 All right, good evening everybody. It is six o'clock and I will call the 26th regular Common Council meeting to order. Will the clerk state the quote of the evening? Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else. Thank you. Will the clerk call the roll? Alderperson Ackley. Alderperson Decker. Alderperson Felde. Alderperson Feliki Paneski. Alderperson Heidemann. Alderperson Mitchell. Alderperson Pirella. Alderperson Ramey. Excuse. Thank you. Alderperson Rust. Alderperson Peterson. Present. All right. There are nine present. Thanks if folks could 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. Is there a motion to approve the minutes? Thank you, Mayor. I move to approve the minutes from the 25th regular Council meeting held on April 3rd, 2024. Moved and seconded. All those in favor of approving the minutes, state aye. Aye. Objections. Minutes are approved. Next, resignation. City Attorney. First we have a resignation by Barbara Alvarez from the Mead Library Board, effective April 17, 2024, and one from James Owen from the Redevelopment Authority, effective immediately. Thank you. Alder Decker. I move to accept and file. Moved and seconded. All those in favor, state aye. Aye. Objection. Those are accepted and filed. City Clerk, anyone for public forum this evening? No in this evening. All right. Thank you. We'll jump into Mayor's announcements. Well, good evening everybody. So obviously we have some folks in attendance tonight just want to recognize if you all could just wave your hand the Mayor's Youth Council members. So wave your hand everybody. Come on, let the council members know. Dave, you're not in the Youth Council. So the Mayor's Youth Council has been led by my intern Jake. So they've been learning kind of the interropes of local government. They did a tour the other day with the Coast Guard. So yeah, so they're here tonight just to watch a council meeting and see how the sausage gets made here. So a few announcements this evening. Folks saw online and in our publications, we'll be hosting the Marina Master Plan Open House session on April 30th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This will be an open house style so folks can kind of walk through, share their ideas and visions to help enhance our marina. So that will be at the library on April 30th from 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Also next week, the Mayor's International Committee is hosting a free movie night to highlight our Subame and Japanese sister city partnership. So this free movie night will be at the library as well on April 24th beginning at 5.30 p.m. And there will be snacks and light refreshments there as well. The city of Sheboygan will be having its Arbor Day event on April 22nd with the Department of Public Works as well as the Forestry Team. This will be held at the JC's Quarry Park starting at 4.30 p.m. Really excited to host another Arbor Day event and celebrate our milestone achievement of being one of the first and long lasting Tree City USA designations as well. So those are my announcements tonight. Obviously this is our last council meeting for this session. So I just want to say as a team we've made a lot of progress in adjusting the needs of our city this past council session. We've kept our city moving forward and I've been blessed to work along each and every one of you. So first and foremost I want to thank you for supporting the 450 staff members in the city of Sheboygan that provide city services to our great community every single day. Supporting staff is essential in keeping our community a well-oiled machine. This session with the increase in shared revenue that we've gotten from our state partners, we've invested in public safety, adding additional firefighters and sworn police officers and these key investments will help keep our city safe. We've been also taking the steps to grow and expand our tax base and as a council you've also shown leadership in supporting the development and growth in our city and it's vitally important that we all know that as a city we need to move forward otherwise we'll fall behind. We also understand the need that our city is facing a housing crisis in a massive housing shortage. With the support from the council we are on the path to add more housing throughout the city of Sheboygan. We need to continue on the path that is an all the above approach to addressing our housing shortage to benefit all of our residents and neighborhoods. I'm proud to work alongside of a council that also believes in investing in our infrastructure and prioritizing a detailed plan to continue to fix and maintain our roads and obviously we have a great we've made some progress but we got a long way to go. So these are just a few highlights that we've accomplished in Sheboygan is a great city because of all of your dedication that you put in day in and day out to keep Sheboygan moving forward. So thank you with that we also have some folks that will be departing us from this council. So first I would like to bring up Amanda Salzar who got a head start and so come come on down no it's okay recognizing her contribution to the city of Sheboygan representing the citizens of the third district of Sheboygan from April 2021 to March of 2024. So I want to thank Amanda Salzar for her service on both the public works committee as well as the licensing hearings public safety committee as well in her role as council vice president. So thank you Amanda congratulations. Would you like to say any words? You can bring the camera down for me though. I just I wanted to say that the quote of the day was quite fitting I was like trying to figure out what I was gonna say because Ryan said I have a few minutes so the quote of the day is quite fitting for me right now. Now that my term has ended here as council I still look forward to sort of cheering on Sheboygan and the new council coming in and looking forward to what my next journey is. So I appreciate