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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes PCC ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL CO,W ITY OF SHKOSH ISCONSIN A26,2014 UGUST REGULAR MEETING held Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at 6:00 p.min the Council . Chambers, City Hall. Mayor Tower presided. PRESENT: Council Members Steven Herman, Deb Allison-Aasby, Caroline Panske, Sean Fitzgerald, Steve Cummings, Tom Pech, Jr. and Mayor Tower ALSO PRESENT: Mark Rohloff, City Manager; Pamela Ubrig, City Clerk; David Praska, Assistant City Attorney and Steve Gohde, Assistant Director of Public Works Council Member Herman read the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Council Member Herman PH UBLIC EARINGS Resolution 14-376 Approval of Final Resolution for Special Assessments for Various Water Main Extensions (Contract No. 14-08) MOTON: ADOPT (Allison-Aasby; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower CSC ITIZEN TATEMENTS TO OUNCIL Lee Williams, 331 Broad Street, was concerned about the condition of various streets on the east side of the City. He asked where he could find a hard copy of the Capital Improvement Plan. Mr. Rohloff stated Mr. Williams could find a hard copy of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) at the Oshkosh Public Library. Mr. Williams asked when Ceape Street was slated for reconstruction. He was concerned that the condition of the east side streets would take a toll on City buses. Mr. Rohloff stated City staff was in the process of updating the CIP for 2015 through 2019. Mr. Williams asked when a copy of the new CIP would be available at the library. 1 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Mr. Rohloff indicated a draft copy of the new CIP would be available as soon as it was completed by City staff and the final version of the CIP would be available at the library as soon as the Council approved it. CA ONSENT GENDA Approval of Bills presented by the Finance Director Approval of Cash Report for June 2014 Receipt of Claim filed with the City’s Insurance Company: A) David Stubbe for alleged damages to household items being broken from outside construction Resolution 14-377 Approve Planned Development for Construction of an Office/Retail Building Development / Westowne Avenue and North Washburn Street (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) Mr. Rohloff stated that City staff requested on behalf of the applicant that the resolution be withdrawn from the agenda due to unresolved issues. Resolution 14-378 Approval of Amendment to Agreement for Engineering Services with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for the Design of the Snell Road Sanitary Sewer Pump Station in the Amount of $92,582 Council Member Herman was concerned about the number of amendments and change orders for projects that were already budgeted for. Mr. Rohloff explained City staff had identified a larger scope of work they wanted analyzed by AECOM regarding the Snell Road Sanitary Sewer Pump Station resulting in significantly more man hours associated with the project. He stated the amendment addressed sanitary sewer issues in the northwest quadrant of the City which would relocate sewer mains to relieve the sanitary sewer along the Jackson Street corridor by pumping the sewage over Highway 41 back down south along Highway 45. Steve Gohde, Assistant Director of Public Works, explained when AECOM began the analysis of the pump station, they recommended the City complete a pre screening ahead of the lift station due to the upstream flows of the prison, the high trash/garbage, and the impacts on the pump station. He stated City staff agreed the pre screening would be worth the City’s investment to protect the pump station. He stated due to an exceptional amount of high ground water in the area the DNR would require substantially more testing in order to approve permits for high capacity discharge wells needed to construct the pump station. He stated City staff sought to complete the necessary engineering work up front in order to avoid a significant construction change order once the contractor began work on the pump station. Council Member Herman asked if the two landfills surrounding the site could contaminate the City’s water system. 