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PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN August 6, 2024 6:30 p.m. - Government Center, Board Room 201 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL Present: Nick Ledin, Jenny Van Sickle, Garner Moffat, Jack Sweeney, Tylor Elm, Ruth Ludwig, Mike Herrick, Mark Johnson, Lindsey Graskey - 9 Absent: Brent Fennessey Also Present: Mayor Paine (virtual), City Clerk Blunt, Deputy City Clerk Bacon 3. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1 July 16, 2024 - Regular Council Meeting MOTION to approve by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Herrick, and carried. 5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED (No action) 6. MAYOR’S REPORT 6.1 No report from Mayor Paine 7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS 7.1 Human Resources Committee (Meeting held July 15, 2024) Report from Councilor Van Sickle. 7.2 Public Works Committee (No meeting to report) 7.3 Finance Committee (Meeting held July 11, 2024) Report from Councilor Sweeney. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Approve the Douglas County Fee Waiver Request for Landfill Fees for the Parkland Trailer Parks in the amount of $35,581.08. 2. Approve the Rotary Club Dragonboat Grant in the amount of $10,000. 1 Regular Council Meeting August 6, 2024  MOTION to approve items 1 and 2 by Councilor Sweeney, was seconded by Councilor Herrick, and carried. 7.4 Licenses and Fees Committee (No meeting to report) 7.5 Public Safety Committee (Meeting held July 18, 2024) Report from Councilor Ledin. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Approval of O24-4357, an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 112, Traffic Code, Article III Parking, Schedule C, No Parking on Odd-Numbered Side of Street, Add 5800-6000 Block of Butler Avenue. MOTION to approve by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Elm, and carried. 2. Approval of O24-4358, an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 112, Traffic Code, Schedule I, Streets Excluded from Calendar Parking, Add 5800-6000 Block of Butler Avenue. MOTION to approve by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Elm, and carried. 7.6 Committee of the Whole Meeting (No meeting to report) 8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1 REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS 8.1.1 Urban Forestry Tree Board (Meeting held July 18, 2024) Report from Councilor Ludwig. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Approve the 2024 Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores, Inc. (COGGS) Agreement. MOTION to approve by Councilor Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Ludwig, and carried. 8.1.2 Communications & Information Technology Committee (Meeting held July 29, 2024) Report from Councilor Elm. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Waive the bidding requirements and approve a three-year agreement with COS Systems for the software provisioning portion of the ConnectSuperior network 2 Regular Council Meeting August 6, 2024  hardware, software, and installation services in the amount of $158,832.40. MOTION to approve by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Moffat, and carried. 8.2 REPORTS SANS RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2.1 Golf Course Committee (Meeting held June 27, 2024) Report from the Chair. 8.2.2 Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities (Meeting held July 22, 2024) Report from the Chair. 8.2.3 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board (Meeting held July 23, 2024) Report from the Chair. 9. OLD BUSINESS 10. NEW BUSINESS 10.1 CITY CLERK BLUNT is recommending approval of miscellaneous licenses. MOTION to approve by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Johnson, and carried. 10.2 CITY CLERK BLUNT is recommending approval of an Amend the Premise license application for Main Club located at 1217 Tower Avenue (Agent: Shawn Roos), for the event “Pride Weekend” from August 30 through September 2, 2024. MOTION to approve by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Ludwig, and carried. 10.3 CITY CLERK BLUNT is recommending approval of a Temporary Class “B” Beer and Wine License application for the Rotary Club of Superior for the “Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival” event located at Barkers Island from August 23 through August 24, 2024. MOTION to approve by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Sweeney, and carried. 10.4 CITY CLERK BLUNT is recommending conditional approval of an Amend the Premise license application for Hudy’s Bar located at 2126 E 5th Street (Agent: James Ronning), for the event “EE FFD” on August 17, 2024, pending police and fire department approvals. 3 Regular Council Meeting August 6, 2024  MOTION to approve by Councilor Moffat, was seconded by Councilor Sweeney, and carried. 10.5 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JANIGO is recommending approval of R24-13803, a resolution setting a Public Hearing of the Common Council on August 20, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in Government Center, Room 201, to notify the public of improvements and solicit public feedback for the R.I. Bong Memorial Airport and request of State and Federal funding by petition to the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics. MOTION to approve by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Herrick, and carried. 10.6 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JANIGO is recommending approval of O24-4356, an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 112, Traffic Code, Article III Parking, Schedule J, Disabled Parking Zones, Add Disabled Parking signage at 1117 Harrison Street (both sides). MOTION to approve by Councilor Ludwig, was seconded by Councilor Elm, and carried. 10.7 BROADBAND MANAGER BECKEN is recommending approval to waive the bidding requirements and approve two (2) - three-year agreements with Mobile Communications America, Inc. (MCA, Inc.), formerly Lightspeed Technology, Inc., for ConnectSuperior network hardware, software, and installation services in the amount of $638,079.98. MOTION to approve by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Moffat, and carried. 11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC 11.1 Two members of the public spoke: John Ramos – spoke regarding Tourism Development Commission and Council proceedings. John Adams – Introduced himself as running for State legislature. Meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Blunt, City Clerk Superior, Wisconsin Approved this 20th day of August, 2024. Attest: ____________________________________ Mayor ____________________________________ 4 Regular Council Meeting August 6, 2024 5 Regular Council Meeting August 6, 2024