CITY OF RIVER FALLS: 1/10/12 Council Minutes

CITY OF RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN

COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

January 10, 2012

Mayor Richards called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located in City Hall.

City Council Members Present: Tom Caflisch, David Cronk, Bob Hughes, Randy Kusilek, Scott Morrissette, Jim Nordgren, David Reese

City Council Members Absent: None

Staff Present: Bill Thiel, City Attorney; Scot Simpson, City Administrator; Carl Gaulke, Utility General Manager; Roger Leque, Police Chief; Carrie Fisher, Utility Office Manager; Rhonda Davison, Lead Customer Service Representative

Others Present: Michael Stifter, others

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

December 13, 2011, Regular Meeting Minutes

MSC Cronk/Morrissette move to approve minutes as submitted. Unanimous.

December 13, 2011, Workshop Minutes

MSC Morrissette/Cronk move to approve minutes as submitted. Unanimous.

APPROVAL OF BILLS:

City Bills from December 28 – $2,682,881.72 and the current bills $2,704,815.83

MSC Kusilek/Cronk move to approve the bills subject to the comptroller. Unanimous.

PUBLIC COMMENT, PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND

COMMUNICATIONS:

None.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Resolution No. 5550 - Regarding Ambulance Compensation

Resolution No. 5551 - Regarding Firefighter Compensation

Resolution No. 5552 - Regarding Machine-Signed Signatures

Resolution No. 5553 - Requesting Waiver from State Mandate Regarding Report of Acreage Rezoned Out of Farmland Preservation Zoning District

MSC Caflisch/Nordgren move to approve Consent Agenda. Unanimous.

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS:

Ordinance 2012-01 – Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2.64 of the City Code--Creation of Utility Board – First Reading

No comment

Ordinance 2012-02 – Ordinance Authorizing Fire Chief to Initiate Burn Ban – First Reading

No comment

REPORTS:

City Administrator’s Report

City Administrator Simpson reminded the Council of a workshop on January 24 about taxes, TIDs and assessments, and also a joint meeting with the School Board in February. Simpson said the City had several vacancies including a full time Paramedic, Youth Services Director, and Human Resources Director, and also a part time Library Aide position.

The Mayor asked if a local bank was involved with the Grove Street foreclosure clean-up which was in his report. Simpson would check and get back to him.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Mayor’s Appointments

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

New appointment of Catherine Sering through January 2015

PLAN COMMISSION

New appointment of Mary Van Galen through January 2015

MSC Caflisch/Kusilek move to approve appointments.

Unanimous.

CLOSED SESSION:

MS Caflisch/Nordgren move to recess into Closed Session at 6:37 p.m. per Wisconsin State Statutes § 19.85 (1)(e) for the purpose of “Deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session; to-wit: Sterling Ponds Land lease.”

The roll call vote to recess into Closed Session was unanimous.

Council had discussion on items for Closed Session consideration.

RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION:

MSC Kusilek/Cronk move to adjourn into open session. Unanimous.

MSC Reese/Morrissette move to approve Sterling Ponds Land Lease Agreement for three years to Delander. Unanimous.

Motion by Cronk to adjourn meeting at 6:51 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristi McKahan, Deputy City Clerk (Pub. 02/02/12) WNAXLP

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