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CITY COUNCIL MINUTESRegular Meeting City of Markesan Common Council August 12, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Henke, Lager, Schwandt, and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed.
Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Schwandt to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on July 8, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Henke moved to approve the Police Report and Schedule for August; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on August 7, 2008; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on August 7, 2008; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on August 5, 2008; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on June 18, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest to approve payment of General Checks #25355 - #25466 in the amount of $176,790.56 and Utility Checks #9071 - #9102 in the amount of $24,093.13. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to accept the low bid from Jurvelin Heating & Air Conditioning LLC for the installation of a new heating/ac system at the Wastewater Treatment Plant at a cost of $11,480. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bieszki to authorize a 3% water and sewer rate increase effective the 1st quarter 2009. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 1 (Ald. Henke). Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Ter Beest moved to solicit engineering bids for the 2009 Utility and Street Project. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to authorize the Police
Department to purchase binoculars at a cost not to exceed $400. Roll call: Aye
6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Schwandt moved to approve the hiring of Kevin Lainberger as a part-time crossing guard at the current wage. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Schwandt to approve the low bid from KT
Motorsports for 6 tires for the GMC truck at a cost of $928. Roll call: Aye 5,
Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Ter Beest). Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bouwkamp to donate $500 to the Events Committee for the Corn Roast. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Bieszki to purchase 4 portable radios from General Communications for $2,062.92, with the cost assessed to the Water & Sewer Dept. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Schwandt to reaffirm the hiring of Troy Schroeder as a part-time police officer at the prevailing wage. Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to hire Delores Metcalf and Lois Scharschmidt as part-time help in the Clerk’s Office at the rate of $7.50/hr. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager made a motion to move Item 5.11 Amendment to Police Chief Contract – Compensatory Time Off to the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee as a closed session item. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to authorize General Engineering Co., Inc. to proceed with the application process for a grant for improvements at Soldier’s and Sailor’s Park at Little Green Lake. Motion carried. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke to accept with regrets, the resignation of Brian Lager from the Common Council representing District 2, effective August 13, 2008. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to advertize the opening of a Council position in the 2nd Aldermanic District and have any interested persons wishing to fill this position file their Letter of Interest with the City Clerk no later than September 3, 2008. Aye 5, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Lager). Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to grant Operator Licenses to Dennis Scott for Landmark Services Cooperative; Dennis Triemstra for Markesan Lion’s Club; and Tom Panten for Markesan Fire Department. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bieszki to grant a Class “A” License to sell fermented malt beverages to Dennis Balk, Agent for Landmark Services Cooperative, Cenex Convenience Store, 544 N. Margaret Street, Markesan. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:43 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING COMMON COUNCIL August 7, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 6:45 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Henke, Lager, Schwandt and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Schwandt to grant a Picnic Beer License to
Markesan An update was provided regarding the E. John Street Retaining Wall issue indicating that General Engineering Co., Inc. will be inspecting the wall shortly and providing us with additional information. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council July 8, 2008 Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the Agenda as
printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on June 10, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Common Council held on June 24, 2008. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Schwandt to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to approve the Police Report and Schedule for July; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on July 3, 2008; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on July 3, 2008; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on July 2, 2008, and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on May 21, 2008. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to amend a portion of the minutes of the Public Property, Health and Industrial Park Committee as follows: “The City Attorney was present at the meeting to assist with some concerns. It was under his opinion that all private property owners stay between themselves unless the city has created the problem or been affected by the problem.” Motion carried to amend the original motion. Motion then carried on the original amended motion. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to approve payment of General Checks #25268 - #25354 in the amount of $131,500.66 and Utility Checks #9044 - #9070 in the amount of $23,357.11. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Ter Beest to accept the 2007 City of Markesan Audit as presented. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Schwandt moved to approve the installation of a security window in the Clerk’s Office as a cost of $1,542. Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke moved to purchase an Intel computer from Badgerland Computers for use in the Police Dept. at a cost not to exceed $800. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Following discussion comparing the 2 bids for a new heating and cooling system at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to table the issue until the next Streets, Building & Utilities Committee meeting. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Bieszki to accept the low bid of Dodge Construction, LLC to resurface Moorland Drive at a cost of $59,330. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest asked to address the Council regarding the retaining wall issue as a property owner and not a Councilman. He indicated that several experts informed him that the retaining wall had been improperly installed and that was what, aggravated by the large volume of rain, caused it to collapse. Further investigation will be done. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke to refer the matter back to the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee for further study. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the purchase of 2
36” x 96” tables at a cost not to exceed $250 for use in the Council Chambers.
Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to grant Operator Licenses to Georgene Gruendeman for Markesan Amoco; and Daniel Prill, David Mildebrandt, Thomas Wilde, Richard Moldenhauer, Linda Moldenhauer, Dennis Burk, Bradley Strahota, Scott Hilscher and Jeffrey Mildebrandt for Markesan Fire Department. Motion carried with 1 Abstension, (Ald. Bieszki). As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m.
Special Meeting Common Council June 24, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Henke, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Ald. Schwandt was excused. Also in attendance were City personnel and many interested citizens. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent flooding in the City and determine what were the major issues of concern, what issues were handled adequately, what areas needed improvement, and what committees would work on those issues to provide answers. Several of the Council members indicated that in spite of the tremendous amount of rain we received recently, the situation was handled quite well. They thanked City personnel, various response teams, and volunteers for all they did, and felt we all could learn from the experience. The Mayor invited those present to voice any concerns they had: The Director of Public Works stated that if we are able to proceed with our proposed Utility/Street Project in 2009, these affected areas should see their problems reduced. The Mayor indicated that he sees that there are 3 problem areas in the City that relate to ground water runoff: W. Manchester Street, Densmoor Street, and the Moorland Apts. area. Other items that were discussed included ways to better notify the public in
the event of an emergency situation. Suggestions included having someone
available at all times to answer phone calls in these types of emergencies,
using bank clock message boards to display emergency information, and revising
our City Emergency Plan to cover the type of emergency we experienced. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made
by Ald.
Regular Meeting Common Council June 10, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bouwkamp, Henke, Lager, Schwandt and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Schwandt to approve the Agenda as printed.
Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on May 13, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Henke to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Lager moved to approve the Police Report and Schedule for June; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on June 5, 2008; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on June 5, 2008; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on June 4, 2008; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on April 18, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Lager to approve payment of General Checks #25178 - #25267 in the amount of $69,231.56 and Utility Checks #9013 - #9043 in the amount of $21,735.39. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Following discussion relating to the rent for office spaces in City Hall, motion was made by Ald. Schwandt/Ald. Lager to increase the rent for office space at City Hall to $150/single suite and $250/double suite or 2 single suites used by the same business, effective at renewal time of each lease. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. **It is noted that rental contracts will be reviewed at budget time each year. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Schwandt that all future new or renewed rental agreements for office space at City Hall include a security deposit equal to one (1) month’s rent. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest arrived at 7:30 p.m. Ald. Lager/Ald. Henke moved to grant Barrett House’s request to use City Hall
as a temporary evacuation shelter, in the event of a disaster, for a maximum of
14 days. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager moved to approve purchase of parts for the GMC Pickup Truck at a cost of $608.98. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager moved to approve the payment of $608.78 to South Central for lawnmower repairs. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald Ter Beest/Ald. Schwandt to enter a roll-out program
with Mid-States Group whereby they will supply the City with a new Skid-Steer
skid loader each year for $900. (Each year the old one is turned in and a new
one is provided). Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bouwkamp to table the replacement of the heating and cooling system at the Treatment Plant until the July Common Council meeting, at which time all the bids can be reviewed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ter Beest to approve the June Dairy Days budget of $10,395. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Schwandt to grant a renewal Class “A” Fermented Malt Beverage License to Terry Zimdars, Agent – Grand River Cooperative; a renewal Class “A” Fermented Malt Beverage & Intoxicating Liquor License to Ted Robl, Agent – Ted’s Piggly Wiggly and Kraig Bauman, Agent – Condon Oil Company at Markesan Amoco; a renewal Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage & Intoxicating Liquor License to Mark Gelhar – Stubby’s, Amy Schueler & Sandra Murphy for Tailgator’s, and Robert Diedrich, Agent – Green Lake State Bank for Lantern’s. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved to grant Picnic Beer Licenses to the Markesan Lion’s Club for July 28 & 29, 2008 (July 4th celebration) at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park, Markesan Lion’s Club for July 16, 2008 (Pork Roast) at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park, Markesan Lion’s Club for August 8, 2008 (Harvest Days) on Bridge St. – Charles St. to Water St., and Markesan Lion’s Club for August 30, 2008 (Bruce Williams Memorial Ride) on John St – Bridge St. to High St. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Ter Beest). Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Schwandt moved to grant Cigarette Licenses to Ted’s Piggly Wiggly, Markesan Amoco, Grand River Cooperative Convenience Store, and Stubby’s Bar. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 1 (Ald. Bouwkamp). Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to grant Soda Water Licenses to Sandy’s Diner, Stubby’s Bar, Grand River Cooperative, Grand River Convenience Store, Markesan Amoco, Ted’s Piggly Wiggly, City of Markesan, Markesan Historical Society, Lake House Motel, Markesan United Methodist Church, Markesan Auto, Home & Farm, Cubit Industries, Robin II, Precision Metalsmiths, Inc., Markesan Resident Home, Markesan Lumber, Markesan Fire Dept., Markesan District Schools (2), Markesan Econo-Wash, Markesan Pharmacy, and Del Monte Corporation. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest moved to grant Operator Licenses to Ann Davison, Holley Dornfeld, Mitchell Dornfeld, Cory Drager, Heather Heidt, Robert Kwiatowski, Kyle Laper, Celeste Salter and Gene Scott for Stubby’s Bar; Penny Anderson, Sandy Anderson, Deborah Merlin-Bugni, Sasha Lippart-Clark, Denise Hintz, James Hilke, Carol Kelm, and Kathy Semrow for Grand River Convenience Store; Tiffany Bean, LeRoy Berger, Amy Boening, Jenna Frausto, Stephen Hurley, Patricia Salzman and Donna Silgman for Markesan Amoco; Dennis Crook, Lori Damerow, April Degener, Jeff Frausto, Jody Grams, Kimberly Hall, Sandra Hamer, Joshua Laper, Joan Moore, Brooke Prellwitz, Michael Reyna, John Ritchay, Sally Robl, Breck Rooney, Kyle Schweder, Diane Strahota, and Katherine Swanke for Ted’s Piggly Wiggly; and Stephen Bieszki for Markesan Fire Department. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council May 13, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Lager, Schwandt and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed.
Motion carried. Bob Trampf and Mark McClusky, representing the city’s Property & Liability Insurance carrier (EMC Insurance) discussed misunderstandings the Council had regarding sewer backup coverage. Ald. Henke arrived at 7:22 p.m. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on April 8, 2008. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke moved to approve the minutes of the Organizational Meeting of the Common Council held on April 15, 2008 with the following correction: “Mayor Slate presented the proposed Development Contract between the City and Joel & Jodi Plagenz for Lot #3 in the Industrial Park. Mr. Lager stated that he has a conflict in his decision making powers relating to this project because he may be a subcontractor for Mr. Plagenz in his construction business.” Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald.Schwandt to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve the Police Report and Schedule for May; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on May 8, 2008; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on May 8, 2008; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on May 7, 2008, and the minutes of the Planning Committee held on May 6, 2008; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on March 19, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to approve payment of General Checks #25083 - #25177 in the amount of $211,155.09 and Utility Checks #8985 - #9012 in the amount of $30,108.81. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Schwandt to revise the Industrial Park incentive to free land and 15% of the estimated value of the building improvements with no cap. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Henke moved to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign the CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN TIF DISTRICT BETWEEN CITY OF MARKESAN AND JOEL & JODI PLAGENZ. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke moved to purchase a Konica Minolta Bizhub 200 copy machine from Northeast Photocopy with the additional memory for $4,297 including shipping, setup and training, plus the maintenance agreement of $455/yr. for a total of $4,752 to come from Outlay-General Accounting #615520. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the CITY OF MARKESAN ELECTION CONTINGENCY PLAN. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Schwandt to amend the Finance, Personnel & Safety Minutes to correct the price of the copy machine from $4,852 to $4,752. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to approve RESOLUTION #3-08 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING HOURS FOR BOARD OF REVIEW for June 2, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald Henke/Ald. Bieszki to approve Sesquicentennial
Celebration Fund Transfer of $500 from FSB Events Savings to MSB Events Checking
Account. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to contribute $1,500 from Acct. #5534 to the Events Committee for the June Dairy Days celebration. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Following discussion, motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to rescind the previous motion relating to the revision of the Industrial Park Incentive. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest then moved to revise the Industrial Park incentive to free land and 15% of the estimated assessed value of the building improvements with a $100,000 maximum. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Schwandt moved to contribute $1,000 from Acct. #5534 to the Lion’s July 4th celebration. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Ter Beest). Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest approve reimbursement to Marion University for Police Officer William Pflum’s Managerial and Professional Ethics course at a cost of $900. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to purchase two ballistic vests for the Police Department at a cost not to exceed $1,824. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp moved to approve RESOLUTION #4-08 COMPLIANCE MAINTENANCE RESOLUTION commending Anthony Doro and Craig Frei for continuing their successful maintenance program at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Schwandt to grant an Operator License to Sasha Lippart-Clark for Grand River Cooperative Convenience Store, pending successful completion of the Responsible Beverage Server’s course. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager moved to grant a Picnic Beer License to the Markesan Fire Department for June 13 – 15, 2008. Motion carried (Abstain 1 – Ald. Bieszki). As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
Organizational Meeting Common Council April 15, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Rich Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager, and Ter Beest were present. Also present were Green Lake County District Attorney Winn Collins, incoming Alderperson Paul Schwandt, and several other interested persons. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Green Lake County District Attorney Winn Collins commended the Council on the excellent “mock” disaster crash that was sponsored by the Markesan Police Department, Markesan Fire Department, and other emergency services departments warning high school students of the dangers of drinking and driving. Mayor Slate presented the proposed Development Contract between the City and Joel & Jodi Plagenz for Lot #3 in the Industrial Park. Mr. Lager stated that he has a conflict in his decision making powers relating to this project because he is employed by Mr. Plagenz in the construction business. He excused himself from the table and any further discussion relating to the project. Joel Plagenz informed the Council of details of his proposed building project. The assessor estimated that, based on the plans, the building value would be between $293,800 - $402,338. Following discussion motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bieszki to set the estimated taxable value at $380,166.66 including land (2,948 sq. ft at $125/sq. ft. - $368,500 plus $11,666.66 land). Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Abstain 1 (Ald. Lager). Motion carried. The development incentive was then discussed. Incentives are based on how close the proposed project meets the conditions of the Industrial Park guidelines. Mr. Bieszki questioned whether previously enacted guidelines had set a “cap” for incentive payments. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to recess for 10 minutes to check previous minutes to see if a “cap” had been set. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark made a motion to reconvene into open session. Motion
carried. It was reported that a previous motion made at the April 13, 2004
Common Council meeting “approved Industrial Park Incentive guidelines that would
offer free land and 10% of the estimated building costs not to exceed $20,000
per lot…”. Following additional discussion regarding whether the “cap” should be
raised, motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Henke to offer a 15% incentive to
Joel & Jodi Plagenz ($55,275). Since this amount exceeds the “cap”, motion was
made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bouwkamp to amend the original motion to “recommend a
15% incentive to Joel & Jodi Plagenz based on the cost of the improvements on
the building project as $368,500”. Motion carried on the amendment. Motion
