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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Minutes - 6/25/2019 Approved CITY OF MUSKEGO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES June 25, 2019 5:30 PM City Hall, W182 S8200 Racine Avenue CALL TO ORDER Mayor Chiaverotti called the meeting to order at 5:50 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Alderpersons Wolfe, Hammel, Borgman, Kapusta, Engelhardt, Kubacki and Madden. Also present: Public Works and Development Director Kroeger, Finance and Administration Director Mueller, and Account Clerk Pulles. STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE Ms. Pulles stated the meeting was noticed in accordance with the open meeting law. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Alderperson Kubacki moved to approve the June 11, 2019 minutes. Alderperson Kapusta seconded; motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Finalize Budget Goals There was no further discussion. Alderperson Kubacki moved to approve the Finalized Budget Goals. Alderperson Madden seconded; motion carried. DNR Presentation Drawdown Results, Little Muskego Lake District DNR representative, Heidi Bunk, presented LMLD Drawdown Results. Drawdown was unsuccessful in freezing out the bulbils of the Starry Stonewort due to too much rain; it was not dry enough. Wind Lake had used a large scale herbicide. The herbicide was undetectable after 72 hours, rendering it ineffective. Both Little Muskego Lake and Wind Lake are managed lakes with a population increase in Starry Stonewort. Pike Lake is an unmanaged lake in Hartford, Wisconsin. It was founded in 2015. The DNR monitored for three years. During that time, the Starry Stonewart population has gone down. The DNR recommendation is to leave the plants do their thing. Mayor Chiaverotti thanked Ms. Bunk for the presentation. Discussion Regarding Resolution #011-2011 for Little Muskego Lake District The Mayor distributed Resolution #011-2011 with color coded comments as well as Exhibit A (attached). She stated that the City currently pays 15% of the District’s annual budget vs. paying the assessments on the City-owned parcels. Several Alderpersons agreed that this is not consistent with the other Lake Districts. Alderperson Borgman believes the City is contributing funds to maintain the lake because it is an asset. Director Mueller noted that all three lakes are very different. The Mayor recommended that she and Alderperson Engelhardt meet with the Little Muskego Lake District about moving forward with a per parcel fee to be consistent. Those in favor: Alderpersons Wolfe, Hammel, Engelhardt, Kubacki and Madden. Those opposed: Alderpersons Borgman and Kapusta. 2 June 25, 2019 Mayor Chiaverotti also distributed Exhibit B (attached). This could be a guideline for any lake going forward. COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW Mayor Chiaverotti stated that she approved a temporary closure of the bathrooms at Lion’s Park and Horn Park due to significant vandalism. Bathrooms will close at dusk; DPW will put up signs. This will be discussed at the next meeting. ADJOURNMENT Alderperson Engelhardt made a motion to adjourn at 7:02 p.m. Alderperson Madden seconded; motion carried. To view the full attachments for these minutes, refer to https://www.cityofmuskego.org/DocumentCenter/View/6691/COW-62519-Minutes-with- Attachments Minutes taken and transcribed by Donna Pulles, Account Clerk.