Plan Commission

Notice of the Plan Commission,
Public Hearing and
Regular Council Meeting
Thursday, September 16th, 2010

City Hall, 1210 Main Street
Oconto, WI 54153

AGENDA
This will be an open meeting and notice has been given to the public at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting by forwarding the complete agenda to the Oconto County Reporter. Copies of the agenda were available for inspection at the office of Clerk/Treasurer and on the City’s
Website calendar: www.cityofoconto.com

4:00 p.m. Plan Commission will meet in the Council Chambers for the following: (members are: Mayor Fulton, Bob Mommaerts, Kale Proksch, John Matravers, Bob Bake and Mike Werner)

1. Meeting called to order
2. Roll call
3. Approval of agenda
4. Correspondence/public input
5. Discussion/recommendation on:

a. CSM for Joseph and Stacy Brill Shallow and Gieryn as submitted
by Jeff Lieuwen, Ron Kamps Land Surveying.

b. CSM for Thomas Fulton etal as submitted by Jeff Lieuwen, Ron
Kamps Land Surveying.

6. Adjournment


5:45 p.m. Public Notice is given to all persons in the City of Oconto that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, September 16th, 2010 at 5:45 p.m., at the Oconto Municipal Bldg, 1210 Main Street, Oconto,
WI to solicit comments on proposed floodplain (zoning ordinance and/or map) revisions that are required by state and federal law.

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These revisions will govern development in mapped floodplain areas. The proposed ordinance/map revisions are on file in the office of the Administrator for the City of Oconto.

The proposed regulations are intended to protect life, health and property in floodplain areas and will govern uses permitted in mapped floodplains. Activities such as dredging, filling excavating and construction of buildings are generally allowed, but may be restricted according to which flood zone the property is in. A copy of the proposed ordinance will be on file and open for public inspection in the office of the Administrator for a period of two weeks prior to this public hearing.

All persons interested are invited to attend this hearing and will be heard. Written comments may be submitted to the City of Oconto Plan Commission, Mayor Fulton Chairperson.


Immediately following the public hearing will be the Regular Council meeting:


6:00 p.m. Regular Council Meeting in Council Chambers with the following agenda:

1. Meeting called to order

2. Roll Call

3. Invocation and pledge of allegiance by Alderperson Doeren.

4. Approval of agenda


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5. Approval of minutes as presented.

6. Approval of department reports as presented.

7. Correspondence/Public Input

8. Recommendation from Mayor Fulton on appointment of Terri Berth an Alderperson at Large to fill vacancy due to Peter Nelson resigning.

9. Discussion/action on Consent Agenda:

a. Approval of transfer as requested by the Airport Commission from the revenue generated from the sale of sand to 202-53510-231 to cover the budget deficit for the new gate.

b. Approve of agreement for engineering services for the Smith/Brazeau conceptual plan between the City of Oconto and Robert E. Lee & Associates, Inc.

c. Apply special charges to tax roll for 421 Erie Avenue of $200.00.

d. Approve of listing of accts payables for $585,642.52; payroll for $212,326.27 and financial reports as presented.

e. Approve of a no parking zone along both sides of Broadway Avenue from Bridge Street to Frank Street west side of tracks and from Bridge Street to 132’ south of Frank Street on east side of tracks.

f. Approve of closure of Pecor Street from Superior Avenue to Water Street on 9/25/2010 for Harvest Festival.

g. Approve of sidewalk program for southeast side to be completed in 2010; upon approval proceed with bidding and based on cost, the bids can be accepted or rejected. The new sidewalk on the east

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side of Scherer Avenue from Fourth Street to Seventh Street is
included in the Safe Routes to School grant application.


h. Post 30 days draft ordinance clarifying Wisconsin’s new smoke-free law.

i. Approve of request from Keystone Development for extension on offer to purchase from 9/30/2010 to 1/31/2011.

j. Approve of request from ATV Club to take over the care and maintenance of the three city logo signs.

k. Approve of applications for an operators license and Temp Class B Temporary license.

l. Approve of creating and assigning the position of webmaster to Kale Proksch.

m. Post for 30 days amendment to the salary ordinance.


10. Discussion/action on:

a. Suspension of the rules regarding adoption of ordinances.

b. Adoption of ordinance amending the proposed Floodplain Zoning Ordinance and/or Map revisions as required by state and federal law. These revisions govern development in mapped floodplain areas.

c. Extension of Evergreen Road to Business 41.

d. Recommendation from Park & Rec to create an ordinance regarding use of the Copper Culture North (Van Hecke) trail and

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e. the Copper Culture South (Mill/Mott) Trail.

f. Historic District Street Lights.

g. Request from Bruce and Cathy Zima on behalf of Fran Bourassa appealing the assessment on the Mott Street project.

h. Adoption of ordinance creating the position of an appointed City Attorney which has been posted since 7/14/2010.


Recommendations from Plan Commission


i. CSM for Joseph and Stacy Brill Shallow and Gieryn as submitted
by Jeff Lieuwen, Ron Kamps Land Surveying.


j. CSM for Thomas Fulton etal as submitted by Jeff Lieuwen, Ron
Kamps Land Surveying.

k. Approval of officials attending the annual League Conference October 13-15, 2010.

11. Special Council meeting followed by Committee of the Whole,
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 beginning at 6 p.m.
12. Adjourn
Dated this 9th day of September, 2010. Linda M. Belongia
Administrator
If you are an individual with a disability and need a special accommodation while attending any of the above scheduled meetings as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify the Administrator Linda M. Belongia, at City Hall, (920) 834-7711 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting in order to make suitable arrangements. Thank You. IF YOU AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE ABOVE SCHEDULED MEETINGS PLEASE NOTIFY THE ADMINISTRATOR AT 834-7711 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE