 Like to call the order the 6th meeting of the 2014 2015 Common Council With a clerk read please read the quote for the day Thank You mayor Imagine a place where everyone chooses to bring energy passion and a positive attitude every day Thank you, would you please call the roll there are 12 present? Alderman Heidemann and Lassard are excused Alderman van Akron and Maticek are not excused Please stand and join me for the Pledge of Allegiance 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 is the approval of the minutes from our last meeting Alderman Hammond. Thank you, mr. Mayor I moved to approve the minutes second. Thank you for that motion in support. Is there any discussion? Seeing none all those in favor, please signify by saying aye Opposed motion passes. Thank you There are no Resignations or council appointments this evening So we'll move on to a presentation by the Chamber of Commerce tourism economic impact update for Sheboygan County Amy Wilson the tourism director is with us tonight. Amy. The floor is yours Good evening mayor van Ersteen council members I'm gonna review the economic numbers and most of these actually all of them go through through 2013 if you're not aware every year the state commissions a third-party Research company out of the east coast that does All of the large destinations around the world including Disneyland and they bring back this report every year in May of every year For the prior year, so this will give you kind of a standing on where we are right now So we'll review kind of the Wisconsin overall look first and then the county and then drill down to the city Visits to Wisconsin destinations grew three point five percent between 2012 and 13 and Hotel room demand grew about two point seven percent the average daily rate also increased by about three percent and It helped grow the overall hotel room revenue by five five point seven percent and this is a statewide trend So in Wisconsin leisure travel comprises about eighty eight of the eighty eight percent to visitors spending so leisure travel We can getaways family getaways are still king in the tourism markets Overnight visitors comprise sixty seven percent to visitors spending at seven point three billion dollars across the state in 2013 Day visitors spent about three point six billion So Wisconsin spending trends for the year on visitors spent more than two point seven billion on lodging that was increased Almost a little over four and a half percent from the prior year More than two point seven billion was also spent on food and beverage and this is interesting because this is the first time that food and beverage Increasing six point two percent in a year has leveled off with lodging So people are really spending money on culinary experiences and food Retail captured almost two point three billion. That's an increase of two point three percent and the bottom one recreation had the largest increase percentage-wise and visitors spending at six point three percent with nearly one point four billion This bottom line the recreation increased has been on the rise for a trend about the last five years And this is the one we're really interested in Because most outdoor and recreation activities well, they don't cost much Some of them do have fees and this is where shabuigan in particular with the waterfront asset has a real opportunity To capitalize on this along with the bike trails So in shabuigan County shabuigan captured over a hundred and ninety eight million dollars in visitors spending in 2013 and that was an increase from the prior year with a little over six percent 329 million in total business sales resulted from tourism activities across the county Over thirty three hundred actually almost thirty four hundred equivalent full-time jobs were attributed to tourism activities and Over seventy one million in labor income was derived from tourism The nine counties along the Lake Michigan shoreline capture and this this trend always stays the same about 30 somewhere between 31 and 33 percent of the state's total visitor spending every year in 2013 it was approximately three point four billion dollars Along the night out of those nine counties along the lake shore shabuigan County ranked fifth With close to a hundred and ninety nine million in visitors spending, which was I'm sorry four percent growth over 2012 Shabuigan County's growth in visitors spending between the two years ranked third among all nine Lakeshore counties and I believe the mayor gave you a handout that shows some of the top counties that was printed in one of the Business news did you say? So these are the nine counties along the lake shore and it shows you where we rank in visitors spending shabuigan County ranking fifth Over the last two years. We've been increasing Slightly on Racine County, which actually captures more day business probably because it's geographical location So actually our visitors spending we're leveraging our overnight assets better Door County, of