MINUTES
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota was held on
Tuesday February 15, 1983 in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Present were Mayor Miller, Councilmembers, McDonald, Shirley and Milbert. Council-
member Lavin was absent. Also present were City Manager, Craig; City Engineer,
Strojan; City Clerk, Renne; Assistant Engineer, Anderson; Assistant Community
Development Director, Norris; Public Works Operations Director, Beecher and City
Attorney Vesely.
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MINUTES:
Mr. McDonald moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve
the license application as listed. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye;
Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
PERMIT S :
Request by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for perm~t to open
three splice pits near the Hopkins House and Elmo Park Apartments
as shown on job order D4337.
ACTION:
Mr. McDonald moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve
the request. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald,
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye.
The motion carried unanimously.
Request by Hennepin County for Council approval of cooperative
construction No. PW 6-01-82 Agreement for CSAH 3 between 700
feet east of Blake Road to Louisiana Avenue (Co. Project No's
7512 and 8050).
ACTION:
Mr. McDonald moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to
approve the agreement and authorize Mayor and City Manager to sign
after amending the agreement to exclude the Island Nose Lights
costs to Hopkins listed on page 3 of Exhibit "B", and adopt
resolution 83-3053. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller,
Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Petition by Honeywell, Inc. for installation of two (2) pedestrian
actuated traffic signals near east and west ends of the Honeywell
building at 600 Second Street N. E.
ACTION:
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to adopt
resolution number 83-3052 ordering an engineers report. After
further discussion the mot~on and second were withdrawn.
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to order
a police report on safety conditions related to the existing
crosswalks. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Milbert,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye.
The motion carried unanimously.
BILLS:
Expenditures dated February 15, 1983, Warrant Number 659.
ACTION:
Mr. McDonald moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to
approve and authorize payment of the expenditures dated
February 15, 1983, Warrant number 659 in the amount of $339,510.01.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley,
Aye; Mr. McDonald, aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
Expenditure #54, check number 14405 - Luverne Fire Equipment Co
Continued from last meeting.
ACTION:
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to cont~nue
this item to the next meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller, '1
Aye. The motion carried unanimously. (
page 2 "Minutes of the regular City Council meeting of February 15, 1983"
Item: 82-135-P
Follow-up on the petition for "No Parking" signs on west side of
18th Avenue North between 3rd Street and Chicago Northwestern
right-of-way. Continued from the November 16, 1982 meeting.
ACTION:
Mr. Milbert moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to leave
the status of this street as is, due to the response from the
neighborhood stating that there has been no problem in the last
few months. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
Item: 83-l0-I
Recommendation by City Center Development Corporation regarding
parking lot consultant.
ACTION:
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. McDonald seconded the motion to accept
the recommendation of the City Center Development Corporation to
award the bid to Benshoof, Brauer, Schoe~:j.."'Madson of "not to
exceed $5,000". A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Milbert,
Nay; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The
motion carried.
Mr. Milbert stated that he voted "no" because he felt all bidders
were qualified and one firm did bid $2,500.
Item: 83-11-A
Joint Powers agreement between St Louis Park, Minnetonka, and Hopkins
regarding light rail transit in the Metropolitan area.
ACTION:
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to continue
this item to the next meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller,
Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Item: 83-12-1
Public Official Liability Insurance Renewal
ACTION:
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to renew the
public official liability insurance for the year of 1983 with Unimark
Special Risks, Inc. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Milbert,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
Item: 82-13-F
Transfer of funds from the contingency fund to the Community Center
Fund ($14,855).
Mr. Shirley moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to make the
transfer of these funds. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller,
Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Item: 82-l4-W
Supervisory Wage Proposal
ACTION:
Mr. Shirley moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to approve
the supervisory wages as proposed. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller,
Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT:
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. McDonald seconded the motion to adjourn
the meeting. The motion carried.
Council
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