 See no discussion with a clerk. Please call the roll 14 eyes Motion passes next we'll go on to the public forum Yes, this evening we have Diane and forgive me if I pronounced it wrong is it will since ski Okay, Diane could you come on up to the front? You can't hear Then you might want to pull the mic down just a little and can I have your home address, please 1013 North Fifth Street? Okay, and you will have five minutes Okay, I won't need five minutes. Good evening. I'm here tonight to speak in favor of the mayor's neighborhood leadership cabinet as The current president of Sheboygan neighborhood pride our board of directors has discussed the proposal and we support moving forward with it This proposal is going to complement and enhance the work that SNP has already started This proposal will also clarify the city's support of the recognized neighborhoods. I live in one of those neighborhoods Which is Ellis historic neighborhood and this cabinet will ensure the flow of information between the city and the neighborhoods Along with SNP the cabinet will hopefully encourage more neighborhoods to become fully recognized The purposes of the cabinet should make neighborhoods more willing to take pride in where they live and more ownership in their areas The collaboration between the leadership council and the SNP will help in empowering community members and building Relationships for a stronger Sheboygan Thank you. Thank you Next on our list is Danielle cook Is Danielle here and next would be John Webster? Hi, John. Can I have your home address, please 3425 North 8th Street 3425 North 8th And you will have five minutes sir. Don't need it. Thanks Being a happy Passover I'd like to thank the finance committee for following the state environmental laws with regards to wetlands It was very helpful. It reduced my special assessment from 40,000 dollars to about 15,000 dollars That's still a lot of money, but I'm thankful to have the 35 or the 30 that I was going to be missing This said the city needs to discontinue using the police power special assessments They take equity from its citizens your constituents Including retirees including small business owners Unemployed people single mothers and young families trying to make ends meet We are not a tax-paying body. We are tax-paying body not a payday loan store Which is essentially what you've done to us in this last round in the case of Eisner Avenue. You used our money combined with an over-inflated bond Okay to create a slush fund Okay, a freed up future taxes This will essentially wind up double as a double taxation for the property owners with no benefit For the Eisner Avenue residents. We will pay the special assessment now Then we'll pay off the bond later with interest Do you get it? That's essentially what you've done here Whether it was intentional or not and I don't want to speak to that. I Stood at this podium a year ago, and I told you that this was wrong But you went ahead and did it anyway, and it's still wrong and it you really see it now It's really wrong because of the way it turned out The state power of police police power assessments speaks of unique benefit to properties being assessed and reasonable taxation Taking the excess funds from this project and using them for marina repairs does not uniquely benefit these properties Okay, whether we can pay for it or not you're taking money from over here and putting it there And it has nothing to do with our unique properties being benefited. Okay, and that's the way the law reads I think some of you know that Excess funds should be put towards for current or future road projects or returned to the citizens Okay, not being used to fix a hole over here or a hole over there I challenge Shabuigan's leaders to do the right thing when you fund when funding future projects Just because you can do something does not make it right. I think we all know that Police power assessment is a is a legal power, but it's unjust and it needs to stop Thank you and have a nice evening. Thank you, John Next is and road wall and if you could come up, please And can I have your home address? Oh My name is Antoinette road world three six zero eight high Cliff court Shabuigan, and you will have five minutes. Okay, I Have a question of just helping me refresh the memory of this entire project of the Eisner Avenue And I expect this to be at some kind of a dialogue. What was the total amount? Allocated for the project Anybody have any idea? Yeah, you just have the opportunity to make statements. There's not going to be a dialogue in this particular setting in our console Okay, no problem. Okay, so then my question was then After we have the total amount allocated Then my next follow-up query would have been how was the formula created for assessing the homeowners? That live on the street, but drive no more on the street than anyone thirdly I wonder how it was determined how much the town of Shabuigan paid for their And then what was the total amount? Spent versus the amount of allocated now then How was it determined that? $350,000 was extra or is there a lot more surplus in this project, you know like if the ice damage had been $500,000 With the common council approved. Let's take $500,000 from that account And those are some of my questions that I need to be answered now as a citizen How would I go about finding those the answers if you want to give