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COLUMBUS COMMON COUNCIL – COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TUESDAY JULY 20, 2021 – 6:45 PM COLUMBUS CITY HALL AGENDA 1. Roll Call 2. Notice of Open Meeting 3. Approve Agenda 4. Citizen Comments 5. Department Reports: o June 2021: DPW, Fire, Library, Lifestar, Police, Senior Center 6. Discussion and Presentation regarding Butterfly Trails Volunteer Park 7. Review & discuss Rezoning Request in Columbus Commerce Center, Lot 7 8. Review & discuss Stormwater Concerns/Budget Request a. Stormwater Utility Status b. Stormwater Study and Project/Improvements identified for cost estimating 9. Review & discuss Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee priorities 10. Review & discuss City Council 2020 Budget Priorities 11. Adjourn  Columbus Public Works Department Report June 2021 The month of June for the Department of Public Works is full of prepping for the 4th of July celebration and summer sport season in Columbus. Here are some of June’s highlights for Public Works: • Dragging and lining of diamonds at Meister Park • Mowing and weed eating of all City owned properties (this is approx. 60 acres/week) • Pavilion rental cleanings • Watering of downtown flowers • Painting of crosswalks throughout the City • Monthly brush pickup • Confined space safety training • Sweeping of all City streets • Prepping Fireman’s Park - weed eat the ditch and haul away the grass, clean up concession stand area, move picnic tables & garbage cans throughout the park, make sure that all supplies are fully stocked for the big event, place barricades throughout the park. • Placed barricades and no parking signs for the 4th of July parade • Filled in at Landscape Center when needed • Removed down tree on Charles St • Marking of graves & headstones at Hillside Cemetery Some other tasks include: • Driveway permit inspections • Cemetery headstone quotes • Quotes for mulch for playgrounds • Quotes for picnic tables for Rotary Park • DPW staff meeting • Meeting with Andrew from MEUW Submitted by Jenny Schultz Crew Leader Public Works  CITY COUNCIL REPORT FOR JULY 20, 2021 MEETING LEVEL OF STAFFING - AS OF 06/30/2021 32 Paid on Call Firefighters - Non-Probationary Members 2 Paid on Call Firefighters - Probationary Members 1 Fire Chief 35 Total Active Members 5 Vacant Firefighter Positions 0 Hiring Process 0 Eligibility List Full staff level for active fire personnel is 40  INCIDENT RESPONSES June 2021 Alarm End City Rural # of Run # Alarm Date Time Time Incident Location Incident Incident Incident Type F.F. 21-069 06/04 09:37 12:07 Hwy 151 near Old 73 X MVA 8 N4038 O’Connor 21-070 06/05 14:40 15:25 X Ditch Fire 6 Road Wendt Road @ 21-071 06/10 18:50 20:25 X Field Fire 10 Arnold Road Hwy 151, just south 21-072 06/12 07:41 09:10 X MVA 12 of exit 115 Hall Road @ Freck 21-073 06/14 11:11 12:33 X Grass Fire 11 Road Hwy 151 just south Motorcycle vs 21-074 06/15 23:24 23:54 X 11 of Deansville Road Deer W11273 County 21-075 06/17 18:23 20:45 X Marsh Fire 13 Road D 21-076 06/17 19:42 20:00 333 East James X Assist EMS 8 21-077 06/20 06:12 07:10 100 State Road 60 X EMS Assist 9 21-078 06/21 16:28 17:45 N1669 County A X Garage Fire 10 Current Monthly Total: 10 Total Runs by Month: Jan 12 July Feb 14 Aug Mar 11 Sep Apr 18 Oct May 13 Nov June 10 Dec Year to date total 78 Last Year at this time 77 TRAININGS, MEETINGS, AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES JUNE 2021 06/01 Department Driver Training 06/07 Department Officers Meeting 06/08 Monthly Department Meeting Semi-monthly Drill – City Set up 06/22 Semi-monthly Drill – Rural set up 06/24-27 State Fire Chiefs Conference @ Green Bay – Koehn, Kluetzman, & Kenevan 06/29 Ropes Drill – 15 Members ITEMS OF NOTE FOR JUNE We resumed in-person meetings for the entire department. Captain Scott Hazeltine was selected by the Police and Fire Commission to be the new fire chief, pending the results of his medical tests. Randy Koehn  JUNE 15, 2021 DIRECTOR’S REPORT LIBRARY NEWS Clayton Brock has resigned from his position as Library Assistant 1 effective August 13, 2021 to pursue a new career. This open position will be posted the week of June 14th with the hope to have a replacement hired and trained before Clayton’s last day. The Friends of the Library donated the flowers and plants for the library landscaping this year. Plants that were removed were sold in a plant sale to recover money spent. DPW dropped off mulch and our volunteers planted, weeded, and mulched around the library. PROGRAMS The Summer Library Program has kicked off. Beanstack registration for the Summer Reading Challenge has begun and participants are beginning to sign up. As of June 11, we have 36 adults, 14 teens, 76 children, and 28 future readers registered for the program. There are already 202 badges earned for hours read and ‘reading streaks.’ We had our first in person storytime on the library lawn and first in person craft for elementary aged children. Upcoming programs for adults through the virtual project include Canning & Preserving with Master Gardener Becky Gutzman on Tuesday, June 29 at 6pm. Author Diane Amato will join us to discuss her book All The News From Home on Thursday, July 22 at 6:00 pm. BUILDINGS Latitude.43 sent a quote for replacement costs of the AC and furnace at the Library Annex and for the AC replacement at the Columbus Public Library. MEETINGS The personnel committee met to finish the final draft of the custodial position description and to update the Addendum to the City of Columbus Personnel Policies and Procedures Handbook. The SCLS All Directors Meeting was held on May 20. The agenda included service priorities, 2022 budgets, Overdrive, PDF editing software, and the building needs assessment. A library staff meeting was held in a blended in-person/virtual format on June 1st to go over Summer Library Program information for children and adults. TRAINING/ EDUCATION Lindsey continues to work through the Spanish for Libraries course. DIRECTOR GOALS UPDATE Director Goal #1: Update policies, specifically the Library Annex and Meeting Room policy. Lindsey Ganz updated the final draft of the Library Annex policy using input from the library board.  MAY 2021 MONTHLY PROGRAMS In-Person In-Person Virtual Virtual Take & Make (# programs) (# views) & Live Virtual & Live Virtual (# kits taken) (# programs) (# attended) Future Readers 4 162 0 0 5 Children 5 301 0 0 32 Teen 0 0 0 0 12 Adult 1 280 8 103 18 2021 2021 2020 2020 STATISTICS Month YTD YTD Total Visits (# door counts) 2911 13,855 18,018 41,581 Items Borrowed (total) 3809 18,331 18,031 49,471 % Columbus residents 51% 56% % Fall River residents 11% 10% % Other Columbia County 19% 19% % Dodge County 14% 13% % Other 5% 2% Digital Items Borrowed (# checkouts) 1,126 5,139 4,395 11,072 Books by Mail (# items sent) 42 195 275 679 Public WiFi (# sessions) 18,972 45,986 17,194 69,379 Public Computer Use (# sessions) 208 944 1,112 3,019 Wireless Printing & Faxing (# jobs) 50 224 180 618 Community Use of Rooms (# attended) 0 0 117 117 Patrons Added (# added) 13 45 66 176 TO: Columbus Area EMS District Board Members FROM: Chris Orange DATE:July 3, 2021 SUBJECT:June 2021 Lifestar responded to 78 911 calls for the month of June in the CAEMS area that were paged out via Columbia County Dispatch. Lifestar provided paramedic intercept service for Rio EMS twice and for Cambria EMS once. Lifestar also provided mutual aid to Marshall EMS once and requested mutual aid from Rio EMS once. Below is the monthly breakdown by municipality: • City of Columbus – 25 • Village of Fall River – 16 • Village of Lowell – 1 • Village of Reeseville - 8 • Town of Calamus –1 • Town of Columbus – 6 • Town of Elba – 6 • Town of Fountain Prairie – 3 • Town of Hampden – 1 • Town of Otsego – 1 • Town of Portland – 3 • Town of York – 2 • Intercepts – 3 • Auto ALS – 0 • Mutual Aid Given – 1 • Mutual Aid Rec’d – 1 Lifestarmet the response guidelines for all calls in the month of June. There was one call with an extended response time in the City of Columbus. This delay was directly related to the responding crew being paged out by Columbia County to the wrong address.  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec TOTAL Calamus 3 2 3 2 4 1 15 Columbus, City 38 32 37 28 29 25 189 Columbus, Town 1 3 4 5 4 6 23 Elba 3 3 4 5 3 5 23 Fall River 16 11 9 13 21 16 86 Fountain Prairie 3 4 2 2 6 3 20 Hampden 2 1 1 0 3 1 8 Lowell 0 2 4 1 3 1 11 Otsego 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 Portland 0 1 2 2 4 3 12 Reeseville 3 6 7 7 5 8 36 York 2 1 1 0 1 2 7 TOTALS 72 68 74 65 83 73 434 Auto ALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Intercepts 0 3 1 0 0 3 7 Mutual Aid Given 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 Mutual Aid Rec’d 0 1 4 2 0 1 8 MONTHLY TOTALS 73 72 81 67 83 78 376 Respectfully, Christopher Orange Critical Care Paramedic Columbus Supervisor  COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT 159 S. Ludington St. Columbus, WI. 53925 920-623-5919 (Main) 920-623-5930 (Fax) July 14, 2021 Mayor Arnold Members of the Common Council Columbus Police and Fire Commission: RE: POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT, June 2021 Attached is the monthly report for the Columbus Police Department. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have questions. Chief Dennis Weiner www.cityofcolumbuswi.com Dennis R. Weiner, Chief of Police  COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT 159 S. Ludington St. Columbus, WI. 53925 920-623-5919 (Main) 920-623-5930 (Fax) PERSONNEL The department is not fully staffed. Current staffing as of July 14, 2021: Authorized by Budget Actual Sworn Officers Full-time sworn police positions: 10 8 (Position breakdown) Patrol Officer 6 5 Sergeant 1 0 Lieutenant 2 2 Chief 1 1 Clerical Office Manager (full-time) 1 1 Clerk (full-time) 1 1 Current personnel: Name Date of Hire Chief Dennis Weiner 2/18/2008 Lieutenant Roger Witthun 12/17/2001 Lieutenant Brad Konkel 06/13/2021 Sergeant vacant Officer Matt Schultz 12/23/2002 Officer Kelly Towne 02/02/2004 Officer Riley Vogel 05/30/2017 Officer Andrew Henn 12/04/2019 Officer Dillon Donahue 05/13/2020 Officer vacant Office Manager Erika Kellar 02/04/1999 Public Safety Clerk Bonnie Langsdorf 09/30/2006 www.cityofcolumbuswi.com Dennis R. Weiner, Chief of Police  COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT 159 S. Ludington St. Columbus, WI. 53925 920-623-5919 (Main) 920-623-5930 (Fax) PERSONNEL: The last remaining candidate on our officer eligibility list did not successfully pass a portion of the required testing as part of his conditional job offer. There is no one left on our Officer list. I have reposted the position with applications due the first week of August. The Sergeant vacancy was posted statewide and on the city site from mid May until the end of June. Applications were due on June 30, 2021. We received a small response to the initial one and have reposted the position again, with the deadline at the end of this month. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: We continue to plan for National Night Out on August 3, 530p.m.-800 p.m. at Fireman's Park. Citizens can meet their local emergency responders in a social environment, see equipment displays, play games, eat, and listen to music. There will also be a dunk tank, a caricature artist and door prizes. A Columbia County Sheriff's Office K9 unit and a SWAT vehicle will also be making a stop at the event. This event is funded by the gracious businesses in our city and would not be possible without them. TRAINING: In June all officers attended EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operations and Control) training at the former Columbus 151 Speedway, now redeveloped as a Madison College training facility. Officers are required by state training standards to undergo a minimum of 4 hours of emergency driving and pursuit training. Myself and Lieutenant Konkel are state certified EVOC instructors and taught the classes, which keeps class cost very reasonable by using our own staff and vehicles. Officers also attended firearms training at the Juneau firing range. It was taught by Lieutenant Witthun and Officer Schultz, who are state certified firearms and rifle instructors. TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT: During June 2021, officers issued 83 traffic citations, 96 warnings and 20 municipal ordinance citations. Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call June 2021 Nature of Call Total Calls Received ----------------------------- -------------------- ---------- 911 HANG UP 21 ACCIDENT HIT AND RUN 5 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 6 ACCIDENT WITH PERSONAL INJURY 2 ASSIST ANOTHER AGENCY 7 BURGLAR ALARM 3 FIRE ALARM 2 ANIMAL COMPLAINTS 8 ANIMAL BITE 1 www.cityofcolumbuswi.com Dennis R. Weiner, Chief of Police  COLUMBUS POLICE DEPARTMENT 159 S. Ludington St. Columbus, WI. 53925 920-623-5919 (Main) 920-623-5930 (Fax) BOND VIOLATION 1 CAR VS DEER 1 MENTAL HEALTH COMMITMENT 3 CITIZEN ASSIST 3 CIVIL 10 CONTROLLED 7 CIVIL PROCESS 1 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 3 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 10 DEATH INVESTIGATION 2 DISABLED VEHICLE 2 DOMESTIC ABUSE 7 DOMESTIC WITH INJURY 1 DPW 1 DRIVING COMPLAINT 20 EMS CALL 2 ESCORT 1 EXTRA PATROL 33 FIREWORKS 2 FLEET MAINTENANCE 1 FOOT PATROL 7 FRAUD 2 HARASSMENT 2 ROAD HAZARD 7 HOUSE WATCH 1 INTOXICATED PERSON 1 JUVENILE INCIDENT 2 LITTERING 1 LOST AND FOUND 5 MUTUAL AID 1 NOISE COMPLAINT 6 OUT WITH PERSON 6 OPEN DOOR 7 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 6 DRUG OVERDOSE 1 OWI 4 PARKING VIOLATION 11 RAIL ROAD CROSSING ISSUE 1 SECURITY 220 SEX OFFENSE 1 SUSPICIOUS 21 THEFT 15 TRAFFIC CONTROL 2 TRAFFIC STOP 125 VEH LOCKOUT 5 VIOLATION OF PROBATION/PAROLE 1 WARRANT 7 WEAPONS VIOLATION 1 WELFARE 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Calls: 655 www.cityofcolumbuswi.com Dennis R. Weiner, Chief of Police  Columbus Area Senior Center Director’s Report 2020-Present Highlights In 2020 we were closed during the Safer at Home order and an additional 2 months for some remodeling and maintenance work that couldn’t be done while we were open. Roof work, new flooring, painting, updated bulletin board, additional shelving and kitchen plumbing were taken care of during this time, and a well needed organizing and “spring” cleaning. After that we were open by appointment for resource referrals, services and loans of medical equipment, books, puzzles and exercise supplies. We had another brief closer over the holidays as a resurgence of cases caused new orders to be issued. We then phased in our re-opening with a limited building capacity of 10 at a time and eventually 20 per activity. We were able to social distance that amount for programs like exercise class, bingo, book club and the fitness room. Masks were required during this time. We are currently open as normal, with masks required only for those not vaccinated. We do encourage participants to wear masks if they so choose and staff continue to wear masks except when leading exercise. Social distancing and cleaning protocols remain in place. We also added air purifiers to the fitness room and main room. Most of our programs are back with the exception of card games, community puzzle, free breakfast, Memory Café and Birthday Lunch. We hope to bring those back soon. We lost several groups and resources during the pandemic that won’t be returning. The foot clinic has relocated to their new Columbus clinic. The art club and knit and crochet group have been working from home and though invited, have not started to come back. We have had a lot of interest in our fitness room and exercise classes. We still have our strength and balance class and have added Cardio Drumming and HAS fit classes that are both popular with our members. Our fitness room has been available for 45 minute appointments limited to 1 household per appointment. Cleaning was done in between appointments. We have recently opened up to 3 per 45 minute appointment with distancing between equipment. We added an air purifier in addition to our cleaning protocol to keep surfaces disinfected. We continue to use our Smart TV and webcam to ZOOM exercise to participants who are not able to attend in person. We will continue to do this and add programs as the year goes forward. We will also start to reconnect with our friends in local assisted living homes as they are now able to gather and join us via ZOOM again. Our medical equipment loan closet was used frequently during the last year, but in the last month, we have loaned out close to 75% of our inventory. During the pandemic we assisted the meal site as many of their volunteers opted to stay at home for most of 2020 and many did not return in 2021. Director Lang delivered meals during the Safer at Home order and she and staff members continue to volunteer to assist in delivery prep in our kitchen. This program has always been an essential part of our community, but during the pandemic it has become even more so. They have gone from serving 8-10 congregate and 17-20 deliveries to 45-50 deliveries