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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Minutes - 5/26/2020 Approved CITY OF MUSKEGO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES May 26, 2020 5:30 PM City Hall, W182 S8200 Racine Avenue CALL TO ORDER Mayor Petfalski called the meeting to order at 5:37 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Alderpersons Wolfe, Hammel, Terrence, Kapusta, Engelhardt, Kubacki, and Madden. Also present: Police Chief Rens, Public Works and Development Director Kroeger, IT Director Loudon, Planner Trzebiatowski, Finance and Administration Director Mueller, Finance and Administration Assistant Director Mustapich, City Attorney Warchol, and Deputy Clerk Blenski. STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE The Deputy Clerk stated the meeting was noticed in accordance with the open meeting law. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Alderperson Kubacki moved to approve. Alderperson Madden seconded; motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 14, 2020 Alderperson Hammel moved to approve. Alderperson Madden seconded; motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Discuss Proposed Health Insurance Rate Renewal and Alternative Plans Patty Jehn of WPS was present to review the health insurance renewal as well as other options. The City will realize a 3.5% increase to renew the current plan with WPS. Director Mueller reviewed various alternatives, which could potentially reduce the City’s costs. One option to consider is increasing the employee’s contribution, which is 10%. Ms. Jehn next reviewed three alternate copay plans and compared them to the current plan. Alderperson Kubacki believes the 10% employee contribution is comparable. Mayor Petfalski stated he prefers a January renewal vs. July. He would also like to have a discussion with the School District on joining their self-insured plan. He recommends keeping the current plan and doing research going forward. Ms. Jehn noted that WPS also offers the Arise Health Plan, which the City may want to consider as an alternative in the future. 2 May 26, 2020 Director Mueller noted that this issue should be revisited in October if the City will consider a change. Alderperson Kubacki moved to keep the health insurance status quo for now. Alderperson Madden seconded; motion carried. Financial Impact of COVID-19 Director Mueller stated that the 2019-year end reflects a $500,000.00 surplus. She does not anticipate a reduction in first quarter revenues with the exception of court and liquor license fees. This should be covered by contingency funds. Discussion Regarding Enforcement Process of Chapter 400 Zoning Violations Specific to Outside Storage Mayor Petfalski stated he requested this item be placed on the agenda. A resident is being told he cannot store an RV and travel trailers in the front of his property. The residence is not subject to any HOA restrictions. The Mayor’s issue is that there is not uniform enforcement. He would like the existing ordinance to be reviewed to find a way to be consistent. He also agrees that there should be a timeframe to allow items like travel trailers and boats to be parked outside. Alderperson Wolfe stated enforcement is driven by complaint. He does not have a problem with that. He believes the front of a property should be clean and not used for any type of storage, including garbage cans. Alderperson Hammel stated the City needs to distinguish between what is junk and what has value. A travel trailer, camper, or boat could be worth more than three automobiles. Mayor Petfalski called for a short recess at 6:22 p.m. With the Committee back in session, Alderperson Madden asked where do you draw the line between wat is acceptable and what is not? Alderperson Hammel noted the driveway is not meant for year-round storage. He supports having a timeframe in place and the vehicle must be operational. Alderperson Wolfe stated the existing ordinance does not need to be fixed. Attorney Warchol provided the perspective from the Municipal Court side. An individual who is cited because a complaint was made appears in court and is really upset. The person typically asks why he or she was cited and the person down the block wasn’t and is told because a complaint was made. This could potentially just invite more complaints. Attorney Warchol does not view seasonal, recreational vehicles as storage. He believes a reasonable solution would be to have a timeframe to allow them to be parked outside. Mayor Petfalski suggested that when an Alderperson receives a complaint, he should look at the property. If there appear to be no issues, the Alderperson should recommend that the complainant discuss the matter with the neighbor. 3 May 26, 2020 After the following discussion, the consensus was to continue to monitor the situation and not change anything at this time. COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS - None ADJOURNMENT Alderperson Kubacki made a motion to adjourn at 6:34 p.m. Alderperson Engelhardt seconded; motion carried. Minutes taken and transcribed by Deputy Clerk Jill Blenski.