2 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Mr. Gohde stated that contamination of the City’s water system was a concern in the area, however the concern was more from the petroleum impacts from the service station to the east of the site, not the landfills. Resolution 14-379 Approval of Change Order No. 4 for Public Works Contract No. 12-03 with Advance Construction, Inc. for Sawyer Creek Channel Improvements from Koeller Street to Fox River (+$17,330.75) Mr. Rohloff explained that concerns about contaminated soil were uncovered during the course of the project which resulted in soil being kept at Bauman Park longer than anticipated. He stated once the project was finished the City asked the contractor to clean up and restore Bauman Park to its original state, however the damage to the park was more than the City anticipated. Council Member Herman asked if the clean up should have been the responsibility of the contractor. Mr. Rohloff explained the City was responsible for the charges to restore Bauman Park as it was not the fault of the contractor that the soil was contaminated. Council Member Panske asked if the installation of the drain tile system under the ball diamond to promote drainage was part of the original plan for the Sawyer Creek Channel Improvements Project. Mr. Rohloff explained that the ball diamonds in Bauman Park had to be used to store extra soil and could not be used for two years. He stated the heavy, wet soil stored at the park damaged the ball diamonds and it was the City’s responsibility to repair them. Ms. Panske asked who used the ball diamonds and wanted to know if the City could recoup some of the clean up costs from user fees. Mr. Rohloff stated that the park was used by the public and that the City typically maintained it. Ms. Panske stated in the event of rain, the general public would not be using the ball diamonds. Thus, she asked why did the ball diamond need to drain properly. Mr. Rohloff stated that properly draining the ball diamonds allowed them to be used quicker as opposed to letting Mother Nature take its course, which could take days or weeks. He stated it was not unusual to install drain tiles under ball diamonds. He stated installing drain tiles was not part of the original project plan. Council Member Pech felt that change orders should be considered for the long range rather than mutually exclusive. 3 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Resolution 14-380 Grant a Noise Variance Request to Relyco, Inc. for Storm Sewer Installation at the National Guard Armory Area Stormwater Detention Basin Project (Contract No. 14-03) for the week of September 8, 2014 Council Member Panske asked how citizens would be notified of the noise variance if the resolution was approved. Mr. Rohloff stated due to the affected area being along Highway 41, City staff did not believe the noise would be significant enough to notify citizens of the noise variance. Ms. Panske stated there was a residential area behind Koehler Street that could be affected by the noise variance. Mr. Rohloff stated he would discuss notifying citizens of the noise variance at the next staff meeting. Resolution 14-381 Award Bid for Roof Replacements for Wastewater Treatment Plant Lift Stations to Vidmar Roofing, Inc. ($34,680.00) Resolution 14-382 Award Bid for Boiler & Pump Replacements for City Hall Mechanical Building to B & P Mechanical Inc. ($107,600.00) Resolution 14-383 Approval of Special Event - UW-Oshkosh Department of Residence Life to utilize city streets for their Move-In Day for Residence Halls / August 30, 31 and September 1, 2014 Resolution 14-384 Approval of Special Event - Winnebago County Labor Council to utilize South Park for their Winnebago Labor Council City Wide Labor Day Picnic - Car Show / September 1, 2014 Resolution 14-385 Approval of Special Event - Amber Lake to utilize South Park for the Benefit to Raise Drug Awareness (in memory of Deanna Lake) / September 6, 2014 Resolution 14-386 Approval of Special Event - Oshkosh Senior Center to utilize Senior Center Parking Lot, Riverwalk Trail, Wiouwash Trail and city streets for their Fall Family Fun Fest and Granny Smith Run-Walk / September 7, 2014 Resolution 14-387 Approval of Special Event - Northshore Neighborhood Association to utilize city streets for their Northshore Neighborhood 5K Run -Walk / September 13, 2014 Resolution 14-388 Approval of Special Event - Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 437 Oshkosh to utilize South Park for their POW-MIA Ceremony / September 20, 2014 4 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Resolution 14-389 Approval of Special Event – His House Christian Fellowship to utilize Menominee Park for their His House United 5K / September 27, 2014 Resolution 14-390 Approval of Special Event - Bella Medical Clinic to utilize city streets and South Park for their Bella Medical Clinic Walk for Life 2014 / October 4, 2014 Resolution 14-391 Approval of Special Event – KZ Radio 92.9 / 104.3 & KISS FM 95.9 to utilize Carl E Steiger Park & Wisconsin Street Bridge for their Bras Across the Fox / October 17, 2014 Resolution 14-392 Approval of Special Event – Oakbrook Church to utilize city streets for their Babies for