09-02-1980 A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota was held
on Tuesday, September 2 , 1980, in the Council Chambers in the City Hall.
Present were Mayor Miller, Councilmembers Milbert, Slaton and Arimond, also
IICity Manager Craig, City Clerk Richardson, City Engineer Strojan, Asst. Engin-
eer Anderson, Building Inspector Kohnen and City Attorney Vesely. Absent:
Councilmember Lohmann and Operations Director Beecher.
Reel 163 Mrs. Arimond moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the
Side 2 items under the CONSENT CALENDAR, be approved:
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1. Minutes of the August 19, 1980, Council meeting, as amended.
2. Additional 1980, misc. license applications: S. S. BILLIARDS, for
2 mechanical devices.
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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Action: Mrs. Arimond moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that the ex-
18-42 penditures dated September 2, 1980, Warrant No. 600, in the amount of
$184,480. 48 , be approved and authorized for payment. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mrs. Arimond, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert,
• yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
NOTE: At this time in the meeting Councilmember Lohmann arrived and took his
chair at the Council table. (7 : 45 p.m. )
Appearance: Mr. Rutledge of Rutledge Construction Co. , appeared before Council
requesting waiver of the bid provisions for completion of his
building by the Fall of 1980.
Action: Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, to approve the
42- request of Mr. Rutledge for the waiver of the bid provisions for the
completion of his building by the Fall of 1980. 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.
Appearance: Request by Mr. Terry Farkas to appear before Council re holding a
-98 Muscular Dystrophy Cruiseathon some weekend. As Mr. Farkas failed
to appear, no action was taken by Council.
Item: 80-111-R. Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
98-677 the recommendation from the Mayor ' s Downtown Committee for
III approval to hire a Consultant to undertake a survey of the
Central Business District be continued to the first meeting
in October and that this request be made a part of the budget
hearings and the City Manager prepare a list of priorities and
present to Council and also the present status of the Tax
Increment District. 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-Z . Mr. Lohmann moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
677 to end of the application by Super Valu Stores, Inc. , for a change of
zoning of certain premises, the address of which is numbers 20
through 142 Monroe Ave. So. , Hopkins, Minnesota, which premises
are more particularly described in said application, be and is
granted thus rezoned, subject to and conditioned upon the
following stipulations to be performed and complied with by the
applicant Super Valu Stores, Inc. , viz :
A. That that part of Milwaukee Avenue, also known as County
Road 63, lying between the Westerly line of Monroe Avenue and
the Easterly line of Washington Avenue extended Northerly across
II said Milwaukee Avenue; and that part of Washington Avenue South
between the Southerly line of Milwaukee Avenue, County Road 63,
extended, and the Northerly boundary line of Lot 12, Block 30,
West Minneapolis Center extended across said Washington Avenue
Minutes of the September 2, 1980, Council meeting, cont. Page 2.
Item: 80-92-Z. ,cont. be vacated, all subject to existing public easements
over, under, across and upon said Milwaukee Avenue and
said part of Washington Avenue, for storm sewers, sanitary,
PIO trunk and lateral sewers, watermains, as well as other
public utilities easements and for egress and ingress to
and from private properties abutting upon or otherwise ad-
jacent to said Washington Avenue along its westerly bound-
ary line.
B. That Super Valu Stores, Inc. , is successful in being granted all
variances necessary and applied for by it from the City of Hopkins
in connection with the proposed construction and enlargement in-
volved in this application.
C. That any and all parking by Super Valu Stores, Inc. , including
its employees, customers and service vehicles, its successors and
assigns, on any land belonging to Super Valu Stores, Inc. , which
is zoned residential and which lies East of the Northerly zoned
land in the R-1-A district shall be prohibited.
D. That the front yard areas along Monroe Avenue and adjacent to the
Easterly walls of the additions to be erected by Super Value
Stores, Inc. , one of which front yard areas is to be 40 feet in
width and the other yard area to be 15 feet in width, shall be
411 and remain grassed and landscaped yard areas with no further
structure allowed or erected thereon.
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E. That no parking/by sup�r Valu stores, Inc. , including its em-
ployees, customers and service vehicles, its successors and as-
signs, shall be allowed upon any part of Lots 20 through 32 ,
Block 22, West Minneapolis Center, which premises are now zoned
as residential.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert,
nay; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea.
Motion carried.
Item: 80-123-0. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
Side 1 Ordinance No. 80-477 , "ORDINANCE LICENSING AND REGULATING THE
OPERATION OF SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRIES, LAUNDRETTES, OR LAUNDRO-
MATS IN THE CITY OF HOPKINS" , be tabled, and the staff to
send copies of this ordinance to all owners of laundromats in
the City of Hopkins so they are aware of Council action re-
garding this ordinance. 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 unanimou-
sly.
Item: 80-128-L. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
138-169 the request for a restaurant license, non-intoxicating malt
liquor, wine, September 1 thru December 31, 1980, by Dilly' s
Inc. , 1019 Excelsior Ave.W. , b e granted, subject to approval
by Mr. Mood, Sanitarian, satisfactory trash and garbage pick-
up and storage. 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: 80-133-Z . Mr. Milbert moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
169-186 the application by Normal Larson for a variance to enlarge his
present garage to 720 sq. ft. from the permitted 528 sq.ft. ,
per dwelling unit, in the R-4 District be approved, as recom-
mended 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 un-
animously.
IItem: 80-135-Z. Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Lohmann seconded the motion, that
186-441 the application by Donald Hagen for a Conditional Use Permit
to construct an office structure on the property between 9th
and 10th Avenue So. , ncr , AFirst St. So. , be approved as
recommended by Zoning/.Funnier, &he Council amended the re-
commendation so that a 20 ft. green area be retained as a
Minutes of the September 2 , 1980, Council meeting, cont. Page 3.
Item: 80-135-Z. ,cont. buffer zone adjacent to the east z of the Downtown Park
and the next 20 feet be used for parking. A poll of
the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann, yea; Mr. Milbert,
' yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, nay, and Mayor
IA% Miller, yea. Motion carried.
Item: 80-136-Z. Mr. Milbert moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
441-448 the application by Sohan Uppal for a variance to reduce the
front yard setback requirement of 35 ft. to 30 ft. on Lot 2,
Block 1, Uppal ' s Addn. , and a side yard variance of up to
6 ft. on the south side, if necessary, be approved as re-
commended 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 un-
animously.
Item: 80-137-P. Mr. Lohmann moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that
448-539 the proposed parking restrictions at 5th Ave. No. , and First
St. No. , be presented at a public hearing for those residents
on 5th Ave. No. , First St. No. , and Oakglen Drive. Public
Hearing to be on the Agenda for the September 16, 1980 Council
meeting and those people concerned be so notified. A poll
of the vote was as follows: Mr. Lohmann,yea; Mr. Milbert, yea;
Dr. Slaton, yea; Mrs. Arimond, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea.
IlkMotion carried unanimously.
Item: 80-138-B. Mr. Milbert, moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that
539-555 the first hearing on the proposed 1981 Budget be set for
September 9th and 23rd, at 7 : 00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
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.
Discussion: Discussion re final walls, Community Center. No formal action
555 taken at this time by Council.
Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Mrs. Arimond seconded the motion, that the
577 meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
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