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04-05-1988 , . o o o .t" Ail HOPKINS CITY COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL 5, 1988 A regular meeting of the Hopkins City council was held on April 5, 1988 in the Council Chamber of Hopkins city Hall. Present were Mayor Milbert, Councilmembers Anderson, Shirley, Kritzler and Redepenning. Also present were City staff members, Rapp, Mielke, Genellie and City Attorney Miller. I. Mayor Milbert called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. II. PROCLALMATION - Cable month Mayor Milbert proclaimed the month of April as Cable Television month. III. SPECIAL RESOLUTION - SUPPORT OF 1996 Summer Olympics in MplsjSt. Paul. Mayor Milbert declared the City of Hopkins in firm support for the concept of hosting the Summer Olympic Games. IV . CONSENT AGENDA 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 22, 1988 COUNCIL WORKSHOP MINUTES. APPROVAL OF COMMUNITY CENTER LETTERHEAD APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION SETTING HEARING - G.O. BOND (88-51) AWARD CONTRACTS AT BURNES PARK APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH HOPKINS GROWERS MARKET (88-55) Councilmember Anderson requested that Item #3 be held until the end of meeting. Councilmember Kritzler requested that Item #1 be held until the end of the meeting. Councilmember Redepenning requested that Item #4 beheld until the end of the meeting. A motion was made by Councilmember Anderson and seconded by Councilmember Kritzler to approve the remaining consent agenda. A poll of the vote was was follows: Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. V . APPEARANCE a. Henry Pokorny and Ellen Lavin appeared before Council on behalf of the Centennial commission. They thanked the Council, ci ty , and City employees for the help to make ita successful festival. They also presented the Council with a check. This money was the balance of funds after expenses for the event. Council thanked them for the superb job they did as Co- chairpeople handling the event. \ . Hopkins City Council Minutes April 5, 1988 Page 2 o b. Dave Edwards, Cindy Martin, and Don Bates of the Westwind Community Band addressed Council on behalf of the band. They wanted to thank the City Council for sponsoring them. VI. NEW BUSINESS A. CONSIDER ACTION - CONTRACT FOR COMMUNITY SURVEY (88-56) a. Staff recommended that Decision Resources, Ltd. be hired to conduct a citizen Attitude Survey. Steve Mielke explained that the low bid was from Decision Resources, Ltd. and he felt that they would do a very good job. Councilmember Shirley moved and Councilmember Redepenning seconded the motion that Decision Resources, Ltd. be hired. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Councilmember Kri tzler, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. B. APPROVE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARCHERY RANGE AT VALLEY PARK. o Dick Wilson assured the council that all safety considerations would be carefully observed with an archery range regulations sign posted. Councilmember Anderson moved and Councilmember Shirley seconded the motion to appove the archery range at Valley Park. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Councilmember Kri tzler, Aye; Counci1member Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. C. CONSIDER ACTION - BURSCH'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUEST The recommendation was to deny the assistance requested by Dennis Madden. Mr. Madden appeared before council with plans for expansion of the restaurant and to seek help in funding this project. o Councilmember Redepenning moved and Councilmember Anderson seconded a motion to deny the request. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. D. CONSIDER ACTION - AWARD CONTRACT FIRE TRICK (88-58) Fire Chief David Klocek and Ray Petersen appeared before council to request that the award for the new fire engine be awarded to General Fire Apparatus of North Branch for a cost of $238,000. By awarding the contract now it will be ready for the 1989 budget year. It takes approximately a year to build. , . Hopkins City Council Minutes April 5, 1988 Page 3 A motion was made by Councilmember Anderson and seconded by Councilmember Redepenning to award the contract to General Fire Apparatus. