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5-60 , PM, do I have any additions to the agenda this evening ?

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I have a motion to adopt this agenda.

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Next is adopted.

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First up this evening we have an adoption.

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We have a, authoration, sigh, permission,

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of page beckers and naming the city, page beckers,

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page beckers, Minnesota for the day, May 16th,

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2025, I think Layla is presenting this evening.

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Thank you, Mayor, members of the council.

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My name is Layla Mehe.

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I'm the city's city's city.

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I'm the city's special projects in Indonesia's

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manager.

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And one of my staff recently referred to something I

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after to do as a side quest.

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And I would call it this Fraclamation a little bit of a side

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question, but one we're very excited to have tonight, which is a

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Fraclamation honoring the accomplishment of page

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backers. And for one day naming the city page

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backers Minnesota on May 16th, page as many of you know, and I got

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some great photos from council members who have met her and

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spent time with her, has made her name for herself as

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Hopkins High School basketball player, one of the best to ever do it

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high school level in Minnesota and moved on to the University of Connecticut after her high school career.

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She played for the Huskies and despite many injuries and setbacks,

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Speckers has gained a lot of accolades and awards winning both the Nae Smith award and the wooden award

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and ending her career by leading the school to its 12 national title. The Monday after the title

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Mike and I both had the same separate idea. He said, I think we should do a proclamation. I said,

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even I are actually already working on it because as a huge festival for myself it's been very

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excited to see our hometown hero lead her have an amazing career in in college and then become the

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number one overall draft draft pick last night at the 2025 W MBA draft where she was drafted by the

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Dallas wings. She will play her first game of the season against the Minnesota links on May 16th

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And we are so excited to honor her accomplishments and wish for the best of luck at the professional level by proclaiming May 16th that day of her first game, which is also the WMBA season opener as page backers day here in Hopkins.

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We also are planning to rename the city for the day as page backers Minnesota.

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And we really invite everyone in the community to celebrate that they join us in watching

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WMBA game.

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Here in Hopkins, think Hopkins are marketing arm is planning to engage our local business

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community.

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So, and it already have that underway to have a big WMBA watch game day here.

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So, for TVs that far as that have TVs, having them stream some of the games, having

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some themed drinks or specials that day, something even throughout the days like our

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coffee shops, maybe having some beverages, so we're really excited to see what our business community

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comes up with to honor her accomplishments. Tonight though, I'm lucky to turn this over to

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someone who knows page better than any of us, which is her high school coach Brian Coscrip. So

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invite him to say a few words. Well, thank you for having me. This is quite an honor for me, because

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you know, I love toppings, toppings is I feel like it's part of where I grew up. I have so many of

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children and former students here. And just the fact that page played at Hopkins, it was such a great

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representative, but the biggest thing about page that a lot of people don't know is that she's a

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wonderful human being and for this good as she was on the basketball court, she was that type of person as

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well. And I feel like as a

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So, a lot of times we could stay in the heck out of our way. We said, you know, when she's playing for us, there was a plan A going into a game. And if that didn't work, it was called plan P. That's good to ball the page and get out of the way, right? And so it was very cool to see her go to Yukon and meet Coach Arianna, who's like modern day, John Wooden. Wonderful man. And the relationship that they had when they, uh, I

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when they won the National Championship and they embraced after it, and then the game brought

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chills to me and tears to my eyes because they have such a wonderful relationship. And then

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finally seeing her go on to become a number one draft, number one overall draft pick.

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Something she had predicted her senior year actually. Yeah, I mean it's on camera that she did predict that.

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So, you know, I feel like this is kind of the icing on the cake, you know,

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be page-bakers when it's been a soda and I don't know what that I feel as my home. I'm very moved

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and honored to be here with. Thank you.

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All right. Thank you. Yeah. I saw that video clip and that was

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amazing of her example of positive thinking and manifesting your own future that was amazing to

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to watch. So thank you for joining us today and with that would you like me to read the

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proclamation? Okay. This is a little unique proclamation. A lot of times we have

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but naming the entire city after page vectors is pretty unique.

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So this is very honored to do this.

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A proclamation honoring the accomplishments of page vectors

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became known as one of the best Minnesota high school basketball players

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ever while attending Hopkins high school.

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And whereas vectors went on to an illustrious career

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playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut

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becoming a three-time All-American being named

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to the NCAA Tournament four times.

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winning both the naysmith and wooden awards and leading the Huskies to their 12th National

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Championship this year on April 6th which was great to watch. Beckers was a top pick in the

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2025 WMBA draft with the first game of the season scheduled for May 16th the rest of Minnesota

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may be torn but we aren't here in Hopkins. Whereas residents of Hopkins and the entire

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state of Minnesota are excited to watch the professional career of one of our very own.

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The City of Hopkins wishes to congratulate Page Beckers on her success so far and wish

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her the best of luck as a future WNVA star and we hope that everyone watches women's

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sports and watches that game on May 16th.

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Now, therefore, I, Patrick Hamlin, mayor of the City of Hopkins in the state of Minnesota

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along with my fellow council members proclaim May 16th the city of Hopkins to be renamed

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Paige Becker's Minnesota and that'd be known as Paige Becker's day here in Hopkins.

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Do I have a motion?

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I'll make a motion.

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Do I have a second?

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Second.

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I'll in favor say aye.

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Aye.

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And that passes unanimously.

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We have any comments from council.

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Yeah, I have a comment.

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I guess one of the cool things coach, um, 2020 sold everybody short, right?

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We're talking about a little bit before the meeting and it sold everybody short with the state championship

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a chance for a state championship. One of the stories, and I know there's probably a lot

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other people that saw this in page. After that game, everybody went to the locker room.

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There was NBA players there at the game. It was a big deal. After the game, everybody rushed

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and lying to get a picture with you and page. You guys stuck around, page stuck around.

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I remember seeing the athletes leaving the locker room. Some of the other ones saying,

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hey, we're going to DiBani's to celebrate our victory tonight. And page said, I'll catch up with you.

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I don't know exactly how many kids stayed for autographs and pictures with her, but I know that one of my daughters

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of I've twins. My daughter was one of the first and my son was one of the last because at the moment he was too cool to do it, right?

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And then he realized that this is a big deal, so they stayed and I told her at the end,

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it stands for her character that you mentioned.

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I think that she was over 200 kids standing in that line and she could have left well before that, right?

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the team and went to Devonix. I just think that's a speaks to work character. And I think I kind

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of a fun, fun gift that I bought my daughter at Chris for Christmas last year was a paid back

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or jersey. And I see if the city of hopped or the hopped and school district could maybe

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retired ages, jersey is just an idea. I sure hope so. And I remember that game like it was

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probably one of my all-time favorite games that I've coached. And that year, we had a team that went

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62 and all and the night before they shut us down and

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One of the most I was really difficult. Let's just say that but I will tell you this

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We weren't gonna lose that game

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I'm not arrogant about anything. I'm as paranoid as any coach could be but we weren't losing that game. Let me tell you

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I just wanted to make a brief comment. I as well extend my congratulations to page, but also to you, Brian.

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It's been just an

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when a huge congratulations to you as well.

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You're going to make me bel up here.

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Thank you for having me.

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It's a really appreciate it.

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Any other comments?

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All right.

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Well, I think it's.

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Were you going to say something?

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Back when you.

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Yeah, see.

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I was just going to say I think it's very fitting that we're

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naming the entire city after after page.

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I think of running a city or being a city.

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It's a team sport.

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And I think one of the things that drew her to Yukon from what I heard is that it was a team environment there and you could see that

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Well, I think one of the things that makes her a champion in watching those games is not only that she scores a lot of points, but the next game she'll be

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Prash in the boards for rebalance and then the next game she'll be leading in assists.

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It's just really amazing to watch her and I mentioned a lot of that came from good coaching as well.

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She was that way in high school.

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She was absolutely that way.

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You didn't have to tell her what to do.

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I mean, she wanted to play as long as she could.

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But when the kids from mirror games pretty handily,

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she loved it when the kids got in.

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She's totally about a team.

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And who we're just in a foundation event,

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and she had donated some items to that foundation event.

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So just a good person on and off the court.

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I think of tonight, which she was,

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I think a board lady, Diana grew up in St. Louis Park.

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of course our Hopkins high school is in Minitanka, so we are representing the Greater Hopkins

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with just a few up closer to Hopkins high school and she did say it was part of high school.

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I mean honestly she did and um this is a place she always wanted to go.

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And then I think as well of not only the adversities that you mentioned about losing

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losing here in Hopkins and then coming back, losing it, you can't coming back, but also the physical

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injuries that she overcame and the emotional challenge I think it speaks a lot about her as a person.

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So we're just so proud of the city to have this day and thanks to staff for putting this together.

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Thank you for coming this evening and congratulations to Paige Vector.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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Thank you.

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Come around for a photo.

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All right.

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You can hold that.

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If this is what you wanted to talk, and I'll maybe, but it's not like a Hawkins rivalry.

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You retired.

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No, I don't.

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We're still there.

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We'll take you to the mayor when David's dead.

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need better transitions going into consent.

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It was like that.

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Maybe some months after commercial break.

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You want your mic back.

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We're going to take a WCCO break here.

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Thanks.

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right, next up this evening we have the consent agenda, you're no changes to the consent agenda.

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I read through approval of the minutes of the April 1st, 2025, regular meeting proceedings.

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Item number two is approval of minutes of April 8th, 2025, special meeting proceedings.

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Item number three is approval of the temporary and liquor license for LTD brewing.

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Doing business as LTD brewing.

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Item number four is approval of temporary and liquor license for Minnesota food truck association.

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That's an exciting one.

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that the cameras you hear for that food truck festival come back to Hopkins.

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Item number five is approval of the temporary liquor license for Oak Ridge Country Club.

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Item number six is approval of the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act Agreement permitting

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redeployment of repayment proceeds for grant funds as loan proceeds.

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Item number seven is approval of the Environmental Consulting Services proposal for

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broad intertech.

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Item number eight is a resolution of many the legislative policy manual.

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Item number nine is appointments to the Hopkins Public Art Advisory Committee.

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Number 10 is authorized staff to enter into an agreement with the civic, ridgers to host a miracle

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VISTA member. Item number 11 is the second reading ordinance of rezoning the property

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at 100 Jackson Avenue North. Item number 12 is the second reading of the ordinance,

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amending part two chapter eight of the Hopkins City Code relating to establish a

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Hopkins Sustainable Building Policy. Do I have a motion to move? Do I have a second?

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So I can only favor say aye.

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The consent agenda is passed unanimously.

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First up, we have public hearings.

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First, first public hearing this evening is a resolution adopting assessment role.

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Central avenues improvements, street and utility improvements.

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It's for city projects, 24-10.

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Mayor and council.

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My name is Eric Klingbow, city engineer.

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with me tonight is Nicama Tuchio from Bolton and Mank. Tonight we have a couple items in front of you.

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The first is adopting the assessment role, which does require a assessment hearing.

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In the interest of time management, we're going to do one presentation that's going to cover

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all of our items tonight. So I'll turn over to Nick for a quick presentation before the

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ESSESTER hearing. All right. Thank you, Eric. Good evening, Mayor and Council.

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As Eric mentioned, tonight we'll just be going over a quick presentation, updating on the

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business we received going over special assessments before leading up into the public hearing.

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So just as a reminder, the product area includes, basically all the avenues that haven't been touched at

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as part of reconstruction and rehabilitation in the past several years.

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From 9th Avenue over to 12th Avenue or excuse me 13th Avenue, along with a few blocks of

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street resurfacing, including a millenol really on second and a reclaimed and resurfacing

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on third street.

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So we received seven bids from contractors back on March 7th, they six of the seven bids

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came in below our engineers estimate, and the lowest bidder are elircing next bidding

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came in under by $2.7 million under our engineers estimate, the next highest bidder

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second bidder north west was just $400,000 over, which sounds like a lot, but that's less than

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5% compared to the total construction cost. So obviously good news there, quite a bit of savings.

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So the project will be funded through five main sources, special assessments being one of them,

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counting for about 13% of the project. About a third of the project will be funded through

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general taxes and bonds and about half of the project will be funded by city utility funds.

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For the special assessments, 280 properties are proposed to be assessed. Almost all those are single

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family residential homes, except for two commercial properties. So the total assessment amount comes up

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to 1.95 million and the special assessments for all properties were lowered due to those favorable

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bid prices that I mentioned.

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Now we'll go through all the policies and detail we've gotten through

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that before both with Council on the public.

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But essentially the assessment for each property is made up of a couple of parts that want

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to be in the street assessment, which for residential properties is applied for a cap and

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$109.32 per front foot of their property.

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Caps don't apply to commercial properties, but we do take a special benefit of Prasals down

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on those to make sure they're getting the actual value of their assessment.

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And then for the utility assessment or their water and sewer service assessment, this is where the actual bid costs come into play.

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And this is where people want up saving money on their assessment.

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Utility assessments for residential properties were lowered by approximately $940.

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Due to those good prices we received.

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And then we will also take off utility service assessments for people who have replaced

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the services in the last 10 years, we will still take in those requests even after tonight.

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Total assessment is that utility plus free assessment for your typical 50-foot lot in the

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neighborhood that amount comes out to just over $7,100 for the street sewer and water

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assessments. We did also take into account the 2011 and 2012 project assessments when

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considering the calculations, so essentially those properties that received an assessment

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back in 2011 or 2012 for a side street will receive lower assessment.

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Then, then, then other properties. So, a special assessment property map just shows all the properties in the area that are getting assessed that are highlighted.

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It shows the ones that have been assessed previously, they're hatched in red, kind of in the northern part of the neighborhood from work in 2011 and 2012. I'm four street north of the Manitaka Mills and third a little bit on third street north.

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There's a couple of special benefit of praisels for those two commercial properties, and then those

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Properties hatched in blue along the regional trail corridor. Those are some irregular shape parcels, which we

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Did an area adjustment for their front footage, which I'll get into in a couple of slides

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Again, I won't go through all the details of these calculations, but

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This is a sample calculation for your typical lot in the name of that 50 foot lot

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You essentially just take the 50 feet of front footage for the parcel and multiply it by that cap amount of $109 and 32 cents per foot.

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And then that gives you the street assessment of 5,400 or 666 dollars.

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Add that to the water service replacement amount and sewer service replacement amount.

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And that gives you your $7,200 out of special assessment.

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The second example is for a property that was already assessed in 2011 or 2012 for one of those side streets.

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that I mentioned. Again, I won't go through all these calculations, but we first take the

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cap multiplied by the front footage in this case 80 feet, but then we take a look and see what

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percentage they paid in 2011 or 2012 against the cap and take the remaining percentage and

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apply that towards that full assessment amount. So in this case, instead of paying an 8,745 dollar

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They're paying up $4,738, because they previously paid an assessment about 15 years ago.

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Then add in their water and sewer service and that gets their total assessment of just over $60,400.

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The third example is for that area adjustment I mentioned along the regional trail corridor.

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You can see it's an irregular shape.

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It's not a rectangular, like most of the properties of the neighborhood.

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So for uniformity, we took an area adjustment

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basically to make its act like it was a rectangular property.

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So for this property, for example,

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that front edge is rather large,

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but it gets narrow towards the back,

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so that the adjusted front edge is less and closer

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to that normal 50 foot front edge

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in this case, 67 feet.

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And then apply everything the same way towards the cap,

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just like the other properties.

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So there's four payment options for residents for special assessments.

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The first is the pre-pay in full or part directly to the city by July 31st of this year.

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The second is to pre-pay in full or part until November 1st of this year.

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If it's after that July 31st date, though, interest does begin to accrue.

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And I will note that November 1st, this is a change from the November 15th.

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that we shared with residents last week,

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but it was two weeks earlier.

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The third option, the most popular option,

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is to do nothing, let it roll onto your taxes,

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or your county taxes after November 1st,

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that should say, apologize for that error.

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And then that'll be paid annually over 15-year period,

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and that the interest rate was recently determined

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of late last week through our pre-sale bond report at 8.3%.

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The fourth and final option is to defer assessments, which would be paying at a later date.

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This is the least popular because it just delays that payment.

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It doesn't cancel it.

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And you have to qualify for it by applying with the city every year.

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You wanted to further that assessment.

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And to qualify, you have to be a homestead property.

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And to have an income limit of approximately $50,000.

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that will be confirmed with the finance department and then also one of the following owner has

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to be 65 years or older active military or on full-time disability.

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Once we know the income

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limits for that deferred assessment amount and finalize the interest rate will be sending out

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final notices to residents with their final amount and recapping these options for payment with

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And since we're here, can you talk about who sets that 8.3?

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Who sets that 8.3?

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So the interest rate is determined by the sale of the bonds,

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which is was 6.3% and then it's 2% above that

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for the interest rate on assessments.

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Is that a city administrative or a county?

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So it's the bonds that the city sells itself

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and then our policy.

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There's always been to charge 2% over the true interest cost of that.

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Okay, that's a Hopkins policy.

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And that's an estimate because we haven't gone to the bond market.

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Correct.

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Correct. That is.

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Right.

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That can ask us a really quick question for option 4 for the deferred assessments.

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How late could a resident theoretically defer their payments to those areas set in the week amount?

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So council member goodland a set amount of time they have to apply each year so you would defer it for full year and then they'd have to apply again if they want to keep deferring yet for another year.

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But I mean is there like a finite amount of years that they can defer it or if all.

