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MINUTES A regular meetlng of the Hopklns Clty Councll was held on October 15, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. In the Councll Chambers of Clty Hall. Presen t were Mayor Lavln, Councll members; Mll bert, Anderson, Redepennlng and Alrley. Also present were Clty staff members: Clty Manager, Rapp; Clty ~glneer, StroJan; Clty Clerk/Assessor, Renne; Asst. Clty Englneer, Anderson; Admlnistratlve Asslstant, Genellle; PubllC Works Operatlons Dlrector, Beecher and Clty Attorney, Mlller. I. Mayor LaVln called the meetlng to order at 8:10 p.m. II. Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Redepennlng seconded the motlon to approve the mlnutes of the October 1, 1985 meetlng. A poll of the vote was as follows:Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. III. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepennlng seconded the motlon to approve the llcense applicatlons (#400 thru 407) as Ilsted. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley,Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. IV. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Shlrley seconded the motlon to approve the dlsbursements on Prellst # 724 In the amount of $339,539.04. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Abstaln; Mr. Shirley,Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye; The motlon carrled unanlmously. e V. HEARING - CONSIDER ISSUANCE OF HOUSING REVENUE BONDS ST. THERESE. PRELIMINARY APPROVAL (hearlng opened 8:12, closed 8:16) Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Shlrley seconded the motlon to adopt Resolutlon No. 85-3219 "RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE HOUSING PLAN AND A PROGRAM, AND GIVING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO A DEVELOPMENT AND ITS FINANCING, UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 462C, AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THE PROGRAM TO THE MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FOR REVIEW" wlth the requlrement that a seml-annual report be subml tted to the Cl ty of Hopklns detalllng compllance wlth the 20% low/moderate occupancy requlrement. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlQn carrled unanlmously. VI. OLD BUSINESS: (a) . APPEARANCE - JAMES MARVY RE: PARKING REQUEST . Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motlon to reconslder the Councll actlon of September 3, 1985 regardlng park'lll"lg regulatlon on 12th Avenue North, south of 1st Street. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. Mr. Marvy explalned that the Councll actlon of September 3, 1985 not only denled hlS request, but also left hlm wlth less parklng space than he origlnally had. Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motlon to reverse the actlon taken on September 3 and restore the parklng on 12th Avenue South of 1st Street South back to the orlglnal status. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. (b). GAMBLING POLICY Mr. Shlrley moved and Mr. Redepennlng seconded the motlon to contlnue thlS ltem to the next meetlng. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. Page 2 " Mlnutes of the October 15, 1985 meetlng" VII. NEW BUSINESS (a). APPEARANCE TODD WARNERT - CONSIDER CITY LOGO PREPARATION OF A NEW Mr. Warnert appeared before Council to dlSCUSS deslgnlng a new logo for the Clty of Hopklns. He stated he would submlt approxlmately SlX deslgns. Mr. Redepennlng moved and Mr. Shlrley seconded the motlon to authorlze staff to go ahead wlth the project wlth Mr. Warnert to obtaln designs for a new logo. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanimously. (b). APPEARANCE BUTCH JOHNSON SCHOOL PATROL SUPERVISOR REGARDING TRAFFIC ON 17th AVENUE SOUTH PAST KATHERINE CURREN SCHOOL Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Strachota, presldent of the PTO appeared before Councll to explaln the problem of school chlldren crosslng 17th Avenue South to reach Katherlne Curren School. They explalned that the trafflc moves too fast at the pOlnt where the chlldren must cross the street to reach the school and asked that thlS be made a school zone ln order to control the speed of trafflc In thlS area. Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motlon to refer thlS matter to the Englneerlng and PollceDepartment to lnvestlgate what legal slgnlng can be lnstalled and also lnvestlgate lf the speed Ilmlt can be changed. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. (c) . APPEARANCE - CLAYTON MILLER RE: CONTRACT FOR DEED EXTENSION . The Clty sold 6.4 acres of land located on the west slde of Shady Oak Lake ln September 1983 for $285,000. The sale was on a contract for deed wlth $30,000 down to Clayton Mlller, Bruce Koclemba, Phll Sandln et.al. The contract ballooned oneyear ago and Clayton Mlller requested and recelved an extenslon of one year . Clayton Mlller lS now asklng for another one year extenslon on the balance of hlS debt to the Clty. Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motlon to grant the extenslon for 1 year wlth 12% lnterest, wlth accrued lnterest on the balance to be pald as each lot lS released. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. (d). COUNCIL ACTION REGARDING LANDFILL PARKING LEASE - SHADYWOOD TREE SERVICE ThlS ltem was wlthdrawn by the appllcant. (e). GAMBLING LICENSE APPLICATION SUBURBAN COMMUNITY SERVICES The Suburban Communl ty Servlces requested a Class B gambllng llcense for a raffle only. ThlS would be a common fund ralslng raffle where 250 tlckets are sold at $26.00 per tlcket. '" Page 3 " Minutes of the October 15, 1985 meetlng" (f) . ( g) . ( h) . . (1) . ( J ) . Mr. Redepennlng take no actlon, Con trol Board to was as follows: Mllbert, Nay; Mr. motlon carr led . moved and Mr. S hl rl ey seconded the mo tion to therefore allowlng the Mlnnesota Gambllng conslder the appllcatlon. A poll of the vote Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The GAMBLING LICENSE APPLICATION BRAILLE SPORTS FOUNDATION The Councll, In prevlous meetlngs, had dlscussed the policy that the Clty would take regardlng gambllng llcenses for non-proflt organlzatlons. They felt that thlS appllcatlon dld not meet the requlrements set forth In thelr POllCY. Mr. Shlrley moved adopt Resolutlon llcense. A poll Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Mayor Lavln, Aye. and Mr. Redepennlng seconded the motion to 85-3220 denYlng the appllcatlon for gambllng of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; The motlon carrled unanlmously. RETIREMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS POLICY Staff prepared a POllCY for conslderatlon of the Clty Councll to deal wlth early retlrements and the need for medlcal coverage. The POllCY would enable an employee who reached the ago of 60 and had served at least 10 years wlth the Clty of Hopklns to retlre and recelve full single health and Ilfe lnsurance coverage untll age 65. In addltlon, any employee who quallfles under the PERA full retlrement rules (currently rule of 85, rule of 75 for police) may also retlre and recelve health/llfe beneflts untll age 65. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepennlng seconded the motlon to adopt the Retlrement Medlcal beneflts POllCY as recommended by the staff (above). A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. APPOINTMENT OF ROD YOUNG TO THE PARK BOARD Mr. Redepennlng moved and Mr. Shlrley seconded the motlon to approve the Mayor's apPolntment of Rod Young to the Park Board to flnlsh the term vacated by Shlela Block (term to explre June 30, 1986). A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye, Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. REQUEST BY NW BELL TO PLACE UNDERGROUND CABLE ACROSS 4TH STREET NORTH, WEST OF 19TH AVENUE Mr. Mllbert moved and Mr. Redepennlng seconded the motlon to approve the request. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. REQUEST BY NW BELL FOR PERMIT TO PLACE UNDERGROUND CABLE ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF TEXAS AVENUE AND LAKE STREET N. E. Mr. Mllbert moved and approve the request. A Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor unanimously. Mr. Anderson seconded the motlon to poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mr. Shlrley, Aye; Mr. Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled ~ Page 4 "Mlnutes of the October 15, 1985 meetlng" DJOURNMENT: Mr. Redepennlng moved and Mr. adJourn the meetlng at 9:50 p.m. Anderson seconded the motlon to The motlon carrled unanlmously. Re~~1~m1tted' Jean Kaedlng,~ ATTEST: Ellen e . A speclal meetlng of the Hopklns Clty Councll was held on October 29, 1985 at 2:30 p. m. ln the Conference Room of Clty Hall. Present were Mayor Lavln, Councllmembers, Anderson, Mllbert, and Redepenning. Councllman Shlrley was absent. Also present were Jlm Kerrlgan, Communlty Development Dlrector and Jean Kaedlng, Secretary. The purpose of thlS meetlng was to set a hearlng date to conslder a Prellmlnary Resolutlon for Houslng Revenue Bonds in conJunctlon wlth a 225 unlt houslng proJect proposed for the former Mollne property south of 5th Street South. Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Redepennlng seconded the motlon to set the hearlng date for November 19, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Redepennlng, Aye; Mr. Mllbert, Aye; Mayor Lavln, Aye. The motlon carrled unanlmously. - Mr. Redepennlng moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motlon to adJourn the meetlng. The motlon carrled unanlmously. Respectfully Submltted, 2=d1::~ ATTEST, ~ 1 ~;V Ellen Lavln, Mayor COU~LM~vr {1'/ YMAh' M~~ ~~~~~,.: ,-,,, ~ .