Common Council Meeting Minutes – March 5, 2019

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Council Chambers Kaukauna, Wisconsin – March 5, 2019.

Pursuant to adjournment on February 20, 2019 meeting of the Common Council of the City of Kaukauna called to order by Mayor Penterman at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

Roll call present: Coenen, Driessen, DeCoster, Duda, Kohne, McGinnis, Roehrig and Thiele.

Also present: DPW Sundelius, City Atty. Davidson, Planner Jakel, Fire Chief Hirte, Police Chief Manion, HR Director Vanderloop, Fin. Director VanRossum and interested citizens.

One minute of silent prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag observed by the assembly present.

Motion by Coenen, seconded by Kohne to suspend the rules and waive the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting of February 20, 2019.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion by Coenen, seconded by McGinnis to adopt the minutes of the meeting of February 20, 2019 as presented.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Presentation of letters, petitions, remonstrances, memorials, and accounts.

Bills Payable – Coenen made a motion, seconded by Thiele to pay bills out of the proper accounts.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried

Public Appearances – None.

Business Presented by the Mayor

Mayor Penterman reminded all staff and elected officials about the Christmas lunch taking place on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the newly renovated SPAR Building.

Recognition of Retirement from Library Director Tony Wieczorek.

Mayor Penterman thanked Tony Wieczorek on his years of service as Library Director and presented him with a six years of service award. Tony then thanked the City of Kaukauna present and past staff.

Appoint student members Emma Eggleston and Aubrey Schweiner to the KATODA Board.

Motion by Kohne, seconded by Duda to appoint student members Emma Eggleston and Aubrey Schweiner to the KATODA Board.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reappoint Ellen Koski to the KATODA Board.

Motion by Kohne, seconded by DeCoster to reappoint Ellen Koski to the KATODA Board.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reappoint Chris Wardlow to the KATODA Board.

Motion by Kohne, seconded by DeCoster to reappoint Chris Wardlow to the KATODA Board.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reappoint Karen Wirth to the KATODA Board.

Motion by Kohne, seconded by DeCoster to reappoint Karen Wirth to the KATODA Board.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reappoint Laura Lindberg to the KATODA Board.

Motion by Kohne, seconded by DeCoster to reappoint Laura Lindberg to the KATODA Board.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reappoint Dave Pahl to the Board of Review.

Motion by Duda, seconded by McGinnis to reappoint Dave Pahl to the Board of Review.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reappoint Henry Beno to the Kaukauna Public Housing Authority.

Motion by McGinnis, seconded by Coenen to reappoint Henry Beno to the Kaukauna Public Housing Authority.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reappoint Al Borchardt to the Grignon Mansion Board.

Motion by Roehrig, seconded by Kohne to reappoint Al Borchardt to the Grignon Mansion Board.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reappoint Pennie Thiele to the Grignon Mansion Board.

Motion by McGinnis, seconded by Driessen to reappoint Pennie Thiele to the Grignon Mansion Board.
7 voted aye, 1 abstained (Thiele).
Motion carried.

Reappoint Craig Koch to the Board of Appeals.

Motion by Coenen, seconded by Thiele to reappoint Craig Koch to the Board of Appeals.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Appoint Cindy Fallona to the Board of Appeals to replace Bob Hennes.

Motion by Driessen, seconded by Coenen to appoint Cindy Fallona to the Board of Appeals to replace Bob Hennes.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Temporary allowance of goats to be used at 1000 Islands Conservancy Zone to control invasive species (June 10-June 21 and September 23-October 4).

Mayor Penterman recommended that we temporarily not enforce section 11.12 of the Municipal Code for the four weeks the 1000 Islands intends to use goats to control invasive species (June 10-June 21 and September 23-October 4).

Motion made by McGinnis, seconded by Coenen to temporarily not enforce section 11.12 of the municipal code, for four weeks at 1000 Islands Conservancy Zone only, the use of goats to control invasive species. (June 10-June 21 and September 23-October 4).
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

Board of Public Works Meeting Minutes of March 4, 2019.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Meeting of the Board of Public Works called to order by Chairman McGinnis at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, March 4, 2019.

Members present: Coenen, DeCoster, Driessen, Duda, Kohne, McGinnis, Roehrig and Thiele.

Also present: Mayor Penterman, Attorney Davidson, DPW/Eng. Sundelius, Eng./GIS Spec. Neumeier, Planner Jakel, Street Superintendent VandenHeuvel, HR Director Vanderloop, Fin. Director VanRossum, Police Chief Manion, Asst. Fire Chief Grindheim, Rec. Dir. Malloy, KU General Mgr. Feldt, KU Water Sup. Obiala and interested citizens.

