ccm19660222COMMON COUNCIL
CITY OF MUSKEGO
MINUTES OF -2fEETING HELD FEBRUARY 22, I 966
&IOR TO CALLIMG THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:40 P.M., MAYOR
GOTTFRIED INTRODUCED THE PEOPLE AT THE COUNCIL TABLE TO
GIRL SCOUT TROOP #364 WHO HAD COME TO VISIT A COIYHON COUNCIL
MEETING.
PREVENT - MAYOR JEROXE GOTTFRIED, ALDERUEN ARTHUR BOSTATIZR,
PAUL DEANGELIS, HENRY HUDZIAK, MYRON WEAVER, DONALD WIESELHANN
AND HENRY WOLF. ALDERNAN EDMUND BUDISX ARRIVED AT 0:30 P.M.
ATTORNEY HIPPENKEYER AND CLERK BETTE BOWYER WERE ALSO PRESENT.
MINUTES - ALDERMAN WOLF NOVED THAT THE KINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS
NEETING HELD FEBRUARY 8, 1966, BE ACCEPTED AS PRESENTED AND
PLACED ON FILE. SECONDED BY ALDERNAN HUDZIAK, MOTION CARRIED.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
FINANCE COMMITTEE - ALDERNAN WOLF PRESENTED THE REPORT OF THE
FINANCE CONHITTEE NEETING HELD FEBRUARY 16, 1966, AND MOVED
THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE. SECONDED BY
ALDERMAN BOSTATER, NOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC SAFETY CONHITTEE - ALDERIYAN WIESELMANN PRESENTED THE
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ~YEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY
17, 1966, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED
ON FILE. SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WOLF, MOTION CARRIED.
PUBLIC WELFARE COKIMITTEE - ALDERMAN DEANGELIS PRESENTED THE
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WELFARE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON
FEBRUARY 16, 1966, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED
AND PLACED ON FILE. SECONDED BY ALDERMAN HUDZIAK, MOTION
CARRIED.
PUBLIC WORKS COMKITTEE - ALDERHAN WIESELKANN PRESENTED THE
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COKKITTEE MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY
21, 1966, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AND PLACED
ON FILE. SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WEAVER, MOTION CARRIED.
RULES. LAWS & ORDINANCE CONMITTEE - ALDERKAN WEAVER PRESENTED
THE REPORT OF THE RULES, LAWS & ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
HELD ON FEBRUARY 17d1966, AND MOVED THAT THE REPORT BE ACCEPTED
AND PLACED ON FILE. SECONDED BY ALDERHAN DEANGELIS.
ALDERMAN WOLF EXPLAINED TO THE ALDERKEN THE REASON WHY THE
FIREARNS ORDINANCE HAS NOT COKE TO THE COUNCIL FLOOR. HE
INDICATED THAT THE COMMITTEE IS MAKING A CONSTANT STUDY OF
THIS ORDINANCE AND IS TRYING TO PRESERVE THE RIGHTS OF AS
MANY CITIZENS AS POSSIBLE. THE COKFIITTEE HAS CALLED IN PEOPLE
WHO ARE WELL VERSED ON THE USE OF FIREARMS AND THEY HAVE
SUGGESTED THAT THE COMMITTEE WRITE TO THE NATIONAL RIFLE
ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS FOR ANY MATERIAL THEY CAN SEND OR
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THEY CAN KAKE. ALDERMAN WOLF PROKISED
THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD WOVE ALONG ON THIS ORDINANCE AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT CARRIED.
PLANNING COMMISSION- THE REPORT OF THE PLANNING COMKISSION
KEETING OF FEBRUARY 15, 1966, WAS ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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s - THE CLERK READ ORDINANCE #26, I.E. AN ORDINANCE
TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MUSKEGO. ALDERMAN
j/WEAVER MOVED FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE #26, SECONDED
BY ALDERMAN WIESELKANN. THE CLERK READ A LETTER DIRECTED TO
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING
THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT ORDINANCE #26. THE MOTION TO ADOPT
ORDINANCE #26 CARRIED.
RESOLUTION #III - ALDERMEN DEANGELIS AND WIESELMANN BOTH MOVED
FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION, SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WEAVER.
ALDERMAN WIESELMANN STATED THAT HE THINKS IT IS NECESSARY
THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL GO AHEAD WITH A STUDY THAT WOULD
POSSIBLY CREATE A CITY INDUSTRIAL PARK. IN LOOKING BACK OVER
THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, IT WAS HIS THOUGHT THAT THIS
INFORMATION SHOULD BE UPDATED. IF WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO
MAINTAIN A LOW TAX BASE IT IS TIME SOME ACTION IS TAKEN ON
AN INDUSTRIAL PARK, WHETHER IT BE PRIVATELY OR CITY OWNED.
