 I'd like to call the 18th regular meeting of the 2016-2017 Common Council to Order. Would the clerk please read the quote for the day? Thank you, Mayor. The holiday season is a perfect time to reflect on our blessings and seek out ways to make life better for those around us. Thank you very much. Please take the roll for the evening. There are 13 present. Okay, Alderperson Holschew, Lewandowski, and Bitters are all excused. Please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Next item on the agenda is the approval of our minutes from the last council meeting, Alderperson Donahue. Thank you, Mayor. I move to approve. Second. Thanks for that motion. Is there any discussion on the minutes? Seeing none, all those who are pleased to approve, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. Next, we're going to move on to some holiday tunes by local guitarist Jim Oldschmidt. Jim, a pleasure to have you today. Please proceed. Jingle bells jingle bells jingle bells jingle bells jingle bells all the way Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh It's a turkey air that sails and toys and goodies on its sleigh The mother's child is going to spy on this symphony It's from 1 to 9 to 8 times many ways With lots of toys and the mother's child is symphony Time's many ways, ma'am Jim, thank you very much for bringing the Christmas spirit to our meeting tonight. Appreciate it. Next, we'll move on to the agenda. 5.1 is Resignations. nations there's none today and The mayor's appointments city attorney. There is one appointment the mayor is submitting the following appointment for your confirmation Grazia Pirella to be considered for appointment to the mayor's international committee with the term to expire on April 27 2017 That'll be we'll lie over till our next meeting Next we're going to have a presentation a year in review by the On a harbour center marina operations by manager Matt bower Good evening for those you don't meet Matt bower the manager for harbour center marina Here to talk to you tonight. Just kind of highlight and review our season for 2016 Use some of the successes we had the improvements we made and give you kind of a preview for 2017 as well Start financial performance is obviously the most key measure of any kind of business there and we'll start with Revenue each of you were handed the projections for 2016 We have the fortune in this business here where things get kind of quiet this year So we have a pretty good idea where exactly we're going to end for the year Starting off with revenue then we saw gross revenue go up $68,000 over last year One of the biggest components of that jump in slips. We saw 36,000 additional dollars in slip revenue In terms of occupancy. We were at 161 last year and this year we reached 182 occupied slips. So a Good jump in occupancy this year In terms of our revenue centers there. We have a lot of other things that help create revenue for the marina as well Fuel sales this year fuel dock did extremely well We sold an additional 20,000 gallons over 2015 Might not look much in terms of revenue gas prices significantly down this year But that was an additional 22,000 hours in fuel dock revenue as well Our ship store also saw significant growth. We thought 30% increase in revenue in the ship store which came out to $12,000 Now offered some new products Changed from late out a little bit there and I was all kind of came together to help drive ship store revenue I Lastly the launch ramp there. I can't take too much credit for that law that is driven off of fishing conditions weather But we saw a great increase in that as well this year. We're up 38% over last year. So That definitely helped as well Revenue is only half the battle there as long as we control our expenses. That's definitely a huge part of it as well In terms of expenses there cost a good sold stated within $50 of budget for 2016 In terms of operating expenses, we saw a slight uptick to tackle some major maintenance issues that we wanted to handle in 2016 Coming down to the bottom line there. We were projected to have a net profit of $102,000 this year That's $17,000 above last year and $10,000 above the 2016 budget for net profit Financial performances is one thing there But how do we how do we achieve that and what what makes people want to spend their money with us there is just as important And first off I just start off with you know customers Well, I might seem like the the obvious choice there to say if we don't put that as a forethought of everything we do every day It's easy to get put away in our daily grind An important tool that we use to measure The satisfaction of our customers are our annual surveys each of you are given a copy of our 2016 surveys this year They serve multiple purposes for us there. We get valuable feedback and ideas on improvements. We can make for next year How voters felt we did this year and It's a good it's a great tool for us there this year overall satisfaction rating was 94 percent Bought on par with last year's up slightly 92 was last year's satisfaction rate there another key component there is The city of Sheboygan there. It's our greatest asset there It's right right in our backyard, and we we take full advantage of it at the marina there We do our best to work with the Sheboygan squared bid district to integrate with local businesses and restaurants And creates You the community for the voters there so they know what they're what's available for them in the community a Couple ways that we do that is for for transit voters We provide welcome packets and those have area bidmaps Direct them to local businesses and restaurants and offer coupons as well And we do events such as the our open house which brings down local businesses for for one afternoon Voters can walk around we do some food for them, and they can get a taste of what is available in Sheboygan further season there Big part of that as well as we try to create a sense of community at the marina as well And we do the biggest way we do