carried on the original amended motion. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m. (Between the two Council meetings, Mayor Slate presented out-going Alderman James Clark with his “Helping Hands” award honoring Mr. Clark for his past 12 years of service to the City of Markesan.) The City of Markesan gratefully acknowledges Mr. Clark’s contributions and wishes his well in the future. After the seating of the new Council, the meeting was called to order by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Henke, Lager, Schwandt and Ter Beest were in attendance. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke nominated Stephen Bieszki as President of the Council. Motion carried. Appointments were reviewed: FINANCE, PERSONNEL & SAFETY: Brenda Henke-Chair, Stephen Bieszki, Brian
Lager, Paul Schwandt, Rich Slate Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to accept Mayor Slate’s council and citizen appointments. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Henke moved to approve the following persons to serve as Election Workers for the coming year: Irene Bruun, Beverly Dallman, Patricia Dallman, Shirley Dulas, Naomi Hilger, Jean Karns, Delores Metcalf, Beverly Roeder, Lois Scharschmidt, Joyce Schwandt, Elaine Seeliger, Joyce Shaw, Virginia Tetzlaff, and Jeanette Zacharias. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to designate the Farmers State Bank, Markesan State Bank, Local Government Investment Pool, and Wisconsin Investment Trust Fund as depositories for the City. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to appoint the Markesan Regional Reporter as the City’s official newspaper. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bieszki to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council April 8, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Scott Ceman, a Republican candidate for Green Lake County District Attorney,
introduced himself to the Council and spoke of felony prosecutions within the
County in 2007. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on March 11, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Clark moved to approve the Police Report and Schedule for April; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on April 3, 2008; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on April 3, 2008; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on April 1, 2008, and the minutes of the Planning Commission Public Hearing held on April 2, 2008; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on February 20, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to approve payment of General Checks #24995 - #25082 in the amount of $91,873.94 and Utility Checks #8954 - #8984 in the amount of $22,185.02. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the purchase of a paint road striping machine from Sherwin Williams at a cost of $3920. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager moved to approve the purchase from Madison Spring, Inc. for new snowplow springs at a cost of $331.60. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager moved to approve the purchase of 2x2x6 cement blocks for gravel storage at the old treatment plant site at a cost not to exceed $800. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the purchase of a used leaf vac at a cost of $3,500.25. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Lager to accept the low bid of $3,731 from Krause Excavating, Inc. for road grading and gravel at the recycling center. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to accept the low bid of $20,080 for pump level controls at the Willow Court Lift Station. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Clark moved to accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission to grant a conditional use permit to Joel & Jodi Plagenz for the construction of a commercial building within the Industrial Park for use as a medical clinic for daily patient consultation. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the request of the American Legion for the parade route on Memorial Day. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve the purchase of Sesquicentennial Seals at a cost not to exceed $300. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki arrived at 7:40 p.m. Following discussion regarding the past practices of the City and the Markesan Lions regarding the upkeep of the Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park, a motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest to have the Mayor appoint an ad hoc committee consisting of 2 representatives each from the City, the Lions, and the Kiwanis to work on developing a written agreement for the operation of the City’s two parks (Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park & Kiwanis Park). Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to grant Operator Licenses to Denise Schwochert for Grand River Cooperative Convenience Store, and Katie Rahn for Ted’s Piggly Wiggly pending successful completion of the Responsible Beverage Server’s course. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed.
Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on February 12, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark moved to approve the Police Report and Schedule for March; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on March 6, 2008; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on March 6, 2008; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on March 4, 2008, and the minutes of the Zoning Appeals Committee held on February 27, 2008; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on January 16, 2008. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to approve payment of General Checks #24918 - #24994 in the amount of $517,739.89 and Utility Checks #8932 - #8953 in the amount of $23,797.03. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest to make a final payment to the Markesan Library in the amount of $1738 for the 2007 library assessment to be posted as a 2007 library expenditure. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It should be noted that in 2008 the city will advise the amounts quarterly, but will not bill the amount to the library. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp moved to accept the 2008 heating and air conditioning service contract for City Hall from Rohde Brothers, Inc. in the amount of $2,897.00. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to approve payment of $6,295.00 to KT Motorsports, Inc. for snowplow repairs. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Abstain 1 (Ald. Ter Beest). Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to purchase new radio frequencies at a one-time cost of $1,095.00. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest to reimburse Police Officer William Pflum $900 for completion of the Professional Composition and Research Writing course from Marion College. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to waive the reading of and
adopt RESOLUTION #2-08 A RESOLUTION ASKING THE GREEN LAKE COUNTY BOARD TO
SUPPORT A REGIONAL BIKE ROUTE IMPROVEMENT PLAN. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Clark to grant Operator Licenses to Patricia J. Salzman, Jenna Frausto, and Tiffany Bean for Markesan Amoco pending successful completion of the Responsible Beverage Server’s course. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council February 12, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, and Lager were in attendance. Ald. Henke and Ald. Ter Beest were excused. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on January 12, 2008. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to approve the Police Report & Schedule for February; and to accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on December 12, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to approve payment of General Checks # 24814 - # 24917 in the amount of $ 418,640.48 and Utility Checks # 8909 - # 8931 in the amount of $ 19,557.58. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Brian Cooke, representing Alliant Utilities, addressed to Council regarding the communications tower located adjacent to Precision Drive. Alliant recently purchased the tower from Charter Communications and are working to make future improvements to the area. They will be working with the City regarding the improvements, location of city-owned equipment on the tower, and request for reduction in the monthly rent due the city. The entire issue was referred back to the Finance Committee/Public Property Committee for further discussion. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to authorize the City Clerk to bill the Markesan Library monthly for services rendered them with said billing to be itemized showing hours worked, rate of pay, and dollars billed. Following discussion with Lucy Hazlewood, librarian, motion was made by Ald. Clark/ Ald. Lager to rescind the previous motion and send the issue regarding the billing process for the Library to the Public Property & Health Committee for further discussion. Motion carried Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager moved to re-hire Jason Preuss as a part-time police officer at the rate of $15.78/hr. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to approve payment of the 2008 Markesan Chamber Dues in the amount of $100. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Bieszki to purchase 27 traffic signs from Newman Traffic Signs in the amount of $ 731.35. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark moved to authorize the Police Chief to attend the Police Chief’s Conference in February at a cost of $ 125. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council January 8, 2008 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Henke, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Ald. Clark was excused. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Bieszki to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on December 11, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp moved to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Common Council held on December 18, 2007. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to approve the Police Report & Schedule for January; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on January 3, 2008; the minutes of the Public Property, Health & Industrial Park Committee held on January 3, 2008; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on January 2, 2008; and to accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on November 21, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to approve payment of General Checks #24705 - #24813 in the amount of $161,272.80 and Utility Checks #8890 - #8908 in the amount of $30570.77. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute and sign an Offer to Purchase between the City of Markesan and Matthew Glod, Michael Glod, Sr. and Mike Glod (Glod Squad) for the purchase of Lot #13 in the Industrial Park, and to execute and sign a Right of First Refusal for the Purchase of the remainder of Lot #14 not needed for a proposed roadway. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve Resolution #1-08 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SALE OF REAL ESTATE relating to the sale of Lot #3 to Joel Plagenz. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to authorize General Engineering Co., Inc. to proceed with review of the recent FEMA Flood Insurance Study and Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps at a cost not to exceed $2,000. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager moved to authorize the sale of the 1948 8N Ford Tractor to John Laper for $1,800. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald, Henke to put the $1,800 received from the sale of Ford Tractor into Account # 6411 Outlay-Machines (Non-Lapsing). Roll call: Ayr 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Ter Beest moved to authorize the purchase of a Police Taser at a cost not to exceed $925. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke to approve the Bail/Bond Collection Policy pending approval by the City Attorney. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to reimburse Officer Will Pflum $900 for a Marion College Criminal Justice Course. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to grant Operator’s Licenses to Audrey Schultz Amos for Ted’s Piggly Wiggly and Amber Ortiz for Markesan Amoco. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Common Council, motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
COMMON COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION December 18, 2007 The Common Council will recess to closed session per WI Stats. 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate or negotiate the sale of public property after which they will reconvene for the remainder of the meeting. AGENDA Business to be conducted: Sale of Lot #3 – Markesan Industrial Park Both parties want Lot #3 because of the visibility it offers to traffic on
Highway 44. Council feels that Plagenz building project it a better fit for the
lot. Glod indicated they would like to expand in the future and Lot 3 may become
too small for future expansion.
