MONROE - During a meeting Tuesday, the City of Monroe Common Council:
• Passed (7-2) a recommendation of the License Committee for a probation period until June 30, 2010, for Friendly Inn.
• Passed unanimously a resolution to accepting the bids and award a contract for Downtown Streetscape Improvement Project to E&N Hughes Inc., in the sum of $2,908,137.20.
• Passed a resolution opposing changes to the state Prevailing Wage Law, as proposed by Governor Doyle.
• Held a public hearing and passed unanimously Special Ordinance No. 139 rezoning property to planned unit development district and adopting general development plan and specific implementation plan for Phase I and Phase II of Angelus PUD.
• Held a public hearing and passed unanimously an ordinance repealing and recreating subsections 5-15-1(E)(2), 5-15-3(A)(3), 5-15-8(A)(2)(d-e), and 5-15-8(C)(3) of the Monroe City Code: 2009 Floodplain Regulations Amendments.
• Set a public hearing date of June 2, 2009, for an ordinance rezoning property No. 141 Monroe Village Apartments, from light industrial to multi-family residence district.
• Passed a resolution approving donation to American Legion to cover Memorial Day expenses in the amount of $250.
• Passed unanimously a resolution approving transfer of not more than $9,000 from Parkland Development Fund to cover expenses for Valley View Park, near 2nd Avenue and 27th Street.
• Sent back to Finance and Taxation Committee, on a 6-3 vote, a resolution mandating that any expenditures over $10,000 be approved by resolution of the council.
• Passed unanimously a resolution authorizing submission of a municipal application request for a State Trust Fund Loan for purposes of financing community development projects located in Tax Incremental District No. 7.
• Approved a job description for a Water Department Lead Operator.
• Approved unanimously for payment claims in the amount of $2,219,931.29.
• Denied unanimously a claim for reimbursement of expenses over $90,000 for the development of a PUD plan with the city.
• Approved special events: Pregnancy Center of Green County Walk for Life; American Legion Memorial Day parade and service; Chamber of Commerce and Industry downtown sidewalk sale; Cystic Fibrosis Association Great Strides walk.
• Granted on an 8-1 vote operator's license to Christopher Schindler, Michael R. Silveria, Lisa M. Santoro, Caitlin M. Carroll, Brian L. Panure, and Casey M. Parkinson; electrical journeyman license to Bob & Company d.b.a. B&C Electric (Edward Butler); electrical appliance dealership to Landmark Heating & Cooling (Steve Wood); Secondhand jewelry dealer license to Luecke's Diamond Center (Charles M. Luecke).
• Passed unanimously a resolution approving a change order for downtown water main replacement project in the amount of $6,039.
• Passed (8-1) a resolution amending a resolution levying a special assessment for 2007 sidewalk repairs, deducting $379.64.
• Passed (7-2) a recommendation of the License Committee for a probation period until June 30, 2010, for Friendly Inn.
• Passed unanimously a resolution to accepting the bids and award a contract for Downtown Streetscape Improvement Project to E&N Hughes Inc., in the sum of $2,908,137.20.
• Passed a resolution opposing changes to the state Prevailing Wage Law, as proposed by Governor Doyle.
• Held a public hearing and passed unanimously Special Ordinance No. 139 rezoning property to planned unit development district and adopting general development plan and specific implementation plan for Phase I and Phase II of Angelus PUD.
• Held a public hearing and passed unanimously an ordinance repealing and recreating subsections 5-15-1(E)(2), 5-15-3(A)(3), 5-15-8(A)(2)(d-e), and 5-15-8(C)(3) of the Monroe City Code: 2009 Floodplain Regulations Amendments.
• Set a public hearing date of June 2, 2009, for an ordinance rezoning property No. 141 Monroe Village Apartments, from light industrial to multi-family residence district.
• Passed a resolution approving donation to American Legion to cover Memorial Day expenses in the amount of $250.
• Passed unanimously a resolution approving transfer of not more than $9,000 from Parkland Development Fund to cover expenses for Valley View Park, near 2nd Avenue and 27th Street.
• Sent back to Finance and Taxation Committee, on a 6-3 vote, a resolution mandating that any expenditures over $10,000 be approved by resolution of the council.
• Passed unanimously a resolution authorizing submission of a municipal application request for a State Trust Fund Loan for purposes of financing community development projects located in Tax Incremental District No. 7.
• Approved a job description for a Water Department Lead Operator.
• Approved unanimously for payment claims in the amount of $2,219,931.29.
• Denied unanimously a claim for reimbursement of expenses over $90,000 for the development of a PUD plan with the city.
• Approved special events: Pregnancy Center of Green County Walk for Life; American Legion Memorial Day parade and service; Chamber of Commerce and Industry downtown sidewalk sale; Cystic Fibrosis Association Great Strides walk.
• Granted on an 8-1 vote operator's license to Christopher Schindler, Michael R. Silveria, Lisa M. Santoro, Caitlin M. Carroll, Brian L. Panure, and Casey M. Parkinson; electrical journeyman license to Bob & Company d.b.a. B&C Electric (Edward Butler); electrical appliance dealership to Landmark Heating & Cooling (Steve Wood); Secondhand jewelry dealer license to Luecke's Diamond Center (Charles M. Luecke).
• Passed unanimously a resolution approving a change order for downtown water main replacement project in the amount of $6,039.
• Passed (8-1) a resolution amending a resolution levying a special assessment for 2007 sidewalk repairs, deducting $379.64.