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05-07-96• ., - ' - ,., A regular meeting of the •Hopkins City Council was held on May 7, • 1996 in • the Council Chambers of Hopkins City Hall. • ' ' .~ ' Present v~ere Mayor Redepenning, Council Members Maxwell, Hesch, Johnson and Jensen. Also present were staff members Mielke, Genellie, Stadler,' Gessele, ILerrigan, Steinman and City Attorney Jerre Miller. - I. . ' CAL• L• TO ORDER • Mayor Redepenning called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. • II. 01?EN AGENDA -PUBLIC COMMENTS/CONCERNS Eunice Andren, 3211th Avenue South, spoke about her concern on the condition of the property at 3712th Avenue North. ' Duffy Bren; 626 West Park. Valley Drive; voiced his concern for the condition of the lot belonging to Return Incorporated, 432 Stth Avenue South. III. OATH OF OFFICE Eden Rods, who was appointed to the Human Rights ~ Commission at the Regular City Council Meeting of April 16, 1996, received the oath of office from City Clerk Jim Genellie. - IV. CONSENT AGENDA ' 1. APPROVAL OF APRIL 16, 1996 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES , ' 2.. APPROVAL OF APRIL 9, 1996 WORK SESSION MINUTES • 3. ~ APPROVAL OF MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES ' 4. APPROVAL' OF DISBURSEMENTS, PRELIST 988 . 5. , APPROVAL OF ACTION -SET HEARING DATE, ALLEY VACATION, 10-100 BLOCK, SIXTH AND SEVENTH AVENUES SOUTH (CR96-79) 6. APPROVAL OF ACTION -TEMPORARY 3.2 BEER LICENSE, HOPKINS JAYCEES-MAINSTREET DAYS (CR96-78) • Council Member Johnson moved and Council Member Hesch seconded a motion to approve the consent agenda. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was carried unanimously. V. a PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDER ACTION -CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING, 1996 RESIDENTIAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT 95-1 fi (CR96-83) ._ . ,' •. • ~ . May 7, 1996 City Council, Meeting Page 2 ,~ - - ' Jim Gessele gave an explanation of the.way the• assessable costs are arrived at. He read the appeals received by staff and recommended appropriate action. The appeals are as follows: 1.' 326 Sweet Briar Lane -Senior Citizen Deferral. Recommendation: Approve - 2. 331 ~ Bumes Drive -The street, is too new and does not need improvements. - .Recommendation: Deny ~ , 3. ~ 323 Bumes Drive - Just-purchased the home and did not expect expense. Recommendation: Deny 4. 315 Bumes Drive -Questioned the fairness of adjusting front footage, based on size of lot. Recommendation: Deny , Mayor Redepenning opened the Public Hearing at 7:47 p.m. Edward Glynn, 315 Bums Drive, questioned the method of calculation and fairness of using an adjusted front footage for the assessment. A discussion on the method of calculating the adjusted front footage followed. Council' Member Hesch moved and Council Member Maxwell seconded a motion to close the public hearing. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member ,Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The Public'Hearing was closed by unanimous consent at 7:50 p.m. • Council Member Hesch moved and Council Member Maxwell seconded a motion to approve the Senior Citizen Deferment'for 326 Sweet Briar Lane and to deny the appeals for 331 Bumes Drive, 323 Bumes Drive and 315 Bumes Drive. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member , Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch; Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye.. The motion was carried unanimously. ' Council Member Jensen moved and Council Member Johnson seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 96-35, adopting the assessment roll, Project 95-16, Bumes Drive and Sweet Briar ' Lane Reconstruction. A poll of the vote was as follows:' Council Member Maxwell, •Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was canied unanimously. B. CONSIDER ACTION - CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING, 1996 RESIDENTIAL ' STREET IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT 95-17 (CR96-84) Mr. Gessele explained•that costs for Project 95-17 were arrived at in the same manner as Project 95-16. Assessment rates for this project were derived from actual front footages limited to seventy-five feet for a residential lot: All other property would be assessed at its actual front footage. He said that eleven appeals were submitted to stafF. They were as follows: 1. 715 7th Avenue South -Cost too high. Recommendation: Deny 2. 930 6th Street South - No frontage on 8th Avenue South. Recommendation: Deny . 3. 631 8th Avenue South -Repairs not needed. Presents financial burden. ~Reoommendation: Deny 4. . '637 8th Avenue South -Repairs not•needed. Recommendation: Deny 5. 625 8th Avenue South -Repairs not needed. Recommendation: Deny 8. 645 8th Avenue South -Repairs not needed. Recommendation: Deny ., .. .. ~ .. ,. May 7, 1996 City Council Meeting Page 3 • ~ . 7. 633 8th Avenue South -Repairs not needed. Recommendation: Deny 8. 621 8th Avenue South - No reason given:• Recommendation: Deny 9. 727-729 6th Avenue South -Was originally told cost would be $13.76 per frontage foot with final price is $35.00 per frontage foot. Recommendation: Deny 10. 701 7th Avenue South ~ Senior Citizen Deferral. Recommendation: Approve 11. 716 7th Avenue South -Senior Citizen Deferral. Recommendation: Approve Mayor Redepenning opened the Public Hearing at 8:07 p.m. Steven Roedel, 709-711 6th Avenue South, asked what the procedure is for negotiating the easement that the City wants on his property. He also mentioned that he is intending to petition for work on his retaining wall to be done at the time of the project. Glen Schulz, 709-711 6th Avenue South, expressed a ooncem ' ' about information,that was, given on the cost of the project. Council Member Maxwell moved and • Council Member Hesch seconded a motion to close the Public Hearing. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Counal Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The Public Hearing was closed ' ~ by unanimous consent of 8:18. Council Member Maxwell moved and Counal Member Hesch seconded a motion to deny appeals number one through nine and approve appeals number ten and eleven. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was carried ,unanimously. ' Counal Member Hesch thanked staff for renotifing all the• people effected by the assessment and 'explaining the' Senior Citizen Deferment plan. Two additional senior citizen appeals were . received because of that action. ' Council Member Jensen moved and Council Member Johnson seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 966, adopting the assessment roll, Project 95-17, 7th and' 8th Avenues South. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Maxwell, Aye; ~ Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was carried unanimously. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. CONSIDER ACTION -PARKING AND TRAFFIC ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATIONS Paul Steinman reported the results of the traffic and parking analysis completed by Benshoof and Assoaates for the theater/restaurant and arts faality . The analysis detailed various parking and traffic changes. The Hopkins Business and Civic Association (HBCA) also reviewed the analysis and made recommendations. At the April 30 Zoning and Planning meeting, the commission approved recommending parking and traffic changes as proposed by staff for the downtown area without a recommendation for the angle parking on 10th Avenue. They then voted to recommend re-striping from angle parking to parallel parking on the west side of 10th Avenue between May 7, 1996 City Council Meeting Page 4 Mainstreet and the alley to the south, with the time limit remaining 30 minutes. The parking changes proposed by staff were based on information detailed in the analysis and the discussion with HBCA. A discussion followed. Ed Stiele, President of the HBCA, thanked the Council and staff for the opportunity of contributing to the process. He said that the HBCA was concerned about three hour parking on 11th Avenue and that they would like to see two angle parking places removed on the west side of 10th Avenue and "no turn on red" signs on the intersection of 11th Street and Mainstreet. Further discussion followed. Council Member Hesch moved and Council Member Johnson seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 96-43, Making Parking and Traffic Changes for the Downtown Area. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Nay. The motion was carried. Mayor Redepenning asked if the order on the next two items could be exchanged. B. CONSIDER ACTION - HOPKINS DEPOT LEASE (CR96-80) Steve Mielke reviewed the lease agreement with the Council and recommended that Council approve the depot lease with the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to sign the agreement subject to conditions as recommended in the Council Report. Nancy Scheibe and Julie Ann Laurance spoke of all the support the project is receiving from parents of all school age children and the community. Council Member Johnson moved and Council Member Jensen seconded a motion to approve the lease with Hennepin County and authorize the Mayor and Manager to sign the agreement. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was carried unanimously. C. CONSIDER ACTION -CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, CHAPEL VIEW SIGNS (CR96-81) Jim Kerrigan reported to the Council that Chapel View applied for a conditional use permit to erect an illuminated sign made of metal and plastic. Planning and Zoning approved the sign at their last meeting. Karla Zoffka, Chapel View, explained that their goal was to become more apparent to the community and that they are doing a complete beautification of the grounds. Cecil Kloss answered questions about the placement and visual aspects of the sign. Council Member Maxwell moved and Council Member Hesch seconded a motion to adopt Resolution 96-42, approving a conditional use permit by Chapel View for signage at 605 and 615 Minnetonka Mills Road. A poll of the vote was as follows: Council Member Maxwell, Aye; Council Member Jensen, Aye; Council Member Hesch, Aye; Council Member Johnson, Aye; Mayor Redepenning, Aye. The motion was carried unanimously. VII. REPORTS -COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS Council Member Maxwell and City Clerk Genellie reported that negotiations are going on with Paragon Cable regarding Public Access. City Manager Mielke said that Council Member Maxwell and Mr. Genellie are putting together a presentation for Council that may be ready for the meeting on April 21, 1996. May 7, 1996 City Council Meeting Page 5 Council Member Jensen told about a meeting she attended in April. The meeting was with several schools and communities to educate on violence in neighborhoods. Council Member Johnson reported that the Neighborhood Contact Committee will be meeting with the Park Ridge Neighborhood to help them get organized. She announced that Mainstreet Days will be May 17th and 18th. VIII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Council Member Hesch moved and Council Member Johnson seconded a motion to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 9:25 p.m. J rry Ob, p aier, Deputy City Clerk rni i~irii nn~nnQ~Qc Charles D. Redepenning,