 I'd like to call to order the 12th meeting of the 2018-2019 Common Council. Would the clerk please read the quote for the day? Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. Thank you very much. Would the clerk please call the roll? There are eight present. And Alderperson Rosemary Trester is excused, and who else, and Marcus Savoglio is also 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 the minutes from our last City Council meeting, Alderperson Wolfe. Thank you, Mayor. I make a motion to approve. Second. Thank you for that motion and support. Those minutes are before us. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion passes. The RCS program that was planned for this evening, someone got sick. So we'll be maybe bringing that back at a future time, but let me know presentation this evening. Next move on to public forum. City Clerk. There's no one this evening. Thank you. Next item on the agenda are Mayor's appointments. City Attorney. Those will lie over. Next we'll move on to Mayor's announcements. I just want to let everyone know that the SUP program support our urban projects. They have a meeting on the 20th at Fountain Park. There'll be several people presenting their ideas for funding and the funds raised at that event. Then we'll go to fund that idea that was selected by the community that attended. And the River's Days Festival is coming up this weekend on South Pier. And that's going to be in the 21st, 22nd and 23rd. Okay. Next we'll move on to an election. Tonight we'd like to conduct an election for the Board of Water Works Commissioner. Alderprudsen-Wolf. Thank you, Mayor. I move that the nominations be received from the floor voting to be done by open ballot. And if more than two candidates are nominated, the candidate with the lowest number of votes to be dropped from the list of and balloting to continue until one candidate receives the majority. Second. Thank you for that motion and support. Alderprudsen-Wolf. I nominate Mark Smith for the position of Board of Water Works Commissioner. Second. Thank you for that nomination support. Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Are there any other nominations? Alderprudsen-Wolf. All in favor say aye. Aye. The motions carry. Congratulations, Mr. Smith. No. No. Todd. You got to read the other one before. Pardon? Thanks for doing my work for me. Oh, I'm sorry. The motion passes. Yes. Congratulations, Mark. Sorry, I got to hit on myself there. Mark has been serving on expired term during this first stint on the board. We welcome to another three-year term and thank you for your service. Okay. Next we'll move on to the consent agenda. That'll include items 2.2 through 2.8. Alderprudsen-Wolf. Thank you, Mayor. I make a motion to accept and file all our O's, accept and adopt all our C's and pass all resolutions and ordinances. Second. Thank you for that motion and support. Those items are before us for discussion. Does anyone have anything to bring up? Seeing none. Would the clerk please call the roll for passage on the consent agenda. It has. Motion passes. Under reports of officers, items 3.1 and 3.2 will lay over. Items 3.3 and 3.4 will be referred to various committees. Moving on to resolutions. Items 4.1 and 4.2 will also be referred to various committees. Under reports of committees, items 5.1 is RC number 133 of 1819 by the Finance and Personnel Committee. To almost refer to our number 109 of 1819 by the city clerk submitting a communication from Rory Dales asking for the city to consider extending the financial deadlines of the Armory Committee project and recommends to file the document and approve the resolution granting the request. Alderperson Renflech. I move that we accept and file and pass the resolution. Second. Thank you for that motion and support. Is there any discussion on the motion? Alderperson Renflech. We had a point of discussion at the Finance Committee meeting about giving the Armory Project additional more time. They indicated that we consider that they haven't met all the other goals that they had set up in the timeline so far. That they had several foundations who were interested who hadn't met over the summer and they were desired to have the opportunity to meet with those foundations. We were very clear that October 23 would be the final deadline for the whole 2.4 million that there was originally due plus some other was due in August. For all those reasonable to not stop the project at this point in time suddenly to at least allow them the time to see if they can get money. Mrs. Lurkey was there and she indicated to us that if they are told no by certain foundations, she'll let us know prior to October 23 so we can get on. And we was pointed out by some city administrators that the other alternative for the Armory's subcommittee was that the other alternative for the Armory's site developer was still interested but may not be interested in October 23rd. We decided to go ahead anyways. Thank you very much for those comments. Is there any other discussion? Hearing none will the clerk please call the roll. 7 ayes 1 no. Motion passes. Item 5.2 is RC number 134 of 1819 by the Finance and Personnel Committee. Toomers referred resolution number 89 of 1819 by all the persons Renflesh and Bourne authorizing the transfer of appropriations in the 2018 budget for CDBG and recommends approving the resolution. All the person Renflesh. I move to accept and adopt and pass the resolution. Second. Thank you for that motion in support. Is there any questions or discussion on that motion? Seeing none will the clerk please call the roll. 8 ayes. Motion passes. Item 5.3 is RC number 135 of 1819 by Finance and Personnel. Toomers referred resolution number 90 of 1819 by all the persons Renflesh and Bourne adopting certain changes to the city's medical benefit plan and dental benefit effective for calendar year 2019 coverage and establishing the monthly premium equivalent rates effective for January of 19 coverage and thereafter and recommends approving the resolution. All the person Renflesh. I move we accept and