1. Correspondence – None.

2. Kaukauna Utilities Lead Service Lateral Replacement Program.

Kaukauna Utilities Water Superintendent Obiala gave an overview and history of the project and answered questions from the Board.

Motion by Roehrig, seconded by Coenen to recommend approval of Resolution Repealing and Recreating Section 13.066 of the Municipal Code – Lead Water Service Line Replacement.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion by Roehrig, seconded by Coenen to direct Engineering Department and Finance Department to develop and administer a private sewer and lead water service replacement program with Kaukauna Utilities.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.
As Amended on March 5, 2019: Motion by McGinnis, seconded by Coenen to amend the
minutes to reflect two changes, Resolution No 5170 to Ordinance No. 1783 and
Resolution No. 5171 to Ordinance No. 1784.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Wisconsin Avenue Parking Alterations.

Eng./GIS Spec. Neumeier gave an introduction to the Engineering Departments recommendations to the Wisconsin Avenue Parking Alterations for review and comments. Two different layouts were presented and feedback was requested. A public information meeting will be held in the near future to present the information and gather additional comment from the public.

3. Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) 2018 Annual Report.

Eng./GIS Spec. Neumeier presented this discussion only item and will be presenting this report again in two weeks for approval prior to submission to the DNR. The report was summarized and some implementations done to maintain compliance were discussed.

4. General Matters – None.

Motion by Kohne, seconded by Driessen to adjourn.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 6:32 P.M.

Sally Kenney
Clerk/Treasurer

Motion by McGinnis, seconded by Coenen to adopt the Board of Public Works meeting minutes of March 4, 2019 as amended.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Health & Recreation Meeting Minutes of March 4, 2019.

HEALTH AND RECREATION COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Health and Recreation Committee was called to order by Chairman Roehrig on Monday, March 4, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

Members present: Roehrig, Duda, Kohne and McGinnis.

Also present: Mayor Penterman, Ald. Coenen, DeCoster, Driessen, Thiele, , Attorney Davidson, DPW/Eng. Sundelius, Eng./GIS Spec. Neumeier, Planner Jakel, Street Superintendent VandenHeuvel, HR Director Vanderloop, Fin. Director VanRossum, Police Chief Manion, Asst. Fire Chief Grindheim, Rec. Dir. Malloy, KU General Mgr. Feldt, and interested citizens.

1. Correspondence – None.

2. Outagamie County Nutrition Program Facility Use Request.

Rec. Director Malloy introduced Bonne Elias Planner, Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) Supervisor, to present information about the request to use of the City of Kaukauna’s Community Room and Kitchen as a host location for the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program. They have seen a decline in participation due to the lack of parking at the current location for this program, Golden Ventures. The positive impact of the program on the community were discussed. The program would operate 5 days a week, year-round. Possible conflicts with this use was discussed.

Motion by Roehrig, seconded by Kohne to direct staff to work with Outagamie County representatives to establish a beneficial contract for in-kind facility use for the Outagamie County Nutrition Program.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion by Roehrig, seconded by Kohne to establish a trial period of one year and revisit this contract after the trial period.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

3. General Matters – None.

Motion made by Roehrig, seconded by Kohne to adjourn.
All members voted aye.
Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 6:52 P.M.

Sally Kenney
Clerk/Treasurer

Motion by Roehrig, seconded by Coenen to adopt the Health & Recreation meeting minutes of March 4, 2019.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Public Protection & Safety Meeting Minutes of March 4, 2019.

PUBLIC PROTECTION AND SAFETY COMMITTEE

A meeting of the Public Protection and Safety Committee was called to order by Chairman Driessen on Monday, March 4, 2019, at 6:53 P.M.

Members present: Driessen, Duda, Kohne and Thiele.

Also present: Coenen, DeCoster, McGinnis, and Roehrig, Mayor Penterman, Attorney Davidson, DPW/Eng. Sundelius, Eng./GIS Spec. Neumeier, Planner Jakel, Street Superintendent VandenHeuvel, HR Director Vanderloop, Fin. Director VanRossum, Police Chief Manion, Asst. Fire Chief Grindheim, Rec. Dir. Malloy, KU General Mgr. Feldt, and interested citizens.

1. Correspondence – None.
2. Permission for Kaukauna Police Department to acquire a second K-9 Unit.

Police Chief Manion informed the committee about the need to acquire another K-9 Unit. Rocko, the current K-9, is 5 years old and has been on the job for 4 years. The average length of service for a K-9 is 8 to 10 years. The need and cost of the K-9 unit was discussed.

Motion by Kohne, seconded by Theile to direct the Kaukauna Police Department to proceed with the acquisition of a second K-9 unit at a 50/50 cost share between donations and the city budget.
All members voted aye.
Motion carried.

