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HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL
FINAL AGENDA
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
7:30 pm
THIS FINAL AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
UNTIL THE START OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Schedule: 7:15 pm - HRA Meeting
7:30 pm - City Council Meeting
Work Session after Close of Regular City Council Meeting
1_ CALL TO ORDER
II. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS
(Public must fill out a Speaker Request Form. Three minute limit for each person)
III. PRESENTATION
1. 2009 Fire Department Life Safety Award; Specken
2. Minnesota State Fire Chief Award; Getschow
• IV. REPORT
1. Zoning & Planning Commission; Molly Cummings
V. CONSENT AGENDA
1.
Minutes of the November 16th, City Council Meeting
2.
Minutes of the November 16, 2010 Work Session after the City Council Meeting
3.
Ratify Checks Issued in the Month of November, 2010; Harkess (Memo)
4.
Adopt Resolution 2010-081, Approving the Inflow and Infiltration (1/1)
Infrastructure Grant Application and Agreement; Bradford (CR 2010-133)
5.
Approve Renewal of General Liability and Property Insurance and Authorize
Not Waiving of the Statutory Tort Liability on the League of Minnesota Cities
Insurance Trust Policy; Harkess (CR 2010-127)
6.
Adopt Resolution 2010-073, Approving Hennepin County Mutual Aid; Specken
(CR2010-123)
7.
Adopt Resolution 2010-079, Approving Second Amendment to Cooperative
Agreement with 9 Mile Creek Watershed District, City Project No. 2006-05:
Bradford (CR2010-131)
8.
Adopt Resolution 2010-077, Approving Parking Permit Rate Increases; Harkess
(CR2010-129)
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9. Adopt Resolution 2010-080, Authorizing the Approval of Amendment One to
Hennepin County Recycling Grant Agreement 2008-2010, Extending the
Duration of Agreement Through 12/31/2011; Cleve (CR 2010-132)
Vote: Youakim Brausen Rowan Halverson Maxwell
VI. PUBLIC HEARING
1. 2011 Budget and Tax Levy Hearing; Harkess (Memo)
VII. OLD BUSINESS
1. Zoning Ordinance Amendment - Signs; Anderson (CR 2010-109)
Vote: Youakim Brausen Rowan Halverson Maxwell
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
1. Approve On -Sale Wine and On -Sale 3.2% Malt Liquor Licenses (On -Sale Wine
and Strong Beer) for Alch Brothers, LLC, DBA; Aji Japanese Restaurant, 712
Mainstreet; Obermaier (CR 2010-1026)
Vote: Youakim Brausen Rowan Halverson Maxwell
2. Adopt Resolution 2010 - 076, Approving Amendment of the Comprehensive
Plan, Regarding the Future Rezoning of 8090-8098 Excelsior Boulevard;
Anderson (2010-128)
Vote: Youakim Brausen Rowan Halverson Maxwell
3. Adopt Resolution 2010-082, Accept Feasibility Report, Order Public Hearing for
the 2011 Street and Utility Improvements, Project 10-10; Bradford (CR2010-134)
Vote: Youakim Brausen Rowan Halverson Maxwell
IX. ADJOURN
Vote: Youakim Brausen Rowan Halverson Maxwell
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• A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on November 16, 2010, in the Council
Chambers of the Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council Members Brausen, Halverson, and Youakim. Also,
present were staff members Getschow, Genellie, Stadler, Bradford, Beard, and City Attorney
Jerry Steiner.
Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
II. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
Enrique Torrano, 338 10 Ave N, appeared before the City Council with concerns
regarding the police department's response to possible disturbances at future Meadow
Creek Condominium Association meetings. He also asked about the street conditions at
11th Ave and Smetana where the bus stop areas are.
TIL PRESENTATIONS
1. MN APA award for 8th Ave LRT Student Project
In 2009 the City of Hopkins participated with the Humphrey Institute in a student
• capstone. A group of three graduate students provided a report on the Downtown
Hopkins Station planned for the Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT) project; specifically
on how that station will relate to Downtown Hopkins for transit users, pedestrians,
bicyclists, and vehicles. Because of the quality and usefulness of the report, staff worked
with the students to nominate the project for an American Planning Association -
Minnesota Chapter Planning Award. At the state conference this September, the City
accepted the award on the student's behalf. The three students, Greta Alquist, Andrew
Guthrie, and Cole Hiniker, were presented the award by Tara Beard.
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2. Hopkins Library New Interactive Play Area.