Heaven 5k Run – Walk / October 18, 2014 Resolution 14-393 Approval of Special Event - Oshkosh Rotary to utilize Opera House Square and city streets for their Oshkosh Chili Cook-Off / October 25, 2014 Resolution 14-394 Approval of Block Party Request / Wheatfield Way between Timothy Trail and Ruschfield Drive / August 31, 2014 Resolution 14-395 Approval of Block Party Request / Walnut Street between New York Avenue and Short Avenue / September 20, 2014 Resolution 14-396 Disallowance of Claim by Tina Peck Resolution 14-397 Disallowance of Claim by Michael Curtis Resolution 14-398 Approve Combination “Class B” License, Combination “Class A” Licence, Special Class “B” Licenses, Operator Licenses and Taxi-Cab Driver License MOTION: ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING RESOLUTION 14-377 (WITHDRAWN) (Pech; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower ATO&R CTION AKEN ON RDINANCES ESOLUTIONS Ordinance 14-399 Approve Request to Annex to the City / Boschwitz I Annexation (Plan Commission Recommends Approval) MOTION: ADOPT (Herman; second, Pech) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower 5 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Ordinance 14-400 Repeal and Recreate a Portion of the Storm Water Management Ordinance / Section 14-1 Definitions MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Panske) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower Council Member Cummings asked for an explanation of routine maintenance. Mr. Gohde explained the City wanted to clarify the definition of routine maintenance to make it clear that if a property owner or contractor removed the entire hard surface (asphalt or concrete) down to the ground and exposed the aggregate or soil underneath – it was beyond maintenance and considered reconstruction. Council Member Cummings asked if the definition of routine maintenance meant that terraces had to be reverted back to the way they were; for example, stones and debris placed on the terrace during a sidewalk removal had to be eliminated from the terrace once the sidewalk was replaced. Mr. Gohde explained the definition of routine maintenance clarified that if the top layer of asphalt or concrete in a parking lot or driveway apron was removed and replaced to fix the surface cracks that it was considered maintenance. He stated when the asphalt or concrete was taken down to the base course, aggregate or soil underneath it was considered reconstruction. He stated that reconstruction projects triggered storm water management requirements. Ordinance 14-401 Approve Request to Attach to the City from Town of Algoma / Dishaw- Wallace Voluntary Attachment – Part of 2295 & 2291 Patriot Lane FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Ordinance 14-402 Amend Section 25-53 (A)(2) to include an Exception for Construction of a Public Sidewalk on the Washington Monument Property that is not (Request to Waive within the Right-of-Way of Menominee Drive Second Reading) MOTION: SUSPEND THE RULES FOR CONSIDERATION (Cummings; second, Herman) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower MOTION: ADOPT (Pech; second, Cummings) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower Mayor Tower asked for the rationale behind waiving the second reading. 6 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Mr. Rohloff stated an existing sidewalk in front of the Washington Monument on Menominee Drive was slated to be replaced, however a new, curved sidewalk was slated to be constructed leading to the monument. He stated to have two sidewalks running parallel to each other was redundant. Darryn Burich, Director of Planning Services, explained the reason for waiving the second reading was so that the sidewalk could be poured faster. Council Member Herman explained the funding for the sidewalk leading to the monument was approved in the 2013 CIP for Great Neighborhoods projects. Council Member Fitzgerald stated the sidewalk leading to the monument was also approved by the Advisory Park Board. Ordinance 14-403 Approval of Parking Regulation Changes on the East Side of Nebraska thth Street between West 6 Avenue and West 7Avenue FIRST READING; LAID OVER UNDER THE RULES Resolution 14-404 Approve Initial Resolution for Special Assessments / Cold-Mix Asphalt Paving (Various Locations) MOTION: ADOPT (Cummings; second, Allison-Aasby) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower Council Member Herman asked for an explanation of the cold-mix asphalt program. Mr. Gohde explained that the cold-mix asphalt paving program was for local streets and it provided a two to three inch thick flexible asphalt pavement over the top of the existing pavement with the intent of improving the surface of the street for a minimum of five