me a call during business hours tomorrow? We'll work with you and business hours are from 8 to 5 Okay, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And lastly I have Dawn Zyer is done here She is not Okay under the mayor's announcements, I'd like to start out with a proclamation is Jessica Burke here Jessica you want to come forward please? This proclamation I Supports osteogenesis imperfecta. Oh, I is a genetic disorder characterized by fragile bones that break easily and is known as the brittle bone disease a person is born with disorder and is affected throughout Is there her lifetime and whereas there are different types of oh, I with a range of severity from mild to life-threatening And whereas because there is no cure for oh, I treatment focuses on minimizing fractures the surgical correction of deformity reducing bone fragility maximizing mobility independence and function whereas increasing Increased funding and education and research is needed to help fund more effective treatments and whereas osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation is declaring May 10th through May 13th to of 2014 to be national Osteogenesis imperfecta awareness week board members staff and medical professionals and volunteers are joining together to focus their attention On oh, I in an effort to increase awareness I'm Mike van der steen mayor of Sheboygan who hereby procreate proclaim May 3rd through 10th of 2014 is National OI Awareness Week, and I'll present this to Jessica whose daughter is afflicted with this disease Next I'd like to make a couple of special awards to Some alderman that are going to be leaving us tonight's their last meeting first of all I'd like to rent to recognize alderman Joel Pentecoe Joel. You want to come forward. I have a Certificate for you Joel was appointed in June 17th of 2013 He was serving on the public works committee and Joel. We appreciate your 10 months of dedicated service as an alderman to the Next is alderman Scott Lee Wendalski Scott was elected on April 3rd of 2012 he served on the law and licensing committee the architectural review committee an historic preservation and housing rehabilitation loan committee and Scott Lee Wendalski the Certificate of Appreciation is recognition for your two years of dedication to the city of Sheboygan as an alderman And last is alderman Scott versey Scott was elected in April 5th of 2011 He served on the public protection and safety committee the law and licensing committee salary and grievances committee public works And also in capital improvements city planning commission risk management group health and insurance committee Also the sustainable task force in the architectural review board Scott, please come forward This certificate is an appreciation and recognition of your four years of dedicated service to the city of Sheboygan as an alderman Next we'll move on the consent agenda that includes items 2.1 through 2.46 alderman Hammond Thank you, mr. Mayor I moved to accept and file all ROs except and adopt all reports of committee and put all resolutions and ordinances upon their passage Second, thank you for that motion and support those documents are before us alderman Donahue Thank you, mayor. I'd like item 2.43 pulled, please 2.43 yes, okay 2.43 is before us at this time any motions Just by way of explanation this relates to the matter that mr. Webster and this is a road wall we're talking with us about tonight and The only point that I'm making by pulling this from the consent agenda is what I consider the continued unfairness of special assessments for road work now The Particular project as I understand from mr. Amodio was about five million dollars It was a state-driven project the city did provide very substantial funding in the range of about $2.5 million or in that in that general vicinity Property owners along the road were assessed more than $800,000 toward the cost of that now there were some cost underruns Which is always good news and it is my understanding that the special assessments against the property owners were Accordingly reduced by the amount of the underage so in that respect justice. I think has been done. I do Take serious issue with mr. Webster's characterization of this loan as a slush fund for the city nonetheless Property owners along that route and if you looked at your document under 2.43 Many of them were assessed in the range of about $1,500 mr. Webster's property and a couple of other properties were Assessed in a much larger amount in the in the range of 25 to 30 thousand dollars now Here's the problem with road assessments in my opinion The Webster's and miss Rota walled I'm sure use Eisner Avenue and North a street I use a 2 and I expect that many of us on this council use that road more or less Depending on where we live in the nature of our business and so forth Well, I can see the property owners should be specially assessed for sidewalks and trees and things like that Those are things that we buy insurance for to make sure that people don't get injured We take personal care of it We shovel it and so on and so forth roads are really for the people and therefore all the people and it's not fair To assess what can be in some instances just by virtue of how many feet you have along the road Not how rich you are not how much your house costs nothing But just how many feet that you have can be a serious