September 10

COMMON COUNCIL – September 10, 2019 Page 1 CITY OF OCONTO FALLS COMMON COUNCIL Council Chambers – Municipal Building 500 N. Chestnut Avenue - Oconto Falls, WI 54154 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 – 7:00 PM MINUTES Meeting called to order at 7:00 PM by Mayor Brad Rice Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Present: Mayor Brad Rice, Aldermen: Devin Wirtz, Jeff McDonald, Marty Coopman, Kevin Rusch, Mathew McDermid, and Tim Holman Also present: Administrator Vicki Roberts, City Attorney Larry Jeske, Deputy Clerk Nancy Brye, Fire Chief Tim Magnin, Street Superintendent Terry Magnin, and Utility Manager Greg Kuhn Excused: Police Chief Brad Olsen Others: Warren Bluhm-Times Herald, Christos Anastasopoulos, and Samantha Doney Approval of Minutes – Common Council Meeting on June 11, 2019 Common Council Meeting on July 9, 2019 Common Council Meeting on August 13, 2019 MOTION: Rusch / Wirtz Motion to approve the Common Council Meeting minutes as presented for June 11, 2019; July 9, 2019; and August 13, 2019. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED Treasurer’s Report – July MOTION: Rusch / McDermid Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented for July and place on file. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED Bills Payable – August MOTION: Holman / Coopman Motion to approve the Bills Payable as presented for August. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED COMMON COUNCIL – September 10, 2019 Page 2 Reports: written reports submitted for review Administrator Report Police Report Municipal Court Report Fire Department Report Street Department Report Verbally added – Grass has been cut at the dog park. Things seem to be going good at the park. Stumps and brush near the ski tow area will be cleaned up and removed this fall. Building Inspector Report Utility Commission Report/Minutes Verbally added – Public Power Week starts October 14, 2019. Instead of individual gifts this year, utility customers will have the chance to enter their names in a drawing for several larger prizes. MOTION: Rusch / Wirtz Motion to place reports on file. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL – no citizen input A letter was presented to the Mayor and Council from Barb Salscheider, inviting them to attend a meeting on September 17, 2019 at the Oconto Falls Library. A non-profit group will be discussing ideas to bring back the sense of community that Main Street once offered. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING Old Business: Nothing to address New Business: A. Senior Center. Agenda item canceled – no longer needs Council involvement. B. Two-year maintenance contract with R&R Assessing Services LLC. R&R Assessing Services maintenance contract is up for renewal. The two-year contract being presented was reviewed by the City Attorney and everything is in order. The only change is a $30 per month increase from the last contract. MOTION: Rusch / Coopman Motion to approve the two-year maintenance contract with R&R Assessing Services LLC as presented. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED COMMON COUNCIL – September 10, 2019 Page 3 C. Garbage and recycling options. Currently the street department picks up residential curbside recycling every other week on Wednesday and Thursday with the county’s recycling truck. The contract to use the county’s recycling truck expires December 31, 2019, with a renewal due date by October 18, 2019. Several recycling/garbage disposal companies were solicited for proposals; Great American Disposal (GAD), Pomps, and Advance. GAD came in by far to be the most economical. GAD currently picks up residential curbside garbage every week in the city and has presented service proposals to include weekly curbside recycling. One proposal included the purchase of recycling bins, which Council decided to wait and check into bin pricing elsewhere. GAD’s service proposal without bins was approximately an additional $10,000 per year from their current garbage pickup fees to include curbside recycling on a weekly basis. It was estimated to cost the Street Department approximately $27,520 per year to do curbside recycling on a bi-weekly basis. In addition to the cost savings, going with GAD would free up man hours for street department employees to do other duties. Another advantage is GAD offers a single stream recycling; whereas if using the county recycling truck, residents must separate their curbside recycling. It was agreed to check into pricing for recycling bins and bring back this portion next month for further discussion. MOTION: McDermid / Rusch Motion to accept the 5 year service proposal from Great American Disposal (GAD) for weekly garbage and recycling service as presented; not to exceed $6,479.12 per month. Roll Call Vote: McDermid-yes, Rusch-yes, Wirtz-yes, McDonald-yes, Coopman-yes, Holman-yes - MOTION CARRIED D. Storm Sewer Project. Utility Manager Kuhn explained there was a storm sewer break again near the golf course and it has washed out the hill. Proposals to fix the storm sewer were submitted from DeGroot in the amount of $143,000 and from Holtger Brothers in amount of $234,000. Kuhn explained the process it would take to repair. Proposed financing options were also presented from five local banks to complete the project. MOTION: Rusch / Wirtz Motion to accept the proposal from DeGroot, Inc. in the amount of $143,000 to complete the storm sewer project near the golf course with financing to be determined. Roll Call Vote: Rusch-yes, Wirtz-yes, McDonald-yes, Coopman-yes, McDermid-yes, Holman-yes - MOTION CARRIED E. Revised Mayoral Appointments. The only update is the building inspector appointment due to the retirement of Bobbie Krozell. Jane Meissner has been appointed as the new building inspector. COMMON COUNCIL – September 10, 2019 Page 4 MOTION: Rusch / Coopman Motion to approve the revision of Mayoral appointments as presented, appointing Jane Meissner as the new building inspector. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED F. Agreement for Mutual Police Aid between Village of Suring, Village of Lena, City of Gillett, City of Oconto Falls, and City of Oconto Police Departments. This agreement allows officers for listed police departments to assist in emergencies without needing a verbal mutual aid request over the radio. This is a formality that covers our officers if they need to assist when county deputies are busy or further away. MOTION: McDermid / Holman Motion to approve the Agreement for Mutual Police Aid between Village of Suring, Village of Lena, City of Gillett, City of Oconto Falls, and City of Oconto Police Departments as presented. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED G. Operator’s License Applications: 1 year - Cindi L. Boucher 1 year – Sharon L. Umentum Both applicants have completed the Beverage Server Class and filed proper application with the City to obtain an operator’s license. Chief Olsen completed background checks and signed off on both applications. MOTION: Wirtz / Rusch Motion to approve operator’s license applications for Cindi L. Boucher and Sharon L. Umentum as presented. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED H. Adjournment. Mayor Rice asked if there was any further business before the meeting is adjourned. Having no further business, he declared the meeting adjourned at 7:34 pm. ________________________________ City Administrator Vicki A. Roberts