MONROE - During a meeting Tuesday, the City of Monroe Common Council:
• Approved re-appointments of David Riese, Barb Gelbach, Ryan Wilson, Jim Finley and Cherie Hughes to the BID Board for two-year terms.
• Approved re-appointment of John Bauman, Mike Sanders and Ron Spielman to the Main Street Board for three-year terms.
• Approved re-appointment of Tim Schultz for one more year on Green County Development Corporation to complete a three-year term.
• Approved for payment claims in the amount of $483,133.40.
• Passed unanimously an ordinance repealing and recreating Section 5-17-6(B)2.(a) of the Monroe City Code: Historic Preservation Commission. The change streamlines the method of public notification when considering the plan for a historic district.
• Passed unanimously a resolution rezoning property located at 531 27th Ave. and 2639-2649 Sixth St. from R-2 (medium density residential) to R-3 (multiple family residence).
• Passed unanimously a resolution granting an easement to Wisconsin 11 to Utelco, LLC.
• Approved unanimously 2009 Recreation Department and Senior Center fees. Most fees remained the same as 2008.
• Approved unanimously fees for storm water management and construction site erosion control permits. The post-construction storm water permit fee was set at $125 for the first acre disturbed, plus $175 for each additional acre disturbed. The erosion and sediment control permit fee was set at $125. Owners of Wal-Mart, Menards, Northpass and the Green County Justice Center are exempt, because their developments have previously undergone review.
• Approved 2009 compensation for salaried personnel. Most pay increases were set at 2.5 percent.
• Approved unanimously the promotion of Diane Updike to deputy city clerk, with a six-month probationary period effective Jan. 1, 2009, at an hourly rate of $15.50, and full-time benefits.
• Approved unanimously 2009 wages for election inspectors, non-salary Fire Department personnel, and part-time employees for seasonal snow removal and for the Recreation Department, Street Department, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Engineer's Office and Parks Department.
• Granted an electrical appliance dealer license to Don Kohlhagen of Martin Heating & Cooling, Inc.
• Granted a Class "B" restaurant fermented malt beverage and a "Class C" wine license for Vince's Restaurant & Pizzeria, LLC for their premises located at 619 Fourth Ave., effective Dec. 17, 2008.
• Approved unanimously "City of Monroe Privacy in Locker Rooms Policy" to be posted in a prominent place in all locker rooms on city property. The city has about nine such locker rooms. The resolution comes in tandem with 2007 Act 118, enacted March 20 and published April 3, 2008, requiring the owner or operator of a locker room to adopt a written policy relating to interviews conducted in the locker room and the use of recording devices in the locker room.
• Approved unanimously the sale of lots 1 & 2 of certified survey map 2611 of the Illinois Central Rail Corridor, about 24,018 square feet at a price of 34 cents per square foot, to J-3 Investments. The city retains lot 2 and part of lot 1 for a sanitary sewer easement.
• Approved the sale of about 32,027 square feet of city-owned land near Willow Way detention pond to Tony Stagliano, at the price of $1 per square foot. Stagliano is responsible for all city attorney fees and surveying costs.
• Authorized hiring Fehr-Graham & Associates, Monroe, to provide services to assist with bidding and engineering during the construction of preliminary work to close coal bins for about $8,200, and also to complete design of the water main, securing DNR approval and assisting with bidding for this at about $21,100.
• Approved retaining the current self-insured health insurance structure, adding a "tail," and adding Cyprus as administrators for the 2009 city employee health insurance policy benefits.
• Adopted the City of Monroe Downtown Business Improvement District operating plan for the 2009 calendar year.
• Recognized 10 city employees with 10, 15, 20, 30, 35 and 40 years of service.
Alderman Neal Hunter was absent.
• Approved re-appointments of David Riese, Barb Gelbach, Ryan Wilson, Jim Finley and Cherie Hughes to the BID Board for two-year terms.
• Approved re-appointment of John Bauman, Mike Sanders and Ron Spielman to the Main Street Board for three-year terms.
• Approved re-appointment of Tim Schultz for one more year on Green County Development Corporation to complete a three-year term.
• Approved for payment claims in the amount of $483,133.40.
• Passed unanimously an ordinance repealing and recreating Section 5-17-6(B)2.(a) of the Monroe City Code: Historic Preservation Commission. The change streamlines the method of public notification when considering the plan for a historic district.
• Passed unanimously a resolution rezoning property located at 531 27th Ave. and 2639-2649 Sixth St. from R-2 (medium density residential) to R-3 (multiple family residence).
• Passed unanimously a resolution granting an easement to Wisconsin 11 to Utelco, LLC.
• Approved unanimously 2009 Recreation Department and Senior Center fees. Most fees remained the same as 2008.
• Approved unanimously fees for storm water management and construction site erosion control permits. The post-construction storm water permit fee was set at $125 for the first acre disturbed, plus $175 for each additional acre disturbed. The erosion and sediment control permit fee was set at $125. Owners of Wal-Mart, Menards, Northpass and the Green County Justice Center are exempt, because their developments have previously undergone review.
• Approved 2009 compensation for salaried personnel. Most pay increases were set at 2.5 percent.
• Approved unanimously the promotion of Diane Updike to deputy city clerk, with a six-month probationary period effective Jan. 1, 2009, at an hourly rate of $15.50, and full-time benefits.
• Approved unanimously 2009 wages for election inspectors, non-salary Fire Department personnel, and part-time employees for seasonal snow removal and for the Recreation Department, Street Department, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Engineer's Office and Parks Department.
• Granted an electrical appliance dealer license to Don Kohlhagen of Martin Heating & Cooling, Inc.
• Granted a Class "B" restaurant fermented malt beverage and a "Class C" wine license for Vince's Restaurant & Pizzeria, LLC for their premises located at 619 Fourth Ave., effective Dec. 17, 2008.
• Approved unanimously "City of Monroe Privacy in Locker Rooms Policy" to be posted in a prominent place in all locker rooms on city property. The city has about nine such locker rooms. The resolution comes in tandem with 2007 Act 118, enacted March 20 and published April 3, 2008, requiring the owner or operator of a locker room to adopt a written policy relating to interviews conducted in the locker room and the use of recording devices in the locker room.
• Approved unanimously the sale of lots 1 & 2 of certified survey map 2611 of the Illinois Central Rail Corridor, about 24,018 square feet at a price of 34 cents per square foot, to J-3 Investments. The city retains lot 2 and part of lot 1 for a sanitary sewer easement.
• Approved the sale of about 32,027 square feet of city-owned land near Willow Way detention pond to Tony Stagliano, at the price of $1 per square foot. Stagliano is responsible for all city attorney fees and surveying costs.
• Authorized hiring Fehr-Graham & Associates, Monroe, to provide services to assist with bidding and engineering during the construction of preliminary work to close coal bins for about $8,200, and also to complete design of the water main, securing DNR approval and assisting with bidding for this at about $21,100.
• Approved retaining the current self-insured health insurance structure, adding a "tail," and adding Cyprus as administrators for the 2009 city employee health insurance policy benefits.
• Adopted the City of Monroe Downtown Business Improvement District operating plan for the 2009 calendar year.
• Recognized 10 city employees with 10, 15, 20, 30, 35 and 40 years of service.
Alderman Neal Hunter was absent.