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ccm19650525COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF MUSKEGO a MINUTES OF MEETING HELD MAY 25, 1965 CITY HALL PRESENT: MAYOR JEROME GOTTFRIED, ALDERMEN ARTHUR BOSTATER, EDMUND BUDISH, PAUL M. DEANGELIS, HENRY HUDZIAK, MYRON WEAVER, a DONALD WIESELMANN, AND HENRY WOLF, CITY CLERK BETTE BOWYER AND CITY ATTORNEY RICHARD HIPPENMEYER. a THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:30 P.M. BY MAYOR GOTTFRIED. ALDERMAN BUDISH MOVED, AS SECONDED BY ALDERMAN BOSTATER, THAT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING BE APPROVED AS MAILED. MOTION CARRIED. COMMITTEE REPORTS FINANCE COMMITTEE - ALDERMAN WOLF PRESENTED THE REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 19, 7965, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE, ALDERMAN BOSTATER SE- CONDED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. RULES. LAWS & ORDINANCES - ALDERMAN WEAVER PRESENTED THE REPORT OF THE RULES, LAWS & ORDINANCES COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 20, 1965, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE, ALDERMAN DEANGELIS SECONDED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. PUBLIC SAFETY - ALDERMAN WIESELMANN PRESENTED THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 21, l965, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE, ALDER- MAN HUDZIAK SECONDED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. PUBLIC WELFARE - ALDERMAN DEANGELIS PRESENTED THE REPORT OF THE'PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 19, 1965, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE, ALDERMAN BUDISH SECONDED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. PUBLIC WORKS - ALDERMAN WIESELMANN PRESENTED THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 21, 1965, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE, ALDERMAN WEAVER SECONDED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. PLANN.lMG COMMISSION REPORT OF MAY 18, 1965, WAS ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE. UNFINISHED BUSINESS RESOLUTION #53 - THE CLERK READ RESOLUTION #53, I. E. THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION. ALDERMAN WOLF MOVED, AS SECONDED BY ALDERMAN DEANGELIS, FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #53. MOTION CARRIED. JJ,.', f, .I * -e, ITop/ ;+ 8'; I?* - PUEtLlC HEARINGS'- MAYOR .GOTTFRIED CALLED FOR RECESS AT 8:00 P.M. TO HOLD THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARINGS. MUSKEGO COMMUNITY CHURCH - 8:00 P.M. - REQUESTING THAT THE AREA OWNED BY THEM IN SECTION 16 BE AMENDED BY THE OVER- LAYING OF 0I.P - INSTITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE ZONING, UNDERLYING ZONING BEING RS-I. (2) THE CLERK READ THE PETITION, NOTICE OF HEARING, AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. a As NO ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION, THE HEARING WAS DE- CLARED ADJOURNED. AMERICAN ATONEMENT LUTHERAN CHURCH - 0:05 P.M. - REQUESTING THAT THE AREA OWNED BY THEM IN SECTION 2 BE AMENDED BY THE l OVERLAYING OF OIP - INSTITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE ZONING, UNDERLYING ZONING BEING RS-A. THE CLERK READ THE PETITION AND NOTICE OF HEARING AND MAYOR GOTTFRIED POINTED OUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION's RECOM- MENDATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE ZONING CHANGE. As NO ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION, THE HEARING WAS DECLARED ADJOURNED. TENNYSON LANE - 0:08 P.M. - MR. CLARENCE PATTON REQUESTING ALTERATION OF A PART OF TENNYSON LANE IN SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS FOUNTAINWOOD ADDITION No. 1. a THE CLERK READ THE NOTICE OF HEARING AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION's RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL, SURVEYOR STAMBAUGH, JR., POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS DIS- COVERED WHEN SURVEYS WERE MADE IN THE AREA AND FOUND NOTHING ON RECORD INDICATING THE CHANGE. DAVE FLANDERS, ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER, APPEARED IN FAVOR OF THE PETITION. As NO ONE APPEARED IN OPPOSITION, THE HEARING WAS DECLARED ADJOURNED. MAYOR GOTTFRIED RECONVENED THE COMMON COUNCIL MEETING AT ~:II P.M. RESOLUTION #5k - ALDERMAN HUDZIAK MOVED FOR RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION #54, I. E. APPOINTING WATER PATROL CONSTABLES ARTHUR HEIDEN, ERVIN BROWNE AND ANTHONY CARLO. ALDERMAN WIESELMANN SECONDED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. THE CLERK READ RESOLUTION 0 #S4. ALDERMAN HUDZIAK MOVED TO AMEND RESOLUTION #Sk BY ADDING TO THE THIRD AND FIFTH PARAGRAPH BIG MUSKEGO LAKE, BASS BAY - GAY RICKER AND TO ADD GAY RICKER'S NAME TO LAST PARAGRAPH UNDER COMPEN- SATION FOR $~oo.oo AMOUNT, AND TO CHANGE PERIOD OF SERVICE FROM MAY 21 TO SEPTEMBER 30,?965, TO READ FROM MEMORIAL DAY UNTIL LABOR DAY INCLUSIVE, 1.965;. ALDERMAN BOSTATER SECONDED AND UPON ROLL CALL THE MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. ALDERMAN HUDZIAK MOVED, AS SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WIESELMANN, THAT RESOLUTION #Sk AS AMENDED BE ADOPTED. MOTION CARRIED. a MAYORS COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MAYOR GOTTFRIED REPORTED THAT ROBERT DRASKOVICH HAS BEEN APPOINTED WEED COMMISSIONER. HE STATED THAT ALTHOUGH A CITY IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAIL NOTICES BEFORE THE WEEDS ARE CUT, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FELT THAT THIS WOULD BE IN ORDER UNTIL THE PUBLIC IS MORE ACQUAINTED WITH CITY GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES. MAYOR GOTTFRIED REPORTED THAT A COMMITTEE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OF BIG MUSKEGO LAKE AND THE FOLLOWING CITIZENS HAVE BEEN CHOSE?: (3) JOHN MEINHARDT - REP. OF PLANNING COMM. DONALD WIESELMANN - REP. OF COMMON COUNCIL WILLIAM CAESAR - BUSINESS MAN ROBERT UNGER - REP. IZAAC WALTON LEAGUE WILLIAM SPONHOLZ - PROP. OWNER ON BIG MUSKEGO RAY GERTH, JR. - MEMBER OF JR. CHAMBER OF COMM. VERNON BUELL - BUSINESS MAN MAYOR GOTTFRIED GAVE A BRIEF REPORT ON THE CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HE AND ALDERMAN BOSTATER HAD ATTENDED LAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, MAY ?,~TH AND I~TH, 1965, IN GREEN LAKE, WIS. ALDERMAN B~STATER COMMENTED THAT THE EM- PHASIS WAS ON INDUSTRY MOVING INTO THE STATE. MAYOR GOTTFRIED PRESENTED A SLOGAN "WE LIKE IT HERE" AND SPOKE OF ITS MERITS. RESOLUTION #56 - THE CLERK READ RESOLUTION #56, 1. E. THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE AUTHORIZED TO INVITE BIDS FOR ALL MATERIALS THEY MAY NEED FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR 1965. ALDERMAN WEAVER MOVED TO SUSPEND THE RULES THAT INTERFERE WITH THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #56. ALDERMAN BUDISH SECONDED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. ALDERMAN WEAVER MOVED, AS SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WIESEL- MANN, FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #56. MOTIQN CARRIED. ORDINANCE #?2 - THE CLERK READ ORDINANCE #12, I. E. TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND OFFICIAL ZONING MAP WITH OIP - IN- STITUTIONAL AND PUBLIC SERVICE OVERLAY TO THOSE LANDS IN SECTION 2 OWNED BY AMERICAN ATONEMENT LUTHERAN CHURCH AND THOSE LANDS IN SECTION ?:6 OWNED BY MUSKEGO COMMUNITY CHURCH. ORDINANCE #I2 WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL JUNE 0, 1965, FOR THE SECOND READING. ORDINANCE #I 3 - THE CLERK READ ORDINANCE #13, I. E. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CARE, KEEPING AND CONFINEMENT OF DOGS. ALDERMAN BOSTATER MOVED, AS SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WIESEL- MANN, TO AMEND ORDINANCE #?3 BY ADDING TO THE END OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH IN SECTION 6 "OR A KENNEL DULY LICENSED BY THE CITY;'I MOTION CARRIED. ORDINANCE #13 WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL JUNE 0, 1965, FOR THE SECOND READING. APPROVAL OF VOUCHERS - ALDERMAN WOLF MOVED TO APPROVE VOUCHERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,093.29 PAYABLE MAY 25, 1965, SECONDED BY ALDERMAN BOSTATER AND UPON ROLL CALL THE MOTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. APPROVAL OF LICENSES - ACTION WAS DEFERRED ON THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSED LICENSES UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. RESOLUTION #55 - THE CLERK READ RESOLUTION #5;5, I. E. APPOIN- TING BETTE J. BOWYER AS AGENT FOR THE CITY OF MUSKEGO IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE WISCONSIN RETIREMENT FUND. RESOLU- TION #55 WAS REFERRED TO THE WELFARE COMMITTEE. RESOLUTION #57 - THE CLERK READ RESOLUTION #ST, I. E. DESIGNA- TING AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AND REPORTED THAT THE FOLLOWING, BIDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED: QUALITY NEWSPAPERS (INCL. - .54 PER INCH FOR LEGAL TRI-TOWN NEWS) NOTICES COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS, INC. - .14 PER COLUMN INCH FOR (INCL. THE HUB) LEGAL NOTICES AND COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS . 95 PER COLUMN INCH FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISING (4) I WAUKESHA DAILY FREEMAN - .?38 PER LINE FOR COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS AND LEGAL NOTICES l .-rt3 PER LINE FOR SUB- SEQUENT INSERTIONS. RESOLUTION #57 WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. RESOLUTION #58 - THE CLERK READ RESOLUTION #58, I. E. MUSKEGO BECOME A PART OF THE GREATER MILWAUKEE UNITED FUND. ALDERMAN WOLF MOVED, AS SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WEAVER, TO SUSPEND WITH THE RULES THAT INTERFERE WITH THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #58. MOTION CARRIED. ALDERMAN GJOLF MOVED, As SECONDED BY ALDERMA,N WEAVER, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #58. MOTION CARRIED. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY RESOLUTION #55 - IT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT RESOLUTION #ss SHOULD BE ACTED UPON AND THE RESOLUTION WAS BROUGHT BACK BEFORE THE COUNCIL. ALDERMAN BUDISH MOVED TO SUSPEND WITH THE RULES THAT INTERFERE WITH THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #55, ALDERMAN WOLF SECONDED AND THE MOTION CARRIED. ALDERMAN BUDISH MOVED, AS SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WOLF, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #55. MOTION CARRIED. HALES CORNERS SAND & GRAVEL - ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER REPORTED THAT A SATISFACTORY PLAN AS TO RESTORATION HAS BEEN PREPARED AND A BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 HAS BEEN SUB- MITTED TO HALES CORNERS SAND & GRAVEL FOR THEIR REVIEW. BIG MUSKEGO LAKE DAM - ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER GAVE A HISTORY OF THE DAM COMPILED FROM VARIOUS COURT CASES WHICH INVOLVED THE DAM. AT THE SUGGESTION OF ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER, MAYOR GOTT- FRIED APPOINTED ALDERMEN BOSTATER, BUDISH & HUDZIAK TO WORK WITH THE CITY ENGINEER AND CITY ATTORNEY IN PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE CITY TAKING OVER THE DAM. TA"ANS DRIVE - ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER PRESENTED A RESOLUTION PREPARED AND ADOPTED BY NEW BERLIN RELATING TO ALLOCATION OF MAINTENANCE OF TANS DRIVE BETWEEN NEW BERLIN AND MUSKEGO. THIS WAS REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD FURTHER FROM DONALD SCHAEFER IN REGARD TO MOVING A GARAGE. TENNYSON LANE - ALDERMAN BUDISH MOVED THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE LEGAL COUNCIL TO DRAW UP THE NECESSARY AGREEMENTS AND COMPLETE THE MATTER OF TENNYSON .L,BNE. ALDERMAN WEAVER SECONDED AND THE MOTION WAS CARRIED. ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER REPORTED THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE POSSIBVLITY OF GETTING THE OSBURN EXCHANGE IN A PORTION OF WIND LAKE AND THAT INSTALLATION COSTG OF A ONE PARTY LINE WOULD BE $60 AND $30 FOR A TWO PARTY LINE. HE POINTED OUT THAT ONLY 8 OF 22 PEOPLE HAD PETITIONED AND ONLY 3 OR 4 HAD APPEARED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. MAYOR GOTTFRIED SUGGESTED THAT ALDERMAN BOSXATER GET A COPY OF THE PETITION AND THAT COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE PRECEDENT AND COST INVOLVED. (5) COMMUNICATIONS - THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATIONS WERE PRESENTED BY THE CLERK WITH DISPOSITION AS FOLLOWS: COMMUNICATION FROM STATE OF ~/IS. DEPT. OF INSURANCE REGARDING FIRE DEPARTMENT DUES FOR 1964, REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. COMMUNICATION FROM THE STATE OF WIS. DEPT. OF TAXATION REGARDING ERRONEOUS INCOME TAXES, PLACED ON FILE. COMMUNICATION FROM STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION OF WIS. REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL AID, REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS AND FINANCE COMMITTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FROM WAUKESHA COUNTY GROUP DEPT. OF PUBLIC WELFARE, REFERRED TO PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE. COMMUNICATION FROM THE LIONS CLUB REGARDING ADMITTANCE TO THE UNITED COMMUNITY FUND, PLACED ON FILE. COMMUNICATION FROM FLORENCE BOMSKI, SEC'Y OF MEMORIAL DAY PARADE COMMITTEE INVITING CITY OFFICIALS TO RIDE IN THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE, PLACED ON FILE. COMMUNICATION FROM J. E. MEIER, DISTRICT ENGINEER, STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN, REGARDING PERMIT TO DETOUR TRAFFIC, REFERRED TO PUBLIC WORKS. NEWS RELEASE FROM WAUKESHA COUNTY BOARD ADVISING OF FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON COUNTY BOARD REORGANIZATION, PLACED ON FILE. COPIES OF RESTORATION PLAN AND PERFORMANCE BOND FOR HALES CORNERS SAND & GRAVEL Co., SENT TO SAME FOR REVIEW. COMMUNICATION FROM SEWERAGE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE REGARDING AMENDMENT To RULES, REFERRED TO CITY ENGI- NEER. ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER REPORTED THAT THE TRIAL DATE FOR ADAM IGNA~IAK WAS SET FOR JULY 13~~. ALDERMAN BUDISH REQUESTED THAT PERTINENT INFORMATION AS TO BIG MUSKEGO DAM BE SENT TO JULIUS CAESAR AND ATTORNEY HIPPEN- MEYER WILL COMPLY. ALDERMAN WEAVER REPORTED THAT THE WAUKESHA COUNTY BOARD HAS VOTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL FOOD STAMP PLAN. ALDERMAN DEANGELIS REPORTED ON THE ANNUAL GROUP WELFARE MEETING THAT HE HAD ATTENDED MAY I~TH, 1965. ALDERMAN WOLF MOVED, AS SECONDED BY ALDERMAN BUDISH, FOR AD- JOURNMENT AND THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:45 P.M. RESPECTFUL+,Y SUBMITTED, BETTE J. BO&ER CITY CLERK BJS 5/27/65 COMMON COUNCIL /. 