WhlCh the slgn can be read.
A poll of the vote was
Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert,
carrled unanlmously.
as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr.
Aye; Mayor Mlller, Aye. The motlon
Item 85-67
Performance Agreement relatlng to Cable Ordlnances
85-550 and 85-551.
ACTION:
Mr. Shlrley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the
motlon to execute the Agreement, lncorporatlng the
changes suggested by the Edlna Clty Attorney. A
poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Mllbert, Nay;
Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Mlller,
Aye. The motlon carrled.
Item 85-102
R e sol u tlon # 85-3197 "A RESOLUTION TO ENCOURAGE
THE SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN CABLE COMMISSION TO APPOINT
A MEMBER OF THE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY TO THE
SOUTHWEST INSTITUTIONAL NETWORK GROUP"
ACTION:
Mr. Shlrley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the
motlon to adopt the Resolutlon. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr.
Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mayor Mll~~r, Aye.
The motlon carrled unanlmously.
Item 85-96
L1cense Revlew - Hopklns Bowl
ACTION:
Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Shlrley seconded the
motlon to suspend the llquor llcense of the
Hopklns Bowl for 2 consecutlve days (to be set by
the Cl ty Manager). A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr.
Mllbert Aye; Mayor M1ller, Aye. The motlon
carrled unanlmously.
Item 85-78
Ord lnan ce # 85-553 "AN ORD INANCE AMENDING THAT
PART OF THE HOPKINS ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 427
PERTAINING TO THE WEST 233 FEET OF THE SOUTH 433
FEET OF THAT PART OF THE NE~ OF THE SE~ OF SECTION
24 TOWNSHIP 117, RANGE 22 LYING NORTH OF THE
Cm~TERLINE OF EXCELSIOR AVENUE AND LOTS 9, 10, 11,
BLOCK 5, PARKRIDGE"
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ACTION:
Mr. Shlrley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the
motlon to contlnue thlS ltem to the next meetlng.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Mllbert,
Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
Mlller, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously.
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Item 85-106
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Request amendment to resolutlon
Excelslor Avenue to Malnstreet
deslgnatlon from 6th to 12th Avenue.
changlng
Ilmltlng
Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the
mot1on to amend the resolutlon to des1gnate from
Hlghway 18 to 13th Avenue. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley,
Nay; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mayor Mlller, Nay. The
motlon dld not carry. There was a 2-2 tle vote.
Request to name the alley north of Excelslor from
6th to 12th Avenue "MAIN i Street'North".
Mr. Mll bert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the
motlon to name the alley north of Excelslor from
7th to 13th "Maln i Street No.A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley,
Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mayor Mlller, Aye. The
motlon carrled unanlmously.
Request from the Clty Englneer for postlng of "No
Parklng Anytlme" on the east slde of 11th Avenue
North form the north Ilne of rot 15, Block West
Mlnneapolls Second Dlvlson to a pOlnt 20 feet
south. (see attached sketch)
Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Shlrley seconded the
motlon to authorlze postlng a "No Parklng
Anytlme" slgn, as requested. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley,
Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mayor Mlller, Aye. The
motlon carrled unanlmously.
Authorlze appolntment of Pepln, Dayton,
Graham and Getts as legal counsel
lobbYlng effort connected wlth the
transfer statlon.
Herman,
for the
garbage
Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Shlrley seconded the
motlon to authorlze the apPolntment. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr.
Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Mlller,
Aye. The motlon carrled unan1mously.
Resolutlon # 85-3199 "A RESOLUTION APPROVING
ELECTION OF CRAIG R. RAPP TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION"
Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Shlrley seconded the
motlon to adopt the Resolutlon. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr.
Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye. The motlon
carrled unanlmously.
Acknowledge recelpt of reslgnatlon of Jeanne Eddy
who served as Chalrperson of the Zonlng &
Plannlng Comm1sslon.
Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the
motlon to accept the reslgnat10n of Jeanne Eddy
effectlve May 27, 1985.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson,
Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mayor
Mlller, Aye. The motio n carrled unanlmously.
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Item 85-112
Renewal of the computer malntenance contract.
ACTION:
Mr. Mll bert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded
the motlon to renew the computer malntenance
contract wlth ModernComputer Systems, Inc.
for another year wlth an annual prepayment of
$4,849.20. The poll of the vote was as
follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Sh1rley,Aye;
Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mayor Mlller, Aye. The
motlon carrled unanlmously.
Mr. M1lbert suggested that the Clty owned bUlldlngs on Malnstreet
be offered to charltable organlzatlons to use (partlcularly
durlng the month of July), Slnce there are a number of them
unoccupled at present.
Mayor Mlller announced that there wlll be a workshop meetlng wlth
the attorneys actlng as legal counsel for the Clty In thematter
of the garbage transfer statlon, on July 2, 1985, at 6 p.m.
Slnce thlS was the last meetlng for Mayor Mlller, Mr. Shlrley
expressed sorrow at seelng hlm go and sald that lt had been great
worklng wlth hlm. The other Councllmembers concurred.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Shlrley
the motlon to adjourn the meetlng
p.m. The motlon carled unanlmously.
seconded
at 9:30
ATTEST:
:le pectfully submltted,
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COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Don Mllbert
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