CITY OF
April 14, 2008
Regular meeting
of the Common Council of the City of Glendale held in the Municipal Building,
5909 North Milwaukee River Parkway.
The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Jerome A. Tepper at 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call: Present:
Mayor Jerome A. Tepper, Ald. Robert Whitaker, Joseph V. Colacino,
Elliott L. Moeser, Richard W. Wiese, Izzy Goldberg and JoAnn Shaw. Absent:
None.
Other Officials
Present: Richard Maslowski, City
Administrator; Tom Czarnyszka, Police Chief; and John Fuchs, City Attorney.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
The members of
the Common Council, City staff and all those present pledged allegiance to the
flag of the
OPEN MEETING NOTICE.
The City
Administrator advised that in accordance with the Open Meeting Law, the local
news media was advised on Thursday, April 10, 2008, of the date of this
meeting; that the agenda was posted on the official bulletin board of City
Hall, the Glendale Police Department, and the North Shore Library; that copies
of the agenda were made available to the general public in the Municipal
Building and the Police Department, and those persons who requested, were sent
copies of the agenda.
ADOPTION OF COUNCIL MINUTES.
Motion was made
by Ald. Colacino, seconded by Ald. Whitaker, approving the minutes of the
meeting held on March 24, 2008.
Ayes: Ald. Whitaker, Colacino, Moeser,
Wiese, Goldberg and Shaw. Noes: None.
Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
There were no
public comments.
COMMUNICATIONS, APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS:
I. File
No
Communication
from Public Works Director Dave Eastman, re:
Concrete Proposal for
LaLonde
Contractors, Inc. has submitted a proposal in the amount of $142,132.00 to
install concrete pavement in place of asphalt pavement for the reconstruction
of
Based upon the
recommendation of the Public Works Director, motion was made by Ald. Shaw, seconded
by Ald. Wiese, to approve the proposal submitted by LaLonde Contractors, Inc.
in the amount of $142,132.00 for concrete pavement in place of asphalt pavement
for the reconstruction of
II. File
No
Application for Transient
Merchant Permit filed by John Murphy (Fabian Seafood)-Renewal.
Motion was made by Ald. Shaw,
seconded by Ald. Goldberg, to approve the Application for Transient Merchant
Permit filed by John N. Murphy, d.b.a. Fabian Seafood Co. as submitted,
the Council having found as a matter of fact, that the issuance of the permit
would not cause traffic or noise problems and that adequate off-street parking
was available. Ayes: Ald. Whitaker, Colacino, Wiese, Goldberg and
Shaw. Noes: Ald. Moeser.
Absent: None. Motion carried five votes to one vote.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
III. File
No
Status Report of Various
City Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety Programs, including Bike Paths,
The
City Administrator gave a PowerPoint presentation, which detailed the status of
various City efforts in increasing the number of pedestrian/sidewalk pathways
and bicycle lanes throughout the City.
The locations, designs, costs and various financial grant applications
are underway for numerous sites.
Specific projects are: 1) Bicycle
path from North Sidney Place to West Mill Road; 2) Bicycle/pedestrian pathway
on North Milwaukee River Parkway from West Bender Road south to North Sunny
Point Road; 3) North Green Bay Avenue sidewalk extension and intersection
redesign; 4) North Good Hope Road pedestrian pathway and access to Kletzsch
Park; and 5) Future programs under consideration including Milwaukee County's
desire to establish a bike path along railroad right-of-way; potential sidewalk
extension along West Green Tree Road east of North Green Bay Avenue and east of
I-43; West Civic Drive from North Green Bay Avenue to North Milwaukee River
Parkway; and North Lydell Avenue north of West Silver Spring Drive. Most of these specific projects, if properly
funded, would take place within the next two years.
Motion
was made by Ald. Goldberg, seconded by Ald. Wiese, to place this information on
file. Ayes: Ald. Whitaker, Colacino, Moeser, Wiese,
Goldberg and Shaw. Noes: None.
Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously.
IV. File
No
Status Report on Federal
Snow Assistance Funding.
As indicated at the last
Council meeting, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved
Governor Doyle's request for emergency snow assistance for
Ald. Moeser thanked staff
for providing the snow assistance information to the school districts and
Cardinal Stritch University.
Motion
was made by Ald. Whitaker, seconded by Ald. Colacino, to place this information
on file. Ayes: Ald. Whitaker, Colacino, Moeser, Wiese,
Goldberg and Shaw. Noes: None.
Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
V. File
No
Ordinance Amending Section
15-5-17,18 of the Code Pertaining to Property Maintenance Violations and
Enforcement of Code Violations.
Prior to
prosecution in Municipal Court of property maintenance matters, the current
code requires notice to the responsible party.
The notice also provides the property owner are opportunity to correct
the violation and thus avoid prosecution.
As drafted, the process is very cumbersome, in that three notices are
required. This amendment revision to the
notice and enforcement provisions corrects the process.
Motion was made
by Ald. Shaw, seconded by Ald. Whitaker, to adopt Ordinance No. 1435 Pertaining
to Property Maintenance Violations and Enforcement of Code Violations. On Roll
Call: Ayes: Ald. Whitaker, Colacino, Moeser, Wiese,
Goldberg and Shaw. Noes: None.
Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously.
VI. File
No
Ordinance Amending Section
13-1-144 of the Code Pertaining to Dumpsters.
Recently a property owner in
a single-family residential district attempted to take advantage of the
exception which allows dumpsters at multi-family residences. He was under the impression that the dumpster
could be placed on pavement and screened, and could stay on the premises for
more than thirty (30) days. That
exception to the Code applies to multi-unit developments. This amendment corrects the verbiage of the
Code.
Motion was made by Ald. Colacino,
seconded by Ald. Wiese, to adopt Ordinance No. 1436 Pertaining to
Dumpsters. On Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Whitaker, Colacino, Moeser, Wiese,
Goldberg and Shaw. Noes: None.
Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously.
VII. File
No
Certified Survey Map,
Based
upon the recommendation of the Plan Commission, motion was made by Ald. Colacino,
seconded by Ald. Whitaker, to approve the Certified Survey Map of Maglio
Family, L.L.C., 4287 North Port Washington Road, subject to payment of the
$75.00 administrative fee, making any required technical corrections, and
payment of City Engineer CSM technical review fees, if any. On Roll Call:
Ayes: Ald. Whitaker, Colacino,
Moeser, Wiese, Goldberg and Shaw.
Noes: None. Absent:
None. Motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.
Motion
was made by Ald. Wiese, seconded by Ald. Goldberg, to approve the accounts
payable register dated April 14, 2008 for check numbers 21223 to 21320 totaling
$272,882.46 and for prepaid checks, numbers 21029 to 21036 and 21138 to 21197
totaling $17,880,761.50. On Roll Call: Ayes: Ald. Whitaker, Colacino, Moeser, Wiese,
Goldberg and Shaw. Noes: None.
Absent: None. Motion carried unanimously.
COMMISSION, COMMITTEE AND BOARD REPORTS.
Several
Council members briefly reported on the activities of the various Commissions,
Committees and Boards they serve on. Mayor Tepper congratulated Ald. Colacino, Shaw
and Wiese on their recent election victories.
ADJOURNMENT.
There being no
further business, motion was made by Ald. Shaw, seconded by Ald. Whitaker, to
adjourn the meeting. Ayes:
Ald. Whitaker, Colacino, Moeser, Wiese, Goldberg and Shaw. Noes:
None. Absent: None.
Motion carried unanimously and adjournment of the Common Council was
ordered at 8:25 p.m. until Monday, April 28, 2008.
Richard
E. Maslowski
City
Administrator
Recorded: April 15, 2008