CITY OF HUDSON COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES OF MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2004
Meeting called to order by Mayor Jack Breault in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT: Mayor Breault, Alderpersons Mike Laatsch,
Dennis O’Connell, Paul Radermacher, Roger Riedel, Scot O’Malley, and Carah
Koch.
OTHERS
PRESENT: Catherine Munkittrick, Devin Willi, Dennis Darnold,
Jim Eulberg, Dennis Postler, Mike Wallace, Randy Hanson, Dick Trende, Dan
Roeglin, Betty Caruso, and others.
COMMENTS
AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT: None were offered.
CONSENT
AGENDA: MOTION by
O’Malley, second by Koch, to approve the following Consent Agenda items:
MINUTES: Approve the Regular
Meeting minutes of 8/02/04.
Final Plat for Sunset Valley, 17 one-family
residential lots and 4
outlots west of Townsvalley Road, NE¼, SW¼ and SE¼, SW¼ of Section 8, T28N, R19W, Town of
Troy (Extraterritorial Subdivision Review) – Art/Marilyn Feyereisen: Approve the Final Plat for Sunset Valley, 17
one-family residential lots and 4 outlots west of Townsvalley Road, NE¼,
SW¼ and SE¼, SW¼ of Section 8, T28N, R19W, Town of Troy, as submitted by Art
and Marilyn Feyereisen.
Request to transfer Conditional Use Permit for Jefferson
Day House, Bed & Breakfast
establishment at 1109 Third Street, from Tom Tyler and Sue Abraham to William D./Danielle C. Burge and
Rick A./Brenda C. Cook: Approve the transfer of ownership for the
Jefferson Day House, bed and breakfast establishment at 1109 Third Street, from
Tom Tyler and Sue Abraham to William D./Danielle C. Burge and Rick A./Brenda C.
Cook, and to discontinue the approval of the transfer of ownership as a
requirement of the Conditional Use Permit.
Claims: Approve
the following claims for payment:
|
Fund |
Description |
payables |
payroll |
Totals |
|
100 |
General |
231,639.07 |
146,965.79 |
378,604.86 |
|
225 |
Impact Collection |
248.00 |
0.00 |
248.00 |
|
410 |
Tax Increment Financing |
48,406.71 |
0.00 |
48,406.71 |
|
450 |
Capital Projects |
197,757.61 |
0.00 |
197,757.61 |
|
610 |
Sewer |
9,776.57 |
8,836.89 |
18,613.46 |
|
620 |
Parking Utility |
651.19 |
809.69 |
1,460.88 |
|
630 |
Ambulance |
7,421.67 |
1,886.14 |
9,307.81 |
|
860 |
Tax Agency |
1,064,663.94 |
0.00 |
1,064,663.94 |
|
|
Totals |
$1,560,564.76 |
$158,498.51 |
$1,719,063.27 |
Cammy
Jean Westerdahl 1040 Town Hall Drive River Falls WI
No parking request for 1531 Industrial Street: Approve the
installation of “No Parking” signs for five parking spaces north of the Viking
Electronics driveway at 1531 Industrial Street.
Bicycle
event in North parking lot (Second and Vine Street) on 9/11/04: Approve the use
of the east half of the North parking lot at Second and Vine Street from 6:00
a.m. until Noon on Saturday, September 11, 2004 for a Girls Night Out bicycle
touring event.
Request
for stop sign on Willis Miller Drive at Tower Road: Approve the
installation of a “Stop” sign on Willis Miller Drive at Tower Road.
Request for signage at Fifth and Elm Streets: Approve the
installation of a “Yield” sign on eastbound Elm Street at the southwest corner
of the intersection with Fifth Street.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICIALS,
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: To
place on file the quarterly report
of the Water Director, the Assessor’s Annual Report, Public Utility Commission
minutes of 8/10/04, and the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting minutes of 6/22 and
7/26/04.
Roll call vote, Ayes 6 to 0, MOTION
CARRIED.
Amend
Conditional Use Permit for Joyful Noise Pre-school/Emmanuel Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 712 Grandview Drive to expand to a Monday-Friday schedule with
two sessions per day (9:00-11:30 a.m. & 12:30-3:00 p.m.) and increase each
session by 3 students (from 12 to 15 per session) – Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church: Dennis
Darnold explained that the Evangelical Lutheran Church had requested to expand
the hours and days of service and number of students per session for their
pre-school classes. The existing and
proposed hours and number of students were as follows:
Existing Proposed
Days of Service Tuesday
- Thursday Monday – Friday
Hours 9:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. to 11:30
a.m.
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Students per session 8
(12 approved) 15 students
Mr. Darnold
reported that the Plan Commission had recommended approval of the request, and
pointed out that there would be a minimal impact on traffic in the area. MOTION by Koch, second by O’Connell, to
approve the amendment of the Conditional Use Permit for the Joyful Noise
Pre-school at Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 712 Grandview Drive to
expand to a Monday through Friday schedule, with two sessions per day of 9:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 3:00 p.m., and to increase each session by
three students (from 12 to 15 per session).
All ayes, MOTION CARRIED.
Proposal
by Jacob Holdings of Hudson LLC to provide City of Hudson with payment toward
pathway development on south side of Hanley Road instead of installation of
pathway on north side of Hanley Road, west of Carmichael Road – Plan
Commission: Dennis
Darnold explained that Jacob Holdings reported to the Plan Commission that it
would be extremely difficult to install the pathway along the north side of
Hanley Road between Foxglove Way and Carmichael Road because of the numerous
telephone, cable lines, etc. He stated
Jacob Holdings was willing to provide the City with payment of $14,000 (per the
project quote from Tower Asphalt) in lieu of installing the pathway on the
north side of Hanley Road, and applying the payment to the installation of a
pathway on the south side of Hanley.
MOTION by O’Malley, second by Radermacher to approve the proposal by
Jacob Holdings of Hudson LLC to provide the City of Hudson with payment of
$14,000 toward pathway development on the south side of Hanley Road instead of
installation of a pathway on the north side of Hanley Road, between Foxglove
Way and Carmichael Road. MOTION
CARRIED.
Request of Eric Rolland to rezone 76 Coulee Road from R-1, One-Family Residential District to OFC, Office
District – Ordinance No. 9–04; Request
of Ken and Marilyn Brisson to rezone 821 Coulee Road from R-1,
One-Family Residential District to OFC, Office District – Ordinance No. 10–04;
AND Request of Patricia and Larry
Hopkins to rezone 82 Coulee Road from R-1, One-Family Residential
District to OFC, Office District – Ordinance No. 11–04: mayor
Breault requested Council to take no action on the rezoning requests until a
recommendation is received from the Plan Commission. It was the consensus of the Council members to follow this
direction.
FINANCE
OFFICER’S MONTHLY REPORT: Finance
Officer Betty Caruso reported that total revenues to date were $2,418,598, and
Other Sources – Police Trust Funds amounted to $25,818. The funds available in working capital
totaled $800,000, and expenditures to date were $3,241,972, including
expenditures for Capital Outlay of $67,765.
The balance available for expenditures was $134,679. She particularly noted that expenditures
were summarized separately for Operations and Capital Outlay. Questions were posed regarding the funding
for the new fire truck. Mrs. Caruso
noted that the loan application has been received and is in the process of
being submitted to the State Trust Fund.
Consider amending Ch. 235 of Municipal Code to
include Article III – Residential Park Permit System – Ordinance No. 12–04:
MOTION by O’Malley, second by O’Connell, to conduct a first
reading on Ordinance No. 12-04. In
discussion, it was noted that the proposed amendment needed to be reviewed by
the Public Safety Committee again to clean up sections such as § 235-40, and to
designate the specific streets for the High School Area in Zone A, and also
consider a permit zone designation for Willow River Elementary School and other
items. MOTION CARRIED.