ALDERMAN BOSTATER STATED THAT IT WAS ALSO HIS THOUGHT THAT
WE SHOULD GET BUSY ON AN INDUSTRIAL PARK, BUT THAT MAKING A
STUDY OF THIS SIZE IS PREMATURE. HE INDICATED THAT THE CITY
SHOULD FIRST GET THE OPINION OF PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRIAL LAND
DEVELOPERS, THEREFORE ALDERMAN BOSTATER MOVED THAT THE
FOLLOWING AMENDMENT BE MADE TO RESOLUTION #111. IN THE FIRST
PARAGRAPH THE WORDS "CITY OWNED" BE OMITTED, EBIMINATE THE 2ND AND
3RD PARAGRAPH AND THE 4TIZ-;lNB.-5TH PARAGRAPHS BE REPLACED WITH
“THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MUSKEGO DOES HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE PLANNING Fmrr OF NELSON
& ASSOCIATES TO INTERVIEW MAJOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPERS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHAT STEPS THE CITY OF MUSKEGO
MIGHT TAKE TO INTEREST SUCH DEVELOPERS IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK
PROJECT IN THE CITY OF MUSKEGO.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE FEES FOR SUCH A STUDY SHALL
BE THE SAME AS NELSON & ASSOCIATES PRESENTLY CHARGE FOR THEIR
CONSULTING SERVICES TO THE CITY, BUT NOT TO EXCEED $500.00.
SECONDED BY ALDERMAN WIESELMANN. ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER
COMMENTED THAT IF SUCH A STUDY WOULD BE MADE AND THE TWO
FIRMS CHOOSE A PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY AND GO INTO THE
EXPENSE OF GIVING AN OPINION SUCH AS TO COST OF SEWERS, ETC.,
THE SELLER XIGHT DECIDE TO CHARGE AN EXUBERANT PRICE FOR
HIS PROPERTY. IT WAS HIS TROUOHT THAT THE CITY SHOULD
OBTAIN OPTIONS TO‘.BUY SEVERAL PIECES OF PROPERTY. AT THIS POINT MAYOR GOTTFRIED TURNED THE CHAIR OVER TO
ALDERMAN WEAVER IN ORDER THAT HE MIGHT ENTER INTO ,THE DIS-
CUSSION. HE STATED THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT BE LOOKING AT
ANY SPECIFIC PIECE OF LAND. HE STATED THAT A GENERAL STUDY
HADE BY EXPERTS WOULD HELP THIS COUNCIL AND FUTURE COUNCILS
ANSWER ?fANY QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT ARISE IN THE FUTURE
APPLICABLE TO ANY PIECE OF LAND IN THE CITY.
ALDERMAN WOLF SPOKE IN FAVOR OF THE AKENDKENT. ALDERMAN
BOSTATER INDICATED THAT HE WISHED TO MAKE IT KNOWN THAT HE
WAS IN FAVOR OF GETTING AN INDUSTRIAL PARK BUT IT SHOULD BE
DONE IN LOGICAL STEPS. AFTER CONSIDERABLE MORE DISCUSSION
BY SEVERAL OF THE ALDERMEN AND MAYOR GOTTFRIED, UPON A ROLL
CALL VOTE TO AMEND 'RESOLUTION #III, ALDERMEN DEANGELIS,
HUDZIAK, WEAVER AND WIESELMANN VOTED "NO", ALDERMEN BOSTATER
AND WOLF NOTED "AYE". THE MOTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION #Ill
WAS DEFEATED. UPON A ROLL CALL VOTE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #Ill,
THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIKOUSLY.
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE
MAYOR GOTTFRIED STATED THAT SOME 68 ENTRIES WERE SUBMITTED
IN THE CITY SEAL CONTEST. AFTER CONSIDERABLE CONCENTRATION
OF THE JUDGES, MR. ALAN SCHNEIDER, S94 [J14350 RYAN DR.,
HALES CORNERS, Uris.,
SAVINGS BOND.
WAS DECLARED THE WINNER OF THE $loo.OO MR. SCHNEIDER WAS PRESENT AND MAYOR GOTTFRIED
PRESENTED HIM WITH THE BOND.
RESOLUTION #II9 - MAYOR GOTTFRIED COMMENTED BRIEFLY ON HIS
APPOINTMENTS TO THE NEWLY CREATED POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION.
HE STATED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD APPROACHED HIM ASKING TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO THE CONMISSION. HE FURTHER
STATED THAT IN NAKING HIS CHOICE HE FELT IT WAS IMPERATIVE
THAT HE CHOOSE QUALIFIED AND RESPECTED CITIZENS WHO HAVE
SHOWN AN INTEREST IN THEIR COUMUNITY.
