Committee of the Whole

900 Quay Street City of Manitowoc Manitowoc, WI 54220 www.manitowoc.org Meeting Minutes Committee of the Whole Monday, February 17, 2020 5:00 PM Council Chambers/1st Floor Hearing Room - East 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call Present: 9- McMeans, Sitkiewitz, Nickels, Kummer, Czekala, Lotz, Williams, Brey and Hansen Absent: 1- Novak 3. Public Comment Council President Sitkiewitz declared the meeting open for public input. In accordance with policy, the public input portion of the meeting is not made a part of the official record. 4. Discussion and Action Items 20-0172 Demolition permit request from City Centre LLC for Property located at parcel 819-403-020 Attachments: 819-403-020 Moved by Brey, seconded by Sitkiewitz, that this Request be approved and referred to council. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8- McMeans, Sitkiewitz, Nickels, Czekala, Lotz, Williams, Brey and Hansen Abstain: 1- Kummer Council President Sitkiewitz read the notice to convene in closed session: Notice is hereby given that the above governmental body may adjourn into a closed session during the meeting as authorized by Section 19.85(1)(g) of the Wisconsin Statutes, which authorizes the governmental body to convene in closed session for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. The specific subject matter that may be considered in closed session is: 20-0150 Update on Newton Gravel Pit 5. Convene in Closed Session Moved by Williams, seconded by Lotz, to convene in closed session. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: City of Manitowoc Page 1 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes February 17, 2020 Aye: 9- McMeans, Sitkiewitz, Nickels, Kummer, Czekala, Lotz, Williams, Brey and Hansen 20-0150 Update on Newton Gravel Pit Committee of the Whole deliberated in closed session. (redacted -- Closed Session). 6. Reconvene in Open Session Moved by McMeans, seconded by Czekala, to reconvene in open session. The motion carried by the following roll call vote: Aye: 9- McMeans, Sitkiewitz, Nickels, Kummer, Czekala, Lotz, Williams, Brey and Hansen 20-0091 Discussion on City of Manitowoc moving to a city manager or city administrator position Attachments: 1272020 COW Presentation.pdf City Attorney Kathleen McDaniel explained the process for including proposed changes to the City government structure as an advisory referendum on the November ballot. Moved by Kummer, seconded by Williams, to instruct City staff to draft an advisory referendum to be placed on the November ballot asking voters if they would be in favor of changing from a Mayor form of government to 1.) a city manager or 2.) to a part-time mayor with a full-time administrator. The motion failed by the following vote: Aye: 2- Kummer and Williams Nay: 7- McMeans, Sitkiewitz, Nickels, Czekala, Lotz, Brey and Hansen Moved by Brey, seconded by Sitkiewitz, that this Action Item be placed on file. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- McMeans, Sitkiewitz, Nickels, Czekala, Lotz, Brey and Hansen Nay: 2- Kummer and Williams 20-0092 Discussion on term limits for elected officials in the City of Manitowoc Attachments: Memo from City Attorney re Term Limits Ordinance.pdf 2.110 Term Limits January 2020.pdf Moved by Kummer to adopt a charter ordinance to set term limits for Mayor at 3 terms and 4 terms for Alders. The motion failed for lack of a second. Moved by Brey, seconded by McMeans, that this Action Item be placed on file. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 8- McMeans, Sitkiewitz, Nickels, Czekala, Lotz, Williams, Brey and Hansen Nay: 1- Kummer City of Manitowoc Page 2 Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes February 17, 2020 7. Adjournment Moved by Czekala, seconded by Brey, that this meeting be adjourned at 5:52 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 9- McMeans, Sitkiewitz, Nickels, Kummer, Czekala, Lotz, Williams, Brey and Hansen City of Manitowoc Page 3