City of Markesan Common Council Regular Meeting December 11, 2007 Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the Agenda moving Item #5.3 Approve Bid for 2008 Property & Liability Insurance immediately following Citizen’s Comments. Motion carried. Citizen’s Comments – none Representatives from EMC Insurance and Wausau Insurance presented their proposals for 2008 Property & Liability Insurance. Following a question and answer session, motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bouwkamp to accept the bid from EMC Insurance in the amount of $36,142 for 2008 Property & Liability Insurance coverage. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 1 (Ald. Henke). Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on November 13, 2007. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Common Council held on December 6, 2007. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve the Police Report & Schedule for December; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on December 6, 2007; the minutes of the Public Property, Health & Industrial Park Committee held on December 6, 2007; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on December 4, 2007; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on October 17, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to approve payment of General Checks # 24614 - # 24704 in the amount of $ 98,160.03 and Utility Checks # 8865 - # 8889 in the amount of $ 21,924.89. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to waive the reading of a approve Resolution # 7-07 RESOLUTION TO BORROW FUND FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 67.12(12) WI STATS. (E. MANCHESTER ST. REHABILITATION PROJECT). Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Clark moved to authorize the purchase of a new computer tower for use in the Police Department for a cost not to exceed $500. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to reimburse Officer Pflum $900 for a Marian College Criminal Justice Course. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. (It was noted, for the record, that Officer Pflum received an “A” in the course). Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to authorize Emergency Management member payments in the amount of $1,200. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Lager). Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to authorize $350 for the Emergency Management Christmas Party. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Lager). Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to disallow the request of General Electric Capital Corporation for the refund of 2006 Personal Property Taxes based failure to file a claim with the City per WI Stats. 74.37. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Bieszki to authorize the purchase from Waupun Equipment, Inc. for parts to repair the snowplow at a cost not to exceed $1,119.13. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to authorize General Engineering Co., Inc. to proceed with preliminary engineering work relating to future water/sewer projects in the S. Margaret and W. John St. areas at a cost not to exceed $10,000 (paid by the utility department and possibly partially reimbursed by grant money). Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. The Council reviewed proposed Evaluation Forms and Criteria needed for the sale of a lot in the Industrial Park. Interested builders will be invited to a Special Council meeting on December 18, 2007 to discuss their projects. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager moved to grant Operator Licenses to Stephen Hurley for Markesan Amoco, and Katherine Swanke for Ted’s Piggly Wiggly pending a police background check and successful completion of the Responsible Server’s Course. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council November 13, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki (appeared by phone), Bouwkamp, Clark and Lager were in attendance. Ald. Henke and Ald. Ter Beest were absent. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on October 9, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Clark moved to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Common Council held on October 18, 2007. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp to approve the Police Report & Schedule for November; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on November 6, 2007; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on November 6, 2007; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on November 6, 2007; the minutes of the Planning Commission held on October 29, 2007 and November 8, 2007; and the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on September 19, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to approve payment of General Checks #24503 - #24613 in the amount of $125,296.66 and Utility Checks #8814 - #8864 in the amount of $24,444.96. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. As the time had arrived, motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to recess the meeting in order to hold the Public Hearing for the proposed 2008 budget for the City of Markesan and to reconvene following the hearing to act upon the budget and continue with the remainder of the meeting. Motion carried. The Public Hearing was called to order by Mayor Slate at 7:15 p.m. With no public comment, motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to close the Public Hearing and reconvene the Council meeting. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to approve the 2008 City of Markesan budget with a tax levy of $497,569. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager moved to approve the Planning Commission’s recommendation to grant four variances to the Industrial Park Restrictions and Protective Covenants in the Davey Evans building project. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to approve payment to Schmidt Masonry in the amount of $945.98 for additional work on Precision Drive. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Bieszki moved to approve the purchase of a computer for the Clerk’s office in the amount of $675. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve police communications upgrades in the amount $4,511.46. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager moved to accept the Markesan State Bank bid for refinancing of the Manchester Street loan. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bouwkamp to approve the Assessment Contract of Gardiner Appraisal Service in the amount of $4,300. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Planning Commission’s recommendation to rezone land owned by David and Cheryl Abendroth at 608 Airport Drive from Agricultural to R-1 Single Family Residential. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald Lager to waive the reading of and approve Ordinance #206 AN ORDINANCE CREATING SECTION 17.161 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MARKESAN REGARDING WELLHEAD PROTECTION. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to approve repairs to the City garage overhead door in the amount of $656. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to hire Joseph Kurowski as part-time snowplow operator at the rate of $11 per hour. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Bieszki moved to approve repairs to the Ford tractor in the amount of $1831.45. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Bieszki to approve replacement of a City Hall boiler at a cost not to exceed $4,558. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to accept the Mayor’s appointment of Nancy Kirst to the Markesan Public Library Board. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING COMMON COUNCIL October 18, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Bieszki to approve the agenda as printed. Motion carried. Mayor Slate informed the Council that Davey Evans would like to construct a building in the Industrial Park for the repair and sale of small engines. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to authorize DM Green & Associates Engineering, Inc. to survey Lot #4 of the Markesan Industrial Park at a cost not to exceed $3,000. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to forward to the City Attorney, for his review and approval, the CONTRACT FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICT #1 OF THE CITY OF MARKESAN BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARKESAN AND DAVEY EVANS, d/b/a DAVEY’S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieski moved to authorize Ehlers & Associates, Inc. formulate the TID REVENUE PROJECTIONS & PROJECTED PAYMENTS SCHEDULE relating to the Davey Evans proposed building project. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council October 9, 2007 Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on September 11, 2007. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Lager arrived at 7:04 p.m. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Police Report and Schedule for October; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee of the Whole held on September 18, 2007; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on October 3, 2007, the minutes of the Public Property, Health & Industrial Park Committee held on October 3, 2007; and the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on October 2, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve payment of General Checks #24433 - #24502 in the amount of $65,678.30 and Utility Checks #8796 - #8813 in the amount of $12,602.74. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Randy Eager, Jeremy Oliver and Matt Lohrey appeared before the Council to request permission to construct a clay tractor pull track in the Industrial. Following discussion, a motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to allow the construction of a 50’ x 350’ clay tractor pull track in the Industrial Park with the exact location determined by the Director of Public Works. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to authorize General Communications, Inc. to do additional work relating to FCC licensing at a cost not to exceed $500. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the purchase of radio lightning suppression equipment and two Emergency Management radios at a cost not to exceed $1,300. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Lager). Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to designate Acct. #6212
Outlay-Police Patrol as a non-lapsing Police Patrol account. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to hire Troy Schroeder as a part-time police officer at the rate of $15.78/hr. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the purchase the MAS