Lisa Bjerken, of the Hopkins Library, presented information about the new interactive
play area at the library. She thanked the City for its assistance in providing materials for
the area.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of the November 1, 2010 City Council Meeting
2. Minutes of the November 1, 2010 Work Session after the City Council
November 16, 2010 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 1
• Council Member Brausen moved and Council Member Halverson seconded a motion to
approve the Consent Agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member
Brausen, aye; Council Member Youakim, aye; Council Member Halverson, aye; Mayor
Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously.
V. NEW BUSINESS
Adopt Resolution 2010-074, Approving Engineering Agreement for EVP Signal
Retrofit.
City Engineer, John Bradford, explained that the 2011 - 2015 CIP identified as a
necessary improvement, the traffic signal upgrades at Excelsior Boulevard at the Hwy
169 Ramps to include Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP). EVP allows Fire and
Police vehicle to pass intersections more quickly and safely by sensing the approaching
emergency vehicle and switching the light to green. Total project cost for this
improvement is approximately $40,000.
Engineering services are proposed to be completed by SRF Consulting Group, Inc in the
amount of $10,500. The construction of the improvement should occur in the spring of
2011. Public disruption is minimal for this type of construction.
Council Member Halverson moved and Council Member Brausen seconded a motion to
Adopt Resolution 2010-074, Approving Engineering Agreement for EVP Signal Retrofit.
• A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member
Youakim, aye; Council Member Halverson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion
carried unanimously.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2010-075, Approving the Environmental Investigation Grant
Agreement from Hennepin County.
City Engineer, John Bradford, stated that on April 20 of this year, the City Council
approved an application for a Hennepin County grant to conduct additional investigation
into the contaminated soils along Nine Mile Creek and develop a remediation plan. The
grant has been awarded to the City in the amount of $60,000. It is anticipated that the
grant will cover all of the investigation costs for the section of Nine Mile Creek between
Excelsior Boulevard and 9th Ave S.
An additional grant to help defray the costs of remediation will be applied for after the
investigations are complete. Staff anticipates applying for these funds in May of 2011
with the work being completed in the fall/winter 2011.
Council Member Brausen moved and Council Member Halverson seconded a motion to
Adopt Resolution No. 2010-075, approving the Environmental Investigation Grant
Agreement from Hennepin County. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member
Brausen, aye; Council Member Youakim, aye; Council Member Halverson, aye; Mayor
Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously.
November 16, 2010 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2
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3. Block 64 Litigation
At this point in the meeting, the City Council went into closed session to discuss the
Block 64 litigation with its attorney.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Council Member Youakim moved and Council Member
Halverson seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned by unanimous
consent at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jim Genellie, Assistant City Manager
ATTEST:
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
November 16, 2010 City Council Meeting Minutes
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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
• AT CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 9:45 pm. Present were
Mayor Maxwell and Council Members Brausen, Halverson, Youakim, and
City Manager Getschow
OTHER:
• City Manager Getschow stated that the last "Engaging Raspberry
Renters" event" this year will be held on Wednesday, December 8th
at 6:00 pm. The Council is encouraged to attend this event. Also
on Wednesday, December 8th we have scheduled the Citizens
Academy Alumni Event to be held at the Hopkins Center for the Arts
at 7:00 pm. The focus of the Alumni event will be a tour of the Arts
Center and the upcoming Art Street project.
• City Manager Getschow stated that the Council members have
been asked to judge a window decorating contest for "Old
• Fashioned Holiday in Hopkins" on Thursday, December 9th. The
judging can take place almost anytime of that day and City
Manager Getschow will arrange for a Council member or two to do
the judging on that day.
• City Manager Getschow stated that the December 14th City
Council Work Session will be a joint meeting with Planning and
Zoning Commission. The Council discussed topics to be considered
at that meeting with a heavy emphasis on the development along
the light rail corridors, such as Blake Road, Shady Oak Road and 81h
Ave. Also it is anticipated that another discussion on the 8th Ave
developers will occur at that work session following the joint session.
• City Manager Getschow stated that next week's work session is
simply to take in the Take Five Tuesday Event and be a celebration
event for the 2010 Step to It Challenge participants. Council has
asked to meet at the Hopkins Center for the Arts at 6:00 pm on
Tuesday, November 23rd.
• The City Manager and Council discussed the snow storm and snow
emergency that had occurred the previous weekend.
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• City Manager Getschow stated that Tsehai Wodajo, with the Joint
Community Police and Partnership Program, will be leaving the City
of Hopkins Police Department and going back to work for
Hennepin County. The City will be working with the county to bring
in another outreach person to replace Tsehai in December.
With no further business, a motion was made by Brausen, seconded by
Halverson to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The
meeting was adjourned at 10:35 pm.
Rick Getschow, Secretary
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ATTEST:
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
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