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MINUTES
CITY OF JEFFERSON COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1999
The Tuesday, March 16, 1999, meeting of the City of Jefferson Common Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Brawders. Members present: Ald. Wagner, Ald. Coffman, Ald. Carnes, Ald. Wenzel, Ald. Stevens, Ald. Johann, Ald. Tennyson and Ald. Beyer. Also present were City Administrator Schornack, City Attorney Scheibel, Police Chief Besel, City Engineer Ludwig and City Clerk/Treasurer Elford.
communications
Ald. Wagner thanked the City Clerk/Treasurer, on behalf of the Council for her 7 years at Jefferson City Hall.
Mayor Brawders read a letter from the Stewart family of Jefferson stating that they were against the bridge.
Mayor Brawders read a letter from Kay Reinders stating that she and her husband were in favor of the Milwaukee Street Walk Bridge and would be happy to pledge $1000 to defer the cost to the City of Jefferson.
Mayor Brawders told the Council to read over their invitations to the League of Municipalities Dinner.
Mayor Brawders read a letter from Bertie Langholff stating that the Jefferson Housing Authority received a high performance award.
public participation
Jim Schroeder of WFAW Radio Station, W6355 Eastern Avenue, Fort Atkinson, asked that the differences between the old and the new sign ordinance be explained after the first reading.
Mayor Brawders explained that the building inspector was not present but would be writing a letter detailing the changes and a copy would be fowarded to him.
Lyman Tracy 415 N. Pleasant, stated that he would like to see the extension of Windsor Terrace moved 30' to the west.
Paul Essock, 1423 Hwy 26 South, stated that he was on the Sign Committee and helped adopt the proposed current sign ordinance. Essock also stated that it was a unanimous vote of those present at the last Sign Committee meeting to adopt this ordinance. Paul Essock also went on to say that the Sign Committee meetings were always open to the public and that a lot of work went into this ordinance and the City Council should take all this into consideration, and vote to change the current sign ordinance.
APPOINTMENT TO JEFFERSON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Mayor Brawders announced his appointment of the City Administrator David Schornack to the Jefferson Community Foundation. Ald. Tennyson, seconded by Ald. Carnes moved to approve the appointment of David Schornack to the Jefferson Community Foundation. The motion passed on a voice vote.
consent agenda
Ald. Beyer introduced Resolution No. 156.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
RESOLUTION nO. 156
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Jefferson that the consent agenda for March 16, 1999 is hereby adopted.
The consent agenda for tonight includes:
Ald. Beyer, seconded by Ald. Tennyson moved to approve Resolution No. 156. The motion carried unanimously.
proposed ordinance to amend section 8.01(6)(b) of the municipal code to add the street extension of windsor terrace
Ald. Stevens introduced Ordinance #2-99 for its first reading.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2-99
An Ordinance to Amend Section 8.01(6)(b) of the Municipal Code of the City of Jefferson to Add to the Official Map.
The Common Council of the City of Jefferson do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 8.01(6)(b) of the Municipal Code pertaining to the Official Map of the City of Jefferson is hereby amended to include the following street extension of Windsor Terrace:
A part of Government Lot 5 located in the NW ¼ of the SW ¼ corner of Section Z, T6N, R14E, City of Jefferson, Jefferson County, WI., thence S01o23'47"E, 295.03 feet, along the West line of the said NW ¼; thence N88o36'14"E, 625.34 feet to a point of beginning; thence south easterly 174.41 feet along the arc of a curve having a radius of 555.00 feet and a chord length of 173.69 feet and having a chord bearing of S32o37'32"E; thence S89o45'12"E, 84.96 feet; thence north westerly 212.39 feet along the arc of a curve having a radius of 495.00 feet and a chord length of 210.76 feet and having a chord bearing of N35o54'54"W; thence S66o22'37", 60.00 feet to the point of beginning.
Section 2. The above amendment shall be entered and attested to in a certified copy of the Official Map; and a copy hereof shall be recorded at the office of the Register of Deeds.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force after passage and publication as provided by law and notification and attestation of the street extensions incorporated herein the Official Map, City of Jefferson.
This is a first reading.
Proposed ordinance to repeal and recreate section 17.08 of the zoning code pertaining to signs
Ald. Coffman introduced Ordinance #3-99 for its first reading.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
PROPOSED ORDINANCE #3-99
An Ordinance to Repeal and Recreate Section 17.08 of the Municipal Code Related to Signs.