90 Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to hire Hansen’s Tree Service to remove the dead tree at 24 S. Bridge Street at a cost of $625. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to hire Hansen’s Tree Service to cut down the dead tree at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park at a cost of $325. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bieszki moved to grant a $.50/hr merit increase to Tom Roberts, Public Works Department effective November 1, 2007. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bieszki moved to grant full-time employees a 3% wage increase effective January 1, 2008. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Dean Health Care rate of $1,083.30 with the City paying 94 ½% and employees paying 5 ½% for 2008 health insurance. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Henke arrived at 7:45 p.m. Following considerable discussion regarding the 2008 City of Markesan Budget, motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to approve the Proposed 2007 Budget for the City of Markesan with a City Tax Levy of $497,569 (2% increase), authorize the publication of same, and set the Public Hearing for adoption of the Final Budget for November 13, 2007 at 7:15 p.m. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 1 (Ald. Henke). Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager moved to grant Operator’s Licenses to Gloria Tijerina and Linda Pena for Markesan Amoco. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council September 11, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Citizen’s Comments – Janine Rubeck of the Green Lake Animal Shelter spoke to the Council regarding cat licensing, and citizen comments were discussed regarding the laying of pavement in the rain, and cable TV complaints. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on August 14, 2007. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Police Report and Schedule for September; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on September 5, 2007; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on September 5, 2007; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on September 4, 2007; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on July 25, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve payment of General Checks #24353 - #24432 in the amount of $110,287.53 and Utility Checks #8776 - #8795 in the amount of $16,609.56. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp to waive the reading of and adopt ORDINANCE #203 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.02(21)(a), 17.08 1(b), and 17.08(3) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MARKESAN relating to garage size. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to accept the low bid of Schmidt Masonry, Inc. in the amount of $6,187 to install concrete on a section of Precision Drive, with the costs coming out of the TIF Savings Account. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp to authorize KT Motorsports, Inc
.to repair the 2000 Public Works truck for a cost not to exceed $374. Roll call:
Aye 5, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Ter Beest). Motion carried. Mayor Slate called the Public Hearing to order and asked for comments regarding the 2007 Sidewalk Project. Since there were no comments, motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to reconvene for the remainder of the Council meeting. Following discussion, motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to waive the reading of and adopt ORDINANCE #204 AN ORDINANCE CREATING CHAPTER 23 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MARKESAN REGARDING ANIMALS, BIRDS AND FOWL. Additional discussion resulted in a motion by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to amend the original motion to include on page 3 23.06 IMPOUNDMENT (paragraph 2) “Any animal impounded shall be held for a period of seven (7) days to permit the owner to reclaim it at owners expense.” Motion carried. Roll call vote on the original amended motion: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Ter Beest to waive the reading and adopt ORDINANCE #205 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTIONS 9.09, 9.10, 12.10 and 12.11 OF THE MARKESAN MUNICIPAL CODE, relating to animal licensing. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 6-07 FINAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALKS AND LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS relating to the 2007 Sidewalk Project. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Bouwkamp). Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to set 2007 Trick or Treat Hours for Wednesday, October 31, 2007 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 2 (Ald. Bouwkamp, Ald. Henke). Motion carried. Following discussion, motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke to refer the Police Chiefs wage increase to the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee to be reviewed along with the other employees wage increases. Motion carried. Discussion was held regarding the process used in calculating assessments for the Southern Green Lake County Ambulance. No action taken. Discussion was held on whether land was available for sale by the City on Highway 44 West, after which motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Ter Beest to refer the matter back to the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee for further review. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to approve the Mayor’s recommendation of Lois Page to the Markesan Library Board. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to grant an Operator’s License to James Hilke for Grand River Cooperative Convenience Store. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council August 14, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on July10, 2007. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the Police Report and Schedule for August; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on August 9, 2007; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on August 9, 2007; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on August 7, 2007; the minutes of the Board of Zoning Appeals held on July 18, 2007; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on May 9, 2007 and June 20, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to approve payment of General Checks #24249 - #2435 in the amount of $197,026.67 and Utility Checks #8748 - #8775 in the amount of $18,849.98. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Following discussion regarding proposed Ordinance #203 ANIMALS, BIRDS and FOWL, several changes will be made and the revised ordinance will be reviewed at the September Council meeting. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Clark to authorize the purchase of 1000 rounds of AR-15 ammunition from Precision Sports at a cost of $380. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki moved to purchase a network server for backing up city files from Badgerland Computers at a cost not to exceed $2,270. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bouwkamp to authorize the withdrawal of no more than $1,000 from the Events Committee Savings to cover Harvest Day expenses. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest to authorize the installation of a 40’ x 25’ sub-base area on Precision Drive (between PMI’s two buildings) at a cost not to exceed $1,500. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to authorize payment of the 2nd half of 2007 Communities of Green Lake dues in the amount of $750 and to review whether to participate in 2008. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke moved to authorize the relocation of the police and emergency government antennas to the Charter Communications tower at a cost not to exceed $3,217.50. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to grant a Class “B” Combination Alcohol License to Green Lake State Bank, Robert Diedrich, agent for the Lantern’s, LLC, at 649 N. Margaret St., Markesan, WI. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to grant a Picnic Beer License to Markesan Lion’s Club for August 18, 2007 at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park. Motion carried. Abstain 1 (Ald. Bieszki). Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to grant Operator’s Licenses to Gena Leedle, Matt Rupnow, and Donna Silgman for Condon Oil Company, Markesan Amoco; and Robert Kearley, Chrissy Michels and David Winchell for Tailgator’s. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m
Regular Meeting Common Council June 12, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Clark, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on May 9, 2007. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to approve the Police Report & Schedule for June; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on June 4, 2007; the minutes of the Public Property, Health & Industrial Park Committee held on June 4, 2007; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on June 5, 2007; the minutes of the Planning Commission Public Hearing held on June 6, 2007; and to accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on April 18, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke moved to approve payment of General Checks #24047 - #241324 in the amount of $45,939.53 and Utility Checks #8686 - #8713 in the amount of $16,980.92. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest accept the bid of Scott Construction in the amount of $3,076.25 to chip seal the City Hall parking lot and driveway. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Bieszki to amend the motion to state that funds for the chip sealing will come from the Non-Lapsing Outlay-Parking Lot Acct. #6452. Motion carried to amend the original motion. Roll call on the amended original motion: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to approve the Sidewalk Agreement between the City of Markesan and Bryan Fields for property located at 130 E. Manchester St. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark moved to approve RESOLUTION #4-07 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE BORROWING OF FUNDS FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES PURSUANT TO SECTION 67.12(12) WISCONSIN STATUTES (REFINANCING OF TIF GENERAL OBLIGATION NOTES) and waive the reading. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve RESOLUTION #5-07 COMPLIANCE MAINTENANCE RESOLUTION which informs the Department of Natural Resources that the Common Council has reviewed the 2006 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report and commends Anthony Doro and Craig Frei for their excellent maintenance program at the treatment plant. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to approve the CONDITIONAL USE FOR GRAND RIVER VETERAN’S MEMORIAL/AMERICAN LEGION POST #282 for the construction of a Memorial Park that recognizes the services of individuals who served in United States military services and the U.S. Merchant Marine within a multi-family residential district. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to approve the AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARKESAN AND AMERICAN LEGION POST #282 for the placement of the Doughboy Statue in the Grand River Memorial Park. Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Ter Beest to donate $1,500 to the 2007 June Dairy Days celebration. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to contribute $1,000 to the Markesan Lion’s Clun July 4th Fireworks Celebration. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager moved to approve the purchase of electrical supplies from Viking Electrical Supply, Inc. in the amount of $772.02 for emergency electrical repairs at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the hiring of Scott Cody as a part-time police officer at the rate of $15.78/hr. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Bieszki to approve the purchase of a welder from Air Gas, Inc. not to exceed $3,000 with 2/3 of the cost coming from Acct. #5411 MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT and 1/3 of the cost coming from the Water/Sewer Account. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to grant a renewal Class “A” Fermented Malt Beverage License to Terry Zimdars, Agent – Grand River Cooperative; a renewal Class “A” Fermented Malt Beverage & Intoxicating Liquor License to Ted Robl, Agent – Ted’s Piggly Wiggly and Kraig Bauman, Agent – Condon Oil Company at Markesan Amoco; a renewal Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage & Intoxicating Liquor License to Mark Gelhar – Stubby’s and Monte Whitney – Sandy’s Diner. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Ter Beest moved to grant Cigarette Licenses to Ted’s Piggly Wiggly, Markesan Amoco, Grand River Cooperative Convenience Store, and Stubby’s Bar. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Ter Beest/Ald. Lager to grant Soda Water Licenses to Sandy’s Diner, Stubby’s Bar, Grand River Cooperative, Grand River Convenience Store, Markesan Amoco, Ted’s Piggly Wiggly, City of Markesan (2), Markesan Historical Society, Lake House Motel, Markesan United Methodist Church, Markesan Auto, Home & Farm, Cubit Industries, Robin II, Precision Metalsmiths, Inc., Markesan Resident Home, Markesan Lumber, Markesan Fire Dept., Markesan District Schools (2), Markesan Econo-Wash, Markesan Home Center, Markesan Pharmacy, and Del Monte Corporation. Motion carried. Abstain: 1 (Ald. Bieszki). Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to grant Picnic Beer Licenses to Markesan Lion’s Club for Lion’s Pork Roast on July 18, 2007 at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park; Markesan Lion’s Club for Harvest Days on August 10, 2007; and Markesan Lion’s Club for the Bruce Williams Memorial Motorcycle Ride on August 25, 2007. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Ter Beest to approve Operator’s Licenses to Ann Davison, Mitchell Downfield, Renee Fischer, Troy Fischer, Heather Heidt, Robert Kwiatowski, Celeste Salter, and Gene Scott for Stubby’s Bar; Misty Mueller and Jessica Stanke for Sandy’s Bar; Penny Anderson, Sandy Anderson, Christine Becker, Heidi Brinkman, Deborah Bugni, Jeffrey Nitzke, and Kathy Semrow for Grand River Co-op Convenience Store; Amy Boening, Michelle Burk, Ann Davison, Dawn Davison, Georgene Gruendeman, Travis Harke, Crystal Haight, and Jacque Ness for Markesan Amoco; Amanda Atchison-Zwetow, Dennis Crook, Brianna Damerow, Lori Damerow, April Degener, Jeff Frausto, Jody Grams, Kimberly Hall, Sandra Hamer, Joshua Laper, Joan Moore, Brooke Prellwitz, Michael Reyna, John Ritchay, Breck Rooney, Sally Robl, Kyle Schweder and Diane Strahota for Ted’s Piggly Wiggly; and Jeff Arndt, Dennis Burk, Dennis Grahn, David Mildebrandt, Jeff Mildebrandt, Linda Moldenhauer, Richard Mildebrandt; Thomas Panten, Daniel Prill, Bradley Strahota, Joseph Strelow, Thomas Wilde, and Stephen Bieszki for Markesan Fire Department. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Common Council, motion
was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned
at 7:37 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council May 9, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke and Lager were in attendance. Ald. Bieszki and Ald. Ter Beest were absent. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda, but move Item 5.8 (Road Maintenance Policy) before Item 4.3 (Accept Chip Seal Bid – 2007 Street Project). Motion carried. Several citizens from the Hollander Street area addressed the Council regarding their concerns in chip sealing Hollander Street. It was moved by Ald. Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on April 10, 2007. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to approve the Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of the Common Council held on April 17, 2007. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bouwkamp moved to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Lager to approve the Police Report & Schedule for May; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on May 2, 2007; the minutes of the Property Property & Health Committee held on May 2m 2007; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on May 1, 2007 (changing the reference in the Water & Sewer Department Report to read “manhole” instead of “sinkhole”); the minutes of the Community Development Authority held on April 16, 2007; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on March 21, 2007. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Henke to approve payment of General Checks #23974 - #24046 in the amount of $155,705.89 and Utility Checks # 8673 - #8685 in the amount of $22,502.35. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Lager to table until June the adoption of the Animal, Birds & Fowl Ordinance, and the repeal of Sec. 9.09, 9.10, 12.10 & 12.11 of the Municipal Code. Motion carried. Following considerable discussion regarding the maintenance of streets within the City, and the different methods used to preserve the roads, motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bouwkamp to refer the Road Maintenance Policy matter back to the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee for further review. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to table the acceptance of Chip Seal Bid for the 2007 Street Project until next month. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to table the General Engineering Co., Inc. Billing Statement – WWTP fill Site until next month’s meeting of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to remove the Bryan Fields property at 130 E. Manchester Street from the 2007 Sidewalk Project, and enter into a separate agreement with him allowing until July 1, 2008 for the installation of his sidewalk. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Henke moved to approve Resolution #3-07 A RESOLUTION REQUIRING MARKESAN RESIDENT HOME, INC. TO PAY A FEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 66.1201(22) OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to refinance the TIF General Obligation Notes using the Farmers State Bank. Said loan to be in the amount of $300,000, with interest of 5.75% and semiannual payments of $50,000 principle and interest. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bouwkamp to draft a resolution to borrow $300,000 from the Farmers State Bank for the refinancing of the TIF General Obligation Notes. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark moved to approve the purchase of a new computer for the Clerk’s Office at a cost of $1,523.00 from Badgerland Computer Systems. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bouwkamp to refer City Contribution to Employees Further Education to the Finance, Personnel & Committee for further discussion. Motion carried. Following discussion regarding the Habitat for Humanity Dedication scheduled for May 20, 2007, motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to waive the Building Permit Fee for the construction of the Habitat for Humanity home. Roll call: Aye 0, Nay 4. Motion defeated. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bouwkamp to donate $500 to the Habitat for Humanity Project and earmark the contribution “Building Permit Fee”. Roll call: Aye 3, Nay 1 (Ald. Henke). Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Lager moved to approve emergency repairs to the well pump and wiring at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park at Little Green Lake at a cost not to exceed $1,200. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Henke to grant a Picnic Beer License to the Markesan Lion’s Club for the July 4th celebration at Soldier’s & Sailor’s Park at Little Green Lake on June 30, 2007 – July 1, 2007. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Henke to grant Operator’s Licenses to Jessica Matos and Jason Banks for Bergy’s. Motion carried. Ald. Lager left at 8:50 p.m. Due to the lack of a quorum the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING Common Council April 17, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Rich Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Lager, and Roeder were present. Ald. Henke was absent. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager moved to approve Resolution #02-07 A RESOLUTION APPROVING ELDERLY HOUSING AND THE ISSUANCE OF HOUSING FACILITIES REVENUE BONDS BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF MARKESAN – (MARKESAN RESIDENT HOME, INCORPORATED PROJECT). Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Further discussion was held regarding the PILOT Payment (Payment in Lieu of Taxes). The process used to determine the PILOT Payments will be addressed in the Project Contract. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Roeder to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. After the seating of the new Council, the meeting was called to order by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Lager and Ter Beest were in attendance. Ald. Henke was absent. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Bieszki nominated James Clark as President of the Council. As there were no further nominations, a unanimous ballot was cast for James Clark as Council President. Motion carried. Appointments were reviewed: Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Bieszki to accept Mayor Slate’s council and citizen appointments. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Bouwkamp moved to approve the following persons to serve as Election Workers for the coming year: Lois Albrecht, Irene Bruun, Beverly Dallman, Patricia Dallman, Shirley Dulas, Naomi Hilger, Jean Karns, Delores Metcalf, Lois Page, Lois Scharschmidt, Joyce Schwandt, Elaine Seeliger, Joyce Shaw, Virginia Tetzlaff, and Jeanette Zacharias. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to designate the Farmers State Bank, Markesan State Bank, Local Government Investment Pool, and Wisconsin Investment Trust Fund as depositories for the City. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to appoint the Markesan Regional
Reporter as the City’s official newspaper. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion
carried.
