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Agenda HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL FINAL AGENDA • Tuesday, February 6, 2007 7:30 m THIS FINAL AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL THE START OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING Schedule: 7:00 pm — HRA Meeting � 7:30 pm — City Council Meeting Work session after close of regular City Council meeting I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS (Public must fill out a Speaker Request Form. Three minute limit for each person) III. REPORTS 1. Zoning and Planning Commission IV. PRESENTATION � • 1. Hopkins-Minnetonka Family Resource Center; Nora Davis V. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of January 16, 2007 City Council Meeting 2. Minutes of January 16, 2007 Work Session after regular Council meeting 3. Minutes of January 23, 2007 Work Session 4. Ratify prior month's disbursements Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell VI. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Community Development Block Grant (CR2007-017) VII. NEW BUSINESS 1. Vacate Alley, Street, and Right-to-Enter Easements, Excelsior Crossings; (CR2007-12) Anderson • Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CALL THE RAZZLE LINE — 939-1421 (The Razzle Line is the City of Hopkins voice message system) 2. Rezoning, Harrison Avenue; (CR2007-13) Anderson • Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell 3. Preliminary/Final Plat, Former Surge Property; (CR2007-14) Anderson Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell 4. Surplus Property, Former Surge Property; (CR2007-15) Anderson Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell 5. Conditional Use Permit for Day Care at 1420 Mainstreet; (CR2007-16) Anderson Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell 6. Approve Temporary Liquor License for Augustana Chapel View Care Center; (CR2007-18) Obermaier Vote: Youakim Thompson Rowan Halverson Maxwell • VIII. ADJOURNMENT • A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on January 16, 2007, in the Council Chambers of the Hopkins City Hall. • Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council Members Youakim, Rowan, and Halverson. Also, present were staff inembers Getschow, Genellie, Stadler, Kerrigan, Anderson, and City Attorney Wynn Curtiss. I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. ll. OPEN AGENDA - PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS There were none. III. REPORTS - COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS 1 . Park Board � Kate Reilly reported for the Park Board. The Board held meetings on November 20, 2006 and January 8, 2007. At the November meeting, the Board elected Dick Niemann as the Chair and Kate Reilly as the Vice-Chair and discussed the long-range park improvement planning and goals and objectives. The Board supported the request for the US PGA to use • Interlachen Park in 2008 for the Women's Open. At their January 8 meeting, the Board discussed the Park Board Mission, 2007 strategic goals, participating in the City's u pcoming comprehensive plan update process, and questions about Hopkins parks that might be included in the city-wide survey. The Board also approved neighborhood park standards. The action establishes a minimum standard for a park to be considered a neighborhood park and identifies what amenities could be included in a neighborhood park. The board needs new members. IV. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Minutes of January 2, 2007 City Council Meeting 2. Minutes of January 2, 2007 City Council Work Session 3. Minutes of January 9, 2007 City Council Work Session 4. Ratify Prior Month's Disbursements , 5. Second Reading of Ordinance Amending a PUD Overlay District for the Excelsior Crossings Development (Memo) 6. Second Reading of Ordinance Vacating an Alley and Street for the Excelsior Crossings Development (memo? . 7. Approval of the Pay Equity Implementation Report (CR2007-1 1) Council Member Rowan moved and Council Member Halverson seconded a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member January 16, 2007 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 1 Youakim, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Halverson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously. • V. NEW BUSINESS 1. Approve 2007-2008 Goals and Objectives (CR2007-010) Adopting the goals and action plan, publicly states the items that the City Council wishes to accomplish above and beyond the normal operations and everyday services that are provided by the City of Hopkins. City Manager Getschow presented the goals and" actions. Council Member Halverson moved and Council Member Youakim seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 2007-006, adopting the goals and action plan for the City of Hopkins for 2007-2008. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Youakim, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Council Member Halverson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously. 2. Quarterly Financial Report (Memo) Finance Director Christine Harkess presented the 2006 fourth quarter preliminary financial report. No action was taken. • VIII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Council Member Rowan moved and Council Member Youakim seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:22 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Terry Obermaier, City Clerk COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEST: • Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor January 16, 2007 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 January 16, 2007 Page 1 • MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AT CONCLUSION OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 8:32 pm at the conclusion of the regular City Council meeting at City Hall. Council members present were Mayor Maxwell and Council members Thompson, Rowan, Halverson, and Youakim. City personnel present were City Manager Rick Getschow. Hopkins Dodge Concept Review The City Council discussed the Concept Review that could potentially come forward to the Planning and Zoning Commission at the end of January and to the City Council at the first meeting of February. The Concept mainly involves an intense retail development. The City Council expressed concerns with traffic and the amount of retail with the development. The Concept Review will provide the opportunity to speak with the developer regarding the plans for the development of this site. City Manager Performance Review The City Manager provided documents for the City Council to prepare in anticipation of the City Manage'r Performance Review on January 23r • There being no further business, a motion was made by Halvorson, seconded by Youakim to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:57 pm. Rick Getschow, Secretary CITY COUNCIL ATTEST: Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor • January 23, 2007 Page 1 � MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION Tuesday, January 23, 2007 Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at 6:35pm. Council members present were Mayor Maxwell and Council members Thompson, Rowan, Halverson, and Youakim. City personnel present were City Manager Rick Getschow. City Manager Annual Performance Review The summary of the evaluation of the City Manager was distributed and discussed between the City Council and the City Manager. The Council's consensus was to adjust the City Manager's salary to Step D, Range 13, based on the employment agreement with the City Manager following a satisfactory review. Other • Council member Thompson discussed the Hopkins Center for the Arts task force that he has participated in as a City Council member. The first meeting was this evening and he found the discussion very interesting and he looks forward to working with city staff and the HCA, Inc. Board to develop a new plan moving forward. � Council member Halvorson provided an update to the Council on the potential SuperValu strike at the distribution facility in Hopkins. She also stated that she has heaxd from some residents who would desire to see a crosswalk on 1 l Avenue from the parking ramp. She also . asked a question regarding Section 8 vouchers and the east end re-development plan and its effect on businesses near Highway 7. • The Council discussed potential attendance at the Hopkins Fire Department Annual Valentine's Day Party. , • Council member Youakim discussed some recent legislation, especially as it relates to potential property t� relief and local government exemption from sales tax. • City Manager Getschow provided a draft copy of the 2006 Annual Report that is being finalized and will be distributed at the State of the City address. • City Manager Getschow provided the Council with an update on the Concept Review that was planned for the Dodge site. The developer has opted out of the purchase agreement for this site and will not be coming forward with a Concept Review. This is a result of the project cost greatly increasing due to environmental issues with the building at the site. • City Manager Getschow stated that he will be entering into a contract for conducting a city wide survey. The Council will discuss survey topics at a March work session. • City Manager Getschow stated that actions related to the sale of the Surge property by the City Council will be coming forward at the February City Council meeting. There being no further business, a motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Youakim to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 pm. • � Rick Getschow, Secretary January 23, 2007 Page 2 • CITY COUNCIL ATTEST: Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor • i .