 the 20th meeting of the 2013-2014 Common Council. Would the clerk please read the quote for the day? Thank you, Mayor. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Thank you. Would the clerk please call the roll for the meeting? We're just going to put it down a little later. We're tied. Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? Mark? With liberty and justice for all next we'll move on to the approval of minutes from our last meeting Alderman Hammond Thank You mr. Mayor and move to approve the minutes of the previous council meeting second It's been moved in second to approve those minutes. Is there any discussion? Seeing none will the clerk, please call the roll in the minutes 15 eyes Thank you. Next we'll go on to resignations city attorney Thank You're honored the mayor received an email from Sheriff Paul Vang Advising that he needs to resign from the senior In your center senior activity Center Commission Alderman Hammond Move to accept the resignation second The motion is before us. Is there any discussion seeing none will the clerk call the roll 15 eyes Next we'll move on to council appointments city attorney others Correspondents from the mayor hereby submit the following appointments for your confirmation To the business improvement district David gas business owner Tom Brickley business owner David Hanneman property owner David Sanderson property owner Whitney Viglietti business owner all appointed January 20th 14 and Terms of firing December 31 2015 signed by the mayor Alderman Hammond Thank You mr. Mayor I move to accept in place on file second We have a motion to accept in place on file. I think we need a motion to suspend prior to that Make a motion to suspend the rules second. Is there any objection to suspension? Seeing none The motion stands on motion to accept and file Any discussion on that motion? City attorney. Yeah, I think the proper motion will be to confirm the appointments for Is that acceptable? Yes. Okay, that will be the motion on the floor any discussion on that motion Seeing none with the clerk, please call the roll 15 eyes City attorney Honorable members of the council hereby submit the following appointment for consideration Aurora vanilla to be considered for appointment to the senior activity center commissioned to fill the unexpired term of Sherry Paul vang this term expires for twenty eight twenty fourteen signed by the mayor and that will lie over Next we'll go on to public forum city clerk Yes, we have for this evening first on the list is Colin catchall Colin if you could come up, please Colin can you give me your home address? 321 bluff Avenue Okay, I speak tonight on behalf of the Armory Foundation again I know it might sound extreme But there seems to be no doubt in our mind that the city's interest is possibly to never allow its citizens into the Armory again I've been involved on the city parks board for the last four years And normally what I see is a city working quickly to start development not quickly to delay development For some reason the city is working at an overwhelming pace here to delay that development Members of our foundation have been involved over nine years and I personally spoke at the council meeting Almost four years ago today exactly. This was when the state spaceport was renewing their lease I spoke about the possibility of using the facility again for multiple purposes instead of a single purpose and was worried about the attention to the building's condition The speaker after me was James Testa weed who we respect for his vision He stated that it was a godsend for spaceport because the city had no takers and exhausted all its options And that he had personally repaired leaks in the roof So now when a concern of passionate group comes along why is there a rush to ignore them? Shitties the city's short-term thinking to save a mere $6,000 in heating costs seems to be more important than preserving an important piece of our city's future This is not fiscally prudent our main concern is literally the survival of the Armory's heating and plumbing Which which is inside many of the concrete walls and cannot be completely drained out When water freezes it expands and splits everything apart in its path There's no physical way to eliminate all the water in the Armory structure Much of it will be left in the system and irreversible damage could occur Giving the city an excuse to demo the building or sell it as real estate after October 14 Any damage that may occur to the Armory between now and the proposed time in October should be covered by the city Because the amount of damage should be zero if they are going to operate in good faith How will this affect the kids that live in the city right now? Everyone is a future. Why can't our youth be given the same opportunities and more than their ancestors? This is an ideological battle There are those who believe that providing quality of life can only be accomplished by the private sector and those who believe that some Things must be the responsibility of the city. We believe the quality of life in Sheboygan is in direct correlation to the use of the Armory We are offering the perfect private non-profit partnership and a living in the burden from the city The motto of the state is it's open for business. We are rushing to delay progress. So We know the city wants to move forward. We're all in this to win it The city has spent enormous amounts of time in monitoring figuring out how to retain its residents and keep our youth in the city The Armory Foundation is offering one of the best ways to do that We are ready to host two major kickoffs that I included in that packet that you have received We would like to hit the ground running to make a positive influence on the city because of the overwhelming public support The Armory Foundation is confident that this issue needs to be put on the ballot as a binding referendum in April And if it was we would have no chance of losing We would like to avoid this route. Please listen to our proposal