Minutes: Public Safety: May 2013

Public Safety Committee Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:30 P.M. Regular Meeting Evansville City Hall Council Room 31 S Madison Street MINUTES 1. Chairperson Jacobson called meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. 2. Roll call of committee and staff members present was: Chairperson Jacobson, Alderperson Brooks, Police Chief Scott McElroy, EMS Chief/Coordinator Mary Beaver and Mayor Decker. Others in attendance were: Brad Huse, Nicolas Backenger, Dave VanDerHaegen, John Decker, Pammi Sehkon, Kayla Kaiser and Gene Cratsenberg 3. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to approve the agenda as printed. Motion passed. 4. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks, to approve the April 3, 2013 regular meeting minutes as printed. Motion passed. 5. Citizen appearances other than agenda items listed - None 6. Old Business - None 7. New Business a. Gene Cratsenberg,124 Highland Street, spoke regarding the Ordinance Parking of Campers and Trailers Sec 122-135. Gene commented that trailers sitting on curbs creates a dangerous situation, and wants it to be re-introduced. Chairperson Jacobson stated that this will be tabled until next month’s meeting on June 5. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to table discussion on the ordinance until next month. Motion passed. b. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks, to approve the Renewal Operator’s License application(s) for Sharon Marie Paulson. Motion passed. c. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks to approve the Operator’s License application(s) for 7c1 Bradley E Huse, and 7c2 for Nicolas L Backenger. Motion passed. c3. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks, to approve the Operator’s License application for Kayla Kaiser. Kayla was present to speak on her behalf regarding her application. Motion to approve the Operator’s License application for Kayla Kaiser was denied. d. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to recommend to Council approval of the Alcohol Beverage License application for a Class “B” Beer/”Class B” Liquor License for Creekside Place Inc., David M VanDerHaegen, Agent, 633 S Fremont Street, Janesville WI 53545, d/b/a Creekside Place Inc., 102 Maple Street, Evansville WI 53536. Motion passed. e. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to recommend to Council approval to renew the Alcohol Beverage License Applications for a Class “B” Beer/“Class B” Liquor Licenses with the amended correction to Mark A Oyan’s address from Boulevard to Bowlavard for Oyan, Mark A., Mark A. Oyan, Agent, 435 Boulevard Avenue #1, Belleville, WI 53508, d/b/a Blue Devil Bowl, 108 E Main Street, Evansville WI 53536; the Evansville Memorial Post #6905 of the Veterans, Gordon R. Ringhand, Agent, 412 Fowler Circle, Evansville WI 53536, d/b/a VFW Memorial Post #6905,179 E Main Street, Evansville WI 53536; the Night Owl Food & Spirits Inc., Gregory P Ardisson, Agent, 217 N Sixth Street, Evansville, WI 53536, d/b/a The Night Owl Food & Spirits Inc., 19 E Main Street, Evansville, WI 53536; Pete’s Inn Inc., Linda A Church, Agent, 555 S Fifth Street, Evansville WI 53536, d/b/a Pete’s Inn Inc., 14 N Madison Street, Evansville WI 53536; and Romano’s Pizza Inc., Francesco Romano, Agent, 74 N Sixth Street, Evansville, WI 53536, d/b/a Romano’s Pizza, 50 Union Street, Evansville WI 53536, Motion passed. f. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to recommend to Council approval to renew the Alcohol Beverage License Applications for a Class “A” Beer/“Class A” Liquor Licenses for Goodspeed Gas ‘N Go Inc., Bradley N Goodspeed, Agent, 6045 N Eagle Rd., Janesville WI 53548, d/b/a Goodspeed Gas ‘N Go Inc., 350 Union Street, Evansville WI 53536; Kopecky’s Worldwide Foods Inc., James D Kopecky, Agent, 8017 N Ridge Court, Evansville, WI 53536, d/b/a Kopecky’s Piggly Wiggly, 8 County M, Evansville WI 53536; Madison Street Express Inc., Parminder Sekhon, Agent, 2644 Granite Road, Fitchburg, WI 53711, d/b/a All ‘N One, 104 S Madison Street, Evansville WI 53536; and Susan L. Nettum, 118 Teddy Street, Brooklyn WI 53521, dba The Artful Gourmet, 11 East Main Street, Evansville WI 53536. Motion passed. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to recommend to Council approval to renew the Alcohol Beverage License application for a Class “A” Beer/“Class A” Liquor License for Francois Oil Co Inc., Steven J. Merry, Agent, 5427 Glenway Circle, Oregon WI 53575, d/b/a The Grove Quik Mart, 230 E Main Street, Evansville WI 53536. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to amend the motion with corrective action to be completed by June 14, 2013 Council meeting. Motion passed. g. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks, to recommend to Council approval to renew the Alcohol Beverage License Application for a “Class A” Beer License for Landmark Services Cooperative, Lee Dammen, Agent, 13912 W Northridge Drive, Evansville WI 53536, d/b/a Cenex Convenience Store of Evansville, 9 John Lindemann Drive, Evansville WI 53536. Motion passed. h. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks, to recommend to Council approval to renew the Alcohol Beverage License Application for a Class “B” Beer License for Real Coffee at Daun LLC, Daun Fugate, Agent, 8644 W State Road 81, Beloit WI 53511, d/b/a Real Coffee at Daun LLC, 18 E Main Street, Evansville, WI 53536. Motion passed. i. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks, to recommend to Council approval to renew the Alcohol Beverage License Application for a “Class C” Wine License for Real Coffee at Daun LLC, Daun Fugate, Agent, 8644 W State Road 81, Beloit WI 53511 d/b/a Real Coffee at Daun LLC., 18 E Main Street, Evansville, WI 53536. Motion passed. j. Public Hearing for a Street Use License for Allen Creek Bridge Plaque dedication ceremony Thursday May 30, 2013 on East Main Street from 3:30 pm through 3:45 pm. i. Initial Staff Comments - Chief McElroy asked for traffic to be detoured. Chief McElroy will speak with the Grove Society Group for a detour at Union Street and Maple Streets. ii. Public Hearing opened at 7:17 p.m. – John Decker, 143 West Main Street, spoke in favor of the street use license. iii. Public hearing was closed at 7:18 p.m. k. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to approve the application for a Street Use License for Allen Creek Bridge Plaque dedication ceremony Thursday May 30, 2013 on East Main Street from 3:30 pm through 3:45 pm. Motion passed. l. Public Hearing for the Street Use License for the dedication ceremony for installation of the Civil War Cannon at City Hall 31 South Madison Street for Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 1 pm through 1:45 pm. i. Initial Staff Comments - Chief McElroy spoke regarding diversion of trucks at South Madison and Water Street. Cars will be allowed to continue to Church Street. Handicapped parking will be available, West Main/East Main at South Madison closure and Union Street/North Madison detour for semis. ii. Public hearing was opened at 7:24 p.m. – John Decker, 143 West Main Street, spoke in favor of the street use license. iii. Public hearing was closed at 7:24 p.m. m. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks, to approve the application for the Street Use License for the dedication ceremony for installation of the Civil War Cannon at City Hall 31 South Madison Street for Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 1 pm through 1:45 pm. Motion passed. n. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to recommend to Common Council approval to set recommended bonds for city ordinances. Motion was amended to correct the spelling for “synthetic”. Motion passed. o. Motion by Jacobson, second by Brooks, to approve hiring coop student for the 2013- 2014 school year. Josh Chenoweth would start in June through the 2013-2014 school year. This position would be part-time with the understanding that it is budgeted through December 2013 and must be budgeted for 2014. Motion passed. 8. Evansville Police Report – There were 1114 calls for service for the month of April 2013. We had 60 license plate transactions for April with 741 for 2012. The County began their monthly siren test on March 1st. We continue to scan and update the Police website. Accreditation and policy update continues with on-site evaluation set for November 2013. Officer Nankee completed SFST Instructor training. In April and May, all staff will be attending the Spillman training. The tentative target date for the new system is June 10, 2013. The “Lockdown” training at BTC was attended by Chief McElroy, Lt Koehler and Officer Reese. Officer Job completed the FBI Evidence Class at BTC in April. Officer Mahan-Strupp is scheduled for DAAT Instructor training in 2013. EVOC and Background Investigation training will be attended by Officers Reese and Job in May. The Field Training Officer Manual has been updated and will be used for new hires shortly. The sergeant promotional opportunity has been completed with the background check as the final step. Full and part-time officer eligibility list was closed April 22. Applications are being sorted through now. Three coop student candidates were interviewed April 2. Josh Chenoweth was chosen from the three students. The police department participated in the “Realty Maze” on April 16th at the high school. The National Take “Back Day” was Saturday, April 27. We had over 20 individuals drop off medications. Several volunteers helped to sort the medications. Over 21 lbs of various medications and several sharps were taken back. On April 29th these medications were taken to the State Patrol District 1 headquarters in Deforest. From there they will be picked up by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) and properly disposed/destroyed of. Thanks to the Piggly Wiggly, Chamber of Commerce, Evansville Pharmacy, Jennifer Braun of BASE, Jim Brooks, Officer Mahan-Strupp and Reilly, Evan Benedict and Stefanie Geberding for volunteering and spreading the word to make this a success. 9. Evansville Medical Service Report – There were 40 runs for the month of April and 810 had five of those runs. The EMS booth was well attended at the Week of the Young Child event. Children received tattoos, were able to lay on the long-board and have their arms splintered by EMS staff. CPR training was completed in April for the Fire Department and EMS. Mary and Zach attended the “Active Shooter” class held at the Rock County Sheriff’s Department. Mary and Zach will be attending Part 2 of the 3-part session of the EMS Leadership Academy in Warrens WI. They will be learning the building blocks for hiring/retaining EMT’s and planning for the future of the EMS. The EMS is utilizing a free trial period for the “I am Responding” program. The program can be used with phones/computers to notify members of the service of their availability for their second ambulance. It is a great tool for the department head to track availability and have crew respond and if needed for mutual aide. The program is being utilized by most everyone. The new laptops have arrived and are being used. 10. Motion to adjourn Mayor spoke about public hearings for events. Department of Transportation has some questions for events for under an hour. Wondering if there is interest and looking for sponsors. Motion by Brooks, second by Jacobson, to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m. Motion passed. Respectfully submitted, Barbara Jacobson, Chairperson These minutes are not official until approved by Public Safety at their next regular meeting