MinutesA. regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, was held
on Tuesday, December 15, 1981, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers in the
City Hall.
Present were Mayor Robert Miller, Councilmembers Ellen Lavin, Donald Milbert,
James Shirley and Jennie Arimond; also present were City Manager Craig, City
Clerk Renne, City Engineer Strojan, Asst. Engineer Anderson, Operations Direct
Beecher, Finance Director Schedler and City Attorney Vesely. Absent: Building
Inspector Kohnen.
Reel 179 Mrs. Lavin moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the
Side 2 Minutes of the December 1, 1981, Council meeting, as amended, be
7- approved. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, yea; Mr.
Milbert, yea; Mr. Shirley, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Mille]
yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Mrs. Arimond moved, and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion, that the items under
the CONSENT CALENDAR, including the Addendum Agenda item, be approved:
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1. 1982 license renewal applications. (see attached)
2. Request by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., for permit to place
buried cable on Van Buren Avenue No., at Sunnyside Circle, for
growth.
3. Request by Northern States Power Co., for permit to cross 1st.
St. So. at 10th Ave. So. with underground cable to service Hagen
Mason Office building at 33 10th Ave. So.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Mr. Shirley, yea
Mr. Milbert, yea; Mrs. Lavin, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
Action: Mrs. Arimond moved, and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion, that the ex-
29-54 penditures dated December 15, 1981, Warrant No. 631, in the amount of
$465,648.21, be approved and authorized for payment. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Shirley,
yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Bid: Pursuant to notice bids were opened on December 9, 1981, at 10:00 a.m.
for Impounding of Small Animals for 1982, and the following bid was
received: (see attached)
Action: Mrs. Arimond moved, and Mr. Hilbert seconded the motion, that the
54- contract for the Impounding of Small Animals for 1982, be awarded to
Hopkins Pet Hospital. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond
yea; Mr. Shirley, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mrs. Lavin, yea; and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Bid: Pursuant to notice bids were opened on December 9, 1981, at 10:00 a.m.
for Towing and Impounding of cars for 1982, and the following bids were
received: (see attached)
Action: Mrs. Lavin moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that this item
-207 be continued to the January 5, 1982, Council meeting, and that it be
referred back to the Police Dept. for re- examination of Mr. Schu-
macher's facilities along with the information he has supplied us with
this evening re: office space to handle calls. A poll of the vote was
as follows: Mrs. Lavin, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Shirley abstained;
Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, nay. Motion carried.
Action: Mrs. Arimond moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the
207 -256 Community Center bids (attached) be awarded as recontmended, excluding
Hallways under Item 4. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimonc
yea; Mr. Shirley, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mrs. Lavin, yea; and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes of the December 15, 1981, Council meeting, cont. Page 2.
Item: 81- 168 -R. Mrs. Lavin moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
256 -313 Resolution No. 81 -29 "RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS FOR HENNE-
PIN COUNTY PROJECT NO. 8103 SHOWING PROPOSED TRAFFIC CONTROL
SIGNAL SYSTEM AT THE INTERSECTION OF CSAH NO. 3 AT 17TH AVENUE
SOUTH ";and Resolution No. 81 2987, "RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREE-
MENT FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL STREET LIGHTS AT THE INTE
SECTION OF CSAH NO. 3 AND 17TH AVENUE SOUTH FOR PROJECT 8103",
be adopted, but that the Agreement be revised to include pro-
vision that the contract cost to the City not exceed the esti-
mate quoted without approval by the City. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Shirley
yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried
unanimously.
Item: 81 -95 -R. Mrs. Lavin moved, and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion, that
313 -366 Resolution No. 81 -2983, "A RESOLUTION APPOINTING MERRILL LYNCH
PIERCE FENNER SMITH, INC., AS AN ADDITIONAL DEPOSITORY AND
INVESTOR OF CERTAIN CITY OF HOPKINS FUNDS be adopted. A poll
of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Mr. Shirley, yea
Mr. Milbert, yea; Mrs. Lavin, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motio
carried unanimously.
Item: 81- 202 -R. Mrs. Arimond moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that
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Resolution No. 81 -2985, (Standal Project), be continued to the
January 5, 1982, Council meeting. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mrs. Lavin, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Shirley, yea;
Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried un-
animously.
Item: 81- 211 -R. Mr. Shirley moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
-384 Resolution No. 81 -2948 "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OFFIC-
IALS ACCESS TO SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX AT NORTHWESTERN BANK /WEST OF
HOPKINS", be adopted. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs.
Arimond, yea; Mr. Shirley, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mrs. Lavin,
yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 81- 212 -D. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion, that
384 -399 the Mayor's recommendation to accept Mrs. Arimond's volunteering
to serve as the Council representative to the West Suburban
Chamber Foundation Committee, be approved. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Shirley,
yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried
unanimously. (Note: let it be a matter of record that Mayor
Miller was so elated that Mrs. Arimond volunteered to accept the
appointment, he sealed it with a kiss to the cheek a first in
the history of Hopkins Council meetings!)
Item: 81- 213 -A. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
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the Statement of Agreement Renewal of Interceptor Maintenance
Agreement No. 248, from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commissio
be approved and the Mayor and Manager be authorized to sign same
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Mr. Shirle
yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mrs. Lavin, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 81- 214 -A. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
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the Statement of Agreement Renewal of Joint Use Rental Agree-
ment No. 148, from the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission,
be approved and the Mayor and Manager be authorized to sign same
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, yea; Mr. Milbert,
yea; Mr. Shirley, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 81- 215 -R. Mrs. Arimond moved, and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion, that
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Resolution No. 81 -2988, "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MAYOR AND CITY
MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICE DEMONSTRATION
GRANT PROGRAM WITH MN /DOT be adopted. A poll of the vote was
as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Mr. Shirley, yea; Mr. Milbert, ye.
Mrs. Lavin, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unani-
mously.
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Minutes of the December 15, 1981, Council meeting, cont. Page 3.
Item: 81- 216 -A. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
410- the Mayor's appointments be continued to the January 5, 1982,
Council meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin
yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Shirley, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea;
and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion, that the re-
quest by Mr. Shirley to have the Mayor appoint an Advisory Committee
to study the finances of the City, be approved and that this item
appear on the Council Agenda for the January 5, 1982, Council meeting.
Motion carried.
Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion, that the meet
-489 ing be adjourned. Motion carried.
ATT'`T:
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Robert F. Mil r, Mayor
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Dorothy Johnso S cretary to Council
COUNCILMEMB