 six o'clock and I will call the 21st regular Common Council meeting to order. The clerk please state the code of the day. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Communication works for those who work at it. Thank you. Will the clerk please call the roll? All the person Ackley. All the person Decker. All the person Felde. Excused. All the person Flicky Panesky. All the person Laster. All the person Mitchell. All the person Pirella. All the person Salazar. Unexcused. All the person Savaglio. Present. All the person Walton. There are eight present. All right, thank you. Next we'll do the Pledge of Allegiance. We have Scout Pack 3859 from St. Dominic, so we'll lead us in the pledge. If you want to come up to the podium here and then if everyone could stand up for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Scout Pack will lead us in the pledge. I pledge 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. All right, thank you so much. It's great to see young students get involved in their community and active in the Scout, so stay involved and keep doing great work. Thank you so much. Next, we'll item number three is approval of the minutes for a previous meeting. Vice President Flicky Paneski. Move to approve. There's been a motion in second. Any discussion on the minutes? Seeing none, all those in favor please state aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? Those minutes are approved. Thank you. Next is mayoral appointments. Assistant City Attorney Cameron. Hi honorable members of the Common Council. I hereby submit the following appointment for your consideration. Salisani Sander to the Zoning Board of Appeals. And that will lay over. Next is public forum. Clerk, anyone for public forum today? There's no one this evening. All right, next we'll go to number seven, the state of the city address. Well, good evening everyone. Council President Feldy, Vice President Flicky Paneski, Council Members, Administrator Wolff, Assistant City Attorney Cameron, City Clerk De Bruyne, City Staff, Department Heads, and most importantly, fellow Sheboyganites. Good evening and I stand here before you today to present with you the state of the city address. Before I dive in, I want to just give some important council recognition because leadership is a collaborative endeavor and the work that is done here in the city is never done alone. This council marks several historic milestones and for the first time in history, we have a female majority on the city council. Additionally, for the first time in our history, we have both of the leadership positions in the council president and vice president held by strong women leaders as well. By many benchmarks, this council is the most diverse in history in age and in background. Representation matters and it is truly a benefit for our city that the legislative branch is a little more reflective of our community. 2021 has been a comeback year for our community and is still fully recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. I want to let all of Sheboygan know that the state of our city is stronger than ever before and we are better positioned more than we've ever been. We have more businesses growing and expanding and making major investments like we've never seen before. It has been exciting to see the commitment that so many Sheboyganites have in our great city. Our downtown and lakefront are the heart of our community and there's so much happening in Sheboygan. Downtown storefronts that were once empty are filling up and bringing new jobs and life into our downtown area. Tonight I want to share with you one of those stories of success from a small business owner, someone who's decided to invest and grow their business even during the pandemic. Lynn Podien the owner of the game board cares deeply about Sheboygan and has been in business since 2006. She started her business the game board because she believed in bringing innovative gameplay to all ages to advance critical thinking and stimulate brain development. Lynn moved locations to grow her business. Her investment in downtown along with her loyalty in many other small businesses is a great reflection of the passion that many Sheboyganites have. Growing businesses in our downtown riverfront or anywhere in the city creates a great sense of vibrancy and health for our entire city. I want to thank all of our local businesses for their continued commitment to the city's Sheboygan. If you're ever looking to grow or expand your business please reach out to the city, the Chamber of Commerce, the SC, EDC or the Business Improvement District. Together we continue to support our many local businesses this year and into the future whether you're downtown, in the state of the art business park or any corner of the city. I also want to recognize another important business and community leader. I want to thank Vu Yang for his long-term leadership in the Hmong community. From his wonderful radio show to running the union market to funding and founding the Hmong Veterans Memorial in D Land Park. Vu is a shining example of what a community leader looks like. Vu's patience and determination and continued leadership has helped us all get to know each other a little bit better in our diverse community. Vu has also been recognized and received the Community Building Award at the Hmong Diaspora Banquet this past fall. Vu, on behalf of myself and the entire City Council in the city, we wish you the best of luck in your retirement and next adventures. Our city has also so many wonderful tourism