financial hardship Now people if you're asked to pay twenty five thousand dollars most of us can't afford that So it's assessed over a period of ten years, but then there's interest that has to be paid so All I am saying is that at some point or another we should look at this special assessment process for roads And see if we can do it in a way that's fairer and more equitable for all the citizens If you have instead of 15 property owners sharing that eight hundred thousand dollar burden You have fifty thousand people in the city sharing it It just to me makes a whole lot more sense and is more equitable Thank you with that in mind, and I don't know if this is appropriate. I would move to accept and adopt 2.43 Second To accept and adopt 2.43 Let's court call the roll 14 eyes Motion passes on the consent agenda one other note is 2.14 Rather than to accept and adopt will be referred to the finance committee of the new council The rest of those documents are before us is there any other discussion See none will look please call the roll for passage 14 eyes motion passes Next we'll go on to reports of officers items 3.1 through 3.8 will be referred to various committees of the new council Under resolutions item 4.1 is a resolution by Alderman Hammond Carlson Bellinger and Heidemann Authorizing the transfer of appropriations in the 2014 budget is that to establish an appropriation for the purchase and demolition of 1022 Erie Avenue appropriation for the Avenue appropriation for Mead library projects funded by their foundation Alderman Hammond. Thank You mr. Mayor. I'd move to suspend the rules second Thank you for that motion All in favor of suspension, please signify by saying aye Under suspension Alderman Hammond, thank you again, mr. Mayor. I move to put the resolution upon its passage second Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on the motion? See none will the clerk please call the roll 14 eyes motion passes item 4.2 is resolution by alderman alderperson Hammond approving the terms and conditions of the contract for Lease of land and accompanying ground lease between the redevelopment authority and Dan Welsh doing business as dumper dance charters Alderman Hammond. Thank you again, mr. Mayor due to the timing and Particularly, mr. Welsh would like to start construction. I'd move to suspend the rules I get all in favor of suspension signify by saying aye Opposed under suspension Alderman Hammond. Thank you again. I'm going to put the resolution upon its passage second Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on the motion? Seeing none will the clerk please call the roll 13 eyes one extension Motion passes We'll go on to reports of committees 5.1 is an RC by law and licensing pursuant to RO 313 of 1314 submitting a taxicab driver's license number 0306 Be denied based upon her failure to accurate reveal all relevant convictions on her application and her failure to cooperate with the committee Alderman Vander wheel Thank You mr. Mayor move of the RC be accepted and adopted Thank you for that motion under discussion is Heather Masterson here this evening She's not here our committee invited her to attend our meeting on two different occasions, and she did not appear either time Is there any other discussion on the motion? Seeing none will the clerk please call the roll 14 eyes motion passes Items 5.2 through 5.8 will be referred again to various committees of the new council Under matters laid over We've got other matters first 6.1 is an RO by the city clerk submitting various license applications for the period ending June 30 2014 and June 30 2015 that'll be referred to the law and licensing committee 6.2 is an RO by the city clerk submitting communication from George Harris requesting a waiver from the sex offender residency restrictions in order to live at 1823 North Referred to public protection and safety committee 6.3 is a resolution authorizing advertising for bids for the 2014 street concrete panel replacement program for various streets throughout the city of Sheboygan that'll be referred to public works of the new council 6.4 is the resolution authorizing advertising for bids for the 2014 street crack ceiling program for various streets throughout the city Sheboygan that have referred to the public works committee of the new council 6.5 is a resolution authorizing the purchasing agent to enter in contract for the annual writ control program for the control of tree Roots in the city sewer network that have you referred to the public works committee of the new council 6.6 is an RO by the chief of the police Submitting quarterly report showing the activities of this department for a period January 1 through March 31 2014 that will be referred to the public protection and safety committee of the new council We'll go on to matters laid over item 7.1 is resolution number 162 of 1314 by Alderman Hammond Authorizing moving various city of Sheboygan wards to new polling places for all future elections Alderman Hammond Thank You mr. Mayor and we put the resolution upon its passage so I get Motion in support to put the resolution upon its passage Alderman born I'll make a motion to put the resolution upon its passage Motions on the floor is there any further discussion Alderman born No, oh, no that was I'm sorry that was from before okay It's taken care of all right. If there's no other discussion. Will