MinutesA regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota
was held on Tuesday, June 19, 1984, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers
of the City Hall.
Present were Mayor Miller, Councilmembers, Anderson, Milbert and
Shirley. Councilperson Lavin was absent. Also present were City
Manager, Craig; City Engineer, Strojan, City Clerk, Renne, Assistant
City Engineer, Anderson; Public Works Operations Director Beecher; Sign
and Signal Superintendent, Cooper and City Attorney, Miller.
MINUTES: Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to
approve the minutes of the June 5, 1984 meeting. A poll
of the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson,Aye; Mr.
Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller,Aye. The
motion carried unanimously.
LICENSES: Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to
approve the 1984 miscellaneous license applications (list
attached). A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor
Miller,Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
BILLS: Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion to
approve and authorize payment of the expenditures dated
June 19, 1984, warrant number 691, in the amount of
$303,815.75. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor
Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
PERMITS:- Request by Northwestern Bell to dig up buried cable on
Ashley Road, just north of Boyce Street.
ACTION: Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to
approve the request. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye;
Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
BIDS: Tabulation of bids for fire sprinkler at the old shop
building.
ACTION: Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion to
award the contract to the lowest bidder, PMC Automatic
Sprinkler Company in the amount of $10,975. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley,
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye,; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion
carried unanimously.
APPEARANCE: Gary Mizga, Dottie Reitow and Jim Crawford of Rogers
Cablesystems appeared before the Council to apprise them
of their financial difficulties.
APPEARANCE: Kevin Locke, Director of the Main Street Task Force
appeared before the Council to introduce Becky Nelson who
has been hired as promotions coordinator for the the Main
Street /CCDC program. Ms. Nelson invited the Council to
attend the first "Music in the Park" event scheduled for
Thursday, June 28th at the downtown park.
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Police Chief, Earl Johnson reported on the Mall related problems and
the impact of the Mall Plan of Action implemented on April lst, 1984.
He reported that the barricades do serve as a deterrent to the vehicles
cruising the mall and also causes those who do come to leave earlier.
`fhe"Police Department will continue an all -out effort to discourage
the "cruisers ".
Item 84 -133 Changes recommended in parking lots south of Excelsior.
ACTION: Mr. Anderson moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion
to approve the changes as follows: (1) Remove time
limits on Saturday in lots 100, 200, 300, and 400
(all are south of Excelsior Avenue). (2) Change
the time limit
in lot 300 to 3 hours. (lot 300 is the site of the
former post office). (3) Lease the alley south of
the Minimall, Donovans, and the fabric store to them
for $1 /year, on the condition that they stripe it
at a 900 angle to the buildings. A poll of the vote
was as
follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr.
Shirley, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion
to order the curb cut removed on the former alley
on the west side of 10th Avenue. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye;
Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Miller,Aye. The motion
carried unanimously.
Item 84 -134 Resolutuion No. 84 -3144 "A RESOLUTION ORDERING ABAT-
EMENT OF NUISANCE BY REMOVING CERTAIN INFECTED ELM
AND /OR OAK TREES IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE CITY
OF HOPKINS"
ACTION: Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion
to adopt Resolution No. 84 -3144 setting a hearing
for the meeting of July 17, 1984. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley,
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion
carried unanimously.
Item 84 -135 Application for Rehabilitation Loan: Cedar Cross,Inc
Inc.
ACTION: Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion
to approve the loan of $13,910. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley,Aye;
Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion
carried unnimously.
Item 84 -136 Parking Restriction amendment
ACTION: Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion
to amend the parking restrictions in the area adjacent
to Mr. Walser's property on both sides of Excelsior
Avenue (Youngstedt's and the former Waterbed Gallery),
changing from "no parking 2 a.m. - 5 a. m. " to
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Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Aye; Mr. Anderson,Aye; Mayor
Miller, Aye. The motion carried unanimously.
Item 84 -138 3 -day bingo license, July 20, 21 & 22. & 3.2 beer
license for July 21 & 22nd for outdoor game in parking
lot from noon to 10 p.m., requested by the Elks Club.
ACTION: Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion
to approve the license as requested. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mr. Shirley,
Aye; Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion
carried unanimously.
Item 84 -139 Hearing on Liquor License violation - East End Bottle
Shop.
ACTION: Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion
to suspend the license for one day. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Milbert, Aye; Mr. Shirley, Nay;
Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Miller, Nay. The motion did
not carry.
Mr. Shirley moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion
to suspend the license of the East End Bottle Shop for
three days, June 29, 30 and July 2nd. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Milbert, Nay; Mr. Shirley,
Aye; Mr. Anderson, Aye; Mayor Miller, Aye. The motion
carried.
REPORT: Kevin Locke, Project Manager for the Main Street
Program reported that the idea of a walkway between 811
and 813 Excelsior Avenue West was discussed by the
MainStreet Task Force and they believe that this would
be a good idea and beneficial to the improvement of
downtown. The Council suggested that the city control
of the property be referred to the City attorney to
work out any legal problems. On the cost estimates
(attached), the Council would eliminate numbers 3, 4,
5, 6, and 10. The Council asked Mr. Locke to report
back to the Council at their July 3 meeting.
ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Milbert moved and Mr. Anderson seconded the motion
to adjourn the meeting at 10:50 p.m. The motion
carried unanimously.
Res ectfully submitted
iian Kaeding, Secretary
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Robert F. Miller, Mayor
Councilmembers:
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