Present: Chairman Barr, Ald. Rackow, Phillips, Nealis and Molski

Also Present: Comptroller-Treasurer Schlice; Mayor Wescott, City Clerk Zdroik; Admin. Assistant Molepske; Director Schrader; Administrator Disher; Personnel Specialist Jakusz; Fire Chief Barnes; Capt. Daubert; Ald. Walther, Sevenich, Seiser, Sowieja, Filipiak; Deputy Comptroller-Treasurer Wroblewski; Barb Martin (Stevens Point Journal); Gene Kemmeter (Portage County Gazette)

Index of these Minutes:

1. Assessor's Report.
2. 2nd Quarter Room Tax Report.
3. Wisconsin Department of Transportation acquisition of Right of Way.
4. Request to submit Grant Application to Department of Transportation - Downtown Bus Shelter.
5. Approval of the payment of claims.
6. Adjourn into closed session (approximately 6:45 p.m.) pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1)(e) for the purpose of negotiating an agreement with Stora Enso.
7. Reconvene into open session (approximately 10 minutes after adjourning into closed session) for possible action on closed session.
8. Adjournment.


1 - ASSESSOR'S REPORT

Motion made by Ald. Rackow, seconded by Ald. Phillips to accept the report of the Assessor and place it on file.

Ayes: All Nays: None Motion carried.

2 - 2ND QUARTER ROOM TAX REPORT

C/T Schlice stated that we are on track and that the previously committed major project numbers are different than prior reports because some projects were approved by the Room Tax Committee and Finance Committee but no specific dates were listed, so those things are now included in those numbers.

Motion made by Ald. Rackow, seconded by Ald. Phillips to approve the report and place it on file.

Ayes: All Nays: None Motion carried.

3 - WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY

C/T Schlice stated that both he and the Engineering Department have reviewed it and it is based on a number of different comparables. We will actually be paying 25% of the money we receive to the state because we pay for about 25% of the project. He stated that this is standard.

Motion made by Ald. Molski, seconded by Ald. Nealis to approve the sale of the right of way for purposes of the Highway 10 Project.

Ayes: All Nays: None Motion carried.

4 - WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ACQUISITION OF RIGHT OF WAY

C/T Schlice handed out some pictures showing the wear and tear to the area and approval is needed to apply for the grant application.

Motion made by Ald. Nealis, seconded by Ald. Rackow to approve submitting the grant application to the Department of Transportation for the downtown bus shelter.

Ald. Phillips questioned if the grant application is accepted would the City dollars that have to go into it come out of the transit budget.

C/T Schlice stated that it would be funded through the Transit budget. It is typically a 75-80 percent state share with the balance to be local.

Ald. Phillips questioned that if this was approved, we would need to give approval to Transit for more dollars next year under the tax levy.

C/T Schlice agreed.

Mayor Wescott stated that he belives that is is a 80/20 split and is long overdue.

Ald. Rackow agreed and stated that it is a high traffic area.

Ayes: All Nays: None Motion carried.

5 - PAYMENT OF CLAIMS

Motion made by Ald. Rackow, seconded by Chairman Barr to approve the payment of claims in the amount of $1,802,131.82.

The claims were discussed.

Ayes: All Nays: None Motion carried.

6 - ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION (APPROXIMATELY 6:45 P.M.) PURSUANT TO WISCONSIN STATE STATUTE 19.85 (1)(E) FOR THE PURPOSE OF NEGOTIATING AN AGREEMENT WITH STORA ENSO

Motion made by Ald. Molski, seconded by Chairman Barr to adjourn into closed session at 7:02 p.m.

Roll Call: Ayes: Chairman Barr, Ald. Rackow, Phillips, Nealis and Molski Nays: None Motion carried.

ITEM #7 - RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION (APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER ADJOURNING INTO CLOSED SESSION) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION

Motion made By Ald. Rackow, seconded by Chairman Barr to reconvene into open session at 7:14 p.m.

Roll Call: Ayes: Chairman Barr, Ald. Rackow, Phillips, Nealis and Molski Nays: None Motion carried.

Motion made by Ald. Nealis, seconded by Ald. Molski to authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with Stora Enso to proceed with Mead and Hunt to complete the flood plain study.

Ayes: All Nays: None Motion carried.

Adjournment at 7:15 p.m.

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