11-04-1980 A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, was held
on Tuesday, November 4, 1980, at 8 : 00 p.m. , in the Council Chambers in the
City Hall.
present were Mayor Miller, Councilmembers Lohmann, Milbert, Slaton and Arimond,
lso City Manager Craig, City Clerk Richardson, City Engineer Strojan, Asst.
,ngineer Anderson, Operations Director Beecher and City Attorney Vesely. Absent:
Building Inspector Kohnen.
Reel 166 PRESENTATION: Mayor Miller at this time in the meeting presented J.
Side 2 Scott Renne, City Appraiser, with a Certificate of
4-17 Designation (CAE) from the International Association of
Assessing Officers .
Action: Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the items
17- under the CONSENT CALENDAR, be approved:
1. Minutes of the October 21, 1980, Council meeting.
2. Additional 1980 misc. license applications. (see list attached)
3. Request by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. , for permit to place buried
cable on the east side of Edgemoor Drive from Highway #7 to a point
approx. 1000 ft. north to serve residential property.
III4. Request by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. , for permit to place buried
cable in the 10 ft. utility easement on the west side of Blake Road
No. in the plat of Standal' s First Addition, for growth.
A poll of the vote was as follows : Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea;
Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
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Note: At this time in the meeting (8 : 04 p.m. ) Councilmember Lohmann took his
seat at the Council table.
Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that the expendi-
-30 tures dated November 4, 1980, Warrant No. 604, in the amount of
$215, 298 . 42, be approved and authorized for payment. A poll of the
vote was as follows : Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert,
yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Bid: Pursuant to notice bids were opened on September 22, 1980, at 11:00 a.m.
• for Hopkins Residential Garbage/Rubbish Collection and Disposal.(this was
continued from the October 21, 1980, Council meeting) and the following
bids were received. (see tabulation attached)
Action: Mr. Lohmann moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, to accept the bid
30-313 4110 authorize the signing of a contract with Waste Technology Inc for
Hopkins Residential Garbage /Rubbish Collection & Disposal. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton
yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Appearance: Request by Frank Lunetta, Electro-Craft Corp. , 1600 2nd St. So. , to
appear before Council re: some type of traffic signal in front of
their business on 2nd St. So.
Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that Resolu-
313-338 tion No. 80-2889, "RESOLUTION ORDERING ENGINEER' S REPORT ON INSTALLA-
TION OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS AT 17TH AVENUE SO. AND COUNTY RD. #3 . A
poll of the vote was as follows : Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea;
Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
appearance: Request by Alan Engler, Hopkins Theatre, to appear before Council.
Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that Mr.
338-426 Engler' s request for Council reconsideration of an extra license fee
Minutes of the November 4, 1980, Council meeting, cont. Page 2.
for his proposed fourth theatre be referred to the City Attorney for opinion
and report at the November 18, 1980 , Council meeting for study and upgrading
of the present ordinance. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann,
yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller,
yea. Motion carried unanimously.
HEARING:
Item: 80-145-H. Mr. Lohmann moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
426-438 the Hearing on the license for Hopkins Fun Center, 1561 Highway
#7, continued from the September 16 , 1980, Council meeting, be
stricken from the Agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr.
Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-111-R. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
438-442 the recommendation from the Mayor' s Downtown Committee for
approval to hire a Consulatant to undertake a survey of the
Central Business District, be continued to the November 18,
1980, Council meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr.
Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond,
yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-163-Z . Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
442-501 the application by Steiner & Koppelman for a variance to permit
• signs to be located in the front yard setback in front of build-
ings 'D' , 'E' , and 'G' , instead of 20 ft. from the lot line
as required in the I-2 Industrial Dist. , for identification
purposes only, be approved as recommended by Zoning & Planning.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr.
Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-92-0. Mrs. Arimond moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
501- Ordinance No. 80-478 , "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING HOPKINS ZONING
ORDINANCE NO. 427 , BY REZONING A PART OF LOTS 11 THROUGH 18,
BLOCK 23, AND LOTS 1 THROUGH 12, BLOCK 33, WEST MINNEAPOLIS
CENTER AND TRACTS C AND D, REGISTERED LAND SURVEY NO. 1143,FROM
R-1-A TO I-2 USE" , be continued to the November 18, 1980, Counci=
meeting.