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No I don't believe there's a finite amount they can keep qualifying but interest does a crew while you're deferring it so it's not ideal to continue defer it.

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doing Mayor and Council Finance Director, Dan Kvish up.

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We have a few people with these deferred assessments, and you're allowed to defer

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them with interest until you lose your home state.

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So that is either you move out or you pass away.

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You cannot transfer it to a child that might be a family member that might take

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over your house. So you still have to pay that, you know, if you're going to assess

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eight point three percent interest, I used to have to pay that for however many

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years. So it could be for your like.

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Thanks. Thanks, Rick. I'm imagining don't get too

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comfortable in that year.

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Thank you.

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Move on to Project Schedule. So last week we had our final neighborhood meeting for

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residents who in over the final assessment amounts discuss a construction process and answer

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questions from residents, a lot of project property specific questions at this point. Tonight

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we're here to conduct the public hearing assessments, consider adopting the final assessment

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role and award the contract to our all-erson. In late April, early May and we have been talking

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with the contractor. It's kind of like they are wanting to start in the next couple of weeks here.

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The start construction on phase one streets, we would complete phase one streets, substantially

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complete them later this fall and then start back up construction in the spring of next

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year on phase two streets and then substantially complete those streets next fall with some final

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punch list and clean up work going into spring of 2027.

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So here the construction phase we're essentially

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starting at 9th Avenue and moving our way west and north.

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Phase one streets are outlined in red, so from 9th Avenue over to 11th Avenue and phase

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two are outlined in blue, so 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue.

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The northern three blocks of 11th Avenue are actually flex phases, which could be constructed

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either later this year or early next year.

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Over the contractor has indicated that they do plan on constructing all of 11th Avenue this

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year. So as there's got to right now, that could change. We would update residents with newsletters

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as that information comes out. And they also are planning to start with multiple crews.

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So it's very possible they start at 9th and 10th Avenue at the same time.

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The project communication

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we have several resources for the project for residents. We have our website at Hopkins Avenue's

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project.com where residents can sign up for weekly updates via text and email. We will mail

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newsletters generally on a monthly basis with the first one I come out here this week or early next week

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and then door to door notices as needed for things like water shutdowns, driveway access restrictions, things that are property specific.

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We'll have a construction manager, Josh Robby, who's been working on Hopkins projects for the past

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seven and eight years and then our construction inspector John Brennan will be on site daily whenever the

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for questions and immediate needs in the field.

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And that's all for our presentation.

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We'd be happy to answer any further questions.

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Do we have any comments from Council?

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Public hearing.

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We'll go into public hearing and then we'll come back and have discussion on the items.

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Hearing none.

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We think of the little awkward silence.

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Excuse me, I'm speaking to you, sir.

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Okay.

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All right, I'm going to open the public hearing.

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The public hearing on the proposed special assessments

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for central avenues.

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Improvements, street, and you.

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Retility Improvement City Project 2024-10 is now open. The purpose of this hearing is for the City Council

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is to hear testimony and to take action relating to the proposed special assessments. Anyone

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present will be given the opportunity to be heard and official record is being made of what

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is said at this hearing. Therefore, persons addressing council are requested to begin by stating

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their name and address. Only one person may speak at a time. This is a time for public testimony,

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no debate is allowed. Your comments should be directed to City Council and out of respect for everyone,

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please keep your comments on topic. And I always like to add that this isn't social media,

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this is our community. And so as best you can be respectful to the other folks in this room,

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we may have differing opinions and some of the staff that are working on this,

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I think we're all trying to get to construct your outcomes. And before hearing from the audience,

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I asked staff at 30 written materials that have been submitted.

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There's two letters that are probably supposed to be.

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Okay.

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And so we'll submit those as part of the public record of the two letters that we have.

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Yeah, I was just going to clarify with what mayor or how city manager Morrison said.

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That I ever received no other written materials other than what you have in 20.

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Okay. Do you want to summarize the two written materials?

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The two written materials actually were not ever sent to me.

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They were directed to council and the city manager.

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So, I think the first one that was typed out was mainly a kind of statement on taxes.

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Taxes are going up and it's not supported.

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So, don't really believe it.

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I think there's a second one more on the fairness.

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People are getting assessed for improvement when the improvements are going by.

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They're property although we've been doing that for the last 30 years.

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and you could see some people are getting the decrease

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assessment might better actually get the improvement

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because they pay for other improvements.

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I just want to summary once.

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That's it. That's it. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you.

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All right. And now I'll call in anyone that was just to speak on this

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on this item.

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Oh, I thought we had a room for people.

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Different topic.

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But just a little while. Okay. So is anyone thinking about coming up?

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All right. With that, there have a motion to close the public hearing on this item.

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I don't move.

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I have a second.

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Oh, my favorite say aye.

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Aye.

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OK, and the public hearing is close.

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I was wondering where there's so many people here

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for this item.

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I'm like, what are we doing without reach?

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Let's different on this.

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OK, comments on this.

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I don't have any comments.

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I just have one question.

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I believe, and it's only stemmed from the fact

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that I had a resident knock on my door about this.

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At the fourth, I think, in final meeting,

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there was a public meeting.

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I think it was last Wednesday.

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Can you maybe summarize where there are a bunch of people there

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and what kind of where is the overall vibe or cognitive vibe?

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Yeah, yeah, thank you, Councilman. We're good then.

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We had a fairly good turnout. I would say there was what?

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Four people online and maybe 25 people in council chamber.

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So pretty good turnout. The meeting really focused on the assessments,

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the assessment calculations, assessment payments.

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And I'd say the majority of the questions were revolving around the actual construction process,

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timelines, impacts, things like that.

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Yeah, it was, it was focused almost completely on assessments and construction, so it was a, I say it was a fairly productive meeting with a lot of questions from the, from the residents.

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All right.

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Any more comments?

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I just want to thank you especially to adjust the assessments for the people who were involved in the 2011, 2012.

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I think it's really important to kind of make it fair to them because they've been paying

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in the last 15 years for this, the assessment back then, and then I just want to encourage

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people who are part of this construction to sign up for the newsletter, which is really informative

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and knowing that Josh is always there if you need to get a hold of him, he's very helpful.

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Also, with my role being done last year, this is where I get all the experience.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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I also, I think it's a great testament to have a public hearing.

453
00:34:34,240 --> 00:34:37,600
For a neighborhood this large and not have anybody come here.

454
00:34:37,720 --> 00:34:41,060
We did receive the two comments here that will look through.

455
00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:44,860
But I think that's a testament to Eric engineering,

456
00:34:44,860 --> 00:34:50,520
Engineering, Bolt and the Minks team, Josh, we had some great bids in this job, right?

457
00:34:50,820 --> 00:34:55,240
There was an emphasis of fairness to have that large neighborhood like that and all I'm preaching

458
00:34:55,240 --> 00:34:59,980
to the choir with a lot of that, but like having a project that large and coming in that low, that's

459
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:06,980
I think that's a testament to the hard work you guys put in there. I know that there's a lot of people that were out in the cornfields of

460
00:35:06,980 --> 00:35:28,820
Chaska and Lakeville and you name it Bill right? Reconz. That's where when the economy slows down out in the buildings and the new houses they turn inside and start looking at city projects and I think you guys have excelled in that. I know construction is scary. Nobody knows what to expect until you've gone through it. I know that people have seen that coming. I think you guys do a great job of putting those, you know, the handholding everybody needs.

461
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:36,160
I do have one question that I don't know all the sewer services and I'm sure you went through this, somebody has the orange bird.

462
00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:40,500
Does that get added on to their assessment if there's an additional fee to that?

463
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,460
Thank you, Councilmember Koosnia.

464
00:35:43,220 --> 00:35:50,800
So the assessments as presented cover replacement of the sanitary sewer service from the main to the public right of way.

465
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:58,320
If a material like orange bird is discovered beyond the public right away, the homeowner is responsible for replacing that.

466
00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:06,640
It's not allowed by the plumbing code, so they do have one here, but they do have to place that and that is the cost of the homeowners beyond the public right away.

467
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,320
Okay, I just didn't know that would say I don't thank you.

468
00:36:11,980 --> 00:36:12,640
All right.

469
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:14,060
Any other comments?

470
00:36:14,340 --> 00:36:18,320
Yeah, I'll just finish this up and say thank you very much for all the engagement that you do.

471
00:36:18,420 --> 00:36:26,740
Community engagement and sort of my jam and my day job and I just always really appreciate seeing you guys out in the community making sure residents are very well aware of what's going on.

472
00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:28,060
So thank you very much for that.

473
00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:28,840
Thank you.

474
00:36:29,620 --> 00:36:35,520
Yeah, I just want to say thank you for the written pieces here talking about taxes, you know,

475
00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:41,480
I think that's an issue that a lot of us, everyone up here is concerned about and trying

476
00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:45,480
to think about and I think you gave it a lot of thought in this project and how it was rolled

477
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:51,100
out and I'll probably repeat some of these comments as we come back for different stages of this.

478
00:36:51,620 --> 00:36:57,500
But you've recommended changes to us that can help save people in the city money when you have a

479
00:36:57,500 --> 00:37:01,920
that has its own fire department, its own police department, its own public works, that's four

480
00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:02,460
square miles.

481
00:37:02,620 --> 00:37:03,720
You have inherent challenges.

482
00:37:04,020 --> 00:37:08,260
In fact, I read a letter recently, back in 2012, to the editor talking about the

483
00:37:08,260 --> 00:37:13,800
high taxes and in Hopkins and a lot of that comes from our inherent structure and so these

484
00:37:13,800 --> 00:37:18,680
and with a small population that we have, these kinds of changes that you guys may can help

485
00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:24,660
reduce some of those costs and you know, I got to be honest when we came into this year,

486
00:37:24,660 --> 00:37:34,760
I was really thinking I would be pushing for a pause in this, because we need some breaks in the tax level and our debt.

487
00:37:35,820 --> 00:37:48,680
And then throughout the year, we had a backup on, we had a breakdown on 12th on my own street, all the shutoff valves, not all of them, but a lot of them of our neighbors, the shutoff valves don't work, and so people have backups.

488
00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:54,980
is going to cause serious, serious damage. I know our public works department is there to respond

489
00:37:54,980 --> 00:38:03,480
just quick as I can, but it's not as easy as just shutting it off in houses and so on 11th,

490
00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:08,980
we're having issues with the collapse of the infrastructure on 11th. And that's enormous what we

491
00:38:08,980 --> 00:38:17,360
saw happen in St. Louis Park with millions and millions of dollars in risk. And not risk. The legal

492
00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:24,840
They were sued and the settlements that came out of that for millions of millions of dollars that that Hopkins can't afford

493
00:38:25,740 --> 00:38:35,080
And so I just want to thank you for being so diligent in the costs and making recommendations to Council and to keep costs down and to keep these really needed

494
00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:41,140
Improvements moving forward and then with the assessments as well if there's anything that can be done

495
00:38:41,140 --> 00:38:43,000
I think I brought this up before, but you know

496
00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,480
But lengthen the time limit, you know,

497
00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:47,400
from a 15 year to 20 year,

498
00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:48,240
something that could be longer,

499
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:50,160
if we could do anything on that percentage,

500
00:38:51,040 --> 00:38:52,880
8.3 is a high percentage,

501
00:38:53,020 --> 00:38:55,440
but I know we're in a high percentage markets right now,

502
00:38:55,460 --> 00:38:57,640
but if there's anything that can be done to keep that percentage,

503
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:01,300
that makes a huge impact on what people pay monthly,

504
00:39:01,540 --> 00:39:03,860
because I imagine most folks are gonna let this go

505
00:39:03,860 --> 00:39:05,240
into a payment process.

506
00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:09,900
So thank you for that, and thanks for bringing this presentation forward.

507
00:39:10,340 --> 00:39:10,960
Thank you.

508
00:39:11,220 --> 00:39:11,800
Thank you.

509
00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:14,940
Do we have a motion on this one?

510
00:39:17,240 --> 00:39:29,500
I move to a top resolution 2025-026 resolution adopting assessment roll central avenues improvement street and utility improvements city project 2024-10.

511
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:30,740
Go second.

512
00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:32,440
On the floor to say aye.

513
00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:36,540
What was the unanimous passing of them?

514
00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:38,500
So thank you and we'll move on to the next.

515
00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:39,180
Thank you, Mayor.

516
00:39:39,340 --> 00:39:39,500
Also.

517
00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:40,900
Thank you.

518
00:39:44,220 --> 00:39:50,660
All right, next up we have the first reading of the ordinance establishing summit on seven housing improvement area.

519
00:39:58,260 --> 00:39:59,960
Thank you mayor members of the council.

520
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:11,460
Hello, my name is Rubenny Dunn, Community Development Manager of Board City. I am here tonight for the public hearing and first read of the ordinance to establish the summit on seven housing improvement area.

521
00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:28,560
This is a refresher for anyone new housing improvement areas, also shortened to HIA's are specific areas within cities where improvements are made to common areas paid in whole or art on fees imposed on the properties within.

522
00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:31,520
similar to a special assessment like we just heard.

523
00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:36,000
Steak statute grants cities the authority to create housing improvement areas

524
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:41,300
at the request of an association requiring that at least 50% of owners

525
00:40:41,300 --> 00:40:46,760
submit a petition to the city so this is initiated by the Association not by the city.

526
00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:53,680
HAs are used for town homes and condo associations as a financing method of last resort

527
00:40:53,680 --> 00:41:01,420
for the Association has no other option, and the past there have been for housing improvement areas created in Hopkins.

528
00:41:02,540 --> 00:41:10,400
Today, town homes and condos are a small percentage of our current housing stock, less than 10% of our housing units.

529
00:41:10,860 --> 00:41:23,320
And of those, some would be ineligible for HIs due to the market values and others have already completed HIs, so in reality the percentage of units that HIs impact is quite small.

530
00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:35,860
Well, associations may reach out to the city in the future about H.I.s, this would be limited given the percentage that we have and up to the discretion of Council to review at that time.

531
00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:45,380
As some background, some at on seven homeowners notice issues with the building in the past, including water damage and crumbling facade.

532
00:41:45,380 --> 00:41:55,900
So in 2023, they hired encompass engineering to do testing and evaluation of the building which identified several water barrier issues and recommended improvements.

533
00:41:56,200 --> 00:41:58,780
I just included some of the images from the report.

534
00:41:59,460 --> 00:42:03,320
I had like over 100 different photos.

535
00:42:03,900 --> 00:42:10,200
The association began exploring options for financing and after receiving projections from several banks,

536
00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:15,720
approach the city to inquire about housing improvement area and they ultimately hired

537
00:42:15,720 --> 00:42:23,380
Doug Strannis as a consultant. This is a timeline, last September City Council updated HIA policy

538
00:42:23,380 --> 00:42:30,280
and how the work session in January discussing HIAs and heard the initial introduction to the

539
00:42:30,280 --> 00:42:36,300
summit request. Summit on seven submitted their initial application materials and staff began

540
00:42:36,300 --> 00:42:38,280
reviewing those over the past few months

541
00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:41,200
along with the city's legal and financial teams.

542
00:42:42,020 --> 00:42:45,780
And then 75% of seven on seven homeowners submitted

543
00:42:45,780 --> 00:42:48,500
petitions to the city requesting that the city

544
00:42:48,500 --> 00:42:51,700
hold the public caring tonight to establish the housing

545
00:42:51,700 --> 00:42:55,680
improvement area and in March, Council accepted the petitions

546
00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:57,680
and set the public hearing date.

547
00:42:59,290 --> 00:43:04,450
Summit on seven is comprised of 62 units of one, two,

548
00:43:04,450 --> 00:43:06,010
and three bedroom condos.

549
00:43:06,010 --> 00:43:22,170
Those units have a median value of 223,000, and all units would be still be affordable to households making 80% of area of median income, even with the proposed HIV's.

550
00:43:22,170 --> 00:43:27,390
This building was converted to condos in 2006 and was previously a hotel.

551
00:43:28,970 --> 00:43:52,470
The proposed scope is to replace the roof, replace the siding and facade, and renovate the balconies and replace all the windows and doors, so in extensive projects, there is a contingency included, and if that's not used on the project, they'll be addition additional common area improvements identified in the preserve plan, the association and to space being able to finish the improvements this year.

552
00:43:53,720 --> 00:44:01,180
The financing request is $4.26 million to cover the construction costs over a 20-year term.

553
00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:05,700
With City administrative fees, this would total $4.64 million.

554
00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:12,660
The estimates per unit range from roughly $5,000 to $9,500 per year.

555
00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:19,120
These fees would be set at the May 6 Council meeting following another public hearing, so not tonight.

556
00:44:20,460 --> 00:44:24,280
We had some updates since the last presentation in March.

557
00:44:24,860 --> 00:44:32,200
We have worked with allors to restructure the financing to issue the bonds up front and avoid a temporary construction loan.

558
00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:40,260
So this would reduce the cost burden for homeowners by approximately $500 per year over the 20-year term.

559
00:44:40,660 --> 00:44:46,800
The city's financial advisor has reviewed the request and provided assurances on how the city is protected from risk.

560
00:44:48,790 --> 00:44:59,950
I won't read the complete analysis that was included in the staff report, but I just wanted to reiterate how this project meets the policy goals that the Council set and why the city has an interest.

