COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2007 AT 6:00 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:  9/4/07 meeting, as published.

Public Hearings (beginning at 6:00 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. Official Map Amendment:  Consider a proposal by the City of Oak Creek to amend the Official Map for the Northeast 1/4 of Section 16, relocating an officially mapped street to the west side of the Abendschein Park property (3rd District).
  2. Amendment to Rezoning Ordinance:  Consider a proposal by Goodwill Industries to amend the ordinance that rezoned the property at 140 E. Rawson Ave. from B-4 Highway Business to M-1 Manufacturing.  The new ordinance will grant Goodwill an additional ninety (90) days to close on the property; if they do not close before then, the property will revert back to B-4 Highway Business zoning (1st District).
  3. Rezone:  Consider a proposal by the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District to rezone the property at 9160 S. Shepard Ave. and portions of 9150 and 9330 S. Shepard Ave. from Rs-2 and Rs-3 Single Family Residential to I-1 Institutional (3rd District).

    Old Business

  4. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2476, amending the Official Map for the Northeast 1/4 of Section 16 (City of Oak Creek Abendschein Park) (3rd District).
  5. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2477, rezoning the property at 140 E. Rawson Ave. from B-4 Highway Business to M-1 Manufacturing (Goodwill Industries) (1st District).
  6. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2478, rezoning the property at 9160 S. Shepard Ave. and part of 9150 and 9330 S. Shepard Ave. from Rs-2 and Rs-3 Single Family Residential to I-1 Institutional (Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District) (3rd District).
  7. Motion:  Consider a motion to rescind the Council action of 8/6/07 in which the Council did not adopt Ordinance No. 2465, rezoning the property at 904 E. Rawson Ave. from B-4 Highway Business to M-1 Manufacturing with a conditional use permit for a contractor’s yard with outdoor storage of limousines (Ramon Sancha and Samer Abulughold) (1st District).
  8. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2470, relating to permitted roofing materials in residential zoning districts (by Committee of the Whole) (held 8/21/07).

    Action Presentations

    Mayor and Council

  9. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10791-100207, approving a Service and Assessment Agreement between Goodwill Industries of Southeast Wisconsin Ltd., and the City of Oak Creek (1st District).
  10. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10792-100207, seeking a speedy Wisconsin legislative adoption of the 2007-09 biennium budget (by Committee of the Whole).
  11. Motion:  Consider a motion to approve a Participation Agreement between the City of Oak Creek and Boardman Law Firm for the formation of a Cable Legislation Group (by Committee of the Whole).
  12. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Personnel Committee and approve the elimination of the position of Account Clerk II in the Street Department, create the non-bargaining unit position of Administrative Assistant, and authorize the posting and advertising of the position within a wage range of $37,500 to $47,000 (by Committee of the Whole).
  13. Informational:  Mayor’s appointment of Ald. Kopplin to the Water & Sewer Utility Commission.
  14. Informational:  Certificate of Appreciation presented to Martin Zabkowicz by the Board of Health for dedicated service to the City of Oak Creek as a member of the Board of Health.
  15. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the Mayor’s reappointments as follows:
    1. Clifford Nelson to the Traffic & Safety Commission for a three-year term expiring 9/2010; and
    2. Ray Burnside to the Water & Sewer Utility Commission for a five-year term expiring 9/2012.
  16. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the Vendor Summary Reports as follows (by Committee of the Whole):
    1. Report dated 9/13/07 in the amount of $356,307.74
    2. Report dated 9/28/07 in the amount of $986,858.70

    License Committee

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

    Community Development

  18. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10790-100207, approving the certified survey map for the properties at 9160 and 9330 S. Shepard Ave. (Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District) (3rd District).
  19. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10793-100207, approving the certified survey map for the property at 305 E. Mahn Ct. (FR/CAL Oak Creek, LLC) (TIF District No. 4) (1st District).
  20. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10794-100207, approving a certified survey map submitted by Country Creek Homes, Inc., for the properties at 2630 E. Puetz Rd. and 2521 E. Sharon Dr. (3rd District).

    Engineering

  21. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission and approve the installation of 4-way stop signs at the intersection of W. Potomac Dr. and S. Delaware Dr. (6th District).
  22. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission and approve the installation of 3-way stop signs at the intersection of E. Bluestem Dr. and S. Rosemont Ln. (5th District).
  23. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission and approve the installation of 4-way stop signs at the intersection of E. Fenway Dr. and S. Sharon Dr. (3rd District).
  24. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission and approve the installation of 2-way stop signs at the intersection of E. Fenway Dr. and S. Orchard View Dr. (3rd District).
  25. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission and approve the installation of a stop sign on S. Stone Creek Dr. at the intersection of E. Fenway Dr. (3rd District).
  26. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission and approve the installation of a “No Outlet” sign on E. Buckwood Ct. at the intersection of S. Knollhaven Dr. (3rd District).
  27. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize payment of the contract payments for Project No. 06027, Street Department Building Design and Renovation (2nd District).
  28. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize payment of the contract progress payments for various projects as listed on the attached summary report (1st, 3rd and 5th Districts).

    Miscellaneous

  29. Motion:  Consider a motion to convene into Executive Session immediately following the conclusion of Common Council action on items 1 through 28, pursuant to Wisconsin State Statutes, Section 19.85(1)(c)(f)(g) to discuss:
    1. Performance evaluation and salary for the Street Superintendent;
    2. Performance evaluation and salary for the Zoning Administrator;
    3. 40.65 Duty Disability application filed by Thomas J. Delaney; and
    4. Strategy regarding pending litigation relating to Oak Creek Citizens Action Committee and Mark Verhalen v. City of Oak Creek.
  30. Motion:  Consider a motion to reconvene into Open Session.
  31. Motion:  Consider a motion to take action on the Executive Session.
  32. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2474, relating to the salary for the Street Superintendent.
  33. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2475, relating to the salary for the Zoning Administrator/Planner.

    Fire

  34. Motion:  Consider a motion to approve the Fire Department restructuring proposal as presented (by Committee of the Whole).

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.