The Common Council of the City of Jefferson do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 17.08 SIGNS is hereby repealed and recreated as follows:
Section 2. Section 17.08 SIGNS (1) SCOPE OF REGULATIONS: No sign shall hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, or structurally altered without a building permit, except those signs excepted in subsection 2 and 4 below. The sign shall also meet all the structural requirements of the Building Code.
(b) Real estate signs not to exceed nine (9) square feet in area which advertise the sale, rental, or lease of the premises upon which said signs are temporarily located and not to project higher than ten feet (10') above the ground, nor be closer than eight feet (8') to any other zoning lot.
(c) Name, occupation, and warning signs not to exceed four (4) square feet located on the land parcel and not to be higher than one story or ten feet (10') above the ground.
(d) Bulletin boards for public, charitable or religious institutions not to exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area located on the premises and not to project higher than one story or ten feet (10') above the ground.
(e) Memorial signs, tablets, names of buildings, and date of erection when cut into any masonry surface or when constructed of metal and affixed flat against a structure.
(3) SIGNS IN MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. (a) Parking area signs, provided no sign shall project beyond the property line into the public way or higher than seven feet (7') above the ground and including:
1. Signs designating parking area entrances or exits, provided no more than one sign is located at each entrance or exit.
2. One sign per parking area per block front designating the conditions of use or identity of such parking area and limited to a maximum size of nine (9) square feet for each sign.
(b) Name, occupation, or announcement sign not to exceed thirty-two (32) square feet and not to be higher than twelve feet (12') above the ground, and further providing there are six or more living units on the parcel or multifamily development area.
(c) No sign facing within one hundred feet (100') of a Single Family Residential front property line or thirty (30') front a single family residential side or rear property shall exceed sixteen (16) square feet.
(4) TEMPORARY SIGNS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: (a) Signs advertising private sales or events and political candidates not to exceed sixteen (16) square feet for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days per year for any one lot.
(d) Other temporary signs when authorized by the Building Inspector for a period not to exceed thirty (30) consecutive days.
(5) SIGNS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY: Official signs approved by the Regulatory Committee, such as traffic-control, parking restrictions, information, and notices within the public right of way.
(a) Wall signs placed against the exterior walls of buildings shall not extend more than eight inches (8") outside of a building's wall surface, shall not exceed five hundred (500) square feet in area for any one premise, shall not exceed 25% of the building façade, and shall not exceed forty feet (40') in height above the mean centerline street grade.
(b) Projecting signs fastened to, suspended from, or supported by structures shall not exceed thirty-six (36) square feet in area in the Central Business District; shall not extend more than six feet (6') from the building, but in no case beyond the curb line into any public right of way; shall not be less than ten feet (10') from all side lot lines; shall not exceed a height of twenty feet (20') above the mean centerline street grade; and shall not be less than ten feet (10') above the sidewalk nor sixteen feet (16') above a driveway or an alley.
(c) Ground signs shall not exceed forty-five feet (45') in height above the mean centerline street grade, and shall not exceed one hundred (100) square feet on any side.
(d) Roof signs shall not exceed ten feet (10') in height above the roof, shall meet all the yard and height requirements for the district in which they are located, and shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet.
(e) All signs on private property shall advertise, promote, or represent only establishments, goods, or services located, sold, or manufactured within one hundred feet (100') of that property unless approved by the City Plan Commission.
(f) Signs facing Residential Districts: No sign except those permitted in subsection 2 or 3 above shall be permitted to face a residential district within eighty feet (80') of a residential front property line, or thirty feet (30') from a side or rear residential property line.
(8) SIGNS IN AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS: The total surface area of all signs on any parcel of land shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet and shall not exceed twenty feet (20') in height above the mean centerline street grade.
(9) SIGNS ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE PUBLIC: (a) Signs shall not resemble, imitate, or approximate the shape, size, form, or color of railroad or traffic signs, signals or devices.
(b) Signs shall not obstruct or interfere with the effectiveness of railroad or traffic signs, signals, or devices as determined by the Building Inspector or Police Chief. Such obstructive signs would be flashing or animated signs.
(c) No sign shall be placed so as to obstruct or interfere with traffic visibility as determined by the City Building Inspector or Police Chief.
(d) No sign shall be erected, relocated, or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress from any door, window, or fire escape; and no sign shall be attached to a standpipe or fire escape.