destinations for locals and travelers alike, whether it's the John Michael Kolar Art Center, Bookworm Gardens or even Blue Harbor, we have so much to offer. And of course everybody knows that Sheboygan is the Malibu of the Midwest. In this past year we had one of our best tourism seasons on record. We were on the world stage and got to show off all the great things that Sheboygan has to offer, and the Ryder Cup played a major role in bringing thousands of visitors and golfers from around the world to our great community. We were on the world stage and our community stepped up to this extraordinary event and truly put Sheboygan on the map. However, the long-term success of our tourism economy truly lies in the success of our many small hospitality businesses. Tonight I want to highlight another true success of a local business that has been in our community for many years. He has been responsible for bringing many travelers from all over the United States and the world right here to the Malibu of the Midwest, Sheboygan. I want to recognize Dan Welch for his leadership in running one of the largest charter fishing fleets on the Great Lakes. For many years, Dumper Dan Charter Fishing has brought thousands of people to Sheboygan to fish and have fun on our beautiful Lake Michigan. Every year there is a strong increase in interest in charter fishing, which results in an increase in tourism throughout our city and the entire community. Thank you Dan for all that you do for showing off Lake Michigan, one of our true gems, and our true gem within the city. Looking back at the accomplishments of 2021, we were able to strengthen and resolve many of our priorities in 2022. I want to thank Administrator Wolfe and many of our department heads for leading a lot of the internal audits and fixes that we've made to make our city work much more harder inside and out. In April of 2021, I was elected mayor by the citizens of Sheboygan. The people of Sheboygan made it loud and clear that they want the state governments to focus on fixing their crumbling roads, devise a plan to address and tackle affordable housing shortage, and support local businesses, and continue to make sure that Sheboygan is a great place to live, work, and play. I'm here tonight to share with you that the city is committed to making these vital infrastructure improvements. In 2021, we completed many road and infrastructure projects, including North Taylor Drive, Superior Avenue, parts of South 12th Street, Park Avenue, Bell Avenue, North Franklin Street, Georgia Avenue, South 10th Street, and parts of Geely and Union Avenue as well. In 2022, our hard-working public works employees will be diligently working on many more infrastructure and road projects as well. We'll be working on finishing parts of Geely Avenue from North Taylor Drive through North 38th Street, South 12th Place, parts of Menning Road, North 8th Street and Superior Avenue intersections, South 12th Street and the Georgia Avenue intersections as well, parts of New York Avenue, Wisconsin Avenue, additionally parts of Niagara, Ontario, and Grace Avenue. I want to thank our entire public works team for all these great projects and ensuring that these projects move forward and we get our roads fixed. One key indicator for the vibrancy and quality of life for any community is access to affordable and quality housing. As a city, we know that we need to ensure that affordable housing is accessible to all of our citizens. That is why the city is working diligently to address our housing needs and we are already tackling and making great strides in what has been outlined in our affordable housing study. This year alone, 250 HANU units will be available at the Oscar Apartments on South 14th Street and Broadway. This is great news because many folks have already signed leases even before this project has been complete. We are also working on redeveloping the formal capsule property. This $26 million project will provide up to 101 units with 85 reserved for affordable senior units and 16 live work units as well. Additionally, we are working on a $12 million housing project that will be revitalizing 14th and Illinois Avenue and will provide 48 affordable housing units as well. The rents on this project will be ranging from $350 to $900 per month. We're also working with one of our great non-profits in the community, Partners for Community Development, on a project on North 13th and Erie Avenue for Veterans Housing Initiative. This will be a $12 million undertaking and will provide 44 apartments with rents starting at $350 per month. While we're also focusing on acquiring new additional land for affordable housing developments. Right now, the city is moving forward with purchasing the former Juckams Hall on North 15th Street. This will provide this neighborhood with much-needed investments and attention. Now this is just a snapshot of some of the projects that we are working on with many different private and public partners. While campaigning as your mayor, I told you that under our leadership, we'd be laser focused on addressing affordable housing that is so necessary for good neighborhoods in a strong and vibrant community. While we're also focusing on filling several vacant buildings and spaces throughout our city, which is also important to the success of our community. You've probably heard the exciting new redevelopment news, which will be taking place at the former Shopco site, which will now be the new Hobby Lobby and Ross Dress for Less. We are very excited that we'll be providing new