all of the council members that I got to work with it was wonderful I appreciate the time, the laughs, the late nights, the great debates it was it was a lot I learned a lot from all of you and I look forward to seeing what you all do in the future. Oh and a big shout out to the staff of course they're actually the big superheroes here they answer all of our questions from all the constituents and do all the hard work I know I've emailed probably each and every single one of you for many questions and so I thank the staff with big round of applause to them so thank you. Thank you Amanda. Alright next we're gonna recognize Betty Ackley come on down Betty so recognizing her contribution to the city Sheboygan representing the citizens of the fourth district of Sheboygan from April 2019 to April 2024 so Betty has been almost on all of committees I think to share around so her and I served on the council and it's been a pleasure to work alongside Betty so Betty congratulations. I just wanted to say what an honor and a privilege it has been to serve as a district for all the person since 2019 I appreciate all of you staff I really really appreciate all the things that you have done so I look forward to seeing all the great things that the new council will be doing next year so thank you. And of course we have Roberta Flicky Panesky in recognizing her contributions to the city Sheboygan representing the citizens of the second district of Sheboygan from July 2020 to April of 2024 and Roberta served as council vice president as well as the vice chair of the finance and personnel committee as well as several other committees as well so Roberta congratulations. Thank you. Would you like to say some words? I love it. And I did write out my words. First I'd like to thank my constituents in district two I have helped several of you navigate the city regarding permits potholes parks and picnics I have spoken with many more of you about agenda items and development projects it has been my pleasure serving you for the past three and a half years I wish you well in the coming months. Second to the staff and particularly the department heads you have been a joy to work with when I've called you've answered when I've stopped by to clarify issues you've explained I will tout your professionalism and your dedication to anyone in the city you are among the finest and we are lucky to have you keep it up. And finally to my council colleagues if you ever wonder if you make a difference you do I place a note on each of your desks please read it as you move forward as a council body I am reminded of how Arthur Ash the great tennis player got to be a great tennis player he said start where you are use what you have and do what you can. I have learned that the art of governance is compromise and incremental change I ask that you be true to yourself be compassionate to your colleagues and continue to move this city forward know that when you work together and make decisions together you are the governing body of Sheboygan and I can't leave you without mentioning these last two challenges which should come as no surprise to you. One the city needs a full-time communications person so get one and two if you have a rule you shouldn't suspend it every other meeting. I thank you thank you everyone all right next we'll jump into our hearings hearing number 16 23 24 to give persons an opportunity to be heard related to a proposal of the general development plan submitted by Van Horn properties of Sheboygan LLC to construct a new Van Horn key facility at parcel number 5 9 2 8 1 2 1 5 8 2 7 and 5 9 2 8 1 2 1 5 8 3 3 with a planned unit development zone anyone wishing to be heard on this item anyone wishing to be heard last call anyone wishing to be heard seeing none older Decker is there motion to close the hearing yes I moved to close the hearing second all those in favor state aye aye any objection okay the hearing is closed next items 9 through 16 on the consent agenda older Decker thank you mayor I move to receive and file all RO's receive all RC's and adopt all resolutions and ordinances moved in second at any discussion on any of the items in the consent agenda all right seeing no cues this will be roll call vote all right those items are approved item 73 17 through 22 will be referred to their respective committees for the new council item number 23 resolution number 2 1 1 23 24 by elder persons Mitchell and Raimi proving the general development plan submitted by Van Horn properties of Sheboygan LLC to construct a new Van Horn key facility on parcel number 5 9 2 8 1 2 1 5 8 2 7 in 5 9 2 8 1 2 1 5 8 3 3 with the planned unit development zone well they're Mitchell thank you mayor I move to adapt the resolution moved in seconded any discussion on this item seeing none this will be a roll call vote nice all right those items are approved next items 24 through 28 will be referred to the new council next item 29 RC number 2 7 3 23 24 by the finance and personnel committee to whom was referred director for a resolution number 203 23 24 by elder persons Mitchell and Flukie Panosky over sending the 12 month tax increment district number 1 e affordable housing extension Alder Mitchell I can marry moved to receive the RC and adopt the resolution moved and seconded any discussion on this item seeing no cues this will be a roll call vote nice that's approved next item 30 RC number 2 7 4 23 24 by finance and personnel committee to whom was referred director for a resolution number 204 23 24 by all the persons Mitchell and Flukie Panosky terminating the city of Sheboygan tax incremental district 1 e in authorizing the finance director to distribute excess increment to overlaying tax districts is there a motion Alder Mitchell moved to receive the RC and adopt the resolution moved in seconded any discussion on this item all right seeing none this will be a roll call vote that's approved next item 31 RC number 2 7 7 23 24 by the Public