 Next is the approval of the minutes from our last Common Council meeting Alderman Hammond. Thank you, Mr. Mayor move to approve. Okay. Thank you for that motion in support. Is there any discussion on the minutes? All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. There are no direct resignations. There are no council appointments, and there's no confirmation of council appointments needed. So then we'll go on to the public forum. City clerk. Yes, we have two this evening. The first would be Collin Catchell. Can I get your home address, please? 321 Bluff Avenue. Is that better? I'd like to speak one last time, and I believe you all know what the topic pertains to, the Armory. The Armory battle is ideological. The battle is not only local, but national. Anything shared for the public good or quality of life has to be demonized or destroyed in order to make room for private profit. The sooner the Armory is down, the sooner we can forget about the fact that this public service was ever provided for 65 years. I feel like I have never failed at something I put my mind to except for trying to make this city a better place. My parents always told me to leave the world a better place, but that seems to be impossible in this town lately. The Armory Foundation was full of positive professional individuals who were blatantly pushed to the side to make room for private interests. I believe the Armory Foundation was pushed away because you knew we would succeed. That is why we were not allowed a short-term lease this spring, summer, and fall. If we would have been successful, it would have been extremely difficult to convince the public that demolition is the best option. Never again will a group come forward publicly with as much momentum and positive support throughout the community as we had. This is good though, because we all know the city operates best in a closed session. To preserve, improve, and provide enjoyment, that was our mission and business plan. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that an event with 3,000 people times $10 equals $30,000. Enough to pay for all the utilities for an entire year. We had two national venues planned in a range that always sell out. The first venue had an initial cost to bring in of $30,000 plus $5,000 for security and staffing. Tickets were $30, and the show sells out to 4,000 spectators. This comes to $120,000 minus expenses, the net profit is $85,000. Yes, it's a giant concrete cash register that we now want to sell for a dollar. Is the city just penny-wise and dollar dumb? No one could ever give an exact number of what the heat costs were, except for the fact that the heat costs were always exaggerated. $22,000 was the largest figure under city operation in 2006 given by Alliant Energy. Yet taxpayers have to spend $900,000 to make the Boston store another green space for concerts. It would be stupid to have a concert in the Armory right now. $900,000 could have run the Armory for another 30 years, at $30,000 a year for heat and electric utilities. The Armory will now be a building, well won't be there, but it will be a building built to build kayaks and sailboats, which will be non-profit with no property tax income. Is there other land available in buildings? Yes, but this battle is ideological. The military heritage of Alliant Energy building is perfect for this. It's already on the water across from the yacht club storage and large enough garage space for boat construction. The statement by the Seas that they thought about using the Armory, but didn't want to compete with Blue Harbor or Weill Center, is straight to the point. Our vision was never about competing, it was about complimenting and to be multi-generational, multi-purpose and a multi-income facility, just as it had been since 1942. I have a better option to save the city money. Let's sell the marina for $2.1 million since that's what we still owe. Then citizens won't have to pay $300,000 every three years for docks. To top it off, the money was taken from the Eisner Road Fund, and this is where residents had to pay for the road directly out of their own pockets. How about we have the private boat owners pay for all the upgrades, docks and dredging, and then we'll see what the real slip fees become. The marina is continually becoming welfare for the rich subsidized by the public. If we can lease the quarry for $1, sell the Armory for $1, why can't we sell the marina for some real cash? Chicago sold the Skyway, we can sell the marina. Five years ago, I ran for our aldermen on the premise that no one loves the city more, and now the direction the city has taken over the past five years makes me embarrassed to call this home. The council needs to slow down. The city is being treated as if it has to make quarterly profits. Let's think about the long-term consequences of our decisions next week, or the week following. How are you going to track young professionals if you're going to push away their ideas and make this a great place to visit instead of a great place to live? Please promise the citizens that you will walk through and tell them that the building is in such poor condition that it needs to be torn down, and if so, why was it in premium condition in 2007, and no one is held responsible for neglect? There will never be another Armory Foundation. Soon the wrecking ball will be swinging for six weeks this summer, and then all of us can drive by and stop thinking of all the great things that could be taking place there. We all know that next week the vote will be 15 to 0 to do just that because that's how this council usually votes. And for anyone interested, I can have shirts available that say I sold the Armory for a dollar with your name included on the back. Thank you. Thank you, Colin. And finally, we have Jason Peters. Jason, could you come up please? Hi. Jason, can I have your address please? Here, it's 1225 Kaufman Avenue. Kaufman? Correct. Okay, and you will have five minutes. Hello everyone, I'm Jason Peters, member of the Armory Foundation. And last February I spoke to most of you here. And although I'm probably against the decision you will be making shortly this month, I do respect all of you. Since you've all been elected from the majority of the Shboygan citizens, except you, Mr. Immordial, you are not elected. And nothing against you personally, but I do not see why a city this size needs your position. And we're talking about budget cuts all the time. The roads here in Shboygan are terrible. With the money we could save by limiting your position, you could hire two full-time workers full-time working on the roads. But I digress. I also read in the December article of Shboygan Press, Mr. Bateman, the owner of Shboygan Spaceport, calling the people of the non-profit group to save the Armory as crazy. You know what? You was right. I was crazy to not be a person to sit back and just whine about things that are wrong in Shboygan. I was crazy to try to improve the city of Shboygan. I tried to improve it with the group of Shboygan Armory Foundation for multi-generations and, more importantly, multi-income families. You see, Mr. Bateman, he called me crazy for loving a city I was born and raised