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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20231129103036541A regular meeting of the Common Council was called to order by Mayor Church, Roll was called with all aldermen present including: Bohne, Bourcier, Cheslock, Grant, Johns, Lawrence, Pecor & Petta. City officials present included: Fire Chief Manning, Comptroller Smith, Inspector Treu, City Attorney Krrueger, Director of Public Works Woodward and Clerk Protogere. A MOTION WAS MADE by A1d. Bohne and seconded by Aid. Lawrence to waive reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting and accept them as pub- lished. Motion carried unanimously. COMMUNICATI ONS A request ,from the accounting firm of James E. McNally Co,, who are currently doing tax ,allocation work for the city, to do sirna.lar work for the Town of Pelican, was presentedto the council. Attorney Krueger stated that a conflict of interests may be involved. A MOTION WAS MADE by Ald. Lawrence and seconded by Ald. Bohne to refer the request to the Finance Committee for recommendation to the council at their next regular meeting. Motion carried, unanimously. COLD BUSINESS RESOLUTION BE IT iRESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RHINELANDER, WISCOM- SIN, THAT WHEREAS, the following described portion of DeSoto Street, proposed to be discontinued and vacated, is not necessary for use by the public for street purposes, and is unnecessary for private use for ingress and egress by any of the persons owning property within the following identified area; AND WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the abutting owners of the portion of said street to be vacated and the public, to vacate and discontinue the following described portion of DeSoto Street; NOV' THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RHINE- LANDER, that the following described portion of DeSoto Street is hereby vac- ated and discontinued: All that portion of DeSoto Street lying Southeasterly of the South- easterly Right of Way Line of Pelham. Street of S.H. Alban's Second Addition to the City of Rhinelander as recorded in Volume 1 of Plats page 22. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT a public hearing on the passage of this res- olution shall be set for December 11, 1967; That notice of such hearing shall be served upon the owners of all the frontage of the lots and lands abutting the portion to be vacated in the manner provided for the service of summons, in Circuit Court, at least thirty (30) days before such hearing: THAT the City Clerk shall publich notic of the hearing as set forth in Section 66.296 Wis. Stat., in the Rhinelander Daily News, once a week for three successive weeks before the date of hearing. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon passage of this resolution, the City Clerk shall cause to be recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Oneida County, a certified copy of this resolution, giving a full and accurate description of the land affected hereby, and,accompanied by a map or drawing showing the location of the portion of DeSoto Street herein vacated and dis- continued. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City of Rhinelander retain a permanent easement ten feet on either side of the centerline of said street. This evening was slated for a public hearing and final action on the above resolution. No one appeared to oppose passage of this resolution. A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION was made by Ald. Bohne and seconded by Ald. Cheslock Motion carried unanimously. Ordinance 12-67 to permit female bartenders was slated for a public hear ing and final action this evening. A letter from the Oneida County Tavern League in support of this ordinance was presented to the council. Attorney Donald C. Q'Melia, speaking for the League, favored adoption of this ordinance,, as the present ordinance was discriminatory. City Attorney ueger stated that the city has a right to regulate bartenders licenses. A motion was made by Ald. Bohne to refer this ordinance back to the committee, however the mot- ion was lost for lack of a second, A MOTION WAS MADE BY Ald. Petta and sec- onded by Ald. Cheslock to adopt this ordinance. On roll call, tie vote with Aide Bohne, Bourcier, Grant and Lawrence voting No. Mayor Church broke the tie by voting No and passage of 12-67 was defeated. Next on the agenda was the Irene Carter claim for damages suffered from a fall on a city street. At