561
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:22,100
Justice in supporting Summit on 7 with the Housing and Improvement Area equation. As stated in our policy, the goals and purpose of HIAs are to protect the existing housing stock, maintain federal mortgage eligibility, prevent the loss of tax base, and preserve the value and maintenance of naturally occurring affordable housing.

562
00:45:23,580 --> 00:45:29,240
For next steps, at the May 6th Council meeting, there would be a public hearing to set the

563
00:45:29,240 --> 00:45:34,680
fees and the second reading of the ordinance, and then there would be a 45 day objection

564
00:45:34,680 --> 00:45:41,160
period outlined in state statute, where the HAA would not proceed if 45 percent are more

565
00:45:41,160 --> 00:45:46,720
of the owner's file and objection. The city will accept agreements upfront if they wish

566
00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:52,780
to pay upfront, and then some of it would begin construction, and then we've returned to council

567
00:45:52,780 --> 00:45:57,120
to finalize the details in a development agreement and issue the bonds.

568
00:46:00,120 --> 00:46:00,640
The public hearing

569
00:46:00,640 --> 00:46:06,000
notice was published in the sunsaler and mailed to the home owners. Today, I have not received

570
00:46:06,000 --> 00:46:12,000
any public comments. I'm happy to answer any questions. Otherwise, I'll turn it over to you for

571
00:46:12,000 --> 00:46:18,020
the public hearing. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to do any comments from council.

572
00:46:18,020 --> 00:46:18,600
I think

573
00:46:20,810 --> 00:46:32,230
we've gone through this item quite a few times since I think the council is familiar with this, so I think it would be good to hear from the folks of the audience if there's any comments on this.

574
00:46:33,390 --> 00:46:48,910
And then we'll return no written material, so I'm going to open the public hearing on some of it on seven housing improvement area is now open the purpose of this hearing is for city council to hear testimony and take action relating to some of it on seven HIA anyone present will be given the opportunity to be heard.

575
00:46:48,910 --> 00:46:57,090
And official record is being made of what is being said at the hearing, therefore, persons addressing council are requested to begin by stating their name and address.

576
00:46:57,690 --> 00:47:02,870
Only one person may speak at a time. This is a time for public testimony. No debate is allowed.

577
00:47:03,310 --> 00:47:08,550
Your comments should be directed to city council and out of respect for everyone. Please keep the comments on topic.

578
00:47:08,870 --> 00:47:17,970
I'm very repeat. This is in social media. This is our community. And so the as respectful as you can to folks in the room moving forward with the constructive outcome.

579
00:47:20,230 --> 00:47:26,050
All right. And without anyone willing to speak tonight, we're welcome to step forward.

580
00:47:26,890 --> 00:47:31,010
And I should mention it's a three minute time limit. And so you'll get a.

581
00:47:31,090 --> 00:47:34,330
You'll see cards at 30 seconds and then a card it when.

582
00:47:34,850 --> 00:47:36,770
Oh, one minute on this.

583
00:47:37,670 --> 00:47:39,050
Oh, you give that a one minute.

584
00:47:39,390 --> 00:47:39,650
I'm like.

585
00:47:39,910 --> 00:47:40,050
That's it.

586
00:47:40,410 --> 00:47:40,890
Okay.

587
00:47:41,630 --> 00:47:42,350
All right.

588
00:47:43,110 --> 00:47:43,590
Okay.

589
00:47:44,670 --> 00:47:47,050
We have anyone wishing to come up and speak on this.

590
00:47:52,810 --> 00:47:54,590
Good evening, Mayor and Council members.

591
00:47:55,350 --> 00:47:56,370
Thank you again, my name is Rohit.

592
00:47:56,450 --> 00:47:57,010
Supermanium.

593
00:47:57,290 --> 00:47:59,750
I'm the treasurer of the Board of the Home and Association

594
00:47:59,750 --> 00:48:00,970
of Summit on 7.

595
00:48:01,150 --> 00:48:03,010
You heard from me last month.

596
00:48:03,950 --> 00:48:07,170
And I think heard more detail regarding the urgency

597
00:48:07,170 --> 00:48:10,870
of the project from a structural and construction standpoint.

598
00:48:11,970 --> 00:48:13,790
And then obviously speaking to the financing

599
00:48:13,790 --> 00:48:15,510
of last resort option as well.

600
00:48:15,670 --> 00:48:17,950
So I won't go into all those details again

601
00:48:17,950 --> 00:48:20,430
and repeat given the time constraints,

602
00:48:20,430 --> 00:48:27,730
but just wanted to reiterate on behalf of our community, our appreciation and gratitude for the council

603
00:48:27,730 --> 00:48:34,090
considering this we really are truly in a position of last resort here with the HIV financing

604
00:48:35,090 --> 00:48:40,570
and very much looking forward to working together with all of you to make sure that we make the necessary

605
00:48:40,570 --> 00:48:47,510
improvements to our building and do so in a way that's affordable to the community members that live in the building.

606
00:48:47,510 --> 00:48:53,510
The large crowd that was alluded to earlier is primarily the summit on seven residents.

607
00:48:53,970 --> 00:48:57,630
There's I think about a dozen in attendance along with me.

608
00:48:58,070 --> 00:49:08,350
And as I noted last time, we had very quickly were able to obtain signatures from well over 75% of the unit owners in the building and support of the HIA.

609
00:49:08,890 --> 00:49:13,530
So there's broad support in the building for the project and it's been a process.

610
00:49:13,530 --> 00:49:16,530
That's where we're looking forward to getting it done and putting it behind us.

611
00:49:17,650 --> 00:49:19,970
Thank you so much for those comments.

612
00:49:21,070 --> 00:49:22,750
Anyone else who is pushing to speak

613
00:49:27,580 --> 00:49:29,140
with a little awkward silence?

614
00:49:34,260 --> 00:49:34,380
Okay.

615
00:49:34,720 --> 00:49:36,600
We have a motion to close the public here.

616
00:49:36,820 --> 00:49:36,920
Follow.

617
00:49:37,440 --> 00:49:38,160
We have a second.

618
00:49:38,460 --> 00:49:38,960
Thank you.

619
00:49:39,120 --> 00:49:40,120
On paper say aye.

620
00:49:42,900 --> 00:49:43,500
Councilmember Goodland.

621
00:49:43,720 --> 00:49:45,800
Did you once did you say aye?

622
00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:46,580
Well, I did.

623
00:49:46,580 --> 00:49:46,960
I did you.

624
00:49:47,140 --> 00:49:47,440
All right.

625
00:49:47,720 --> 00:49:48,480
Close the public hearing.

626
00:49:48,840 --> 00:49:49,780
Because unanimous.

627
00:49:51,220 --> 00:49:52,600
Any comments or council.

628
00:49:54,810 --> 00:49:59,910
I just want to thank the staff for putting together.

629
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:12,500
Part of the HIA approval criteria. I think that was very descriptive and the challenge is that they are facing and it was a good document too.

630
00:50:17,610 --> 00:50:29,050
Yeah, I think it's challenging too, right? When you find yourself in the situation like that, it's to be between the rock and a hard place. That's not a fun place to be for anybody and realize that it's one of the last chances.

631
00:50:29,050 --> 00:50:33,870
and I think it's a shout out that we can still preserve affordable housing for everybody too,

632
00:50:34,010 --> 00:50:38,130
you know, it's just affordable at 80% of my and all the numbers but it's still preserving

633
00:50:38,130 --> 00:50:42,810
your homes, right? Like we said this last meeting, I said it like you drive by on Highway 7,

634
00:50:42,930 --> 00:50:47,430
Hopkins crossroad, looks good from there, you get up closer and you start sealing, seeing the challenges

635
00:50:47,430 --> 00:50:55,250
you're all talking about. Yeah, I thank you for the process and showing up, that's one of the

636
00:50:55,250 --> 00:51:00,150
things, a lot of people don't show up, but if you're asking for these things, but I understand

637
00:51:00,150 --> 00:51:03,470
the circumstance doesn't, you know, happy to help.

638
00:51:05,470 --> 00:51:05,890
Yeah, the comments.

639
00:51:07,030 --> 00:51:07,730
Thank you, Councilmember.

640
00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:12,860
All right.

641
00:51:13,320 --> 00:51:17,620
Well, I just, this is impressive the organization with our staff.

642
00:51:17,800 --> 00:51:22,580
I echo those comments as well, pulling this together, but also all of you folks in organizing

643
00:51:22,580 --> 00:51:23,200
this.

644
00:51:23,720 --> 00:51:29,560
There was some concerns expressed, you know, what if we put this to a lot there?

645
00:51:29,560 --> 00:51:33,920
And it's a really, it's a creative tool that you all have come up with to help solve a really

646
00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:36,060
unique problem that you're facing.

647
00:51:36,880 --> 00:51:39,640
And there are some concerns about it, you know, what if everyone does this to the city?

648
00:51:39,720 --> 00:51:44,020
And I think you can all speak to the fact that there's not a fun process to go through.

649
00:51:44,060 --> 00:51:49,240
So I don't have a whole lot of concerns about that in terms of how the debt is being used

650
00:51:49,240 --> 00:51:49,780
for this.

651
00:51:49,780 --> 00:51:51,740
It's an assessment back onto the property.

652
00:51:52,540 --> 00:51:54,820
And so there's not a whole lot of risk for the city in this.

653
00:51:54,840 --> 00:51:56,540
And I just want to state that out loud.

654
00:51:57,340 --> 00:52:02,860
It's debt that's looked at very differently than, say, bonding debt of the street project that we just looked at.

655
00:52:03,280 --> 00:52:09,500
And so you all are taking on this debt and you're all together in that.

656
00:52:10,500 --> 00:52:12,800
I was surprised if I were going to hear an exchange.

657
00:52:13,800 --> 00:52:14,820
So it's just impressive.

658
00:52:15,080 --> 00:52:16,360
Everything that you've brought together.

659
00:52:17,260 --> 00:52:23,700
This is going to raise the value of a really great property in Hopkins to it, a really great location.

660
00:52:23,700 --> 00:52:30,920
you guys have a great location there and access to a lot of amenities and so I'm glad we could come up

661
00:52:30,920 --> 00:52:37,300
with a constructive solution and ever could work together on this so thank you so much. And with that

662
00:52:37,300 --> 00:52:44,160
do I have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve for first reading ordinance 2025-1226 establishing

663
00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:51,940
summit on 7 housing improvement area. Second. All in favour say aye. Aye. Aye. I'll oppose

664
00:52:51,940 --> 00:52:56,800
here you know and that passes unanimously as well we're getting a lot of us tonight.

665
00:52:57,140 --> 00:52:58,920
Thank you.

666
00:52:59,020 --> 00:52:59,560
Thank you everyone.

667
00:53:06,820 --> 00:53:12,240
Next up we have a resolution we should have like segway music.

668
00:53:14,360 --> 00:53:15,640
segway music.

669
00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:20,280
A resolution giving host approval to issuance by the city of St.

670
00:53:20,280 --> 00:53:28,200
on a feces Minnesota of its health care revenue bonds series twenty twenty five under Minnesota

671
00:53:28,200 --> 00:53:34,280
statues section four sixty nine dot one fifty two three four sixty nine dot one sixty five.

672
00:53:35,100 --> 00:53:38,820
Thank you. Here in council. My name is Nick Bishop. I'm the city's finance director.

673
00:53:39,760 --> 00:53:44,780
I was hoping everyone would clear out after the first hearing. So I didn't have to get the one to clear the

674
00:53:44,780 --> 00:53:47,960
But that's how it happens.

675
00:53:49,320 --> 00:53:57,660
I'm here tonight to host the public hearing and also ask for approval for the city of St.

676
00:53:57,660 --> 00:54:04,580
Bonnificious to issue revenue obligations for August and a travel view homes.

677
00:54:04,580 --> 00:54:19,300
back in the fall of 2023 Augustana Chapel view had their development of a 88-bed skilled nursing facility approved by City Council.

678
00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:23,260
It will be located at 412-5th Avenue North.

679
00:54:23,980 --> 00:54:27,380
They have been working on getting financing for that project,

680
00:54:28,520 --> 00:54:35,420
And they have been working with the city of St. Boniface to issue these revenue obligations.

681
00:54:36,740 --> 00:54:40,260
And this does require host approval by the city of Hopkins.

682
00:54:41,700 --> 00:54:45,060
You know, after tonight, there's very little involvement with the city of Hopkins.

683
00:54:45,340 --> 00:54:50,100
These are not our bonds. There's no tax obligation to the city.

684
00:54:51,060 --> 00:54:58,080
There's really nothing, you know, that could come financially bad to the city for improving this resolution.

685
00:54:59,780 --> 00:54:59,960
This is...

686
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:24,940
It is a government under Minnesota statutes for 69. They require that we have a public hearing and that the city of Hopkins City Council give host approval. So I'll open it up. Any questions that the council may have? I should also say we have the CFO of Cassia Kathy Youngquest and Dan Anderson from Tathlaw.

687
00:55:24,940 --> 00:55:27,740
I think maybe some of the few only people left here.

688
00:55:28,760 --> 00:55:30,700
If you have any questions for them.

689
00:55:31,040 --> 00:55:32,040
Thank you for coming this evening.

690
00:55:32,240 --> 00:55:33,680
Did you just want to explain why this too?

691
00:55:33,720 --> 00:55:35,220
How this tool is used?

692
00:55:35,920 --> 00:55:37,380
It might be confusing for folks.

693
00:55:38,020 --> 00:55:38,860
Sure, cities.

694
00:55:39,800 --> 00:55:40,260
Oh, come in.

695
00:55:40,460 --> 00:55:41,200
This is maybe.

696
00:55:41,500 --> 00:55:42,560
How common is this?

697
00:55:43,720 --> 00:55:47,200
This is something that I think the city has done.

698
00:55:47,880 --> 00:55:49,960
Maybe once every two years.

699
00:55:51,080 --> 00:55:54,020
Non-profits under the State Statue

700
00:55:54,020 --> 00:55:59,340
under federal tax law can issue taxes on behalf of nonprofit organizations.

701
00:56:00,220 --> 00:56:08,820
We have done this for the Blake school in the past, and we have also done it for, we

702
00:56:08,820 --> 00:56:10,100
would it for the Burns Building.

703
00:56:10,880 --> 00:56:15,000
But it's just basically a mechanism where they can issue tax exempt bonds at a lower rate

704
00:56:15,000 --> 00:56:17,940
because of their status and the project that we're doing.

705
00:56:20,460 --> 00:56:29,440
And there's this kind of this nexus provision, I think they call it where a different city can and work the issue of those thoughts.

706
00:56:30,690 --> 00:56:31,950
Thank you.

707
00:56:33,380 --> 00:56:35,440
We have no written documents.

708
00:56:35,780 --> 00:56:36,240
I'm sure.

709
00:56:36,580 --> 00:56:37,520
There are no written documents.

710
00:56:38,360 --> 00:56:39,460
I imagine.

711
00:56:41,120 --> 00:56:41,520
All right.

712
00:56:41,980 --> 00:56:47,260
Can I get a, can I get a present pronunciation on one of faces? I've heard it three times now.

713
00:56:47,260 --> 00:56:49,120
To the point, I'm a person.

714
00:56:49,300 --> 00:56:50,080
He's a person.

715
00:56:50,100 --> 00:56:51,900
I was, I honestly seen Bonnie.

716
00:56:52,320 --> 00:56:52,520
Yeah.

717
00:56:52,520 --> 00:56:52,680
I see Bonnie.

718
00:56:53,280 --> 00:56:53,900
But I see Bonnie.

719
00:56:55,800 --> 00:56:56,840
All right.

720
00:56:57,460 --> 00:56:59,300
The public hearing regarding health care

721
00:56:59,300 --> 00:57:02,960
facility and a consenting to, and consenting to the

722
00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:05,280
issuance of revenue obligations by the city of

723
00:57:05,280 --> 00:57:07,940
St. Bonnie for the benefit of August Anna

724
00:57:07,940 --> 00:57:09,900
Chapel of U homes is now open.

725
00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:11,880
The purpose of this hearing is for the city council

726
00:57:11,880 --> 00:57:14,500
to hear testimony and take action relating to the issuance of

727
00:57:15,140 --> 00:57:19,660
obligations by the City of Monophages for the benefit of Augustana Chapel of Yuhomes.

728
00:57:20,060 --> 00:57:22,860
And official record is being made of what has been set at this hearing.

729
00:57:23,260 --> 00:57:27,680
Therefore, persons addressing the council are requested to begin by stating their name and address

730
00:57:27,680 --> 00:57:29,560
only one person may speak at a time.

731
00:57:29,600 --> 00:57:31,160
I don't think we're going to have a problem with that.

732
00:57:31,580 --> 00:57:33,260
This is a time for public testimony.

733
00:57:33,400 --> 00:57:34,380
No debate is allowed.

734
00:57:35,120 --> 00:57:37,060
Your comments should be directed to City Council.

735
00:57:37,180 --> 00:57:40,480
Out of respect for everyone, please keep your comments on topic.

736
00:57:40,820 --> 00:57:43,620
And I'll also save the social media piece on this one.

737
00:57:44,740 --> 00:57:46,860
And with that, the public hearing is open.

738
00:57:46,880 --> 00:57:48,400
Does anyone wish to come up and speak?

739
00:57:57,520 --> 00:57:58,180
All right.

740
00:57:58,620 --> 00:57:58,720
Yeah.

741
00:57:58,720 --> 00:57:58,980
Go ahead.

742
00:57:59,520 --> 00:58:02,240
Do we have a motion to close the public hearing?

743
00:58:02,260 --> 00:58:02,720
I'm moved.

744
00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:03,140
Second.

745
00:58:04,100 --> 00:58:05,040
On paper, say aye.

746
00:58:05,300 --> 00:58:05,420
Aye.

747
00:58:06,200 --> 00:58:08,980
In the public hearing is closed any comments from council.

748
00:58:17,490 --> 00:58:18,850
I think for I will go to the next.

749
00:58:19,490 --> 00:58:22,870
I just want to say thank you for coming up with this tool.

750
00:58:22,910 --> 00:58:25,410
I know we've played this role for other developments in the past.

751
00:58:25,630 --> 00:58:26,870
Like you mentioned with Blake.

752
00:58:27,410 --> 00:58:29,390
And it's great that there's tools like this out there.

753
00:58:29,390 --> 00:58:33,490
so we can be part of making these projects happen.

754
00:58:34,090 --> 00:58:36,030
So hopefully this is a useful tool for you

755
00:58:36,030 --> 00:58:37,330
and moving forward.

756
00:58:38,810 --> 00:58:40,330
That's a kind of read the vote,

757
00:58:41,110 --> 00:58:42,330
but do we have a motion on this?

758
00:58:52,400 --> 00:58:54,320
I will make a resolution giving host

759
00:58:54,320 --> 00:58:56,020
approval to the issuance by the city

760
00:58:56,020 --> 00:58:56,940
of St. Bonaface,

761
00:58:57,100 --> 00:58:59,780
this Minnesota of the Healthcare Revenue Bonds,

762
00:58:59,900 --> 00:59:01,120
Augustine on Chapel View,

763
00:59:01,120 --> 00:59:04,000
Homes Inc Project Series 2025,

764
00:59:04,300 --> 00:59:08,920
under Minnesota statute sections four six four six nine dot one five two

765
00:59:08,920 --> 00:59:10,920
through 4, 6, 9, that one, 6, 5.

766
00:59:13,260 --> 00:59:14,000
Do I have a second?

767
00:59:14,460 --> 00:59:15,160
Back up.

768
00:59:15,300 --> 00:59:16,100
Hold on, say we're say aye.

769
00:59:16,320 --> 00:59:17,060
Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

770
00:59:17,160 --> 00:59:17,600
Opposed.

771
00:59:18,320 --> 00:59:20,060
There are none that passes unanimously.

772
00:59:20,540 --> 00:59:21,920
Thank you so much for coming this evening.

773
00:59:22,100 --> 00:59:22,860
You're recording this together.

774
00:59:23,240 --> 00:59:23,460
Thank you.

775
00:59:24,800 --> 00:59:25,280
Thank you.

776
00:59:26,780 --> 00:59:27,140
All right.

777
00:59:27,300 --> 00:59:28,600
Next up on new business.

778
00:59:28,800 --> 00:59:31,320
If I can find agenda again.

779
00:59:31,920 --> 00:59:33,740
Resolution to accepting is an award

780
00:59:33,740 --> 00:59:37,320
contracts for Central Avenue Street and Utility Improvement City Project.

781
00:59:37,320 --> 00:59:46,040
2024-10. Welcome back. Good evening, man. Council. Let's go to be back. We're up here now,

782
00:59:46,280 --> 00:59:54,580
just to ask you to adopt a resolution 2527 and 2528, which is accepting the business and the

783
00:59:54,580 --> 00:59:59,360
contract or the construction project we had the assessment for previously.

784
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:05,880
All the information was in the previous presentation, but we're up here for any questions, the council may have.

785
01:00:07,800 --> 01:00:09,240
Any comments on this?

786
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:18,140
I just want to say that this is a third project we've done since I've been here where we did it to your project.

787
01:00:18,300 --> 01:00:19,740
We did interlocking in the presidential.

788
01:00:20,500 --> 01:00:24,320
Now, I have a news in each time we've saved significant money, so

789
01:00:24,320 --> 01:00:27,740
Gooters to the whole team, which includes this council and pass council's first.

790
01:00:28,040 --> 01:00:32,180
I had been doing it to your project, so it's a significant savings.

791
01:00:32,180 --> 01:00:38,280
I think we forget sometimes, you know, the same as we've already accumulated in previous projects all right.

792
01:00:38,280 --> 01:00:40,420
Thank you.

793
01:00:40,520 --> 01:00:44,260
All right. With that, do we have a motion on this one?

794
01:00:44,720 --> 01:00:53,080
I moved to a dopper resolution 2025-027 resolution accepting bids central avenue street and utility improvements.

795
01:00:53,080 --> 01:01:07,980
City Project 2024-10 and adopt a resolution 2025-028 resolution for award-of-contract Central Avenue Street in Utility Improvement City Project 2024-10.

796
01:01:07,980 --> 01:01:09,800
That was second. Second.

797
01:01:10,300 --> 01:01:11,180
Fabers the aye.

798
01:01:11,320 --> 01:01:11,880
Aye.

799
01:01:12,540 --> 01:01:13,140
Opposed.

800
01:01:14,000 --> 01:01:14,740
Hearing none.

801
01:01:15,120 --> 01:01:15,740
That motion carries.

802
01:01:15,960 --> 01:01:16,600
Thank you.

803
01:01:16,600 --> 01:01:17,340
Thank you, Mayor Council.

804
01:01:17,660 --> 01:01:18,460
Thank you.

805
01:01:22,420 --> 01:01:22,760
All right.

806
01:01:26,500 --> 01:01:34,220
Resolution provided for the sale of this $7,645,000 general obligation bond series 2025A.

807
01:01:35,100 --> 01:01:36,060
Excuse you.

808
01:01:36,240 --> 01:01:36,760
Mayor Council.

809
01:01:37,020 --> 01:01:38,260
Again, make push-up.

810
01:01:38,420 --> 01:01:39,860
Finance Director for the city.

811
01:01:39,860 --> 01:01:46,880
Tonight, I'm here to ask you to authorize the sale of about $7.6 million bonds,

812
01:01:47,420 --> 01:01:52,120
primarily to fund the Street Reconstruction Project that we've already discussed tonight,

813
01:01:53,020 --> 01:01:58,420
and also a small portion to fund a water and sewer state of fiber project.

814
01:01:59,700 --> 01:02:04,100
You know, I've gotten a lot of questions about debt. I have some slides prepared to kind of talk

815
01:02:04,100 --> 01:02:09,360
about debt in general and debt related to this project, and also related to the summit on

816
01:02:09,360 --> 01:02:15,940
seven HA bonds. I'm going to go through before I, I'm hoping to be you to all your questions

817
01:02:15,940 --> 01:02:20,020
and answer everything that you're thinking about that before you can ask me the questions.

818
01:02:20,600 --> 01:02:27,960
So, that's your challenge. Okay, first of all, just a broad kind of overview of what we use

819
01:02:27,960 --> 01:02:33,940
that for at the city. Street reconstruction projects, which includes water, sewer, and storm, sewer

820
01:02:33,940 --> 01:02:40,540
systems in addition to the actual road. We use it to pay for facilities, the renovation of city hall,

821
01:02:40,680 --> 01:02:46,780
renovation of the Hopkins Pavilion. I'm also for the parking ramp. We've used it to pay for parks,

822
01:02:47,020 --> 01:02:52,660
Cottageville Park, Burns Park, Oax Park, the most recent parks with that outstanding. We have

823
01:02:52,660 --> 01:02:58,820
issued equipment certificates. That's for like large-scale equipment with a life of 10 years or more.

824
01:02:59,820 --> 01:03:03,900
I mean, most notably, be fire trucks, dump trucks in as the emboony.

825
01:03:05,640 --> 01:03:08,060
We've also issued tax increment debt.

826
01:03:08,760 --> 01:03:16,300
These were issued for the super-value project, way back in the 2000s, like the late 2000s.

827
01:03:16,540 --> 01:03:20,400
They were used for infrastructure improvements related to that project.

828
01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:23,940
They're fully paid for by tax increments.

829
01:03:24,280 --> 01:03:26,680
But that is one of the reasons we have that outstanding.

830
01:03:27,980 --> 01:03:33,200
housing improvement areas have given this similar presentation the past couple of years

831
01:03:33,200 --> 01:03:38,160
as part of our community engagement event. This is new, new to the presentation not necessarily

832
01:03:38,160 --> 01:03:44,840
new to the city. The mayor alluded to this but these are paid entirely by property owners.

833
01:03:45,520 --> 01:03:50,640
Very similar to a special assessment called the housing improvement area fee but that's security

834
01:03:50,640 --> 01:03:58,140
against their property and they are essentially supposed to be and have paid the full cost of that debt.

835
01:03:59,620 --> 01:04:04,360
We use debt because it's hard. It's unnecessary for the city's taxpayers' right now.

836
01:04:04,400 --> 01:04:11,800
The projects that they may want, they may need. There's a 15-year payback period on most of our debt.

837
01:04:13,060 --> 01:04:16,940
And we wouldn't be able to do the projects we've done if we hadn't issued debt so far.

838
01:04:18,320 --> 01:04:20,440
We pay for debt with a tax level.

839
01:04:20,860 --> 01:04:22,620
We pay for debt with special assessments.

840
01:04:22,800 --> 01:04:24,900
You just have a special assessment hearing tonight.

841
01:04:25,820 --> 01:04:27,700
Charges for water, sewer, and storm sewer,

842
01:04:27,940 --> 01:04:29,620
paying for their portion of the debt.

843
01:04:30,080 --> 01:04:31,280
We have tax increments.

844
01:04:31,460 --> 01:04:34,480
They go towards some of our debt in housing improvement areas.

845
01:04:35,480 --> 01:04:38,120
If we are on track, issue those other debt.

846
01:04:39,940 --> 01:04:42,480
We are in the middle of a plan to complete all the city

847
01:04:42,480 --> 01:04:50,540
reached by 2030. We also issued debt for eighth avenue artery and bleak road, which are kind

848
01:04:50,540 --> 01:04:54,940
of impreporation for the light rail and those connections that we've made.

849
01:04:57,890 --> 01:04:59,150
Just looking at our debt,

850
01:04:59,370 --> 01:04:59,950
we have about 80.

851
01:05:00,000 --> 01:05:16,960
Before a million dollars of debt outstanding, this is the figure that will be in our audit at the end of December 2024, about 62% of that is supported by taxes, about 29% of that is supported by utilities and 9% is supported by tax increments.

852
01:05:19,380 --> 01:05:25,340
If we kind of focus in on what we pay for with tax lobby 75% of that is for those street projects,

853
01:05:26,180 --> 01:05:32,960
4% for equipment, 10% for parts, and 11% for facilities like City Hall and the Pavilion.

854
01:05:35,700 --> 01:05:41,000
I know looking at this vet profile, this is a lot to look at, but pretty much what you need to know

855
01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:47,880
orange is the debt that we have outstanding. If we issued no more debt, we'd pay that off by

856
01:05:47,880 --> 01:05:58,340
2040. Blue is what we plan to issue. That's new debt. The kind of the blue chunk in 2025 includes

857
01:05:58,340 --> 01:06:04,260
both what I'm asking you to approve tonight and also the related debt from someone on seven HIA.

858
01:06:04,920 --> 01:06:24,500
So our debt would increase, these are projections based on our CIP, but our debt would continue to go up through 2027 to about 94 million, which point it would start going down until it's all paid off in like 2045.

859
01:06:24,500 --> 01:06:31,450
these are one range projections, but kind of based on what we have.

860
01:06:31,650 --> 01:06:35,570
I'm focusing more in on what our debt might look like in 2025.

861
01:06:36,610 --> 01:06:40,910
I tried to put these into what I felt were relevant categories.

862
01:06:41,790 --> 01:06:45,350
Tax, let me support a debt that's paid for by utilities,

863
01:06:45,830 --> 01:06:48,170
tax increments, and then housing improvement areas.

864
01:06:49,670 --> 01:06:51,150
You know, we have that same number,

865
01:06:51,150 --> 01:07:10,330
$84 million of standing, you know, our debt that I'm asking you to approve right now for central avenues will be partially about 45% will be tax-loving supported. That's going to be paid for by both special assessments and also tax-loving.

866
01:07:10,990 --> 01:07:17,650
about 55% of it is related to URE utilities, so what you pay for your water, your sewer, your

867
01:07:17,650 --> 01:07:24,490
storm, sewer will go in and pay for that debt. Our tax increment debt, what we've not

868
01:07:24,490 --> 01:07:29,130
planned issuing anything for that, so that will decrease in this year, based on what we've

869
01:07:29,130 --> 01:07:38,810
paid, and then that line for housing improvement areas that will go down. So whereas our total debt

870
01:07:38,810 --> 01:07:46,070
is projected to go up from about 84 to almost 89 million if you kind of look at that first column

871
01:07:46,070 --> 01:07:55,010
our tax service supported debt would actually go down. So it's kind of an issue to me of what's

872
01:07:55,010 --> 01:07:59,590
important to you and what you're focused on and I'm always focused on the tax lobby and so seeing

873
01:07:59,590 --> 01:08:06,710
the fact that we have the tax that we supported debt going down is a good thing.

874
01:08:09,450 --> 01:08:11,870
This is my last slide, so you are, do you?

875
01:08:19,570 --> 01:08:28,150
So, kind of focusing back in on the 2025 ADAT, Nick Amitouchio talked about it a little bit.

876
01:08:28,950 --> 01:08:31,630
The packet tonight has a pre-sale report.

877
01:08:32,350 --> 01:08:36,930
I think Elers put this together last week on like April 9th.

878
01:08:36,930 --> 01:08:41,650
It has a bond sale with projected rates.

879
01:08:41,650 --> 01:08:47,470
plus an additional 50 basis points, which just means an additional half a percent.

880
01:08:47,870 --> 01:08:54,890
It has a true interest cost of 6.3 percent, and we have a special assessment policy that says

881
01:08:54,890 --> 01:09:03,290
we'll assess at 2% above that, so that is where that 8.3 percent projected interest rate came in.

882
01:09:03,610 --> 01:09:11,290
In regards to the special assessments, full cell the bonds on May 20th, and then we would have interest

883
01:09:11,290 --> 01:09:16,950
period for people to pay off their special assessments from essentially made 21st when they

884
01:09:16,950 --> 01:09:22,890
re-let or when they know the amount of the interest rate I should say they could pay it off this month

885
01:09:22,890 --> 01:09:28,090
but they would not have that information on what the interest rate is but they can pay that off

886
01:09:28,090 --> 01:09:34,830
through July 31st with no interest and then on August 1st we started our interest period related to that.

887
01:09:36,510 --> 01:09:41,270
I would also say that I looked into some of the timing of the payment options related

888
01:09:41,270 --> 01:09:48,270
to the debt, our special assessments that we collect related to these bonds are actually part

889
01:09:48,270 --> 01:09:53,690
of the pre-sale report and part of how we put our bond finding things together. So we're not

890
01:09:53,690 --> 01:09:59,950
really able to offer a longer time period. There could be scenarios where we off.

891
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:07,660
For, you know, a payment period that shorter than our debt, we also have a special assessment program, so we

892
01:10:07,660 --> 01:10:13,820
had to retrieve removal, private water and sewer repair that we would have that flexibility to kind of change

893
01:10:13,820 --> 01:10:21,360
or mix and match, let the resident or whoever is being assessed side, but the special assessments

894
01:10:21,360 --> 01:10:28,940
related to these bonds. I feel really need to be tied to the length of bonds that we issued.

895
01:10:31,420 --> 01:10:33,380
With that, I think I've covered everything.

896
01:10:34,900 --> 01:10:39,280
We had a great resident academy where I had some really good questions, so you guys

897
01:10:39,280 --> 01:10:40,360
got to live up to that.

898
01:10:43,460 --> 01:10:48,380
I would say I think it's really important that we talk about tax-loving supported debt and

899
01:10:48,380 --> 01:10:54,060
make that differentiation when we're talking and we just had a conversation right before

900
01:10:54,060 --> 01:11:01,840
this and how tax or sorry, how our debt can be used and it's when it's assessed on the property.

901
01:11:01,980 --> 01:11:03,040
It's not our debt to pay.

902
01:11:03,180 --> 01:11:09,640
It's the properties debt to pay and the taxpayers aren't paying that and there's folks want to

903
01:11:09,640 --> 01:11:14,600
make sure that folks don't use that misinformation or put that out as misinformation to the public.

904
01:11:15,760 --> 01:11:21,340
And so I think it's very important that we talk about tax-ledvy supported what are the taxpayers paying

905
01:11:21,340 --> 01:11:24,040
in terms of debt and being having that conversation.

906
01:11:26,000 --> 01:11:28,080
I also, you know, I mentioned earlier,

907
01:11:28,220 --> 01:11:29,660
talking about the street projects,

908
01:11:31,320 --> 01:11:32,760
I do think it's important we have a conversation

909
01:11:32,760 --> 01:11:37,180
about where we can pause in issuing more debt,

910
01:11:37,320 --> 01:11:38,460
realizing, as I'm saying,

911
01:11:38,580 --> 01:11:41,740
that just how the conversation about the infrastructure

912
01:11:42,440 --> 01:11:44,360
that's eroding underneath our feet

913
01:11:44,360 --> 01:11:47,300
in a lot of the streets is Hopkins was an old town.

