2024-07-22 Regular Council Minutes

1 | P a ge 0 6 / 1 7 /2 4 Minutes Date Approved 0 8 / 21 /202 4 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FENNIMORE, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 22nd, 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, Chiefari, Sheckler, Roth, Strack, 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 Adam, second by Hagen to approve the proof of posting and agenda. Motion carried 6-0. Consent Agenda: The following Operators were approved: Joseph Loy, Tracy Bausch, Ronald Cutter, Travis Helbing, Heather Moon, Briana Remsik, Amanda Abing. There was a motion by Strack, and a second by Hagen 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 June 17th, 2024 Regular meeting and June 24th, 2024 Special Council Meeting were approved with a motion by Hagen, and a second by Strack. 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 Sheckler and a second by Adam to approve the 07/18/2024 Council claims with the breakdown of bills to their respective accounts for a total of $288,482.55 with City bills at $70,021.05, Utility bills at $175,016.81, Sewer bills at $27,848.71, TIF- CDBG bills at $15,595.98. Gross Payroll amounts for 06/28/2024 were $80,159.17 with $51,594.16 for City, $21,685.83 for Utility and $6,879.18 for Sewer. Gross Payroll amounts for 07/12/2024 were $78,308.13 with $47,871.13 for City, $18,430.48 for Utility, and $12,006.52 for Sewer. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Committee Reports: None Unfinished Business: New Business: 2 | P a ge 0 6 / 1 7 /2 4 Minutes Date Approved 0 8 / 21 /202 4 Discussion and possible action on awarded Grid Resiliency Grant : The City was awarded a $300,000 Grid Resiliency Grant with a 50% match from the city. There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Roth to approve the $100,000 reallocation from GO Funds towards the Diesel Plant upgrade. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6- 0. Discussion and possible action on park benches: There was a motion by Sheck ler, and a second by Hagen to accept the donation of 1 park bench. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion and possible approval of a Water/Wastewater Mutual Assistance Agreement: There was a motion by Hagen, and a second by Sheckler to approve the Water/Wastewater Mutual Assistance Agreement. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion and possible approval of 2025 Grant County Road Aid: There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Strack to approve the 2025 Grant County Road Aid with a $2,000 contribution. Motion carried 6-0. Resolution 2024-07-18 to Repeal and Recreate Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code Finance and Public Records: There was a motion by Hagen, and a second by Adam to approve addition of section 3.09(7) adding a retention of 90 days for the building surveillance. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Resolution 2024-07-18a approving Creating Tax Increment District No. 7: There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Hagen to approve Resolution 2024-07-18a creating Tax Increment District No. 7. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Discussion and possible approval of 2025 Cost Sharing Agreement WisVote: There was a motion by Sheckler, and a second by Adam to approve the 2025 Cost Sharing Agreement. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion and possible action on employee job description: There was a motion by Roth and a second by Adam to consider moving into closed session at 6:01 pm. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Return to open session: There was a motion by Hagen and a second by Adam to return to open session at 6:29 pm. Motion carried 6-0. No action was taken. Comments and suggestions from Citizens present: None Communications and recommendations from the mayor: Schedule Committee meetings: None Adjourn: Motion by Roth, second by Strack to adjourn at 6:30 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. 3 | P a ge 0 6 / 1 7 /2 4 Minutes Date Approved 0 8 / 21 /202 4 _________________________________ Ashley Edge, City Clerk-Treasurer _________________________ Ryan Boebel, Mayor