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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PCC ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CO,W ITY OF SHKOSH ISCONSIN J24,2014 UNE REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at 6:00 p.min the Council Chambers, . City Hall. Mayor Tower presided. PRESENT: Council Members Caroline Panske, Sean Fitzgerald, Steve Cummings, Tom Pech, Jr., Steven Herman, Deb Allison-Aasby and Mayor Tower ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager; Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk; Lynn Lorenson, City Attorney and Dave Patek, Director of Public Works Council Member Panske read the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Panske P ROCLAMATION Mayor Tower made a proclamation announcing June 30, 2014 as Arthrogryposis Awareness Day in the City of Oshkosh. CSC ITIZEN TATEMENTS TO OUNCIL Gordana Oehmen, 1333 Bowen Street, was unhappy with the cost of the special assessments on her property and felt the City should pay for the concrete and sidewalk paving. Council Member Pech commented that the Bowen Street reconstruction project would cost approximately 4.3 million dollars of which the City was absorbing 4 million dollars; property owners were only being assessed for three hundred thousand dollars of the project. Mr. Patek indicated that the bids for the project came in lower than the estimated 4.3 million dollars, however he did not have the bid tabs for the project at hand. Rich Schneider, 1418 Bowen Street, felt it was not necessary to reconstruct Bowen Street and that property owners were being asked to pay the price for a previous project. Diane Nichols, 1329 Bowen Street, was concerned about cracks in her foundation and wanted the street light in front of her home turned back on. Carmen Jones, 1405 Bowen Street, was concerned about the high cost of the special assessments on her property and felt that the interest rate was too high. 1 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Roger Reinert, 1409 Bowen Street, was concerned that his entire sidewalk was removed when it was his understanding that the City would only remove a few squares. He was also concerned about part of his driveway being repaved. He felt the project should be funded differently. Mayor Tower asked for an explanation regarding the sidewalk. Steve Gohde, Assistant Public Works Director, stated City staff examined the sidewalks of the properties included in the project to determine if sidewalk squares were defective, cracked, incorrectly pitched, or had excessive spalling. He stated the sidewalks of a large portion of the project were deemed to have defects that were assessable to the property owners and in order to complete the project more efficiently and receive a better price for the concrete, City staff decided to remove all of the sidewalk squares on one side of the Bowen Street. He stated that property owners were not assessed for the additional sidewalk work. He stated some driveways in the project needed to be adjusted to meet acceptable slopes that adhered to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to prevent vehicles from bottoming out. Council Member Herman asked what the age of Bowen Street was. Mr. Patek stated that Bowen Street was constructed in 1968 which made it forty six years old. He reported the sanitary sewer laterals were constructed in 1938 and 1947, the water lines prior to 1950 and a minimal of storm sewer laterals were constructed in 1968. Council Member Herman asked what the life expectancy of a street was. Mr. Patek stated per the municipal code, a concrete street must last a minimum of twenty five years. Council Member Herman asked for clarification on the sanitary sewer lateral replacement from Nevada Avenue to Murdock Avenue. Mr. Gohde explained that the City extended the sanitary sewer laterals on Bowen Street from Nevada Avenue to Murdock Avenue and that section of the project was scheduled to be reconstructed. He stated due to budget restraints that section of Bowen Street would be scheduled for reconstruction in a future year; in the meantime a temporary asphalt patch was placed over the trench of the sanitary sewer laterals. Council Member Herman asked if the sections of curb and gutter taken out in aforementioned section would be replaced. Mr. Gohde stated the sections of curb and gutter would be spot replaced. Council Member Herman asked if the intersection of Avenue and Bowen Street would be completed. Mr. Gohde stated that the intersection of Nevada Avenue and Bowen Street would be fully completed during the current reconstruction project. 