914
01:11:47,640 --> 01:11:50,220
It was built in a similar time period

915
01:11:50,220 --> 01:11:53,280
of Minneapolis and so a lot of the infrastructure

916
01:11:53,940 --> 01:11:56,200
through the years, it's old infrastructure

917
01:11:56,200 --> 01:11:57,240
that we're replacing.

918
01:11:57,880 --> 01:12:00,440
So there's realities of that as well,

919
01:12:00,740 --> 01:12:02,060
but to least have those conversations

920
01:12:02,060 --> 01:12:05,020
and looking at public work sitting in the back row there.

921
01:12:06,240 --> 01:12:09,000
But dead is a significant part of our tax,

922
01:12:09,340 --> 01:12:11,860
the tax expert, people pay your in-hotings

923
01:12:11,860 --> 01:12:15,220
and whatever we can do to reduce the dead

924
01:12:15,220 --> 01:12:19,540
and I'm all in favor of using dead as a tool.

925
01:12:19,540 --> 01:12:25,220
what I mean, in the case of the condo building that we just talked about, that's actually going

926
01:12:25,960 --> 01:12:30,840
to reduce the tax levy, or sorry, reduce the tax pressure on residents, because it's going

927
01:12:30,840 --> 01:12:34,720
to increase the value of the property, the taxable value of the property, and so that's a reduction

928
01:12:34,720 --> 01:12:42,160
in burden. So to be able to use the tool that way, and we'll probably both the projects that

929
01:12:42,160 --> 01:12:47,280
we just talked about tonight, you know, that's a way that we can use utilized debt, and that

930
01:12:47,280 --> 01:12:52,940
it's same bodies, but to be able to utilize debt in ways that are helpful in the 325

931
01:12:52,940 --> 01:13:00,980
Blake Conversation, we're also talking about using tax assessment as a tool there, and that would

932
01:13:00,980 --> 01:13:05,480
be added debt, but that is, again, access to the property, and that would be adding value to the

933
01:13:05,480 --> 01:13:11,660
city and reducing tax pressure on folks. So I think it's really important when we're messaging,

934
01:13:12,000 --> 01:13:15,680
and we're bringing this forward that people in the community understand the difference, sorry,

935
01:13:15,680 --> 01:13:16,960
the difference between those.

936
01:13:24,620 --> 01:13:25,700
Any other comments from Council?

937
01:13:31,600 --> 01:13:32,680
Oh, I do have one more side.

938
01:13:33,880 --> 01:13:35,320
I thought you said you had one more.

939
01:13:35,460 --> 01:13:35,840
And I did.

940
01:13:35,900 --> 01:13:36,560
Did I say that?

941
01:13:36,960 --> 01:13:37,000
OK.

942
01:13:38,940 --> 01:13:43,940
So tonight, I'm asking you for authorization to begin working

943
01:13:43,940 --> 01:13:45,840
with Ellers, our municipal advisor.

944
01:13:46,960 --> 01:13:49,660
For the sale of general obligation

945
01:13:49,660 --> 01:13:55,620
on series 2025A for about 7.645 million.

946
01:13:55,620 --> 01:14:01,640
This is essentially half of the street reconstruction project.

947
01:14:01,820 --> 01:14:06,180
I know there's some work with the contractor in some flex areas,

948
01:14:07,520 --> 01:14:13,860
but the city engineer and I have talked and this will be enough for our cash flow.

949
01:14:14,620 --> 01:14:16,960
Based on the payments that we'll need to make the contractor,

950
01:14:18,200 --> 01:14:24,800
we will issue bonds again in 2026 for the second half of that project.

951
01:14:27,100 --> 01:14:29,780
Next steps would be on May 20th.

952
01:14:29,780 --> 01:14:35,280
We'll issue the 2025 A bonds at some later time.

953
01:14:35,420 --> 01:14:38,620
We'll issue 2025 B bonds for someone on seven.

954
01:14:40,160 --> 01:14:44,920
And if you go back to 2023, we issued general obligation

955
01:14:44,920 --> 01:14:48,200
temporary bonds to fund the 2023 suite project.

956
01:14:49,660 --> 01:14:52,600
And we have always had the intention and always had the plan

957
01:14:52,600 --> 01:14:58,820
to refinance them, this would not have any sort of change on our total outstanding debt.

958
01:15:00,340 --> 01:15:05,700
But those bonds essentially have a balloon payment that occurs on February 1st, 2026,

959
01:15:07,860 --> 01:15:14,080
and we will, I will be coming back to you to refinance them with font from font.

960
01:15:16,010 --> 01:15:20,930
All right. That is, that's basically what I have at the end. Any comments from Council?

961
01:15:24,380 --> 01:15:27,560
We've talked about the connections to this bond all night here.

962
01:15:27,560 --> 01:15:33,480
I think it's also important to echo the double A plus bond rating the city has that's extremely high

963
01:15:34,600 --> 01:15:39,500
That's doing a good job right like doing doing a good job with that and being a steward of that

964
01:15:39,860 --> 01:15:43,160
I know we're we have a lot of dead infrastructure like you spoke to

965
01:15:43,960 --> 01:15:47,020
Once we get through this we're kind of done in the core of downtown

966
01:15:47,020 --> 01:15:51,640
Maybe it is it time to take a time off for a year or two and do some ketchup

967
01:15:51,640 --> 01:15:55,060
There's always going to be projects. There's always going to be things, right?

968
01:15:55,060 --> 01:15:58,560
but these are some really large ones that are needed.

969
01:15:59,280 --> 01:15:59,680
So, yeah.

970
01:16:01,600 --> 01:16:02,160
Any other comments?

971
01:16:02,640 --> 01:16:02,860
Thank you.

972
01:16:03,140 --> 01:16:03,160
Thank you.

973
01:16:06,570 --> 01:16:08,790
Hearing none, seeing shaking of heads,

974
01:16:08,990 --> 01:16:10,250
do I have a motion on this one?

975
01:16:13,240 --> 01:16:16,600
I'll make a motion to adopt a resolution 2025-29,

976
01:16:17,100 --> 01:16:22,480
providing for the sale of 7,645,000 general obligation bonds,

977
01:16:23,060 --> 01:16:24,860
series 2025-8.

978
01:16:25,440 --> 01:16:26,040
Do I have a second?

979
01:16:27,020 --> 01:16:33,520
on Fibrecyi, I, I, I, I, I, all opposed hearing none that motion carries.

980
01:16:36,640 --> 01:16:37,120
Thank you, Director.

981
01:16:43,480 --> 01:16:48,540
There's nothing like presenting a park project after hearing one-up pause issuing that.

982
01:16:48,540 --> 01:16:52,720
I encourage you to listen to my presentation today.

983
01:16:53,320 --> 01:16:53,480
Breathe.

984
01:16:55,280 --> 01:16:58,880
Members of the council, I'm Laila and me, here I'm our special projects in an initiative

985
01:16:58,880 --> 01:17:03,360
in here, Mike Wontman from Fulton and the make is with me tonight and I'm going to give

986
01:17:03,360 --> 01:17:08,760
a brief update on Central Park. There are going to be a few items that come in May and I won't

987
01:17:08,760 --> 01:17:14,380
be here. I'm going to be on leave and so giving a little bit of a prep to that, also giving an

988
01:17:14,380 --> 01:17:20,700
update on this project. Our new Polk recruiter, Dustin Pavak, is going to present those items in May.

989
01:17:20,700 --> 01:17:25,340
I'm going to talk about them in this presentation and he is well-versed and is going to be supported

990
01:17:25,340 --> 01:17:31,020
by our consultants and staff but want to give you an update on this project before those items

991
01:17:31,020 --> 01:17:39,380
come before you. So just a background on this in 2022 and 2023 the city embarked on its first

992
01:17:39,380 --> 01:17:47,020
ever master parks system plan. This is a really necessary process because we've had sort of a

993
01:17:47,020 --> 01:17:52,060
scattered approach to the way that we've invested into our parks. Sometimes it's just been like,

994
01:17:52,060 --> 01:17:56,400
we have a really good idea or we have a really big community need but we've never really

995
01:17:56,400 --> 01:18:02,580
holistically looked at needs across the community and really thinking long-term about what

996
01:18:02,580 --> 01:18:08,180
that might look like for us to plan over a 20-year span and think about our Park System and

997
01:18:08,180 --> 01:18:13,460
investment. One of the things that we heard a lot during the Park System Master Plan was this idea

998
01:18:13,460 --> 01:18:17,580
of investing in our Park's infrastructure the same way that we do our road infrastructure, right?

999
01:18:17,580 --> 01:18:19,280
that it's a necessary service.

1000
01:18:19,640 --> 01:18:21,840
And people have the expectation of nice parks here.

1001
01:18:22,260 --> 01:18:24,440
I think we have a lot of parks for a forest

1002
01:18:24,440 --> 01:18:25,440
for a mile community.

1003
01:18:25,740 --> 01:18:29,460
We have, you know, 14 or 15 parks and natural spaces,

1004
01:18:29,940 --> 01:18:31,660
kind of depending on how you count them.

1005
01:18:32,380 --> 01:18:35,960
And they're all really lovely, but they're all starting

1006
01:18:35,960 --> 01:18:37,380
to age a little bit.

1007
01:18:37,680 --> 01:18:40,600
And so that was really our work to kind of get ahead of.

1008
01:18:40,740 --> 01:18:43,100
Thinking about how over a long period of time,

1009
01:18:43,100 --> 01:18:44,640
much like some of the work that we've done with row

1010
01:18:44,640 --> 01:18:49,060
construction work and community needs how we would plan for those investments.

1011
01:18:50,360 --> 01:18:55,400
The first project for the undertook from that is a redesign of central parks.

1012
01:18:55,600 --> 01:19:01,100
We've brought this item before you a couple of times as we engaged with Bolton and

1013
01:19:01,100 --> 01:19:07,040
make far engineering and JLGR architecture in 2024 to come on board and oversee that project.

1014
01:19:07,800 --> 01:19:13,560
We also joined, nine-mile creek watershed district, joined us in this project.

1015
01:19:13,860 --> 01:19:17,340
If you remember us talking about this, it last fall.

1016
01:19:18,120 --> 01:19:22,320
The head waters of the nine-mile creek are just south of this across Excel Sear Boulevard.

1017
01:19:23,320 --> 01:19:30,820
So everything that kind of flows down that direction and comes through the park, flows into the nine-mile creek,

1018
01:19:30,860 --> 01:19:35,700
affecting water quality across the nine-mile creek watershed district.

1019
01:19:36,200 --> 01:19:42,600
And that presents a really unique challenge because the soils and the type of conditions

1020
01:19:42,600 --> 01:19:44,920
that we see in Central Park are incredibly contaminated.

1021
01:19:46,000 --> 01:19:49,940
And so I think 9 Mile Creek Watershed District saw a real opportunity for this.

1022
01:19:50,060 --> 01:19:52,640
They've also have a really big equity focus on their work.

1023
01:19:52,860 --> 01:19:55,020
And they're thinking about places in the watershed district.

1024
01:19:55,120 --> 01:19:58,860
They really haven't historically invested in and have target populations.

1025
01:19:58,880 --> 01:19:59,960
They really want to invest.

1026
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:13,280
So, we're so grateful and lucky to have them as a partner in this work. But it has transformed kind of with the way that we've looked at this park project from what we saw in the park system master plan to what I'm going to show you tonight.

1027
01:20:13,600 --> 01:20:18,020
So I think that's really important context that our initial kind of way that we were talking about.

1028
01:20:19,180 --> 01:20:23,440
This park was really that hub for maybe a more of an adult focused park.

1029
01:20:23,440 --> 01:20:37,520
And we saw an engagement, and I'll kind of talk through that as well, what we saw in the master park system plan when residents were offered, what about naturalizing and what are some of these creek investments people really prioritizing that.

1030
01:20:38,100 --> 01:20:53,160
So we did a ton of engagement, we had an online survey which many of you may have taken and we did a ton of community events pop up events if you look in your packet you'll see a really amazing graphic that will mimic all of the engagement and hundreds of people who participated in that engagement.

1031
01:20:53,160 --> 01:20:57,800
And I want to give just a quick summary of that before we dive into the plan.

1032
01:20:58,660 --> 01:21:04,980
So, of the five reasons that people decide to visit Central Park, the biggest number one reason,

1033
01:21:05,140 --> 01:21:09,760
it's to attend an event, whether that's at the Pavilion, Raspberry Festival, or another event,

1034
01:21:10,280 --> 01:21:12,860
people think of Central Park as an event space.

1035
01:21:13,460 --> 01:21:17,100
At the very back of this, number five is to use the playground.

1036
01:21:17,600 --> 01:21:19,340
If you've been to Central Park,

1037
01:21:19,340 --> 01:21:24,680
It is my joke that my main nemesis in this town is the playground at Central Park.

1038
01:21:24,840 --> 01:21:29,860
It's in really poor condition, and so I think a lot of times I think use the playground

1039
01:21:29,860 --> 01:21:32,140
actually refers to the playground at Catherine Kern.

1040
01:21:32,740 --> 01:21:38,880
There's a larger playground that's at Catherine Kern that people often think of as a central park playground.

1041
01:21:39,840 --> 01:21:44,980
But even that is starting to show its age, we actually do the maintenance on that for the school district,

1042
01:21:45,080 --> 01:21:48,620
but it is really also starting to see the end of its useful life.

1043
01:21:48,620 --> 01:21:57,760
And so, you know, this was something a theme that we heard across all of our parks that are playgrounds are really starting to see that we're in tier and age across the community.

1044
01:21:59,000 --> 01:22:01,740
The things that people were most excited about are most satisfied.

1045
01:22:02,480 --> 01:22:15,540
Our pavilion, the past pickleball, if you've ever watched fast here at any point in the summer, you know that it is just driving with pickleball players outdoor hockey and then tennis courts.

1046
01:22:16,120 --> 01:22:18,980
tennis court saw highlight that as well that was a change from the master

1047
01:22:18,980 --> 01:22:23,800
park system plan that I'm going to talk about as well so thinking about

1048
01:22:23,800 --> 01:22:26,900
my needy's to approve my name is this the playground

1049
01:22:28,300 --> 01:22:32,140
um restrooms and picnic shelters were also really big one of the things that we've

1050
01:22:32,140 --> 01:22:36,020
talked about as we've engaged staff is the need for additional restrooms space here

1051
01:22:36,020 --> 01:22:40,120
we bring in port of pi d's but there's it's like it's that will can be a really

1052
01:22:40,120 --> 01:22:44,060
long walk across this park to get to the pavilion where we have those covered

1053
01:22:44,060 --> 01:22:52,840
structured restrooms. Improving that multi-use path, the path is a little bit odd and

1054
01:22:52,840 --> 01:22:58,040
you can't really cut through it. It is not a total straight shot. You know, we think about

1055
01:22:58,040 --> 01:23:02,700
people who may get off at the shady Oak Light Rail Station and cut through downtown that way

1056
01:23:02,700 --> 01:23:10,300
and it's pretty circuitous as it stands. And then improving the pavilion, which we are in the

1057
01:23:10,300 --> 01:23:15,060
It's kind of separately of a study for a feasibility and improving that structure.

1058
01:23:15,220 --> 01:23:19,540
You'll hear about that in the coming months, but people, people of the favelian.

1059
01:23:22,630 --> 01:23:25,810
And then thinking about what people want to see added into this.

1060
01:23:26,250 --> 01:23:31,550
Number one is that enhanced plantings and landscaping, especially when we talk in person and

1061
01:23:31,550 --> 01:23:35,570
we presented this partnership with the Watershed District, people got really excited.

1062
01:23:35,730 --> 01:23:40,630
I think sustainability over the past few years has really come as a core value for people

1063
01:23:40,630 --> 01:23:46,510
live in Hopkins and seeing the opportunity to have another space that's really naturalized

1064
01:23:46,510 --> 01:23:53,030
and is focused on the environment really comes through. You also see at number three shade

1065
01:23:53,670 --> 01:23:58,050
being another item that people really want to see. And I think in all forms, we saw from Pickleball

1066
01:23:58,050 --> 01:24:03,430
players, they're looking for shade structures so that they can grasp in between sets. But also

1067
01:24:03,430 --> 01:24:08,770
trees and other structures for if you're sitting out watching a kid at a playground right now,

1068
01:24:08,770 --> 01:24:14,550
in the complete sun. But then also other smaller amenities like lighting and

1069
01:24:14,550 --> 01:24:18,270
vet bike racks and then again, those more permanent restroom facilities.

1070
01:24:21,280 --> 01:24:21,560
So just

1071
01:24:21,560 --> 01:24:26,120
to recap of the engagement that we did. So we did quite a few community events.

1072
01:24:26,180 --> 01:24:30,200
We popped up that bear cave. We popped up at the winners farmers market a handful of

1073
01:24:30,200 --> 01:24:34,320
times. We hosted a movie night, console members on King Grito and I watched the

1074
01:24:34,320 --> 01:24:37,520
charity of my deducts, what a treat.

1075
01:24:38,200 --> 01:24:40,940
And so we did some movie nights.