0 CITY OF MUSKEGO GENTLEMEN: As YOU KNOW ORDINANCE #3 ESTABLISHED WARD BOUNDARIES FOR THE CITY OF MusKEG~, FIXED THE NUMBER OF ALDERMEN AND SUPERVISORS FOR EACH WARD AND ESTABLISHED THEIR TERM OF OFFICE. UNDER ORDINANCE THREE AS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS WHEREBY dN ENTIRE NEW COMMON COUNCIL dND MAYOR COULD BE STRUGGLING WITH THE PROBLEMS OF A NEW CITY EVERY TWO YEARS. HAVING EXPERIENCED THE MMYPROBLEMS AND PROCEDURES A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER MUST BECOME FAMILIAR WITH YOU CAN READILY SEE THdT THIS COULD PLACE THE CITY 0~ MusKEG~ AT A DISADVANTAGE ds THEY PLAN AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT ;<E BEST INTEREST OF PROVIDING FOR CONTINUNITY OF GOVERNMENT IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO STAGGER THE TERMS OF OFFICES FOR ALDERMEN SO THAT AT NO TIME WOULD THERE BE MORE THAN FOUR NEW MEMBERS ELECTED AT ANY ONE ELEC- TION. SINCE THE PRESENT SEVEN ALDERMEN WERE ELECTED AT LARGE AND DO NOT ACTUALLY REPRESENT A PARTICULAR WARD IT IS MY FEELING THAT IF A CHANGE IN ELECTION PROCEDURES IS TO BE MADE IT MUST BE DONE BEFORE PRECEDENCE AS WELL AS PERSONAL CONFLICTS ARE DEVELOPED. I AM THEREFORE RECOMMENDING THAT THIS COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORD- INANCE WHICH WILL ASSURE THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY CONTINUED CONTINUNITY OF THEIR GOVERNMENT BY STAGGERING THE ELECTION OF ALDERMEN SO THAT AT NO TIME WILL MORE THAN FOUR ALDERMEN BE UP FOR ELECTION AT ANY ONE TIME. IT IS UNDERSTOOD OF COURSE THAT ALL OF THE PRESENT SEVEN ALDERMAN OFFICES MUST BE ELECTED AT THE NEXT REGULAR ELECTION OF APRIL, ~966. COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF MUSKEGO GENTLEMEN: IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS SINCE MUSKEGO INCORPORATED AS A CITY. SINCE THE COUNCIL FIRST MET IN DECEMBER 23, 1964 FOR ITS OR- * GANIZATIONAL MEETING MUCH TIME AND EFFORT HAS BEEN SPENT TO ASSURE THAT THE VARIOUS OFFICES AND PROCEDURES UNDER CITY GOVERNMENT FUNCTION SMOOTHLY. GREAT STRIDES HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN THIS DIRECTION AS I AM SURE YOU WILL ATTEST TO. HOWEVER, ONE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE AND YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. l IF ONE CONSIDERS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COUNCIL DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS IT BECOMES READILY APPARENT THAT YOU, AS ALDERMEN, HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE IN FULFILLING YOUR RESPONSIBIL- ITIES. YOUR ATTENDANCE dT COUNCIL dND COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND YOUR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AT THESE MEETINGS HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP TO ME. As WE dLL KNOW THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGrsLdTrvE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT ARE ONLY AS EFFECTIVE AS THE MEN AND WOMEN AND COMMITTEE WHICH MAKE UP ITS ORGANIZATION. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU AS WELL AS THE CLERK AND OTHER OFFICIALS FOR THE FINE COOPERATION, UNDER- STANDING AND PATIENCE OFFERRED ME DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE TRANSITION FROM TOWN GOVERNMENT TO CITY GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN MADE EASIER BECAUSE OF YOUR FINE COOPERATION. HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL A FEW BASIC PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED AND DECISIONS TO BE MADE. SINCE IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MAYOR TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL OF NEEDED LEGISLATION OR OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH THEY SHOULD BE AWARE OF. I HAVE DECIDED TO SET FORTH SUCH NEEDS IN LETTER FORM TO EACH OF YOU AS THEY ARISE. THE COM- MUNICATIONS WILL BE READ AT THE COUNCIL MEETING AND REFERRE,D TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THE COUNCIL. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS PROCEDURE WILL ENABLE YOU TO BECOME ADEQUATELY FAMILIAR WITH ALL SUGGESTED LEGISLATION WHICH MIGHT BE INITIATED FROM THIS OFFICE PRIOR TO COUNCIL ACTION.