that there as we create events that help drive that there a couple of Events that we tried this year were trivia night. We did a wine tasting live music in the pool Might seem like simple ideas there But the whole main theme common theme there is to get people connect and when we get people to connect and build that sense of community It only helps us drive retention And once again, this was one of the ideas that came from our voter surveys there last year We had noted that voters said they were about 85 percent satisfied with the events that we offered We took that to heart And the surveys this year we got 96 percent in the events area then Now lastly Not necessarily the most glamorous part of the job is the dock system and upkeeping that if we don't provide a good product for voters We we don't really have much to sell in the first place One area that you guys might be very familiar with is our aeration project a quick recap on that is last year Jgr Smith's group made the recommendation To replace air Raiders in the marina to help mitigate the dock damage over winter Just a quick update as to where that is what that is for this year then Early November all the air Raiders were put in place they were since tested and We saw our first ice start forming in early December. They were turned on and have been running ever since So far so good to say with that there the true test is obviously going to be while the docks look like in spring But we're hoping for the best right now And I hope to come before you next year with with good news on that another maintenance area that might not be as known there is slip reskinning there Maybe a little bit more of an industry term there But the bottom of the slips are coated in a galvanized steel plating there and this Can cut wear off over time and get pulled back especially with our dock damage that we received in the prior years We've been noted quite a few slips in the marina that were in need of this It causes a very big instability in the slip and can be a big hazard to voters So this year working within the maintenance budget We're able to knock out seven of those slips that were in need It costs roughly around five thousand dollars of slips. So it's a relatively big expense So something that would have normally cost it or require additional funding We were able to work within our budget to Repair and maintain So what do we get to look forward to next year then every every season we? We end with a campaign to get renewals there our goal over years to build occupancy and grow our boarding community So we end with a chance to get voters renewed for the next year then in 2015 we connected a similar campaign we ended with 101 renewals This year our campaign ended us with a hundred and thirty two renewals, so we're up thirty one renewals over last year and So plan to keep continuing to do you know point the customer first integrating with our city and maintaining the dock system and Safe and well-kept matter then that's what I had for you for 2016. Is there any questions? any questions for Matt Well Matt, thank you very much for your report and we appreciate the great job. You're doing now. They're managing the marina for us Appreciate it. Thank you Is there anything for public forum? No, not this evening. Okay, we'll go on to Mayor's announcements First of all, I want to give a little update on the storm Totals for this last storm the Department of Public Works had 16 pieces of equipment that worked this weekend and into Monday morning During the snow event. There were 35 DPW of plow drivers that drove a combined total of 4,332 miles In the distance from New York to Los Angeles is 2,780 mine mine miles, so that's quite a ways 35 DPW of plow drivers operated equipment from combined 379 hours and the plow drivers spread 316 tons of salt during their operation The Department of Public Works began posting updates on their plowing operations in the city's social network using next door Twitter and the city website to Keep residents informed and we got a lot of positive comments and a few things that we wanted to point out that they should clean up So it was a great operation. I want to thank Jason Bestolia the superintendent of streets and sanitation all of his staff for all their work they did to clear the streets so we could get to our destinations and This being our last meeting before Christmas I want to wish everyone here and at home a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and I'd like to remind That you that some of our Christmas events to support the needy are falling a little shorter their goals for this year The Salvation Army declared a state of emergency last week their Christmas goal is 525,000 and they still have almost half of that goal left to raise the Christmas Campaign ends on December 31st and the last day of the Red Kettle campaign is this coming Christmas Eve, so if you can help them out that would be appreciated The Rotary making spirits bright lighted displays at Evergreen Park are also behind their past performance Last year the donated food was able to supply the food banks through the following May right now The food pantry collection is at 41,000 pounds, which is down by 9,700 pounds It's a little over half their total for 80,000 pounds of their food goal for this year The car count is 13,145 cars, which is also down by about 2300 cars and the making spirits bright display is open through New Year's Eve with the exception of Christmas Eve every evening from 5 to 9 So as you finish your shopping and celebrate Christmas with family and friends Please remember the needy in our community and do your best to support these local organizations Who take care of the those in need throughout the entire year? Next we'll move on to the consent agenda Include items 2.2 through 2.0 Alderman Drone Thank You mayor vanderstein I'd like to make a motion that we move ordinance 6.1 up only because we have a Person here is Miranda Schmidt here Miranda needs to get back to work managers and she asked