10-14-97 WSf
Work Session Mlnut~
' October 14,1997 • •
A City Council work session was held on Tuesday, October,14, 1997 in'the Raspberry
Room at Hopkins City Hall. Present were Mayor Retlepenning and Council members
. Gene Maxwell, Fran' Hesch, and Diane Johnson. Karen Jensen arrived at 6:27 p.m.
Also present were staff members City Manager Steve Mielke, Assistant City Manager
- Jim• Genellie, Public Works Director Steve Stadler, Assistant to the City Manager, Jim
Parsons; and HCA facility manager; Jay Strachota. City Attorney; Jerre Miller was also
in attendance.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Redepenning at 6:04 pm.
• The first item of discussion was a'discussion of the cites gambling policies.
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Jim Genellie revieuired a staff memorandum on gambling policy questions which were
raised at the Council meeting of October 7. Council discussed several areas of
concern in the policies, and instructed staff to prepare policy language alternatives for
consideration at the October 21 Council meeting. Staff was also instructed to prepare
a moratorium ordinance for potential adoption at that meeting. Bob' Lindee, of Lindee's,
919 Cambridge Street, told the Council that he had been attempting to, work within the
' policy, as his discussions with the Jaycees and KCs were held. He also pointed out
that bingo has been approved at both Lindees and at Boston Garden in the past. Tom
Kremer, of St. Joseph's Church' and gambling manager for the KCs, indicated that
-statutes Dover many of the discussion topics cumentty being considered by the, Council,
and that many restrictions are already in'place at the state level to control gambling.
He indicated'that the state's efforts at regulation are to get dollars into the public arena
under the charitable contributions goal. ~ - -
The next item of discussion was a presentation of a report from the Bellgrove
Improvement Association.
Catherine Anderson, 10706 Minnetonka Boulevard, president of the Bellgrove
Improvement Association, presented a report and recommendations for improvements
to the intersection of County Road 73 and'5. The suggestions included changes in
resurtacing, surface markings, encouragement of meter ramp changes, improvement to
traffic signage,• enforcement of existing rules and laws, elimination of traffic merger•
lanes, potential use of a traffic office during peak periods, and beautification -
improvements to the intersection.
It was-the consensus aF the Council to accept the report and place it on file. The
Council also requested a copy of any recommendations made during the 1992
deliberations of this intersection. •
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The next it®m of discussion was the Hopkins Area Arts Association lease.
4 Jim Parsons and Jay Strachota presented an update on the lease negotiations with
HAAA. Since'HAAA was not invited to the meeting, the Council chose to'suspend
discussions until HAAA was invited and that their business plan was completed and
ready for presentation to the Council.
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Legislative issues review.
Steve Mielke reviewed a memorandum outlining potential areas of ooncem and action
by the City of Hopkins.
It was felt appropriate to have a discussion with legislative representatives on a variety
of topics, including the potential of Kcal legislation covering a variety of topics.
The next topic of discussion was the 1998 budget.
Mielke reviewed preliminary information about the manager's proposed budget and tax
levy implications for 1998. Mielke indicated that the general fund budget was proposes
to increase 3.6 percent, with a total tax levy increase of 2.0 percent. Mielke indicated
that the budget would be presented to the Council at the October 21 Council meeting.
A motion was made by Johnson, seconded by Hesch, to adjourn the meeting. The
meeting was adjourned at 10:20 pm.
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