3. General Matters – None.

Motion by Kohne, seconded by Duda to adjourn.
All members voted aye
Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 7:03 P.M.

Sally Kenney
Clerk/Treasurer

Motion by Driessen, seconded by Thiele to adopt the Public Protection & Safety meeting minutes of March 4, 2019.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District Meeting Minutes of January 8, 2019.

Motion by Coenen, seconded by McGinnis to receive and place on file the meeting minutes from the Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District Meeting Minutes of January 8, 2019.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

KATODA Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2019.

Motion by DeCoster, seconded by Kohne to receive and place on file the meeting minutes from KATODA Meeting Minutes of January 16, 2019.
All Ald. present voted aye.
Motion carried.

Kaukauna Public Library Board Minutes of January 22, 2019.

Motion by Driessen, seconded by Roehrig to receive and place on file the meeting minutes from the Kaukauna Public Library Board of January 22, 2019.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Grignon Mansion Board Minutes of October 22, 2018.

Motion by Driessen, seconded by Roehrig to receive and place on file the meeting minutes from the Grignon Mansion Board Minutes of October 22, 2019.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Operators/Bar Tenders License – The following operators have applied for an operator’s license for 2018-2020 and has been recommended for approval based upon the records check done by the Kaukauna Police Department.

Jennifer V. DeGoey – W5650 Macky Dr., Appleton
Natalie C. Maas – 403 Williams St., Unit B, Combined Locks
Ericka L. Pauly-Fraundorf – 202 ½ Klein St., Kaukauna
Kasey L. VandeHey – 920 W. McKinley Ave., Little Chute

Motion made by Roehrig, seconded by Kohne to approve the Operators/Bartenders license.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Reports of City Officers – None.

Presentation of Ordinances and Resolutions.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Kohne to suspend the rules and wave the reading of Ordinance 1783 Repealing and Recreating Section 13.066 of the City of Kaukauna Municipal Code.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion by Coenen seconded by McGinnis to adopt Ordinance 1783 Repealing and Recreating Section 13.066 of the City of Kaukauna Municipal Code.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Roehrig to suspend the rules and wave the reading of Ordinance 1784 Repealing and Recreating Section 13.05(9)(i)2.b.ii of the City of Kaukauna Municipal Code.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Roehrig to adopt Ordinance 1784 Repealing and Recreating Section 13.05(9)(i)2.b.ii of the City of Kaukauna Municipal Code.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Thiele to suspend the rules and wave the reading of Resolution No. 5170 Accepting Commission Approval of a Special Exception for Leines Development, Inc.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by McGinnis to adopt Resolution No. 5170 Accepting Commission Approval of a Special Exception for Leines Development, Inc.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Roehrig to suspend the rules and wave the reading of Resolution No. 5171 Authorizing the Mayor to enter an Intergovernmental Agreement between Village of Little Chute and City of Kaukauna for the Fox River Boardwalk.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Thiele to adopt Resolution No. 5171 Authorizing the Mayor to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement between Village of Little Chute and City of Kaukauna for the Fox River Boardwalk.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Roehrig to suspend the rules and wave the reading of Resolution No. 5172 Authorizing the Mayor to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Lawrence University for Collection Database Generation at the Grignon Mansion.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Principal Planner Watson gave an overview of what this Memorandum details. This memorandum of understanding will allow access for Lawrence University Professor and students to the Grignon Home, during daytime business hours, to conduct this survey for the collection database.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Roehrig to adopt Resolution No. 5172 Authorizing the Mayor to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Lawrence University for Collection Database Generation at the Grignon Mansion.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by Roehrig to suspend the rules and wave the reading of Resolution No. 5173 approving the disposition of land by deed and a temporary limited easement for four parcels located along State Highway 96 located in the City of Kaukauna.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Motion made by Coenen, seconded by DeCoster to adopt Resolution No. 5173 approving the disposition of land by deed and a temporary limited easement for four parcels located along State Highway 96 located in the City of Kaukauna.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried

Consideration of Miscellaneous Business.

Ald. Coenen inquired about campaign signs and the lack of compliance to the City of Kaukauna code. Enforcing this code and future notification to the code was discussed.

Ald. DeCoster was notified by a city resident regarding the dangerous height of snow banks and accidents occurring because of it.

Ald. Roehrig received phone calls from city residents about the lack of sidewalk shoveling. A discussion was held on how this will be addressed.

Ald. Thiele commended the KATODA Board on the increase in involvement and support by student members.

Adjourn

Motion by McGinnis, seconded by DeCoster to adjourn.
All Ald. voted aye.
Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm.

Sally A. Kenney
Clerk/Treasurer