NElJ BUSINESq
BESOLUTION #119, - THE CLERK READ RESOLUTION #IIQ, I.E.
APPOINTMENT OF FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION. ALDERMAN HUDZIAK
MOVED THAT RESOLUTION #219 BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL, SECONDED
BY ALDERMAN WOLF. IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION BY ALDERNAN
WIESELMANN AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE MEMBERS OF THE COKMISSION
HAVE TO MAKE THEIR INTENTIONS KNOWN AS TO WHICH POLITICAL PARTY
THEY REPRESENT, ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER ANSWERED "NO". MAYOR
LOTTFRIED STATED THAT THE LAW SAYS THAT NO MORE THAN THREE
MEMBERS ON A COMMISSION CAN BE MEMBERS OF A SINGLE POLITICAL
PARTY. HE STATED THAT NONE OF THE APPOINTEES WERE CARD-CARRYING
MEKBERS OF ANY SPECIFIC PARTY. UPON A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION #3.19 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
RESOLUTION #I.ZO - THE CLERK READ THE DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO
RESOLUTION #120, I.E. A LETTER FROM THE WAUKESHA COUNTY HIGH-
WAY COMMISSION DIRECTED TO MAYOR GOTTFRIED STATING WHAT THE
CITY'S SHARE OF THE COST OF INSTALLING CURBS, GUTTERS AND
SIDEWALKS WOULD BE ON C.T.H. "Y" FROM HIGHWAY 24 TO THE ELECTRIC
COMPANY LINE. THE CLERK THEN TREAD RESOLUTION #120, I.E.
APPROVAL OF THE PLANS CONCERNING THE URBAN PORTION OF PROJECT No. SO355(2) C.T.H. Y WAUKESHA COUNTY. ALDERMAN WIESELMANN
MOVED FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #120, SECONDED BY ALDERMAN
WEAVER. AFTER A SHORT DISCUSSION, UPON A ROLL CALL VOTE THE
NOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #I20 CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
AT 9:OO P.M. MAYOR GOTTFRIED CALLED FOR A FIVE MINUTE RECESS IN
ORDER THAT HE COULD CONFER WITH ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER IN REGARD
TO HI-Y RANCHES SUBDIVISION. THE MEETING RECONVENED AT 9:07 P.M.
RESOLUTION #121 - &TORNEY HIPPENMEYER READ A LETTER FROM S.
ROBERT LENTINI DIRECTED TO THE COMMON COUNCIL CONSTITUTING AN
INFORMAL PETITION TO ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE THE HI-Y RANCH
SUBDIVISION WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLOT 0~ REDIVIDE ANY OF THEIR
LOTS. ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER ALSO READ A LETTER FROM THE
ENGINEERING FIRN OF RUEKERT & HIELKE, INC. SUGGESTING THAT A
DRAINAGE EASEMENT BE CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN LOT 5 AND LOT 6 IN
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BLOCK "A". THE CLERK THEN READ A CO~~MUNICATI~N DIRECTED TO
MAYOR GOTTFRIED AND THE COMMON COUNCIL FROM THE PLANNING
COMMISSION ADVISING THE SAME EASEMENT BE CONVEYED BY THE DEV-
ELOPER TO THE CITY, ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF LOT 6, BLOCK A, SAID
EASEMENT TO BE 15'. ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER THEN INTRODUCED
RESOLUTION #I23 AS FOLLOWS: "BE IT RESOLPED THAT PETITION HAVING BEEN MADE BY THE OWNERS
0 OF LOTS UN THAT SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS HI-Y RANCHES AUTHORIZING
THEM TO SELL INDIVIDUAL LOTS OWNED BY THEM IN SAID SUBDIVISION,
AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTIONS 4.06(2)(c) AND 5.08 OF THE ZONING
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.ORDANCE; AND SECTION X OF THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL ORDINANCE:
AND THE HATTER HAVING BEEN REFERRED TO THE PLAN COMMISSION,
AND THE RECOKKENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE PETITION HAVING BEEN
RECEIVED FROM THAT BODY AND PLACED ON FILE;
BOW THEREFORE PERMISSION TO SELL SAID LOTS ON AN INDIVIDUAL
BASIS IS HEREBY GRANTED TO SAID OWNERS UPON THE RECEIPT FROK
THEM OF THE ATTACH%D EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE DULY EXECUTED IN
A RECORDABLE FORK. ALDERMAN BUDISH MOVED FOR THE ADOPTION
OF RESOLUTION #123, SECONDED BY ALDERMAN DEANGELIS, MOTION
CARRIED.
VOUCHER APPROVAL
e ALDERMAN WOLF MOVED THAT THE COKKON COUNCIL APPROVE PAYMENT
OF VOUCHERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,159.51 PAYABLE TO FEBRUARY
22, 1966. SECONDED BY ALDERMAN BOSTATER. UPON A ROLL CALL
VOTE THE KOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
LICENSE APPROVA 4
BYRON ~~HITN Y - ALDERMAN BUDISH MOVED THAT THE OPERATOR's
LICENSE FOR~BYRON WHITNEY BE APPROVED, SECONDED BY ALDERMAN
IY'OLF, MOTION CARRIED.
l JOSEPH HUBE~ - ALDERKAN WOLF MOVED THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MUSKEGO APPROVE THE OPERATOR's LICENSE OF JOSEPH
HUBER. SECONDED BY ALDERMAN BOSTATER, MOTION CARRIED.
CITY OFFICIALS REPORT AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
BECAUSE OF A COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE CLERK IN REGARD TO THE
&AJS;B FERMENTED MALT AND LIQUOR LICENSE IN THE NAME OF
FRANCES F. SCHOFER, ALDERKAN WOLF INTRODUCED THE FOLLOWING
RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION #122 - BE IT RESOLVED THAT A COKPLAINT HAVING BEEN
FILED PURSUANT TO SEC. 176.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES,
THE CITY CLERK IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO ISSUE A SUMMONS PURSUANT
TO LAW ON THE 28~~ DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1966, AND RETURNABLE ON
THE ~TH DAY OF MARCH, 1966 AT 7:00 P.M. AT WHICH TIME A PUBLIC
HEARING WILL BE HELD.
ALDERMAN WOLF MOVED FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #?22,
SECONDED BY ALDERMAN HUDZIAK. DUE TO THE FACT THAT SOME OF
THE GENTLEHEN INVOLVED ARE IN COKPETITION WITH HIM, ALDERMAN
DEANGELIS REQUESTED TO BE ABSTAINED FROK VOTING ON THIS POINT
O/F ISSUE, HOWEVER, HE LATER WITHDREW H&/REQUEST. ON THE MOTION
TO ADOPT RESOLUTION #I22 UPON A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIKOUSLY.
ATTORNEY HIPPENMEYER STATED THAT IN VIEW OF THE RECENT DECISION
HANDED DOWN FROM THE DANE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT IN REGARD TO
THE CASE OF THE TOWN OF NORWAY vs. THE CONMITTEE ON WATER
POLLUTION AND THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH, HE WOULD LIKE TO NEET
WITH THE !fAYOR AND THE PROPER COMMITTEE 3'0 AS TO DETERMINE WHAT
THE NEXT STEP WILL BE.
l ALDERMAN BOSTATER REPORTED ON THE NEETING OF FEBRUARY 21,
AT THE OAK CREEK CITY HALL IN REGARD TO THE PLANS OF THE ROOT
RIVER WATERSHED.
RESOLUTION #I21 - THE CLERK READ RESOLUTION #121, I.E. APPOINT-
KENT OF A CITIZEN MEMBER TO THE PLAN COMMISSION. ALDERFIAN BUDISH
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KOVED FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION #i2j, SECONDED~.By AL&-WOLF.
UPON A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION To ADOPT RESOLUTION #I21 CARRIES
UNANIMOUSLY.
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THE CLERK READ A COMMUNICATION FROM CONGRESSMAN GLENN DAVIS
REGARDING INFORNATION ON FEDERAL ~OGRAMS RELATING TO WATER
AND RELATED SANITATION PROBLENS. COMMUNICATION REFERRED
TO PUBLIC WELFARE CONKITTEE.
THE CLERK READ A REPORT OF ACTIVITIES OF THE VAUKESHA
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF MUSKEGO, SAME
PLACED ON FILE.
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THE CLERK READ A COEIMUNICATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION
DIRECTED TO MAYOR GOTTFRIED AND THE CONMON COUNCIL ADVISING
THAT THE PLANNING COiWISSION HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF
THE SCHEDULE OF OPERATION FOR RESTORATION SUBMITTED BY
GRAVEL, INC., 2/?1/66.
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THE CLERK READ A COMMUNICATION FROM E. MERLE HAMPE OBJECTING
TO THE FACT THAT RICHARD MAURICE HAD BEEN GRANTED BY THE
PLANNING COIYMISSION A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO HAVE A
PARKING LOT ON VALLEY DR. ALDERHAN BUDISH EXPLAINED TO
THE ALDERMEN THE REASON FOR A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE CONDITIONAL USE PETITION. SEVERAL CONKENTS WERE MADE
AND QUESTIONS WERE RAISED BY ALDERMAN ~?OLF AND ALDERMAN
YEAVER REGARDING THIS MATTER.
ALDERNAN MEAVER MOVED TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY ALDERMAN
~IESELNANN. THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:37 P.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
BETTE $6!%$6--
CITY CL;RK
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