years until the street could be programmed for full reconstruction in the future. Mr. Herman asked if the local streets receiving cold-mix asphalt would need new storm sewer laterals or sanitary sewer laterals. Mr. Gohde stated City staff was still in the process of investigating the condition of the storm sewer laterals and the sanitary sewer laterals beneath the streets slated for cold-mix asphalt repaving. He stated spot repairs would be completed if necessary. Council Member Herman asked if spot repairs needed to be completed would property owners be assessed or would the City pay for them. Mr. Gohde explained if the repair was made to a sewer main the City would pay for the cost to repair it. He stated if the lateral was in poor condition the property owner would be assessed for the repair. 7 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Mayor Tower asked if the schedule for streets slated for cold-mix asphalt repaving was scaled back due to the high fuel costs of the previous winter. Mr. Rohloff stated he asked the Department of Public Works to find areas in which to save money so all of the streets scheduled for cold-mix asphalt repaving would receive it. Resolution 14-405 Approve Conditional Use Permit for Exceptions to the Provisions of the Downtown Overlay District Standard Modifications; 502 North Main Street / Ski’s Meat Market Plan Commission Recommends: Approval ( of South Façade Sign; Denial of Dumpster Enclosure) MOTION: ADOPT (Cummings; second, Pech) TH MOTION: AMEND TO REMOVE VERBIAGE TO DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE (4 PARAGRAPH) (Cummings; second, Pech) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower VOTE ON RESOLUTION AS AMENDED CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower Darryn Burich, Director of Planning Services, explained there were existing dumpsters on the site that conformed to municipal code. He stated the applicant was under the impression that the dumpsters had to be enclosed and submitted a proposal for a wooden enclosure for the dumpsters in the application for the conditional use permit. He stated the wooden enclosure did not conform to the downtown overlay district standards and rather than denying the entire application he felt it was more appropriate to recommend approval of the south façade sign and denial of the wooden dumpster enclosure. He stated the applicant was willing to work with City staff on a design for the dumpster enclosure. Resolution 14-406 Approve Neighborhood Association Recognition Policy MOTION: ADOPT (Cummings; second, Herman) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower MOTION: LAYOVER UNTIL SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 (Herman; second, Panske) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower Gary Gray 815 W. Linwood Avenue, asked if the City staff liaison for the neighborhood associations would be a new budgeted position. Mr. Rohloff stated there would be no staffing changes; two current Planning Services employees served as liaisons for neighborhood associations. Mr. Gray suggested that the name of the neighborhood association be included in the recognition requirements. He also felt the by-laws should more clearly state who the neighborhood association would be open to and add how changes or amendments could be 8 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST made to the by-laws. He questioned who actually approved the neighborhood associations and suggested that the planning staff coincide with NeighborWorks to create neighborhood associations. He stated, in general, he felt the Neighborhood Association Recognition Policy was confusing and recommended that the City require a list of officers and financial statements for each neighborhood association. Council Member Fitzgerald asked if adding the requirement for a list of officers and financial statements would place a burden on City staff or the neighborhood associations. Allen Davis, Director of Community Development felt that requiring a list of officers and financial statements from neighborhood associations was a reasonable request. Council Member Panske requested that a timeline of five days be added to any amendments made to the by-laws of the neighborhood associations. Council Member Herman suggested that Council layover the resolution until the requested changes were made to the Neighborhood Association Recognition Policy. Mayor Tower asked Mr. Gray to give his list of suggested changes to the Neighborhood Association Recognition Policy to the Planning Department. Resolution 14-407 Approve Great Neighborhoods Capital Improvement Program Funding In Amount of $155,000.00 MOTION: ADOPT (Cummings; second, Panske) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower Andrea