each day. They are hoping to begin congregate again soon. We also assisted the food pantry with a drive-up food drive and sorting donations through 2020. City residents were very generous while everyone was struggling. Submitted: July 2021 We were happy to host in our parking lot the COVID testing, drive up Farmers Market voucher distribution for the county and meal pick up for the school district. We have had more rentals in the 1st half of 2021 then we had in total for the last 2 years. We have had 3 baby showers and a bridal shower, 2 wedding rehearsal dinners, a celebration of life and a family reunion. In addition, our building is being used every Wednesday, every other Monday, and 3 out of 4 Thursdays for community activities, committee meetings, service organizations and other department use. We have a long term rental with Harvest Church for Sundays and are hoping that at some point WW will return for in person meetings. Elections were busy despite the pandemic in 2020 with election testing, primaries and regular elections. This year we have hosted the spring primary and election and the special primary and election. We received a grant of $2000 in 2019 from the CAE for our Senior Outreach programs, including Music and Memory. That same year we also received $500 from the Columbus Lions for those programs. The CAE granted us an extension into this year as these programs were put on hold due to the pandemic. We have completed the training for the program and created a timeline for phase 1-3. We are currently waiting for back ordered equipment to arrive to start phase one. In early 2021 we received additional funding for these programs from Enerpac of $2500. Phase 1 we hope to start in August so that 30 days later we can go to a broader group for phase 2. Phase 3 involves iPads designed for seniors. All of the equipment and training has been covered by the funding from these groups. Roger Weiner’s family specified donations be made to the Senior Center in memorial. They asked that the funds go to purchase new tables as Roger enjoyed playing cards here. We purchased 10 new round tables to be used in the great room. The tables that we had went into storage during the floor installation and we chose not to bring those back as many were not in good condition. The recreation department and the Senior Center joined together last fall to purchase a big screen, projector and FM transmitter to use for outdoor programs. We held 2 drive up movies in the park; Hocus Pocus and Aladdin. The Library and 4th of July committee are borrowing these items for programs and we plan to do some fun things this fall again. Recently we have had the opportunity to share some bounty from the ADRC of Columbia County and the Columbus School District. The ADRC had many senior focused products that they had been storing that they gave to us to distribute and to share in our community. The Columbus School District received a grant for fresh fruits and vegetables and due to the pandemic can’t use all of the funds. They have supplied us with fresh fruit that we packaged for the meal programs and on site participants to take home and enjoy. In 2020 Candace accepted the position of Administrative Assistant at the DPW. She has since taken a position in Sun Prairie. In May of this year we welcomed Tiffany Cooper as our new Marketing/Administrative Assistant. Incident Report • None in 2021 to date. Monthly Duties and Assistance Columbus Commotion created, edited and published Newsletter printed and distributed Facebook page created – combining with other CASC page created by Facebook Posting events and activities on Facebook Prepared Advisory Board agenda and reports. Prepared calendars and made appointments for programming and events for 2021 Weekly news releases to the Rio Shopper, City website and other sources Submitted: July 2021  Assisted with phone calls & drop-ins regarding programming and services Conducted facility tours Provided dining center program referrals Rental/building use: calls/questions/walk-through tours/code door Accounting: completed purchase orders and requisition for outstanding invoices, supply items purchased, completed deposits, payroll, and reviewed monthly budget. Completed Payroll Welcomed 14 new members in 2020 despite the pandemic To