August 13

COMMON COUNCIL – August 13, 2019 Page 1 CITY OF OCONTO FALLS COMMON COUNCIL Council Chambers – Municipal Building 500 N. Chestnut Avenue - Oconto Falls, WI 54154 TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 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, Kevin Rusch, Mathew McDermid, and Tim Holman Also present: Administrator Vicki Roberts, City Attorney Larry Jeske, Deputy Treasurer Eve Wallace, and Street Superintendent Terry Magnin Excused: Alderman Marty Coopman, Deputy Clerk Nancy Brye, Fire Chief Tim Magnin, and Police Chief Brad Olsen Others: Warren Bluhm-Times Herald, Paul Ehrfurth-OCEDC, Gail Yatso, Gerry Davis, Stephanie Holman, and Emily, Sue, John, & Aaron Gonnering Approval of Minutes – Common Council Meeting on June 11, 2019 Common Council Meeting on July 9, 2019 Tabled until return of Deputy Clerk Treasurer’s Report – June MOTION: Rusch / Holman Motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented for June and place on file. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED Bills Payable – July MOTION: McDermid / Wirtz Motion to approve the Bills Payable as presented for July. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED COMMON COUNCIL – August 13, 2019 Page 2 Reports: written reports submitted for review Administrator Report Police Report Municipal Court Report Fire Department Report Street Department Report Verbally added – part-time summer help will be done on August 23, 2019. The baseball field is going well and is 75% seeded. Building Inspector Report Utility Commission Report/Minutes MOTION: McDermid / Rusch Motion to place reports on file. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FOLLOWING - Correspondence/Information: Nothing to address OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL Gerry Davis, who resides at 603 S. Main Street, expressed his concerns with the installation of the new sidewalk along S. Main Street. His concerns were mainly regarding his driveway and the line of vision with the retaining wall. He also explained significant water problems 30 years ago which have now been corrected and hoping the new sidewalk won’t create water problems again. He also has concerns with lot line and right of way. Street Superintendent informed they are trying to keep the sidewalk uniform with being 3 feet off the curb. Street Superintendent, City Administrator, and Alderman Rusch will meet Davis at the site tomorrow to explain and answer any questions. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING Old Business: A. Update on dog park. Emily Gonnering presented a final update. The dog park is coming along very well. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for August 17, 2019. Much progress has been made since the last update on fence installation. Fire hydrants for relieving areas, kiosk, poles for bag and ball dispensers, concrete slabs for benches, signs, and mulch have all been put in place. Emily is waiting on a tree from Corey & Co. along with a few small finishing touches. New Business: A. Offer to Purchase - 431 Union Avenue, Oconto Falls, WI COMMON COUNCIL – August 13, 2019 Page 3 City Attorney drew up an offer to purchase for the Jamie Nelson property located at 431 Union Avenue with a purchase amount of $31,200. The offer to purchase contingency is subject to approval by the City Council. Title insurance is just shy of $500. MOTION: Wirtz / Rusch Motion to approve the Offer to Purchase for the Jamie Nelson property located at 431 Union Avenue in the amount of $31,200 and to pay the title insurance in the amount $476. Roll Call Vote: Wirtz-yes, Rusch-yes, Holman-yes, McDermid-yes, McDonald-yes Coopman-absent; - MOTION CARRIED B. Resolution 19-007 to adopt a Citizen Participation Plan OCEDC Director Paul Ehrfurth explained since the city is in the process of closing the Revolving Loan Fund; the city will need to return the remaining balance of funds plus the accounts receivable. The city can then apply for projects to be paid for from the funds that were returned. In order to apply for these funds, the State requires municipalities to adopt a Citizen Participation Plan. Projects being considered for the use of these funds are the Senior Center and blight elimination for part of downtown. MOTION: McDermid / Holman Motion to approve Resolution 19-007; a resolution to adopt a Citizen Participation Plan as presented. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED C. Adoption of City of Oconto Falls Procurement Policy Paul Ehrfurth explained the procurement policy lays out the process to follow for projects relating to the use of funds as discussed in the previous agenda item. Mayor questioned what would happen to the city’s portion if not used. Paul assured us he would see the funds get used. MOTION: Wirtz / McDermid Motion to adopt the City of Oconto Falls Procurement Policy as presented. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED D. Operator’s License Application: 1 year – Virginia Huycke Virginia has completed the Beverage Server Class and filed proper application with the City to obtain an operator’s license. Chief Olsen completed a background check and signed off on her application. MOTION: Wirtz / Holman Motion to approve operator’s license application for Virginia Huycke as presented. Voice Vote: All present voting aye - MOTION CARRIED COMMON COUNCIL – August 13, 2019 Page 4 E. 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 7:22 pm. ________________________________ City Administrator Vicki A. Roberts