CITY OF HUDSON: 10/18/11 Council Minutes

(Pub. November 24, 2011)

CITY OF HUDSON

REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL

OCTOBER 18, 2011 - MINUTES

Meeting called to order by Mayor Alan Burchill in the Council Chambers of City Hall at 7:00 p.m.

PRESENT: Mayor Burchill and Alderpersons Randy Morrissette, Mary Yacoub, Lori Bernard, Lee Wyland, John Hoggatt and Rich Vanselow.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS: MOTION by Morrissette, second by Yacoub to approve the following consent agenda items:

The Regular Meeting minutes and Closed Session minutes of 10/03/11.

Claims for payment of $143,695.28 for payables and $181,351.67 for payroll for a total of $325,046.95.

Issuance of a Secondhand Article Dealer and Secondhand Jewelry Dealer’s license to Jeffrey Parsons, d/b/a THR & Associates from November 1-5, 2011 at the Best Western Hudson House Inn, 1616 Crest View Drive.

Issuance of a Class “B” License to Fiesta Loca LLC dba Fiesta Loca at 131 Carmichael Road, Unit 106, Hudson, WI through 6/30/12 contingent on successful building inspections, receipt of the restaurant certificate, and that start up of the business begins within 90 days of approval.

The 2012 Hot Air Affair event February 3-5, 2012 and the Up, Up and Away 5K Run on February 4, 2012.

The Susan Kapaun 1-mile and 5K benefit walk on October 22, 2011, beginning and ending at the Hudson Middle School.

The Chamber of Commerce 2011 Christmas Tour of Homes to be held November 18, 19 and 20, 2011.

The 2012 Council meeting dates as proposed by the City Administrator and City Clerk.

The 2011 Fall Yard Waste Collection dates from October 22 through November 5, 2011, as presented.

Schedule a public hearing date for Monday, November 7, 2011, at 6:55 p.m. regarding the request to rezone 1.25 acres at the southwest quadrant of Crest View Drive and Heggen Street from PUB - Public District to RM-1, Multiple-Family Residential District and to amend the City of Hudson Comprehensive Plan Master Plan- 2030 Map land  use designation from Public to Medium Density Residential.

Place on file the quarterly reports of the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Building Inspector, monthly report of Finance Officer, the 10/11/11 minutes of the Public Utilities Commission and the 10/10/11 minutes of the St. Croix E.M.S. Commission. Roll call vote taken, all ayes (6) MOTION CARRIED.

Morrissette recused himself. MOTION by Bernard, second by Wyland, to approve the issuance of Regular Operator’s Licenses for the period 10/19/11 to 6/30/13 to: Donovan J. Nilan, 517 Second Street, Hudson and Thomas E. Tesmar III, 593 Tower Road, Hudson, and Tricha L. Wenzel, 1153 County Rd. E, New Richmond, WI. All ayes (5), MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Bernard, second by Vanselow to approve Ordinance 17-11, as presented, including both sides of Third Street from Vine Street to Walnut Street, and approval of a $25.00 fee for processing parking exemption applications - ORDINANCE NO. 17-11, AMENDMENTS TO MUNICIPAL CODE, CH. 235 RE: PARKING REGULATIONS (Copy on file in Clerk’s office). All ayes (6), MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Morrissette, second by Yacoub to approve the reappointment of Steve Wilcox to the St. Croix Economic Development Commission for a three-year term through December of 2014. All ayes (6) MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Yacoub, second by Hoggatt to adjourn the meeting. All ayes (6) MOTION CARRIED at 7:30 p.m.

Nancy J. Korson, City Clerk

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