 All right, good evening, everybody. I will call the 21st Regular Common Council Meeting to order. Will the clerk please state the court of the day? Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can do. All right, will the clerk please call the roll? Alderperson Ackley. Alderperson Decker. Alderperson Fowley. Alderperson Felicki Paneski. Alderperson Heidemann. Alderperson Mitchell. Alderperson Pirella. Alderperson Raimi. Excused. Thank you, Alderperson Rust. Alderperson Salazar. There are nine present. All right, if you're able, please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. 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, well, next is motion to approve the minutes. Alder Felde, is there a motion to approve? Thank you, Mayor. I move to approve the minutes from the 20th regular council meeting held on January 16, 2023. Second. It's been a motion second. Any discussion on the minutes? Seeing none, all those in favor of approval, please state aye. Aye. Any objection? The minutes are approved. Next is confirmation of mayoral appointments, assistant city attorney. Thank you. Thank you. We have Keith Jack to be considered for appointment to the senior service commission. Alder Felde. I move to confirm. Second. Motion second. Any discussion on the confirmation? Seeing none, this is a roll call vote. Please refer to your municodes. Nine ayes. All right, that's approved. Anyone for public forum? No one this evening. All right, mayoral announcements, got a few. All right, good evening everybody. Start off with a few things going on in the community here. This coming Friday is Maywood's 40th anniversary kickoff party. This will be held at Friday, February 10th at 5.30 at Maywood. So this will be a great program to learn how Maywood started as well. So former director Dave Cuckoo will give a great presentation about the history in the first few decades of Maywood. So this will be a great event with food and drinks at the event as well. Coming up this Wednesday at 6 p.m. in City Hall, there'll be a public meeting regarding the upcoming international powerboat racing tournament that we have coming this August. So folks wanna learn more about public opportunities and participation, please come attend that as well. Some exciting news for our friends at Alliance Energy. They've recently announced a new battery storage project that they will be installing on their new property or not their new property, they're all the current property. This project will be able to power over 100,000 homes in the area and we're excited that Alliance is continuing to make investments in our community. Also just a friendly reminder, early voting begins tomorrow at the city clerk's office for the February 21st spring primary. So our city clerk team was setting up for that today as well. Also just wanna give a quick recognition and shout out to the People's and Ideas magazine from the Wisconsin Academy of Arts and Sciences that are found on your desks. So there's some good coverage about the Valrath food truck night as well too. So we have extra copies of folks. I wanna read more about that. So some good coverage. Also just wanna make a statement regarding the press article that came out today as well. So while I cannot comment on direct personnel matters, please know that as the mayor take these matters extremely seriously, I know that as the city, we are only successful if we can support employees who uphold and work in alignment with the values of our city and the community. I will stand up and submit to the importance of making sure that every employee feels safe, comfortable in the environment in which they work. One of our top priorities moving forward is to rebuild the trust of our employees and our citizens as well as our communities. Furthermore, we have already begun the process of evaluating and ensuring that our internal policies and procedures reflect the values and expectations of the community. We are committed to doing everything that we can do to ensure harassment and discrimination have no place in the city of Sheboygan. I am committed to ensuring that leadership at every municipal level of government takes allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of power seriously. I will do everything in my power to protect employees, residents and patrons. I know that we can do better and we will do better. We've already been making great strides over the last couple of months in doing so. So thank you. Okay, we'll jump right into the consent agenda. Holder Feldy. I move to receive and file all ROs, receive all RCs and adopt all resolutions and ordinances. Second. Motion and second. Any items on the consent agenda? Alder Mitchell. Thank you, Mayor. Just some comments on item nine. The city of Sheboygan analysis of impediments to fair housing. I just want to encourage everybody to make sure that you take a look through that. Planning and development department outdid themselves on the depth of the research that was done in putting this report together. And I believe the information is going to be incredibly useful to us as we continue to look at housing moving forward. Thank you. Thank you, Alder Mitchell. Any other discussion on the consent agenda? All right, seeing none. This is roll call vote. Please refer to your municode. Nine eyes. All right, those items are approved. Next reports of officers. Items 15 and 16 will lay over. Items 17 through 19 will be referred to the respective committees. We'll jump into number 20 under resolutions. Resolution number 1312223 by Alders, Feldy and Ackley authorizing the city attorney to engage the services of special outside legal counsel to represent the Licensing, Hearing and Public Safety Committee and the Common Council with regard to quasi-judicial hearing regarding the suspension and revocation of alcohol beverage license number 3527 and authorizing payments of said services. Alder Feldy. I ask to suspend the rules. Any objection to suspension? Seeing none, please proceed with your motion. I move to adopt the resolution. Second. Motion in second. Any discussion on this item? Seeing none, this is roll call vote. Please refer to your municode. Nine eyes. That item is approved. Item number 21 will be referred to the Public Works Committee. Next reports of committees. 22 RC number 1642223 by the Finance and Personnel Committee to whom was received direct referral resolution number 1292223 by Alder Persons, Mitchell and Flicky Panesky authorizing the finance director slash treasurer to issue Caitlyn Krieger merit pay for her extraordinary service to the city. Alder Mitchell. Thank you, Mayor. I move to receive the RC and adopt the resolution. Second. There's been a motion. Second. Any discussion? Alder Heideman. Yeah, thank you, Mayor. I'd like to amend the resolution. I'd like to change the amount from $25,000 to $30,000. There's been a motion to amend. Is there a second? Second. There's been a second. Any discussion on the amendment? Seeing no discussion on the amendment, all those in favor of accepting the amendment, please state aye. Aye. Any objection? All right, the amendment is approved. Now back to the main motion as amended. Any discussion on the motion as amended? Seeing none, this is a roll call vote. Please refer to your municode. Nine ayes. That item is approved. Next item 23, RC number 165, 2223 by the Finance and Personnel Committee to whom was referred direct referral, general ordinance number 19, 2223 by older persons, Mitchell Flicky Paneski, amending section 8233 of the Sheboygan Municipal Code to modify the city table of organizations. Alder Mitchell. Thank you, Mayor. I move to receive the RC and adopt the ordinance. Second. And a motion and second. Any discussion on this item? Seeing none, now the roll call vote. Alder Flicky Paneski. Thank you. Nine ayes. All right, that item is approved. Item number 24 will be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee. Next, other matters authorized by law. Assistant city attorney. Thank you, Mayor. RO number 103-22-23 by the city clerk submitting various license applications. We ask that this be referred to licensing hearings and public safety committee. All right, that'll be sent to LHPS. Next, contemplated closed session. Alder Felty. I move to convene in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin statute S19.851E for deliberating and investigating of public funds or conducting other specified business to with a recreational development at the city's Buttson's property whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. Second. There's been a motion second. Any discussion on this motion? Seeing none, this is a roll call vote as well. Nine ayes. All right, that was approved. We'll take a three-minute transitional recess and we'll convene in 10, or excuse me, 305. Okay, we are back in open session. We'll jump to item number 28, resolution number 130-22-23 by Alder Felty and Flicky Panesky declaring the city's desire and committed to the developing of an indoor outdoor sports complex at the city's Buttson property asset fourth below. Alder Felty. I ask to suspend the rules. Second. Is there any objection? Seeing none, please proceed with your motion. I move to adopt the resolution. Is there a second? Second. Motion in second. Any discussion on the item? Seeing none, this is a roll call vote. Please refer to your meeting code. Alder Heidemann. Aye. Thank you. Alder Flicky Panesky. Aye. That's nine ayes. All right, that item is approved. We've finished the agenda. Alder Felty, is there a motion to adjourn? I move to adjourn, second. All right, motion second to adjourn. All those in favor of adjourning, please stay die. Aye. Any objection? We're adjourned at 656. Thanks, everybody. Woot woot.