On this Tuesday evening, Mayor Lois called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. starting with roll call. Roll Call: Thomas Vos, Robert Prailes, Steve Rauch, Peter Girolamo,

Katie Simenson, Robert Miller, Kent Strong and John Thate. Also present were:

City Administrator David Torgler, Police Chief David Walsh, Department of Public Works – Streets and Parks Supervisor Larry Gobel, Department of Public Works – Utility Manager Connie Wilson, Department of Public Works Utilities Supervisor Dick Pieters, Budget Officer Bridget Lois, Library Director Gayle Falk, City Engineer Tom Foht of Kapur and Associates, Inc., Linda Fellenz of Kapur & Associates, Inc., City Attorney Thomas Kircher and Building Inspector Patrick Scherrer.

Citizens Comments – None.

Approval of Minutes – Alderman Thate moved and Alderman Girolamo seconded to approve the minutes of May 1, 2007. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Resolution 4113(8) – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to a resolution 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. Alderman Simenson voiced her concern regarding this property being so far out of town. She questioned if there would be a way to incorporate a bike path or sidewalks to this property so it could be accessible for people to get to without a vehicle. She also questioned what the impact of this subdivision would be on the City in the future. Alderman Girolamo also voiced his concern over having another potential subdivision development in the City. Mayor Lois noted that it had not yet been determined that this property would be developed into a subdivision; however if it would, these concerns would be taken into consideration at the Plan Commission meeting before any Council decision. This issue will move forward to the June 5, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Resolution 4112(7) – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to a resolution 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. Administrator Torgler noted that one corner of the legal description needed to be changed and a revised resolution would come before the Council for consideration. This issue will moved forward to the June 5, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Motion 07-540 – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to a Motion approving Liability Insurance renewals. Based upon the quotes received by Zarek Insurance, the City’s insurance costs will decrease by approximately 6.5 percent for the coverage period (May 15, 2007 – May 15, 2008). Competitive quotes were also received through the League of Wisconsin Municipalities Mutual Insurance which was slightly higher. This issue will move forward to the May 15, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Discussion regarding the Racine County Economic Development Corp. – Mayor Lois and the City Council had discussion regarding the Racine County Economic Development Corporation (RCEDC). Mr. Gordon Kacala, RCEDC, was present at the meeting to discuss any issues that the Council had. He explained that the City of Burlington has held a contract with RCEDC since 1989 and they 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.

Discussion of DPW Needs Analysis – Mayor Lois and the City Council had discussion regarding the DPW Needs and Analysis prepared by Applied Technologies,

December 20, 2006. Applied Technologies began a three phase Waste Water Treatment Plant Facilities Plan in March of 2005. Phase one is nearing completion with the next step being 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. After much discussion, it was determined that the analysis be amended and brought back to the June 5, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Resolution 4109(4) – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to a resolution approving a bid award to construct the Pump House for Municipal Well #11 to TV John & Sons for the not-to-exceed amount of $798,700.00. This issue will move forward to the May 15, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Ordinance 1827(31) – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to an ordinance to create a Wellhead Protection Overlay District. 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. This issue will move forward to the May 15, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Resolution 4114(9) – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to a 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. This issue will move forward to the June 5, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Resolution 4111(6) – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to a resolution approving the acceptance of certain public utilities within Fox River Landing at the Murphy Farm Addition, Number 1 (Phase 2 and 3 of construction). This issue will move forward to the May 15, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Resolution 4110(5) – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to a resolution to vacate a small portion of the Buckley Street – Lynch Way intersection, with reversion of title to such land to the abutting property owners; and to amend the Official Map of City of Burlington to show the same. This issue will move forward to the May 15, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Ordinance 1829(2) – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to an ordinance amending the Official Traffic Map to make additional adjustments to accommodate the two-way street system. This ordinance would 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. This issue will move forward to the May 15, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Motion 07-539 – Mayor Lois and the City Council gave consideration to a Certificate of Appropriateness Amendment, within the Historic Preservation District. 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. This issue will move forward to the May 15, 2007 City Council meeting for consideration.

Other Matters – None.

Adjourn – Alderman Miller moved and Alderman Rauch seconded to adjourn. All were in favor and the motion carried.

Adjourned at 7:47 p.m.

Recording Secretary – Angela M. Hansen