1076
01:24:41,640 --> 01:24:45,360
We had one-on-one stakeholder meetings

1077
01:24:45,360 --> 01:24:49,340
with a ton of stakeholders, Raspberry-Fest, Access Hopkins,

1078
01:24:49,980 --> 01:24:52,940
our pickleball group, our softball users,

1079
01:24:53,560 --> 01:24:56,460
one initial idea for this park was to move volleyball here,

1080
01:24:56,760 --> 01:24:59,980
and we tried so hard to engage volleyball, which is fine.

1081
01:25:00,000 --> 01:25:04,980
of crazy, because it is like one of the most growing minitanka adults sports. And they were like,

1082
01:25:04,980 --> 01:25:10,260
no, thank you. And I think it's probably because they're very happy of Alipark, and we're likely

1083
01:25:10,260 --> 01:25:16,720
to leave them there. And we have really great amenities there that will improve Alipark. But we did

1084
01:25:16,720 --> 01:25:24,580
try very hard to come to a focus group. Talk to United, which is a club soccer team, aka sports,

1085
01:25:24,580 --> 01:25:30,640
which runs a very packed sports camp out of the pavilion and then uses central park as part

1086
01:25:30,640 --> 01:25:31,400
of that.

1087
01:25:31,500 --> 01:25:37,920
And then Minneapolis soccer club, which is a club soccer team that's a feeder sort of

1088
01:25:37,920 --> 01:25:42,280
to the minor, the major league soccer here in town.

1089
01:25:42,700 --> 01:25:47,000
And they have worked with our recreation partner to do some camps and training.

1090
01:25:47,000 --> 01:25:52,000
They're really focused on bringing their players out into community and working with it.

1091
01:25:52,660 --> 01:25:58,600
We also did several classroom visits at Alice Smith, so this is a drawing, a beautiful

1092
01:25:58,600 --> 01:26:05,280
drawing from a fourth grader who this is their vision for what the playground will look like.

1093
01:26:05,920 --> 01:26:11,580
I have never heard more times in my life than need for a zip line. I literally was like

1094
01:26:11,580 --> 01:26:15,300
at that point I was just promising kids like there's going to be a zip line guys don't worry.

1095
01:26:16,720 --> 01:26:21,700
And because I swear to you we probably have 200 of these and they all have a zip line

1096
01:26:24,440 --> 01:26:28,120
And then I can't leave out our youth advisory board.

1097
01:26:28,360 --> 01:26:33,340
They hosted a youth focus event where they did ice skating at the Pavilion and shared some

1098
01:26:33,340 --> 01:26:34,400
of their ideas.

1099
01:26:35,120 --> 01:26:39,140
They had just gotten a really lovely presentation from 9 Mile Creek at their Youth Advisory

1100
01:26:39,140 --> 01:26:39,840
Board meeting.

1101
01:26:40,260 --> 01:26:48,340
And so they were like 100% natural areas, but then also this idea of, you know, upgraded

1102
01:26:48,340 --> 01:26:52,040
an accessible play equipment and then maintaining those open spaces.

1103
01:26:53,220 --> 01:26:54,380
So I think they so cute.

1104
01:26:54,640 --> 01:26:55,440
We did a great job.

1105
01:26:55,660 --> 01:26:56,720
They put this all on themselves.

1106
01:26:57,020 --> 01:26:59,280
I literally just bought pretzels.

1107
01:26:59,420 --> 01:27:00,660
And if you need to cater pretzels,

1108
01:27:00,880 --> 01:27:02,120
Auntie and she does that apparently.

1109
01:27:04,080 --> 01:27:09,680
So this central park for all of the desires and wants for this park,

1110
01:27:09,780 --> 01:27:11,400
which I think there are many.

1111
01:27:12,840 --> 01:27:14,340
It's our second largest park.

1112
01:27:15,440 --> 01:27:17,380
It's right in the heart of our community.

1113
01:27:17,900 --> 01:27:25,520
there's a lot of challenges with this part. So one, and I outlined this in more detail in my staff report,

1114
01:27:26,300 --> 01:27:32,320
but one of the first issue is soil quality, so this was used as an unregulated landfill for a number of years,

1115
01:27:33,140 --> 01:27:40,680
and to do anything, right, to do to pick up the one shovel of dirt. We have to remediate some amount of soil here.

1116
01:27:40,680 --> 01:27:47,280
In the 2015 Pavilion construction process, soils were remediated, we were checking out soils and replacing them.

1117
01:27:47,620 --> 01:27:53,400
And so what that look like is can look like as a spectrum of how much soil remediation needs to be done,

1118
01:27:53,620 --> 01:27:57,520
but some degree of soil remediation will be needed to be done.

1119
01:27:58,240 --> 01:28:00,100
Flooding is also a huge issue.

1120
01:28:00,580 --> 01:28:03,380
It's an issue for this site, but also for the neighboring sites.

1121
01:28:03,460 --> 01:28:07,400
I've talked to people at the church to the north who say they rent a pump all the time.

1122
01:28:07,400 --> 01:28:12,200
talk to some of the apartment buildings who say they experience significant flooding.

1123
01:28:12,860 --> 01:28:20,120
And so improvements here, both in soil quality and flooding impacts would improve both our

1124
01:28:20,120 --> 01:28:25,360
field quality here, as well as make this park a little bit better and either to some of the

1125
01:28:25,360 --> 01:28:32,160
adjacent property owners. And then again, that contaminated soil, really in fact affects

1126
01:28:32,160 --> 01:28:58,780
storm water quality. This is just north like I said of the NIMO Creek water shed had waters. And so if we're able to do some cleaning of that and flood storage that will improve downstream effects for the entire creek. So it's a big part in addition to the idea that we may be able to do some education really create a formal had waters for this sort of a regional park amenity here as part of the redesign.

1127
01:28:59,740 --> 01:29:04,920
And then again, I think that there wasn't a really big ass in the engagement for a new

1128
01:29:04,920 --> 01:29:09,200
amenities when it comes to design. It's a really tight park. We're trying to fit a lot of

1129
01:29:09,200 --> 01:29:14,340
pieces in here. I remember looking at the first versions of this and that's your personal plan

1130
01:29:14,340 --> 01:29:19,740
of being like, oh, so many things you're trying to do in a very small space. But I think that

1131
01:29:19,740 --> 01:29:24,120
what was really helpful in this second round of engagement and really having a focus approach

1132
01:29:24,120 --> 01:29:29,820
on the park. Was that people like the amenities that they have here? It's all about making them better.

1133
01:29:30,240 --> 01:29:34,620
So we don't need more pickleball courts. It was more about how could we provide adjacent amenities

1134
01:29:34,620 --> 01:29:41,920
that would make playing pickleball at this park better. Or we don't need more of any one thing,

1135
01:29:42,140 --> 01:29:47,780
but we really want a better playground. We want better paths. And that was really a nice thing to

1136
01:29:47,780 --> 01:29:53,540
hear from the community and then along with that sort of desire for restoration and naturalizing

1137
01:29:53,540 --> 01:29:54,500
landscape.

1138
01:29:57,400 --> 01:29:59,960
So what does this look like in a revised?

1139
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:14,420
This version, I can kind of walk through this numerically here, just to make this easier. But this is our most recent plan that we utilize in some of the grant processes. I'm going to talk about in the future.

1140
01:30:15,580 --> 01:30:23,200
But this is taking kind of that refining down that concept from the Master Park System plan.

1141
01:30:23,200 --> 01:30:28,200
So, in number one, is a sunk in soccer slash flex field.

1142
01:30:28,680 --> 01:30:32,340
So, this is actually sort of a basin-style soccer field,

1143
01:30:32,360 --> 01:30:36,980
that would allow capturing stormwater during very significant flooding events,

1144
01:30:37,180 --> 01:30:39,080
before the most part would stay dry.

1145
01:30:39,560 --> 01:30:41,660
This also kind of creates an amphitheater field,

1146
01:30:41,860 --> 01:30:45,260
so you would actually be able to walk around this

1147
01:30:45,260 --> 01:30:46,880
and come down into it.

1148
01:30:47,020 --> 01:30:48,580
So, for things like Raspberry Fest,

1149
01:30:49,020 --> 01:30:53,180
it might actually make Raspberry Jam a more of an amphitheater-style experience,

1150
01:30:53,180 --> 01:31:08,800
You'll actually be lower below the fireworks, so some really cool ways that that will change the feel of this park by lowering that field while also addressing some of the flooding and what and so I'll call it the issues here.

1151
01:31:08,800 --> 01:31:12,640
up in the right upper right corner is number two.

1152
01:31:12,880 --> 01:31:16,200
Some of the engagement that I didn't talk about was doing a ton of engagement with Umba,

1153
01:31:16,300 --> 01:31:22,460
the medical academy, and then the Catholic school that is right across the park,

1154
01:31:22,660 --> 01:31:28,020
and teachers there were all really excited about the idea of having more of like a science

1155
01:31:28,020 --> 01:31:33,000
yard or outdoor learning. And so we've incorporated that up in the upper field. So we'll have

1156
01:31:33,000 --> 01:31:37,280
some stormwater pre-treatment there, but it'll also be a space that teachers can have kind of an

1157
01:31:37,280 --> 01:31:38,320
or a classroom.

1158
01:31:40,460 --> 01:31:46,660
Number three and ten is the play area with then a skating ribbon around it. So this

1159
01:31:46,660 --> 01:31:52,740
does remove the like outdoor free-style rink and transforms that into an area that would be

1160
01:31:52,740 --> 01:31:57,080
an unrefrigerated skating ribbon. So sort of like what happens at Burns Park where we

1161
01:31:57,080 --> 01:32:03,860
lay that ice kind of around the trees and then we have a more robust play area that would have

1162
01:32:03,860 --> 01:32:05,240
more accessible features.

1163
01:32:05,360 --> 01:32:07,140
We don't really have a playground turn hopkins

1164
01:32:07,140 --> 01:32:08,820
that has any accessible amenities.

1165
01:32:09,400 --> 01:32:13,040
So this would be designed with in mind,

1166
01:32:13,280 --> 01:32:15,600
with children who have accessibility needs.

1167
01:32:17,440 --> 01:32:19,300
And then, oh, I said 10.

1168
01:32:19,560 --> 01:32:21,980
Oh, there's kind of a dry creek bed

1169
01:32:21,980 --> 01:32:23,020
that's kind of adjacent to that.

1170
01:32:23,020 --> 01:32:25,960
So that's part of some of the stormwater node

1171
01:32:25,960 --> 01:32:27,780
that goes diagonally through the site

1172
01:32:27,780 --> 01:32:29,760
for is the scape blue by the apologize.

1173
01:32:30,980 --> 01:32:33,300
We retain both softball fields.

1174
01:32:33,300 --> 01:32:47,400
This has always been the plan, so keeping those two softball fields really hoping that a lot of these improvements throughout the park are going to improve the field quality here by draining water off of those fields keeping them from being wet.

1175
01:32:48,600 --> 01:33:01,800
And then adding some additional shelters and other, you know, another bathroom in here throughout the park so that you're not going quite as far in between spaces for shelters and bathrooms.

1176
01:33:01,800 --> 01:33:11,820
You'll also see some expanded parking potentially that would be in the event of an expansion of the pavilion in a number of years.

1177
01:33:12,560 --> 01:33:22,060
If we were to expand the pavilion, we would likely expand the pavilion to the east coming out in front of the building.

1178
01:33:22,340 --> 01:33:29,300
We're still kind of working through some of those programming decisions, but we know that that likely comes with some degree of parking.

1179
01:33:30,760 --> 01:33:53,320
One item that's not captured on this design, but that we've talked with our landscape architects about is figuring out a closure of that cut through road. Right now we have it doing a kind of like a circle loop right in front of the pavilion. I think we're likely going to have that come higher up closer to the parking that's adjacent to the tennis courts.

1180
01:33:53,320 --> 01:34:06,100
In previous iterations of this design, we showed the Hopkins Pavilion expansion happening to the north, which eliminated the tennis, as well as the outdoor hockey arena.

1181
01:34:06,940 --> 01:34:10,720
But we heard a lot that people like having tennis here.

1182
01:34:11,220 --> 01:34:17,000
And the master park system plan also showed basketball here, which you do not see, because it does not fit.

1183
01:34:17,000 --> 01:34:22,380
And public works had a really creative idea, which these, you know, no matter when we do this,

1184
01:34:22,460 --> 01:34:26,660
the existing tennis courts are really falling apart, and they needed to be resurfaced

1185
01:34:26,660 --> 01:34:30,560
to accommodate minute-tocker recreation, pop-ins minute-tocker recreation programming.

1186
01:34:31,440 --> 01:34:38,260
And so what we ultimately are choosing to do in that resurface is to remove one tennis court,

1187
01:34:38,560 --> 01:34:42,500
and then add a basketball court within that, so it'll be fence separately,

1188
01:34:43,000 --> 01:34:46,240
and we'll be able to add that amenity without taking away tennis.

1189
01:34:46,240 --> 01:34:50,300
So I think that was just a really smart compromise to figure out how to add basketball here.

1190
01:34:50,840 --> 01:34:52,900
We have two high schools adjacent to this.

1191
01:34:53,000 --> 01:34:57,800
I think that's a really good amount of need to have in this park, but it doesn't fit all

1192
01:34:57,800 --> 01:34:59,960
swear and so being able to use that existing space.

1193
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:09,120
I think we're extremely well. So with that, I want to just pause on programmatic questions before I kind of

1194
01:35:09,120 --> 01:35:15,040
talk about some of the next steps. And I can answer any questions that we have on kind of this design as well.

1195
01:35:15,740 --> 01:35:20,380
But I want to take a minute if we have questions on how we came to this design.

1196
01:35:26,630 --> 01:35:35,110
I would say it's impressive fitting a lot in here, a lot of different concepts. I know there's a lot of push from the community for different

1197
01:35:35,110 --> 01:35:38,290
different use types and trying to make all of that work.

1198
01:35:38,650 --> 01:35:48,170
I love the fact that this soccer field is on there, whether or not it's the minor league soccer team that's engaged just that utilizes that field or not.

1199
01:35:48,710 --> 01:35:57,130
It's the demographics of Hopkins are changing and soccer is a big part of the new demographics that are coming to the city.

1200
01:35:58,110 --> 01:36:00,950
And as long as, as well as a basketball court,

1201
01:36:01,090 --> 01:36:04,810
we have a championship, we just had a presentation this evening.

1202
01:36:05,970 --> 01:36:11,750
We, we kill it in, in basketball both our, our boys and women

1203
01:36:12,230 --> 01:36:15,690
in, in high school in the feeder systems that go all the way up there.

1204
01:36:15,690 --> 01:36:18,370
So having a place where more kids can get out there and

1205
01:36:18,370 --> 01:36:21,070
can practice, I think, is really important.

1206
01:36:22,910 --> 01:36:25,370
One thing I think about, and I know if you, if you've had

1207
01:36:25,370 --> 01:36:31,590
conversations with the schools, but, you know, off to the west that with Catherine Kerr

1208
01:36:31,590 --> 01:36:36,310
and being there, that there's a, a sizable playground that we, we go there quite often

1209
01:36:36,310 --> 01:36:40,490
and we're with my three-year-old daughter and we're quite often the only people there.

1210
01:36:41,350 --> 01:36:44,210
And then there's, you know, huge swing set of field.

1211
01:36:44,770 --> 01:36:49,390
There's probably enough space for a basketball court with a parking lot that also doesn't

1212
01:36:49,390 --> 01:36:52,970
get used to a whole lot, although I don't see it a whole lot in the weekday, so I don't know.

1213
01:36:54,270 --> 01:37:05,850
So yeah, just curious if we've engaged the school at all in having some to be able to have some sort of partnership in that space and to have amenities that benefit both.

1214
01:37:05,890 --> 01:37:07,950
Yeah, it's a timely question.

1215
01:37:07,950 --> 01:37:09,450
We met with the school district today.

1216
01:37:10,250 --> 01:37:12,730
So some history is in 2008.

1217
01:37:13,050 --> 01:37:21,690
We signed a 30 year agreement that covers the half of the hockey field, all of the tennis courts.

1218
01:37:21,690 --> 01:37:25,430
and all of the play ground to the west.

1219
01:37:26,510 --> 01:37:30,690
That we maintain it so that we can retain access

1220
01:37:30,690 --> 01:37:33,410
and we can kind of consider it part of Central Park.

1221
01:37:34,450 --> 01:37:36,830
And so if something breaks on that play ground,

1222
01:37:36,830 --> 01:37:37,650
it is public works.

1223
01:37:37,870 --> 01:37:40,050
That's ordering new parts and fixing it.

1224
01:37:40,490 --> 01:37:42,690
The tennis courts that is actually school district land.

1225
01:37:42,970 --> 01:37:46,370
We are paying $200,000.

1226
01:37:47,870 --> 01:37:52,610
$160,000 to a resurface sales tennis court that, again, is on school district land.

1227
01:37:53,670 --> 01:37:58,790
And so we actually, we can't do this plan without engagement with the school district because

1228
01:37:58,790 --> 01:38:01,150
we would be building on the school district land.

1229
01:38:01,390 --> 01:38:08,050
And so we had a conversation literally today about what is this look like when we build like

1230
01:38:08,050 --> 01:38:15,730
a brand new play ground next to a pretty ageing playground, and would they consider, could

1231
01:38:15,730 --> 01:38:27,570
We consider that the new playground for that school, and then, you know, look to remove that playground eventually and stop maintaining it because we'd like to stop maintaining it if possible if we're going to build a brand new playground.