date in 2021 we have welcomed 11 new members and saw the return of 8 old members who had not been coming in several years. PERIOD BUDGET % OF ACTUAL YTD ACTUAL AMOUNT VARIANCE BUDGET Revenue MISC REVENUES .00 1,244.47 1,500.00 ( 255.53) 82.96 PROGRAM REV .00 75.00 6,000.00 ( 5,925.00) 1.25 FUNDRAISING .00 275.00 6,000.00 ( 5,725.00) 4.58 NUTRITION PRGM .00 425.00 1,020.00 ( 595.00) 41.67 DONATIONS .00 1,570.00 500.00 1,070.00 314.0 Expenses CUSTODIAL SVCS 395.68 1,211.25 5,900.00 4,688.75 20.53 UTILITIES 330.39 1,487.57 4,500.00 3,012.43 33.06 HEATING .00 2,321.02 3,000.00 678.98 77.37 TELEPHONE 17.85 88.85 200.00 111.15 44.43 REPAIRS/MAINTENANC 653.84 2,416.59 5,000.00 2,583.41 48.33 SUPPLIES 505.78 1,938.02 4,000.00 2,061.98 48.45 MARKETING/ADVERT .00 407.75 1,000.00 592.25 40.78 EDUCATION & TRAVEL 27.00 78.52 800.00 721.48 9.82 PROGRAMS 349.39 988.89 8,000.00 7,011.11 12.36 DUES & SUBSCRIPTS .00 232.93 1,000.00 767.07 23.29 DONATED FD PURCHAS .00 791.50 2,500.00 1,708.50 31.66 CAPITAL ITEMS 778.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 .00 100.00 COMP LICENSE/REPAI .00 .00 1,000.00 1,000.00 .0 Sponsors Columbus Family Restaurant –Bingo Columbia County ADRC-benefit specialist appointment and meal site Prairie Ridge –exercise instruction, Lunch & Learn and blood pressure checks Subway – Bingo Sue and Terry Schraufnagel – Birthday/Anniversary card creating and mailing, bingo and water donations Lawrence and May Lins - Bingo Cathy Ballweg – Bingo Karen Schrader – Bingo and Commotion distribution Meetings & Training Attended Department Head meetings Senior Services Networking meeting Commotion meeting Music and Memory training Dodge County ADRC meeting Columbia County ADRC meeting Submitted: July 2021  Trained and tested to become meal site volunteer to help in emergencies. The Meadows Activity Director meeting Columbus Health and Rehab Activity Director meeting HAS Fit Instructor training Terry Staub “The New Normal” seminar WASC District meetings WI P&R Covid Strategy Meetings Alzheimer Caregivers forum Dementia Friendly Communities training Staff time off– July 13 – we are closed for the election – no staff available that day. August 26-27 Tiffany on vacation Submitted: July 2021  2021 AGENDA ITEM Committee of the Whole Meeting date: __July 20____________________ Council Meeting date: ______________________________ ITEM: ___Review and Consider Plan Commission recommendation to approve a zoning map amendment from I1 Light Industrial to R4- Multifamily Residential for Parcel #11211-1512.07 SUBMITTED BY: __Matt Schreiber______________________________ DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER: On July 8th the Columbus Plan Commission held a public hearing regarding a proposed zoning map amendment to change the zoning for parcel 11211-1512.07 from I1 Light Industrial to R4- Multifamily Residential. The applicant intends to construct multi-family residential buildings on parcel 11211- 1512.07. Please note the plans shown are conceptual, once the zoning map amendment is approved the applicant would be required to propose plans that conform to all relevant municipal codes, which include 114-60 for R4- Multifamily Residential districts. City Staff recently found out more information regarding potential projects in the Commerce Center. Staff as attached a map the area showing areas with project proposals and areas where staff has been notified of a possible project but no formal application has been submitted. LIST ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED: Commerce Center Potential Development Map, Zoning Map Amendment Application and Submittal ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Review and Consider Plan Commission recommendation to approve a zoning map amendment from I1 Light Industrial to R4- Multifamily Residential for Parcel #11211-1512.07  Proposed Self Storage Project Approx 5 Acres Possible Retail Use Approx 1.5 Acres Possible Towing and Service Center Approx 8 Acres Proposed Multifamily Development Approx 3 Acres Possible Business Condos Approx 3 Acres Commerce Center City Of Columbus 105 N Dickason Blvd Columbus, WI 53925 DISCLAIMER: 920-623-5900 This map is not a survey of the actual boundary of any property this map depicts. The City of Columbus does not guarantee the accuracy of the material contained here 3,000.00 in and is not responsible for any misuse or misrepresentation of this information or its SCALE: 1 = 250' Print Date: 7/15/2021 derivatives.  