Public Infrastructure Committee

900 Quay Street City of Manitowoc Manitowoc, WI 54220 www.manitowoc.org Meeting Minutes Public Infrastructure Committee Monday, April 14, 2014 6:30 PM Engineering/Planning Conference Room 1. Call to Order Meeting was called to order by Dave Soeldner at 6:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call Present: 3- Brey, Sladky and Soeldner Absent: 2- Hennessey and McMeans Staff Present: Dan Koski, Greg Minikel, Sonja Birr, Karen Dorow, Randy Junk Public Present: None 3. Approval of Minutes 14-622 Approval of Minutes from March 10, 2014 Public Infrastructure Committee Meeting. Moved by Sladky, seconded by Brey, that the Minutes from the March 10, 2014 meeting be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3- Soeldner, Brey and Sladky 4. Presentations 5. Discussion and Action Items 14-626 Recommendations for how DPI Employees should fit in pay scale. Discussion was held regarding the pay grade for the DPW Laborers. D. Koski recommended a working foreman for the streets and parks workers. Karen Dorow explained what she believed was the appeals process for the wage study. D. Soeldner said that we have some time. 14-643 Update on Spring work priorities. The Committee asked staff if we will be able to do both pothole patching and spring pickup this year. J. Sladky said that the spring cleanup is an expensive service that the City provides, they were not in favor of eliminating it. Pot hole filling will continue. City of Manitowoc Page 1 Public Infrastructure Committee Meeting Minutes April 14, 2014 14-628 Jay Street Parking Estimates. The parking issue in downtown was discussed. The Committee is not in favor of spending money to gain only a few parking spots. They would like to promote the existing parking in the downtown area. D. Koski recommended having our summer staff monitor the downtown parking for approximately one (1) week this summer. 13-658 Ordinance to amend Section 10.410 (1) to remove South 16 th Street from Washington Street to 650 feet north of Wollmer Street from the winter parking ban. Moved that this Ordinance be recommended for approval to the Common Council. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3- Soeldner, Brey and Sladky 14-073 Request from Chuck and Kathy Behnke, 5126 Sunset Road, for a temporary access agreement for the purpose of planting a vegetable/herb garden in the un-improved right-of-way of Remiker Road. Moved that this Request be recommended for approval to the Common Council, due back on 4/21/2014. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3- Soeldner, Brey and Sladky 6. Roll Call Present: 4- Brey, Hennessey, Sladky and Soeldner Absent: 1- McMeans 14-630 Plank Road - Rough Road Signs Liability. The City Attorney said instalingl a "Rough Road Ahead" sign is not enough, we would also need to make repairs. The Committee requested some repairs not to exceed $5000. Greg Minikel is to talk with Dave Korte regarding opening up their portion of the road. Moved by Soeldner, seconded by Sladky, to approve the expenditures not to exceed $5,000 and open the road. The motion carried. Ayes, 10. Nays, none Aye: 4- Hennessey, Brey, Soeldner and Sladky 14-620 Seal Coating Assessment Policy. The Committee recommended for Engineering Department to submit revenue amounts at 20 percent of last years costs via e-mail to the Alderpersons. 14-619 Annual Street Sweeping Parking Ban Exemption for Car Ferry and Lakeside Packing Areas. The Committee wanted to allow the Carferry on more opportunity to allow parking in the fisherman's lot. They will then determine if the Carferry will be exempt from the Street Sweeping Ban. The Committee did not approve the exemption for the Carferry. Moved by Sladky, seconded by Brey, that the Request to exempt Lakeside Packing area on Jay Street and South 6th Street be exempt from the Street Sweeping Ban was approved. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Manitowoc Page 2 Public Infrastructure Committee Meeting Minutes April 14, 2014 Aye: 4- Hennessey, Brey, Soeldner and Sladky 7. Adjournment This meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. City of Manitowoc Page 3