in. I'd like to ask him how long he'd lived here. Call me crazy to try and better the city with multiple options, multiple incomes, and how long have you taken taxpayer money to use the Armory with no income going back to the city? As Mr. Ketchel just provided, we as the Armory Foundation were to take profits from events we held there to give back to the city. It was a cash register that could have helped the city. It was a win-win for everyone. I told you all last February that we're people on the council that were here who wanted to turn the Armory into bolt storage. Well, I could have been wrong. It wasn't bolt storage, it's bolt, whatever. Now, 11 months later, I am either a profit or a man who can see behind the curtain. The reason why some of you did not give the Armory Foundation a chance to lease the Armory from February to October 31st is because you know we would have succeeded. And people in Sheboygan would have been happy. But some of you I still feel are trying to create a Wisconsin Dells East tourist attraction town. And I will say good luck with that. Have your gulf, your bolt storages, your money pit marina, that only 1% of the citizens who live here can enjoy. But then please try to fix the roads without taxing the citizens even more. Because during Christmas, I just got back from Jamaica and the roads here might be slightly better. In closing, you vote in your heart what you think is right. But I do know this. It was reported a long time ago that the Armory would cost $250,000 to demolish. Yet you found out the Boston store is costing $300,000 of taxpayer money to demolish. This is an Armory we're talking about. Keep selling everything that is nice in Sheboygan for a dollar. Keep trying to turn Sheboygan into Wisconsin Dells East. And soon you will be left with a ghost town for nine months out of the year. Sheboygan was once a great place to live. Some of you are turning to a great place to visit. Thank you. Thank you, Jason. Thank you. Next we'll go on to Mayor's announcements. First of all, I'd like to wish everyone here and around the city a happy new year. Our cleanup for Christmas trees began today. And the Christmas trees we picked up on the same day your garbage is picked up. I'd also like to note that the application by Two Rivers Manitowoc Port Washington, Sheboygan to establish a NOAA Marine sanctuary was submitted by Governor Walker to NOAA. The full application is available on our website. And there's also a copy at the library for people to view. And I'd like to thank City Planning, Tourism, and our tourism partners for all their work to put this application together as well as our fellow communities that we're applying with. Okay, then we'll go on to hearing. Item 2.1 is a hearing which will be held this evening to amend the city zoning map to change the use district classification for the property located at 502 North 14th Street from class in our neighborhood residential to class NC neighborhood commercial classification. Is there anyone wishing to be heard? Is there anyone wishing to be heard? Is there anyone wishing to be heard? Alderman Hammond. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move to close. Okay. Thank you for that motion and support. Any discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor of closing the hearing, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Hearing will be closed. On the consent agenda, it'll include items 3.2 through 3.8. Alderman Hammond. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move to accept and file all ROs, accept and adopt all RCs and put all resolutions and ordinances upon their passage. Okay. Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on any items on the consent agenda? Seeing none. All those in favor, let's see we have to call a roll on this one. Fifteen ayes. Motion passes. Next we'll go on to reports of officers. Items 4.1 through 4.9 will be referred to various committees. Under resolutions, 5.1 is a resolution by Alderman Bellinger-Bitters, Warren Carlson, Damro Dassler, Donahue Hammond, Heidemann-Hurman, Koth, Lissard, Matacek, Thiel, Vanakren and Vanderweel, urging the governor and the state legislature to enact the League of Wisconsin Municipalities Partnership for Prosperity Agenda. Alderman Hammond. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move to put the resolution upon its passage. Okay. Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on the resolution? Seeing none. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Item 5.2 through 5.7 will be referred to various committees. Under matters laid over, item 6.1 is RO number 200 of 1415 by the City Planning Commission to which was referred General Ordinance number 39 of 1415 and RO number 191 of 1415 to amend the zoning map property located at 502 North 14th Street from NR6 neighborhood residential 6 to NC neighborhood commercial classification and recommends that the ordinance be passed. Alderman Bellinger. Thank you, Mayor. I move to accept and file and pass the ordinance. Second. Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on the motion? Seeing none, will the clerk please call the roll for passage. Fifteen ayes. Motion passes. Item 6.2 is resolution number 121 of 1415 by Alderman Hammond, Bellinger, Donahue, and Koth authorizing entering into the contract for the purchase of two JVC pro HD cam corridors for TV 8. Alderman Hammond. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I move to put the resolution upon its passage. Sorry. Thank you for that motion and support. Under discussion, Alderman Boren. Thank you, Mayor. Is this an upgrade in technology? Is that why we're purchasing these things? Does anybody know? Alderman Hammond, did you want to answer that? Sure. Yes, they're new and I think Mr. Augustine is here if you have further questions, but these are new cameras for TV 8. Does that answer your question? That's fine. Thank you. Thank you. You're welcome. Any other discussion? Seeing none, will the clerk please call the roll. 14 ayes. One no. Motion passes. Item 6.3 is a resolution number 122 of 1415 by Alderman Hammond, Bellinger, Donahue, and Coth, authorizing a transfer of appropriations in the 2014 budget to establish an appropriation for the purchase of JVC pro HD cam corridors for TV 8. Alderman Hammond. Thank you again, Mr. Mayor. I move to put the resolution upon its passage. Thank you for that motion and support. Any discussion on this motion? Seeing none, will the clerk please call the roll for passage. 14 ayes. One no. Motion passes. Next, we'll go on to other matters. City Attorney, 7.1 is an aro by the City Clerk submitting various license applications for the period ending December 31, 2015, and June 30, 2016. That'll be referred to law and licensing. 7.2 is an aro by the City Clerk submitting summons and complaint in the matter of Daniel Gilbertson at all versus City of Sheboya. That'll be referred to the finance committee. Next would be in order, Alderman Hammond. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Move to adjourn. Second. Thank you for that motion and support. All those in favor of adjourning, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. We stand adjourned. Thank you very much.