COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007 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:  10/16/07 meeting, 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. Conditional Use Permit:  Consider a proposal by The Green Man Wood Services for a Conditional Use Permit to allow for a lumberyard/contractor’s yard with outdoor storage and outdoor storage of recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers for the properties at 9000 and 9100 S. Nicholson Rd. (3rd District).
  2. Official Map Amendment:  Consider a proposal by Michael St. John to amend the Official Map for the Northwest 1/4 of Section 16, affecting properties at 640 E. Darcy Dr. and 730 E. Forest Hill Ave. (3rd District).

    Old Business

  3. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2479, authorizing the issuance of a conditional use permit for the properties at 9000 and 9100 S. Nicholson Rd. to allow for a landscaping contractor’s shop with outdoor storage of vehicles, materials, and equipment, and the outdoor storage of no more than 50 recreational vehicles (The Green Man Wood Services) (3rd District).
  4. Motion:  Consider a motion to not adopt Ordinance No. 2480, amending the Official Map for the Northwest 1/4 of Section 16 (Michael St. John) (3rd District).

    Action Presentations

    Mayor and Council

  5. Presentation:  Presentation of a $1,000.00 Community Enhancement Grant to the City of Oak Creek by Jerry Dassler, President of Foth Infrastructure & Environment, and Tom Ludwig, Foth Senior Project Manager, for being named a winner of the 2007 Wisconsin Good Government Award, along with the City of Franklin, for their efforts to develop the South 27th Street Corridor (by Committee of the Whole).
  6. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10800-110607, designating official holidays for 2008 (by Committee of the Whole).
  7. Motion:  Consider a motion to approve the schedule of regular combined Common Council meetings for 2008 (by Committee of the Whole).
  8. Motion:  Consider a motion to take the following action (by Committee of the Whole):
    1. Adopt Resolution No. 10798-110607, a resolution 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 2008, 2009 and 2010; and
    2. Authorize the City Clerk to execute the membership and premium acceptance documents, with selection of Option 1, $37,500.00 Retentions.
  9. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize the City Administrator and appropriate staff to work with representatives from the Oak Creek-Franklin School District to explore all aspects of the relationship between the City and the School District as they relate to providing services such as the recreation program, elections, Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), property maintenance, and facility usage (by Committee of the Whole).
  10. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the Vendor Summary Report in the amount of $1,089,160.71 (by Committee of the Whole).

    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).

    Parks, Recreation & Forestry

  12. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize the Director of Parks, Recreation & Forestry to purchase and repair snow removal equipment for the City Hall complex for a sum not to exceed $20,000.00 (by Committee of the Whole).

    Health

  13. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Board of Health to enter into an agreement with the University of Wisconsin College of Nursing to assist the Oak Creek Health Department with the development of the Community Health Plan (by Committee of the Whole).

    Utility

  14. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10802-110607, a preliminary resolution declaring intent to exercise special assessment powers for Project No. 05106, water main installation in 13th St. from Anderson Ct. to approximately 550 feet south of College Ave., and to establish a public hearing date for Tuesday, December 4, 2007 (1st District).

    Engineering

  15. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize payment of the contract invoice payments for Project No. 06027, Street Department Building Design and Renovation (2nd District).
  16. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize payment of the invoiced consultant service payments for various projects as listed on the attached summary report (various districts).
  17. 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).
  18. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10801-110607, accepting the workmanship and authorizing final payment to J & A Pohl for Project No. 06012 (installation of sidewalk improvements in various locations along S. Howell Ave.) (2nd, 3rd and 5th Districts).
  19. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10799-110607, accepting a temporary cul-de-sac easement for Project No. 06060, cul-de-sac installation related to Phase 1 construction of Colonial Woods condominiums (2nd District).
  20. Motion:  Consider a motion to concur with the recommendation of the Traffic & Safety Commission and take the following action:
    1. Approve the installation of pavement markings and signage on E. Elm Rd. and S. Howell Ave. (5th District);
    2. Approve the installation of a “Curve Ahead” sign on S. Liberty Ln. (2nd District);
    3. Approve the installation of pavement markings and signage on S. 10th St. at W. Rawson Ave. (1st District).
  21. Motion:  Consider a motion to award the traffic study for the intersection of W. Drexel Ave. and S. Pennsylvania Ave. to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Traffic Analysis & Design, Inc., at an estimated cost of $3,276.00 (1st and 3rd Districts).
  22. Motion:  Consider a motion to award the traffic study for the intersection of W. Puetz Rd. and S. 13th St. to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Traffic Analysis & Design, Inc., at an estimated cost of $3,276.00 (Project No. 07025) (6th District).
  23. Motion:  Consider a motion to award the soil boring investigation for the W. Puetz Rd. reconstruction to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Gestra Engineering, Inc., at an estimated cost of $6,660.00 (Project No. 07025) (6th District).

    Miscellaneous

  24. 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)(e)(g) to discuss:
    1. Consider the potential sale of City-owned land, Tax Key Nos. 721-8996-001, 731-0152, and 721-1100-002; and
    2. Strategy regarding pending litigation relating to Oak Creek Citizens Action Committee and Mark Verhalen v. City of Oak Creek.
  25. Motion:  Consider a motion to reconvene into Open Session.
  26. Motion:  Consider a motion to take action on the Executive Session.

Adjournment.

Public Notice

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