3-1-1977 CC A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins, Minnesota, was held on
Tuesday, March 1, 1977, at 7:30 p.m. , in the Council Chambers in the City Hall.
Present were: Mayor Miller, Councilmen McDonald, Milbert, Pokorny and Slaton, also City
OlkManager Craig, City Engineer Strojan, Assistant Engineer Anderson, Operations Director
Beecher, Building Inspector Kohnen and City Attorney Vesely.
Reel 211 Mr. McDonald moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the four
203- items under the CONSENT CALENDAR, be approved.
1. Minutes of the February 15, 1977, Council meeting.
2. Additional misc. 1977 license applications: CENTRAIRE, INC., to Install
Gas Burners; NIELSEN HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING CO., INC. , to Install Gas
Burners.
3. Request from Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. , to place buried cable on
1st Street South for the new medical clinic building between 8th and 9th
Avenues South.
4. Request from the Geo. R. Wolff Post #425, for a bingo permit for the months
of January, February and March 1977.
A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton,
• yea; Mr. Pokorny, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
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Action: Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Pokorny seconded the motion, that the expenditures
-253 dated March 1, 1977, under Warrant No. 498 and 499, in the amounts of $72,787.35,
under Warrant 498, and $24,502.34, under Warrant 499, be approved and authorized
for payment. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Pokorny, yea; Dr. Slaton,
yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. McDonald, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried
unanimously.
Bid: Pursuant to notice bids were opened on February 18, 1977,at 10:00 a.m. , for Well
No. 6 and Pump, and the following bids were received. (see tabulation attached)
Action: Mr. Pokorny moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that the Contract for the
253- new Well #6 and Pump, be awarded to the firm of Bergerson-Caswell in the total
amount of $76,878, as recommended by the City Consultants Rieke,Carroll,Muller
Associates, Inc. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr.
Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Pokorny, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion
carried unanimously.
Item: 77-31-R. Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Pokorny seconded the motion, that Resolution
. -361 No. 77-2564, "RESOLUTION FOR METHOD OF FINANCING WELL NO. 6", be continued
to the March 15, 1977, Council meeting. A poll of the vote was as
follows: Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Pokorny,
yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
HEARING:
Item: 76-339-P. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Pokorny seconded the motion, that Resolution
361-375 No. 77-2568, "RESOLUTION ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENT ON DRILLANE ROAD, DRIL-
LANE ROAD NORTH; DRILLANE ROAD SOUTH; AND DRILLANE CIRCLE, BY THE IN-
STALLATION OF ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTS", be adopted. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Pokorny, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea;
Mr. McDonald, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Appearance: Mr. Dave Vanek appeared before the Council to request a variance on his two
375- lots located on Jackson Avenue North to allow him to rebuild one double
bungalow and build a new double bungalow on said lots.
Action: Mr. McDonald moved, and Mr. Pokorny seconded the motion, that the above matter
-461 requested by Mr. Vanek be referred to the Zoning and Planning Commission. A
poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Pokorny, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert,
yea; Mr. McDonald, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes of the March 1, 1977, Council meeting, cont. Page 2.
1111 Item: 77-32-R. Mr. McDonald, moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that Resolution
461-708 No. 77-2565, "RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS OF HENNEPIN COUNTY PROJECT NO.
7418, SHOWING PROPOSED ALIGNMENT, PROFILES, GRADES AND CROSS SECTIONS,
SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CSAH NO. 18
WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS", be adopted. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea;
Mr. Pokorny, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 77-33-R. Mr. McDonald moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that Resolution
708-782 No. 77-2563, "RESOLUTION ENDORSING OF STATE FINANCING FOR CERTAIN FEATURES
of the 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS", be tabled. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. Pokorny, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr.
McDonald, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 77-34-R. Mr. Pokorny moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that Resolution No.
782- 77-2566, "RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE BY REMOVING CERTAIN
INFECTED ELM AND/OR OAK TREES ON/OR IN BLOCK 7, PLAT 37250, PARCEL 7710,
BELLGROVE", be adopted. A poll o the vote was as follows: Mr. McDonald,
yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Pokorny, yea; and Mayor Miller,
yea. Motion carried unanimously.
• Item: 77-35-R. Mr. Pokorny moved, and Dr. Slaton seconded the motion, that Resolution No.
-805 77-2567, "RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE BY REMOVING CERTAIN
INFECTED ELM AND/OR OAK TREES ON/OR IN BLOCK 1, DAVISON'S ADDITION TO WEST
MINNEAPOLIS", be adopted. A poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Pokorny,
yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Mr. McDonald, yea; •and Mayor
Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 77-36-R. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Pokorny seconded the motion, to authorize staff
805-829 to go to bid for trucks, water tower, radio antenna, etc. , which are
budgeted items in the 1977 Budget. A poll of the vote was as follows:
Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr. Pokorny, yea;
and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Item: 77-37-0. Dr. Slaton moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that Ordinance No.
829- 77-428, "ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 412:00 OF THE BOWLING ALLEY ORDINANCE
WHICH PRESENTLY PROHIBITS A BOWLING ALLEY WHERE INTOXICATING LIQUORS ARE
KEPT, OR SOLD, ON THE SAME FLOOR", be accepted for the first reading. A
poll of the vote was as follows: Mr. Pokorny, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr.
Milbert, yea; Mr. McDonald, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried
unanimously.
• Item: 77-33-R. Mr. McDonald moved, and Mr. Pokorny seconded the motion, that the request
-933 for Council authorization for acquisition of private property located on
8th Avenue North under the Parking Study, be tabled. A poll of the vote
was as follows: Mr. McDonald, yea; Mr. Milbert, yea; Dr. Slaton, yea; Mr.
Pokorny, yea; and Mayor Miller, yea. Motion carried unanimously.
Announcement: Mayor Miller announced at this time that he was proclaiming the month of
933- March as"Minute Man Month." Also, that May 8th, 1977, be proclaimed as
"Minnesota Kicks Day" .
Action: Mr. Pokorny moved, and Mr. McDonald seconded the motion, that the meeting be
-953 adjourned. Motion carried.
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