4. Topic: Resolution 4113(8) accepting a unanimous petition for direct annexation of the Francis and Helen Schaefer property at 32435 Yahnke Road in the Town of Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin.

Presenter: David Torgler

Purpose: To consider accepting a direct annexation petition for annexation of the Schaefer property. This annexation is comprised of approximately 180 acres of farm land located immediately west of the Burlington Manufacturing and Office Park (BMOP). The passage of this resolution is the first step in the annexation process with the Council simply accepting the petition for annexation. The next step will be for the Plan Commission to review the annexation, requested zoning and preliminary (or final) plat, and to make a recommendation to the City Council for consideration.

Presenter: David Torgler

Purpose: To consider accepting a direct annexation petition for annexation of the Brown property. This annexation is comprised of approximately 1.7 acres of residential land located immediately north of the Burlington Manufacturing and Office Park (BMOP). The passage of this resolution is the first step in the annexation process with the Council simply accepting the petition for annexation. The next step will be for the Plan Commission to review the annexation, requested zoning and preliminary (or final) plat, and to make a recommendation to the City Council for consideration.

6. Topic: Motion 07-540 approving Liability Insurance Renewals.

Presenter: David Torgler

Purpose: Our broker, Zarek Insurance, obtained quotes from carriers for our liability and worker’s compensation lines of coverage. Based upon the quotes received the City’s insurance costs will decrease by approximately 6.5 percent for the coverage period (May 15, 2007 – May 15, 2008). In 2006 our rates increased by approximately 2.0 percent. In addition EMC is offering the City a 25 percent flat worker’s compensation dividend at year end. In the previous year the paid dividend is approximately 15 percent. Competitive quotes were also received through the League of Wisconsin Municipalities Mutual Insurance which was slightly higher. Recommendation is to approve the proposed renewals.

7. Topic: Conceptual discussion regarding the Racine County Economic Development Corporation.

Presenter: Gordy Kacala

Purpose: The City of Burlington has held a contract with RCEDC since 1989 that have provided the city with assistance in economic development, managing the federally funded revolving loan fund for businesses, grant application and management, marketing the BMOP, handling TIF 3 and assisting with the Historic Preservation Committee. The annual contract is due to be renewed soon and will come before the Council at a later date as a resolution for consideration.

8. Topic: Conceptual discussion of the DPW Needs Analysis prepared by Applied Technologies, December 20, 2006.

Presenter: Connie Wilson

Purpose: Applied Technologies began a three phase Waste Water Treatment Plant Facilities Plan in March of 2005. Phase one is nearing completion. The next step is to analyze the facilities for the Department of Public Works and the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Applied Technologies supplied a DPW Needs Analysis investigating three options to meet the needs of the two facilities and possible future growth. Option one considers building new facilities at the current DPW site on Milwaukee Avenue. Option two suggests building facilities for the Public Works Department south of the current WWTP site on Pine Street, provided the City purchases the additional land. Option three, which is recommended by Applied Technologies, considers combining the two departments into the current WWTP facilities with additions made to the building to accommodate additional office space. This item is for consideration and discussion. It can then proceed to the June 5^th COW meeting for consideration of resolution adopting the DPW Needs Analysis and to the July 19^th COW meeting to introduce a Task Order for the preliminary design.

Presenter: Connie Wilson

Purpose: A bid opening for the construction of the new Pump House for Municipal Well #11 occurred on April 26, 2007. Nine bids were received and opened from TV John & Sons, Absolute Construction Enterprises, Seater Construction, Burkart, Triad Construction, Scherrer Construction, Rawson Construction, Magill Construction and Ray Stadler Construction. The City Engineer, Kapur and Associates, Utility Manager Connie Wilson recommend accepting the lower bid from TV John & Sons for the not-to-exceed amount of $798,700. Per direction from the Council previously, this item is placed on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration.

10. Topic: Ordinance 1827(31) to create a Wellhead Protection Overlay District.

Presenter: Connie Wilson

Purpose: In response to the emerging problems with the sandstone aquifer, our community is in the process of adopting a wellhead protection plan, which is a means of protecting our public drinking water supply. There are two reasons for developing the plan, one is to create a safeguard plan for the City of Burlington’s public drinking water supply and the second is to meet the State of Wisconsin’s DNR requirement for our new municipal well number 11. Since contamination principally comes from concentrations of hazardous materials the real impact on private property owners is probably minimal, so the impact from these new laws will not noticeably affect most property owners within the wellhead protection zones. A Public Hearing was held at the May 1, 2007 Council meeting and the ordinance will be placed on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration.

11. Topic: Resolution approving a bid award to sand blast and paint the city fire hydrants to Giant Maintenance for the not-to-exceed amount of $22,000.

Presenter: Connie Wilson

Purpose: The City has approximately 330 fire hydrants that are in need of sand blasting and painting. Bids were received from Giant Maintenance for $66.50 each, Davies Water for $100.00 and JV Sodablasting, LLC for $125.00. The Council has previously approved the amount of $22,000 in the 2007 Water Utility Budget for this project.

12. Topic: Resolution 4111(6) approving the acceptance of certain public utilities within Fox River Landing at the Murphy Farm Addition, Number 1 (Phase 2 and 3 of construction).

Presenter: Tom Foht

Presenter: Larry Gobel

Purpose: The Buckley Street - Lynch Way intersection lying southeast of STH 36/83 was originally laid out to accommodate a public roadway running to the southeast, and the City Council has recently approved a private roadway to serve the land, as part of the Aldi’s PUD, and therefore does not require all of the land dedicated for public roadway. Pursuant to this prior approval by the Plan Commission and City Council it is now necessary to formally pursue the lawful process for a street vacation. This resolution was first introduced to the Committee of the Whole on April 4, 2007 as Resolution 4095(83) and renumbered after the Organizational meeting to 4110(5). The statute requires that there be a 40 day gap between the introduction of the resolution and the public hearing on the street vacation. The public hearing will be held at tonight’s Council meeting with consideration of passage of the resolution

14. Topic: Ordinance 1829(2) amending the Official Traffic Map to make additional adjustments to accommodate the two-way street system.

Presenter: Larry Gobel

Purpose: To consider recommendations to amend certain parking areas within the downtown business area that will provide for compact car parking, eliminate certain no parking areas, and relocate certain 15-minute parking stalls. The net result will be to add nine new downtown parking stalls and to address concerns regarding pedestrian and motorist safety by restricting certain parking stalls to compact car usage. Analysis of the two-way traffic configuration has been underway since November. After review of the new traffic patterns and comments received from the general public by the City Engineer, Department of Public Works staff and Police Department staff, it is recommended that the changes contained within Ordinance 1829(2) be implemented to complete the successful transition from one-way paired streets to our present two-way traffic configuration. Further analysis is underway of the traffic signal system to determine if it can be modified to improve traffic flow generally. This item was introduced at the May 1, 2007 Committee of the Whole meeting and will proceed to tonight’s Council meeting for consideration.

Presenter: Kent Strong

Purpose: The original Certificate of Appropriateness (Motion 06-481) was approved at the April 5, 2006 Council meeting. This amendment is to allow Paul Zarek, Zarek Insurance, to extend the completion date from March 23, 2007 to June 30, 2007 to complete the project. Per the Council’s direction this item is placed on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration.