2023-10-16 Regular Council Minutes

1 | P a ge 0 10/ 16/23 Minutes Date Approved 11/ 20/2023 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FENNIMORE, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2023 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, Roth, Strack, Streif, and Hagen. Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Ashley Mumm was 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 Deputy 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 with a motion by Adam and a second by Streif: Tyler Reynolds. Motion carried 6-0. Minutes of the preceding meeting. Approval of minutes if correct, and corrections of mistakes: The minutes from the September 20 th, 2023 Regular Meeting were approved with a motion by Streif, and a second by Hagen. Motion carried 6-0. Comments from Pre-registered Citizens: Tree Board Update was sent via email. 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 10/16/2023 Council claims with the breakdown of bills to their respective accounts for a total of $408,743.21 with City bills at $136,024.07, Utility bills at $187,324.63, Sewer bills at $85,394.51, TIF-CDBG bills at $0 and Capital Projects at $0. Gross Payroll amounts for 09/22/2023 were $67,360.01 with $34,914.81 for City, $26,788.18 for Utility and $5,657.02 for Sewer. Gross Payroll amounts for 10/06/2023 were $62,182.12 with $35,429.60 for City, $17,458.41 for Utility, and $9,294.11 for Sewer. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Committee Reports: None Unfinished Business: New Business: Discussion and possible action on a new police squad purchase -There was a motion by Adam and a second by Streif to approve Chief Chris French to purchase a new police squad from Fillback Family of Dealerships. Motion 2 | P age 0 10/ 16/23 Minutes Date Approved 11/ 20/2023 carried on a roll call vote. 6-0. Notice of bid award on 300,000 gallon East Water Tower-There was a motion by Streif, and a second by Hagen to award the bid to L&T Painting per the recommendation of Dixon Engineering. Motion carried on a roll call vote. 6-0. Chiefari arrived at 5:59 p.m. Discussion on possible action on amending the contract for Dixon Engineering-There was a motion by Streif, and a second by Sheckler to approve the amendment to the Dixon Engineering contract pending the consent of the city attorney. Motion carried on a roll call vote. 7-0. Discussion and possible action on procurement policy update -Discussion was had regarding increasing the amount for each level of the current procurement policy due to increased prices of supplies for operation. Not enough information was available at the time of the meeting, so this will be tabled to next months meeting. Discussion and possible action on Lincoln Ave crosswalks and sidewalks-Discussion was had regarding replacing the existing sidewalks and crosswalks on Lincoln Ave. Not enough information was available at the time of the meeting, so this will be tabled to next months meeting. Discussion and possible action on 12 th St project updates-Discussion was had regarding replacing the existing sidewalks on both sides of 12 th St., the removal of the trees , and bike lanes. Evan Chambers with Town and Country Engineering will update the DOT regarding the discussion. Discussion and possible action on adding no parking in the city -Discussion was had regarding Frank Beer Distributing’s request to add no parking on Dodge St. and the City requesting no parking on Lafollette St. Not enough information was available at the time of the meeting, so this will be tabled to next months meeting. Discussion and possible action on extending a driveway-There was a motion by Adam and a second by Roth to approve Northern Natural Gas to extend their driveway with a 50 ft. culvert. Motion carried 7-0. Discussion and possible action on land acquisition-There was a motion by Roth and a second by Streif to consider moving into closed session. Motion carried on a roll call vote. 7-0. Return to open session: There was a motion by Adam and a second by Streif to return to open session. Motion carried 7-0. Comments and suggestions from Citizens present: None Communications and recommendations from the mayor Schedule Committee meetings: None Adjourn: Motion by Roth, second by Adam to adjourn at 7:11 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. 3 | P age 0 10/ 16/23 Minutes Date Approved 11/ 20/2023 _________________________________ Ashley Mumm, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer _________________________ Ryan Boebel, Mayor