and call off the mothballing You will not find a better alternative. We have the absolute best intentions If we were to get in this building during the interim period We could have the chance to prove our mission to preserve improve and provide enjoyment to all the citizens and visitors of Sheboygan this time When we get is the time when we can get the most improvements done During the spring and summer months. We are aware of the roof windows and boiler and many other issues These are minor as the actual structure is in near perfect condition as reported in 2003 by city inspectors Most of the immediate issues are cosmetic. We have the volunteers But not the access the mayor stated to the press that the pipes would be drained in the facility mothball He also stated that he would meet with the Armory Foundation We are asking that he chooses a second option first before possibly damaging what could be the most valuable building in Sheboygan Please look here at the original floor plan. I have a printout and You can see for yourself and ask is there any possible place in the city that can provide this type of a Venue we can seat over 3975 people for a concert for an act if there is a sporting event we can see 3161 To let this go to waste would be a complete Complete travesty and if you look at this and all the attention to detail and all the vents that we put in your packet Which are really only half of the events that even took place there. Hopefully that would persuade you tonight in the closed session To vote with your hearts. Do not look at the costs in the immediate future as they are trivial and have been a part of the city budget for 72 years, but instead look forward a hundred years from now and realize that the Armory could still be Providing enjoyment and a better quality of life for all the citizens of visitors of Sheboygan With the help of the Armory Foundation the so-called fiscal burden of the Armory could be eliminated from the taxpayers Only the Common Council has the power to make this decision and your votes tonight will decide that. Thank you Next on our list is Tom Thompson is Tom here Tom if I could have your home address, please sure 780 South Pier Okay, you'll have five minutes Greetings council members city officials in Sheboygan residence. I would like to introduce myself and what my involvement is My name is Tom Stomps and I purchase a condominium and reside on South Pier in eight years living in Sheboygan I emphasize that my passion for Sheboygan and the county grows daily in my duration living in Sheboygan I have come to know numerous business owners city officials and citizens of the area having a second residence in Kenosha And working in walkie. I've entertained or directed countless number of people to Sheboygan I could name numerous points of interest and attractions that make our city so unique and special But I believe the people are the greatest asset we possess. I am presently an active volunteer have been involved with community services Volunteered physical labor were needed I Presently lead a technology rental company in Brookfield, Wisconsin This prevent profession has afforded me the pleasure and a high level of responsibility to work with Milwaukee Art Museum visit Milwaukee GMR marketing Harley-Davidson and many others I would like to impress upon you the passion I have for the armory and how I would contribute I would assume a lead responsibility bringing events from the outside region I've already received some very positive feedback if the facility is becomes community occupate operational I don't believe any one of the armory association members are getting ahead of where they are But everyone has already received so much interest positive feedback and input I've begun the process of finding volunteers and contractors willing to assist with repairs Upkeep should the foundation be granted a lease The Stephanie Wiles Center and Bookworm Gardens have proved that there are so many skilled forces that are willing to preserve and donate services They also believe the Sheboygan Armory Foundation can incorporate a large network of citizens volunteering to create a professional venue That leads me to why I believe it is important to give the Armory Foundation an opportunity to succeed In the short time I was able to attend events at the Armory. They left me with long lasting memories But even more important in the memories were the feelings and ambiance that the facility created that feeling cannot be reproduced with infinite dollars or designing a new structure If the Armory Association can implement its plan, I feel the entire city will benefit The ultimate goal of the Sheboygan Armory Foundation is to give back to the citizens Create uplift to present business owners and increase tourism I strongly suggest if you haven't been to the Sheboygan Armory Facebook page pay it a visit You will read about more events held there than maybe all the other facilities combined I would like to state that meeting the nucleus of the association in founding members They are dynamic people that accept nothing less than success when they hear of heat costs windows or rough issues as possible Obstacles you'll never hear the word can't but instead they will come up with viable solutions I can assure you that there are no Defeat us within the association and members or I certainly would not be involved with this I also believe the youth of Sheboygan are a special breed and will cherish this venue and carry on the tradition With the same hard work and dedication as the people that grew up attending these events In closing I believe the risk versus reward factor has an unlimited upside with minimal downside if everyone works together Please give serious consideration to the mission of the Sheboygan Armory Foundation I also would like to thank everybody here for their contribution for their hard work in making Sheboygan what it is today Thank you very much for your time. Thank you, Tom Next would be Kirk O'Bear Kirk, can I have your home address, please? 