1232
01:38:28,230 --> 01:38:36,770
The challenge with that is that the school district who owns that building currently has attended in it that tenant is a high school, so they're not using a playground.

1233
01:38:36,770 --> 01:38:43,070
But I think they're still in the middle of some conversations about what the future of that property looks like.

1234
01:38:43,110 --> 01:38:47,930
You know, they've talked, they think in the past of would we consider selling it to someone at that point.

1235
01:38:47,970 --> 01:38:55,450
The city would have first rate of refusal so we could acquire the pieces that we consider part of Central Park as part of that agreement.

1236
01:38:57,010 --> 01:39:04,530
But they're, you know, they're definitely considering options of like, is there ever a need for that as an elementary school again in the future?

1237
01:39:05,190 --> 01:39:09,090
And what that would look like and the changes that would result as a part of that.

1238
01:39:09,450 --> 01:39:15,930
So they told us that we should kind of put together some actions of what it would look like for us to move forward with that.

1239
01:39:15,930 --> 01:39:20,740
And that in the next six to eight weeks they likely know the a little bit clearer sense of the future on that.

1240
01:39:22,350 --> 01:39:27,630
You know, I think that while there is that existing playground again to that and you use it all the time.

1241
01:39:27,630 --> 01:39:31,470
So, you know, it doesn't, it itself is not accessible.

1242
01:39:31,790 --> 01:39:32,430
It's not updated.

1243
01:39:32,570 --> 01:39:35,710
And so, I think we would not let that hinder us

1244
01:39:35,710 --> 01:39:38,990
from proposing another playground there,

1245
01:39:39,010 --> 01:39:40,750
even though they'd be next to each other.

1246
01:39:41,630 --> 01:39:44,850
Because we, we likely wouldn't replace

1247
01:39:44,850 --> 01:39:47,590
or participate in their replacement of the playground

1248
01:39:47,590 --> 01:39:48,890
at Catherine Kern.

1249
01:39:49,730 --> 01:39:52,130
You know, one of the things that, you know,

1250
01:39:52,370 --> 01:39:54,730
there could be a completely future use of this word

1251
01:39:54,730 --> 01:39:56,650
that tight gets sold and is evolved

1252
01:39:56,650 --> 01:39:59,950
in the housing, right? And so I think we want to be future thinking now.

1253
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:04,940
We don't control that site and we don't have a sense of how the school district might move ahead with that.

1254
01:40:05,980 --> 01:40:14,240
So, but we are in conversation, they seem to pretty open to that as a way to move forward would be to kind of, just kind of,

1255
01:40:14,240 --> 01:40:22,300
just kind of eat their idea of what the school is in the same way that we consider the park that west they might consider the school a little more east.

1256
01:40:22,920 --> 01:40:25,120
And they were really excited about basketball there as well.

1257
01:40:25,420 --> 01:40:26,740
So, great. Thank you.

1258
01:40:26,740 --> 01:40:27,380
Yeah.

1259
01:40:28,900 --> 01:40:29,580
Any more comments?

1260
01:40:30,740 --> 01:40:34,140
You know, with that play area, I was thinking you can kind of accommodate

1261
01:40:34,660 --> 01:40:37,940
and have them work together, because you know, in the new one, you're going to have a

1262
01:40:37,940 --> 01:40:38,460
Zipline.

1263
01:40:38,920 --> 01:40:40,960
I'm going to have a Zipline.

1264
01:40:41,120 --> 01:40:44,200
I'll go and record for all the fourth graders I talk to.

1265
01:40:44,460 --> 01:40:52,660
But I do like how you reuse some of these existing amenities, like the tennis, pickleball,

1266
01:40:52,660 --> 01:41:01,300
the hockey wiffleball port. I think that there's a lot of people that use that today, so I think

1267
01:41:01,300 --> 01:41:08,360
it's great to incorporate that. And then I just, you know, this gets in the details, but

1268
01:41:08,360 --> 01:41:14,600
it does say that one of the top amenities is lighting. So obviously lighting along the paths and

1269
01:41:14,600 --> 01:41:20,840
everything is that new lighting also for the softball fields in the soccer field. Because I think

1270
01:41:20,840 --> 01:41:24,800
currently, they only have one softball field that's lit and it's all lighting.

1271
01:41:25,960 --> 01:41:31,020
Yeah, Colton, remember Hunky, I think that we're still at a higher level of design than that,

1272
01:41:31,020 --> 01:41:34,860
but we have heard that of what, you know, could be like the soccer field that's going to

1273
01:41:34,860 --> 01:41:39,200
allow us to rent it out for longer and there is a need to replace and update the lighting for

1274
01:41:39,200 --> 01:41:43,740
the softball field. So, I think we would be silly to not make some of those choices. We have,

1275
01:41:44,000 --> 01:41:49,480
we're not showing it at this level of plan detail, but I do know that that's been brought up

1276
01:41:49,480 --> 01:41:53,240
because, you know, the longer that we can light it, especially in those shoulder season,

1277
01:41:53,740 --> 01:41:58,800
to have people out and being able to use it, we really want to be able to do that and leverage

1278
01:41:58,800 --> 01:42:04,340
that rentable space. And then I heard too and you've already talked about this, but trying to find

1279
01:42:04,340 --> 01:42:10,460
what ways to put in permanent restrooms that are too. I was talking to somebody the other night

1280
01:42:10,460 --> 01:42:17,200
and that was kind of one big. Yeah, right now we're showing probably an expanded permanent

1281
01:42:17,200 --> 01:42:24,600
rest room up in the upper right hand corner, that I think is, you know, that's one option

1282
01:42:24,600 --> 01:42:29,940
or closer to the play area. I think we're just trying to figure that out as we continue to

1283
01:42:29,940 --> 01:42:37,720
refine the design, but we've heard that a lot. So thank you. Yeah, I like the, uh, the sunken

1284
01:42:37,720 --> 01:42:42,920
soccer field, the concept. I think it's great too. Um, thank you for saving the wifful ball field. Uh,

1285
01:42:42,920 --> 01:42:48,400
I know how big whiffle ball was in the city of Hopkins until my kids started going and I don't

1286
01:42:48,400 --> 01:42:49,900
know Brian if you're kids to go.

1287
01:42:50,480 --> 01:42:54,180
They have a national tournament and there's hundreds, you know, an eating in different places,

1288
01:42:54,580 --> 01:43:00,040
like, it's the vibes, the aces, the chowawas, it's a really big deal and they play here and

1289
01:43:00,040 --> 01:43:02,660
he, and he, and he, and he, and he, and then I know the kids love that.

1290
01:43:02,960 --> 01:43:06,220
I didn't, I didn't know, and I wouldn't have known that had they, not had the kids in the

1291
01:43:06,220 --> 01:43:08,200
in the age of going and flock to it.

1292
01:43:09,140 --> 01:43:10,140
It's a HRL.

1293
01:43:10,160 --> 01:43:10,820
That's what it's called.

1294
01:43:10,820 --> 01:43:13,600
If you Google that, you'll see all the teams that are involved with it.

1295
01:43:13,900 --> 01:43:18,060
That's used a lot. I didn't know that until then I've reminded me here.

1296
01:43:18,460 --> 01:43:22,320
I like the Lake amenities on there. It's not Lake the Big Ponds, right?

1297
01:43:23,300 --> 01:43:24,160
Lake Leila.

1298
01:43:25,820 --> 01:43:26,700
I think...

1299
01:43:26,700 --> 01:43:28,200
I will accept that as the name of it.

1300
01:43:28,860 --> 01:43:30,160
I can't accept it.

1301
01:43:30,440 --> 01:43:31,220
We can't accept it.

1302
01:43:32,960 --> 01:43:38,360
Bringing the kids back to nature or the people back to nature and see those things and, you know,

1303
01:43:38,360 --> 01:43:44,600
of things of like this is what this is and this is what it does, educational components, I think are awesome.

1304
01:43:45,280 --> 01:43:46,200
Yeah, thanks.

1305
01:43:46,660 --> 01:43:54,080
I was going to see something similar about like the stormwater aspects of this, because I'm a big fan of that.

1306
01:43:54,160 --> 01:43:56,120
I like seeing that that's implemented as part of this.

1307
01:43:56,620 --> 01:44:01,200
And I like the idea of putting like educational signage out there so that kids can kind of learn what it is and what it does.

1308
01:44:01,520 --> 01:44:03,460
So this is overall just very cool. I really like it.

1309
01:44:04,320 --> 01:44:16,220
Yeah, and I can't express enough how much NIMEIL Creek, they literally paid an architect or a landscape architect to do a preliminary version of this with, like, without even talking to us.

1310
01:44:16,360 --> 01:44:20,600
But we're like, let's just figure out what it would look like, and if the city would want to do this.

1311
01:44:21,260 --> 01:44:27,320
I'm brought a preliminary version of this, and we have not traded that far away from that first drying by bar.

1312
01:44:27,320 --> 01:44:36,680
And I didn't even really call it out, but a six and five and six in the lower right hand corner would be some of that educational signage in a real sight for that had waters.

1313
01:44:37,960 --> 01:44:38,420
So.

1314
01:44:38,420 --> 01:44:40,520
You'd be a lot of softballs in that water.

1315
01:44:42,380 --> 01:44:43,680
Often over the last.

1316
01:44:46,060 --> 01:44:47,460
I have a few questions.

1317
01:44:47,980 --> 01:44:57,300
The first question I had, I realized we're not obviously voting on this tonight, but like, do you have like kind of just from what you've heard from Park Borden all that kind of like a proposed timeline for this?

1318
01:44:57,300 --> 01:44:59,960
Also, like potentially like what the costs mean.

1319
01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:29,860
May or may not entail. And then I was also really curious, one of the earlier slides that you presented, where I think it was based on a survey for the public. It had talked about like the number of things like that people were kind of looking for for this. And I guess I was really kind of surprised to see that people were looking at potentially improvements or redesigns for the pavilion, given that that had just been improved in 2018. Can you maybe share a little bit about what people were maybe suggesting or hoping to see with, you know,

1320
01:45:29,860 --> 01:45:32,520
with improvements in the final thing that I had

1321
01:45:33,180 --> 01:45:35,440
is did a dog park ever come up at all in this

1322
01:45:35,440 --> 01:45:36,360
in this redeveloped.

1323
01:45:36,520 --> 01:45:37,980
Because that's, you've got so much here.

1324
01:45:38,120 --> 01:45:39,420
I love most of what's here,

1325
01:45:39,580 --> 01:45:41,180
but would love to also see a dog park.

1326
01:45:41,820 --> 01:45:42,260
Great.

1327
01:45:42,840 --> 01:45:44,120
I will start with dog park.

1328
01:45:44,400 --> 01:45:48,260
So no, I don't think this is appropriate site

1329
01:45:48,260 --> 01:45:50,560
for a dog park just given that we're planning to do a lot

1330
01:45:50,560 --> 01:45:52,620
of stormwater and water quality improvements.

1331
01:45:53,140 --> 01:45:56,720
And Pat Waste is one of the biggest contributors

1332
01:45:56,720 --> 01:46:04,100
to force your water quality, but there's just also a real lack of space to do an improvement like

1333
01:46:04,100 --> 01:46:09,320
that, so we do here every day, all day, anytime I talk to Parks, that have conceived the

1334
01:46:09,320 --> 01:46:13,920
dog park. And we do have some preliminary sites for that in the master park system plan,

1335
01:46:14,020 --> 01:46:21,360
so we do show a small potential dog park at Valley Park, and then a larger dog park at Hilltop Park.

1336
01:46:21,360 --> 01:46:29,300
those are spaces that have some pretty wide underutilized field spaces that we would love to

1337
01:46:29,300 --> 01:46:34,800
move forward with the dog park in those areas and they're a little bit better suited for that.

1338
01:46:35,480 --> 01:46:42,260
There's just not a place in this park to do a dog park dog park need to be really one to two

1339
01:46:42,260 --> 01:46:49,030
acres is the best size for them. So it's just really not the right size and scale for something like that.

1340
01:46:50,050 --> 01:46:54,830
The pavilion question about pavilion updates, remember goodland.

1341
01:46:55,790 --> 01:47:00,450
We are in the process of doing a pavilion feasibility study that was approved in conjunction

1342
01:47:00,450 --> 01:47:05,990
with this contract, but will not make for the rest of the central park project.

1343
01:47:06,230 --> 01:47:11,870
That was also a part of the master park system plan is that we continuously hear the need

1344
01:47:11,870 --> 01:47:15,970
for more community space, but specifically more ice time.

1345
01:47:15,970 --> 01:47:20,450
Each YHA is constantly asking to have more ice.

1346
01:47:20,610 --> 01:47:23,210
We only have one sheet of ice, and it's only half time.

1347
01:47:23,390 --> 01:47:26,030
It's a very short season from September to February,

1348
01:47:26,990 --> 01:47:31,470
and that is booked almost every hour of the day.

1349
01:47:32,070 --> 01:47:34,290
So there is a real demand for more ice,

1350
01:47:34,290 --> 01:47:36,590
and so that's sort of the driving factor behind this

1351
01:47:36,590 --> 01:47:39,090
is can we get to full-time ice year round?

1352
01:47:39,890 --> 01:47:42,790
Well, also retaining some of the most,

1353
01:47:42,790 --> 01:47:45,670
I think, profitable portions of the pavilion,

1354
01:47:45,670 --> 01:47:51,930
which is field space into a field space like turf pots, soccer, birthday parties, some of those

1355
01:47:51,930 --> 01:47:58,170
things that happen, the sports camps that happen in the February 2 September is just as profitable

1356
01:47:58,170 --> 01:48:05,450
as the ice and so how do we do both? And so that is what we have JLG architecture and their

1357
01:48:05,450 --> 01:48:11,310
partners, Balard King, working on a market analysis to understand, you know, some time whether

1358
01:48:11,310 --> 01:48:16,570
some five years or 15 years, what does it look like to add that amenity as well as other

1359
01:48:16,570 --> 01:48:22,430
amenities like a walking track or fitness equipment in this space. So we definitely hear that

1360
01:48:22,430 --> 01:48:28,670
desire that the billion, when we did that renovation in 2015, there were conversations about making

1361
01:48:28,670 --> 01:48:33,530
it big enough bigger than it currently is and the console of that time shows not to do that just

1362
01:48:33,530 --> 01:48:41,210
given the costs for that, but we're feeling that the crunch of not making it bigger already

1363
01:48:41,210 --> 01:48:44,970
as we think about that rebellion space as it currently stands.

1364
01:48:45,130 --> 01:48:49,610
I'll pause because we didn't really talk much about that pavilion feasibility study. Do consumers

1365
01:48:49,610 --> 01:48:51,310
have any other questions about the pavilion?

1366
01:48:52,690 --> 01:48:59,190
No, I would just back that up that we have received a considerable amount of feedback from the

1367
01:48:59,190 --> 01:49:10,490
folks that use that facility, that it's not only not only just the size, but also like the PA system and other aspects of it compared to other hockey rings.

1368
01:49:10,930 --> 01:49:18,090
Yeah, and I will say HWAJ isn't coming to us with nothing. They have money that they really want to be a financial partner in that investment.

1369
01:49:18,350 --> 01:49:27,170
Could we choose to make that happen? So we have a really active and engaged participant in the idea of of expand.

1370
01:49:28,410 --> 01:49:39,190
So, the final question is on cost, and if it's all right, and we don't have any more questions from the other council members, I can move into my additional slides on funding and timeline.

1371
01:49:40,150 --> 01:49:51,250
So, this is what you're looking at is not the cleanest we can make the spark.

1372
01:49:51,250 --> 01:49:57,490
I think we tried as strict a balance in terms of remediating soil and doing flooding storage

1373
01:49:57,490 --> 01:49:59,890
to a point that seemed cost-peasy.

1374
01:50:00,640 --> 01:50:29,980
So I feel like a correct assessment. Yeah, thank you, Leila. So again, Mike Waltman, the Bolton Make, of course. I mean, the regulated soils on this site, when it's used as a landfill, go down 30 feet. And so what we're talking about in terms of cost is trying to get at or make sure we account for removal of any of those soils that we do happen to encounter. So in the case of, say, the sunken soccer field, we're down about 10 feet across the, obviously, the area of a soccer field. And we're looking at funding pursuits to

1375
01:50:29,980 --> 01:50:37,320
to go after stormwater storage that we can benefit the surrounding area with with that, but then

1376
01:50:37,320 --> 01:50:41,540
also getting rid of those soils at the same time. So we're not going to go down 30 feet to get

1377
01:50:41,540 --> 01:50:45,500
rid of everything, but we're going to make sure we do everything right. We need to and cap everything

1378
01:50:45,500 --> 01:50:52,100
appropriately for use by the public when we're done. Yeah. And so kind of knowing counsel that we

1379
01:50:52,100 --> 01:50:57,660
have to do so over mediation as well as some flooding storage, we're looking at I think a pretty

1380
01:50:57,660 --> 01:51:02,000
significant price tag. And so the design in front of you was designed to be responsive to a

1381
01:51:02,000 --> 01:51:07,680
footprint processes that I'm going to talk about. And I guess I'll move into that first.

