The Meeting of the Common Council was called to order at 7:02 p.m. Tuesday, February 14, 2006. 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. Jim Olson, Ald. Kim Smith, and Ald. Bill Leathen. Ald. Gary Gonczy was excused. Also present were: City Clerk Cari Burmaster, Financial Services Director Fred Buehler, City Attorney Gerard O'Flaherty, Land Use & Development Director Jason Gilman, and Public Works Director Ron Lund. Item 2 - Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was declared. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Leathen, 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. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to extend until June 9, 2006 the interim agreement between the City of Onalaska and CenturyTel. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Wulf, to form an Interview Committee for the engineering position to include: Charlie Cameron, Fred Buehler, Elsa Ness, Mayor Bialecki, Ald. Smith and Ald. Gonczy. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to approve Vouchers No.129 through No. 445, expended since the last Common Council meeting of January 10, 2006 in the amount of $7,534,547.79. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to write off Delinquent Personal Property Tax owned to the City for 2003 in the amount of 41,125.63. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to authorize the transfer of funds within each department in the 2005 budget. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to adopt Resolution 4-2006 Authorizing $160,000 General Obligation Bonds for Sewerage Projects. On roll call vote: Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to adopt Resolution 5-2006 Authorizing $1,685,000 General Obligation Bonds for Street Improvement Projects. On roll call vote: Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to adopt Resolution 6-2006 Authorizing $45,000 General Obligation Bonds for Fire Department Equipment. On roll call vote: Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Giese – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to adopt Resolution 7-2006 Authorizing $1,180,000 General Obligation Bonds for Construction of a Building for Housing of Machinery and equipment. On roll call vote: Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Smith – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to adopt Resolution 8-2006 Authorizing $35,000 General Obligation Bonds for Parks and Public Grounds Projects. On roll call vote: Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to adopt Resolution 9-2006 Directing Publication of Notice to Electors. On roll call vote: Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Olson – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to adopt Resolution 10-2006 Providing for the Sale of $3,105,000 General Obligation Bonds Corporate Purpose Bonds. On roll call vote: Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to adopt Resolution 11-2006 Providing for the Sale of $3,650,000 Water System and Sewerage System Revenue Bonds. On roll call vote: Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Giese – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to adopt Resolution 12-2006 To transfer funds to/from various departments – 2005 Budget. On roll call vote: Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Giese – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to adopt Resolution 13-2006 Resolution to amend the 2005 Budget. On roll call vote: Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Smith – aye. Resolution passed. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to adjust the Designated Fund Balances, General Fund, 2005. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to amend the original motion to include an increase to the Library Contractual Fund Budget Account 100-34209, in the amount of $6,000. On voice vote, motion carried to amend. Mayor Bialecki called for the vote on the motion as amended. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to establish new Designated Fund 100-34234, in the amount of $4,000, for the purpose of Fire Department training equipment and to establish new Designated Fund 100-34235, in the amount of $11,000, for the purpose of Fire Department ATV. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to adjust the existing Designated Fund Balance for 2005 in the amount of $5,000. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to accept the Onalaska Swimming Pool Settlement Agreement with mutual release with Aquatica Design, LLC. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to approve the modification to the City of Onalaska Capital Asset Policy to add that parking ramps have a useful life of 75 years. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the Gundersen Lutheran Occupational Health Services contract through December 31, 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the request from the Joint Municipal Court for funds for Municipal Court software, in the amount of $3,145. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the Tri-State Sound & Light proposal for Audio/Video for the Common Council chambers sound system at a rate of $50/hour for approximately eight hours, with funds to come from the 1998 Capital Improvement Projects account. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to amend the original motion to state that the contract with Tri-State Sound & Light shall be capped at $1,000 and that any additional expenditure must be approved by the Finance & Personnel Committee. On voice vote, motion carried to amend. Mayor Bialecki called for the vote on the motion as amended. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to authorize two police officers to attend the Field Training Officer Seminar in Minneapolis, MN, February 6 – 10, 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to approve the job description for the position of Park Maintenance Laborer, Parks & Recreation Department. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to authorize posting and advertising for the position of Park Maintenance Laborer in the Parks & Recreation Department, with the position to start on or after May 1, 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the Operators Licenses as listed. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to approve the proposed changes to Fire Protection Ordinances in Title 5 of the Code of Ordinances. Ald. Smith withdrew her second to the motion. Ald. Leathen withdrew his motion. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve No Parking on Trade Place cul-de-sac. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to approve No Parking on the east side of Critter Court. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Olson, to tentatively recommend the 2nd Avenue/State Highway 35 design options and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation project agreement contingent upon certain items such as the payback of the loan from the State of Wisconsin. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to table for 30 days. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to authorize the City Engineer to let out bids for the 2006 Paving Contract as prescribed by the 2006 Capital Improvements Budget. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to approve Storm Sewer Reimbursement for Meier Farm Additions II and III in the amount of $78,391.50. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Olson, to authorize the Engineering Department to search out transportation and enhancement grants. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Olson, to place on the 2007 Capital Improvement Projects list a cost share in a bus shelter for Crossing Meadows Drive. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to authorize the Director of Public Works to make Requests for Qualifications from consultants for the design plan for a new well and for upgrades to Well #7 and Well #8. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to deny the request for a Stop sign or a Yield sign at the intersection of L. Hauser Road and Johnson Street. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Giese, to approve the purchase of land for right-of-way acquisition, from La Crosse County in an amount not to exceed $50,000. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to establish a committee for the selection of a well consultant to consist of: the City Engineer, Utility Department Supervisor Jim Prindle, Financial Services Director Fred Buehler, and Ald. Bill Leathen. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Olson, to approve proceeding with Phase II, Final Design of the City Shop, and to contract with S.E.H. Consultants in the amount of 7% of the total value of the shop. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Olson, to remove plant material from the Sand Lake Road median and to replace the plants with bushes not to exceed 24-inches in height. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Smith, to retain the current speed limit on Sand Lake Road. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to give tentative approval to the amendment to the Sewer Service Area Agreement. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Wulf, to table. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Olson, to give Ordinance No. 1251-2006 to amend Section 7-4-7 (a)(1) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska to regulation of direct sellers its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Leathen, to give Ordinance No. 1252-2006 to amend Section 10-1-15 (282) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska to control intersections its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Leathen, to give Ordinance No. 1253-2006 to amend Section 10-1-6 (g) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska to yield signs its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Smith, to give Ordinance No. 1254-2006 to amend Section 10-1-29 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to winter alternate parking its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Smith, to receive and place on file the Onalaska/Holmen Public Transit for December 2005. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Leathen, to authorize Ald. Giese, Financial Services Director Fred Buehler, and the transportation director to develop the outline of a sponsorship program. Ald. Leathen withdrew his second to the motion. Ald. Giese withdrew his motion. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Smith, to authorize the development of an advertising on vehicles program. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, to approve the Shared Ride agreement between the City of Onalaska and the Village of West Salem. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Wulf, to receive and place on file the 4th Quarter 2005 MTU financials. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to award to Brickl Brothers the contract create bid specifications for Rowe Park Shelter #1 and the Park Shop addition in an amount not to exceed $7,500. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to authorize the Parks & Recreation Department to gather information and pursue grant opportunities regarding the park land acquisition dedication for the Pierce Farm Development in Greens Coulee. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to award to Games People Play the 2006 Youth T- shirt printing at a cost per unit of $3.70. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to accept the Letter of Inquiry to be distributed to architects. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Giese, to authorize the Land Use & Development Director to gather information regarding an updated appraisal on the waterfront meeting. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Giese, to authorize right-of-way acquisition for the Oak Forest Drive project for Parcel 2 in the amount of $94,057 and for Parcel 7 in the amount of $15,500. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Wulf, 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 poperty (Waterfront property and relocation of the Tourism Office, and under Section 19.85 (1)(b) considering dismissal, demotion or discipline of member(s) of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association (WPPA), 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 (Waterfront property, member(s) of the WPPA). 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. Smith – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye. Motion carried to convene in Closed Session. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson to adjourn from closed session at 9:52 p.m. On roll call vote: Ald. Leathern – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Giese – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye; and Ald. Smith – aye. Motion carried. Common Council of the City of Onalaska Tuesday, February 14, 2006 Reviewed 2-17-06