course, they're third two hundred and eighty nine thousand and keep in mind while they're third Door County has a hundred and twenty thousand units a night to rent out and in a countywide we have just over 1800 so this is a visitor spending trend from 2010 when city tourism was re-embedded into the shabuigan County Chamber That year we captured a hundred and sixty nine point seven million in visitors spending and each year so far we've been increasing in eleven a hundred and eighty little over hundred eighty million 2012 a hundred and ninety one million and almost a hundred and ninety nine million in 2013 So over that those that period from 2010 to 13 the increase is about twenty nine point two million in visitors spending and This is what that looks like when it's graphed out on a regression line And this is a year room tax trend So you can see as visitors spending rises So does room tax the dip in about mid 2009 is when we were at the peak of the recession And we've been climbing ever since growing very nice a lot of that recession era and That's the basic economic impact report for this year. We'll have new numbers in May. Do you have any questions? Seeing no questions. Thank you very much Amy. We really appreciate the information There's nobody signed up for public forum this evening So we'll go on to the mayor's announcements first of all This is gonna be our last meeting before the 4th of July and last year there were some problems with people Saving their place along the parade route on a street and Michigan Avenue and the police department has said that People can do that after 5 a.m. On the day of the parade the 4th of July So they'll be getting some additional publicity out that we wanted to mention that so there's no problems this year and We also want to mention that today had the pleasure of attending with alderman Hammond the acuity dedication of the symbol of freedom the new flag flagpole and it was just an amazing ceremony They had a flyover with some parachutes coming in very classy and it's really neat that acuity has Decided to make this This a reality and make Sheboygan stand out with the tallest flagpole in the nation Next we'll move on to the consent agenda alderman Hammond. Thank you. Mr. Mayor first. I'd like to pull 2.4 and then on the remaining I would make a motion to accept and file all our O's accept and adopt all our C's and put all Resolutions upon their passage second Okay, we'll deal with 2.4 first What's your pleasure with 2.4? Thank you, mr. Mayor. I'd moved to accept and file and pass the resolution However a contingent upon the city appropriating sufficient funds for the closing of the of the property It's moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion? See none with a clerk call the roll and passage Okay, we'll do it on a voice vote all in favor signify by saying aye. Aye opposed motion passes And then we have a motion on the remainder of the items in the consent agenda. That's 2.1 through 2.16 other than 2.4 That's open for discussion Is there any discussion? Seeing none will the clerk please call the roll 12 eyes motion passes Next is report of officers items 3.1 will lie over Items 3.2 through 3.6 will be referred to various committees under resolutions Item 4.1 through 4.7 will be referred to various committees under reports of committees Item 5.1 is an RC by law and licensing recommending denying the beverage operators license 0.370 based on its failure to accurate reveal all relevant convictions on his application and his record of violations Related to the licensed activities Alderman Vanderwill. Thank You mr. Mayor move the RC be accepted and adopted Thank you for that motion and support under discussion is Jeremy Pinnell here this evening He is here, so I'd ask that he come to the podium the committee denied his license 4 to 0 due to a pending Basically do it to a pending disorderly conduct that Alcohol was involved in that instance, and he is applying for his alcohol beverage license Did you have anything like to say? It's just that we I was all earlier tonight. You know, I wasn't Drunk over I had a couple drinks and I went home And that You know, I have a ten-year-old daughter who I need this job You know I have to pay child support and with this job will be going full-time if I can get my beverage license I like I do live upstairs from Sly Smith Town Saloon so it's We could one girl has surgery among probably one guy will be leaving us all we need in the full-time position and I just kind of need this My daughter for one and for myself Thank you Alderman Vanderweel, I guess I'd just like to Probably give you the whole background in 2010 He did have two misdemeanor dispensing drugs without a prescription and in 2013. There were two Counts of petty theft as well as this early conduct that's pending. He is working at Sly's. He's been there since December December January something like that. So that's that's what we decided on based on that information Okay, any other discussion Alderman Boren