Regular Meeting Common Council April 10, 2007 Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda, but holding over until next month Item 4.1 (Adopt Animals, Birds & Fowl Ordinance) and Item 4.2 (Adopt Ordinance – Repeal Sec. 9.09, 9.10, 12.10 & 12.11 Municipal Code). Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Roeder to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on March 13, 2007. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to approve the Police Report & Schedule for April; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on April 5, 2007; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on April 5, 2007; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on April 4, 2007; the minutes of the Community Development Authority held on March 23, 2007; the minutes of the Events Committee held on January 29, 2007; and accept the minutes of the Library Board held on February 21, 2007. Motion carried. (The Council requested that the record gratefully acknowledge the generous gift of the Manchester Rod & Gun Club to purchase an AR-15 weapon for use by the Police Department.) Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to approve payment of General Checks #23895 - #23973 in the amount of $134,099.74 and Utility Checks #8652 - #8672 in the amount of $14,832.97. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Following discussion regarding the upcoming sidewalk repair/replacement project, motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve Resolution #1-07 PRELIMINARY RESOLUTION DECLARING INTENT TO EXERCISE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT POLICE POWERS UNDER SECTION 8.09 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND SECTION 66.0703 WI STATS. Following further discussion, motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to amend section c. of the resolution to read, “Further, the property owner has the option of paying in full for said project in full for said project within 30 days of invoice without interest or penalty”, and insert as section d. “All assessments that are $250 or less must be paid within 30 days of invoice. All such payments will not be charged interest or penalty”. Motion carried on amending the motion. Roll call on the amended original motion: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark moved to approve the 2007 June Dairy Days Budget of $11,671.40. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. (It was noted that the Events Committee controls the June Dairy Days Budget). Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Bouwkamp to authorize the purchase of 4 new tires for the loader from Gene’s Tire at a cost of $892.44. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to accept the low bid from Jahnke Construction ($7/sq. ft. concrete sidewalk and $2/linear foot saw cutting) for the upcoming sidewalk repair/replacement project. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Bieszki moved to authorize the purchase of a Satellite Climber Model 6000056 in the amount of $2,391 for placement in Hein Park. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to submit a pre-application to the Division of Housing and Community Development for random selection of Community Development Block Grant Housing Funds. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Discussion was held regarding the Markesan Resident Home’s Payment in Lieu of
Taxes. It was moved by Ald. Roeder/Ald. Lager to grant a Picnic Beer License to the Markesan Fire Department for June Dairy Days, June 8 –10. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki abstained. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to grant Operator’s Licenses to the following: Robert Kearley for Bergy’s and Breck Rooney for Ted’s Piggly Wiggly. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made
by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned 7:56 p.m. Regular Meeting Common Council February 13, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager and Roeder were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to approve the Amended Agenda that added Section 6.1 – Mayor’s Appointments to Community Development Authority. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on January 9, 2007. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to approve the Police Report & Schedule for February; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on February 8, 2007; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on February 8, 2007; the minutes of the Community Development Authority held on January 18, 2007; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on December 20, 2006. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve payment of General Checks # 23701 - # 23805 in the amount of $405,540.54 and Utility Checks #8603 - #8629 in the amount of $20,673.00. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. Will Pflum, Chairman of the Community Development Authority, asked the Council to give the CDA direction as to their role as the Council sees it. Following discussion, the CDA is requested to provide the Council with objectives and goals they would like to undertake on behalf of the City. Ald. Clark/Ald. Henke moved to approve the SITE LICENSE AGREEMENT entered into between the City of Markesan and Charter Cable Partners, LLC (Charter Communications) for use of Charter’s tower for emergency services purposes. Roll call: Aye 6, Nay 0. Motion carried. The Animal, Bird and Fowl Ordinance was reviewed after which a motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to table the adoption of the Ordinance until the March Council meeting pending further review. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to also table the Park/Beach/Cemetery Ordinance until the March Council meeting pending further review. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke moved to authorize Community Options, Inc. to proceed with their playground improvement plans, provided cement is used for the pathways, and there is no cost to the City. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Roeder to approve the Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. 3 yr. contract in the amount of $1,392.00 for servicing of the fire alarm system at City Hall. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Bieszki). Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Mayor’s appointment of Kurt Ter Beest to the Community Development Authority to fill an open position. Motion carried. Following discussion it was determined that there was no open position on the CDA. Motion was then made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to rescind the previous motion appointing Kurt Ter Beest to the Community Development Authority. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to grant Operator’s Licenses to Whitney Dornfeld, Tammy Panten, Marjorie Stellmacher, and Michael Pollesch for Bergy’s. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Roeder to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Regular Meeting Common Council January 9, 2007 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bouwkamp, Henke, Lager and Roeder were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Roeder moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on December 12, 2006. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Roeder/Ald. Lager to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to approve the Police Report & Schedule for January; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on January 4, 2007; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on January 4, 2007; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on January 2, 2007; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on November 15, 2006. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki arrived at 7:11 p.m. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki to approve payment of General Checks #23563 - #23700 in the amount of $117,635.78 and Utility Checks #8578 - #8602 in the amount of $19,653.99. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to approve payment of $3,000 to Grothman & Associates, S.C. for surveying services on North Street. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Roeder/Ald. Lager to approve the SITE LICENSE AGREEMENT between Charter Cable Partners, LLC, d/b/a Charter Communications and the City of Markesan contingent upon Charter Communications paying the City monthly rent of $1,000/mo. from April 2006 to date, and the inclusions of several modifications to the agreement as required by the City Attorney. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke to authorize payment health insurance premiums for the Police Chief to be paid at a rate no higher than what the City pays toward other employee coverage. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to authorize payment of $1,561.35 to Ed Priebe Sales & Service for Emergency Services truck repairs. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Lager/Ald. Bieszki moved to grant a Combination Class “B” Alcohol License to Todd Bergemann for 58 E. John Street, Markesan, WI. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Lager/Ald. Roeder to grant Operator’s Licenses to Katie Hull, Jennifer Walsh, and Dolores Preston for Condon Oil Company/BP Amoco; and Nichole Deaver, Amy Schueler, and Donette Strelow for Bergy’s. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made
by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:30
p.m. Regular Meeting Common Council December 12, 2006 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke and Roeder were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on November 14, 2006; the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Common Council held on November 21, 2006; the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Common Council held on November 28, 2006; and the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Common Council held on December 4, 2006. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to approve the Police Report & Schedule for December; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on December 7, 2006; the minutes of the Public Property, Health & Industrial Park Committee held on December 7, 2006; and to accept the minutes of the Markesan Library Board held on October 18, 2006. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke moved to approve payment of General Checks #23476 - #23562 in the amount of $112,791.93 and Utility Checks #8550 - #8577 in the amount of $49,055.18. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to approve Resolution #4-06 A RESOLUTION TERMINATING INSURANCE COVERAGE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSURANCE FUND. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Since the Charter Communications Lease was being reviewed by the City Attorney, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Henke to table the Charter Communications Lease issue until the January, 2007 Council meeting. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Clark moved to authorize payments to Emergency Government personnel in the amount of $1,200; the Emergency Director $600; and the Assistant Director $400. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bouwkamp to authorize $400 for Emergency
