CITY OF HUDSON: 10/1/12 Council Meeting Minutes

(Pub. December 13, 2012)

CITY OF HUDSON

REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL

OCTOBER 1, 2012 - MINUTES

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

PRESENT: Mayor Burchill and Alderpersons Randy Morrissette, Mary Yacoub, Lori Bernard, Kurt TeWinkel, 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 of 9/17/12.

Refer to the Plan Commission the application of Hudson Center, LLC to rezone the former State visitor center site at 2221 Crest View Drive from PUB, Public or Quasi-public District to B-2, General Business District, and schedule a public hearing for 6:50 p.m. on Monday, November 12, 2012.

Place on file the 9/25/12 minutes of the Community Access Board and the 9/14/12 and 9/26/12 minutes of the St. Croix E.M.S. Commission.

All ayes (6) MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Bernard, second by Hoggatt to approve the claims for payment of $619,719.46 for payables and $61,170.00 for payroll for a total of $680,889.46. All ayes (6), MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Bernard second by Yacoub to approve the issuance of regular Operator Licenses for the period 10/2/12 to 6/30/14 to: Kyle W. Kromer, 564 Tower Road, Hudson, WI and Dana M. Okerlund, 624 Orange Street, Hudson, WI. All ayes (6), MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Bernard, second by TeWinkel to adopt the revisions to the Procurement Policy; MOTION CLARIFIED to include local preference language, and that the City Attorney recommended including applicable parts of Wisconsin Statutes §62.15. Ayes (5); Noes (1) Yacoub. MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Morrissette, second by Hoggatt to approve filling the Receptionist/Account Clerk vacancy as requested. All ayes (6) MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Yacoub, second by Bernard to approve a $4,400 change in the scope of the Burton Park playground project, and to reallocate Capital funds as follows: $12,196 to purchase a truck utility box from Aspen Equipment, funded by the $9,138 balance in 2012 Capital Funds, and $3,058.00 from the Sale of Fixed Assets account; Case Loader repairs to be funded by $7,893 in Sale of Equipment Fixed Asset account, with any additional funding from the 2012 Capital appropriation for plow equipment; and $4,400 for mulch and safety zone edging using the current balance of $1,597 in Mulch/Safety Zone Edging Fund and transferring remaining funds from the Hand Dryer Project to the Mulch/Safety Zone Capital Fund. All ayes (6) MOTION CARRIED.

MOTION by Bernard, second by Yacoub to adjourn the meeting. All ayes (6) MOTION CARRIED at 7:44 p.m.

Nancy J. Korson, City Clerk

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