The Meeting of the Common Council was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 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. Diane Oldani Wulf, Ald. Gary Gonczy, Ald. Jim Olson, Ald. Kim Smith, Ald. Clarence Stellner, and Ald. Mike Giese. Also present were: HR Specialist Elsa Kulig, Financial Services Director Fred Buehler, City Attorney Gerard O’Flaherty, Land Use & Development Director Jason Gilman, City Engineer Jarrod Holter, Police Chief Randy Williams, Park and Recreation Director Dan Wick, Omni Director Tom Hammill, and Tourism Director Jean Lunde. The Pledge of Allegiance was declared. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Stellner, to approve the minutes as amended above from the previous meetings as printed and on file in the City Clerk’s Office. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, to approve the appointment of Mike Gargaro to the Community Development Authority Board. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, to approve Vouchers No. 1400 through No. 1627, expended since the last Common Council meeting of June 13, 2006, in the amount of $944,410.87. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Stellner, upon recommendation of the Personnel Committee to accept the revision. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, upon recommendation of the Personnel Committee to approve Officer Winjum to proceed with securing attendance at one of these events. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Stellner, upon recommendation of the Personnel Committee to approve Mr. Weigel’s attendance at this seminar. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, upon recommendation of the Personnel Committee to implement a 3-year compensation adjustment plan with Phase I increasing the annual wage of employees with greater than 3 years of service who are being paid less than the proposed minimum wage by 1/3 of the deficit effective July 1, 2006. The estimated cost of this is approximately $12,000.00 annualized. Motion by Ald. Stellner to make it two years instead of three. As there was no second to the motion, the motion fails and returns back to the original motion of a 3-year plan. On voice vote, motion carried. 3 – yes, 2 - no, and 1 abstention. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to approve the Operators Licenses as listed. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Stellner, upon recommendation of the Administrative Committee to approve the Emergency Operations Plan as written with the changes that Chief Williams noted tonight. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Stellner, upon recommendation of the Administrative Committee to amend the liquor license for the above days. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, upon recommendation of the Administrative Committee to allow these additional benches to be placed in the designated area that is set aside in the cemetery for the memorial. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation for approval pending funding source review. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation to approve involving when streets are opened, the extension of the guaranty from repair process. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation to authorize repair. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation to approve Resolution 23-2006 City of Onalaska Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources NR 208 – Compliance Maintenance Resolution 2005 Onalaska, Wisconsin. On roll call vote: Diane Oldani Wulf – yes, Gary Gonczy – yes, Jim Olson – yes, Mike Giese – yes, Clarence Stellner – yes, Kim Smith – yes. On roll call vote, motion passes – 6 yes votes. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation to place it on the A & J Agenda. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Olson, to approve with the recommendations that are listed below on Item 4 and Item 3. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, upon recommendation from the Board of Public Works. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Stellner, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission to deny the conditional use permit application with nine conditions. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Stellner, upon recommendation from the Planning Commission to approve PUD filed by Bethany Lutheran Homes, Inc. with 11 conditions. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, upon recommendation for authorization to proceed. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Wulf, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission to accept the previous application determining that it’s not a significant change. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission to deny the conditional use permit application filed by Cingular Wireless, Dick Rogers, representative. Motion withdrawn by Ald. Giese, second by Ald. Olson. Motion by Ald. Gonczy, second by Ald. Wulf, to deny the permit application filed by Cingular Wireless. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation of the Judiciary Committee to suspend the rules and give Ordinance No. 1269-2006 to amend section 5-5-4 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Onalaska relating to Declaration of Emergency its first, second, and third reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation of the Judiciary Committee to give Ordinance No. 1269-2006 its first, second, and third reading. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation of the Judiciary Committee to give Ordinance No. 1270-2006 to annex lands located in the Northwest ¼ of the Northwest ¼ in Section 32, Township 17 North of Range 7 West from the Town of Onalaska to the City of Onalaska (International Church of the Foursquare Gospel) 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 financials from Mr. Running for the Shared Ride Program for May 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, upon recommendation of the Park Board to accept land in lieu of fees, and the parcel of land that will be dedicated to the city will be adjacent to the Greens Coulee Park. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Stellner, upon recommendation of the Park Board to approve this item. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation of the Park Board to approve this item. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Stellner, upon recommendation of the Park and Rec Board to approve an Eagle Scout Project for Greens Coulee Park. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Olson, upon recommendation of the Park and Rec Board to approve this item. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Smith, second by Ald. Wulf, upon recommendation to approve this item. On voice vote, motion carried. Motion by Ald. Olson, second by Ald. Wulf, to make an exception to the ordinance for the All-City Garage Sale as our ordinance states that you can only have one a year. This would have been the second one, but in this particular case an exception. On voice vote, motion carried. It was clarified that Onalaska Ordinances state the individuals may have two garage sales per year. Motion by Ald. Wulf, second by Ald. Gonczy, upon recommendation of the Technology Committee to approve the mission and goals for July, 2006. On voice vote, motion carried. Being no other business to discuss, motion by Ald. Stellner, second by Ald. Smith, to adjourn at 8:16 p.m. Common Council of the City of Onalaska Tuesday, July 11, 2006 1 Reviewed 7-14-06