Government Christmas Party dinners. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald Roeder/Ald. Bieszki to grant 2% wage increases to Patricia Prill, Nancy Zastrow, Billy Biesenthal, William Pflum, Martin Hansen, Tom Roberts, Tony Doro, and Craig Frei effective January 1, 2007. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Henke to grant an Operator’s License to Amanda J. Atchinson-Zwetow for Ted’s Piggly Wiggly, pending a background check and successful completion of the Responsible Beverage Server’s course. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to grant a Combination Class “B” Alcohol License to Monte Whitney for Sandy’s Diner, 51 W. Water St., Markesan. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, a motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Roeder to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING COMMON COUNCIL November 28, 2006 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager and Roeder were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Following discussion, motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to adopt the previously approved 2007 City of Markesan budget with a tax levy of $495,287. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 2 (Ald. Henke, Ald. Roeder). Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETING COMMON COUNCIL November 21, 2006 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bouwkamp, Clark, Henke, Lager and Roeder were in attendance. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Roeder to approve the Agenda as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Henke moved to approve the 2007 City of Markesan budget with a tax levy of $487,900. No second. Motion not carried. Motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to override the Mayor’s budget veto and adopt the proposed 2007 City of Markesan budget with a tax levy of $495,287. Roll call: Aye 3, Nay 2 (Ald. Henke, Ald. Roeder). Motion not carried. It was moved by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to table the 2007 City of Markesan budget until a meeting was scheduled where all council members could be in attendance. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 1 (Ald. Henke). Motion carried. Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. at City Hall. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke to send correspondence to James Fox and all affected townships regarding the new ambulance assessments. Motion carried. As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Lager to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
CITY OF MARKESAN COMMON COUNCIL October 10, 2006 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, and Roeder were in attendance. Ald. Lager arrived at 7:02 p.m. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Roeder to approve the Agenda with slight modifications in the order. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on September 12, 2006. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Police Report and Schedule for October; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee of the Whole held on September 26, 2006, the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on October 5, 2006; the minutes of the Public Property & Health Committee held on October 5, 2006; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on October 3, 2006; the minutes of the Board of Zoning Appeals held on September 11, 2006; and accept the minutes of the Markesan Public Library Board held on August 16, 2006. Motion carried. Ald. Clark/Ald. Roeder moved to approve payment of General Checks #23263 - #23358 in the amount of $65,412.88 and Utility Checks #8503 - #8523 in the amount of $14,457.20. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager moved to bill the Little Green Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District for time required to pile/push lake weeds at the landfill at a rate of $150 per month (only for those months when the weeds are deposited). Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to transfer $29,500 from the Non-Lapsing Bike Path Account and $7,106.31 from the Police Training Account #5215 to cover the Peter Toutant severance and legal costs. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to invitational bid for the
updating of an overview map of the TIF District showing roads, streets,
utilities and present business owners. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager moved to authorize Krause Excavating, Inc. to install approximately 200 tons of crushed asphalt on North Street at a cost not to exceed $2,700 ($11.75/ton). Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bouwkamp to authorize the Police Chief to advertise for part-time police officers. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to adopt the Police Taser Policy as presented in the Police Report. Motion carried. Questions regarding the Southern Green Lake County Ambulance 2007 Budget – City Portion were referred back to the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee for further discussion. Ald. Henke arrived at 7:33 p.m. Following discussion regarding the City of Markesan 2007 Proposed Budget, motion was made by Ald. Henke/Ald. Bouwkamp to approve the Proposed 2007 Budget for the City of Markesan with a City Tax Levy of $495,287, authorize the publication of same, and set the Public Hearing for adoption of the Final Budget for November 14, 2006 at 7:15 p.m. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Henke to give the American Legion #282 the Doughboy Statue for placement in the proposed Veteran’s Memorial and to authorize the City Attorney to draft an agreement including provisions relating to insurance coverage and the City’s retainage of ownership of the statue in the event the Veteran’s Memorial project dissolves. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to grant an Operator’s License to Pamela Floeter for Ted’s Piggly Wiggly pending approval by the Police Chief. Motion carried. Discussion was held regarding Trick or Treat Hours, with no changes made in the originally published hours of Tuesday, October 31, 2006 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.). As there was no further business to come before the Council, motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Henke to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:18 p.m CITY OF MARKESAN COMMON COUNCIL September 12, 2006 The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Slate. Roll call: Ald. Bieszki, Bouwkamp, Clark, and Lager were present. Also in attendance was City Attorney Daniel Sondalle. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to approve the Amended Agenda with the following change: move item #4.4 Sno-Drifters Development Contract to 4.1 Old Business. Motion carried. Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark moved to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Common Council held on August 8, 2006. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager moved to approve the minutes of the Special Meeting of the Common Council held on August 22, 2006. Motion carried. A motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to approve the Treasurer’s Report as printed. Motion carried. Ald. Henke arrived at 6:09 p.m. Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Clark to approve the Police Report and Schedule for September; the minutes of the Finance, Personnel & Safety Committee held on September 7, 2006; the minutes of the Streets, Building & Utilities Committee held on September 5, 2006; the minutes of the Public Property, Health & Industrial Committee held on September 7, 2006; and accept the minutes of the Events Committee held on April 24, 2006; and Markesan Public Library Board held on July 19, 2006. Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki moved to approve payment of General Checks #23164 - #23262 in the amount of $111,860.77 and Utility Checks #8470 - #8502 in the amount of $23,473.81. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Discussion was held regarding the previously approved Contract for Private
Development within Tax Incremental District #1 of the City of Markesan by and
between the City of Markesan and Markesan Sno-Drifters Snowmobile Club dated
June 27, 2006 and the following changes were made: Motion was made by Ald. Bieszki/Ald. Lager to recess to closed session per WI Stats. 19.85(1)(c) to consider the employment, promotion, compensation or employee evaluation of a public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction and will immediately reconvene for the remainder of the meeting. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Following the closed session, motion was made by Ald. Lager/Ald. Clark to reconvene the Common Council and continue with the remainder of the meeting. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Motion was made by Ald. Clark/Ald. Bieszki to hire Steven Braun as Police Chief pending his entering into an employment contract with the City. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. It was moved by Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager to authorize the City Attorney to draft an employment contract for the Police Chief based on the previous closed session discussion. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Henke/Ald. Bieszki moved to appoint Steven Braun as Acting Police Chief effective immediately and until his employment contract is signed. Roll call: Aye 5, Nay 0. Motion carried. Ald. Bouwkamp/Ald. Lager moved to “grandfather” the placement of the Lake House Motel sign. Roll call: Aye 4, Nay 0, Abstain 1 (Ald. Bieszki). |