2 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Council Member Herman indicated that he attended a meeting with the property owners affected by the reconstruction project and that their biggest concern was the concrete. He stated he explained to the property owners that the City was absorbing over 90% of the cost of the reconstruction project. Sharon Koerner, 709 Merritt Avenue, was concerned about sinking asphalt patches and manhole covers on the streets in her neighborhood; she wanted to know if they would be repatched or leveled out. Mr. Patek stated currently a contractor for the City was repairing sanitary manhole castings throughout the City. He stated another contractor was currently fixing the roads that were damaged due to water main breaks. Ms. Koerner stated the manhole cover on Merritt Avenue near Menominee Park was sinking. She also stated the railroad tracks across Merritt Avenue were in need of repair. Mr. Patek stated City staff would examine the manhole cover on Merritt Avenue near Menominee Park. Patricia Diener, 1316 Broad Street, was concerned about standing water and people speeding in her neighborhood. Rich Schneider wanted to speak for a second time. Council Member Pech the Council to waive the rules and allow Mr. Schneider to speak a second time. The Council agreed to allow Mr. Schneider to speak a second time. Rich Schneider, 1418 Bowen Street, felt property owners were being asked to pay the price for a previous project. He stated a similar project was completed on New York Avenue that property owners were not assessed for. Mr. Patek explained that the City only removed half of the street between Hazel Street and Bowen Street for the New York Avenue project Mr. Schneider was referring to. Due to it not being a total reconstruction property owners were not assessed. He further explained that on New York Avenue between Bowen Street and the railroad tracks, asphalt pavement was put in and between the railroad tracks and Jefferson Street concrete was put in; both of which were assessed to the property owners. He stated in the future there would be a concrete project on New York Avenue between Bowen Street and the railroad tracks. Ms. Oehmen, wanted to speak for a second time. Council Member Pech asked the Council to waive the rules and allow Ms. Oehmen to speak a second time. Gordana Oehmen, 1333 Bowen Street, felt the City should pay 100% of the road reconstruction cost. 3 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Tim Finley, 1315 Bowen Street, stated it was his understanding that the road was being reconstructed to remedy storm water runoff issues. In his opinion there were not any storm water runoff issues along Bowen Street. Mr. Patek referred to the Capital Improvement Program and stated the Bowen Street reconstruction project was never based on having a problem with storm water. He stated the old water mains and sanitary sewer laterals were the drivers for the street reconstruction. Mr. Finley asked if the price of the road reconstruction was inflated by the cost of the storm water laterals. Mr. Rohloff stated one of the mistakes the City had made in the past was only correcting one utility during a street improvement. He stated that the utilities under Bowen Street were near or at the end of their life expectancy and due to the fact that the concrete on the street would last fifty years it made better sense to replace all the utilities at the time of the road reconstruction rather than to have to dig up the road again to replace them in the future. He stated since Bowen Street was a collector street for the City it needed what was called over build. He stated although the City was assuming over 90% of the cost of the street reconstruction, property owners on Bowen Street were paying the same amount of special assessments that property owners on residential side streets paid. Mr. Finley asked if there was any recourse to pay the special assessments for property owners who were on fixed incomes. Mr. Rohloff stated the hardship issue for special assessments was addressed during the May 2012 workshop. He indicated the City provided a payment plan to stretch the special assessment payments over fifteen years. He stated the bill for the Bowen Street reconstruction would most likely be placed on the tax bills for 2015 giving property owners time to plan. Mayor Tower stated the City did not charge special assessments on the basis of income. Mr. Finley suggested that the City come up with a plan to pay special assessments for property owners on a fixed income. Wendy Reinert, 1409 Bowen Street, was upset that her entire sidewalk was removed and felt that 6% interest was too high of a rate for the City to charge. Council Member Herman stated that the reason the City charged 6% for an interest rate was due to the City not wanting to be in the banking business. Mr. Rohloff explained the purpose for the 6% interest rate was to encourage property owners to find alternative financing for their special assessments. He stated since the City assumed some risk, the interest rate was set a few points over the rate that the City was charged to borrow money at; instead of varying the rate for each project the City chose to set the rate at 6%. Council Member Pech stated that banks set their rates the same way. 4 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Council Member Allison-Aasby stated currently, for unsecured loans, most banks in the