COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2005 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:  3/1/05 and 3/15/05, as published.

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. Zoning Text Amendment:  Consider a proposal by the City of Oak Creek to amend Section 17.1402 of the Municipal Code regarding the definition of a “family” and a “family unit” (by Committee of the Whole).

    2. Old Business

  2. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2342, repealing and recreating the definition of family, creating the definition of a functional family unit and a Chapter 980 Stats. supervised release use under Section 17.1402 of the Municipal Code, establishing Chapter 980 supervised release uses and functional family units as conditional uses in all zoning districts (by Committee of the Whole).
  3. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10499-031505, a final resolution authorizing sanitary sewer, water main and lateral improvements, approving preliminary plans, and levying special assessments against benefited properties on both sides of Kinney Ln. from Ryan Rd. approximately 500 feet north (Project No. 05101) (held 3/15/05) (4th District).

    4. Action Presentations

    Mayor and Council

  4. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the Vendor Summary Report in the amount of $483,086.81 (by Committee of the Whole).
  5. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10502-040405, approving the license agreement between Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WE Energies) and the City of Oak Creek for the construction, operation and maintenance of a recreational trail (4th District).
  6. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10504-040405, authorizing a petition to the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads for modification of an existing public road crossing at Elm Rd. and the Union Pacific tracks for use as a recreation trail (4th District).
  7. Motion:  Consider a motion to take the following action:
    1. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation to appoint Rebecca Lane to the position of full-time City Forester and
    2. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2341, establishing the 2005 salary for the position of City Forester (by Committee of the Whole).

    8. License Committee

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

    9. Fire

  9. Motion:  Consider a motion to approve the bid from Quality Fire Protection for installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems in Fire Stations 1 and 2, and that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the contract for the project (by Committee of the Whole).

    10. Utility

  10. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10501-040405, a preliminary resolution declaring intent to exercise special assessment powers for Project No. 05105, sanitary sewer in Drexel Ave. from approximately 200 feet west of Long meadow Dr. to approximately 1,600 feet west of Long Meadow Dr., and to establish a public hearing date of 5/3/05 (1st and 3rd Districts).

    11. Community Development

  11. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10505-040405, approving a certified survey map for the property at 10530 S. Chicago Rd. (Silkworth) (4th District).
  12. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10506-040405, approving the development agreement for the Micjensar Development certified survey map at 10020 and 10050 S. Shepard Ave. (5th District).
  13. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10507-040405, approving a certified survey map for a portion of the property at 2065 E. Green Valley Ln. (Genevieve’s Garden) (3rd District).

    14. Engineering

  14. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10503-040405, a preliminary resolution declaring intent to exercise special assessment powers for Project No. 04003, reconstruction of the roadways in Southbranch Industrial Park, and to establish a public hearing date for 5/3/05 (6th District).
  15. Motion:  Consider a motion to take action on whether or not to approve the installation of stop signs on S. Lenox Ave. at the intersection of E. Manitowoc Ave. (1st District).

    16. Miscellaneous

  16. 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)(g) to consider the claim for excessive assessment filed by James D. and Maryann C. Purcell.
  17. Motion:  Consider a motion to reconvene into Open Session.
  18. Motion:  Consider a motion to take action, if required.

Adjournment.

Public Notice

Upon reasonable notice, a good faith effort will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aid at no cost to the individual to participate in public meetings. Due to the difficulty in finding interpreters, requests should be made as far in advance as possible preferably a minimum of 48 hours. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Oak Creek City Clerk at 768-6511, (FAX) 768-9587, (TDD) 768-6513 or by writing to the ADA Coordinator at the Health Department, City Hall, 8640 S. Howell Avenue, Oak Creek, Wisconsin 53154.

It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality may be in attendance at the above-stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body at the above-stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.