the last council meeting this claim was dis-allowed by the claims committee and referred to the city attorney for an opinion. Atty. Krueger indicated that it was standard procedure for the council to dis-allow this claim as done by the insurance carrier to permit the statute of limitations to begin. A MOTION TO DISALLOW THIS CLAIM was made by Aid. Che s- lock and seconded by Ald. Eohne, Motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS. RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN, THAT WHEREAS the Park and Recreation Committee of the Common Council, after due consideration, and deliberation, has recommended that'no• portion of Pioneer Park be used for Highway purposes including proposed extention of Highway 8 and 47 through said park. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rhinelander is opposed to any portion of Pioneer Park -being used for highway purposes including but not limited to a proposed extention of Highway 8 - 47 through said park. NEW BLINESS (cont.) A general discussion followed,with the majority of the alderman expressing their opposition to a highway going through the park. Also taking part in the discussion was Attorney Richard Sommers who was representing group of mer- chants from the Lincoln St. area. Attorney Sommer questioned the legality of the city giving up land, which was originally given to the city for park and recreation purposes, to the state for highway purposes. Ald. Bohne felt that thµ... best solution to this problem was the democratic way of having a referen- dum at the next election so that all electors would have the opportunity to set forth their views. A motion to this effect was made by .d. Bohne, but it ,died for lack ,of a second. During the discussion, a letter from Add. Lawrence regarding the park issue was presented. Attached to th letter were petitions with 2,026 signatures, opposing the use of any portion of Pioneer P,r rk for the construction of U.S. Highway 8. Lawrence pointed out that the number of signatures on the petition constituted approximately one half of _the registered voters of the city. Mr. Kurt Wendt presented a petition from the Rhinelander Education Association favoring the .following: widening of Lincoln St. east, better planning of the intersection at Oneida & Anderson St., relocating Highway 8 to service the area of the new proposed college, and continuation of Pioneer Park and the Logging Museum as a main tourist attraction. At the conclusion of the lengthy discussion, A MOTION ViLIS £vIADE BY Aid. Lawrence and seconded by .old. Cheslock to adopt the resolution opposing the use of Pioneer Parks for highway purposes. On roll call, motion carried with 7 Ayes and 1 Nay by mid. Bohne. A MOTION WAS MADE by Ald. Lawrence and seconded by Ald. Bourci r that the widening and r -surfacing of Lincoln Street be referred to the Public 'V'Iorks Board for an engineering study and that the costs and projected construction date be recommended to the council. Motion carried with Ald. Bohne voting No. Mayor Church called a brief recess at this time. At the conclusion of the recess, the following resolution was presented. RESOLUTION RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the .City of Rhinelander that with respect to earnings paid on and after January 1, 1968, to participating em- ployees of the City of Rhinelander, the City of Rhinelander shall pay to the Wisconsin Retirement Fund, in lieu of an equal amount of the retirement con- tributions required to be deducted from each payment of earnings to particip- ating employees pursuant to S. 66.903 (2) of the Wisconsin statutes, an amount equal to all of the participating employees share. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all such payments of contributions made by the City of Rhinelander shall be reported to the Wisccnsin.Retirement Fund in the same manner as though deducted from the earnings of participating em- ployees, and all such payments of contributions made by the City of Rhine- lander shall be available for all Retirement Funcl benefit purposes to the same extent as normal contributions which were deducted from the earnings of participating employees, it being understood that such payments made by the City of Rhinelander shall not be considered municipality contributions, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be filed with the Board of Trustees of the Wisconsin Retirement Fund, A MOTION TO ADOPT ThE. ABOVE RESOLUTION was made by Aid. Petta and seconded carried