City charged an interest rate of anywhere between 9% and 9.75%. Mr. Rohloff indicated that the interest rate the City charged for special assessments was recently changed from 9% down to 6%. Mayor Tower stated that the Council frequently reviewed the interest rate charged for special assessments. Marilyn Fahrenkampf, 1307 Bowen Street, felt there were worse streets in the City that needed paving. She also was concerned about the entire length of the sidewalk being replaced and about vehicles speeding on Bowen Street. Mayor Tower explained, as stated previously, that property owners would not be assessed for the additional sidewalk work. Council Member Herman stated that Chief Greuel would look into vehicles speeding on Bowen Street. Council Member Herman stated the City had an overall plan for the infrastructure throughout the City to address storm water and flooding issues. Mr. Patek stated the CIP was all encompassing, but reiterated that the Bowen Street reconstruction project was being done due to problems with the sanitary sewer laterals. Council Member Herman stated there was an overall plan to improve the infrastructure of the City to help control flooding throughout the City. Mr. Patek stated with the amount of recent rainfall the City had received, he felt the City was starting to see the benefits of the comprehensive infrastructure improvements. Council Member Herman asked if there was an inspector on the reconstruction site to determine that proper billing of the special assessments was done. Mr. Patek stated the DNR required inspectors to be on location as a condition of approval to replace utilities. He stated it was the City’s policy to also inspect the sidewalks and paving. Mike Jones, 1405 Bowen Street, asked if property owners who could not get a bank loan for the special assessments would be fined for not paying their assessments right away. Mr. Rohloff recommended that Mr. Jones speak to City staff regarding an explanation of the payment options for the special assessments. Mr. Jones asked what happened to the asphalt and concrete that was taken from the sidewalks and roads. Mr. Patek stated it was the contractor’s responsibility to dispose of the old asphalt and concrete. 5 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE CA ONSENT GENDA Approval of Bills presented by the Finance Director Receipt of Claim filed with the City’s Insurance Company: A) Jennifer Dunham for alleged damage from a sewer backup Resolution 14-272 Award Bid for Commercial 4WD Compact Tractor ($19,390.28) for Water Filtration Plant to Riesterer and Schnell Inc. Council Member Panske asked for an explanation on the need for the purchase of the tractor. Steve Brand, Superintendent of Utilities, stated his department currently had two residential type lawn tractors that were used to mow and snow blow the water plant and tower sites. He stated the snow drifts were too much for the residential equipment and that a commercial tractor with a loading attachment would work better to manage snow removal. Council Member Panske asked how many employees it took to mow and remove the snow. Mr. Brand stated how many employees it took to mow and remove the snow depended on how much rain or snow the City received. Resolution 14-273 Award Bid for Public Works Contract No. 14-20 to Carl Bowers and Sons Construction Co., Inc. for Storm Sewer Laterals / Various Locations ($255,028.00) Resolution 14-274 Approve Purchase of Road Salt for Winter 2014-2015 for the Department of Public Works through WIDOT from Cargil, Inc. ($227,325.00) Resolution 14-275 Approve Releasing Utility Easements / 2300 Block Wisconsin Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Resolution 14-276 Approve and Submit 2013 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Compliance Maintenance Annual Report / Wastewater Treatment Plant Resolution 14-277 A Resolution Determining to Issue $8,485,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Storm Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2014A, of the City Of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, in such amount providing details, prescribing the form of bond, awarding the bonds to the best bidder, and providing for the payment of said bonds and covenants with respect thereto Council Member Pech asked for the results of the storm water utility revenue bond bids. 6 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Todd Taves of Ehlers Financial Services reported the City received three bids on the storm water utility revenue bonds and the winning bid came from Jefferies, LLC out of New York City with a true interest rate of 3.47%. He stated due to a bond premium the City’s principal and interest would be $376,000.00 less than the initial estimate. Resolution 14-278 Authorize Borrowing from State Trust Fund Loan to Finance WRS Prior Service Pension Liability($10,400,000.00) Council Member Pech explained why, for the long term financial interest of the City, it made sense to borrow from the State Trust Fund to pay for the WRS pension