COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

            Mayor Krueger called this regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Watertown to order at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

ROLL CALL

            Roll call showed the following members present: Alderpersons Johnson, Olejniczak, Berg, Kuehl, Zgonc, Coughlin, Arnett, Wetzel and Blanke. (9)  Absent: None. (0)  Also present were Chief of Police Tim Roets, Acting Fire Chief Kraig Biefeld, City Engineer Joe Radocay and City Clerk/Treasurer Mike Hoppenrath.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

            The Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag.

MINUTES OF PRECEDING MEETING

            Mayor Krueger inquired if there were any additions or corrections to the minutes of the meeting held Tuesday, January 18, 2011.  There being none, the minutes were approved as published.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

            The following reports were presented and contained the following items: FINANCE COMMITTEE- JANUARY 18, 2011.  1.  Library buildings and items inside.  The committee reviewed requests from various departments to utilize some of the items in the building to be demolished south of the library.  The committee agreed that if a department could use them, they should be allowed to remove anything of value and utilize in their own department.  The report was received and placed on file.  FINANCE COMMITTEE – JANUARY 24, 2011.  1.  306 S. Montgomery Street Solid Waste Review.  The owner of this property is requesting that the solid waste charge be reduced from a two family duplex to a single family house.  After review, the committee agrees to reduce this to a single family residence.  2. Paint Machine Quotes.  A resolution will be presented.  3.  Review Carpet Removal from Solid Waste Proposal.  After reviewing the proposal to remove certain carpets from the garbage and require them to be recycled, a motion was made and carried to have the Street Department draft an agreement with Y’s Way Carpeting and return to the Finance Committee for further review.  4. Resolution to Purchase Microsoft Office 2010.  During the 2011 budgeting process, the money originally budgeted to make this purchase was inadvertently omitted and a resolution will be presented to authorize this purchase.  5.  Update on Fire Dept. Study Proposal.  The committee is reviewing proposals which would do a study on our Fire Dept. as far as overview of operations, leadership teams, personnel, staffing and etc.  The proposal will be reviewed as soon as it is received.  6. 2011 Borrowing Needs.  Brad Viegut from R.W. Baird & Co. was present to review two proposals.  One is to refinance approximately $1.1 million of general obligation debt and to issue $1,135,000 of general obligation debt that will also use up $300,000 of undesignated fund balance.  7. Personnel Evaluations.  The Committee met in closed session to review personnel evaluations.  The report was received and placed on file.  PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE – JANUARY 19, 2011.  1. Amend Chapter 7.01.  The committee reviewed a proposal to make several changes to the heavy trucking provisions.  These changes would allow us to enforce state laws through our city ordinances.  An ordinance will be presented.  The report was received and placed on file.  PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION – JANUARY 11, 2011.  These minutes were revised to amend section 2 dealing with the sandbox proposal and section 4 dealing with Chromium 6.  The report was received and placed on file.  PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION – JANUARY 25, 2011.  1. Review Request for Water Disconnect for Non-Payment.  The Commission spent a lot of time reviewing a proposal which would allow the Water Department to shut off customers who have become delinquent in their water bills.  Because of the time and effort involved, further study on this proposal will be done at a future meeting.  2. Review Minutes of January 11, 2011.  The commission made revisions to Item #2 and Item #4 of the minutes from January 11, 2011.  3. Review New Seal Coat Procedures. The Street Department is proposing a new procedure for addressing street maintenance by replacing the traditionally done seal coating with a process which would mill off 1 to 1.5 inches next to the curb and profiling the rest of the street.  The commission members want more feedback from other cities that have used this new method and it will come back to the commission at a future meeting.  4. Casting Quotes.  A resolution will be presented.  The report was received and placed on file.

OLD BUSINESS

            Alderperson Berg asked that strategic planning again be scheduled so that he can have input on the future of the city prior to him leaving office.  Alderperson Coughlin then asked when there would be an update on the Fire Department Study which was recently completed by the Police Department.  The Mayor informed him that it was currently in the judge’s hand in Jefferson County and as soon as we hear what can be released the report will be made available.

COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MAYOR

            The Mayor presented an invitation from the Chamber of Commerce for their annual dinner meeting to be held February 10, 2011.  The Mayor then presented a letter from Charter Communications indicating there would be changes to several of their channels.  The Mayor then presented a McGrath proposal which would review the Fire Department organization and structure.  