unanimously. RESOLUTION RESOLVED, that the following banking institutions: First National Bank and Merchants State Bank, both of Rhinelander, sconsin, qualified as public depositories under Chapter 34 of the Wisconsin Statutes, shall be and are hereby designated, until further action, as public depositories for all public moneys coming into the hands of the treasurer of the -City of Rhine- lander, Oneida County, State of Wisconsin. RESOLVED FURTHER that withdrawal or disbursement from any one of the above named depositories shall be only by order check, as provided in Section 66.042. of the b` isconsin Statutes; that in,accordance therewith all order checks shall be signed by the following persons: George Protogere, Clerk and Signa L. Dorst, Treasurer, and countersigned by R.G. Church, Mayor, nd shall be so honored, RESOLVED FURTHER, that in lieu of their personal signatures, facsimile signatures, which have been adopted by them, may be affixed on such order checks; that any one of the above named depositories shall be fully warranted and protected in making payment on any order check bearing such facsimile notwithstanding th>t the same may have been placed thereon without the auth- ority of the designated person or persons. FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of .this resolution shall be del- ivered to each of the above named depositories, and vsa.id depositories may rely on this resolution until changed by lawful resolution and a certified copy of such resolution has been given to the cashier of the respective above named depositories. by Ald. Cheslock. Cn roll call A MOTION TO ADOPT Ti=m ABOVE RESOLUTION was made by Ald. Bohne and sec- onded by Ald. Lawrence. Motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE 13-67 providing for no parking at anytime on portions of south Pelham Street and Lincoln, was presented as a first reading. A MOTION WAS IODE BY Ald. Cheslock and seconded by Ald. Pecor to hold a public hearing for final action on this ordinance at the January 8 meeting. Motion carried. unanimously. NE'J BUSINESS (cont. ) ORDINANCE 14-67 providing for a change in the official map of the city so as to designate Center Street an alley, was presented as a first reading A MOTION WAS MADE by Ald. Lawrence and seconded by Ald. Grant to hold a public hearing for final action on this ordinance at the January 8 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. APPOINTMENTS Mr. JohnW. Macon's letter of resignation frorrl the Rhinelander Plan Commission effective December 1S, 1967 was presented to the council. A MOTION TO ACCEPT this letter of resignation, which is to be placed on file, and a letter of appreciation for services on the Plan Commission and the Library Board be written to Mr. Macon, was made by Ald. Lawrence and seconded by Aid. Bohne. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Church appointed Mfr. M.J. Sharkey to the Library Board to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Macon (7/1/67-6/30/70). A MOTION TO CONFIRM THE appointment of MIr. Sharkey •was made by Ald, Cheslock and seconded by raid. Lawrence. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Church appointed Ald. Clifford Bourcier to serve as a member of the Housing Authority replacing himself, as he could no longer serve and be mayor. The term is for four years. A MOTION TO CONFIRM THE. APPOINTMENT of .old. Bourcier to the Housing Authority was made by Aid. Bohne and second- ed by Ald. Lawrence. On roll call, carried with 'Aid. ourcier abstaining from voting. Mayor Church appointed himself to the Airport Commission replacing the late S.H. Lewis for a term ending ending L5/1/70. A MOTION TO CONFIRM THIS APP0INTIEo°1ENT was made by A1d. Bohne and seconded by Ald. Cheslock. On roll call, motion carried unanimously. CO BFI IIS :ION & BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS P LAN I °J,G Recommended that the gas pumps on Stevens St. Located on city property be removed by June 1, 1968. A MOTION WAS MADE by Ald.' Lawrence and seconded by Ald. Grant to instruct the city attorney' to draft an ord inance for the removal of the gas pumps as recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion carried unanimously. PARKING UTILITY Recommended that the matter of obtaining more appropriate signs for all parking lots be referred to the Parking utility, was made in the form of a motion by Ald. Lawrence and seconded by Ald. Grant. Motion carried unanirn- pu sly. A MOTION WAS MADE BY Ald. Bohne and seconded by Ald. Cheslock: that this utility investigate the possibility of free parking from midnight until 6:00 A.M. in the city's municipal lots. Motion carried unanimously. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Recommended the installation of 20,000 lumen mercury vapor lum- inaires to be installed in the following locations: (1) At the corner of Rose & Evergreen Ct. & (2) On Woodland Dr. near the last home on the south end (Robert Heck residence), A MOTION WAS MADE by A1d. Lawrence and seconded by Ald. Johns to approve the installation of two lights at the above two loc- ations. Motion carried unanimously. Recommended an expenditure of $500 for acquiring right-of-way from the Chicago & North Western Railroad for curbing on Maple St. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE was made by Ald. Cheslock and seconded by Ald. Johns, with the city attorney to go over the agreement to see that it conforms with other railroad agreements on file. On roll call, motion carried unanimously. Recommended payment of $487.36 to Breivogel Bros. for sidewalk con- struction by the Immanuel Lutheran Church. This payment is to be made on a 50-50 basis with the church to share in p yment of % of the $487.36. A MOTION WAS MADE BY ALD. Lawrence and seconded by Ald. Pecor to approve the recom- mendation. On roll call, motion carried unanimously. COMMITTEE RECOM MIENDATIONS CLAIMS. A MOTION WAS MADE by Ald. Bohne ment of the following claims as recommend $10,234.51 and Water 513,555.02. On roll PUBLIC PROPERTY A letter from Ralph Everts, Industrial Sites Chairman, an exchange of Cemetery land between the city and county for use as an addition to the present industrial park site, was referred committee on a motion by Ald. Johns and second by A1d. Bourciers carried unanimously. PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY Recommended the granting of a 4 day Picnic License to the Rhinelan- der JCts for the period of 1/17.1/2© for the purpose of dispensing beer in the basement of the Memorial Building during the Snowmobile Derby. A MOTION TO GRANT this license was made by Ald. Lawrence and seconded by Ald, Pecor. Motion carried, unanimously. and seconded by A1d. d by this committee call, motioi carried Johns for pay - City, unnimou sly. el. Live to he county o this Motion 1. �. 1„114,1, y COMVJTTEE RECOiv`U EN+ ATIONS PROTECTION OF PERSONS PROPERTY Recommendedthe granting of Class "BB" .L 1t Liquor & Intoxicating Liquor licenses to Irene L. Reno, 56 S. Brown and Leo Pauga, 26 S. Brown. St. AMOTION WAS L1ADE by Ald. Pecor and second- d by Aid. Lawrence to grant the two licenses with the Pauga license to be issued upon the surrender of the Pitlik license. On roll call, motion carried unanimously. A MOTION WAS MADE BY Ald. Bohne and seconded by Ald. Bourcier to approve the following applications for Operators Licenses as approved by this committee : Dal- Gardner Route #1 Victor Harper Route #1 John Behn Route #1 Julius Nagy 723 S. Keenan John A. Ba,lciulis 34 A. t. Davenport On roll call, the motion was carried unanimously. FINANCE Reco fl ended that the following re solution calling for certain bud — got transfers be adopted by the council. RESOLUTIOI' BE IT RESOLVED BY TIC: CO ; ON COUNCIL of the Gity of Rhinelander, Wiscon— sin, THAT WHEREAS. the City Comptroller has directs d the City., Attorney to prepare a resolution directing and authorizing certain budget transfers; NCI 'THEREF0«E BE IT RESOLVED DY THE COMMON COUNCIL oi the City of Rhine— lander, that budget transfers are hereby authorized and. directed ,s follow: A,.IOUTT rr.0i.i $235.0© # 221 Police Dept. 46221 Police Dept. Outlay ySS1.56 46506 Logging I Wuseum Outlay H556 Recreation Dept. $1.50.00 #x6504 morial 81E=g. Outlay ;'4555 Parks & Playgrounds W500.40 4584 Planning Commission #5225 Traffic Control Devices A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION was made by Aid.. Lawrence and second— ed by Ald. Bourcier. On roll call, motion carried with Ald. Pecor voting NO. Ald. Pecor explained that he was opposed to the transfers in the Recreation Department. MISCELLANEOUS ..1d. Bohne favored an increase from the present S per mile to 10 per mile for travel by city officials, and moved that, this matter be referred to the Finance —Wage & Salary Committee. Notion was seconded by Ald. Cheslock and carried unanimously. There being no other business to come before; the meeting, I° 'Iayor Church adjourned the meeting at 9:45 P.I.Q. Date of Publication: Approved by: ryor TO Ci