Com of the Whole, 7/7/09

Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held on Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 pursuant to notice duly given.

1. Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Council President, Jack Maas.
2. Roll call: Ed Young, Lloyd Heier, John Wittkopf, Al Schreiber, Joe Stiloski, Marlene Zahn, Dick Doeren, Tom Fulton, Jim Stiloski, Jack Maas and Atty. Mraz. Mayor Nerenhausen was excused. Linda Belongia, Administrator also present as the recording secretary.
3. Moved by Fulton seconded by Zahn to approve of the agenda as presented.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes
4. Public Appearances/Correspondence: EMC Insurance Company Newsletter; Notified from DOT that the City of Oconto is not eligible for any
stimulus funding for road projects; Belongia stated we applied under the
Rural, Urban and now the Local Economic Recovery Funding programs
and have not been eligible for anything; they keep comparing our major
collector roads to urban areas such as Milwaukee and Green Bay;
Legislative Bulletin; Invitation from the Oconto County Historical Society
for the opening reception of a new exhibit entitled Oconto County Portraits
of the past, originals from the OCHS Collection, Sunday 7/19/09 from 2 to
5 p.m. and Minutes from previous month’s meetings;
5. Discussion/recommendation on:
a. Recommendation from Board of Public Works to approve of request to close Porter Avenue from Adams St to Jefferson St on August 1, 2009 and
August 8, 2009 for the Oconto Hospital and Matt Pagel golf outings.
Moved by Young seconded by Heier to recommend to Council approval of
the request to close Porter Avenue from Adams St to Jefferson St on
8/1/09 and 8/8/09 for the Oconto Hospital and Matt Pagel golf outings.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

b. Moved by Wittkopf seconded by Heier to accept recommendation from the Board of Public Works and recommend to Council to approve of the
construction schedule for Hwy 22 to be done in 2009 with no
recommendation on the relocation of Hwy 22.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

c. Discussion on proposal from Atty. Morrison regarding the Brezinski property and acquisition of ROW by city. Maas referenced letter from Atty.
Morrison. Discussion; with proposed drawing that Mayor asked Bob Mommaerts to do we do not need ROW property from Brezinski.
Moved by Jim Stiloski seconded by Fulton to recommend to Council to
reject the proposal from Atty. Morrison for the Oconto property of Jay
Brezinski.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

Moved by Schreiber seconded by Jim Stiloski to proceed with Hwy 22 as shown on the map drawn up by Bob Mommaerts at the Mayor’s request.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 9 ayes 1 no – Wittkopf

Wittkopf questioned why are we relocating Hwy 22…we are loosing how much property…; Maas stated we’ve already taken the vote on this
motion, it’s done; Zahn questioned how much work will we have with
underground utilities? Maas stated just one hydrant will have to be moved;

d. No action taken at the Finance committee regarding Tax Exempt properties.

e. Moved by Fulton seconded by Doeren to accept recommendation from Finance and recommend to Council approval of pay request #4 for
Champion in the amount of $34,782.50.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

f. Maas stated the finance committee asked for more information from the parks department regarding the recommendation to purchase parks utility
vehicle, no action at this time.

g. Moved by Fulton seconded by Joe Stiloski to accept recommendation from Finance and recommend to Council approval of the listing of
accounts payables in the amount of $255,730.04; payroll for $110,566.65
and financial reports as presented.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

h. Discussion on recommendation from Park & Rec to approve of sealant
to the concrete for the box culvert underpass and also allow this area to
be used by snowmobiles. Doeren questioned which culvert are we talking about? Maas stated both culverts, one on Mill St and the other on Van
Hecke Ave; Wittkopf stated the Park & Rec made this recommendation
because if we didn’t have DOT do it, then we would have to at our
expense of $16,000; Discussion on using this area for snowmobiles; this
should be a future council decision as the ordinances would have to be
changed;

Moved by Jim Stiloski seconded by Joe Stiloski to amend the motion from the Park & Rec and remove “to be used by snowmobiles” from the original
motion.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

Moved by Joe Stiloski seconded by Schreiber to recommend to Council the amended motion to approve of the sealant to the concrete for the box culvert underpass.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

i. Maas stated we’ve had some complaints on the property at 1532 Main Street, cars, equipment, etc parked in clear view; discussion…also
condition of the building; Belongia directed to have the Building Inspector send a letter to the property owner having him bring this property into
compliance with the city ordinances. Maas stated at this time we will treat this as FYI, and have it brought back to Com of the Whole at a future
meeting with any updates;

j. Discussion on City property parcel # 265-14-19017576 located between
103 Park Avenue and Outlot (former Brown’s gas station); Belongia stated someone came to the city interested in purchasing 103 Park Avenue and
was told by the Land Office at the county that approx 6’ of the back
property for 103 Park on which a garage sits that is used by 103 Park
Avenue is city owned property along a front a strip of Outlot 1 which is
adjacent to Park Avenue, both of these piece of property are legally
described as parcel # 576 and show the City of Oconto as owners;
Individual interested in purchasing 103 Park Avenue asked that the city
clear this up so that the garage goes with 103 Park; Discussion.
Schreiber stated this lot should be sold for a minimum of $100 plus having
the legal fees paid by the purchaser of this property; Wittkopf and Heier
stated the property has a “sold” sign on it; Jim Stiloski stated we
need to further review this…could be an excellent area for putting in a
dock, allowing kids to swim…shouldn’t be in a hurry on this…need more information;
Moved by Jim Stiloski seconded by Joe Stiloski to table this issue.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

k. Moved by Wittkopf seconded by Schreiber to recommend to Council approval of an operators license for the following applicants contingent
upon the completion of the required operator’s beverage training course:
Marlene Severinsen; Robert Mommaerts; Tanya Micoley, David
Sohrweide, and Lauren Bake.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 10 ayes

6. Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 public hearings begin at 5:00 p.m. followed by the Regular Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.

7. Moved by Zahn seconded by Schreiber to adjourn. M/C
Meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m.

Minutes submitted by
Linda M. Belongia,
Administrator