10-12-2021 Work Session Meeting HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS
OCTOBER 12, 2021
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a work session of the Hopkins City Council was
held on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall,
1010 1st Street South.
Mayor Gadd called the meeting to order with Council Members Beck, Brausen, Halverson
and Hunke attending. Others attending included City Manager Mornson, Assistant City
Manager Lenz, City Clerk Domeier, Director of Planning and Development Elverum,
Management Analyst Imihy Bean, Finance Director Bishop, Community Development
Coordinator Youngquist, City Planner Lindahl and Fire Chief Specken.
UPDATE ON DESIGN FOR 325 BLAKE ROAD — MCWD PROPERTY; ELVERUM
James Wiskar and Mike Hayman provided a design work update for the property at 325
Blake Road that the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District intends to retain, after the sale
of the majority of the site to a private developer.
Discussion ensued about the education of the project, community requests, nature based
play, the land near Cottageville Park and MCWD's risk management. The City Council
looked forward to continuing the relationship and working with MCWD.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN (EOP) REVIEW; SPECKEN
Fire Chief Specken provided the updated changes to the Hopkins Emergency Operations
Plan (EOP). He further explained the annexes and different portions of the EOP including
the City Council's role. The EOP changes will be brought to the City Council for
consideration on October 19, 2021.
Brief discussion was held about the public and not public portions of the EOP,
amendments, planning with the school district, the relationship between the Police and
Fire Departments and the use of the EOP during pandemic. The City Council thanked
Fire Chief Specken for his work on the EOP.
ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGETS AND UTILITY RATES; BISHOP
Finance Director Bishop provided the proposed budgets for enterprise funds and utility
rates. All proposed budgets and the utility rate changes were provided in the staff memo.
Council Member Hunke questioned the increase in utility fund expenditures and if it
included the water main project funds. Mr. Bishop explained that the water main project
funds are not included in the 2022 funds. He also talked about the fees to the Met Council
for storm sewer fees. Mr. Bishop will provide an update on the storm sewer fund at an
upcoming meeting.
OTHER
City Manager Mornson talked about the Fire Department open house and the National
Night Out Event where all departments come together and support each other. Mayor
Gadd reviewed the calendar of events.
HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS
OCTOBER 12, 2021
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council and upon a motion by
Brausen, second by Hunke, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy Domeier, City Clerk
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk