MONROE - During a meeting Tuesday, the City of Monroe Common Council:
• Held a public hearing and unanimously passed an ordinance rezoning property No. 138, from R-1 (single family residential) and M-1 (light industrial district) to B-2 (general business district). The property is the proposed location of a new strip mall, just east of Monroe Trucking.
• Passed a resolution (9-1) authorizing the hiring of Melli Law S.C., Madison, with attorney Dan Barker as the principle attorney, for labor contract negotiations. Alderman Neal Hunter voted against the motion.
• Passed a resolution unanimously authorizing the hiring of BZA Consultants, LLC, Elkhorn, for building inspection and zoning services, on a contractual basis. A contract has yet to be finalized. Council members were presented with a "substantially similar" draft of the contract.
• Approved with a 10-0 vote payment of claims in the amount of $176,155.89.
• Passed a resolution with a 9-1 vote amending a resolution authorizing removal of parking meters from the downtown Square area. The amendment adds the directions for removal to be "in only those areas that are under active construction, as the construction progresses, and this will be done in successive process, section by section, phase by phase to insure safety and control." The meters will not be replaced after removal until the council decides upon an alternate method of enforcement. Alderman Thurston Hanson voted against the motion.
• Passed a resolution (9-1) granting a temporary Class "B" fermented malt beverage license for Monroe Arts Center in conjunction with Monroe Main Street Diva Daze reception for two hours on March 27 at the Frehner Gallery. Alderman Paul Hannes voted against the motion.
• Granted operator licenses to Jeremy J. Bigler, Leanna M. Faber and Jill A. Russo; electrical appliance dealer licenses to Olin Heating & Cooling LLC (Steve Tallman), and Do It Right Heating and Air Conditioning LLC (Tedd Forman); and secondhand article dealer license to RIVCOM, LLC (Michael H. Rivers) and Old Friends on the Square (Mary Hamilton).
• Passed a resolution authorizing the sale of used city equipment to city employees and alderpersons through a silent bidding process.
• Passed a resolution approving the sale of 14 used tables from Behring Senior Center of Monroe at $25 each.
• Passed a resolution (10-0) accepting bids and awarding a contract for replacement of water main around the Downtown Square to E & N Hughes in the sum of $184,264.10.
• Held a public hearing and unanimously passed an ordinance rezoning property No. 138, from R-1 (single family residential) and M-1 (light industrial district) to B-2 (general business district). The property is the proposed location of a new strip mall, just east of Monroe Trucking.
• Passed a resolution (9-1) authorizing the hiring of Melli Law S.C., Madison, with attorney Dan Barker as the principle attorney, for labor contract negotiations. Alderman Neal Hunter voted against the motion.
• Passed a resolution unanimously authorizing the hiring of BZA Consultants, LLC, Elkhorn, for building inspection and zoning services, on a contractual basis. A contract has yet to be finalized. Council members were presented with a "substantially similar" draft of the contract.
• Approved with a 10-0 vote payment of claims in the amount of $176,155.89.
• Passed a resolution with a 9-1 vote amending a resolution authorizing removal of parking meters from the downtown Square area. The amendment adds the directions for removal to be "in only those areas that are under active construction, as the construction progresses, and this will be done in successive process, section by section, phase by phase to insure safety and control." The meters will not be replaced after removal until the council decides upon an alternate method of enforcement. Alderman Thurston Hanson voted against the motion.
• Passed a resolution (9-1) granting a temporary Class "B" fermented malt beverage license for Monroe Arts Center in conjunction with Monroe Main Street Diva Daze reception for two hours on March 27 at the Frehner Gallery. Alderman Paul Hannes voted against the motion.
• Granted operator licenses to Jeremy J. Bigler, Leanna M. Faber and Jill A. Russo; electrical appliance dealer licenses to Olin Heating & Cooling LLC (Steve Tallman), and Do It Right Heating and Air Conditioning LLC (Tedd Forman); and secondhand article dealer license to RIVCOM, LLC (Michael H. Rivers) and Old Friends on the Square (Mary Hamilton).
• Passed a resolution authorizing the sale of used city equipment to city employees and alderpersons through a silent bidding process.
• Passed a resolution approving the sale of 14 used tables from Behring Senior Center of Monroe at $25 each.
• Passed a resolution (10-0) accepting bids and awarding a contract for replacement of water main around the Downtown Square to E & N Hughes in the sum of $184,264.10.