liability. He stated it would not affect the City’s Moody’s rating. Council Member Fitzgerald asked how often the state retirement system completed an assessment on its fiscal standing. Mr. Rohloff stated in the past, municipalities ran their own retirement systems. He explained when the State took over the retirement plan for all municipalities approximately fifty years ago, municipalities turned over all of their assets to the State. The State then calculated how much each municipality was short based on the number of employees at the time the retirement system switched over to the State. He stated at the current time, the State was not charging enough for the City to be able to pay off the debt. He stated by borrowing from the state trust fund the City would be able to have a sunset date to pay off the debt entirely. He stated the liability was related to current employees and felt the City should have borrowed the funds to pay off the Wisconsin Retirement System liability ten or fifteen years ago. Council Member Pech noted that the Long Range Finance Committee recommended approval of the resolution. Resolution 14-279 Accept Financial Donation and Truck Wrap from Oshkosh Area Community Foundation for Mobile Command Vehicle for the Oshkosh Police Department (Donation & Wrap $34,050.00) Resolution 14-280 Rescind Personal Property Taxes (Cemetery Surplus and Surf City) Resolution 14-281 Approve Temporary Polling Place for August 12, 2014 Election – District 5 / Trinity Evangelical Lutheran School, 819 Bowen Street Resolution 14-282 Approval of Special Event - Life Promotions to utilize Winnebago County Fairgrounds for their Lifest / July 10, 11, 12 & 13, 2014 Resolution 14-283 Approval of Special Event - Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish to hold their Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Picnic/July 11, 12 & 13, 2014 Resolution 14-284 Approval of Special Event - Catamaran Racing Association of Wisconsin to utilize Menominee Park for their Crazy Cats Catamaran Regatta / July 12 & 13, 2014 7 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Resolution 14-285 Approval of Special Event - The Grand Opera House to utilize Grand Opera House and Parking Lot for their Grand Scoop / July 19, 2014 Resolution 14-286 Approval of Special Event - Elizabeth Barron to utilize Menominee Park for their Barron-Gjefsen Wedding Ceremony / August 9, 2014 Resolution 14-287 Approval of Special Event - Andrews University – Center for Youth Evangelism to utilize EAA ground for their Faith on Fire International Pathfinder Camporee / August 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16, 2014 Resolution 14-288 Approval of Special Event - Forever Faithful Pathfinder Camporee and Seventh Day Adventist Church to utilize City streets, Menominee Park and Leach Amphitheater for their Forever Faithful Pathfinder Parade / August 16, 2014 Resolution 14-289 Approval of Special Event - Winnebago County Heroin Task Force to utilize city streets for their ReThink Addiction Run / September 13, 2014 Resolution 14-290 Approval of Special Event - Reach Counseling Services to utilize City streets for their Fox Valley Take Back the Night / October 8, 2014 Council Member Pech asked to have the resolution removed from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration. He stated he would be voting present due to a relationship with one of the sponsors of the event. Resolution 14-291 Approval of Block Party Request - Kincaid Avenue between Greenfield Trail and Heritage Trail / August 5, 2014 th Resolution 14-292 Approval of Block Party Request - 5 Avenue between Knapp Street and Idaho Street / August 5, 2014 Resolution 14-293 Approve Appointments to the following Boards and Commissions: Library Board, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board, Committee on Aging, Bid Board and Housing Authority Resolution 14-294 Disallowance of Claim by David Ruland Resolution 14-295 Approve Combination “Class B” Licenses, Class “B” Fermented Malt License, Operator Licenses and Taxi-Cab License MOTION: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTON 14-290 (Cummings; second Allison-Aasby) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Mayor Tower 8 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Resolution 14-290 Approval of Special Event - Reach Counseling Services to utilize City streets for their Fox Valley Take Back the Night / October 8, 2014 MOTION: ADOPT (Fitzgerald; second, Panske) CARRIED: Ayes (6) Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Mayor Tower Present (1) Pech ATO&R CTION AKEN ON RDINANCES ESOLUTIONS Ordinance 14-296 Approve Request to Attach to City from Town of Black Wolf / Purtell Voluntary Attachment; Southeast Corner of Ripple Road and Oregon Street MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Panske) MOTION: LAY OVER INDEFINETELY UNTIL FLOW MONITORING CAN BE PERFORMED AND THE RESULTING DATA ANALYZED TO DETERMINE IF ADEQUATE CAPACITY EXISTS WITHIN THE EXISTING SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM (Pech; second, Panske) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Mayor Tower Mr. Rohloff stated the sewer issues of the voluntary attachment had not yet been worked out and asked that Council direct City staff to bring the resolution back to Council once the sewer issues were worked out rather than set a specific council meeting. Ordinance 14-297 Approve Request to Annex to the City / Pacur Annexation – Vacant Lot, North of 3555 Moser Street MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Mayor Tower Ordinance 14-298 Approve Request to Attach to the City from Town of Algoma / Danula Voluntary Delayed Attachment; 1535 South Oakwood Road MOTION: ADOPT (Herman; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Mayor Tower Ordinance 14-299 Approval of Striped Bicycle Lanes on Both Sides of Sawyer Street, from th 5 Avenue to Fillmore Avenue on the East Side and to Buchanan Avenue on the West Side, Parking Regulation Changes on Sawyer Street Related to the Bicycle Lanes and a Speed Limit Change on Murdock Avenue East of Bowen Street FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES 9 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Resolution 14-300 Approve Annual City Licenses (Renewals) MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Mayor Tower Resolution 14-301 Approve Policy for Inactive Alcohol Beverage Licenses MOTION: ADOPT (Cummings; second, Panske) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Herman, Allison-Aasby, Mayor Tower Mayor Tower explained the new policy would allow the Council to review inactive alcohol beverage licenses after a year of inactivity instead of annually in June. He stated additionally, licensees would be notified in writing at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the one year period. Council Member Cummings asked if license holders would be notified of the policy change. Ms. Ubrig stated notifications to licensees regarding the policy change would be mailed on June 25, 2014. Council Member Herman supported the ordinance and felt it was important for the City to be aware of issued liquor licenses that were not in use. CD,DCMFAI OUNCIL ISCUSSION IRECTION TO ITY ANAGER AND UTURE GENDA TEMS A joint workshop with the Common Council, Plan Commission and Redevelopment Authority st would be held on July 1 immediately following the Plan Commission Meeting Council Member Herman stated he would not attend the meeting due him being out of town. He felt it was poor planning to hold workshops around holidays. Council Member Fitzgerald stated he would also be out town for the workshop. Council Member Allison-Aasby stated she would be out of town for the workshop. th A strategic planning workshop would be held on July 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Welcome Center. rd A budget workshop would be held on July 23 at 5 p.m. Council Member Allison-Aasby stated she would be issuing a questionaire to the Council regarding the City Manager’s midyear performance evaluation. Her goal was to have the nd council meet with Mr. Rohloff in closed session after the July 22 council meeting to discuss his performance. 10 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Council Member Allison-Aasby stated she did not feel there was an adequate amount of time allotted for the recent sex offender workshop. She wanted to have another sex offender workshop that involved only the Council and City staff. Council Member Cummings supported having another workshop that included the Council and City staff. He stated he had previously attended a sex offender presentation in the Middle Village Neighborhood. Council Member Herman felt it would be wise for three for four sex offender presentations to be held community wide to hear the concerns of citizens prior to the Council having their own sex offender workshop. Council Member Cummings stated the concern of the property owners in the Middle Village Neighborhood was the impact that sex offenders living in their neighborhood had on property values. Mayor Tower felt it was not feasible for the Council to attend four sex offender presentations and another workshop. Council Member Pech suggested having the sex offender presentations at City Hall in the months in which there were five Tuesdays. The consensus of the Council was to hold a sex offender presentation for the community at th City Hall on September 30. Council Member Allison-Aasby stated she had received concerns regarding sex offenders from citizens throughout the entire City and felt it was important that the Council developed a position on the issue of sex offenders and their placement within the City. th Mr. Rohloff stated City staff would target the September 30 date and begin working on a potential agenda for the sex offender presentation. Council Member Cummings advised the public to disregard a letter circulating in the City selling insurance for water service line coverage to homeowners. Mr. Patek stated his department had received phone calls from homeowners regarding the letter, and that City staff recommended that the homeowner call their own insurance agent to inquire whether or not they needed water line service insurance coverage. CSC ITIZEN TATEMENTS TO OUNCIL Tim Finley, 1315 Bowen Street, thanked the Council for the time and effort they put into being council membes. He reiterated his suggestion that the Council come up with a plan for hardship cases regarding property owners who cannot afford their special assessments. 