Meeting: Village Board Meeting
Place:
Date/Time: March 8, 2010
@ 6:30 pm
Web
Page: www.villageofhoward.com
Pursuant
to Sec. 19.85(1)(e), Wis. Stats. the Village Board may
convene to closed session to deliberate
or negotiate the investing of public funds, negotiating development agreements,
or conducting other specified public business, to discuss development and/or
redevelopment in the following areas: western portion of the Village, Velp Avenue, Glendale Avenue, US 41/STH 29 Redevelopment
Corridor, Village Green Golf Course and the Village Center whenever competitive
or bargaining reasons require a closed session.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
2. PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Pursuant
to Section 2-81(6) of the Howard Code, the Village Board will hear
comments of interest from the public which are not located elsewhere on this
agenda. Any discussion shall be limited to placing the item on a future agenda
for consideration. Remarks are limited to three minutes per speaker, with a
maximum of fifteen total minutes of public comment. Other time restraints may
be directed by the Village President. Specific factual information or an
explanation of current policy may be made in response to an inquiry, but any discussion
or decision must be limited to a proposal to place the item on a future agenda.
Speakers will be notified when speaking time has expired.
3. FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMS
The Village President or a Village Trustee may request an
item to be placed on a future Village Board agenda.
4. COMMUNICATIONS
Any generic communication meant to be
transmitted to the Village Board and/or the general public is listed here.
5. CONSENT
AGENDA
The Consent Agenda contains routine items and will be
enacted by one motion without separate discussion, unless someone requests an
item to be removed for separate consideration & vote.
5a. Approve Village Board
Minutes from February
22, 2010
5b. Accept Community
Development Authority Minutes from
March 3, 2010
5c. Accept Board of Appeals
Minutes from March 4,
2010
5d. Approve Municipal
Invoices from February
19 to February March 4, 2010
5e. Approve Operator’s
Licenses
Operator licenses, per s. 125.17 of the Wisconsin Statutes and s. 12.02(4)(h) of the Howard
Municipal Code, if approved, are valid for a period of two years expiring
on June 30.
(i)
Paula
Calawerts, Howard
(ii)
Cher
Kong, Green Bay
(iii)
Kathryn
Krause, Howard
(iv)
Susan
Larrabee, Green Bay
(v)
Karla
Oswald, De Pere
(vi)
Stacey
Weise, Oneida
5f. Approve a Temporary Liquor License for St. John the Baptist’s School
Auction on March 20th from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m.
5g. Approve a Special Event
Permit for the Talhia Heroux
Memorial Fund Inc. to host a Softball Tournament at Spring Green Park from June
2 to June 4, 2010
5h.
Approve a Change Order in the Amount of $8,950.36 for the 2009 Utility
Rehabilitation Project
5i.
Approve a Parade Permit for the Loyalty Day Parade on May 1, 2010
6. REPORTS
OF VILLAGE OFFICIALS
The Reports of
Village Officials are verbal and/or written reports.
6a. Village President Report
(i) Brown County Communications Center Report
President McIntyre will report on the
open house he attended at the new Brown County Public Safety Communications –
911 Center.
(ii) District Attorney Opinion on Trustee Crouch
Ethics Referral
President McIntyre will report on the
District Attorney’s opinion regarding Trustee Crouch’s ethics referral.
6b. Village Administrator
Report
(i) ICSC Conference
Report
J. Smith will report on the proceedings
of the International Council of Shopping Centers Conference he attended in
Chicago.
6c. Deputy Administrator/Public Works
Report
(i) Howard/Hobart Sidewalk Snow Removal
Agreement (Verbal)
B. Bartelt will
report on an agreement with the Village of Hobart for sidewalk snow removal.
(ii) Golf Course Maintenance Report (Verbal)
B. Bartelt
will report on the maintenance operations at the Village Green Golf Course.
6d. Assistant Administrator/Performance
& Information Report
(i) Legislative Dialogue Breakfast
A. Helms will report on the Legislative
Dialogue Breakfast he attended in Appleton.
6e. Community Development Report
(i) CDA &
Board of Appeals Update
D. Wiese will report on the proceedings
of the March 3rd CDA meeting and the March 4th Board of
Appeals meeting.
(ii) February Building Permit Activity Report
D. Wiese will present the February 2010
building permit activity report.
(iii) Electronic Building Permit Applications
D. Wiese will report on an online building
permit application service.
(iv) Comprehensive Plan Update
D. Wiese will report on the status of
the Comprehensive Plan and will seek input from the Board on the creation of an
ad-hoc committee to review the comprehensive planning service proposals.
(v) Toonen
Apartment Complex Update
D. Wiese will report on the status of
the Toonen apartments on Fredrick Ct. and proposed
changes to the approved site plan.
6f. Administrative Services
Report
(i) Investment
Policy Report
C. Haltom will report on the Village’s
current investment policy, cash flow analysis and will discuss obtaining RFP
for Village investments.
6g.
Public Safety Report
(i) Directed Enforcement Officer Update
(Verbal)
E.
Janke will report on the interview process to replace
D.E.O. Shepardson.
6h. Engineering
Report
(i) US 41 Project Local Officials Meeting
G. Farr will report on the proceedings of
the March 1st US 41 reconstruction project local officials meeting.
(ii) 2008 Sidewalk Project Update
G. Farr will report on the status of the
2008 sidewalk project in conjunction with the Safe Routes to School grant.
6i. L.E. O’Connor Fellow Report
(i) Active Government Marketing Update (Verbal)
J.
Pollitt will report on the status of the contract
with Active Government to solicit naming rights for various village properties.
7. NEW BUSINESS
7a.
Review and Take Action on Resolution 2010-5, “Supporting the Renovation
of the Federal Courthouse in Green Bay for the Eastern District of Wisconsin”
If approved, the resolution would support
the City of Green Bay’s request for funds from the U.S. Congress to purchase,
renovate and expand the Jefferson Court building to be used as the location for
a Federal Courthouse in Green Bay.
7b.
Review and Take Action on Resolution 2010-6, “Supporting the
Construction of a Pedestrian Crosswalk over US 41 in the Village of Howard”
If approved,
the resolution would support the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s
concept of constructing a pedestrian crosswalk over US 41 in the Village of
Howard.
7c.
Review and Take Action on a Contract for Strategic Planning Services
The Village Board may hire a facilitator
for the Village of Howard’s strategic planning session or direct staff to seek
additional proposals.
7d.
Review and Take Action on Purchasing Microphone Mounts for the Village Board
Dais
If approved, the Village will replace the
existing microphone mounts on the Village Board dais.
8.
CONVENE TO
CLOSED SESSION
Contingent upon a successful vote, the
Village Board may convene to closed session pursuant Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(e).
9.
RETURN TO OPEN
SESSION
10. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION
ITEMS
Review and Take Action on Purchasing 78
Acres Adjacent to Marley Street
11. ADJOURNMENT
An approved motion to adjourn will end
the meeting.