CM102798
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO (Approved-11/10/98))
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD OCTOBER 27, 1998
The meeting was called to order at 7:50 p.m. by Mayor De Angelis. Also present were
Aldermen Slocomb, Chiaverotti, Patterson, Salentine, Sanders and Woodard, City
Attorney Molter, and Deputy Clerk Blenski. Alderman Pionek was absent.
The Deputy Clerk stated the meeting was noticed in accordance with the open meeting
law on 10/23 and 10/26.
Salentine moved for approval of the minutes of 10/13/98. Woodard seconded; motion
carried.
The Deputy read the closed session notice.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
The Mayor read proclamations for Census 2000 Participation, National Orthodontic
Health Month and the Sale of Buddy Poppies by the V.F.W.
The Mayor also noted that he attended the annual League of Wisconsin Municipalities
conference and gave an update on the library building project.
Reso. #198-98 - Honoring Muskego AFS-USA Student - Nina Wenzel (Germany).
Salentine moved for adoption. Patterson seconded. Carried 6-0.
Reso. #199-98 - Honoring Muskego AFS-USA - Oscar Jimenez (Chile). Sanders
moved for adoption. Chiaverotti seconded. Motion carried 6-0. The Mayor presented
the resolutions to the students.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Receipt of the 9/24/98, 10/1/98, 10/8/98, and 10/15/98 Committee of the Whole minutes
was acknowledged.
Sanders moved for acceptance of minutes of the 10/19/98 Public Utilities Committee.
Woodard seconded; motion carried.
Slocomb moved for acceptance of minutes of the 10/21/98 and 10/27/98 Finance
Committee. Sanders seconded. Slocomb moved for individual consideration of Plum
Creek Tree Plantings paragraph to be sent back to the committee for further review.
Salentine seconded; motion carried. Motion to approve minutes without said paragraph
carried.
Minutes of the 10/20/98 Plan Commission meeting and 9/26/98 Parks & Recreation
Board meeting were received and placed on file.
Ord. #972 - An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 12 to Repeal and Recreate Section 12.07
and Add Section 12.09 (Amusement Devices and Cigarette Licensing). Second
Reading. Salentine moved for adoption. Woodard seconded. Slocomb moved to
amend to add “in any place of business” following “No person shall operate any
amusement device” under (1) 12.07 of Section 1. Salentine seconded; motion carried.
Ord. #972, as amended, adopted 6-0.
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October 27, 1998
Ord. #973 - Establishing Salaries for Certain Elected Officials (Mayor/Aldermen
Districts 2, 4, 6 & 7). Second Reading. Slocomb moved for adoption. Salentine
seconded. Patterson stated this is a job of passion; aldermen are not paid full-time
wages. He does not agree that the information compiled by the Mayor’s intern should
be used as a major factor in determining what aldermen should be paid. He asked
Intern Dave Bajkiewicz if the salary information included other compensation, such as
mileage. Mr. Bajkiewicz stated that he included information on other compensation on
a separate table. There were too many variables to include as part of the
compensation figures. Patterson does not believe we have slipped that much on the
scale in comparison with other communities. He does not accept this type of increase.
Chiaverotti stated she spent a great deal of time reviewing. She believes this is
reasonable when you break it down. Ord. #973 adopted 5 - 1 with Patterson casting
the “no” vote.
Reso. #200-98 - Amendment to Deposit and Forfeiture Schedule. Slocomb moved for
adoption. Sanders seconded. Carried 6-0.
Reso. #201-98 - Resolution to Establish License Fees (Amusement Devices and
Cigarette and Tobacco Products Retailers). License fees to be $10 for each
amusement device and $50 for each Cigarette/Tobacco Products Retailer. Salentine
moved for adoption. Sanders seconded. Carried 6-0.
Reso. #202-98 - A Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Advance of Funds from the
Sewer Utility to the Debt Service Fund of the City of Muskego. Sanders moved for
adoption. Woodard seconded. Carried 6-0.
Reso. #203-98 - Denial of Certified Survey Map - Minelli. Salentine moved for
adoption. Woodard seconded. Salentine stated that with the slope of the land and the
creek and floodplain behind the parcel, the Plan Commission expressed concern about
the buildable area. The property owner was given the necessary information for
resubmittal. Carried 6-0.
Reso. #204-98 - Approval of Final Plat - Clearview Subdivision, Town of Vernon.
Salentine moved for adoption. Sanders seconded. Drainage issues were discussed.
Carried 6-0.
Reso. #205-98 - Acceptance of Improvements - Miller Townhouses. Sanders moved
for adoption. Woodard seconded. Sanders moved to amend the fourth WHEREAS to
reflect that Public Utilities Committee recommended acceptance and not Finance
Committee. Woodard seconded; motion carried. Sanders moved to amend to change
sponsorship from Finance Committee to Public Utilities Committee. Woodard
seconded; motion carried. Reso. #205-98, as amended, adopted 6-0.
Reso. #206-98 - Appointment to Superior Emerald Park Landfill, Inc. Siting Committee.
Slocomb moved for adoption. Patterson seconded. The Mayor noted that with the
resignation of Carlos Trejo who was a member of the committee, he has appointed City
Engineer/Building Director Chris Zoppa to serve. Carried 6-0.
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October 27, 1998
LICENSES
Slocomb moved for approval of operators’ licenses for Tina Hummel, Tim Boudreau,
Christopher Kukowski, Renee Bucholtz, Joan Wagner (with a 3, 6, 9 and 12 month
review), Ralph Schmidt, Katherine Corson and David Szymanski. Salentine seconded.
Motion carried.
VOUCHER APPROVAL
Slocomb moved for approval of General Vouchers in amount of $448,164.99. Sanders
seconded. Motion carried 6-0.
Sanders moved for approval of Utility Vouchers in amount of $303,312.61. Woodard
seconded. Carried 6-0.
CITY OFFICIALS’ REPORTS
The Deputy noted that a public hearing would be held on 11/10 at 7:25 p.m. to consider
the petition of Alfred and Joanne Pipke to rezone property in the SE ¼ of Section 13
from R-3 to RSE/OPD.
COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
The consensus of the Council was to cancel the 12/22 meeting due to its close
proximity to the holidays. The Council also agreed that a Committee of the Whole
meeting should be held on 11/11 with the committee picking up where it left off on
issues being reviewed prior to the budget process. Woodard noted she could not
attend. Patterson stated that the City’s official Trick or Treat hours were Sat., 10/31
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
Sanders moved to convene into closed session pursuant to §19.85(1)(e) deliberating or
negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or
conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining
reasons require a closed session; more specifically negotiating contract for Tess
Corners Volunteer Fire Department. Patterson seconded; carried 6-0.
The Deputy Clerk was dismissed.
Patterson moved to convene into open session. Sanders seconded; motion carried .
Chiaverotti moved to adjourn at 9:17 p.m. Sanders seconded; motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Jill Blenski, CMC
Deputy Clerk