a clerk, please call the roll Alderman Lewandowski I Was just wondering how many of these voting poll places meet handicapped accessible requirements because I know of two of the New polls areas that do not meet and where I voted a couple weeks ago did not meet two of the requirements for the ADA standards sure We're required by law to have What we do is send out one of the engineers and they do a survey and send it into the state So we have surveyed and we always have all of our locations So we have surveyed if there's something that you need to let me know just contact me tomorrow But yeah, that's that's protocol for having polling locations So just give me a call tomorrow if you have an issue Any other discussion on the motion See none will the clerk, please call the roll 13 eyes 1 no Motion passes We'll go on to 7.2 Resolution number 162 of 13 14 by Alderman Hammond recommending amending the document relating to the fiscal year 2014 one-year annual action plan for the community development block grant program Submission Alderman Hammond. Thank you. Mr. Mayor. I'm going to put the resolution upon its passage second Thank you for that motion and support the resolution is before you is there any discussion See none will the clerk, please call the roll 14 eyes motion passes Item 7.3 is general ordinance number 60 of 13 14 by Alderman Donahue boron van der Wiel and Dastler re-establishing the salary schedule For a certain designated elected officials Alderman Donahue. Thank you, mayor I would move to put the ordinance upon its passage Okay, it's been moved and supported the motion is before us. Is there any discussion on the motion all of them born Thank you, mayor. I don't have any issue with the proposed salaries However, Donna number six where it says health insurance health insurance premium contribution will be consistent with non-represented employees I did a little research and back in 2013 there was an attempt to change the the mayor's health insurance premium From eight the 18% that the council did back in 2012 and that that failed on a nine to four vote back in May of 2013 This originally started out back Back in March of 2012 on a document that was brought forward by Alderman Carlson born in Haman and that was establishing the new salary for the mayor and then it was referred to the committee of the whole and the committee of the whole voted 11 to 3 To make the the health insurance contribution for the mayor for to 18 percent I guess what I would like to see with this document tonight as I said I have no problem with the salaries But I think all elected officials should be contributing the same amount or the health insurance otherwise. It's inconsistent So I would make a motion to make the health insurance contribution At 18 percent which is consistent with the other elected official Thank you for that amendment. Is there any is there a second? We have a second on that so that amendment for a change in the Percentage for health insurances before us for discussion any further discussion on that Alderman Donahue Thank You mayor We did have a lively discussion on this issue at salary agreements is I speak against the amendment To this day it perplexes me that our mayor Is paying a much higher percentage well somewhat higher percentage of his health insurance premium than anybody else in the city There's an old expression from Ralph Waldo Emerson that a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds Well in this particular instance, I think it is important that our elected officials Pay health insurance premiums at the rate of all other non reps Just because it was unfair to the mayor to increase his percentage contribution does not mean that we should be Consistently unfair to all of our other elected officials. Please remember that elected officials While there are some advantages to their position the plain fact is is that they Put themselves in front of the governing of the of the voters and asked to be elected That requires a fair amount of work right from the jump number two Money gets invested in elections if people are running in a contested race three Again, just because it's unfair to the mayor doesn't mean that we need to make it unfair to all of our other elected officials This is consistent as we have proposed it with our non Rep employees 12 percent 15 percent contribution and I think that we should keep it consistent for those reasons Thank you for those comments Alderman Carlson. Thank you mayor. I too will be voting against this amendment I obviously my name was on the document a few years back, but I will admit that was a bit short-sighted We were in different times then but I don't see any reason why Our elected officials should be paying more than our non reps in the city Thank you Alderman Boren Thank you. I just want to remind my colleagues that this does not affect the current city attorney or the Or the current city clerk this would be for the people who choose to run for these offices the next time and Also when when when Mayor van der Stee did run for the office He was aware of what the percentage for his contribution for health insurance was going to be these votes Unfortunately Alderman Alderperson Donahue. These were lopsided votes the first time around both votes The last one being nine four of you one of which was you so I mean you're just bringing this back now Unfortunately, I think