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. E. CONSIDER ACTION - HIRING INTERN FOR CURB-SIDE RECYCLING Jim Genellie informed the Council about the need to hire someone to coordinate the recycling project. In order to expedite this project the City will need someone to devote considerable time to the above project. The staff will seek matching funds from Hennepin County with a cost not to exceed $3,500 to the City. Councilmember Redepenning moved and Councilmember Shirley seconded the motion to hire an intern for curb side recycling. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Councilmember Kri tzler, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye .' The motion carried unanimously. o F. CONSIDER ACTION - CUP - AUTOMALL (88-63) The City had requested that the Auto Mall remove a storage shed they had erected to store tires. This did not meet with the original Conditional Use Permit. A brief discussion followed with the Auto Mall requesting a CUP for an addition to the Tire Plus store for tire storage. Councilmember Anderson moved and Councilmember Redepenning seconded the motion to adopt Resolution No: 88-22 approving the Conditional Use Permit for the Auto Mall with the Condition that the Building Inspector approves final plan of the structure. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Nay; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried. G. CONSIDER ACTION SECOND READING PUBLIC SIDEWALK ORDINANCE (88-53) o Staff recommended approval of a second reading of Ordinance No: 88-606 amending Ordinance No: 800:01 and 2005:31 of the Hopkins City Code. Approval of this ordinance will allow retail merchants in the downtown to use the public sidewalks under certain specified conditions. Councilmember Redepenning moved and Councilmember Kritzler seconded the motion to approve the Ordinance for a second reading. A poll of the vote was was follows: Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Councilmember' Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. I . Hopkins City Council Minutes April 5, 1988 Page 4 H. CONSIDER PARKING RESTRICTIONS 11TH AVENUE SOUTH (88-48) Staff recommended that the City ban the parking of motor vehicles on both sides of 11th Avenue South from 6th Street South to 200 feet south at all times. Councilmember Shriley moved and Councilmember Anderson seconded the motion requiring a permanent restriction banning parking on both sides of llth Avenue South from 6th Street South to 200 feet south at all times. A poll of the vote was: Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. I. CONSIDER ACTION - PARKING - FRANKS AUTO BODY (88-48) o The Hopkins Parking Committee approved adoption of the following motion: Re-sign the 5 spaces on 9th Avenue, directly in front of Frank's Auto Body as 2 hour parking. Frank Kuhn Sr. and Frank Kuhn Jr. appeared before Council to state how important the above recommendation is. They feel that they are losing business because of the unavailability of parking spaces in front of Franks Auto Body. Councilmember Kritzler moved and Councilmember Shirley seconded the motion to change to 2 hour parking the east side of 9th Avenue South from Frank's Auto Body to 2nd Street South. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Councilmember Kri tZler, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. J. CONSIDER ACTION - AWARD BID MISC. PROJECTS - SOUTH HOPKINS Staff recommends that the bid be awarded to S. M. Hentges & Son in the amount of $429,269.22 for the construction of various projects in south Hopkins. o Councilmember Anderson moved and Councilmember Redepenning seconded the motion to award the above contract to S. M. Hentges & son. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. K. CONSIDER ACTION - ARCHITECTURAL AGREEMENT (88-57) Staff recommended that the Mayor and City Manager be authorized to sign the proposed agreement with Bernard Jacobs Architects LTD at a lump sum of $48,425.00 for administration of the renovation of the lower level of City Hall for a lump sum of $48,425. Hopkins City Council Minutes April 5, 1988 Page 5 Councilmember Redepenning moved and Councilmember Kritzler seconded the motion to have the Mayor and the City Manager sign the Architectural agreement. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. L. CONSIDER ACTION - LIQUOR LICENSE - LEANING TOWER OF PIZZA Ann Gershone and Krhosrow Daivara appeared before Council to request an on-sale liquor license for the Leaning Tower of Pizza. They assured the Council that this is a full service restaurant and not just a pizza parlor and that food is the primary business of the restaurant. o Council instructed the Staff to look into various ordinances in other cities to see how they handle this type of licensing. Ms. Gershone and Mr. Daivara were asked to come back to the Council meeting in two weeks. Councilmember Redepenning moved and Councilmember Kritzler seconded to continue this item until the next Council meeting. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Kri tzler, Aye; Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. M. CONSIDER ACTION - CHANGE IN LIQUOR LICENSE ORDINANCE (88- 50) Staff recommended that Ordinance #1200.23 be amended to remove non-payment of taxes as a reason for denying a liquor license. This amendment would remove sUbdiyision 8. Councilmember Anderson moved and Councilmember Shirley seconded the motion to approve Ordinance #88-611 for first reading. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Mayor Milbert, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. APPEARANCE o Mr. Lloyd Hockel appeared before Council to inquire about the new policy of cruising. The Council assured him they would inform him of any new changes in the policy. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Change minutes to read Councilmember Kritzler instead of Councilmember Redepenning in Item IV., Second paragraph. Hopkins City Council Minutes April 5, 1988 Page 6 o 3. Councilmember Anderson would like to have the NRA check for $25.00 held until it is checked with the police department. 4. The question of License #239. Councilmember Redepenning wanted to know if this was the same property that Auto Finders had been located on. James Anderson the owner of Melissa Motors made an appearance to confirm this was the same property and he would be operating a Used Car Dealership. Councilmember Redepenning moved and Councilmember Kritzler seconded the motion to accept Items 1 & 4 holding the NRA check for $25.00. A poll of the vote was as follows: Councilmember Anderson, Aye; Councilmember Shirley, Aye; Councilmember Kritzler, Aye; Councilmember Redepenning, Aye; Mayor Milber, Aye. The motion carried unanimously. v. REPORTS - COMMITTEES/COMMISSIONS o Councilmember Redepenning reported that he had attended the meeting of the Hopkins Task Force. He gave copies of the minutes to the Council members. He is very enthusiastic over the group. He further stated that the HMCP had an easter egg hunt on saturday April 2nd for the children of Hopkins and they had about 1200 people. The American Legion Club allowed them to hold the hunt inside the club as it was raining. The Council would like to thank the American Legion Club. Councilmember Kritzler met with the Chemical Health Commission. He stated that they had two concerns. One is the LIBDOH member is having difficulty attending the meetings. The other question they had was that all of the members on the commission are not residents of Hopkins except for Mrs. Currier. They reviewed the bylaws and have referred the matter to Jerre Miller. Mayor Milbert brought up the name of Don Nelson to serve on the commission. He will inquire into the matter. Mayor Milbert reported that he had attended a meeting of Mayors and Managers on LRT. The Mayor said the he restated to the committee that the City of Hopkins is solidly behind the project with the first phase being preferred. o ;. '" r ..' \;..... Hopkins City Council Minutes April 5, 1988 Page 7 VI. ADJOURNMENT o Councilmember Anderson moved and Councilmember Shirley seconded the motion to adjourn. The meeting adjourned by unanimous consent. Respectfully submitted, c,f}~ Pat Gisborne Deputy City Clerk ATTEST: o o o o c ;) PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR DONALD J. MILBERT CITY OF HOPKINS WHEREAS, our community has been enriched by the wide variety of education, information and entertainment programs offered by the cable television medium, and WHEREAS, the full enjoyment of these benefits is made possible for the citizens of Hopkins through the services of Rogers Cable TV, and WHEREAS, the public access programming division of Rogers Cable TV is hosting the annual Teddy Awards, to honor community volunteers and producers on Thursday, April 28, 1988, beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the Eden prairie studio, 10210 Crosstown Circle, Eden prairie, and WHEREAS, Rogers Cable TV is hosting special community outreach events in April, and WHEREAS, the month of April has been designated nationally for recognition of the outstanding quality, quantity and diversity of cable's unique programming, THEREFORE, I, Donald J. Milbert, Mayor of the City of Hopkins, do hereby proclaim April as CABLE TELEVISION MONTH IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and cause the Official Seal of the City of Hopkins to be affixed the 5th of AIrriL_, 1988. 88-0709.