Minutes: Common Council: July 2013

Common Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 31 S. Madison Street, Evansville, WI MINUTES 1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor Sandy Decker. 2. Roll Call. Members present: Mayor Sandy Decker, Alderpersons Jim Brooks, Cheryl Fuchs, Ben Ladick, Josh Manring, James Montgomery, and Jon Senn. Members absent: Alderpersons Mason Braunschweig and Barb Jacobson. Others present: City Administrator Dan Wietecha (arrived at 6:42 p.m.), City Attorney Mark Kopp, City Clerk Judy Walton, Library Director Megan Kloeckner, SWAG representative John Morning, Bill Hurtley, and Jason Wilke. 3. Approval of Agenda. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Fuchs to approve the agenda as printed. Motion approved 6-0. 4. Approval of Minutes. Fuchs made a motion, seconded by Manring to waive the reading of the minutes of the June 11, 2013, regular meeting and to approve them as presented. Motion approved 6-0. 5. Civility reminder. Recognition of the commitment to civility and decorum at city meetings. 6. Citizen appearances. None 7. Reports of Committees A. Library Board Report. Kloeckner reported that on Saturday they are holding a planning meeting to discuss future goals; 72 teens participated in activities in June; on July 16th they will have a speaker whose topic will be The Great Depression; and her and Assistant Director Laura Damon-Moore attended the farmers market on June 22nd. B. Youth Center Advisory Board Report. Ladick reported that funds raised from the 4th of July celebration could be record setting. C. Finance and Labor Relations Committee Report (1). Brooks made a motion, seconded by Senn to accept the City and Water & Light bills as presented in the amount of $916,936.07. Motion approved 6-0 on a roll call vote. (2). Brooks made a motion, seconded by Manring to approve Resolution 2013-10, Approving Mid-Year Amendments to the 2013 Budget. Motion approved 6-0 on a roll call vote. D. Plan Commission Report (1). Brooks made a motion, seconded by Senn to approve sale of parcel 6-27-684.4 with contingencies. Bev Krueger, potential buyer, addressed the Council asking for the dimensions of the property and clarification on the current zoning. She expressed concern with the costs she would incur with the survey, certified survey map, and re-zoning. She asked if she could just purchase it as is or just combine it with her adjoining property. Brooks responded that the parcel could not be sold as is because it was too small and in order to combine the parcel with hers the zoning would need to be the same for both parcels. Wietecha arrived at this time and stated the city owned parcel is zoned Industrial and Krueger’s parcel is zoned Agricultural. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Senn to table the item until the August Common Council meeting. Motion approved 6-0. (2). Brooks made a motion, seconded by Senn to recognize the importance of Bluescope/Varco Pruden to the City’s economy and support the company’s installation of a new bridge over Allen Creek to alleviate the flooding issues that have negatively impacted the company’s operations. Motion approved 6-0. E. Public Safety Committee Report (1). Fuchs made a motion, seconded by Manring to amend the Alcohol Beverage License Application for the Class “B” Beer / “Class B” Liquor License for Romano’s Pizza Inc., Francesco Romano, Agent, 74 N. Sixth Street, Evansville, WI 53536 dba Romano’s Pizza, 50 Union Street, Evansville, WI 53536 to include a summer party event on July 27th from 4:00 pm until closing with a DJ. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Senn to amend the motion by striking the word Application. Amendment approved 6-0. Main motion, as amended, approved 6-0. F. Public Works Committee Report (1). Manring made a motion, seconded by Senn to approve Resolution 2013-11, Documenting Review of the 2012 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report. Motion approved 6-0. G. Water & Light Committee Report. Brooks reported that the Garfield Avenue project is progressing well; the Hwy 59 Project was pushed back some due to the contractor working on storm relief; next they will move on to the Old 92 & 5th Street re-build. H. Economic Development Committee Report. No report. It was noted that there is no meeting scheduled for July but they will be meeting jointly with the Plan Commission in August. I. Redevelopment Authority Report. No report. J. Parks and Recreation Board Report. Fuchs reported that the 4th of July events went over wonderfully with a higher attendance, higher sales, and more parade participants; Westside Park Shelter is almost done. K. Historic Preservation Commission Report. No report. L. Fire District Report. Manring reported that they received a FEMA grant in the amount of $44,000 for the new truck. The August agenda will include an item for discussion on representation. M. Police Commission Report. No report. N. Energy Independence Team Report. No report. Decker noted the article in the Municipality on Green Tier Communities. She said that Evansville was asked to be one of the first five Charter Communities but the timing did not work for us. She hopes to work on this in the near future. O. Board of Appeals Report. No report. 8. Unfinished Business. A. Brooks presented the second reading and made a motion, seconded by Manring to adopt Ordinance 2013-04, Updating Chapter 2, Article II of the City Code regarding Common Council. [Sponsors Braunschweig and Brooks]. Council discussed the proposed changes. By deleting the required mayoral referral of matters to committees, certain matters could be streamlined. Council may still refer matters to the appropriate committee. Motion approved 5-1 with Montgomery opposing. 9. Communications and Recommendations from the Mayor. A. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Manring to confirm the Mayoral appointment of Steve Eager, 228 W. Main Street, to the Redevelopment Authority for an unexpired term ending in 2016. Motion approved 6-0. B. Brooks made a motion, seconded by Fuchs to confirm the Mayoral appointment of Anika Laube, 32 W. Main Street, to the Park and Recreation Board for an unexpired term ending in 2015. Motion approved 6-0. 10. Communications from the City Administrator A. Wietecha directed Council to his memo regarding the 2014 Budget. He explained the steps and timeline outlined on the budget calendar. B. Southern Wisconsin Agricultural Group (SWAG). (1). Wietecha stated that during the SWAG presentation at the last Common Council, they mentioned that a letter of support from the city would be helpful. The consensus of the Council was to have a draft letter prepared for Council during the joint meeting of the Economic Development Committee and Plan Commission on August 6th. No action taken. 11. New Business A. Brooks presented the First Reading of Ordinance 2013-05, Amending Chapter 122 of the Municipal Code, Relative to No Parking Zones. [Sponsors Jacobson and Fuchs]. 12. Introduction of New Ordinances. (See Item 11A) 13. Meeting Reminder A. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug 13, 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. B. Decker stated that the Committee of the Whole meeting scheduled for September 28th will be held at Creekside Place. 14. Adjournment. Senn made a motion, seconded by Manring to adjourn the meeting at 7:26 p.m. Motion approved 6-0. Prepared by Judy Walton, City Clerk The minutes are not official until approved by the Common Council at their next regular meeting.