retail options right here in Sheboygan. Additionally, you've probably heard the news that will be filling the old Save a Lot building on North 8th Street, which will now be our new senior center, Uptown Social. We are excited to provide a new hub for many of Sheboygan's active seniors. As we move forward through the 21st century, it is vital that we set a clear vision that helps our city grow. If our city does not move forward, we will fall behind. To ensure that we have a path forward, we are revamping our strategic plan and bringing it to the next level. Currently, we have a citizen's questionnaire open, and we need your thoughts and ideas. So please check out the city's website, visit one of our social media pages, and please complete the citizen input questionnaire. Your thoughts and ideas are very valuable, and this is a community effort. I also want to thank and recognize the great work that our police and fire departments do every single day to continue making Sheboygan one of the safest cities in the great state of Wisconsin. It truly takes a village to make our community a great and safe place, and with your help, we can continue on this success. Consider getting involved and active in your neighborhood association, or sign up to take part in either the police and or fire citizen's academy and get a great hands-on learning experience. Now, we still have many challenges that we still need to tackle. We still need to recruit many more people to our community to help support our many businesses. We need to continue to build more affordable and accessible housing which was outlined in the housing study, and of course we need to keep fixing our roads, as well as many other obstacles that are in front of us. To strengthen the state of our city, we need to continue to work together and cultivate partnerships from all across the community, and we can get it done and we can tackle any challenge that has thrown our way. Sheboygan has so much opportunity and potential, and we are not taking our gas off the pet, we're not taking our foot off the gas pedal, and with your help, we can continue to move Sheboygan forward. Thank you so much, and God bless the great city of Sheboygan. Thank you. All right. Next, we'll jump into a hearing regarding item number 112122, older person, Flicky Paneski. I moved to close the hearing. You need to open the hearing. Okay. No. Okay, never mind. Sorry about that. Jumping the gun here. Pursuance to a notice published in Percival notices sent by the city clerk. There is a hearing scheduled this evening to amend the city's future land use map of the city of Sheboygan's comprehensive plan to change the land use classification of property located on Erie Avenue. Parcel number 59281204550 and parcel number 59281204560 from class employment to class multifamily residential. Is there anyone wishing to be heard on this item? Is there anyone wishing to be heard? Final call. Anyone wishing to be heard? Seeing none, Alder, Flicky Paneski. I moved to close the hearing. There's been a motion and second to close the hearing. Any discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor of closing the hearing, please state aye. Anyone opposed? The hearing is closed. All right. Next is item number nine. Hearing number 122122% to the notices published in Percival notices sent by the city clerk. There is a hearing scheduled for this evening to amend the city of Sheboygan's official zoning map to change the land use classification and property located on Erie Avenue. Parcel number 59281204550 and parcel number 59281204560 from class urban industrial to class urban residential. Anyone wishing to be heard? Anyone wishing to be heard? Final call. Director Peljack. Thank you Mayor. So this is the parcels of land directly east of the Burger King on the corner of North 14th and Erie Avenue. There's four parcels of vacant land there. Two of the parcels are zoned residential and two of the parcels were zoned industrial. So the request is to rezone the two that are industrial so they're all consistent with residential and this is where partners for community development and their partners will be looking to construct the affordable housing project that the mayor just referenced for veterans housing. So this has gone through the planning commission. We haven't heard any issues from the neighbors. We believe this is a good use for that parcel in that neighborhood to try to revitalize and continue revitalizing the gateway neighborhood so staff and applicants support this moving forward. Thank you. Thank you Director Peljack. Last call anyone else wishing to be heard? Seeing none. Alder Flicky Paneski. I move to close the hearing. Second. Motion and second from Alder Decker. Any discussion from Alders? Seeing none. All those in favor of closing the hearing please state aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? The hearing is closed. Thank you for doing that. All right next is item 10 the consent agenda items 11 through 16. Alder Flicky Paneski. I move to receive and file all reports of officers and receive all reports of committees and adopt all resolutions and ordinances. Second. There's been a motion and second by Alder Decker. Any discussion on the consent agenda Alder Flicky Paneski? I am referencing number 12 which is the report from the police department regarding their goals. I see that Chief Domogowski is not here. I had a question because the goals for 2021 in the September report changed from the December report so my question is the goals are for 2021 why did they change change