Licenses & Fees Committee (Meets as needed, often on the 3rd Monday of the month at 3:30 p.m.)
Regular MeetingSuperior, WI · December 13, 2021
Minutes
Licenses and Fees Committee Meeting Minutes
City of Superior, Wisconsin
The meeting was called to order by Councilor Graskey at 1:00 pm on December 13, 2021 in Government
Center Room 204.
1. ROLL CALL
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Jack Sweeney & Lindsey Graskey (Alt)
COUNCILORS ABSENT: Brent Fennessey
CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Clerk Ramos
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES : November 8, 2021 L&F Committee Meeting
MOTION by Councilor Sweeney to approve, seconded by Councilor Graskey and carried.
3. OLD BUSINESS
3.1. Q & A with Traffic Sergeant Trone, pertaining to Vehicle For Hire (Taxicabs/Limos) &
Taxicab Operator Licenses
City Clerk asked to provide liability insurance requirements from the state, and license fees from
municipalities in the Twin Ports: Duluth, Hermantown & Proctor.
MOTION to hold in committee by Councilor Sweeney, seconded by Councilor Graskey and
carried.
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.1. Review following City of Superior license applications (and their current fees):
4.1.1. Towing/Wrecker Service License
4.1.2. Store Non-operating Vehicles License
4.1.3. Salvage/Junk Dealer and Yard License
City Clerk asked to provide current license fees from Wisconsin municipalities with similar
population and from neighboring municipalities in Minnesota: Duluth, Hermantown & Proctor.
MOTION to hold in committee by Councilor Sweeney, seconded by Councilor Graskey and
carried.
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4.2 City Clerk Ramos is recommending the approval of an Outdoor Alcohol Consumption
License application for Superior Hotel Group, LLC (Agent: Brian Wogernese), dba
Wissota Chophouse, located at 1102 Tower Avenue, for the 2021-2022 license period,
expiring June 30, 2022.
MOTION by Councilor Sweeney to approve, seconded by Councilor Graskey and carried.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned 1:36 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Camila Ramos, City Clerk
Superior, Wisconsin
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Agenda
AGENDA
LICENSES AND FEES COMMITTEE
MONDAY, December 13, 2021– 1:00 p.m.
Government Center Room 204
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ynm-yofy-xqb
Or dial: (US) +1 617-675-4444 (PIN: 112 472 725 7204#)
Mission Statement: “To hold hearings to consider licenses that have been denied through the application
process. Review Code of Ordinances regarding license requirements and fees. To
review license applications with problems or extenuating circumstances.”
Committee Members: Brent Fennessey, Jack Sweeney & Lindsey Graskey (Alternate)
1. ROLL CALL
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES : November 8, 2021 L&F Committee Meeting
3. OLD BUSINESS
3.1. Q & A with Traffic Sergeant Trone, pertaining to Vehicle For Hire (Taxicabs/Limos) &
Taxicab Operator Licenses
4. NEW BUSINESS
4.1. Review following City of Superior license applications (and their current fees):
4.1.1. Towing/Wrecker Service License
4.1.2. Store Non-operating Vehicles License
4.1.3. Salvage/Junk Dealer and Yard License
4.2 City Clerk Ramos is recommending the approval of an Outdoor Alcohol Consumption License
application for Superior Hotel Group, LLC (Agent: Brian Wogernese), dba Wissota Chophouse,
located at 1102 Tower Avenue, for the 2021-2022 license period, expiring June 30, 2022.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Notice is hereby given that a majority of the members of the Common Council may be present
at the meeting, and although this may constitute a quorum of the Common Council, the
Council will not take any action at this meeting.
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In compliance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, this agenda was posted on 12/9/2021 at the following locations:
Superior Government Center, Douglas County Courthouse, and online at https://www.ci.superior.wi.us/agendacenter. It was also
emailed to the Superior Public Library (to be posted), to PACT T to the Superior Telegram.
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License and Fees Committee Meeting Agenda
City of Superior, Wisconsin
The meeting was called to order by Vice President Fennessey at 1:02 pm on November 8, 2021 in Government
Center Room 204.
1. Roll Call
COUNCILORS PRESENT: Brent Fennessey, Jack Sweeney & Lindsey Graskey (Alt)
COUNCILORS ABSENT: Craig Sutherland
CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Clerk Ramos
2. Approval of minutes from 10/20/2021 committee meeting.
MOTION by Councilor Graskey to approve, seconded by Councilor Sweeney and
carried.
3. City Clerk Ramos is recommending the approval of an Outdoor Alcohol Consumption
License application for JamRock Cultural Restaurant, LLC (Agent: Antonio O’Neil),
located at 1901 Tower Avenue, for the 2021-2022 license period, expiring June 30, 2022.
MOTION by Councilor Sweeney to approve, seconded by Councilor Graskey and
carried.
4. Review of the following City of Superior license applications (and their current fees):
1. Tavern Operator
MOTION by Councilor Sweeney to increase annual license fee from $15/year to
$20/year, seconded by Councilor Graskey and carried.
2. Taxicab Operator
MOTION by Councilor Graskey to postpone action on this item and
corresponding item no. 6 (Vehicle for Hire) until December committee meeting,
seconded by Councilor Sweeney and carried.
3. Massage Therapy Business
MOTION by Councilor Graskey to postpone action on this item and
corresponding item no. 4 (Massage Therapy Practitioner) until December
committee meeting, seconded by Councilor Sweeney and carried.
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4. Massage Therapy Practitioner
Application considered in conjunction with Item 3.
5. Animal-Drawn Vehicle For Hire
MOTION by Councilor Graskey to continue using the license application as is in
going forward, seconded by Councilor Sweeney and carried.
6. Vehicle For Hire (Taxicabs/Limos)
Application considered in conjunction with Item 2.
7. Manufactured Home Park (formerly called Mobile Home Court)
MOTION by Councilor Fennessey to update application to clearly set $100
maximum application fee for 50 units, seconded by Councilor Graskey and
carried.
The committee requested more time to review the recommended application
updates, which the City Clerk’s Office supplied as handouts—attached.
Councilor Sweeney requested that the committee submit all application fee
increases to council for approval simultaneously.
Councilor Fennessey requested that the update to the Manufactured Home Park
application also be rescinded and submitted to council at a later date, with the
approved application fee increases.
MOTION by Councilor Graskey, to rescind and hold all approved agenda item 4
motions as internal recommendations so that all application updates can be
submitted to Council for approval simultaneously, was seconded by Councilor
Sweeney and carried.
5. Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned 2:23 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Camila Ramos, City Clerk
Superior, Wisconsin
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