The Meeting of the Common Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, 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. Jim Olson, Ald. Diane Oldani Wulf, Ald. Gary Gonczy, Ald. Bill Leathen and Ald. Kim Smith. Ald. Mike Giese was excused. Also present: City Clerk Cari Burmaster, Land Use & Development Director Jason Gilman, Financial Services Director Fred Buehler, Public Works Director Ron Lund, and City Attorney Gerry O’Flaherty. Item 2 - Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was declared. 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. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to promote Assistant City Engineer Jarrod Holter to City Engineer effective April 24, 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve a salary range for Assistant City Engineer of $44,000 to $47,000. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve Resolution 20-2006 to adopt policy authorizing Council Members to attend open and closed sessions of component units of the City except where limited by specific Wisconsin Statute (e.g. Police and Fire Commission closed sessions On roll call vote: Ald. Wulf – aye, Ald. Leathen – aye, Ald. Olson – aye, Ald. Smith – aye, Ald. Gonczy – aye. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to approve Vouchers No.647 through No. 872, expended since the last Common Council meeting of March 14, 2006 in the amount of $2,112,999.77. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, to authorize the Parks & Recreation Department to apply for various grants related to Parks & Recreation programs, at no cost to the City. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to authorize the use $7,800 of designated fund balance dollars for Firefighter Turnout Gear. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, to authorize the use $4,000 of designated fund balance dollars for a multimedia projector and sound system. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, to authorize the use $10,500 of designated fund balance dollars for and off-road utility Polaris (Ranger) vehicle and accessories. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to authorize the transfer from the Fire Department to the Parks & Recreation Department of a 4 x 2 Gator. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, to authorize the transfer to another City department, or the sale at auction, of a 1976 F250 Ford Pickup Truck with skid. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to authorize the donation to WTC of five sections of unserviceable fire hose. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to authorize the donation to WTC of six pairs of fire boots. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to approve Resolution 19-2006 Resolution of the Common Council Adopting Borrowing of Funds ($550,000) for a State Trust Fund Loan to purchase Waterfront Property. On roll call vote: Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Gonczy – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye. Motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to approve the out-of-state travel request for Investigator David Winjum to attend Protecting Children Online: Commander/Policy Training in Alexandria, Virginia from July 30 to August 1, 2006 at a cost not to exceed $88. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve with revisions the job description for Fulltime Firefighter/EMT. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the job description for Assistant Fire Chief/Inspector. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to approve the posting of and advertising for the position of Fulltime Firefighter, budgeted to start on October 1, 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the fulltime and part-time firefighter job application. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the Operator’s Licenses per the memo dated March 30, 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the Parade Permit for the Onalaska Sunfish Parade on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 12 noon. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Leathen, to approve the Class B Picnic License for Onalaska Festivals for Sunfish Days, May 25 – 28, 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to authorize the letting of bids for cleaning the Wild Rose reservoir and the Country Club reservoir, with a liability requirement of $2 million. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the utility plan for Meier Farm Addition I. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve proceeding with the project agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for 2nd Avenue North, with No Parking on 2nd Avenue. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to establish a contractual service provider agreement. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to authorize Viner Construction to repair the 108” outfall pond spillway in an amount not to exceed $5,000. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to update the resurfacing project agreement to include 12th Avenue South resurfacing. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Olson, to monitor the Greens Coulee Road/East Main Street intersection and to perform another car count in June 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve Resolution 18-2006 final resolution to apply for a Storm Water Planning Grant for the purpose of controlling pollutants entering the City’s Storm Water System with a 50/50 split. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to award the 2006 Miscellaneous Concrete contract to Country Roads Construction in the amount of $25,654. On voice vote, motion carried. On roll call vote: Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye; Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Gonczy – aye. Motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to award the bid for a zero-turn riding mower to Horizon Equipment in the net amount of $5,099, which includes a $2,500 trade in. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the request from Xcel Energy to move the utility easement on US Highway 16/Holiday Heights project. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to instruct the Public Works Department to develop a policy regarding tree trimming. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve with nine conditions the Conditional Use Permit application filed by Dave Marks, representing Mathy Construction, for a two story office building addition to the existing office building located at 920 10th Avenue North, Onalaska. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve with seven conditions the Conditional Use Permit application filed by the Onalaska School District for the purpose of constructing and expansion to Irving Pertzsch School located at 524 Main Street, Onalaska. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson, to approve with six conditions the Subdivision request filed by Robert Lovejoy, for the property located at Lot 16 of Nathan Hills Estates to create two (2) parcels containing approximately 13,000 square feet each. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to not exempt areas of Onalaska’s section of the Great River Road from the Great River Road designation. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the detachment of the US 53 right- of-way from East Avenue North. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1256-2006 to amend Section 10-1-27 (V)(2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to parking regulations on Trade Place its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Olson, to give Ordinance No. 1257-2006 to amend Section 10-1-27(mm)(1) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to parking regulations on Critter Court its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1258-2006 to amend Section 7-5-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska regulating the hotel room tax rate its Third and Final Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Leathen, to give Ordinance No. 1259-2006 to annex lands in the Southwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼, the Southwest ¼ of the Northeast ¼, and the Northwest ¼ of the Southeast ¼ all in Section 3, Township 16 North of Range 7 West from the Town of Onalaska to the City of Onalaska (Elmwood Annexation) its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1260-2006 – 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 (LB White/Dairyland Annexation) its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1261-2006 to rezone property located in Section 11 Township 16, Range 7 in the City of Onalaska, La Crosse County Wisconsin from M1 Industrial District to R4 Multifamily Residential District (Sopher Rezoning) its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1262-2006 to rezone property located in Section 33 Township 17, Range 7 in he City of Onalaska, La Crosse County Wisconsin from R1 Single Family Residential District to R-2-3 Single Family Duplex Residential District (Elmwood Rezoning) its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to give Ordinance No. 1263-2006 to amend Sections of Title 5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to public safety (Fire Code) its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Leathen, to suspend the rules to give Ordinance No. 1264-2006 to amend Section 11-1-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska to add possession of drug paraphernalia to offenses against state laws subject to forfeiture its First, Second and Third Readings. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Olson, to give Ordinance No. 1265-2006 to amend section 2-2-11 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to Special Common Council Meetings its First and Second Reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Smith, to accept the Onalaska/Holmen/West Salem Public Transit Financials for February 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, to award the bid for the Skate Park lighting and camera system to Kish Electric in the amount of $21,500. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to award the bid for Rowe Park Shelter #1 and park restroom to Brickl Bros. in an amount not to exceed $108,000. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Leathen, to award the bid for week control and fertilization to River City Landscape in the amount of $2,794.00. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, to reschedule the next meeting of the Parks & Recreation Board to Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Gonczy, to accept the marketing consultant contract with Pilch & Barnet, Inc. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Gonczy, to amend the original motion to state that marketing functions for the OmniCenter will be transferred to Tourism in order to allow Pilch & Barnett execute their agreement. On voice vote, motion carried to amend. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Leathen, second by Ald. Wulf, to establish parameters and guidelines requiring Common Council approval for any request for Change Order s greater than $5,000. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Smith, to approve Resolution 17-2006 Authorization to apply for 2006 State of Wisconsin Stewardship Grant for the purpose of acquiring 44 acres of waterfront property along the Black River. On roll call vote: Ald. Smith – aye; Ald. Gonczy – aye; Ald. Leathen – aye; Ald. Olson – aye; Ald. Wulf – aye. Motion carried. There being no further business to discuss, motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson, to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. On voice vote, motion carried. Common Council of the City of Onalaska Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Reviewed 4-13-06