Item: 80-161-Z . Mrs. Arimond moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
recommendation from Zoning & Planning for Council approval of an
application by Super Valu Stores, Inc. , for a Conditional Use
Permit to construct a grocery warehouse on Monroe Ave. So. , sub-
ject to Super Valu discussing aesthetics of boundary with the
• neighbors to reach accord, be continued to the November 18, 1980,
Council meeting.
Item: 80-162-Z . Mrs. Arimond moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
recommendation from Zoning & Planning for Council approval of
an application by Super Valu Stores, Inc. , for a variance in
the 1-2 zone from the required 40 ft. setback abutting a R-1-A
zone to 0 setback to construct a grocery warehouse, subject to
staff memo, be continued to the November 18 , 1980, Council
meeting.
A poll of the vote of the above three items was as follows: Mr.
Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond,
yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-139-E. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
-512 Resolution No. 80-2890, "RESOLUTION ORDERING HEARING ON EXTEN-
SION OF WATERMAIN ON 2ND AVE. SO. , SOUTH OF 7TH ST. , TO EXIST-
ING MAIN AT HOPKINS NURSING HOME AND EXTENDING ALONG THE WEST
SIDE OF HOPKINS NURSING HOME" , be adopted. A poll of the vote
IP was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert,
yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried un-
animously.
Minutes of the November 4, 1980, Council meeting, cont. Page 3.
Item: 80-172-R. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
512- Resolution No. 80-2888 , "A RESOLUTION SETTING WAGE POLICY FOR
ELECTION JUDGES AND CHAIRPERSONS" , be adopted. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr.
Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item: 80-173-P. Mr. Lohmann moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
-552 Resolution No. 80-2891, "RESOLUTION ORDERING ENGINEER' S REPORT
ON PETITION BY HONEYWELL, INC. , FOR FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS AT
THREE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS ON 2ND ST. N.E. SERVING HONEYWELL
HOPKINS PLANT" , be adopted. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr.
Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously
Item: 80-173-P. Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
552-595 Resolution No. 80-2892, "RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMENT BY
INSTALLATION OF FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS AT TWO PEDESTRIAN
CROSSINGS ON 2ND ST. N.E. , SERVING HONEYWELL HOPKINS PLANT" ,be
adopted. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea;
Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and
Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-174-Z . Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
S95-610 the application by U-Haul Co. , for a variance to allow an
apartment to be constructed within an existing building at 502
E. Excelsior Ave. , in the B-3 District, be approved as recom-
mended by Zoning & Planning with the following conditions:
1. That such special use permit will be issued for one
year and may be renewed annually if the only use of
the whole premises continues to be a U-Haul truck
service area and rental office.
2. That such residential area shall be contained within
and be a part of the business structure or office
building.
3. That such residential area shall be occupied only by
an employee serving as a watchman for U-Haul Company
of Minnesota, Inc . , and his family, and be limited to
the period of employment of that watchman by U-Haul
Company of Minnesota, Inc.
4. That such special use permit or variance shall not be
transferrable and shall cease and become null and void
upon the discontinuance of U-Haul Company of Minnesota,
Inc. , business at said premises, or the need for use
of a night watchman.
5. A building plan of such residential quarter is hereby
made a part of the motion and the special permit by
reference.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr.Slaton,
yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-175-Z . Mr. Milbet moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
610-622 approval of an application by Donald Martin for a sideyard
variance from 10 ft. to 8 ft. to construct an attached garage
at 1409 Oxford St. , be approved as recommended by Zoning and
Planning. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea;
Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-176-A. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
622-634 the request for installation of street lights at 5th St. and
15th Avenue South and 16th Avenue South, be approved. A poll
of the vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea;
Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. Lohmann, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Mo-
tion carried unanimously.
Minutes of the November 4, 1980, Council meeting, cont. Page 4.
Item: 80-177-0. Mr. Lohmann moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
634-643 Ordinance No. 80-479 , "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 409 OF
THE 1977 HOPKINS CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO SIGN AND
BILLBOARD PERMITS" , be accepted for the first reading. A poll
of the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea;
Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea.
Motion carried unanimously.
Action: Mr. Lohmann moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the meet-
644 ing be adjourned. Motion carried.
Dorothy M. /ohnson4 .ecretary to -Council
COUNCILMEMBERS:
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J-. - A. Mi ler, Mayor