The Meeting of the Common Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 13, 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. Kim Smith, and Ald. Bill Leathen. Also present were: City Clerk Cari Burmaster, Financial Services Director Fred Buehler Land Use & Development Director Jason Gilman, Public Works Director Ron Lund, and Human Resources Specialist Liz Green. Item 2 - Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was declared. Item 3 - Approval of minutes from previous meeting. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the minutes from the previous meeting as printed and on file in the City Clerk's Office. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to deny the request to establish a "No Left Turn" movement at the northerly exit to Kwik Trip located at East Main Street and Greens Coulee Road. On voice vote, motion carried with three ayes, one no (Ald. Giese) and two abstentions (Ald. Gonczy and Ald. Wulf). Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve with 11 conditions the Conditional Use Permit filed by Donald Atkinson for a flagpole/wireless telecommunication facility located at 1109 Venture Place, Onalaska. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Wulf, that any future Change Orders related to the swimming pool project, and that involve expenditure, shall be presented to the Common Council for approval. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Leathen, to authorize the change to actual water and sewer billings on a quarterly basis. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to approve Vouchers No. 1995 through No. 2147, expended since the last Common Council meeting of in the amount of $977,854.12, with Voucher #2147 being withheld pending all paperwork being in order prior to final payment. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to approve the lease extension agreement with Rodney and Gary L. Braund, with the monthly lease rate to increase to $3,100 per month. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the grant submittal for additional Federal funding for bulletproof vests. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the Onalaska Police School Liaison agreement between the City of Onalaska and the Onalaska School District with a 50% cost share of salary and benefits during school calendar year 2005/2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to accept the 2005 – 2006 GREAT grant award in the amount of $25,398. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the renewal of the City Liability Insurance for 2006 through 2008. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to approve the Ergonomics Program. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to accept the Compensation Study Results. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to form a compensation subcommittee that would include staff, department heads, and Common Council members. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to form a performance-based pay subcommittee that would include staff, department heads, and Common Council members. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Giese, to accept the recommendation to establish an Accident Review Panel, comprised of the members as listed in the agenda attachment. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the Operators Licenses as outlined in the memorandum dated September 7, 2005. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Leathen, to authorize the repair of monuments in the Onalaska Cemetery. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to direct City Engineering Aide Danny McDonald to make a formal request to the State of Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner to inspect the Onalaska Railroad crossings and to get an estimate for the possible upgrade to necessary standards. On a voice vote, the motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson, to approve the Clearwater Farm Foundation 10K/5K Run to be held October 8, 2005 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the Class "B" Liquor License for Unwine'd. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to accept the recommendations of the Land Use & Development Director regarding Assessment District/Impact Fees for Road Improvements. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the request from Bethany Lutheran Homes to defer assessments on Mason Street and to defer development fees, with the understanding that previous agreements with LB White and the YMCA shall be complied with. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Gonczy, to amend the original motion to clarify that the entire agreement shall be applied to the request. On voice vote, motion carried to amend. Mayor Bialecki called for the vote on the original motion as amended. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to establish a public hearing for the October 2005 meeting of the Board of Public Works, regarding "No Parking" on the west side of 17th Avenue North. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the request by CenturyTel to bury underground facilities. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the request to install a private well and septic system at East Plaza Park. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to authorize the repair to the sanitary sewer at 8th Avenue South, in an amount not to exceed $6,500, which includes work by A-1 Excavating and others. On voice vote, motion carried, five to zero. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Agreement for signalizing East Main Street and Greens Coulee Road at a cost to the City of Onalaska of approximately $103,066. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the amendment to the S.E.H. Consulting Water Study regarding an evaluation of the need for a booster pump in the area of French Road, at an additional cost of $3,100. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Smith, to approve with eight conditions, the subdivision review request filed by Lester Pralle, Valley View Business Partners, for the property located at Lot 15, Timbercrest Drive East, containing two parcels of 148,017 square feet or 3.4 acres. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve with eight conditions, the subdivision review request filed by Lester Pralle, Valley View Business Partners, for the property located at Lot 20, Crestwood Lane, containing two parcels of 37,574 square feet or .816 acres. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve with eleven conditions, to subdivision review request filed by Mike Tooke for the property located at Elizabeth Court Certified Survey Map Lot 4, Block 2, Rachelle Addition. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Leathen, to find that the Planned Commercial Industrial Development Amendment for Crossing Meadows Shopping Center for an addition to the former Blockbuster Video store would not constitute a substantial change and therefore would not require further action. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to approve with 29 conditions the Plat Request filed by Mike Tooke for the property located at Elizabeth Lane, Shelly Addition One, containing eight parcels on 2.65 acres. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to suspend the rules to give Ordinance No. 1236- 2005 to amend Section 3-1-1(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to insufficient funds fee its First, Second and Third Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1236-2005 its First Second and Third Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1237-2005 to amend Section 13-4-4(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to annexation fees 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 July 2005 Financials for Onalaska/Holmen Public Transit. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to schedule a public hearing regarding the proposed Shared Ride fare increase, to be held at the October 5, 2005 meeting of the Mass Transit Committee; and to request that the service operator to immediately post in the Shared Ride vehicles a notice of the public hearing; and to request that City staff issue a press release announcing the public hearing. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese; second by Ald. Olson, to receive and place on file the MTU 2nd Quarter Financials. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to grant tentative approval to the 2006 MTU Agreement between the City of La Crosse and the City of Onalaska, with the estimated expense to the City of Onalaska of $41,129. Ald. Giese withdrew his motion. Ald. Olson withdrew his motion. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, to proceed with getting written documentation of a one-month deadline extension for the MTU 2006 Agreement. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to inform the City of La Crosse that the MTU 2006 Agreement would not be automatically renewed and that the City of Onalaska is open to further negotiation. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to deny the request from YMCA of La Crosse to use Glen Fox Park for its 1st and 4th Grade Flag Football program. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the request from an Eagle Scout to build a viewing platform at Greens Coulee Community Park, at no cost to the City, with the understanding that the project shall be approved by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the design, location, and the materials used shall be approved by the City of Onalaska staff. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Smith, to appoint Parks & Recreation Director Dan Wick as the project manager to complete the balance of the swimming pool project. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to form a subcommittee to the Library Commission, with the purpose of the subcommittee to being to address issues relating to Library expansion, with the subcommittee membership as listed in the agenda attachment. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Smith, 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 considering disposition of City property (proposed sale of City property); and 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 with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved (claims against the City: damage to vehicle owned by J.L. Olson, 305 4th Ave. S., claim filed by B.G. relating to City vehicle accident on 6-14-2004). If any action is required in Open Session, as the 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. Leathen – aye; Ald. Wulf - aye; Ald. Gonczy – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; and Ald. Olson – aye. Motion carried to convene in Closed Session. Motion by Ald. Gary Gonczy, second by Ald. Bill Leathen to reconvene in open session at 9:21 p.m. On roll call vote: Ald. Gonczy – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye, Ald. Wulf – aye; and Ald. Giese – aye; motion carried 6-0. Motion by Ald. Gary Gonczy, second by Ald. Bill Leathen to offer Parcel #18-822-1 to Mr. Deeth for a sale price of $4,000 with easements requirements to the City of Onalaska. Motion by Ald. Gary Gonczy, second by Ald. Kim Smith, to make a friendly amendment to state that the purchase price should be raised to $5,000 with easements requirements to the City of Onalaska. On voice vote, motion carried to amend. Mayor Bialecki called for any discussion on the motion as amended. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Jim Olson, second by Ald. Diane Wulf to adjourn at 9:25 p.m. On voice vote, motion carried. Common Council of the City of Onalaska Tuesday, September 13, 2005