CITY OF COLUMBUS 105 N. DICKASON BOULEVARD COLUMBUS, WISCONSIN 53925-1565 PHONE: 920.623.5900 FAX 920.623.5901 www.cityofcolumbuswi.com Plan Commission Staff Report Plan Commission Date: July 8, 2021 Agenda Item: 9d and 9e – Zoning Map Amendment Applicant: ACS RBHS, LLC Property Address: Commerce Drive Parcel ID: 11211-1512.07 Zoning: I1 - Light Industrial Future Land Use Map: Highway 16 Commercial District Request - The city received a Zoning Map Amendment application for parcel 11211-1512.07. The request would rezone Lot 7 in the Columbus Commerce Center for I1 Light Industrial to R4 Multifamily. The approval of the zoning map amendment would make the proposed project a permitted use which would require the plans as specified under 78-15 of Columbus Municipal Code. Adjacent Land Existing Land Use Zoning Designation Future Land Use Designation North Outlot- Detention Pond I1 - Light Industrial Public and Institutional South Mid State Rental I1 - Light Industrial Highway 16 Commercial District East Vacant Land I1 - Light Industrial Highway 16 Commercial District West Countryside Ford I1 - Light Industrial Highway 16 Commercial District Recommendation The property has a future land use designation of Highway 16 Commercial District. The comprehensive plan allows for a mix of uses in the Highway 16 Commercial District including Multifamily Residential. In review of the Comprehensive Plan staff recommends approval of the zoning map amendment. Attachments • Application Form • Conceptual Plan Set ACS RBHS, LLC June 3, 2021 City of Columbus Attn: Matt Schreiber RE: Lot 7, Columbus Commerce Center, Zoning map amendment Dear Matt, Enclosed please find ACS RBHS, LLC’s application for a zoning map amendment for the property it owns known as lot 7 in the Columbus Commerce Center (tax key #11211- 1512.07). 1. The property is currently zoned I1 and it is presently partially fallow and partially farmed. 2. ACS is requesting the zoning change to R4 as its intent is to create multi-family housing upon the property. Based on the proximity and visibility to the highway we feel the desired use would be a good fit for the area. Light commercial and light industrial uses are adjacent to the property which allow for good neighboring uses for this type of housing. It is in a similar location to the new units that have recently been built in Beaver Dam with the mall and light industrial as neighboring uses. In addition, the current infrastructure that is in place is ideal to allow for easy access to shopping, the highway interchange and direct access into the city via highway 16 and/or Maple Avenue. 3. The zoning change would allow ACS to construct apartment buildings on the property as the current zoning does not permit that. Attached is the proposed site plan encompassing the lot and what ACS’ intent is to build upon the lot. The proposed plan shows a total of 77 multifamily units. Also attached is an aerial map showing the property with the surrounding uses. Please feel free to call me with any questions. Sincerely, James A. Hartung, manager ACS RBHS, LLC Page 1 of 1 Lot 7 – Commerce Center - rezone application, Columbus, WI  Columbus Commerce Lots Lot 1 – 1.14 acres Lot 5 – 1.5 acres Lot 6 – 3.87 acres Lot 7 – 3.09 acres Lot 8 – 3.56 acres Lot 9 – 1.51 acres Lot 10 – 9.09 acres  PU PU UP PU PU UP UP UP REE U BMLA T AN CIE R U LDEA T O DRA OT M P LTACIU RDEO TRAP MTRADENAME MODELNUMBER PU MODELNUMBER MATERIAL PRODUCT TRADENAME MATERIAL PRODUCT MODELNUMBER TRADENAME PU UP UP REE U BMLA T ANCIE R U LDEA T O DRA OTM P LTACIU RDEO TRAP M REB EMU ANL EEDD AORM T .NIL PRODUCT MODELNUMBER TRADENAME MATERIAL PRODUCT MODELNUMBER TRADENAME MATERIAL LIN. PU PU PU UP UP PU UP UP Residential and Commercial Site Design Consultants  2021 AGENDA ITEM Committee of the Whole Meeting date: ____July 20, 2021_______ Council Meeting date: ____________ ITEM:_Storm Water Concerns _ DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER: At the July 12, 2021 meeting, the Committee of the Whole heard from residents who were concerned about storm water and flooding issues in the Parkview subdivision. The