1983 MINUTES
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopkms, Minnesota was held on
Tuesday July 1~,~i983
Present were Mayor Miller, Council1rembers Milbert, Shirley, Lavin and Anderson. Also
present were City Manager, Craig; City Engineer, Strojan; City Clerk, Renne; PubllC
Works Director, Beecher; Assistant Camrnmity Developnent Director, Norris; Assistant
City Engineer, Anderson and (acting) City Attorney Jerre ~tiller.
MINUTES:
LICENSES:
ACTION:
BILlS:
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Item 83-79
AcrION:
Item: 83-72
AcrION:
Item: 83-93
AcrION:
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Mr. Milbert m:wed and Mr. Anderson seconded the :rrotion to accept the
minutes of the July 5, 1983 meetmg after changing the fourth paragraph
under item 83-72 to read "as soon as the Pines has signed and at this
tine allCM Mr. John Anderson (trailer avner) to m:we into his trailer.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye;
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The :rrotion carried unanimously.
Mrs. Lavin did not vote as she did not attend the July 5 meeting.
Additional 1983 licenses (list attached)
Mrs. Lavin:rroved and Mr. Mi1bert seconded the :rrotion to approve the
licenses as listed. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin,
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
r-tiller, Aye. The motion carried unarumousl y.
Mr. Shirley moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to approve and
authorize for payment the expenfutures dated July 18, 1983, warrant
No. 669 in the amount of $261,024.53. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. ~ti.lbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye;
Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Ordinance No. 83-524 "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARI'ER OF HOPKINS UPON
RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOPKINS CHARI'ER COMMISSION, PURSUANT TO M.S.A.
CHAPTER 410.12, SUED. 7"
Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to approve for
second reading and order published Ordinance No. 83-524. A poll of the
vote was as follCMS: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Mi1bert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye;
Mr. Anderson, Aye; Hayer Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Recanmendation fran Z & P to deny an application by Sixth Avenue
Partnership for a variance for front and side yard requirements for
an addition to the existing building at 5 - 6th Avenue South.
Mayor Miller moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to ask the attorney
to draw a resolution to grant a variance to the applicant, Sixth Avenue
Partnership for front and side yard requirements as applicant has presented
1 foot setback, brick exterior on the south, west and north, and as applicant
has presented, landscaping.
Mr. Mi1bert moved an amendment to the motion, seconded by Mr. Anderson
to disallow the variance on the south side (5 feet). A poll of the vote
on the amendment was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Nay;
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Nay; Mayor Miller, Aye. The arrendment
carried. On the
amended rnotion the poll was as follows: ~1rs. Lavin, Nay; Mr. Mi1bert, Aye;
Mr. Slnrley, Nay; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The :rrotion carried.
Ordinance No. 83-525 "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THAT PARI' OF THE HOPKINS ZONING
QIIDINANCE #427 PERrAINING TO CHIIDREN'S NURSERY DAY CARE USE"
Mrs. Lavin moved and Hr. Mi1bert seconded the motlon to approve the ordinance
for second reading and order published. A poll of the vote was as follows:
~1rs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
page :2 " Hopkins City Council meeting minutes of July 19, 1983"
Item: 83-100 Agreerrent with NSP for undergrounding of Cable for lOth Avenue
parking lot.
Mrs. Lavin moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to authorize
AcrICN: the work and to approve the agreement under protest and tb9t the
protest be made knCWI1 to the NSP CaIlpany.
_ A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye;
Mr. Mi1bert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Miller,
Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Item: 83-101 Application for rehabilitation loan - Hagen & Mason at 1010 & 1014 Excelsior W.
AcrICN: Mr. Shirley m:wed and Mr. Anderson seconded the :rrotion to approve
the loan. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye;
Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Mi1bert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller,
Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Item: 83-102 Liquor License Application by Charles Blechschmidt & Gary A Erickson
dba C G's of Hopkins, at 517 E:xcelsior Avenue West.
ACTICN: Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to approve
the applicatlon. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin,
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
Miller, Aye. The :rrotion carried unanirrously.
Item: 83-103 Hayor's reappointment of I.Ertha Tickle to the Zonmg & Planning
Ccmnission. Tem to expire 6/30/85.
ACTICN: Mrs. Lavin moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the :rrotion to approve
the appointment. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. ~ti.1bert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor
Miller, Aye. The :rrotion carried unanimously.
The Council asked the engineer to study the request for no parking
70 feet north on the northwest corner of 11th and 1st Street South,
to see if 70 feet is the aIIDunt of space necessary to solve the
problem of vans parking in this space and blocking the view of
traffic caning down 1st Street South.
Council asked the City Manager to notify the Park Board , before
their September meeting that the Council will be consldermg the
renaming of Downtown Park at their second meeting m September.
Mr. Frank Snyder appeared before the Council with a question concemmg
the installation of air conditioning at the Carmunity Center.
Mr. Shirley reported that two bids for three possible installations
of air conditioning in the kitchen area were recelved by the Park
Board and also for air conditioning in the director's office.
The Park Board will be forwarding them to Council.
Mr. Craig reported that he has offered Earl Johnson
the position of Police Chief in Hopkins and he has accepted
and will be the new Police Chlef effective August 29.
ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Anderson moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motlon to adjourn
the meeting. The :rrotion carried.
ZQp)t&
Mayor