REPORT OF CITY PLAN COMMISSION
Monday, October 4, 1999 - 4:00 P.M.

PRESENT: Chairman Mayor Wescott; Jeff Zabel; Elbert Rackow; Fred Steffen; Lois Feldman.
(Excused, Art Davy and Bud Flood)

ALSO PRESENT: Comm. Dev. Dir. John Gardner; Po. Co. Senior Planner Jeff Schuler; City Clerk Vickie Zdroik; C/T John Schlice; Mayor's Assis. Rocky Bumgarner; Ald. Aldinger, Phillips, Sevenich, and Kedrowski; Bill Bayba; Emil Booher; Bill Yudchitz; Po. Co. Emergency Management Dir., Sandy Curtis; Lisa

INDEX:

1) APPROVAL OF:
A) MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 PLAN COMMISSION MEETING
B) MINUTES OF THE JOINT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS/PLAN COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 10, 1999
C) MINUTES OF THE JOINT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS/PLAN COMMISSION MEETING OF AUGUST 9, 1999
2) AMENDMENT TO TIF #1 AND #3
3) ANNEXATION/ZONING - YUDCHITZ - SECOND ST. N. AT DUBAY AVE.
4) SITE PLAN REVIEW - BRILOWSKI ROAD AT WOODLAND STREET
5) RENAME STREETS WEST OF WISCONSIN RIVER TO INCLUDE THE PREFIX “WEST”
6) NAME WILSHIRE BLVD. BETWEEN MAIN ST. AND PINECREST AVE.
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1) APPROVAL OF:
A) MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 PLAN COMMISSION MEETING
B) MINUTES OF THE JOINT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS/PLAN COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 10, 1999
C) MINUTES OF THE JOINT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS/PLAN COMMISSION MEETING OF AUGUST 9, 1999

Elbert Rackow moved, seconded by Fred Steffen, to approve the minutes of September 7, 1999, May 10, 1999, and August 9, 1999.
Ayes all; Nays none; Motion carried.

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2) AMENDMENT TO TIF #1 AND #3

John Gardner stated the State allows sharing between tax increment districts for a five-year period with a one-time renewal for a second five-year period. TID #3 will not be able to pay off its debt by the 2009 termination date without sharing revenue from TID #1. No action is required today. We will bring back an official amendment next month.

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3) ANNEXATION/ZONING - YUDCHITZ - SECOND ST. N. AT DUBAY AVE.

John Gardner stated the owner wishes to annex the remainder of his property. Staff feels the annexation request is a logical extension of the city boundary and the road system is in place and capable of handling the anticipated traffic. The city proposes to pave DuBay Ave. after annexation. The property is currently zoned commercial by the township, however staff recommends Light Industrial Zoning which would be the same as the remainder of the owners property. Staff recommends approval.

Lois Feldman moved, seconded by Fred Steffen, to recommend approval of the annexation request for the property located at Second St. N. and DuBay Ave. with “M-1" Light Industrial Zoning. Ayes all; Nays none; Motion carried.

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4) SITE PLAN REVIEW - BRILOWSKI ROAD AT WOODLAND STREET

John Gardner stated Brilowski Road is four lanes and then blends into two lanes at the point of this intersection. Eventually, Brilowski may be four lanes well up to the north of this site. The Engineering and Police Departments feel the city should minimize the number of driveways that front onto Brilowski. In addition, the Parkdale plat shows no access along this stretch of Brilowski Rd. Staff recommends against the access onto Brilowski Road. Most of the site is hard-surfaced and there is no public storm sewer to the site, therefore drainage becomes more of an issue and adequate drainage must be set aside to accommodate on-site retention. Staff recommends that only the drainage from the parking areas be drained into the landscaping area between the street and parking area, and that the roof and all the paving behind the building be directed to another on-site retention area. Sidewalks are required in front of these lots in the Parkwood area. At some point, sidewalks will need to be installed on both Brilowski Road to Highway 10 and along Highway 10. The proposal is for decorative concrete block for the entire building, including the ends and the rear. The street facades are a combination of different colored and textured block. The north face and the east face of the building ends should be treated in a similar design and materials as the facades of the building.

Jeff Schuler questioned 1) whether there will be split faced block on all sides of the buildings, and 2) do they envision any problems with truck movement without the northern access and if there is a circulation plan without the northern access.