Works Committee to whom was referred director for a resolution number 202 23 24 by elder persons Decker and Rust authorizing the appropriate city officials to enter into a state municipal financing agreement with the state of Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Transportation for payment we're surfacing project on Washington Avenue and South Business Drive older Decker thank you where I moved to receive the RC and adopt the resolution didn't seconded any discussion on this project I'd uh excuse me Alder prela yes I was just curious about how this works as I don't recall similar situation so the state came to us and say we want to pave these roads which I'm happy about of course is that the way it works here in her so we were not we we don't proactively go to them they came to us and how do they determine that because that stretch of that stretch of state truck is out that stretch of Washington is also state trunk Highway 28 so they have some jurisdiction over it and they chose that through their planning process that that's a role that needs to be updated so they came to us in I think January February but if we didn't have the percentage that we are required to contribute to it like in these cases 25 percent then what do we do then I'm I'm guessing nothing would happen in the state would choose not to repair that road so do you have the construction costs at this point is 100% paid by the state there is a 25% though they're right I read I read there is a 25% contribution from us for the design cost okay thank you all right any other discussions on this item all right seeing no more cues this will be a real call vote nice that's approved item 32 RC number 278 23 24 by the Public Works Committee to whom was referred resolution number 130 23 24 by the city clerk submitting a communication from the Sheboygan event company asking for the waving of park and equipment rental fees for the coho derby holder Decker thank you mayor I moved to receive the RC file the documents and instruct staff to split the park and equipment rental fees for the event moved and seconded any discussion on this item Alder fliki Paneski thank you when you say split does that mean 50 50 75 25 33 66 what does split me public works to your Decker it's 50 50 it's half where we're basically everything about 50% discount on the on the fees for this particular one reason being this is a new entity that's going into their they asked for full the full waiver we felt that that was maybe going a little too far so we after some discussion we went with a half and half thank you any more discussion any more discussion on this item all right seeing none this will be a roll call vote nice all right that's approved RC number 276 23 24 by the Public Works Committee to whom was to act referral number 205 23 24 by elder persons Decker and Rust authorizing the appropriate city officials to enter into a contract with BMD concrete innovations and construct construction of the new 20 24 sidewalk program holder Decker thank you mayor I moved to receive the RC and adapt the resolution moved and seconded any discussion on this item Alder prela yes I was wondering if this is about 157 thousand dollars that we are appropriating and the sidewalk program has already a meager 200,000 appropriated to it are we going to add the work that is has been money wise allocated to this program or not Kevin jump so realizing that was a 200,000 dollar budget expenditure we had to estimate how much concrete work we could get done and so that's where the bid comes in at what about 158,000 dollars we can spend additional funds to a certain point we would need council approval to go beyond I believe it's 15% over the contract so we could spend additional funds well I would like to see as I said at least the use of again the meager amount that we already are located to the sidewalk program I would like to see that even less spend on that so that is my my view on it and also I would like to if I can follow up briefly just have an idea by looking at the quote that we received from the company I'm not able to understand how much we are going to so for example how many feet of sidewalks we are going to I understand that some sidewalk may be new some others may be just fixed but I would like to have an idea on practical terms and I don't I don't understand that through the document provided so we estimated 15,000 square feet of concrete sidewalk removal and replacement and then the bids came in at what is that about eight and a half dollars a square foot yeah so and that we don't know what those prices are going to come in at so we we take our best guess on what that quantity should be and I can actually on this specific question I can if you don't mind reach out to you separately because square feet doesn't doesn't do the trick with me I would like to know how many linear feet we are going to walk right so how many feet more of sidewalks we are going to have do you think that it would be possible for you to provide that information if you give me a second I'll figure it out real quick that is three thousand square feet or three thousand linear feet of sidewalk and these are all news new sidewalks most all of it is replacement sidewalks fixing damaged tree heath sidewalks cracked finally briefly the in the program the sidewalks that come with fixing roads we we are doing we have many works on in progress on that and we'll have some more soon those sidewalks that come with fixing the roads are not included in this program correct they are not correct they are they're separate very good thank you so much any other discussion on this item alright see no more cues this will be a roll call about nice all right that item is approved items 34 through 51 will be referred to the new council all our Decker we've exhausted the agenda for this session what is your motion I move to adjourn Senate I moved in seconded all those in favor state I right we're adjourned at 626