735 Fairway Drive I don't need five minutes I just wanted to give everybody an update on the activities of the Armory Foundation and where we stand We're almost completed with our process of incorporating as a 501 C3 organization I also want to let you know that I get probably Ten phone calls a day from people that are interested in either volunteering helping or lending their expertise to This multicultural multi-generational asset that we have If you look at the foundation website Which we've we've been putting together the history of this Tremendous facility you'd be shocked to see what's gone on in this place We've seen the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Johnny Carson broadcast live from the Armory Harlem Globe Trotters, of course did their first spring training ever at this facility Johnny Cash played Richard Nixon spoke at this facility This is a place that by its very nature has supported the city culture and is a tremendous resource that we have What we want to do is Encourage the Common Council to consider a very simple proposition That is that before we let this building waste in other words Before we let it damage itself by turning off the heat letting the pipes freeze If the Armory Foundation will be granted the privilege of doing some fundraising and having access to the building to Accomplish that I see it as a perfect win I've been gathering all of the names and addresses and numbers of people that want to Contribute in some way. We've got architects Engineers construction people Historians and I'm not just talking even about Sheboygan I'm getting calls from Milwaukee and other parts of the state as well People are interested just today. I got a phone call from WTMJ and also a TV station in Milwaukee that wants to Be more familiar with our plan and what's going on. So for what it's worth I only say this to encourage the Common Council to understand that this is a movement that has some legs and We're really not asking for that much just some dialogue. That's all. Thank you. Thank you, Kirk And last on the list would be Mike Burnett Mike can I have your home address, please yep 1925 I saw 26th Street and hopefully I'm even quicker But everybody said pretty much everything that we needed to say I think We're really worried about tonight's vote even though it might seem minor to all of you and it's just putting it off But we're worried that if We don't have we won't have the ability to do the fundraising that we're planning one of the events We have have under wraps that we've been working on is there. There's several hundred top hit songs that were played at the Armory through the years and we've been working with a music promoter to Try to get people come in and do a cover band concert at the Armory in Conjunction with an all-star basketball game of current of not current but recently graduated South North Lutheran players coming in coached by some old legends talking to people at the Y There's extreme interest talking to younger people extreme interest everybody. It's been great We're very excited about it, but we just want to have the chance the other day I'm at the Y and I Asked Wally Wreck-a-Lytus to a lot of you probably know mostly known as a bowler But I said hey Wally you got any good memories the Armory. He goes good memories great memories Unfortunately, we don't have the money to keep the place open. I'm kind of what do you mean Wally? I go that's donut money I mean we're talking keeping the heat on and it's like maybe $30,000 a year so utilities and that might be a little high and I'm going with a crap number from about a dozen years ago But it's a young day of Bebel stating 15,000 for utilities and it's kind of like I know that's not the same as it is now It's changed, but we don't really have a real number to go on, you know, so we're saying 30 But but Wally then went on to tell me you know I mean after I said come on dumping 32 points against north that had to be pretty cool He goes yeah, that was cool But what you don't know is actually played for the Redskins their last season And it's like they weren't pro the last season, but they went undefeated and then they got kicked out of the league And it's like it was just an oddness But the support from everybody at the Y was so huge and in that locker room of people just rattling off events and Excited and they're all like all we're way behind it And we've had such overwhelming support right now that we can't really believe it and we haven't really even done anything yet And that's that's all I got things Thank You Mike Thank You everyone for your comments Next I'd like to ask mark McDonald to join me at the podium Mark is retiring from his work with the city. He started working with the Department of Public Works in 1980 as labor one and 1987 he became a truck driver in 1999 a truck mechanic and in 2012 the cemetery caretaker until his retirement on January 3rd of 2014 I've got a little certificate appreciation for mark the city of Sheboygan is honored to present mark McDonald the certificate of Appreciation and recognition of his 33 years of dedicated service to the city of Sheboygan mark Thank you very much one other announcement as we're looking forward to the election season this year We're gonna have a spring primary for one most people are looking for to for the the supervisor race on In the second district of the city these three wards rather than having a large expense For what is usually a small turnout the clerk has decided that these three wards will be combined And they will all be voting at the first congregational church on bluff Avenue Now this is just for the primary and mailings will be sent to all the households in those three districts That's district two three and twelve Wards two three and twelve excuse me, okay next we'll move on to hearings Item two point one is a hearing To establish the use district classification of recently annexed property located on the southwest corner of North 36th Street and Wilgus Avenue is a class