McCann, 618 Ceape Avenue, represented the River East Neighborhood Association and stated her association was willing to offer ideas for the design plan of William Waters Plaza. Council Member Cummings commended the River East Neighborhood Association for the plantings around William Waters Plaza. Kyle Clark, 1836 Ohio Street, asked for a clarification of the dollar amount allotted for William Waters Plaza. Mr. Rohloff stated $5,000.00 was allotted for the redesign planning of William Waters Plaza. Jerry Jacklin, 602 Washington Avenue, felt the City should use the money allocated for trees to place terrace trees along Bay Street, Shawano Avenue, and School Avenue. Elizabeth Williams, Principal Planner, stated if the resolution was approved, Bay Street, Shawano Avenue, and School Avenue were slated to receive terrace trees. Ruth McGinley, 1516 Menominee Drive, represented the Millers Bay Neighborhood Association and stated the Emmeline Cook Beautification Project was an important project 9 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST and would increase the neighborhood appeal. Council Member Cummings asked what organizations were included in the Emmeline Cook Beautification Project. Ms. McGinley stated the Millers Bay Neighborhood Association collaborated with the North Shore Neighborhood Association, the Emmeline Cook PTO, Neighborworks Badgerland, the City Planning Division and the Oshkosh Area School District. Council Member Herman asked how it was decided what projects would receive money from the Great Neighborhoods Capital Improvement Program. Allen Davis, Director of Community Development stated that City staff would review ideas from any source. He stated the projects listed in the resolution were ready to be completed and that there were other projects to bring forward to Council in the future. Council Member Herman asked if the money could only be used for recognized neighborhood associations. Mr. Davis stated since the City did not have a Neighborhood Association Recognition Policy, money could be requested from different sources although to date the planning staff had worked with recognized neighborhood associations. Mayer Tower indicated that the Council had approved $250,000 for the year for the Great Neighborhoods Capital Improvement Program which left $95,000 for other projects. Council Member Pech felt it was important to clarify that the projects receiving money from the Great Neighborhoods Capital Improvement Program also received matching funds from fundraisers held by the project organizations as well as other government entities. Elizabeth Williams, Principal Planner, stated the Oshkosh Area School District contributed matching funds of $40,000 to the Emmeline Cook Beautification Project. Lori Palmeri, 212 W. Parkway Avenue, represented the Middle Village Neighborhood Association and stated she could answer questions regarding the Middle Village Urban Green Space and Community Garden project. Council Member Pech asked who would be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the green space and community garden. Ms. Palmeri stated that the Middle Village Neighborhood Association would be responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the green space and community garden. She stated in addition to the money received from the Great Neighborhoods Capital Improvement Program, equipment and additional money had been donated by other entities. Council Member Cummings thanked the representatives from the neighborhood associations for their patience and City staff for their hard work in bringing the vision of the neighborhood associations to fruition. 10 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Kathy Webb, 543 Otter Avenue, was part of the leadership team for the River East Neighborhood Association. She felt neighborhood associations were a positive way to beautify neighborhoods and was excited to be living in Oshkosh. CD,DCMFAI OUNCIL ISCUSSION IRECTION TO ITY ANAGER AND UTURE GENDA TEMS th A budget workshop would be held on September 24 at 5:00 p.m. Mr. Rohloff stated the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) would be completed by the th September 24 budget workshop. Council Member Allison-Aasby asked when the Council would receive the CIP. th Mr. Rohloff stated the goal was to have the CIP to Council by September 5. th A sex offender workshop would be held on September 30 at 5:00 p.m. Council Member Cummings wanted the workshop to address areas in which sex offenders were placed. He felt sex offenders should be placed in areas that were fair to whole community. Council Member Allison-Aasby wanted citizens to be involved in the sex offender workshop. Mayor Tower asked council members for their input regarding a possible property tax