COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2003 AT 7:00 P.M.
OAK CREEK CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
8640 S. HOWELL AVE.

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Call Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of minutes as published:  9/2/03 meeting

Public Hearings (beginning at 7:00 p.m.) Citizen input, comments and suggestions are requested on the specific item(s) identified below.  Action by the Council may occur at the same meeting if so included in the agenda.

  1. Rezoning:  Consider a proposal by David and Doreen Schmidt to reconfigure the zoning of portions of the properties at 8781 and 8931 S. 5th Ave., currently zoned Rs-3 Single Family Residential, Rm-1 Multifamily Residential, and P-1 Park (4th District).

    2. Old Business Items under this section are items tabled from a previous meeting or relate to public hearings.

  2. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2271, approving a rezoning of a portion of the property at 8781 S. 5th Ave. from P-1 Park to Rs-3 Single Family Residential and Rm-1 Multifamily Residential (4th District).
  3. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10281-091603, to authorize retaining the services of Cole-Layer-Trumble (CLT) to conduct a limited-scope citywide revaluation for the 2004 assessment year, for a fixed fee cost of $109,000.00 (referred to staff 9/2/03) (by Committee of the Whole).
  4. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10273-090203, approving the certified survey map for the property at 741 W. Ryan Rd. (Charles Koehler) (held 9/2/03) (6th District).

    5. Action Presentations

  5. Discussion:  Discussion of correspondence and resolution language proposed by Citizens for Property Rights, Tracie Peters, Co-Chair, 10038 S. Nicholson Rd., relating to a local property tax freeze in the City of Oak Creek, and requesting a referendum for any fee or property tax increase.

    6. Mayor and Council

  6. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the Vendor Summary Report in the amount of $289,965.40 (by Committee of the Whole).
  7. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2268, relating to the Small Claims Committee (by Committee of the Whole).
  8. Motion:  Consider a motion to take the following action (by Committee of the Whole):
    1. Adopt Resolution No. 10280-091603, accepting the liability insurance proposal from Cities and Villages Mutual Insurance Company (CVMIC), and agreeing to continue the City’s membership in CVMIC for policy years 2004, 2005 and 2006; and
    2. Authorize the City Clerk to execute the membership and premium acceptance documents, with selection of Option 2, $37,500.00 retentions.
  9. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10283-091603, to authorize retaining the services of Virchow, Krause & Co. as the City’s auditing firm for the 2003-04 audit years (by Committee of the Whole).

    10. License Committee

  10. Motion: Consider a motion to take action on the various license requests as listed on the attached report (by Committee of the Whole).

    11. Streets

  11. Motion:  Consider a motion to approve the recommendation of the Street Superintendent and accept the proposal of Rehrig Pacific Company to lease/purchase carts to the City of Oak Creek for the six-month pilot program (by Committee of the Whole).

    12. Parks, Recreation and Forestry

  12. Motion:  Consider a motion to approve the purchase and installation of 18 new Lumac light fixtures and poles for Miller Park at a cost of $22,752.00 (by Committee of the Whole).

    13. Community Development

  13. Motion:  Consider a motion to consider the subordination of the City’s home improvement loan with Keith Soto on his property at 8800 S. Carol Ct. (4th District).

    14. Engineering

  14. Motion:  Consider a motion to award the Abendschein Park parking lot project to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, Stark Asphalt, in the estimated amount of $34,931.90 (Project No. 00026) (3rd District).
  15. Motion:  Consider a motion to award the ground water sampling and analysis at the Street Division garage project to the lowest, responsive, responsible proposer, Sigma Environmental, in the amount of $7,360.00 (Project No. 96018) (2nd District).
  16. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10282-091603, approving a sanitary sewer connection agreement between Louie Rodriguez and Judith A. Strauss and the City of Oak Creek, for 9772 S. Chicago Rd. (4th District).

    17. Miscellaneous

  17. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2269, approving a two-year agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 1848 for the period 1/1/04 through 12/31/05 (by Committee of the Whole).
  18. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2270, approving a one-year agreement with the Professional Clerk-Matron Dispatcher Association for the period 1/1/03 through 12/31/03 (by Committee of the Whole).
  19. Motion:  Consider a motion to convene into Executive Session immediately following the conclusion of the Common Council meeting pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, Section 19.85(1)(c) to discuss the following:
    1. performance and salary for the Director of Community Development;
    2. performance and salary for the Computer Specialist;
    3. performance and benefits for the City Administrator;
    4. performance and salaries for non-union and management employees for the year 2003; and
    5. salaries for elected officials for the year 2003.
  20. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2258, establishing a rate of pay for the Director of Community Development upon the completion of his probationary period (by Committee of the Whole).
  21. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2234, fixing the salary ranges, wages and allowances for non-union and management personnel and other city offices and positions for the year 2003 (by Committee of the Whole).
  22. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2273, relating to the salary and benefits for the City Administrator (by Committee of the Whole).
  23. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2272, establishing the wages and allowances for elected officials for the year 2003 (by Committee of the Whole).

Adjournment.

Public Notice

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