12-14-99 WSCITY COUNCIL WORK SFSS~iON - Dt+' , 14,1999
A work session of the Hoplcma City Council was Leld at 6:30 p.m. an D!xr*nl~er 14,1999,
at the City Hall. Council members present were Mayor ~~'"""~ and Council members
Hesch, Jensen, JoLason and Haswell; Kama Jensen left early City personnel present were City
Manager Mielloe; Ac~g Pbliee C,'hief Liddy; Asst. City Maoeg~er (ienellie, ]m~ Finaons and Ray
Vow.. Also prese~ot were K~1~ Taber, Anthony Hall, Tom Myers, Nickie Balder and Kea
Board
Depot Pra~ect Update, Jim Pomona, p~esmter
This was as motion pmesen+~*I~. Mr. Parsons said the Depot lost $13,000-14,000
in 1999. The state funding for the t''~rr runs art in June, ?A00. K~ter~ Taber noted that since
tLe new personnel book over, the eoneeasians safes Lave eonsiat~otly gone up. Once the trailLead
is in place, IhI.,dA aL~ould ia~r+ove even mote. A~hony Ha11 spoioe abotit pr+o~,am...••:•~ and noted
P~Y~g sot the Depot Las become a goal f+or local teen bands. He is trying do incorporate education
with same of the a~~•tn*nent nig~, for i,~~~•~te, the AID3 education with a bawd, as more
teens are reached that way. Target will be shooting a "dealing with " segrneaut at the Depot.
The B~dh~cneur Club w01 be selling items at the Depot. Nic~rie said Haw more sophomO~+es are
on the Board, and freshmen and aopLoznores are gang exc~ shoat the Depot. In answer to
Ms. Hesch's question, Kea Board said the p group is working out well. In answer to
Ms. Johnson's question, Taan Myers said tLe parking lot Las beta graveled.
Mr. Parsons reviewed the budget, noting Anthony Hall's salary is under "services" as Le
Domes fi+om Ridgedale YMCA. The baadget about X21,000 fiord r~~ needs do be done.
He noted they are separating Tees ~'~r and Coffee House in the budget as funding is available
from many groups for tLe ~' He feels the Coffee House should ~ be judged until ~ the
planned ~t~;or work for the trailhead, etic. is done fi~ slat months.
Stieve Mielloe said at the Partners meeting, cash Bow was discaassed. Bach partner is do go
to its board to ask fin• x,000 to carry tLe ~o.~ through 2000. Health S~rstGms sad the Sctiool
D Lave already approved. 1'he YMCA wfil do®aate X5,000 in services through Anthony Hall.
WLat does tLe Council want do do?
General Co®seasi~: This needs do be brought uP at a regular meeting fi~ formal action,
but general fpeltn,~ about the funding were positive.
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Acting Police Chief Liddy was pr+eseot tb give input ~ issues. Mr. Vogm~an
said in May 1999 a ~cp~datire of the Hopkins Area Football Associ~fi~ ~A~ tLat Maetzold
Field be a tiobaeoo free park. Hopkins Area Little League also favored this request. The Park
Board rpcu!~+~neods that be done. They also reoo®asard that aloolwl use in tLe four city parks be
restricted to permit only in SLady oak Beach, central, Burnes and valley Parks and proiu~ited
elsewLere. He noted Hopkins is the only city allowing liquor is its parks, and arould be the only
city with an ordinance against tobacco use if the Board's ~!~c~~.••••reo~dations are put i~o ordinance
form. Mr. Liddy Hated ;,~f~Gi~g the no smoking at open air e~rents a~oal~d presenot real probleaas,
but that the liquor ordinance would be a useful tool floc the police wLen problems due to beer
drin~ng arise. 1~ere was discussion of ~~~nging floe tiobaeoo use to "Use of tobacco is
discouraged at this youth site." Frain Hesch suggested the use of a season pamit for softball
teams. Steve Mi~t~ suggestod a 'caua only fior beverages" wo~o1d Delp br+oloea glass issues. The
problems at Valley Perk w+ea+e d~iscrossed, and the idea that 9p®aish-epeald~og peoples is rely the
cause of the t~;~ was aired; it was also Hated this park is in a residential area.
Gil Coneauos: T!~e fieneed arat of Shady Oak Park should be "No Smoking." At
Maetzold Pield the "discouraged" anording should be used; Gene Maxarell auggestied flout be put
on sll flyers and brochures. This p~lY shouts be policy rattier than ordinance; Steve Mielbe
will ,r~,lcw with the city e~orney.
Alcohol drinking alwuld be alLo~w~ed only by permit: a way do get season permits for beams
should be explored.
All signage should be *m~t~1t.
e S newapoper rac]m, Jim Gm~dd~e, peese~t
Jim Genellie said the Street Daparlme~ has requested the Council Look Irmo the maotter dine
tD problems with snaar removal and lit~;~g. "Free" papas panne d the past year or so;
Miclart~~r_1n's now bas 19 such racks in front of their business and are ~ happy about it.
Businesses do Hat have anything to say about fire racks as that' are on public property, the
sidearalks. Thus it is a Council and ordinance issue. Disca~ssian was held an the proposed
ordinance.
Gil Co®smnas: The ~cfi~~.rd option is do tiotatlly bean them, city-wide, from the
.This should be checloed with the city e~orn~ey for fieas~ility.
The following should also be checbed oat: city-oarn~ed dispensers, dispensers oalY by
pamit,l:..:~n.,g ~~ per block, designatod atnas only fin di~aprnsers. Mayor Itedep~mng said
he would be i~~,s'ted in lmavving who actually owns the dispensers for newspapers.
other Tessin
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Tire polux have oataia suspects; the ~uiFiti is ~ 8~8 ~~.
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Tile cards are rut the printers, and will go art Wednesday or Thursday. Copies of the
manual were handed out. Public information laws are a problem in grt+ing names of people
inaaested; Mr. Mielloe will clack if signing or reoapta would need the public in6ortnation
wording.
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Suggested questions included: what are your priorities as chef? Deane ~ a.~....,n;ty
polt~i~ and haw would yon put it into -,n'ca4? How would you get the police involved in the
rn....nnnity? How would you deal with the diversity of popul~ that is growing in H~pMna?
What does this tiown need in a chief of policx?
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Fran Hesch Hated some resideo~ts are against the vae~tio~n of Sixth AvemLe.
Fran Hesc1~ moved adjournmao~t; Ceoe Maxwell seconded. M~~ adjourned at 8:55
p.m.
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