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

            Certified accounts in the amount of $171,470.99 were presented for payment.  Alderperson Berg moved to pay all certified accounts, seconded by Alderperson Zgonc and carried on a roll call vote: Yes-9.  No-0.  (Complete listing of accounts payable is on file and open for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer.)

REPORTS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

                        The following reports were presented: Health Board, August 12, 2010 and November 18, 2010;

Historic Preservation & Downtown Design Commission, December 15 and December 20, 2010; Payroll Summaries for the period January 12 to January 25, 2011; Plan Commission, January 24, 2010;

Transit Commission, January 19, 2011.  Alderperson Arnett asked that one of the Plan Commission minutes become the official one.  Alderperson Johnson volunteered to withdraw her minutes and let those of Nicole Maher become the official minutes for the meeting which was held January 24, 2011.

ORDINANCES

            ORDINANCE #11-05, would adopt the state traffic laws into our Chapter 7.01 Municipal Code, was presented.  Sponsor: Alderperson Zgonc.  From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee.  Alderperson Zgonc moved for the adoption of this Ordinance on its first reading, seconded by Alderperson Kuehl and carried on a roll call vote: Yes-9.  No-0.

            ORDINANCE #11-06, would adopt the 2010 Ordinances into the Municipal Code up to and including Ordinance #10-44, was presented.  Sponsor: Mayor Krueger.  Alderperson Kuehl moved for the adoption of this Ordinance on its first reading, seconded by Alderperson Johnson and carried on a roll call vote: Yes-9.  No-0.

RESOLUTIONS

            EXHIBIT #7650, would authorize purchase of sanitary sewer castings for 2011 from Neenah Foundry at a cost of $63,575 to be charged as follows:  $10,575 from Street Reserve Account #5-58-11-69; $25,000 from Storm Water Utility Account #16-58-16-46 and $28,000 from Storm Water Utility Capital Account, was presented.  Sponsor: Alderperson Berg.  From: Public Works Commission.  Alderperson Berg moved for the adoption of this Resolution, seconded by Alderperson Zgonc and carried on a roll call vote: Yes-9.  No-0.

            EXHIBIT #7651, would authorize the purchase of a paint sprayer with ride on system Sherwin Williams of Watertown at a cost of $11,290 to charged as follows:  $8,000 from Signs & Markings Capital Outlay Projects Account #5-54-41-70; the remaining $3,290 should be taken out of Street Capital Projects Outlay Account #5-54-11-70 was presented.  Sponsor: Mayor Krueger.  From: Finance Committee.  Alderperson Blanke moved for the adoption of this Resolution, seconded by Alderperson Zgonc and carried on a roll call vote: Yes-9.  No-0.

            EXHIBIT #7652, would authorize the purchase of 30 software licenses to upgrade Microsoft Office Suite at a cost of $9,648 to be charged as follows:  the Contingent Budget Account #1-57-13-40 budget amount be reduced by $9,648.00 and Engineering Capital Outlay Account #54-10-60 budget amount be increased by $9,648.00 and said expenses for 30 license be charged to #54-10-16, was presented.  Sponsor: Mayor Krueger.  From: Finance Committee.  Alderperson Johnson moved for the adoption of this Resolution, seconded by Alderperson Coughlin and carried on a roll call vote: Yes-9.  No-0.

            EXHIBIT #7653, the initial resolution to authorize issuance of $1,135,000 General Obligation Promissory notes, was presented.  Sponsor: Mayor Krueger.  From: Finance Committee.  Alderperson Blanke moved for the adoption Resolution #7653 and Resolution #7654, seconded by Alderperson Johnson and carried on a roll call vote: Yes-9.  No-0.

            EXHIBIT #7654, is the initial resolution to authorize approximately $1,095,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, was presented.  Sponsor: Mayor Krueger.  From: Finance Committee. 

ADJOURNMENT

            There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, Alderperson Coughlin moved to adjourn, seconded by Alderperson Zgonc and carried on a voice vote.  The time being 7:50 p.m.

Mike Hoppenrath

City Clerk/Treasurer

MHH/sm

(Complete video of Council Proceedings on Tape Q.)

(DISCLAIMER: These minutes are uncorrected and any corrections made thereto will be noted in the proceedings at which these minutes are approved.)