Thanks, ma'er All our person Vanderweely he if my memory serves me correct He'll still be able to work, but he won't be able to close is that correct? He couldn't be by himself Pardon me. He couldn't be by himself. He could close if there's another person there, but if but he can't be alone Correct. Okay. Thank you Alderman Cough Thank you, ma'er and am I assuming that the police department gave a negative recommendation They did not give a recommendation. They did not give a recommendation. Okay. Thank you Okay, if there's no other discussion with a clerk, please call the roll in the motion Nine eyes three nose Motion passes You step down Item 5.2 is an RC by public works recommending and authorizing entering into a contract for the Resurfacing of South a street from Kentucky Avenue to Union Avenue and passing the attached substitute resolution Alderman Boren Alderman Bellinger Thank You mayor I Move to pass the resolution Second thank you for that motion in support Motions on the floor. Is there any discussion on it? See none will a clerk, please call the roll 12 eyes motion passes Item 5.3 will lie over until July 7th under ordinances item 6.1 will lie over and Item 6.2 through 6.4 will be referred to various committees Item number 7 is under charter ordinance Is 7.1 and that will be referred to salary and grievances and committee of the whole There are no matters laid over And next is a notice to discharge the finance committee regarding our own number of 54 of 1415 Alderman Hammond Thank You mr. Mayor. I'd move to discharge finance of our old 54 1415 Thank you for that motion and support That'll be a roll call vote then Alderman Boren Thanks mayor for the people that are watching at home. Could you give a little description of what we're voting on here? I think we're accepting a donation. Is that all we're doing is voting to discharge finance. Okay. Thank you 12 eyes Motion passes Alderman Hammond Thank You again mr. Mayor. I move to accept in file the RO 15 14 15 Accepting the sponsorship contribution from Festival Foods for the fireworks for 14 15 and 2016 back it Thank you for that motion and support The item is on the floor Alderman Hammond Thank You mr. Mayor. I just wanted to again thank Festival Foods for the generous donation Donation is $40,000 a year for the next three years to help ensure that our 4th of July celebration the fireworks go off Smoothly for the residents of Sheboygan. So again, thank you very much to Festival Foods Thank you for that discussion. I'd like to if there's no objection called Chad Pellichick up to tell us a little bit more about this matter Thank you, thank you mayor and thank you Alderman Hammond I just wanted to mention that this is kind of momentum year for us because We as a document in a prior council meeting Johnsonville has graciously up their Contribution towards the fire work towards the 4th of July celebration and so as Festival Foods and the mayor and myself Had made a trip up to Green Bay to meet with Festival Foods to Get them to really come on board and take over fireworks displays. So This is a 40 $50,000 fireworks show that they put on on behalf of the company of their Facility and their firm here in the city and as part of that on June 26 We're having a press conference on the steps of City Hall to really kind of give some further Contribution and support to our these sponsors and some notoriety for what they've done because as most people may not know But the entire fire were the entire 4th of July celebration that the city puts on is not funded by city tax dollars It's really funded by sponsorships and room tax revenues. So this is this is kind of a big deal for us to get Right around a hundred thousand dollars a year from different entities in the community community bank and trust is another one that has Raised their contribution this year to 10,000 from 7500. So this allows the activities to happen in the community And we thank the sponsors for that Thank you for those comments. Is there any other discussion? See none all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. I post Motion passes Next we'll move on to other matters city attorney 10.1 is an arrow by the city clerk submitting a claim from Mary Ann doleson for alleged damages to her basement when the sewer Main clogged and flushed back up in her basement That'll be referred to the finance committee 10.2 is an arrow by the city clerk submitting various license applications for the period ending June 30 2015 and June 30 2016 that I'd be referred to the law and licensing committee Next item is a closed session Alderman Hammond. Thank you. Mr. Mayor I moved to convene in closed session are the exemption provided in section 1985 1e, Wisconsin statutes for the purpose of deliberating the selling of public property were competitive and bargaining reasons require a closed session Thank you for that motion and support the clerk, please call the roll for a closed session Motion passes will take a five-minute recess and reconvene