adopt and pass the resolution. Second. Thank you for that motion in support. Is there any discussion? All the person Renflesh. We had a large number of city employees were present present at our Finance Committee meeting and we had good discussion on the proposed changes. I think in general these are recommended by our insurance advisory people. And while nobody is happy that we kind of reach consensus this was the best move to go. Okay. Thank you for those comments. Is there any other discussion? Seeing none will the clerk please call the roll. 8 ayes. Motion passes. Item 5.4 is RC number 136 of 1819 by Finance and Personnel. Committee to whom was referred resolution number 91 of 1819 by all the persons Renflesh and borne authorizing a transfer of appropriations in the 2018 budget fire suppression tools that recommends approving the resolution. All the person Renflesh. I move we accept and adopt and pass the resolution. Thank you for that motion in support under discussion. Will the clerk please call the roll. 8 ayes. Motion passes. Item 5.5 is RC number 137 of 1819 by the Public Works Committee to whom was referred resolution 92 of 1819 by all the person Wolfe authorizing the purchasing agent to enter into a five year agreement for the provision of professional management services and operation of the Harbor Center Marina and recommends approving the resolution and the attached contract. All the person Wolfe. Thank you mayor. I make a motion to accept and adopt and pass the resolution. Second. Thank you for that motion in support. Is there any discussion on the motion? Seeing none. Will the clerk please call the roll. 8 ayes. Motion passes. Item 5.6 is RC number 138 of 1819 by the Public Works Committee to whom was referred resolution number 93 of 1819 by all the person Wolfe extending the special charge for residential garbage and refuse disposal services provided by the city and recommends approving the resolution. All the person Wolfe. Thank you mayor. I make a motion to accept and adopt and pass the resolution. Second. Thank you for that motion in support. Under discussion. All the person Boren. Thank you mayor. When I was looking over the document yesterday and preparing for this meeting tonight. And knowing some of the history of of the garbage fee. First of all, I'm going to support the extension of the fee. And but. The history up to this point is that the council has taken a look at this fee. I believe every two years. Since its inception back in in 2013 or 14 or whenever it was. And I think it would be a good idea. For the council before 2020. The end of 2020 to take another look at the fee. And see whether we want to continue with it. My thinking on that is. Is if there's a new governor or we have the same governor. We have a different state legislature. Our ability to levy taxes may change from basically the freeze we've had for a number of years. And in two years, if that does change the council at that time may consider putting this on the tax levy rather than a fee. Years ago when we started this, I know I heard from a number of constituents, I would rather have this on the tax levy than as a fee. Because if I itemize on my on my income tax, I can deduct that additional amount of my property tax. But I can't deduct it as a fee. I talked to attorney Adams this morning and I asked him about one of the where as is on the document. That appeared a little vague to me about that we had to review it now before the end of 2018 for it to go into effect for a couple more years. And he also agreed that the document from back in 2016 wasn't real clear. So I moved to amend resolution. Number 93 18 19. So it's to add a paragraph to be placed between paragraphs that begin now. Therefore it be resolved and be it further resolved to read as follows. Be it further resolved that the common council shall review the special charge every two years with the first review to take place no later than December 31st 2020. Second. Okay, we have a motion and a second under discussion. Alder person down here. I to along with Alder born was present to when this fee was discussed and discussed and discussed again. And then every time it came up, it was discussed and discussed again. Well, I understand the reasoning behind Alder born's amendment. I think that this charge. Has become part of our government structure. And I don't see the point particularly considering it is such a small fee. In the overall scheme of things. That it really. Is worth our while to bring it up every two years and to discuss it every two years. Unless of course we want to increase that fee. So I'm going to vote against it because I think we should finally just put this to rest. But understanding what Alder born his point. There may in fact be various changes. We know that the current legislature is. Has actually passed. I just read 180 bills limiting local control. And. And that may change in the future, but I think this is embedded in our government structure right now. And we're probably just best to leave it there and not. You know, poke at that nest one more time. You know, I got a little queasy when I saw this on the agenda. I thought no, no, not again, not again. And so I would just soon. Get it taken care of. Thank you for those comments. All the person born you mentioned the history and I actually think this goes very well. All the person born you mentioned the history and I actually think this goes back further than what you mentioned in 2013 because it started out as a $7 fee somewhere around 29 or 2010. And the council did reduce it down to the $5 fee that is currently charged. All the person born. The last council that voted on this, then a couple of years ago decided that they wanted to sunset it. In other words, bring it to a complete end. And I don't agree with that. I think it should continue. But I don't think there's any, any harm in having future councils look at it for the reason that all the person down here mentioned to increase it or if, if for the reasons I mentioned before, we may want to either eliminate it or reduce it depending