residents requested the City dedicate funding in the upcoming budget to address further culvert removal. Among the questions brought up during the discussion was the status of funding mechanisms such as a storm water utility that was discussed in the past year as a method to fund these storm water and flooding related projects. Some preliminary work has been completed on a storm water utility, although specific projects, costs and timelines have not been developed. In order to have a referendum on the regular spring ballot in 2022, the City would need to take official action at or before the January 18, 2022 City Council meeting in order to comply with the state deadlines. A referendum is not required to establish a storm water utility, but a referendum is required to avoid the dollar for dollar levy reduction imposed by Statute. City Engineer Jason Lietha will be present at the Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss the studies that have been completed previously, as well as to answer questions about potential projects and alternatives. Jason may have rough estimates of some project costs based on other public projects, but if there is a desire to develop a more detailed probable estimate of cost we will need to identify the specific projects we are interested in and authorize Ruekert & Mielke to perform the analysis. LIST ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED: ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Consider the information presented, and determine if there is any direction the Council would like to provide to staff at this time regarding funding mechanisms or projects the Council would like to explore further.  2021 AGENDA ITEM Committee of the Whole Meeting date: ____7/20/2021_______ Council Meeting date: _______________ ITEM:_Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee Priorities_ DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER: The Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee met most recently in early 2020, and began a review of the Ordinances related to the Historic Landmarks & Preservation Commission found in the Historic Sites and Structures section of Chapter 114. Several meetings were held prior to the pandemic in the spring of 2020, but there were no final revisions of any Ordinance presented to the City Council for review. With the majority of the Committee members being new, this is an opportunity for the Committee of the Whole to provide guidance on what Ordinance review priorities they have for Ordinances needing review. LIST ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED: N/A ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Discuss Ordinance Review Priorities  2021 AGENDA ITEM Committee of the Whole Meeting date: ____7/20/2021_______ Council Meeting date: _______________ ITEM:_2022 Budget Priorities_ DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER: Although many of the numbers we use to shape our budgets will not be available for several weeks, now is an opportune time to discuss the City Council budget priorities for the 2022 budget. The amount of new construction that will drive our allowable levy increase is not known yet, but it is anticipated the level of growth will be relatively small. While we may not be able to incorporate all of the priorities in the Administrator’s proposed budget, identifying them during this process will allow staff to highlight those items and potentially develop alternatives for the Council to consider. In addition to setting the preliminary expectation for the 2022 tax rate, City Council budget priorities could include a variety of initiatives or projects, and may add new expenses to the budget, reallocate current resources, and eliminate or reduce expenses. Storm water projects and funding, economic development efforts, and public improvements are just a few of the items that have been discussed during the past year, but there are countless other items the Council may wish to include in the 2022 Budget. LIST ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ATTACHED: N/A ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Discuss 2022 budget priorities and give staff an indication of items or initiatives the City Council would like to evaluate or incorporate during budget development.