COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2004 AT 6:30 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:  2/16/04, as published.

  1. Informational:  A presentation by representatives of the Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility on Utility operations will begin at 6:30 p.m.
  2. Informational:  Informational presentation by City Attorney Lawrence Haskin on decorum at Common Council Meetings – Robert’s Rules of Order – Open Meetings Law.

    3. 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.

  3. Rezone:  Consider a proposal by the Ebenezer Child Care Center to rezone a portion of the property at 8201 S. Howell Ave. from M-1 Manufacturing to B-3 Office and Professional Business, with a conditional use permit for a day care center with an outdoor activity area (2nd District).

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

  4. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2296, rezoning a portion of the property at 8201 S. Howell Ave. from M-1 Manufacturing to B-3 Office and Professional Business, and granting a conditional use permit for a day care center with an outdoor activity area (2nd District) (see also Item No. 18).
  5. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize the Community Development Authority (CDA) to pursue preparation of a development plan for S. 27th St. and report back to the Council with an outline and budget for such a plan (held 1/20/04) (by Committee of the Whole).
  6. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10325-121603, amending Resolution No. 9202-061796 and Resolution No. 9822-041800 regarding Public Depositories (held 12/16/03) (by Committee of the Whole).

    7. Action Presentations

    Mayor and Council

  7. Informational:  Informational presentation by representatives of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District on the 4/6/04 referendum question for a new elementary school.
  8. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the Vendor Summary Report in the amount of $212,915.33 (by Committee of the Whole).
  9. Council Proclamation:  Consider council proclamation 04-5, congratulations to Andrew Reimesch for receiving the Eagle Scout Award (by Committee of the Whole).
  10. Motion:  Consider a motion to approve hiring a full-time GIS Technician to fill the existing vacant GIS Technician position at a starting hourly wage of $16.402 per hour (per Local 133 Union contract) (by Committee of the Whole).

    11. License Committee

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

    12. Health

  12. Motion:  Consider a motion to receive the summary report of the Oak Creek Community Health Survey, Fall 2003, as commissioned by Aurora Health Care and prepared by JKV Research, LLC (by Committee of the Whole).
  13. Motion:  Consider a motion to approve the Contract Agreement for School Health Services 2004-05 School Year between the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District and the Oak Creek Health Department (by Committee of the Whole).

    14. Utility

  14. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10341-030204, accepting permanent water main easements for Project No. 01103, the east-west transmission water main project planned for 2005 (3rd and 4th Districts).

    15. Fire

  15. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize the Fire Chief to accept the 2003 FIRE ACT Grant for fire sprinklers in Fire Station Nos. 1 and 2 in the amount of $39,717.00 (by Committee of the Whole).

    16. Community Development

  16. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10342-030204, approving a certified survey map for the property at 7841 S. Howell Ave., subject to technical corrections and a signed agreement with the Water & Sewer Utility concerning shared access to Drexel Ave. (Rodney Dent) (1st District).
  17. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10341-030204, authorizing the execution of an agreement with Milwaukee County to transfer the Home Improvement Loan Program to the Milwaukee County Department of Administration, Housing and Community Development Division (by Committee of the Whole).
  18. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10345-030204, approving a certified survey map for a portion of the property at 8201 S. Howell Ave. (DEMCO WI I, LLC, on behalf of Ebenezer Child Care) (2nd District) (also relates to Item No. 4).
  19. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10346-030204, approving a certified survey map for the property at 7750 S. 13th St., subject to conditions listed in the Plan Commission approval (James Overland) (1st District).

    20. Engineering

  20. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2295, repealing and recreating Table 14.103 located in Section 14.103 of the Municipal Code (by Committee of the Whole).
  21. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize payment of the contract progress payments for Project Nos. 00027 and 96006, as listed on the attached summary report (by Committee of the Whole).
  22. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission and authorize the installation of a 3-way stop sign for a six-month study at the intersection of S. Quincy Ave. and E. Monroe Ave. (1st District).

    23. Miscellaneous

  23. Motion:  Consider a motion to convene into Executive Session immediately following the conclusion of the Common Council meeting pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, to discuss the following:
    1. Section 19.85(1)(e) to discuss the contract for paramedic service with Milwaukee County for the years 2004 and 2005;
    2. Section 19.85(1)(e) to discuss a counter-offer relating to the sale of a portion of City-owned land at 10511 S. Chicago Rd.; and
    3. Section 19.85(1)(c) to discuss the following:
      1. Compensation for the Facilities Manager
      2. Compensation for the Personnel Specialist
      3. Salaries and wages for the City Clerk and Accountant
  24. Motion:  Consider a motion to reconvene into Open Session.
  25. Motion:  Consider a motion to take action, if required.
  26. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2294, fixing the salary ranges, salary, wages and allowances for the City Clerk and Accountant.

Adjournment.

Public Notice

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