increase. Council Member Pech was not comfortable with choosing a straight percentage for a property tax increase. He felt council members and City staff should prepare a responsible budget that addressed the concerns of the community and then determine what items to fund and what items to cut to stay within reasonable financial constraints. Council Member Herman preferred to review the completed budget and to make cuts as necessary or to approve a tax increase to balance the budget. Council Member Cummings stated he was reluctant to give a percentage for a tolerable tax increase until he knew what the percentage of inflation was and also had an idea of what the budget looked like. Council Member Panske felt the goal of the budget should be a zero percent increase. Council Member Fitzgerald also was reluctant to give a percentage for a tolerable tax increase. He stated there were unknown factors that could change the percentage number. Council Member Allison-Aasby was not comfortable giving a percentage for a tolerable tax increase. She stated a tax increase might be necessary in order to give citizens what they asked for in the recent survey. 11 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Mayor Tower stated he was comfortable with a 3% tax increase but would have a hard time going higher. Mayor Tower asked for input from the Council how the City should proceed for accepting applications for open liquor licenses. Council Member Pech felt the first of the year would be a good time to review applications for the open liquor licenses. Council Member Herman felt the City should hold one of the open liquor licenses to use as an economic development tool for future projects. Mr. Rohloff reminded the Council that the City was not obligated to issue its full quota of liquor licenses. Council Member Cummings asked if there was a timeline for applicants to open their establishments. Mr. Rohloff stated for the most part the City did not require a timeline for applicants to open their businesses, although he felt timelines were necessary to attract stronger projects that would have a better impact on the community. Council Member Cummings felt timelines were necessary to prevent the hoarding of liquor licenses. Mayor Tower stated that there was already a liquor license being held for a river front project. Mr. Rohloff clarified the liquor license Mayor Tower referred to was restricted to the river front area of Marion Road. He stated the Council could change that restriction however he felt holding another license for an open ended project was a good idea. CSC ITIZEN TATEMENTS TO OUNCIL Patricia Diener, 1316 Broad Street, was concerned about possible changes coming to the recycling center. She stated she would like the sidewalks repaired on Tennessee Avenue, Custer Avenue, Monroe Street, and Broad Street. She stated she appreciated the job the City had done in cutting the grass on the railroad property by her home. Kyle Clark, 1836 Ohio Street, reminded the Council about the benefits of using social media to bring the community together. CMA&S ITY ANAGER NNOUNCEMENTS TATEMENTS Mr. Rohloff reported that the GOEDC Board planned to have an executive director on board st by January 1, subject to fundraising. He stated an agreement was made with Neighborworks Badgerland for a community building and engagement program (Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative). 12 PCC–A26,2014 ROCEEDINGS OF THE OMMON OUNCIL UGUST Council Member Fitzgerald asked why the GOEDC meetings were not posted for the public. Mr. Rohloff stated GOEDC was not required by the State of Wisconsin to post their meetings for the public. He stated current meetings were for more organizational matters and he believed there would be more transparency in the future on when the GOEDC meetings would be held. Council Member Allison-Aasby asked if there was a hiring committee for the executive director at GOEDC. Mr. Rohloff stated that a hiring committee for the executive director position at GOEDC was in the process of being formed. MOTION: CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 19.85(1)(G) OF THE WISCONSIN STATUTES TO CONFER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL WHO WILL GIVE LEGAL ADVICE CONCERNING STRATEGY TO BE ADOPTED IN REGARD TO LITIGATION IN WHICH THE CITY IS INVOLVED PERTAINING TO CLAIMS FOR UNPAID FEES RELATED TO EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THE OSHKOSH PUB CRAWL. (JOSEPH E. KUBIAK) (Allison-Aasby; second, Pech) CARRIED: Ayes (7) Herman, Allison-Aasby, Panske, Fitzgerald, Cummings, Pech, Mayor Tower A DJOURN MOTION: ADJOURN (Cummings; second, Allison-Aasby) CARRIED: VOICE VOTE The meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m. PAMELA R. UBRIG CITY CLERK 13