MinutesA regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, was held on
Tuesday, March 2, 1982 in the Council Chambers in the City Hall.
Present were Mayor Miller, Councilmembers, Arimond, Lavin, Shirley and Filbert.
Also present were City Manager Craig; City Engineer Strojan; City Clerk, Renne;
Public Works Operations Director, Beecher; Asst. Engineer, Anderson; Assistant
Director of Community Development, Anne Norris, and City Attorney Joe Vesely.
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PRESENTATION: At the opening of the meeting Jan Geutschow from the
Hopkins Project Sojourner Shelter appeared before the
Council in behalf of the organization to honor Mrs.
Arimond for her untiring work in helping to start
and nurture this organization. Mrs. Arimond was
presented with a plaque for her "time, effort and
dedication as a founder and charter member of the
Hopkins Project, Inc."
MUTES:
25 34
LICENSES:
39 45
BILLS:
46 67
Hearing:
Item 82 -35- R
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Action:
Item: 82 -33 -0
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Action:
In accepting the award, Mrs. Arimond remarked that
she "hoped that the same kind of honor was being
bestowed upon Kitty Alcott, because without her it
could not have been done
Mrs. Arimond moved and Mr. Filbert seconded the motion
to accept the minutes with the following amendment:
Under Item 82 -34 -L to include (Mr. Filbert, having read
the letter before leaving, concurred with the action
taken). A poll of the vote on the minutes as amended was:
Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Hilbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mrs.
Arimond, Aye; Mayor Filler, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
Consent calendar Licenses
Mr. Milbert moved and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion to
approve the consent calendar. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert,
Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Filbert moved and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion to
approve and authorize for payment the expenditures in the
amount of $183,440.85, warrant 636. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr.
Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The
notion carried unanimously.
Resolution No. 82 -3000 "A RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT BY
REMOVING CERTAIN INFECTED ELM AND /OR OAK TREES IN VARIOUS
LOCATIONS IN THE CITY OF HOPKINS BY THE CITY"
Mr. Shirley moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to
adopt the resolution. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Filbert, Aye;
Mrs. Lavin, Aye, Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
Ordinance 82 -502 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING 1030 OF THE
1977 HOPKINS CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO GARBAGE,
RUBBISH, SANITATION, LITTER AND STORAGE REGULATIONS
Mr. Shirley moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to
accept for second reading and order published. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Filbert, Aye;
Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye.
The motion carried unanimously.
Continued
City Council Minutes for March 2, 1982 continued page 2
Item: 82 -28 -E
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Action
Item: 82 -27 -Z
Action:
Item: 82 -36 -S
Action:
Item: 82 -37 -S
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Item: 82 -38 -R
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Action:
Item: 82 -39 -Z
Action:
Memo:
Report from Advisory
Board Representative
for corridor between
Hopkins and Victoria
ADJOURNMENT:
ATTEST:
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Robert F. Mil er, Mayor
Engineer's report regarding sufficiency of Cambridge Street
for #17 bus traffic
MTC withdrew the request.
Recommendation from Zoning and Planning regarding flood plain
density credit.
Mr. Hilbert moved and Mayor Miller seconded the notion to
refer this item to Zoning and Planning so that they may set
a hearing.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, Aye;
Mr Shirley, Aye: Mr. Hilbert, Aye: Mrs. Lavin, Aye;
Mayor Miller, Nay. The motion carried.
Report on Signs citywide per Zoning Ordinance
Mrs. Armond moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to
continue this item to the next meeting. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Hilbert, Aye; Mr.
Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
Report by John Strojan re Suburban Rate Authority
Mr. Strojan reported that the Public Utilities Commission
has granted Minnegasco the rate increases which were passed
on to the consumers. There is no recourse for the Suburban
Rate Authority to take at this time.
Amendment to 1971 Downtown Redevelopment Plan (as amended
1976)
Mr. Hilbert moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to confirm
the amendments as listed on the attached sheet. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mrs. Armond, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye;
Mr. Hilbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
Recommendations from Park Board and Zoning Planning
Commission regarding West side Shady Oak Lake.
Mr. Hilbert moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to have
the City Manager order an appraisal of this land. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye;
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
On a memo entitled "How to Start a Project the Council agreed
that an additional step between item 3 and 4 should be added
reading, "City Corporation review and recommend or comment
With this addition, Council agreed that this would be a good
document to hand to a developer who is interested in a project.
Mrs. Lavin reported that at a recent meeting the Board heard
reports from members who were concerned about snowmobiles and
4 -wheel drives using the corridor. The Board, at their next
meeting will discuss the type of signs to be used along this
corridor. The Council suggested using this space in the City
of Hopkins for parking. Cross Country skiing was also
considered for a section of this right -of -way.
Mrs. Arimond moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to
adjourn the meeting at 8:54 p.m. Notion carried.
Submitted by
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