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MINUTES . A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota was held on Tuesday April 19, 1983 in the Council Chambers of the City Hall at 7:30 p.m. Present were Mayor Miller, Councilmembers Lavin, McDonald, Milbert and Shirley. Also present were City Manager, Craig; City Engineer, Strojan; Assistant City Engineer, Anderson; Public Works Operations Director, Beecher; Assistant Community Development Director, Norris and City Attorney Vesely. ~ Reel 199 side 1 & 2 MINUTES: Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. McDonald seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the April 5, 1983 meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. LICENSES: Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. McDonald seconded the motion to approve the additional 1983 miscellaneous license applications (list attached). A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. BILLS: Mr. McDonald moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve and authorize payment of the expenditures dated April 19, 1983, warrant number 663 in the amount of $230,950.19. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. e PERMIT S : Request by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for permit to install buried cable in Loring Road to serve house at 11 Loring Road. ACTION: Mrs. Lavin moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the request. A poll of the vote was as follows: Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, The motion carried unanimously. motion to deny this Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. Request by Northern States Power Company for permit to relocate under- ground power line serving Red Owl freezer building at norbhwest corner of Monroe Avenue and Second Street Northeast. 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. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; ~ayor Miller Aye. The motion carried unanimously. ~ Request by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company for permit to install buried cable on 16th Avenue South between 6th Street South and office- warehouse at 1620 - 5th Street South. ACTION: Mr. Milbert moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to approve the request. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. HEARING: Proposal to adopt a housing plan and programs to finance multi-family housing development projects under MN statutes Chapter 462C, as amended in order to finance two multi-family rental housing development projects, developers of which will be Mark Z. Jones and Associates and Centurian Company. ACTION: Mrs. Lavin moved that the resolution regarding this program be split and a vote taken on each project separately. The motion died for lack of a second. .e Mr. Shirley moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to approve and adopt Resolution 83-3063 t'ADOPTING A HOUSING PLAN INCLUDING A PROGRAM FOR THE ISSUANCE OF MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE REVENUE BONDS AND AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF SAME TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL AND THE MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY". page 2 "City Council meeting minutes of the April, 19, 1983 meeting" e HEARING: Item 83-27 ACTION: Item: 83-38 Item: 83-39 ACTION: I.tem: 83-40 Mrs. Lavin moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to amend the resolution so that the program requires that Auburn North and South be bonded separately. The poll on the amendment was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Nay; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried. The poll of the vote on the motion as amended was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Nay; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried. Improvements on Althea Lane, Herman Terrace and Sweet Briar Lane between Minnetonka Mills Road and the south line of Hobby Acres by the installation of ornamental street lighting. Mr. McDonald moved that for the purpose of minimizing the cost of residential street lighting for all tax payers in the City of Hopkins, the City Council act to acquire all residential street lighting in the City of Hopkins and to add residential street lighting to the area for which it is petitioned at this time. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. McDonald repeated the above motion. The motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Milbert moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to adopt Resolution No. 83-3064 ordering in the improvements using option II of the Engineer's Report as a basis for cost. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Nay; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried. The Council directed staff to prepare a resolution stating city policy to include payment of 25% of city-owned street light~ng installation costs. The Council also directed the City Engineer to work with the residents on the placement of poles, etc. Ordinance 11 83-521 "AN ORDINANCE SETTING FORTH A DESCRIPTION OF THE FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED BY MINNESOTA CABLESYSTEMS-SOUTHWEST, A MINNESOTA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AMENDING THE LINE EXTENSION POLICEY OF MINNESOTA CABLE SYSTEM SOUTHWEST, PRESCRIBING UNIFORM MONTHY RATES AND OTHER CHARGES AND INSTALLATIONS AS SET FORTH HEREIN: AND AMENDING THE EXHIBITS." Mr. Milbert moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion that this item be continued to the next meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, abstatined; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried. Engineers report on safety conditions of crosswalks at Honeywell. Mr. Milbert moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to continue this item and to send a letter to Honeywell enclosing the police report and engineer's report so that they may respond. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. Engineer's report on parking behind stores south of Excelsior, between 10th and 11th. Mr. Milbert moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to have staff continue to work on this project to see if they can come up with more parking spots. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. Application for Commercial Rehabilitation Loan by Jack Yee's Restaurant, 1016 Excelsior Ave. West. p'age 3 - "City Council meeting minutes of the April 19, 1983 meeting" ACTION: Item: 83-41 ACTION: Item: 83-42 ACTION: Item: 83-43 ACTION: Item: 83-44 ACTION: Item: 83-45 Item: 83-46 ACTION: Item: 83-47 ACTION: Mr. Shirley moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to approve the application. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Nay. The motion carried. Request by Town Taxi for a rate change on meters from 90~ to $1 per mile, flag drop from 85~ to 95~ and the waiting time from $10 to $12 an hour. Mr. McDonald moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve the request. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity regarding Suburban Yellow Taxi Service Corporation. Mrs. Lavin moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to continue this item until the City Attorney has time to study the letter delivered to hom on April 18 and consult with the City Manager about all the legal matters refeered to in the letter. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. Resolution No. 83-3062 "SETTING A HEARING FOR ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE BY REMOVING CERTA1N INFECTED ELM AND/OR OAK TREES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF HOPKINS". Mrs. Lavin moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to adopt the resolution calling for a hearing on May 17, 1983. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. Request by Taits for permission to string flags from city light poles in adjacent parking lot for promotion in first week of May. Mr. Milbert moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to approve the request. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye: Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, abstained; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried. ORDINANCE NO. 83-522 "AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING FENCING OF ALL OPEN OUTDOOR STORAGE YARDS AND OTHER RELATED ATTRACTIVE NUISANCES IN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS" Mr. Milbert moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to approve Ordinance No. 83-522 for first reading, adding an effective date of September 1, 1983. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. Engineer's report on proposed construction of sanitary sewer, water- main, storm sewer, street, secondary road, street lighting, and landscaping for Opus 2, Ninth addition. Mr. McDonald moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to adopt Resolution No. 83-3066 ordering a public hearing on May 17, 1983. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. Engineers report on proposed construction on Smetana Road (11th Street Connection) . Mr. McDonald moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to adopt Resolution No. 8303067 ordering a public hearing on May 17, 1983. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, p'age 4 - "City Council meeting minutes of the Apr~l 19, 1983 meeting" Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. DISCUSSION: City garage project Council requested that this discussion be continued to the next meeting. Item: 83-48 Downtown Improvements ACTION: Mr. Milbert moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to accept the recommendation by the City Manager to commission a parking ramp design firm to see if the ramp (detailed in attached memo) would be practical. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Nay; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried. ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Milbert moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion that the meeting be adjourned. 11:45 p.m. The motion carried. ATTEST: ,2JuJs-, JIA, Robert F. Miller, Mayor Respectfully submitted, y~~ ~~~~ J _ ~ .J~;- /:2 t~~L.-:><.--t .