if we could do that and if that works So I would like to make a motion to is there any objection to moving that item forward There is none so please proceed. Thank You Miranda if you'd like to please come up by the podium We did contact Miranda two times one by mail and one by phone Regarding her license application for bartending for a beverage beverage operators the first of all Miranda What where are you applying for work or where are you working at? Well, my I work at Blue Harbor as my full-time job in the management position for bartending It's going to be a part-time thing at Ricky's bar and Michigan Avenue, okay? The reason that we initially called you in we review some of the applications if we have questions That's why we have people come in and just out of curiosity You couldn't make the other two meetings was that because of work or the first one I don't know exactly what had gotten mixed up with my mail, but you're I didn't receive the first letter of November And then the second one was the family. I had my nephew wasn't able to come in so I did call I didn't know that it was That it would have been denied for me not showing up there. I thought it would have been rescheduled so right for that The questions that we have pertain to some of the convictions here You have a number of Were listed and some that were not and we need to always make sure that that's always on application Was there a reason that the others weren't I was just a little confused because when I was my previous times that I had My liquor license I didn't feel any of that out It was through my old workplace that kind of filled it all so when I was there I asked her like what am I filling out and I thought it was from kind of from when I had my liquor license I asked you now and she said if there were any questions that were brought up She would bring it, but then I did include some of my like I had My like my drinking fines from when I was younger I had put on there, but I was just Miss I was just misunderstood. It does list that it's new applications So there was a lapse of time between your last license in this license application or is this yes? I had my liquor license For I don't know. I renewed it one other time, but it was always my job again Well, the one reason I wanted to have you come in is just to ask about the charges for the underage alcohol Can you give us a just a quick detail of what that pertains? It was from For teens I was just from years ago I was it's your last one was five soon to be six years ago So were you underage yourself at the time? Yes? Okay, so this was not a serving environment where you were serving underage No, okay. No, okay. We just want to make that very clear obviously we take that very seriously, and that's a big responsibility So I appreciate you coming in and that cleared up what I wanted to find out what we as a committee Wanted to find out so I would make a motion to approve Second we have a motion in the second to approve 5.8 No, it's actually Okay, so is there any discussion on the motion Seeing none will the clerk, please call the roll for passage to grant yes to grant the license 13 eyes Motion passes. Thank you for coming. Thank you. Just as a quick note if you could go back to fill your application Just get that updated we'd appreciate that so all of the all of the charges are listed Okay, and also make sure you do have there was a fine that hadn't been paid And they won't even though the license has been granted. It won't be issued until you pay your fine Okay, then we'll go back to the consent agenda all the person Donahue Thank you mayor I moved to accept the file all reports of officers accept them drop all reports of committees Second thank you for that motion and support the consent agenda is before us. Is there any discussion? Seeing none will the clerk, please call the roll for passage 13 eyes motion passes Under reports of officers items 3.1 through 3.5 will be referred to various committees All the person bellinger. Thank you mayor I just have a question on 3.1 typically that those types of things go to the finance committee I'm wondering why it's going to public works and It's just a question I can answer the journey. It's not a claim. It's claims that typically go to finance and this is not a claim Okay, thank you. Thank you all the person boring Thank you, mayor. That was a one of my constituents that contacted me and he had already Had some discussions with public works regarding the manner Regarding the matter but was not really satisfied with what he had heard from public works So that's why I referred it to public works and I realized it wasn't a claim and that's why I Sent it to public works. Thank you. Thank you for that information Then moving on to resolutions item 4.1 will lie over till our next meeting Same for item 4.2 that will also lie over in Items 4.3 through 4.8 will be referred to various committees And moving on to reports of committees item 5.1 is an RC by group health insurance and wellness committee To whom was referred resolution number 154 of 16 17 direct referral by Alderperson Donahue authorizing and introducing a points based wellness program in 2017 for eligible employees and recommends that the Resolution be passed Alderperson Donahue Second thank you for that motion in support is there any discussion on the motion Alderperson Jose Thank You mr. Mary. Just have a question about what the What the points are and how they earn the points and what happens if they successfully are in the I'd like to call up Jenny Lawrence to explain that The employees will earn the points based on their all the employees take a biometrics testing every year This year will be moved up to June You can gain in a thousand points maximum by your biometrics testing Which is basically in Tara health comes in measures Pricks finger measures cholesterol blood pressure Waste or conference things of that nature and you can gain a thousand points by that part of it If they successfully reach 1100 points you can also earn points by participating in employees or employer sponsored activities Physical activity exercise logs a quiz a monthly quiz on in Tara's site if you Gain 1100 points, then you will be paying the Lowest portion of the employee premiums which next year will be 8.1 percent if you Only participate in that biometrics testing and you don't get your 1100 points You'll pay a maximum of 20% of the employee premium or the whole of premium. Sorry Use your microphone, please So if you successfully earn the points You would have a reduction in your health care premium by almost 12% is that correct correct? Any other questions? Thank you very much Jenny All those in fate what would the clerk please call the roll for passage? 