for three categories theft property crimes and Facebook likes. So I will probably vote to not include this because I would like to have that answered before we adopt it or file. Would you just like to move to hold this item then Alder Flicky Paneski? Sure. I will move to hold item number 12. All right until the next meeting. Yes please. There's been a motion to hold item 12 until the next council meeting. Is there and then there's a second by Alder Decker. Any discussion on holding item 12 to the next council meeting? Seeing no discussion all those in favor of holding item number 12 please state aye. Aye. Anyone opposed item number 12 is now held until the next council meeting. All right back to the main motion the consent agenda is a motion to approve any other discussions on the consent agenda. Alder Flicky Paneski. Starting licensing these particular licenses were in regards to liquor licenses and I have a question for our city attorney. I am familiar with licensing when it comes to zoning or property you've you've got to not put your ice machine here and you've got to stay X number of feet away. Are there likewise the same kinds of restrictions to liquor licenses? When it's read you're on. There we go. Thank you Alder person Flicky Paneski. There are there are many restrictions when it comes to alcohol licenses it's a very regulated industry and there there's a number of rules that must be complied with and then if they're not complied with there's a process by which that alcohol license can be either suspended for a period of time or revoked depending on what the what the behavior is. And that goes back to that subcommittee? It starts at that subcommittee and then would would generally come back to the council. Perfect thank you. Alder Perla is this the comment on this item? Any other discussion on item 14? All right Alder Perla? Yeah just a clarification on the 11 so how does that work? We the board submitted an application for a building contractor that has already been granted. Director Palchak you want to take that one? Under the committee rules I guess they award they review the qualifications of the contractors based on staff review and then they have the motion they have the authority to grant or deny. This is really coming to the council more as a matter of record than an action item and it's just to bring everybody up to speed of who they either approved or denied. Thank you. Thank you Alder Perla. Any other discussion on the consent agenda? Seeing none all those in favor of approving the consent which one? The consent agenda needs to be a roll call so the clerk will please call the roll. Alder Person Ackley? Aye. Alder Person Walton? Aye. Alder Person Dekker? Aye. Alder Person Feliki Paneski? Aye. Alder Person Laster? Aye. Alder Person Mitchell? Aye. Alder Person Perla? Aye. Alder Person Svoglio? Aye. Eight ayes. All right the consent agenda is approved. Next items report of officers. Items 17 through 20 will be referred to various committees. Next item 21 resolution number 26 21 22 by Alder Person Feliki Paneski authorizing the appropriate city officials to execute a conflict waiver letter prepared by von Besen, Brason and Roper SC regarding the representation of the city shawaiian and Rogers behavioral health. Alder Person Feliki Paneski? I move to suspend the rules. There's any objection to suspension? Seeing none please proceed. I move to adopt the resolution. There's been a motion to adopt the resolution. Is there a second? Second. Second by Alder Dekker. Any questions on this item? Alder Feliki Paneski? What I was understanding in the documents behind this is that the company von Besen and Roper were asking to to represent Rogers and do business with Rogers behavioral health but they also have done done work with the city so that that's why there may have been a conflict. Assistant City Attorney Karen? That's correct. The city we've got a number of outside legal counsel that we use for various things. We use von Bresen for some of our HR related items and because they were approached a different attorney than the ones we work with were approached about representing Rogers behavioral health sort of the the standard practice is to ask for the conflict waiver. Nothing that they've learned from representing us is sort of relevant in what they're what they would be doing and it's different folks doing it. So this is plain vanilla? Yet this there is nothing unusual about about doing this. Okay thank you. Thank you. Additional comments on this item? Seeing none. This is a roll call vote. Will the clerk please call the roll? Alder Person Ackley? Aye. Alder Person Walton? Aye. Alder Person Dekker? Aye. Alder Person Feliki Paneski? Aye. Alder Person Laster? Aye. Alder Person Mitchell? Aye. Alder Person Fogla? Aye. Alder Person Foglio? Aye. Eight ayes. That's approved. Resolution number 292122 by Alder Person Dekker and Mitchell authorizing the mayor to execute the 2022 general contract between Sheboygan County Health and Human Services Department and Shoreland Metro regarding transportation for elderly and disabled individuals. Alder Dekker? Thank you mayor. I'd like to suspend the rules. Any objection to suspension? Seeing none. Please proceed. I'd like to make a motion to adopt the resolution. Second. Motion by Alder Dekker, second by Alder Pirella. Any discussion on this item? Alder Person Svalio? Thank you. Could we get a little background on this? It seems to be coming quickly from a government entity that should we should have plenty of time to have seen this previously. I'd like to understand a little bit more. Director Palchuk? From what I understand is this has been in the transit commission's referral for some time and they don't meet. I think they meet maybe quarterly or every other month so they took this up at their last meeting and I'm not sure what happened at that from that point but it didn't come forward in time so that's why it's a suspension of the rule so that they can continue to provide the service. Thank you. Alder, Flicky Paneski? I had the same question your honor. Thank you. All right thank you. Additional comments on this item? Seeing none. All those in favor of approving item number 22 please stay die. Aye. I'm sorry this is a roll call vote. Alder Person Ackley? Aye. Alder Person Walton? Aye. Alder Person Dekker? Aye. Alder Person Flicky Paneski? Aye. Alder Person Laster? Alder Person Mitchell? Aye. Alder Person Perla? Aye. Alder Person Svoglio? Aye. Eight ayes. That's approved. Items number 23 through 32 will be referred to various committees. Next is item number 33 report of committee number 2042122 by the finance and personnel committee to whom was referred chapter ordinance number 12122 by Alder Person Sveldi and Flicky Paneski to establish the office of director of senior services as a position at the department head level to permit the city administrator to make interim appointments to fill vacancies in all department's head level administrative offices where specific provisions to fill said vacancies is not otherwise provided by state law. Alder Mitchell? Thank you mayor I move to receive the IRC and adopt the charter ordinance as amended. Second. There's been a motion second. Any discussion on this item? Alder Mitchell? Just a couple comments for background for those that are not on the finance and personnel committee. The title of this ordinance sounds like we are passing two things tonight both be officially making the director of senior services into a department head level position and laying out a process for interim appointments however the fact it is listed as amended is because in committee those two ideas were separated out so the amended ordinance says we have it unless anybody tells me I'm wrong is just focused on the director of senior services. Thank you for that background. Any additional comments? All right seeing none this is a roll call vote will the clerk please call the roll. Alder Person Ackley? Aye. Alder Person Walton? Aye. Alder Person Decker? Aye. Alder Person Flicky Paneski? Aye. Alder Person Laster? Aye. Alder Person Mitchell? Aye. Alder Person Pirella? Aye. Alder Person Savaglio? Aye. Eight ayes. That's approved. Next is item 34 that will be referred to the city plan commission. Item 35, number 1152122 by the city plan commission to whom was referred. General Ornance number 332122 by Alder Person Pirella amending the city's future land use map of the city's comprehensive plan to change the land use classification of property located on Erie Avenue parcel number 59281204550 and parcel number 59281204560 from employment to multifamily residential classification wishes to report that this matter was discussed at a regular city plan commission meeting on January 11 and after due consideration recommends receive the arrow and adopt any of the ordinance. Alder Person Mitchell? Thank you Mary move to receive the arrow and adopt the ordinance. Second. Just going to motion and second. Any discussion on this item? Seeing none. Board of Clerk please call the roll. Alder Person Ackley? Aye. Alder Person Walton? Aye. Alder Person Decker? Aye. Alder Person Flicky Paneski? Aye. Alder Person Laster? Aye. Alder Person Mitchell? Aye. Alder Person Pirella? Aye. Alder Person Savaglio? Aye. That's approved. Right. RO number 1162122 by the city plan commission to whom was referred general ordinance number 342122 by Alder Person Pirella in RO number 1112122 by the city clerk amending the city of Sheboygan's official zoning map of excuse me amending the city of Sheboygan's official zoning map of the city Sheboygan's zoning ordinance to change the use district classification for property located on Erie Avenue parcel number 59281204550 and parcel number 59281204560 from class urban industrial to urban residential classification wishes to report that this matter was discussed at a regular meeting of the city plan commission on January 11 after due consideration Romans filing the filing the RO and adopting the ordinance Alder Person Mitchell? Thank you mayor I move to receive the RO and adopt the ordinance motion by Mitchell second by Pirella any other discussion on this item seeing none will the clerk please call the roll. Alder Person Ackley? Aye. Alder Person Walton? Aye. Alder Person Decker? Aye. Alder Person Flicky Paneski? Aye. Alder Person Laster? Aye. Alder Person Mitchell? Aye. Alder Person Pirella? Aye. Alder Person Savaglio? Aye. Eight ayes. That's approved. All right next is other matters authorized by law assistant city attorney Cameron. Resolution number 1382122 by Alder Person's Mitchell and Flicky Paneski a resolution authorizing the appropriate city officials to execute an engagement letter with Corals and Brady LLP to serve as bond council with regard to general obligation promissory notes and that will be referred to the finance and personnel committee. All right we've exhausted the agenda for the evening. Alder Person Flicky Paneski? I move to adjourn. There's been a motion in a second to adjourn. Any discussion? Seeing none all those in favor of adjourning please state aye. Aye. Anyone opposed? We're adjourned at 6.32