SC suburban commercial classification. Is anyone here to address that that item? Is anyone here to be heard on that item is Anyone here to be heard on that item? Don Hammond, please. Thank you. Mr. Mayor. I moved to close the hearing Been moved in seconded to close the hearing I'll Clerk, please call the roll 15 eyes and item 2.2 another hearing was withdrawn and In the consent agenda of the corresponding item in there 3.6 will lie over Don Hammond For the consent agenda Thank you I moved to accept and file all all our O's except and adopt all our C's and put all resolutions upon an ordinance is upon their passage Thank you for that motion. Is there any discussion on any items in the consent agenda? See none will the clerk call the roll in the consent agenda 15 eyes Motion passes next we'll go on to communications and petitions Item 4.1 will be referred to the public protection and safety committee Under reports of officers item 5.1 will lie over till March 3rd In items 5.2 through 5.7 will be referred to various committees Under resolutions we have a resolution 6.1 which is By all their person Hammond authorizing combining the city wards of 2 3 and 12 for the upcoming primary election on February 18th of 2014 Alderman Hammond. Thank You. Mr. Mary. I'm going to put the resolution upon its passage second Moved and seconded to approve resolution 6.1. Is there any discussion? See none will the clerk please call the roll 15 eyes motion passes Item 6.2 is a resolution by all the person Hammond Vander wheel Heidemann Donahue and Carlson approving the fiscal year 2014 one-year annual action plan for the community development Development block block grant program submission Alderman Hammond. Thank You. Mr. Mayor. I make a motion to suspend the rules Any objection to suspension Okay, see no objections, please proceed. Thank you. I move to put the resolution upon its passage back Thank you for that motion. Is there any discussion on the motion? Alderman Boren Thank You mayor. I think I read in the in the document that we're not sure exactly the amount of money We're going to be having for these organizations are exist Will this possibly have to be readjusted later then because I know we had it laid out exactly What organization was getting what? Alderman Hammond Thank You. Mr. Mayor. Yes We have an estimate we base our the plan's got to be to the to the appropriate parties by February 1st, so we base our Estimates off of what we received last year And then when we get the money or we get the allocation and if we have to adjust because it's been decreased or increased We adjust from there and with spend common practice We've had to do this several years where we get a less lesser amount. We readjust and then have to bring it back to council for approval Thank you for that explanation any other discussion With the clerk, please call the roll a delay 14 eyes and one abstention motion passes item 6.3 through 6.6 will be referred to all the public works Moving on to reports of committees Item 7.1 is an RC by law and licensing recommending that the beverage operators license 0237 be denied Based upon her failure to accurately reveal all the convictions on her beverage operators license application In her record of violations related to the license activity Alderman Vanderwill. Thank you move the RC be accepted and adopted second Motion is on the floor under discussion. It's Cassandra Muse here this evening She's not here Based on her on the police recommendation They negatively they gave us negative recommendation To the United license Thank you. Is there any other discussion? Seeing none will the clerk call a roll on 7.1 15 eyes Motion passes Item 7.2 is an RC by strategic fiscal planning committee authorizing taking the appropriate steps to seek To participate as a signatory to the Green Tier Charter legacy communities and recommends that the substitute resolution be passed Alderman Hammond, thank you. Mr. Mary moved to accept and adopt and put the substitute resolution upon its passage like it Thank you for that motion and support the motions before us. Is there any discussion? Alderman Hammond just for the record we The lady from the DNR came in and talked to us on this at the sustainable task force and Many of the fears that some of us had about this being a kind of a mandate from the DNR down to Municipalities if we signed up for that we're we're put at ease. It's very much a voluntary program We can pick the things that we think will benefit the community and ignore the things that you may not have as much of an impact here So I think it's a an opportunity for us to get involved with other communities and start to develop some best practices for sustainability going forward Thank you for those comments any other discussion See none will the clerk, please call the roll 15 eyes motion passes Item 7.3 is an RC by salary and grievances recommending amending section 29-75 of the 1975 municipal code as to add Change delete various positions in the table of organizations and pass the attached substitute ordinance Which includes the change job description for the fire chief Alderman Donahue? Thank you mayor I would move that we accept adopt and put the substitute ordinance on its passage second It's been moved and seconded to put the motion on the floor. Is there any discussion? See none will the clerk, please call the roll and 7.3 15 eyes motion passes Next is ordinances item 8.1 will lie over Items 8.2 and 8.3 will be referred to the city planning Commission Under matters laid over City attorney No, I should take that. Okay 9.1 is an RO by number of number 197 of 1314 by the city planning Commission recommending establishing the use district classification recently a next property owned by DHPLLC at the southwest corner of North 36th Street and Wilgus Avenue to SC suburban commercial Alderman versey like to accept and file and pass the ordinance Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on the motion? See none will the clerk calls the roll call the roll, please 