because you lost the vote a year ago 18% I don't think is excessive. I think it's reality if you look at the private sector right now Most most private sector employees the latest article I've seen and I forwarded it to mr. Amodio on our HR director an article I read last week from the Kaiser Family Foundation again the average Private sector employee is paying 28% for their health insurance And I think when back when we looked at this back in 12 2012 I think there was some realization on the part of the council at that time that perhaps with the budget with the budget difficulties that we were facing That 18 percent over a four-year period was not Unrealistic it's probably where we expected the rest of our employees to be after a four-year period We're still at 12 the mayor is that is at 18 But again in the private sector we're talking you know in the high 20s and those are those are our constituents that are lucky enough to have insurance And I don't think it's unreasonable Again the people that are going to run for city attorney the next time for city clerk the next time This is the ground rules of what they're going to be running under this is not penalizing anybody in those offices right now Thank you. Thank you Alderman Donahue Just a brief rejoinder. Yeah, I did vote against it last time and I'm going to vote against it This time if that is hopefully not a foolish consistency on my part The plain fact of the matter is is that we should not take any solace or joy in the fact that the average nationally is that Private employees people working in private industry on average if that is correct are paying 28% of their health insurance premium That's nothing to work toward it. We should be working in the other direction so I would say that Holding up the private sector, which I think all of us can agree is not This is not fair to people to to be impoverished by their health insurance premiums So I'm not working towards making things for our city employees as bad as it is for the private sector That's not something that I'm interested in so the plain fact is whether people are elected now Our current elected officials or will be the plain fact is is that it is unfair to have these different amounts for elected officials as well as as our non reps doing it this way is is to me is just a sensible way of keeping it consistent and Hopefully encouraging people to run for these offices. Thanks. Thank you. Alderman Bellinger Thank You mayor First of all, I'd like to commend Alderman born for your passion on this issue, but I am not going to support it I'm going to vote against it. I think that The the issue of the mayor. It's just one position and there's so few elected officials It's not going to have a significant budgetary impact Well, I do agree with Alderman Donahue that You know that we shouldn't be Looking to go the other way and and be bringing The reps and the non reps up to a higher level. I somewhat disagree with that Presumption, I think that's we need to look at that in the future To what degree that's debatable, but I think that's something that we need to look at to help reduce our costs But I think the things should be consistent and I don't think one elected officials office or title or Just elected officials in general should be singled out as a higher group or a higher category or a higher percentage of their Health care expense, so I'm going to not support it for that reason. Thank you for those comments and the other discussion Okay, we're voting on the amendment to make a change in the health insurance premium all those in favor Please press your yes, but is this the right wording that you ex is that the right wording? if I could mayor would be the motion would be to to make To make the health insurance contribution at 18 percent to be consistent with the other elected official Okay, our amendment will be stated as such Please call the roll on the amendment Six eyes eight nose Motion fails. Okay. We're back to the The main motion without any amendment on it. Is there any further discussion on the main motion? Seeing none will the clerk call the roll on passage mayor. Can you clarify what an aye vote is for this? Just a it's to pass the ordinance and make the changes in the salary and leave the Health care rates as proposed in the original Document, thank you. Yes 11 eyes three nose Motion passes Next we'll go on to item 7.4 general ordinance number 61 of 1314 by Alderman Donahue Born Vander wheel Dassler establishing the salary range for temporary and seasonal employees in the Department of Public Works Alderman Donahue. Thank you, mayor. I would move to put the ordinance on its passage second Thanks for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on this motion? Seeing none will clerk call the roll on passage 14 eyes Passes Mr. Mayor if I could just make a quick comment, please do to those that are leaving the council I'd like to thank you for your time in service may not have agreed on all of the issues, but the community really appreciates you stepping up and Essentially volunteering your time the pay isn't that great despite what people think But we really appreciate your time and dedication that you've given to the community. So with that said I move to adjourn signed Second moved and seconded to adjourn signed die the clerk call the roll 11 eyes two nose and one abstain Passes We stand adjourned