12 eyes one no motion passes Item 5.2 is an RC by group health insurance and wellness committee to whom is referred resolution number 155 of 1617 direct referral by elder person Donahue Adopting the 2017 city of Sheboygan fitness center reimbursement program for eligible employees and recommends that the resolution be passed all the person Donahue Thank You Mary move to accept and adopt the resolution and put upon its passage second Thank you for your motion and support. It's on the floor for discussion all the person born Thanks mayor seeing that we were just talking about points a few minutes ago with this an employee participating in the health club reimbursement With that qualify for some points at the end of the year Jenny can you describe that please? Getting used to this trip Yes, the employees if they participate in the fitness center reimbursement program and also complete an exercise log They would then also receive points back to the Points baseball in this program as well There's a maximum of five points per week and the fitness center reimbursement program Requires a minimum participation of eight visits per month to an approved fitness center within Sheboygan or Wherever they live actually any other questions on this one Thank You again Jenny the clerk, please call the roll for passage 12 eyes 1 no motion passes items 5 item 5.3 is an RC by public works tumors referred resolution number 130 of 1617 by all the person bellinger Authorizing the superintendent of parks and forestry to oversee the recreational fires on the beaches program and recommends That the attached substitute resolution be passed all the person bellinger Thank You mayor and move to accept and adopt and pass a substitute resolution Thank you for that motion in support. Is there any discussion on the motion? Seeing none will the clerk, please call the roll 13 eyes motion passes Item 5.4 is an RC by committee of the whole to whom was referred resolution number 144 of 1617 by all the person Donahuex adopting the city of Sheboygan's 2017 to 21 strategic plan and recommends the resolution be passed all the person Heidemann Second thank for that motion and support under discussion Seeing no discussion with a clerk, please call the roll for passage 12 eyes 1 no Motion passes item 5.5 is an RC by finance who has referred resolution number 146 of 1617 by all the person wolf Determining a maximum bid on the property auction for 606 North 9th Street and recommends that the resolution be passed all the person Wolf Thank You mayor. I make a motion to Accept and adopt and pass resolution second. Thank you for that motion in support under discussion All the person Bellinger Thank You mayor Originally I submitted the dollar amount on this resolution and I've come to the Realization through the development department that that bid will likely be inadequate and that the Appraise value or the estimated value of the property is significantly greater than that So I would like to amend the dollar amount on this resolution to 250,000 second Thank you for that amendment and support First we're going to discuss the amendment and vote on it. Is there any discussion on the amendment? See none will the clerk, please call the roll 250,000 did you say? 12 eyes one no The amendment passes Then we'd be voting on the main motion as amended. Is there any other discussion? Seeing none will the clerk, please call the roll for the item 5.5 12 eyes one no motion passes Item 5.6 is an RC by public works to whom is referred resolution number 148 of 1617 by all the person Bellinger authorizing entering into a professional engineering services agreement for the high strength waste receiving co-digestion Evaluation and recommends that the resolution be passed all the person Bellinger Thank You mayor and move to accept and adapt and pass the resolution Thank you for that motion and support is there any discussion Seeing none will the clerk, please call the roll 13 eyes Motion passes item 5.7 is an RC by salary and grievances to whom is referred resolution number 151 of 1617 by Alderperson Donahue establishing the monthly premium Equivalent rates for the city's medical benefit plan for the calendar year 2017 coverage and recommends that the attached substitute resolution be passed Alderperson Donahue Thank you mayor and move to accept and adopt and put the resolution upon its passage second Thank you for that motion and support any discussion on this item Seeing none with a clerk, please call the roll 13 eyes Motion passes under ordinances items 6.1 through 6.3 will be referred to various committees and Next is other matters city attorney 7.1 is a resolution by Alderperson Wolfe Proving the amended and restated restated contract for the sale of land for private development buying between the city of Sheboygan's and 8th, New Jersey LLC that would be referred to the law and licensing committee 7.1 should go to finance very finance 7.2 is an RO by the city clerk submitting various license applications for the period ending December 31 2017 June 30 2017 and June 30 2018 and that'll go to line licensing All the person down to you. I move to adjourn There's a second. We have a second there. Those favor, please signify by saying aye. I opposed we stand adjourned Thank you for your time and Merry Christmas