2. Topic: Review the conduct of Council, committee and commission meetings and various laws and codes regarding lawful and ethical issues facing members of the Common Council.

Presenter: Tom Kircher

Purpose: Review important topics related to the open meetings laws and other public body laws by the City Attorney. Such issues to be discussed included what is an open meeting, what are common open meeting violations, conflicts of interest, what constitutes a quorum, what is a "walking" quorum and what are open records. The discussion will be interactive between the City Attorney and Council members.

5. Topic: Resolution 4127(22) approving a letter of agreement between the City of Burlington and the Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC)

Presenter: Gordy Kacala

Purpose: At the May 15, 2007 Committee of the Whole meeting, a presentation was given by Gordy Kacala from RCEDC regarding the services provided by the RCEDC to the City and the annual contract between the City and RCEDC to provide these economic development services. As in previous years, the cost of the RCEDC assistance for 2007 is divided into two components. First, for economic and community development assistance, the cost is $40,000 which is included in the 2007 budget and paid in quarterly payments. Second, the cost for administration of the City’s revolving loan funds to local businesses is $14,809.26, which is based on ten percent of the incoming loan payments and may change should additional loans be approved by the City Council. This item having been presented also at the May 15^th meeting is placed on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration.

Presenter: David Walsh

7. Topic: Resolution 4129(24) Joint Resolution requesting removal of Highway 142 Overpass

Presenter: David Torgler

Purpose: In an effort to eliminate the overpass on STH 142 next to the Gateway campus and to allow a second entry point to McCanna Parkway, the Town of Burlington has requested that the City pass a joint resolution urging the State DOT to take down the overpass. At the Town Board meeting on June 14, 2007, the joint resolution was discussed and passed. The school board and Gateway officials are also on board with the project so long as it does not cost them any money. If the joint resolution is passed by the City, the next step would be to gain approval from the Department of Transportation and the Department of Natural Resource. The DNR may object to the removal of the overpass structure however since the overpass is a separated grade road crossing over the abandoned railroad line that has been converted for the State’s Rails-to-Trails program. This issue in on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration at the request of the Town of Burlington.

8. Topic: Amended Resolution 4112(7) 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: Tom Kircher

Purpose: The original resolution accepting the petition for direct annexation contained a clause indicating that, if the land is annexed, the City would pay a portion of the taxes pursuant to Wis. Stat. s. 66.0217(14). Because the City and the Town entered into a Revenue Sharing Agreement as part of the City-Town Agreement, and the Revenue Sharing Agreement was made applicable to all annexations to the City during the term of the agreement, that Revenue Sharing Agreement overrides the statutory provisions. In the Amended resolutions, the clause referencing the City’s payments to the Town has been amended to reflect the terms of the Revenue Sharing Agreement. Being that this issue has been discussed and approved previously by the Council and has come forward tonight due to a small wording error, it is being put on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration.

9. Topic: Amended Resolution 4113(8) accepting a unanimous petition for direct annexation of the Robert E. Brown property at 6730 S. Pine Street in the Town of Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin

Presenter: Tom Kircher

Purpose: This amended resolution has been brought back to the Committee of the Whole for the same reason as the previous agenda item. Being that this issue has been discussed and approved previously by the Council and has come forward tonight due to a small wording error, it is being put on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration.

10. Topic: Resolution 4128(23) approving a Certified Survey Map for property located a 588 Milwaukee Avenue.

Presenter: David Torgler

Purpose: To consider a recommendation from the Plan Commission to approve a proposed Certified Survey Map for 588 Milwaukee Avenue, the location of the Veterans Memorial Building and Echo Lake Park. The Veteran’s and Park sites were assembled from several original platted lots, so this CSM will clean up the lot lines by combining several separate parcels of land into one parcel of land, and will expand the Veteran’s lot by creating proposed Lot 1. Proposed Lot 1 is to be about one acre in area and will allow for the future expansion of the Veterans Memorial Building.

11. Topic: Ordinance 1834(7) amending the Official Zoning Map by rezoning 588 Milwaukee Avenue from P-1, Park District to I-1, Institutional District.

Presenter: David Torgler

12. Topic: Motion 07-543 for consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness within the Historic Preservation District.

Presenter: Kent Strong

Purpose: Consideration of a recommendation from the HPC to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness Application for 256 E. Chestnut Street to approve grinding and tuck pointing the north wall of the building as well as the back wall and alley wall as needed, as presented in the RCEDC memo dated June 4, 2007. Per the Council’s direction this item is placed on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration.

13. Topic: Motion 07-544 for consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness within the Historic Preservation District.

Presenter: Kent Strong

Purpose: Consideration of a recommendation from the HPC to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness Application for 557 N. Pine Street to approve the addition of an awning with scallops, painting the doors and window trim and replace the transom glass with glass if possible, as presented in the RCEDC memo dated June 4, 2007. Per the Council’s direction this item is placed on tonight’s Council agenda for consideration.

14. Topic: Discussion regarding the Council meeting scheduled for July 3, 2007.

Presenter: David Torgler

Purpose: Due to the July 4^th holiday, determination must be made to ensure quorum can be met for the Tuesday, July 3^rd Council meeting or if it should be rescheduled.