06-18-02A regular meeting of the Hopkins City Council was held on June 18, 2002, in
the Council Chambers of the Hopkins City Hall.
Present were Mayor Maxwell and Council Members Brausen, Jensen, Johnson,
and Rowan. Also, present were staff members Mielke, Stadler, Kerrigan, Bot,
Elverum, and City Attorney Jerre Miller.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Maxwell called the meeting to order at p.m.
II. OPEN AGENDA -PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS
There were none.
III. PRESENTATION
Dave McCarville and Dale Specken appeared to announce the Raspberry Festival
from July 1 1 to to July 21St. The theme this year is "Big Berry Beach Bash". The
Grand Marshall is Nora Davis from the Family Center. They will advertise the
festival on cable. The parade will be on July 21St. Mr. McCarville thanked the
City of Hopkins for their support of the event.
III. OATH OF OFFICE
The following people were sworn to office:
Bob Miller and Michael Gerdts, Police Review Committee
Tina Jensen and Emily Wallace-Jackson, Human Rights Commission
Corey Meier and Andrea Stacken, Chemical Health Commission
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Minutes of June 4, 2002 City Council Meeting
2. Award Contract, 2002 Alley Project (CR2002-107)
3. Second Reading, Vacation of Alley, Marketplace Lofts Project (Memo)
4. Second Reading, Rezone to PUD, Marketplace Lofts Project (Memo)
5. Second Reading, Rezone to PUD, Regency Project (Alliant Tech))
(Memo)
6. Award Contract for 2002 Sidewalk Repair Project (CR2002-108)
7. Award Contract Central Park Storm Sewer Project (CR2002-106)
8. Approve Transfer of Two-foot Strip of Property to State of MN,
Marketplace Lofts (CR2002-104)
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Council Member Jensen moved and Council Member Johnson seconded a motion
to approve the Consent Agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council
Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Jensen, aye; Council Member Rowan,
aye; Council Member Johnson, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
V. NEW BUSINESS
1 . Resolution of Support for Community Involvement Program, County
Grant (CR2002-105)
Community Involvement Programs (CIP) is anon-profit supportive housing
provider for persons with disabilities. CIP has signed a purchase agreement for
1301 /1303 Oxford St and intends to use the property as supportive housing for
four single adults with mental illness. They have applied for $155,225 from
Affordable Housing Incentive Fund (AHIF) to purchase and rehabilitate the unit.
AHIF is administered by Hennepin County and requires the consent of the City in
the form of a resolution of support for the funds to be granted.
Payment in lieu of taxes will be made each year to offset the loss of local
property tax. The 2002 payment would be $948.00.
John Everett, Executive Director of CIP, and Kim Vohs, Housing Director,
appeared to answer questions. Mr. Vohs said that he went to sixteen homes in
the neighborhood. At eight of those homes, someone was at home and he
spoke with them about the project. The response from seven was very positive.
The eighth was neutral.
They discussed the process and procedures for emergency situations, the
maintenance of the homes, and the services they provide.
Council Member Johnson said that the resolution that they received states the
fund request as 85,300 and does not specify that the payment in lieu of taxes
will be an annual payment. Staff indicated that the resolution would be
changed.
Council Member Johnson moved and Council Member Rowan seconded a motion
to adopt Resolution 2002-59, approving the use of Affordable Housing Incentive
Funds for 1301 /1303 Oxford St, conditioned upon receiving a yearly payment in
lieu of taxes with the changes made to the resolution as discussed. A poll of the
vote was as follows: Council Member Brausen, aye; Council Member Jensen,
aye; Council Member Johnson, aye; Council Member Rowan, aye; Mayor
Maxwell, aye. The motion carried unanimously.
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2. Urban Hennepin County Joint Cooperation Agreement (CR2002-109)
This is a three-year agreement with Hennepin County that allows the City to
participate in the Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) program. The City is not a large enough jurisdiction by itself to be
qualified as an entitlement community. Without participation in the program, the
City would have to compete for funds through the state CDBG program with the
likelihood that the amount of funds received would be very low.
Council Member Jensen moved and Council Member Brausen seconded a motion
to adopt Resolution 2002-63, authorizing the execution of a joint cooperation
agreement between the City of Hopkins and Hennepin County for participation in
the Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant program in
Financial Years 2003-2005. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member
Brausen, aye; Council Member Jensen, aye; Council Member Johnson, aye;
Council Member Rowan, aye; Mayor Maxwell, aye. The motion carried
unanimously.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Council Member Johnson moved and Council
Member Jensen seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was
adjourned by unanimous consent at 8:14 p.m.
Respectively Subm tt_ed,
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Terry Ob aier, City Clerk
ATTEST:
Eugene .Maxwell, Mayor
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