1-7-1975 CC A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Hopkins , Minnesota, was
held on Tuesday, January 7, 1975 , at 7 :30 p.m. , in the Council Chambers
in the City Hall.
110 Present were Mayor Pokorny, Councilmen McDonald, Milbert, Miller and Vassar,
also City Manager Cotton, City Clerk Richardson, City Engineer Strojan,
Asst. Engineer Anderson, Operations Director Beecher and City Attorney Vesely.
Absent: Building Inspector Kohnen.
Reel 178 Mr. Vassar moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, that
Side 1 the 3 items under the CONSENT CALENDAR, be approved.
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1. Minutes of the December 10th and December 17, 1974, Council
meetings.
2 . Additional 1975 license applications as shown on the attached
list, with the exception of license number 179 .
3. Request from the Knights of Columbus for renewal of their
bingo permit for the months of January, February and March,
of 1975 .
Motion carried.
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Action: Mr. McDonald moved, and Mr. Vassar seconded the motion, that
34-44 expenditures under Warrant No. 437 , in the amount of $98 ,240. 16 , and
the amount of $119 ,228 .58 , under Warrant No. 438 , both dated
January 7 , 1975 , be approved and authorized for payment. Motion
carried.
Item: 74-382-A. Mr. Miller moved, and Mr. Vassar seconded the motion, that
44- Council approve the Mayor' s appointment of the attached
list of citizens to form the Community Development Citizens
Committee. Motion carried.
Item: 74-382-H. Mr. Miller moved, and Mr. Vassar seconded the motion, that
-501 the Hearing on participation in the Community Development
Plan be continued to the February 4 , 1975 , Council meeting.
Motion carried.
Item: 74-369-R. Mr. Miller moved, and Mr. Milbert seconded the motion, to
501-589 accept the City Engineer' s recommendation to have a cross-
walk and a pedestrian sign installed on 5th Avenue North
and 2nd Street. Motion carried.
Item: 74-376-Z. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Miller seconded the motion, that
589- the recommendation from Zoning & Planning for Council app-
roval of a request by HRA for the vacating of the alleys
abutting Lots 11 thru 14 , Lots 16 thru 37, and Lots 39 thru
42 , Block 3 , West Minneapolis , and First Street South
between 7th and 8th Avenues South (Lots 15 and 38 , Block 3 ,
West Minneapolis) with the stipulation that no vacating take
place unless (1) the project is going to be constructed and
(2) a relocation route for utilities and the cost of re-
locating these utilities is determined, be continued to
the February 4 , 1975 , Council meeting. Motion carried.
Item: 74-377-Z . Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Miller seconded the motion, that
-600 the recommendation from Zoning & Planning for Council
approval of an application by HRA of a variance to the front
setback of the parking area along 8th Avenue South from 15
feet to 2 feet and a variance setback of one parking space
along Second Street So. , from 15 feet to 2 feet at the pro-
posed apartment project, be continued to the February 4 ,
1975 Council meeting. (Need for variance is to give more
open area in the center of the complex, which was verbally
agreed on when the plans were first submitted about a year
ago for staff report) . Motion carried.
Minutes of the January 7, 1975 , Council meeting, cont. Page 2.
illItem: 74-367-0. Mr. Vassar moved, and Mr. Miller seconded the motion, that
600-613 Ordinance No. 75-409 , "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING WATER AND
SANITARY SEWER RATES AND CHARGES AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.
333 , AND ALL THE PROVISIONS OF AND CONTAINED IN SECTIONS
520 :00 , 520 :05 , 520 :10 , 520 :20 and 520 :25 , OF THE 1970 AND
THE 1973 CODES OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS" , be
accepted for the first reading. Motion carried.
Item: 74-365-0. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Vassar seconded the motion, that
613-619 Ordinance No. 75-410 , "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 500 OF
THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS AS TO
CERTAIN ELECTRICAL PERMIT AND INSPECTING FEES AND CHARGES" ,
be accepted for the first reading. Motion carried.
Item: 75-1-D. Mr. Milbert moved, and Mr. Vassar seconded the motion, that
619-692 the HOPKINS , MINNETONKA, EDEN PRAIRIE SUN, be designated as
the City ' s official newspaper for 1975 , and that the City
Manager check the cost of printing the Minutes of the Council
meetings in the SUN. Motion carried.
Item: 75-2-R. Mr. Vassar moved, and Mr. Miller seconded the motion, that
• 692-707 Resolution No. 75-2414 , "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CERTAIN
OFFICIALS ACCESS TO THE CITY' S SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX IN THE
NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK OF HOPKINS" , be adopted, and any
two of the following officials be authorized access to the
Safety Deposit Box. (The Mayor, City Manager, Finance Director,
and City Clerk. ) Motion carried.
Action : Mr. Miller moved, and Mayor Pokorny seconded the motion, that
888 the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried.
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