Minutes of Evansville Common Council Meeting of 11-22-2005

Common Council

Regular Meeting

Tuesday, November 22, 2005, 6:27 PM

City Hall, 31 S. Madison Street, Evansville, WI

MINUTES
Mayor Ringhand called the meeting to order at 6:27 PM. Present were: Mayor Ringhand and Aldpersons Aikman, Cothard, Roberts, Anderson, Sornson, and Wessels. Alderperson Hammann was excused. Staff present: Bill Connors, City Administrator, and Jim Beilke, Clerk/Treasurer.

Approval of Agenda. The agenda was approved as presented.

Approval of Minutes.

Motion by Roberts, seconded by Cothard, to defer approval of the minutes of the regular meeting on November 8, 2005, to next the regular meeting on December 13, 2005. Motion passed.

Appointment of Alderperson.

Motion by Roberts, seconded by Cothard, to waive the 7-day notice and appoint Fred Juergens, 401 Badger Dr., as Alderperson filling an existing vacancy in Aldermanic District #2, with a term to expire in April, 2006. Motion passed.

Mayor Ringhand announced that she appoints Ald. Juergens to the Parks and Recreation Board and the Public Works Committee, and as an alternate on the Fire District Board to replace Ald. Aikman. She also announced that she appoints Ald. Aikman to the Economic Development Committee and the Redevelopment Authority. Motions to approve these appointments will be on the agenda for the December 13, 2005, regular meeting of the Common Council.

Citizen appearances other than agenda items listed. None

Committee Reports:

Finance and Labor Relations Committee Report.

Motion by Aikman, seconded by Wessels, to approve Water and Light bills and authorize their payments of $768,305.59. Motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.

Motion by Aikman, seconded by Cothard, to approve the City bills and authorize their payments of 192,887.30. Motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.

Motion by Aikman, seconded by Roberts, to approve a severance package for Deb Gilbert, former City Finance Director. Motion carried.

Motion by Aikman, seconded by Roberts, to adopt Resolution #2005-63, Designating Authorized Parties to Sign for Transactions Involving City Bank Accounts and Investments, as amended by the Finance and Labor Relations Committee. Motion carried.

Unfinished Business.

Motion by Roberts, seconded by Cothard, to remove from the table a motion to adopt Ordinance #2005-42, adopting the 2006 city operating and capital budgets and tax levies. Motion carried.

Mr. Connors reported the final assessed valuation was $276,108,200, which generates a city tax rate of $6.68149 per one thousand dollars of taxable property.

Motion by Cothard, seconded by Sornson, to amend ordinance on page 2, line 2, to delete “$276,500,00 (estimated)” and add “$276,108,200;” and on page 2, line 3, to delete “$6.67202 (estimated)” and add “$6.68149.” Motion carried unanimously on roll call vote.

On a roll call vote, the original motion, as amended, carried unanimously on a roll call vote.

New Business.

Motion by Cothard, seconded by Roberts, to approve letter agreement with ADEVCO, LLC regarding potential exchange of real property.

Mr. Connors reported that ADEVCO, LLP is willing to exchange their real property at 535 S. Madison St., Parcel No. 6-27-987, for the following city parcels: (1) the portion of Parcel No. 6-27-676.1 that is north of the east-west fence that divides the area used by the Public Works Department (north of the fence) from the area used by the Water & Light Department (south of the fence); (2) Parcel No. 6-27-344 (the old Water & Light building); (3) Parcel No. 6-27-132.5; and (4) Parcel No. 6-27-132.6. The letter agreement for the exchange of parcels states that neither the City or ADEVCO, LLP will enter into negotiations to sell the parcels listed above to any other party within 90 days from the date of this letter, unless both parties agree in writing to terminate this letter agreement sooner. Additionally, this letter agreement states that the City and ADEVCO, LLP will obtain appraisals for the parcels listed above. Then, the City and ADEVCO, LLP will negotiate a separate agreement to exchange these properties. If this exchange of properties were completed, the city would renovate the building at 535 S. Madison St. to house all Public Works Department equipment and likely the Emergency Medical Service as well.

Motion carried.

Motion by Roberts, seconded by Cothard, to approve Resolution #2005-64, Commending David Kooyman for his Service for the City of Evansville. Motion carried.

Adjournment.

Motion by Roberts, seconded by Sornson, to adjourn the meeting at 6:46 PM. Motion carried.

Prepared by:

James Beilke

City Clerk/Treasurer

The Common Council Minutes are not official until approved by Common Council.