(e) Any sign allowed to deteriorate or is damaged to the point of being unsightly, a nuisance, or unsafe as determined by the Building Inspector may be ordered repaired or removed by the Building Inspector.
(f) Any sign considered by the Building Inspector as not conforming to minimum Community standards of decency or taste or negatively impact neighboring property values will require City Plan Commission approval prior to a permit being issued.
(g) No illuminated sign shall be installed such that will substantially annoy, injure or endanger the comfort, health, repose or safety of a resident living in a residential zone within one hundred feet (100') of the sign.
(10) All signs existing prior to the adoption of this Code not complying with any requirement of 1-8 above may be maintained but not replaced, moved, enlarged, or structurally altered without complete compliance of this code. Replacement of face plate the same size or smaller is not permitted if the cost of the face plate replacement exceeds 50% of the sign value. Further, if the use (as defined in Comm 51.01 (87)) of the property is changed, all existing signs must be brought into compliance with this code.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication as required by law.
This is a first reading.
Mayor Brawders requested that there be an explanation of the new ordinance written up by Building Inspector Guy Burlingame and given to the City Council before the second reading.
acknowledging review of 1998 compliance maintenance annual report
Ald. Tennyson introduced Resolution No. 157.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
RESOLUTION nO. 157
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Jefferson that the Common Council hereby informs the Department of Natural Resources that said Council has reviewed the Compliance Maintenance Annual Report for calendar year 1998, which is attached hereto as part of this resolution.
WWTP Superintendent Mike Kelly gave a report on this annual report. The purpose of the report is to make sure that the Council is aware of the condition of the plant. Superintendent Kelly stated that the plant is approaching capacity. There was an 11% increase in daily flow in 1998 and a 16% increase in BOD. Town and Country Engineering is working on this portion of the expansion study. Kelly stated that the City is 15 years into the design life of this facility and it has a maximum life of 20 years. It is time to look at a new design and expansion. Sludge storage capacity is the City's biggest problem. In 1983 when this facility was built, the law required a sludge storage capacity of 90 days. The DNR now requires 180 days of storage, and due to our volume of sludge the City doesn't have enough room for 90 days, at this time.
Ald. Johann asked how the experiment went to try to decrease the size of the sludge.
Superintendent Kelly stated that the removing of more water from the sludge was not cost effective for Jefferson.
Ald. Wagner asked what the current capacity of the Wastewater Treatment Plant was.
Superintendent Kelly stated that for B.O.D.'s, the plant is running at 90% capacity.
Roll was then called on Resolution No. 157 informing the DNR that the Common Council has reviewed the 1998 Compliance Maintenance Report. The motion carried on a voice vote.
AUTHORIZING reconstruction of n. jackson and s. whitewater avenues (county HWY. N) PROJECT for 1999
Ald. Johann introduced Resolution No. 158.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
RESOLUTION nO. 158
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Jefferson that the City Engineer is authorized to develop plans, acquire easements and to use the Jefferson County Highway Department to reconstruct approximately ¾ mile of CTH N on the condition that said reconstruction is performed after hauling of materials on CTH N for the STH 26 project is completed or a different route other than CTH N is used to transport materials for STH 26 project.
Ald. Johann, seconded by Ald. Stevens moved to approve Resolution No. 158.
Ald. Beyer stated that she is concerned about the timing of doing the CTH N project, since our grant was turned down. Ald. Beyer thought we should wait and reapply to the D.O.T. in the year 2000 for the needed grant money.
County Highway Commissioner Jeff Haas stated that he has been informed by Payne & Dolan that there is a conflict to the reconstruction of North Hwy. N. Mann Bros., the Hwy. 26 contractor, will be using the North Hwy. N route to take away the rubble from Hwy. 26. Jeff Haas stated that they will be doing the South end of Hwy. N first and, leave the north project until Mann Bros., is done hauling.
Jeff Haas stated that the cost with Payne & Dolan through the County now would be much more cost effective as compared to doing the small City project by itself two years down the road.
Ald. Johann asked if it was true that if the Jefferson County Highway did not use all of their grant money it could be possible for the City of Jefferson to recoup some of the grant money?
Jeff Haas stated that if funding limits are not met, the County might be able to include the City's portion for 50% reimbursement.
Ald. Beyer asked if Hwy 26 and CTH N would be closed at the same time.