Bill Bayba responded there would be split-faced block on three sides with the back being smooth-faced block. The reason for the north driveway was to try and put all delivery traffic out of the way of pedestrians in the parking lot. We would propose that signage be placed at the Brilowski Rd. driveway to limit traffic to delivery vehicles only.

Emil Booher responded it is possible there could be 3 semi’s in the back at one time. It would make it easier for everyone if they could have an in-route and an out-route.

Ald. Kedrowski expressed concern with traffic exiting onto Brilowski and suggested a joint driveway with the property to the north. He also has concerns with the driveway onto Woodland St. that is too close to Brilowski. He would like to see it eliminated or a condition be placed which would require the owner to eliminate the driveway at the owners cost if the driveway location becomes a problem.

Elbert Rackow moved, seconded by Jeff Zabel, to recommend approval of the proposed site plan for Brilowski Road at Woodland Street with the following conditions: 1) the access to Brilowski Rd. be eliminated from the site plan; 2) adequate drainage area be set aside to accommodate on-site retention. The landscaping area between the parking and the street should, at most, retain only the drainage from the parking areas. The building drainage and the drainage from the rear of the building shall be directed to another on-site retention area. These plans must be submitted prior to construction. 3) all landscaping plans must be submitted which meet the minimum requirements of continuous screening along the north, south, and west boundaries with intermittent screening along the east; 4) sidewalks must be constructed on the two street frontages; 5) the entire exterior of the building shall be faced with masonry, with the west face and the south face built as shown on the plan submitted and the north end of the building and the east end of the building using similar multi-colored block in similar patterns to the west and south face; and 6) lighting, circulation, and drainage plans be prepared and presented to the Oct. Council meeting for review.
Ayes all; Nays none; Motion carried.

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5) RENAME STREETS WEST OF WISCONSIN RIVER TO INCLUDE THE PREFIX “WEST”

Sandy Curtis stated we have 24 streets on the west side of the River with 22 of the 24 streets already having the prefix West. Two streets, Sesame and Oak Ridge do not have the West prefix. In the name of public safety, the police and fire departments feels we should be consistent.

Chairman Wescott noted there are currently no homes on Sesame so there would be little or no impact to that street name change.

Ald. Phillips expressed concern that when he made a call to 911 on his cellular phone because of an altercation in the parking lot, he was referred to the City of Stevens Point Police Dept. and was then put on hold. They need to get together with the City and have all 911 calls dispatched from there. We can’t be transferring 911 calls.

Sandy Curtis responded she was just at a conference on this and found out that cellular telephone calls are not treated as an emergency by the cellular carrier. All county or city cellular calls go to the County dispatch center. Once it is determined it is a city matter, the County dispatcher then transfers it back to the city. Cellular phone calls are always treated as non-emergency - not by dispatch, but by the cellular carrier.

Chairman Wescott questioned whether the cellular carriers are working to correct that.

Sandy Curtis responded there is legislation to be introduced in the spring of 2000 with implementation by the fall of 2000.

Chairman Wescott questioned as an example, if he used the phone on the wall to call 911,
does it come up simultaneously at both dispatchers.

Sandy Curtis responded not any longer because we have selective routing. If the call originates in the city, it will go to the city dispatcher. If it originates outside the city, it will go to the county dispatcher. At the present time, all cell calls, whether they are county or city, get directed to the county on a non-emergency regular line.

Fred Steffen moved, seconded by Elbert Rackow, to recommend approval of renaming streets west of the Wisconsin River to include the prefix “West”.
Ayes all; Nays none; Motion carried.

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6) NAME WILSHIRE BLVD. BETWEEN MAIN ST. AND PINECREST AVE.

John Gardner referred to the attached map for the sections of street to be named Wilshire. A citizen traveling on Main St. looking for Wilshire Blvd. or Pinecrest Ave. would find both of them at Main St. This proposal would not require any re-numbering of any current addresses on Pinecrest Ave. with the possible exception of the former IGA building.

Chairman Wescott said this recommendation comes to us from our Police and Fire Departments working together to solve this problem in a manner that does not disrupt the neighborhood.

Elbert Rackow moved, seconded by Fred Steffen, to recommend approval of the name of Wilshire Blvd. for the street located between Main St. and Pinecrest Ave.
Ayes all; Nays none; Motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 4:36 p.m.

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