1382
01:51:08,140 --> 01:51:13,840
So we are waiting here back on two grant processes. So one was an NPCA resilience grant of up to

1383
01:51:13,840 --> 01:51:21,960
five million dollars. That will cover some of these flooding and soil quality improvements. Additionally,

1384
01:51:21,960 --> 01:51:24,580
staff and the nine-mile Creek Watershed District

1385
01:51:24,580 --> 01:51:29,320
have applied to the Minnesota Clean Water Fund for funding

1386
01:51:29,320 --> 01:51:33,500
that would either come through a grant, a low interest

1387
01:51:33,500 --> 01:51:36,420
loan, and or a forgivable loan.

1388
01:51:37,280 --> 01:51:40,220
The challenge with that clean water grant fund is that the amount

1389
01:51:40,220 --> 01:51:41,080
is sort of unknown.

1390
01:51:41,300 --> 01:51:45,760
You apply and they sort of tell you based on what other

1391
01:51:45,760 --> 01:51:48,140
available funding and what other projects are ready.

1392
01:51:48,140 --> 01:51:54,620
And so the project kind of ready list is what we are working to apply to.

1393
01:51:55,280 --> 01:51:57,660
There are some items to get on that list.

1394
01:51:57,920 --> 01:52:03,640
We initially applied to be accepted onto the list of projects that are sort of shovel ready for funding.

1395
01:52:04,400 --> 01:52:07,580
We made it through that first round and they said they really like our project.

1396
01:52:07,720 --> 01:52:09,260
They're really excited to add our project.

1397
01:52:09,640 --> 01:52:15,120
The Clean Water Fund component would only cover the flooding aspects of the project.

1398
01:52:15,120 --> 01:52:28,220
They wouldn't cover any of the amenities or any of the soil remediation, whereas the resilience grant would cover flooding and soil remediation, leaving the rest of the amenity work for the city to cover.

1399
01:52:28,840 --> 01:52:33,540
9-mile creek is also put money in their CIP to invest into this project.

1400
01:52:34,740 --> 01:52:40,700
But at this point, we're waiting on both of those funding opportunities to have a firmer sense of what this park will look like.

1401
01:52:40,700 --> 01:52:45,440
because should we not receive funding in either of those? This design will change the

1402
01:52:45,440 --> 01:52:51,540
sunken soccer field will probably be one of the items that is removed to be able to reduce the cost

1403
01:52:51,540 --> 01:52:58,900
on this. We are initial estimate for this is $11 million. So it is substantial and a lot of

1404
01:52:58,900 --> 01:53:04,720
that comes from soil remediation because to be able to do anything here, we need to clean up

1405
01:53:04,720 --> 01:53:10,060
the situation that has come before us. We know that had it been county also has some funding that

1406
01:53:10,060 --> 01:53:15,700
maybe able to go after to do some of the cleanup here. The watershed district at this time has

1407
01:53:15,700 --> 01:53:22,220
committed a million dollars into the project. But it's a big undertaking and if we were to get

1408
01:53:22,220 --> 01:53:29,660
the five million dollars from the MPCA, that's a much less scary number. And if we aren't able

1409
01:53:29,660 --> 01:53:36,660
to secure that funding, we're going to have to scale back this design to be responsive to only

1410
01:53:36,660 --> 01:53:42,720
being on the PPL list. The nice thing about the PPL list is that the low interest funding that we

1411
01:53:42,720 --> 01:53:48,820
can get the low funding from them is 20% forgivable and then it's a lower interest rate than we

1412
01:53:48,820 --> 01:53:56,020
would be able to bond for. So we could take out the infrastructure components for flooding through

1413
01:53:56,020 --> 01:54:02,660
that. But it's a little bit of a mystery of how much money we would receive from that. So we're

1414
01:54:02,660 --> 01:54:07,800
in a little bit of a folding pattern at this point until we hear back on both of those processes,

1415
01:54:08,500 --> 01:54:13,800
how much money would be available to this city. And then from there, I think we'll kind of

1416
01:54:13,800 --> 01:54:18,540
refine and go into what was already planned as our second round of engagement over the summer.

1417
01:54:20,540 --> 01:54:24,960
We do have some items that are going to come forward as part of that clean water fund

1418
01:54:24,960 --> 01:54:30,980
PPL list. So on May 6th, we have to have a public hearing for the storm water plan. So the storm

1419
01:54:30,980 --> 01:54:32,920
water elements that are shown here,

1420
01:54:33,000 --> 01:54:35,180
bar is working to put that into a plan.

1421
01:54:35,800 --> 01:54:36,960
Another shout out to NIMA,

1422
01:54:37,020 --> 01:54:38,580
Creek Watershed District Air Pain,

1423
01:54:38,740 --> 01:54:41,060
for bar to do this over and above engineering

1424
01:54:41,060 --> 01:54:43,500
to pursue funding for this.

1425
01:54:43,760 --> 01:54:46,720
So I just cannot stress in us how wonderful of a partner

1426
01:54:46,720 --> 01:54:49,180
they have been to us in this process.

1427
01:54:50,340 --> 01:54:52,680
And then we will be on that list.

1428
01:54:52,960 --> 01:54:54,500
And as funding comes up,

1429
01:54:54,500 --> 01:54:56,160
I think we're going to be pretty high on the list

1430
01:54:56,160 --> 01:54:57,200
because we're pretty ready.

1431
01:54:57,560 --> 01:54:59,840
And they don't see a lot of projects like this.

1432
01:54:59,840 --> 01:54:59,900
.

1433
01:55:00,000 --> 01:55:08,840
We're excited about it. But it's sort of an ambiguous process. I'm not sure if you want to share anything more on kind of the uniqueness of it.

1434
01:55:08,880 --> 01:55:14,800
I think you've done a great job covering it. Yeah, there's layers to this and what you do and what you don't want to.

1435
01:55:14,860 --> 01:55:21,060
I think that's what makes it unique. It's not quite as linear. Obviously, a little sense to a street project.

1436
01:55:21,340 --> 01:55:29,660
But there's different pieces you could take out or add that have different benefit to different parts of the public and the downstream infrastructure and things.

1437
01:55:29,660 --> 01:55:34,280
So yeah, I think you covered it well and we're going to see what happens as we go through

1438
01:55:34,280 --> 01:55:34,820
the process.

1439
01:55:34,900 --> 01:55:37,960
Right here back on the summer and fall on some of these programs and we're going to

1440
01:55:37,960 --> 01:55:41,920
think said, which are some degree dependent on how much legislature funds and others

1441
01:55:41,920 --> 01:55:44,400
part of already attributed funding to those programs.

1442
01:55:45,280 --> 01:55:49,880
And I think our process has been to move slowly and move responsibly to grant funding.

1443
01:55:50,040 --> 01:55:53,940
That's out there so that we wouldn't bear the full cost of this as the city.

1444
01:55:54,340 --> 01:55:58,820
You know, we did not make the conditions of this park.

1445
01:55:58,820 --> 01:56:06,320
But we do want to improve them, and so we had planned to be a little bit ahead of where we are right now

1446
01:56:06,320 --> 01:56:14,340
But we've slowed down and adjusted kind of our expectations so that we could kind of one time moonshot apply for the MPCA funds

1447
01:56:14,340 --> 01:56:20,780
We might not get 5 million. We might get nothing. We might get a portion of that. I think we should know some time and may

1448
01:56:20,780 --> 01:56:26,920
So this will this is the first of probably a few more times that you'll see this come forward as we

1449
01:56:26,920 --> 01:56:30,340
know more about the funding situation as an NSV

1450
01:56:30,340 --> 01:56:35,100
continued to refine it, you know, in addition to kind of the

1451
01:56:35,100 --> 01:56:39,300
stacking of grant funds, nine mile fee funds, loan funds.

1452
01:56:40,080 --> 01:56:42,380
This is something that we can bond for.

1453
01:56:43,000 --> 01:56:45,860
Sorry to bring that up right after, right after Nick.

1454
01:56:46,500 --> 01:56:48,720
But we can pay for the bonds using

1455
01:56:48,720 --> 01:56:52,260
part dedication funds. And so we do have a number of funds that are

1456
01:56:52,260 --> 01:56:56,800
have not yet been collected because they have not needed to split

1457
01:56:56,800 --> 01:57:00,000
there are lots like trilogy or, you know,

1458
01:57:00,020 --> 01:57:02,580
should something continue to move at 325's Blake

1459
01:57:02,580 --> 01:57:04,160
that's like leading you to be split

1460
01:57:04,160 --> 01:57:05,700
and pay park dedication fees.

1461
01:57:05,900 --> 01:57:08,760
So we project that there are gonna be some fees

1462
01:57:08,760 --> 01:57:11,160
that come into the city over the next five years.

1463
01:57:11,580 --> 01:57:14,180
And so even if we bonded for some of these improvements,

1464
01:57:14,440 --> 01:57:18,040
we could pay ourselves back through park dedication fees.

1465
01:57:19,260 --> 01:57:22,800
And so I think that we are just continuing to be creative

1466
01:57:22,800 --> 01:57:26,020
about how we do this so that we can afford to do

1467
01:57:26,020 --> 01:57:30,260
but I think we'll be a really amazing project

1468
01:57:30,260 --> 01:57:33,740
that's once it's complete that accomplishes a lot of our goals.

1469
01:57:38,330 --> 01:57:40,950
So that's all I have.

1470
01:57:41,330 --> 01:57:43,010
Do we have any more questions about this?

1471
01:57:43,850 --> 01:57:44,590
I'll bring this.

1472
01:57:44,730 --> 01:57:48,250
Let's say a big thank you to all of you for putting this together,

1473
01:57:48,450 --> 01:57:50,490
but also not my Creek Watershed district

1474
01:57:50,490 --> 01:57:52,350
for being such a great partner.

1475
01:57:52,550 --> 01:57:56,690
I mean, they're great partners on small projects across there,

1476
01:57:56,690 --> 01:58:02,810
water shed in our city in terms of getting people grants grant programs and to be able to step up.

1477
01:58:02,810 --> 01:58:09,330
It's not a huge watershed so we'll be able to step up into this program is great to have that kind of partnership.

1478
01:58:12,010 --> 01:58:15,430
And then I'm glad that you're talking about leveraging relationships.

1479
01:58:15,890 --> 01:58:18,630
We just have to do that here in order to save costs.

1480
01:58:20,170 --> 01:58:29,570
And then utilizing park dedication fees, I mean, I think this is a keystone of our parks system of this new park plan.

1481
01:58:30,110 --> 01:58:32,810
And so to get this one right, I think is really important.

1482
01:58:33,230 --> 01:58:38,670
In fact, I think you've had to, I don't know, I think of parks like the downtown park.

1483
01:58:39,650 --> 01:58:48,610
That's as high on my priority list of addressing issues at that park is in from a lot of folks that I'm hearing from is making sure that we get something like this.

1484
01:58:48,610 --> 01:58:54,450
done, done right and so if it takes consolidating efforts to be able to bring this forward,

1485
01:58:54,510 --> 01:58:56,270
I'd be all in favor of it.

1486
01:58:59,720 --> 01:59:00,760
Any comments from council?

1487
01:59:05,340 --> 01:59:09,240
All right, there's no motion on this, so thank you for bringing this report forward.

1488
01:59:09,800 --> 01:59:10,580
Thank you. Thanks.

1489
01:59:15,090 --> 01:59:17,550
All right. Where are we?

1490
01:59:23,810 --> 01:59:31,550
public comments. I don't think we haven't.

1491
01:59:36,920 --> 01:59:39,100
Good evening, Mayor and council members, Charles

1492
01:59:39,100 --> 01:59:45,300
Hendrix, 3, 2, 3, 11th Avenue North. Two quick points. One, I want to thank you because

1493
01:59:45,300 --> 01:59:51,440
I don't think we do that often enough for your service and for the work of our city employees

1494
01:59:51,440 --> 01:59:55,240
to help make this a good place to live. This meeting tonight is

1495
01:59:55,240 --> 01:59:59,500
a joy to watch as people with good hearts.

1496
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:24,600
Sweat out the details of governance and democracy. So I appreciate that. My second point is, I think we live in perilous times when we have a person in the White House who does not share the same enjoyment of rules and rule of law due process or even faith in the U.S. Constitution.

1497
02:00:25,620 --> 02:00:36,860
And my fear is that eventually this person will even come after small towns like Hopkins or whatever federal funding we may have or whatever programs we may have.

1498
02:00:37,100 --> 02:00:47,280
And I urge you when that comes to to stand up to that and to stand up for the principles of this city and be true to that you will have my support.

1499
02:00:47,280 --> 02:00:53,200
And again I thank you for your leadership in helping make this a good place to live.

1500
02:00:53,540 --> 02:00:55,020
So that's it. Thank you so much.

1501
02:00:55,460 --> 02:00:56,660
Thank you for this comments

1502
02:00:59,920 --> 02:01:04,020
and I do easy get into commenting back and forth with people

1503
02:01:04,020 --> 02:01:07,640
coming to comment but I just want to thank you for your patience. Holy cow, that was a long

1504
02:01:07,640 --> 02:01:10,620
meeting to go through. So thank you.

1505
02:01:11,940 --> 02:01:15,260
All right, do we have any announcements this evening?

1506
02:01:16,830 --> 02:01:38,830
Yes, sorry. Okay, so I just wanted to address my fellow council members and let everyone up here know that at the end of last last week's special council meeting that I did in fact hand our city clerk a check for a partial reimbursement for the DC conference fees.

1507
02:01:38,830 --> 02:01:47,670
Um, and um, I think I've pretty clearly outlined in previous meetings, um, as to, you know, why my travel, I couldn't have changed and whatnot.

1508
02:01:48,390 --> 02:01:55,170
Um, and I just want to also, you know, put this out there, too, that, you know, nobody is forcing me or making me do this, you know, at all.

1509
02:01:55,350 --> 02:02:03,510
This is something that I came to on my own, uh, but, um, you know, and we don't have formal policies on this either, but you know, I just feel like this was the morally correct.

1510
02:02:03,510 --> 02:02:17,270
We'll get that I attended, you know, less than the fall conference so I want you to know that and they emailed me earlier today, just saying that the city had accepted it, so that is it. So I hope to move forward beyond that.

1511
02:02:17,530 --> 02:02:18,010
Thank you.

1512
02:02:21,430 --> 02:02:32,410
I just think about the fact that we had our we had a net zero, one of the few net zero developments came forward in the state of Minnesota last week that's that we're considering here really proud of that.

1513
02:02:32,410 --> 02:02:38,570
we're a tree city, USA, green steps, five city, we're late all the new each street and the

1514
02:02:38,570 --> 02:02:42,650
Twin Cities business journal. We've had the lowest tax on the levy increases in Hennep

1515
02:02:42,650 --> 02:02:47,690
and County in the last four years. We have developers wanting to come here, left and right

1516
02:02:47,690 --> 02:02:52,010
to find spots to develop. It's a place that people want to move. They want to do business.

1517
02:02:52,710 --> 02:02:57,630
I've been here my whole life. I've never seen this city this busy. It's just incredible

1518
02:02:57,630 --> 02:03:03,410
to see the people that are bustling on a Thursday night, this place is just bustling with people

1519
02:03:03,410 --> 02:03:07,430
and I've never seen that growing up. It's just a great time to be here in Hopkins.

1520
02:03:07,930 --> 02:03:12,730
We've historic part plan that we just talked about tonight. Having walkable, first-class

1521
02:03:12,730 --> 02:03:18,210
parks close to everyone. We have the lowest crime in the history of Hopkins since we've started

1522
02:03:18,210 --> 02:03:25,370
recording back in 1990, I think. We have paid backers day. Food truck festival is coming

1523
02:03:25,370 --> 02:03:30,830
Raspberry Festival is around the corner and Raspberry Festival is getting bigger and bigger every year.

1524
02:03:31,830 --> 02:03:38,470
It looks like the state fair when you look down Main Street and the end, it just packed and then the concert afterwards.

1525
02:03:38,730 --> 02:03:44,670
It's just we are in a growing thriving city with three LRT stops that are coming here.

1526
02:03:44,870 --> 02:03:46,310
That's going to bring change as well.

1527
02:03:46,430 --> 02:03:53,450
And I think this council, this staff, our community is part of holding the reins of that change as it comes to Hopkins

1528
02:03:53,450 --> 02:03:58,650
and making sure that this is still remains an awesome place to live, an awesome place to work.

1529
02:03:59,330 --> 02:04:03,450
And I just want to say, I want to focus on that, I want this council to be focused on

1530
02:04:03,450 --> 02:04:03,690
that.

1531
02:04:03,830 --> 02:04:07,930
We have incredible challenges, you know, changes in government.

1532
02:04:08,990 --> 02:04:14,490
We have incredible challenges coming to the city and we need to focus on the problems in front

1533
02:04:14,490 --> 02:04:14,850
of us.

1534
02:04:14,950 --> 02:04:19,670
I really love for us to be focused on that fully, fully next meeting.

1535
02:04:20,890 --> 02:04:27,830
And with that, our next city council regular meeting is Tuesday, May 6th and May 20th at 6 30 p.m.

1536
02:04:28,750 --> 02:04:30,830
Do we have anything else before we adjourn?

1537
02:04:34,110 --> 02:04:34,930
I have a motion to adjourn.

1538
02:04:35,530 --> 02:04:35,850
I'll move.

1539
02:04:36,050 --> 02:04:36,750
Have a second.

1540
02:04:37,250 --> 02:04:37,730
Second.

1541
02:04:37,970 --> 02:04:38,810
I'm going to say aye.

1542
02:04:39,130 --> 02:04:39,530
Aye.