Plan Commission Minutes

Minutes of the Plan Commission meeting held on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at city hall pursuant to notice duly given.

1. Meeting called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Mayor Nerenhausen.

2. Roll call: Mayor Nerenhausen, Bob Mommaerts, Bob Bake, John Matravers and Tom Fulton.
Excused/Absent: Kale Proksch and Mike Werner
Also present: Ron Banach, Bldg Inspector and Linda Belongia, Administrator as recording secretary.

3. Moved by Bake seconded by Fulton to approve of the agenda as presented.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 5 ayes

4. Public appearances/correspondence: Jim Lacourciere will speak on item
5 d. proposed Telecommunication tower.

5. Discussion/possible recommendation/action on:
a. CSM submitted by Paul Shallow for Rod Barta. Banach state the alley is vacated only behind lots 8, 9, 10 & 11; the remainder of the way the
alley goes through to Hall Avenue; Mayor stated the CSM will need to be
corrected to reflect the alley; Shallow questioned if he held up recording
the CSM would the city consider vacating the rest of the alley? Mayor
stated it’s a usable alley for property owners to the East; to vacate an alley
we need to have a request from someone;
Moved by Matravers seconded by Fulton to recommend to Council to
approve of the CSM submitted by Paul Shallow for Rod Barat contingent
that the alley be changed to show it’s only vacated behind lots 8, 9, 10 &
11.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 5 ayes

b. Discussion with Eric Schauau on his request to purchase Outlot 1
adjacent to 101 Park Avenue; Mayor stated the dentist owns lot one sometime ago discussion was held to put in a riverwalk; Schauau stated
he would like to purchase the adjoining home and fix it up as a summer
home for his father;
Moved by Mommaerts seconded by Fulton to recommend to council to sell Outlot 1 and ½ of Lamkey Street to Eric Schauau.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 5 ayes

c. Jerry Kobishop met with the Commission informing of his intended renovation project for the former Taco Bell property; Kobishop stated it
will have professional offices, a Quick, Pack & Ship and a full service
Laundromat; Enterprise engineering is doing the plans which need to have
state approval; the bldg is already ADA accessible; will be working with
Ron Banach on the necessary permits; Kobishop stated there are over
200 Quick Pack & Ship stores;
Moved by Fulton seconded by Matravers to go on record in support of Jerry
Kobishop’s development.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 5 ayes

d. Discussion on correspondence from Edge Consulting Engineering on a proposed Telecommunication Towner for the Oconto County Courthouse
at 301 Washington St. Jim Lacourciere stated he is not in favor or against,
as a member of the Airport Commission the commission has given
approval of the tower; Lacourciere encouraged the city to hold a public
hearing to let the residents know referenced the hearing that was held on
a tower going up on the former St. Pete’s property; Frank Szczepaniec representing the Sheriff’s department was present; stated they are part of
a sixteen county consortium and have been told that Cellcom will not
remove what they currently have on the city’s water tower; tower will cost
approx $200000 which Cellcom will donate; asking for approval by the
Plan Commission; Oconto County will have to build one in the future,
having it donated by Cellcom will save the county money; tower is
designed to collapse down to 60% of it’s height; Lacourciere stated he
talked to Pete Stark regarding the historical society…they don’t care,
except that it not be put up…….county has been discussing putting up a
new join…at another location…and then the tower would be here;
Szczepaniec stated the tower is needed because of telecommunications;
Matravers questioned how far out is it that a jail would be built?
Lacourciere stated a feasibility study will be done this fall….estimates it
would be 4 to 5 years…county owns 18 acres out on Bitters Avenue;
Szczepaniec stated Oconto County received a $100,000 grant same as
Marinette County; we are mirrored at Marinette County and vice versa; we
are a full back up for them and they are for us; Mommaerts requested that this be referred to the OUC and would like something in writing from
Cellcom that they will not remove what they have on our tower as this
generates $25,000 annually for the OUC; Szczepaniec stated the telecommunication tower will take up less than 16’ of property;

Moved by Mommaerts seconded by Fulton to refer this request to the Oconto
Utility Commission and a public hearing before the Council.
Motion carried upon verbal voice vote. 5 ayes

Frank Szczepaniec will confirm that Cellcom intends to continue the antenna at the city’s water tower.

6. Next meeting July 14th, 2009.
7. Moved by Fulton seconded by Bake to adjourn. M/C
Meeting adjourned at 4:33 p.m.

Minutes submitted by
Linda M. Belongia,
Administrator