15 eyes Item 9.2 is our number one excuse me 216 of 1314 by the director of planning the development recommending filing a communication from the office service company LLC in regards to their request and purchasing an additional 3.7 acre parcel of land in the Sheboygan business center for future building expansion Alderman Hammond, thank you. Mr. Mayor move to accept and adopt second Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on the motion? See none will the clerk call the roll 15 eyes motion passes Next is item 9.3, which is an RO 217 of 1314 by the director of planning development requesting accepting a hundred and seventeen thousand dollars in sponsorship contribution towards the 2014 15 and 16 city Independence celebration from Johnsonville sausage Alderman Hammond. Thank you, mr. Mayor move to an accept and adopt second Thank you for that motion and support under discussion Alderman Hammond. Thank you, mr. Mayor Just real quickly like to thank Johnsonville sausage for their generous donation. They've been a great partner in our into Independence Day celebrations for Many many years certainly as long as I've been here and we look forward to working with them in the future So again, thank you to Johnsonville. Thank you for your comments. Any other discussion? See none will the clerk please call the roll 15 eyes motion passes Next is item 9.4, which is resolution number 120 of 1314 by Alderman Hammond authorizing the sale of Approximately 3.7 acres of land in the Sheboygan business center to the office service company Alderman Hammond Thank you again. I moved to put the resolution upon its passage second. Thank you for that motion and support under discussion See no discussion with a clerk, please call the roll 15 eyes Motion passes other matters City attorney Thank you, your honor 10.9 is an arrow by the city clerk submitting communication from Meals on Wheels asking to purchase the piece of land immediately north of the property that purchased last year That'd be referred to law and licensing 10 is an arrow by the city clerk submitting communication from George Longo requesting the bus route number five returned back to its previous scheduled route Which item is that Go to transit 10.1 is an arrow by the city clerk submitting various license applications for the period ending June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015 That'll go to law and license 10.2 is communication from Asher Hymerman stating his concerns regarding Dave's who's in on licensing 10.3 is an arrow by the city clerk submitting an application from American orthodontics requesting a zoning change for property located at 1712 North 17th Street from NR six neighborhood residential to UC urban commercial classification And that'll go to the city planning Commission 10.4 is an ordinance amending the shboygan official zoning map of the shboygan zoning ordinance to change the use district classification of property located at 1712 North 17th Street go to city planning Commission 10.5 submitting an application from American orthodontics requesting a zoning change for property located at 10 oh Excuse me at 1704 North 17th Street from neighborhood residential to UC urban commercial city planning Commission 10.6 is the ordinance amending the shboygan official zoning map of the shboygan zoning ordinance to change that use district classification property located at 1704 North 17th Street again to city planning Commission 10.7 is an application from American orthodontics requesting a zoning change for property located at 1714 Cambridge Avenue from UI urban industrial to UC urban commercial I'll also go to city planning Commission 10.8 is the ordinance amending the shboygan official zoning map of the shboygan zoning ordinance to change the use district classification of the property located at 1714 Cambridge Avenue also to city planning Commission And just to review 10.9 went to finance and 10.1 We'll go to transit Next is a motion to go into closed session all the men Hammond. Thank you, Mr. Mayor I moved to convene into closed session under the exemption contained in section 1985 1e Wisconsin statutes were competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session for the purpose of deliberating regarding long-term strategy Regarding city-owned property known as the armory racket Thank you for that motion and support with a clerk calls it will call the roll on a closed session Jim That's okay 15 eyes We'll take a five-minute recess and reconvene Okay, well reconvene an open session We have item 12.1, which is a resolution by all the persons Hammond Carlson Heidemann and Vander wheel and Donahue Authorizing the purchasing agent to prepare an issue request for proposals for the adaptive Reuse and or redevelopment of the former armory at 516 Broughton Drive Alderman Hammond. Thank you, mr. Mayor I moved to put the resolution upon its passage second Thank you for that motion and support under discussion Alderman Hammond. Thank you, mr. Mayor I know there's been some interest in whether or not we are going to mothball the facility And I just want to let those out there that are concerned about that that this will be taken up at public works our public works department is looking Working with professionals to determine the viability and any potential damage that could occur from mothballing the facility And those recommendations will be taken up at public works And from their decision will be made about mothballing. It is not our intent to do anything that would damage that facility So we're going to bring in some experts to take a look and make sure that it wouldn't thank you Thank you for that comment any other further discussion on the motion Okay, if there's no other discussion whether clerk, please call the roll 15 eyes motion passes I'm a Hammond Thank You mr. Mayor move to adjourn second. Thank you for that motion The clerk call the roll on adjournment on who did it? 14 eyes one abstention we stand adjourned. Thank you very much for your attendance this evening