04-08-97 WSWork Session Miriutss
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The City Council met at 6:30 p.m. at Well Sim #1 (Minneapolis Moline well), for a
fur of the recently oomple~d renovations. ,Bob Roskopf, of RCM, with Steve
Stadler and Mike Lauseng, reviewed the improvements with the Council and
gave them a tour oaf the fadlity.
The Council reassembled at 7 p.m. in the Raspberry Isom at Hopkins City Hall.
The meeting was called to order ~ Mayor Redepenning. In attendance were
Mayor Redepenning and Council members Gene Maxwell, Fran Hesch, Karen
Jensen, and Diane Johnson. Also present were staff members City Manager
Stetre Mieike, Jim Hartshorn, grid Stmre Stadler.
The first item of business was a discussion of potential d~anges ~ the
commercial rehab loan and facade grant program. Jim Hartshorn reviewed a
staff report with the Council, outlining proposed changes. A memorandum from
the Hopkins Business and Civic Association was also reviewed, outlining the
Assodation's commenrts on.the'staff proposal.
Council comments included asking the staff to look closer at credit issues for
potential applicants, repayment of loan upon sale requiremerrts, and wanted
additional in~~~ ~~~ation on outstanding Ivan baianoes.
Staff indicated that this ism would be bads before ~e City Council for approval
in May.
The second item was a presentation by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District. Attending from the Watershed District were James Hefner Jr., District
staff member, and C. Woodrow Lore, District Board of Managers. The Council
viewed a video tape of Watershed District goals and activities. At the conclusion
of the video tape, a discussion was held about a current project underway in
Hopkins, to look for ponding locations which would acx~ommodate future
redevelopment issues in Hopkins. The currently proposed redevelopment of the
White CastleJVllalgreens project at the comer of Highway 7 and Blake Road is
being held up due ~ Watershed District regulations which cannot be met under
the current proposal. Watershed District and the City are looking at alternative
ways of accommodating Watershed needs. No action was necessary on this
issue.
The next item was a discussion of changes to Legislative Policy 8-B, street
improvement policy. Stadler reviewed a recommended policy with the City
Councll which is intended to greater match the Council's desires to allow options
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for neighbort~oods in the selection o-f impro~rement~ design in their
neighborhoods.
Issues which were discussed inducted the petitioning process, the designation oaf
'affected areas," and other issues.
After discussion the Council dir~ec~ed staff ~ modify the policy to allow for '
petitions submitted to be kept cument• until Council later d~anges the policy, to
• add language designating the Coundl as being responsible for determining.the
affected area for petitioning purposes, and directed the staff ~ place this item
back before the Council after notification of the Interlachen Park neighbort~ood.
The last item was a discussion oaf segment 3 of the County Road 3 impr~ement
project. ~ .
Mark Koegler, of Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc., and Stmre Mielke reviewed
with the Council discussions that were held during the AAarch 19 neighborhood
meeting of the East End neighborhood. Mielke reviewed for the Counal the
concerns expressed by those residents who were present and opposed ~ the
cximent plan for the redevelopment of County Road 3 between Blake Road and--
Higl~iway 189. He also discussed those items which those in favor indicated they
were pleased with about the plan. ~ .
After discussion, the Council determined that they wished to readdress this'issue
and instruc~ed,stafl• ~ prepare alternates for discussion on various topics
relating to the redevelopment of County Road 3.
There being no further business of the Council, the meeting was adjourned at
9:30 p:m.
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