The Meeting of the Common Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2005. It was noted that the meeting had been announced and a notice posted at City Hall. Roll call was taken, with the following members present: Mayor Jim Bialecki, Ald. Mike Giese, Ald. Diane Oldani Wulf, Ald. Gary Gonczy, Ald. Jim Olson, Ald. Bill Leathen, City Clerk Cari Burmaster, Public Works Director Ron Lund, Land Use and Development Director Jason Gilman, and Finance Director Fred Buehler. Ald. Kim Smith was excused. The Pledge of Allegiance was declared. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the minutes from the previous meeting as amended, printed and on file in the City Clerk's Office. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson, to approve Resolution 26-2005 Final Resolution vacating a portion of French Road, City of Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.. On roll call vote: Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Gonczy – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye. Resolution passes. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve three additional conditions to the Conditional Use Permit for Precision Auto Center, 316 2nd Avenue South, which are: 1) Lighting shall be shielded down; 2) Vehicle fumes shall be diverted to the west side of the building; and 3) Doors on the north side of the building shall remain closed. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Giese, to approve Vouchers No. 1171 through No. 1463, expended since the last Common Council meeting of May 10, 2005 in the amount of $1,855,619.18. On voice vote, motion carried four to zero with Ald. Wulf being absent for the vote. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Giese, to remove from City inventory and sell at auction two (2) Ford Crown Victoria cars and one (1) 1991 Ford Taurus Station Wagon. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the Interim Development Service Agreement between the City of Onalaska and the Town of Onalaska. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Wulf, to accept the AmeriCorps grant and to approve the City's matching portion of $3,000 with $1,000 being budgeted for in 2005 and the remaining $2,000 to be budgeted for in 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the out-of-state travel request for Police Sergeant Troy Miller and Police Officer Chris Danou to attend the Midwest Counter-drug Training Center for "Criminal Street Gang Identification and Interdiction" to be held in Des Moines, Iowa on September 12 through September 14, 2005. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the updates to the job description for Land Use & Development Director and the updates to the job description for Assistant Planner. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the revisions to Personnel Policies 1.05 Residency; 3.02 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); 4.01 Safety; and 4.05 Restricted/Modified Duty, and the removal of Personnel Policy 4.02 Hazard Communication. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Wulf, to grant the Human Resources Specialist a 30-day extension for the completion of the Compensation Study. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the operator's licenses as listed above. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Giese, to approve the Fall 15 Great River Walk to be held on Saturday, September 10, 2005 from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the Class A Liquor Licences, the Class B Liquor Licenses, the Class B Beer Only Licenses, the Cigarette Licenses, the Taxi Licenses, and the Hotel/Motel Licenses. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the Class A Beer Only license as listed with the restriction that all personal property taxes must be paid in full before issuance of the license. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the Campground/Mobile Home Licenses as listed, with the exception of the license application for Onalaska Waterfront RV Park, LLC – Tod Edwards – per the memorandum from Land Use & Development Director Jason Gilman. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the weights and measures licenses as listed, with the understanding that those with outstanding fees must pay the fees and submit proper application before licenses are issued. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the Utility Plan for Deer Creek Condominium development. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to recommend to the Administrative & Judiciary Committee that an ordinance be drafted establishing No Parking on East Main Street from US Highway 53 to US Highway 16. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve Resolution 27-2005 regarding special assessments on Mason Street. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson, to table approval of Resolution 27-2005. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to contract with Ayres Associates for right-of- way appraisal and acquisition for the Oak Forest Drive intersection at a cost not to exceed $24,500. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the purchase of a hydraulic crane and heavy-duty platform crane body from Monroe Truck Equipment in an amount not to exceed $31,878. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the agreement regarding the LB White driveway off Mason Drive, with the condition that the City Attorney review the remaining items that are under discussion relating to definitions of "debris" versus "wood" and to the location of the woodpile that will be moved, and that the cost to the City shall not exceed $7,500; and that a signed agreement shall be submitted to the City within 14 days. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the agreement between the City of Onalaska and the Onalaska School District regarding the old pool site. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve with twelve conditions the Conditional Use Permit application filed by Heider Business Park LLC/Robert Heiderscheit for an auto/truck repair and sales facility on Lot 10 in Eagle Business Park. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to approve with ten conditions the Conditional Use Permit application filed by Paul and Kim Mauss, for the purpose of a custom fabricating facility for kitchen and bath countertops at Lot 9, Eagle Business Park. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve with seven conditions the Conditional Use Permit application filed by the Onalaska School District, for the purpose of site modifications at Pertzsch Elementary School. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve with six conditions the Annexation Petition filed by the YMCA for 1.84 acres at the intersection of East Avenue and the proposed Mason Street. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Leathen, approve with ten conditions the Annexation Petition filed by Mike Tooke, Raymond Flynn and Jack Edwards for three parcels containing 23.48 acres east of Heritage Hills Addition. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Wulf, to accept from Bill Treanor the request to withdraw the application. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to request from Barbara Althoff and Jack Damm to withdraw their rezoning request for 206 Marcou Road. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1225-2005 to amend Section 6-2-3(f)(2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to the permit fee for a street opening in the City of Onalaska its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1226-2005 to amend Section 10-1-27 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to parking its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1228-2005 to rezone property located in Section 15, Township 16 North of Range 7 West in the City of Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, from R-1 Single-Family Residential to R-2-3 Single Family/Duplex Residential District its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1229-2005 to rezone property located in Section 2, Township 16 North of Range 7 of the City of Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin from A-1 Agriculture District to R-1 Single-Family Residential District its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1230-2005 to rezone property located in Section 32, Township 17 North of Range 7 West in the City of Onalaska, La Crosse County, Wisconsin from R-1 interim to M-1 Light Industrial District its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Olson, to withdraw Ordinance No. 1231-2005 to create Chapter 17 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska to establish a minimum wage standard for the City of Onalaska because the State of Wisconsin has since raised the minimum wage. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1232-2005 to create Chapter 2, of Title 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to the Official City Logo its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1233-2005 to annex lands located in the Northwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼ of Section 32, Township 17 North of Range 7 West from the Town of Onalaska to the City of Onalaska its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1234-2005 to annex lands located in the Southwest ¼ of the Southeast ¼ of Section 29, Township 17 North of Range 7 West from the Town of Onalaska to the City of Onalaska its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to receive and place on file the Onalaska/Holmen Public Transit Financials for April 2005. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to receive and place on file the MTU Financials for 1st Quarter 2005. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Leathen, to opt for a Park Fee for the Deer Creek Condominium project in the amount of $31,360. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to use the $812 donated by the Onalaska School District to establish a scholarship fund for membership to the Aquatic Facility. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the cable contract with Charter Communications in the amount of $199 for installation and a monthly fee of $154.99 for service and static lines, for the months of May, June, July and August, for a contract period of five years. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson, to approve the request from Kamala and Thomas Rudolph to reconstruct a garage at 421 3rd Avenue South. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson, to convene in Closed Session to consider a motion to convene in Closed Session under Section 19.85 (1) (e) of the Wisconsin Statutes for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase or acquisition of property (Waterfront property) and under Section 19.85 (1) (g) of the Wisconsin Statutes for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved (claim against the City relating to Waterfront property). If any action is required in Open Session, as a result of the Closed Session, the Committee will convene in Open Session to take the necessary action and/or continue on with the printed agenda. as is stated in the agenda. On roll call vote: Ald. Gonczy – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye. Motion carried to convene in Closed Session. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson to adjourn from closed session. On roll call vote: Ald. Gonczy - aye; Ald Wulf – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; and Ald. Leathen – aye. Motion carried to adjourn at 8:52 p.m. Common Council of the City of Onalaska Tuesday, June 14, 2005 Reviewed June 16, 2005