11 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE CMA&S ITY ANAGER NNOUNCEMENTS TATEMENTS th Council Member Pech requested that Mr. Rohloff discuss Item Number 37 (July 8 Agenda Preparation) before Item Number 36 (Schedule of Review of TIF #27). Mr. Rohloff stated that Parks Department Director, Ray Maurer, met with neighbors of Bauman Park to determine a playground design. He indicated that the bid went to Lee Recreation LLC. Mr. Rohloff stated a professional services contract was signed for the Oshkosh Public Museum Tiffany Exhibit. He indicated that the City had received a JEM grant from the Department of Tourism for the Tiffany Exhibit. Mr. Rohloff stated that City staff would be preparing the agenda for the July 8, 2014 nd Common Council Meeting on Wednesday, July 2 and asked that any items to placed on the agenda be forwarded to the City Clerk’s Office by the end of the day on Monday, June th 30. Council Member Pech excused himself from the meeting at 7:51 p.m. citing the agenda item to be discussed affected his employer. He disclosed he was a personal stockholder as well as a 401(k) stockholder of the applicant for the TIF. th Mr. Rohloff stated the Plan Commission took up the issue of TIF #27 at their June 17 th meeting. He indicated that TIF #27 would come before Council on July 8 and the school th board would voting on the TIF on July 9; assuming both of those votes were in the affirmative, the Joint Review Board was tentatively scheduled to vote on the TIF on July th 17. He stated the goal was to get all of the information relating to the TIF to Council as much in advance as possible. He stated the general area of the TIF included, to the north, Snell Road; to the west, Jackson Street; to the south, Fernau Avenue; and to the east, Moser Street. He explained due to the change in storm water requirements, the TIF would benefit all of the companies in the TIF area. He stated the TIF plan itself identified upwards of 8 million dollars in costs; the Perfecseal pay as you go TIF made up about 2 million dollars and approximately 4 million dollars was the cost of potential utility improvements, primarily storm water improvements. The financing costs and administrative costs made up the rest. He stated the TIF would enable the City to stretch its storm water utility dollars for use in other projects. He stated the only assumptions made for the TIF was that Perfecseal would generate 15 million dollars in value and 1% could be assumed for inflation growth. He stated if more businesses in the TIF district expanded, the TIF could be paid off earlier than the twenty years projected. Allen Davis, Director of Community Development, stated the City needed to upgrade the storm water utilities regardless if the TIF was created due to the DNR requiring the City to reduce storm water runoff into Lake Winnebago and the Fox River. Council Member Herman asked how borrowing for the TIF would affect the City’s debt. 12 PCC–J242014 , ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UNE Mr. Rohloff stated the TIF borrowing would have to be managed within the context of the City’s borrowings, however the TIF would be the priority borrowing for storm water utility for 2015. Council Member Herman questioned why the creation date of the TIF was listed as January 1, 2014. th Mr. Rohloff explained that state statutes required that a TIF approved by September 20 was back dated to the first day of the current year. If a TIF was approved after September thst 20 the creation date got moved forward to the 1 day of the following year. Council Member Herman asked if the TIF would create new jobs in the community. Mr. Davis stated Perfecseal indicated in their TIF application that 160 jobs would be retained and another 160 jobs would be created if the TIF was approved and Perfecseal expanded their operations. Mayor Tower stated that job creation would be a requirement in the developer’s agreement if the TIF was approved. Council Member Herman asked what would happen if the City approved the TIF and one of the taxing authorities voting after City voted the TIF down. Mr. Rohloff explained that the Joint Review Board had the final say on the TIF. He stated an approval of the TIF required affirmative votes from three of the five members of the Joint Review Committee. Mayor Tower explained that when a TIF district was created, the City captured the taxes that go to the other taxing authorities. Council Member Pech rejoined the meeting at 8:05 p.m. A DJOURN MOTION: ADJOURN (Cummings; second, Herman) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 13