on what we're able to do with what our state legislature lets us do. So I just don't think there's a harm in either going into the public works committee where it came out of or else finance and personnel to just review it every couple of years. And if it still has merit, then fine, let's continue it. And I, and as I said, I'm going to support extending it, but I don't know if I want to, you know, give it carte blanche to continue on forever. I think it's reasonable to take a look at it every couple of years. Thank you. All the person born, you just mentioned that having the public works committee or finance and personnel review it. But I believe the document says that the council has to review it. Which is the case? You had some drafters, notes, attorney Adams. Do you think it'd be appropriate to go over those before we vote on this? I can. So Alderman Bourne did ask me to put something together and I suggested that, because sometimes when things are done from the floor, they can be a little bit confusing as they were the last couple of years that some, that we have something in writing ahead of time. Alder Bourne's proposal, I think he has identified that there is a difference between a sunset clause and a review clause, and this is a review clause. It does say that the common council would review it, the process for the common council to review it would likely to be to send it to a committee. That could happen in a number of different ways. There could be a new resolution extending the special charge, this was done in 16, as is being done now. It could be a resolution authorizing a brand new special charge in a different way. It could be a resolution that amends it or terminates it or extends it, does various things with a biennial review. Or it could simply be a simple report of committee accepted by the common council and then filed that that committee has reviewed it and recommends no change. As to the issue of, you know, this is a resolution. So even if you do not pass Alder Bourne's amendment, it doesn't take away your right to review it at some future date. It just takes off of a schedule and in essence that is what this motion is doing, is putting it on a schedule requiring you to do it in two years and every two years rather than just allowing you to do it whenever you feel like. All the person down at you. Attorney Adams, I just may have this mixed up. It seems my memory is that while there are levy limits, there was the opportunity for municipalities to impose a fee which would not reduce our ability to levy at a certain percentage, but that after, I think it was one of those 180 bills, they took that ability away. So in other words, if we reduce this, if we either reduce or eliminate this fee, it's gone forever. Yes. Under current law, if you reduce or eliminate this, you cannot bring it back. I don't know if that would change, you know, if wishes were horses kind of thing, you know. The scenario that we laid out would actually change, but I just say we leave well enough along. Thank you. Alderperson, Sarnson. I think just to clarify too, in some of the discussion about the reviewing of the fee to increase or lower it, I don't know who's going to answer this question, but I believe in one of those 180 restrictions, we're not allowed to increase the fee. We're able to essentially just continue it or lower it or get rid of it and we're not allowed to increase it. Is that correct? That is correct under current law. Okay. And then just for reference too, could the Director of Public Works just give a good idea about the total number that this fee generates for the garbage service? Alderperson Boren. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if we would decide to increase the fee, the penalty would be we would have to reduce our tax levy by a like amount. So in other words, if we're getting $800,000 an hour, and we wanted to raise it back up to seven bucks, that additional revenue would have to be reduced, our levy would have to be reduced by the same amount, and that was another one of the, you know, the brilliant law that Alderman Sorensen just mentioned. Precisely. Okay. Any other discussion? Seeing none, will the clerk please call the roll? This is the motion to amend the wording. Four ayes, four noes. A mayor votes nay. So now we're back to the original motion. Is there any other discussion on the motion? Seeing none, will the clerk please call the roll? Eight ayes. Motion passes. Item 5.7, eight and nine will be referred to various committees. Under general ordinances, ordinance 6.1 and 6.2 will also be referred to various committees. Under matters laid over, item 7.1 is resolution number 88 of 1819 by all the persons down here will officially recognizing the historic grant neighborhood association. All the person down here. I move that the resolution be passed. Second. Thank you for that motion in support. Is there any discussion on the motion? Very good. All those in favor of the motion, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Well, this is our eighth neighborhood association. So we keep on growing these groups. It's good to see. Next item is other matters received after the agenda was published. Turn it over to the city attorney. Thank you. 8.1 is a resolution by all the persons in a different order here. 8.1 is a resolution by the city clerk submitting various license applications for the period ending December 31, 2018, June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020. That will be referred to the licensing hearings and public safety committee. And 8.2 is a resolution by all persons in a different order here. 9.1 is a resolution by the city clerk submitting various license applications for the period ending December 31, 2018, June 30, 2020. That will be referred to the financing personnel committee. All the persons in a wolf. Thank you, mayor. I make a motion to adjourn. Second. Thank you for that motion in support. All those in favor of the adjournment, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? We stand adjourned. Thank you for your time tonight.