Jeff Haas stated that the County has a May 15th deadline to do the south end work and it must be completed by June 15th. So there should be no conflict.
Ald. Beyer asked the dollar amount of the grant the City applied for.
City Engineer Ludwig stated that it was for approximately $106,000.
Ald. Carnes stated that the Finance Committee was unanimous in its decision to go ahead with this project.
Jeff Haas stated that the County is doing their portion of CTH N project no matter what the City decides.
Dan Ludwig stated that the south end of Hwy N is currently rated 8 out of 10 on the City's road rating program, which would mean that the roadway would last another 8 to 10 years.
Ald. Stevens stated that he does not agree that the City portion of Hwy N is an 8 out of 10. He has walked this area and believes this road would not last another two years.
Roll was called on Resolution No. 158. On call the roll: Ald. Stevens, Ald. Johann, Ald. Tennyson, Ald. Wagner, Ald. Carnes, Ald. Coffman and Ald. Wenzel voted aye. Ald. Beyer voted no. The motion carried 7 to 1.
accepting contracts for the moving of hardees sign from vision triangle
Ald. Carnes introduced Resolution No. 159.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
RESOLUTION nO. 159
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Jefferson that the City Administrator is hereby authorized to sign the proposals with Beloit Sign/Design, Inc. for $3,797 and Jefferson Current Electric for $1,000 to move the existing Hardee's sign outside the vision triangle at the corner of Plymouth and Main Streets.
Ald. Carnes, seconded by Ald. Johann moved to approve Resolution No. 159.
Ald. Carnes stated that the Finance Committee was unanimous to go ahead with this project.
The City Engineer explained that this was part of the negotiation with Hardee's to get their sign out of the vision triangle at the corner of Plymouth and S. Main for the STH 26 project. The cost for moving this sign will be paid for by the STH 26 reconstruction funds.
Ald. Carnes, seconded by Ald. Johann moved to approve Resolution No. 159. The motion carried unanimously.
cancellation of regularly scheduled council meeting
Ald. Wenzel introduced Resolution No. 160.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
RESOLUTION nO. 160
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Jefferson that the regularly scheduled Common Council and Committee meetings on April 6, 1999, will be cancelled due to the Spring Election; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a special meeting of the Common Council will be called for 5:00 p.m., April 6, 1999, for the sole purpose of hiring a new City Clerk/Treasurer.
Ald. Wenzel, seconded by Ald. Stevens moved to approve Resolution No. 160. The motion carried on a voice vote.
thanking betty tennyson for 17 years of service to the library board
Ald. Wagner introduced Resolution No. 161.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
RESOLUTION nO. 161
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Jefferson that the Council hereby thanks Mrs. Betty Tennyson for her seventeen(17) years of dedicated service on the Jefferson Library Board.
Ald. Wagner, seconded by Ald. Beyer moved to approve Resolution No. 161.
Ald. Wagner thanked all volunteers for their time and effort.
As unanimous acceptance of this resolution the entire Council stood and applauded Betty Tennyson for all her years of service.
Ald. Wenzel, seconded by Ald. Wagner moved to adjourn to Closed Session pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(e) of the Wisconsin State Statutes to discuss the Purchase of Public Property.
On call of the roll, the motion carried unanimously.
Ald. Stevens, seconded by Ald. Johann moved to reconvene to open session.
On call of the roll, the motion carried unanimously.
REPORTS
CHIEF OF POLICE
Chief Besel reported:
CITY ENGINEER
City Engineer Dan Ludwig reported:
CITY ATTORNEY
City Attorney Scott Scheibel reported:
CITY CLERK/TREASURER
City Clerk/Treasurer Faith Elford reported:
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
City Administrator Dave Schornack reported that:
COMMITTEES
Ald. Stevens has contacted Bray & Associates for a meeting this week and will get back to the Police Facility Committee the week of March 29th.
Ald. Johann stated that the Senior Committee will be meeting tomorrow night at 5:00 p.m.
The Regulatory Committee is working with Marty Powers and Bob Kober about signs and handicap accessibility.
Ald. Tennyson, seconded by Ald. Wagner moved to adjourn the March 16, 1999, meeting of the City of Jefferson Common Council. The motion carried unanimously.
These minutes of the March 19, 1999, meeting of the Common Council are uncorrected. Any corrections made thereto will be noted in the proceedings at which time the minutes are approved.
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