UPDATE ON
PROJECTS: Dennis Postler provided a
brief review of several projects included in his written report. He noted that the Carmichael Road Northbound
Turn Lanes at Vine Street Project should begin next week and should take 3½ to
4 weeks to complete.
Request of Jeffrey and Jo Richie to vacate
portions of Eighth Street and Walnut Street: dennis Darnold
recommended that this item be forwarded to the Plan Commission for review, and
to delay scheduling any hearing until he and Attorney Munkittrick are able to
provide the necessary documentation.
MOTION by O’Malley, second by Laatsch, to refer to the Plan Commission
the request of Jeffrey and Jo Richie to vacate portions of Eighth Street and
Walnut Street. MOTION CARRIED.
Disposition/Sale
of Public Land (Open space/park land
in Outlots 5,6 and 9 within Cudd’s Golf View Addition) – Resolution No. 8-04: council
was made aware of a revised version of Resolution 8-04 on the table, that had
been amended since the Council packet was delivered. MOTION by O’Malley, second by Radermacher, to suspend the rules
toward adoption of Resolution No. 8-04.
Attorney Munkittrick pointed out that the park land being released does
not effect any City easements that are still retained. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by O’Malley, second by Radermacher, to adopt the
following:
RESOLUTION NO. 8-04
APPROVING THE DISPOSITION /SALE OF PUBLIC
LAND
Vacating Outlots 5, 6 and 9 in
Cudd’s Golf View Addition
(Copy on file in Clerk’s
office)
MOTION
CARRIED.
Proehl’s Trail Street Improvements Project: no
action was taken at this time. Further
discussion and study of the project needs to be completed.
COMMUNICATIONS
AND ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS: Mayor Breault announced that President George Bush would be
visiting Hudson on Wednesday, August 18th and the City would be
receiving Police assistance from the Village of North Hudson, Somerset, St.
Croix County, Stillwater, MN, and other Wisconsin counties. He noted that the costs for security would
be shared and there will be some reimbursement from the federal
government. Police Chief Trende
reported that the parking lot behind the Public Safety Building would be used
for handicapped parking only and the City Hall Parking lot would be used for other
security personnel. Mayor Breault
stated that he was looking forward to the visit from President Bush and noted
that it can sometimes be assumed that when one Presidential Candidate visits an
area, the other Presidential Candidate might consider a visit in the future as
well.
ASSESSOR’S
ANNUAL REPORT: Mike Wallace
presented a written report and particularly pointed out the increase in the
City’s valuation. He noted that TIF
District #4 had a value of $3,114,300 when it was created in 1995, and the
present value was $86,199,600. In
addition, Mr. Wallace referenced funds in the budget that have been set aside
for the City’s 2006 revaluation, and he anticipated that the City’s level of
assessment will approach the low 60 percentile before the revaluation is
completed in 2006.
CLOSED SESSION
pursuant to §19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats. to confer with legal counsel regarding strategy to be adopted with respect to a
public nuisance action in which the City is likely to become involved: motion by
O’Malley, second by O’Connell, to convene into Closed Session to confer with
legal counsel regarding strategy to be adopted with respect to a public
nuisance action in which the City is likely to become involved. All ayes, MOTION CARRIED - 7:28 p.m.
Reconvene into Open Session for possible action re: public nuisance in which the City is likely
to become involved: MOTION by
O’Malley, second by Radermacher, to reconvene into Open Session for possible
action regarding a public nuisance in which the City is likely to become
involved. MOTION CARRIED – 7:49
p.m. MOTION by O’Malley, second by
O’Connell, to authorize the City Attorney to proceed with the plan outlined
within the Closed Session regarding the processing of nuisance complaints. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION by O’Malley, second by
Radermacher, to adjourn the meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
MOTION CARRIED.
Patricia A. Dotseth, City Clerk
I hereby certify that the City Clerk has submitted the
foregoing minutes to me, and I hereby by my signature approve said minutes and
all acts of the Common Council as sent forth therein.
Jack D. Breault, Mayor