MINUTESi
A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota was held on Tuesday
July 6, 1982 in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, at 7:30 p.m.
Present were Mayor Miller, Councilmembers, Milbert, Arimond, Lavin and Shirley. Also
present were City Manager Craig; City Engineer Strojan; City Clerk Renne; Assistant
Director of Community Development Norris; Public Works Operations Director Beecher and
City Attorney Vesely.
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MINUTES:
LICENSES:
30 - 70
BILLS:
70 - 115
HEARING: Combining City lots 500 & 600 (commonly know as Taits and City
115 - 134 Center Lots)
ACTION:
Item 82 -82 -0
134 - 153
ACTION:
Item 82 -86 -A
153- 189
ACTION:
Item 82 -87 -R
ACTION:
Item 82 -88 -A
ACTION
Mr. Shirley moved and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion to approve
the minutes of the June 15, 1982 meeting. A poll of the vote was
as follows: Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond, Aye;
Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried
Mrs. Arimond moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to approve
the additional 1982 miscellaneous license applications as listed,
with the exception of # 251 KAYO Oil Company, which will be continued
to the next meeting, awaiting further information. 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. Milbert moved and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion to approve
and authorize for payment the expenditures dated July 6, 1982, warrant 644
$421,042.44. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye;
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mayor Miller,
Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to continue
this hearing to the next Council meeting at which time a plan which
has been reviewed by the merchants will be presented. 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.
Ordinance #82 -512 "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING HOPKINS ZONING ORDINANCE
#427 TO ADD PROVISIONS FOR MANUFACTURED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES"
Mrs. Arimond moved and Mr. Shirley seconded the motion to approve for
second reading and order published. A poll.of the vote was as
follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye;
Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Agreement #60833 between State of Minnesota Department of transportation
and the City of Hopkins regarding traffic signal with street lights on
trunk highway #7 and County road 18.
Mrs. Arimond moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to continue
this item to the next meeting. 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.
Resolution #82 -3008 "RESOLUTION DECLARING COSTS TO BE ASSESSED AND
ORDERING PREPARATION OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENTS"
Mrs. Lavin moved and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion to approve
this resolution. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye;
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mayor Miller,
Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Engineers report regarding alley traffic between Excelsior Avenue
and First Street on 12gh Avenue North.
Mrs. Arimond moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion that this item
be continued to the next meeting and notify the residents in this
block that this item will be on the agenda at that time. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye;
Item 82 -89 -Z Recommendation by Zoning & Planning to approve the rear yard
variance to extend existing garage at 115 Blake Road South.
ACTION: Mrs. Arimond moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to
approve the rear yard variance to extend existing garage at
115 Blake Road South. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond,
Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
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Item 82 -90 -Z
ACTION:
ACTION:
DISCUSSION:
DISCUSSION:
ADJOURNMENT:
ATTEST:
Robert F. Miller, Mayor
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion
carried unanimously.
Mrs. Lavin moved and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion to deny
a waiver of platting requirements and variances for lot area,
lot width and side yard variances to divide a single owner
residential structure into two separate units at 820 -822 -
7th Street South. 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.
Item 82 -91 -Z " A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF
AMUSEMENT DEVICE LICENSES WITHIN A DESIGNATED AREA"
Mr. Milbert moved and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion to
refer this item to the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert,
Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
Item 82 -92 -E City Center Corporation request to operate Commercial Rehabilitation
Loan program under contract.
Mr. Shirley moved and Mrs. Lavin seconded the motion to request
the City Attorney to prepare a draft contract for the Council's
review. 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.
Item 82 -93 -L Strachota request for rehabilitation loan
Mr. Milbert moved and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion to approve
the rehabilitation loan request made by Dick Strachota in the
amount of $78,695. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs.
Lavin, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mrs. Arimond,
Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
A letter from president of Hopkins Village Club regarding noisy
disturbances each Friday and Saturday night along Excelsior
Avenue was discussed. Mr. Craig informed Council that the police
are trying different methods to try to alleviate this problem.
The Council asked that this information be relayed to the president
of the Hopkins Village Club by letter.
Council discussed legal restrictions of the open meeting law.
Mrs. Lavin moved and Mayor Miller seconded the motion to adjourn
the meeting at 9:20 p.m. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Jean Kaeding, Secy to Courfcil
Councilmembers: