COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2008 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:  1/15/08 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.

    Old Business

    None

    Action Presentations

    Mayor and Council

  1. Update:  Progress on the City Of Oak Creek Ad – Hoc Joint Library Exploratory Committee and Milwaukee Area Technical College Joint Library Venture Committee, per Ald. Grabowski.
  2. Discussion:    To discuss and offer direction to the Design Committee and staff regarding the location of the new civic center/library.
  3. Informational:   Mayor’s appointment of Ald. Michalski to replace Ald. Foeckler on the 27th Street Steering Committee.
  4. Motion:  Consider a motion to direct staff to investigate a moratorium on rezoning, land division and development within the boundaries of the property at 7929 S. Howell Ave., and that they further investigate the feasibility of acquiring, remediating, planning, marketing and redeveloping of property by the City (by Committee of the Whole).
  5. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2490, creating Section 2.24(g) of the Municipal Code relating to General Powers of the Common Council – Vacancies (by Committee of the Whole).
  6. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the appointment of additional election officials (by Committee of the Whole).
  7. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the Vendor Summary Report in the amount of $816,052.58 (by Committee of the Whole).

    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).

    Community Development

  9. Motion: Consider the request by Robert Fransway for a modification to the deed     restrictions for the Liberty Woods Business Park, 425 and 487 West Bell Court. (2nd District)

    Fire

  10. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the purchase of a combination engine and medium- duty rescue vehicle from Pierce Manufacturing, including the associated equipment, for the amount of $550,000.

    Engineering

  11. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize payment of the contract payments for Project No. 06010, Drexel Ave. (1st and 2nd Districts).
  12. Motion:  Consider a motion to authorize payment of the invoiced Department of Transportation contractor/consultant service payments for Project No. 03054, Howell & Oakwood Traffic Signals, as listed on the attached summary report (5th and 6th Districts).
  13. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10820-020508, authorizing the vacation of an existing general utility and access easement on Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 7769 (2nd District).
  14. Resolution:  Consider resolution No. 10821-020508, accepting a 25-foot general utility and access easement for Project No. 06060, Colonial Woods Development (2nd District).

    Miscellaneous

  15. 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)(c) to discuss wages and allowances for nonunion and management positions for the year 2008.
    2. Section 19.85(1)(c)(e) to discuss the performance evaluation and employment agreement for the City Administrator;
  16. Motion:  Consider a motion to reconvene into Open Session.
  17. Motion:  Consider a motion to take action, if required.
  18. Ordinance:  Consider ordinance No. 2486, establishing the salary ranges, wages and allowances for nonunion and management personnel for the year 2008 (held 12/18/07 and 1/15/08) (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.