2024-08-19 Regular Council Minutes

1 | P a ge 0 8 / 1 9 /24 Minutes Date Approved 0 9 / 16/2024 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FENNIMORE, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2024 The Regular Council meeting of the Common Council was called to order by Mayor Ryan Boebel at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call was taken with the following alderpersons answering present. Adam, Sheckler, Day, Strack, Streif and Hagen. DPW, Jordan Fritche, and Clerk-Treasurer, Ashley Edge were also present. Agenda: Proof in the form of a certificate of public notice given as required by Section 19.84, Wis. Stats., as to the holding of this meeting, was presented by the City Clerk-Treasurer. Motion by Streif, second by Strack to approve the proof of posting and agenda. Motion carried 6-0. Consent Agenda: The following Operators were approved: Felicia Meiners, Johnathan Halverson, Tristen Pierce, Cerise Giddings, Nicole Young. There was a motion by Day, and a second by Strack to approve the attached list of Operators. Motion carried 6-0. Minutes of the preceding meeting. Approval of minutes if correct, and corrections of mistakes: The minutes from the July 22 nd, 2024 Regular meeting was approved with a motion by Adam , and a second by Sheckler. Motion carried 6-0. Comments from Pre-registered Citizens: Reports of Officers: Clerk DPW Chief of Police Community Development Manager Presentation of accounts and other claims against the city: There was a motion by Streif and a second by Sheckler to approve the 08/19/2024 Council claims with the breakdown of bills to their respective accounts for a total of $413,090.94 with City bills at $216,359.11, Utility bills at $168,854.64, Sewer bills at $17,200.30, TIF-CDBG bills at $4,922.89, and Capital Projects at $5,754.00. Gross Payroll amounts for 07/26/2024 were $78,647.73 with $49,893.05 for City, $20,416.66 for Utility and $8,338.02 for Sewer. Gross Payroll amounts for 08/09/2024 were $75,693.52 with $46,044.79 for City, $21,730.06 for Utility, and $7,918.67 for Sewer. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Committee Reports: None Unfinished Business: New Business: 2 | P a ge 0 8 / 1 9 /24 Minutes Date Approved 0 9 / 16/2024 Tree Board Update: Next meeting is September 3, 2024, and previous meeting minutes were included in the council packet. Library update: The Board is hoping to hear back on the $4.25 million grant in October. Fundraising thus far has brought them to $186,000. Discussion and possible action on driveway permit exception: A driveway permit was filed for 520 8 th St, but was denied. Council is going to table this request until we get lot measurements. Discussion and possible action on closing the office September 12 th and 13th for training: There was a motion by Day, and a second by Streif to allow the closing of the office on September 12th and 13th for training. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion and possible action on updating RV Park Fees: There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Sheckler to approve the RV park nightly increase from $10 to $20 effective August 23 rd. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6- 0. Discussion and possible action on City Logo: There was a motion by Streif, and a second by Sheckler to approve the new City Logo as presented by DPW, Fritche. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion regarding end of July Boil Advisory: Evan Chamber from Town & Country Engineering gave kudos to City staff for how everything was handled with the boil advisory that occurred in July. He said it was a series of unfortunate events, and something other Municipalities have done, without the same outcome that Fennimore had. He once again stated that everything that was done was done as an abundance of caution, and no contamination occurred. Discussion and possible action on Scope of Services for I&I Investigation Assistance: There was a motion by Day, and a second by Adam to approve up to $5,000 for Town & Country workers cost only, not City Workers to locate any cracks, leaks, etc in the sewer system. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion on use of newly acquired land for 2025: The City will put out bids for land rental for 2025. Discussion and possible action on water service for 1160 Lincoln Ave: There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Streif to provide a curb stop, and waive any fees for 1160 Lincoln Ave. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion and possible action on employee PTO carryover: There was a motion by Day and a second by Hagen to consider moving into closed session at 6:22 pm. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Return to open session: There was a motion by Day and a second by Strack to return to open session at 6:34 pm. Motion carried 6-0. There was a motion by Day, and a second by Strack to payout 40.5 hours of PTO, and allow the carryover of 40 hours for the Building and Grounds Specialist. Motion carried 6-0. 3 | P age 0 8 / 1 9 /24 Minutes Date Approved 0 9 / 16/2024 Comments and suggestions from Citizens present: None Communications and recommendations from the mayor: Schedule Committee meetings: None Adjourn: Motion by Day, second by Streif to adjourn at 6:43 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. _________________________________ Ashley Edge, City Clerk-Treasurer _________________________________ Ryan Boebel, Mayor