CUMBERLAND, WISCONSIN

September 06, 2011

The Common Council of the City of Cumberland, Barron County, Wisconsin, held a public hearing and regular meeting on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 7:00 P.M., with Mayor Mysicka presiding. The following Alder persons answered roll call: Slayton, Strickland, Bridger, Anderson, Cifaldi, Skinner, Peters, and Zappa.

Absent: None.

Also present: City Attorney, Peter Van Sickle, Kate Hedke, Keith Hardie, Jim Price, Louie Muench, James O=Keefe, Lynn Nelson, Steve Linton, Lynn Carlson, Larry Savina and other citizenry.

Mayor Mysicka called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Motion was made by Strickland, seconded by Bridger, vote passed, to approve payment of August 2011 expense from check #22146 through check #22447 in the amount of $616,142.21.

Motion was made by Skinner, seconded by Anderson, vote passed, to approve the minutes of the August 2, 2011 Regular Council meeting.

1. Mayor Mysicka invited those present to address the Council under the public comment period:

Lynn Carson, Barron County Law Enforcement Foundation offered to provide two tasers to the Cumberland Police Department at an estimated cost of $2,890.70. The Barron County Law Enforcement Foundation will provide a grant of $1,050 and 3M will provide a matching grant of $1,050 with the City of Cumberland to provide the balance of $790.70 for the proposed equipment purchase. Chief of Police Linton advised that residual funds of $790.70 could be provided from the 2011 police budget.

Motion was made by Cifaldi, seconded by Zappa, vote passed, to change the order of the agenda from #10 to #1.

Larry Savina asked the Council not to change the current liquor licensing procedure as currently exists within the Cumberland City Municipal Code, citing resultant excessive competition as being detrimental to existing business in the said market within the City of Cumberland.

2.a. Motion was made by Peters, seconded by Bridger, vote passed, to approve Operators licenses for Pamela Pine, Eric Muench, Teresa Muench, Ashlee Arnes, Louis Muench and William Muench under licensing period 7-1-11 / 6-30-12.

2.b. Motion was made by Peters, seconded by Anderson, vote passed, to approve a tobacco licenses for Louie=s Lodge, 2035 Superior Avenue, under licensing period 7-1-11 / 6-30-12.

2.c. Motion was made by Bridger, seconded by Zappa, vote passed, to approve an application as filed by Louie's Finer Meats, Inc., 2035 Superior Avenue in the City of Cumberland, Barron County, Wisconsin, for a AClass A@ Fermented Malt Beverage License and a Retail AClass A@ Intoxicating Liquor License under Chapter 125 of the Wisconsin Statutes, subject to surrender of the current said license by North Country Liquor to the City Clerk=s office.

2.d. Motion was made by Skinner, seconded by Strickland, vote passed, to approve a circus licenses for Family Fun Circus on 8-23-11 with location at 500 8^th Avenue under licensing period 7-1-11 / 6-30-12.

2.e. Motion was made by Strickland, seconded by Peters, vote passed, to approve a Transient Merchant license for Cumberland Band Boosters, Ruby Ritchie, for the sale of brats, pop, bars and cavatille within the City of Cumberland, 1670 Western Avenue, (Cumberland School District football field) on September 23, 2011 under licensing period 7-1-11 / 6-30-12.

3. Mayor Mysicka called the CDBG public hearing to order at 7:13 P.M.

Mayor Mysicka acknowledged that a Class I Notice was published in the Cumberland Advocate on August 10, 2011 and stated that the purpose of the subject public hearing is to elicit comments relative to community needs and strategies pertaining to a CDBG to extend water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and electrical service to the west of Sorenson Street.

Mayor Mysicka invited those in attendance at this public hearing to address the Council at this time pertaining to the above issue now in hearing.

There was no comment offered by those in attendance on agenda item #3.

Mayor Mysicka extended a second and third invitation to those in attendance to address the Council on the above issue and upon hearing no comments, Mayor Mysicka declared this public hearing closed at 7:16 P.M.

4. Motion was made by Strickland, seconded by Bridger, vote passed, to accept a recommendation by the Cumberland City Public Works Committee and approve the low quote of $4,500 from Tice Technologies to install voice / data connections and computer system for the new administrative building, 950 1^st Avenue.

5. Motion was made by Peters, seconded by Skinner, vote passed, to accept a recommendation by the Cumberland City Parks / Recreation Committee and approve the low bid of $1,450 from Tschida Electric to install lights and outlet for the GAP public shelter located in Tourist Park.

6.a. Motion was made by Cifaldi, seconded by Peters, vote passed, to accept a recommendation by the Cumberland City Human Resource Committee and approve the adoption of a grievance procedure dated 9-6-2011 as promulgated by Acts 10 and 32 for those employees of the City of Cumberland not represented by a grievance procedure.

Clerk-Treasurer advised that Bill Sample, Labor Relations Consultant, noted that in order to provide equity between represented and non-represented employees, several municipalities around the State of Wisconsin have provided equity for non-represented employees by providing an offset wage adjustment of 5.8% in lieu of each non-represented employee contributing 5.8% of gross wage to the WRS until such time that collective bargaining contracts terminate when the said 5.8% offset will be withdrawn and all employees will be required to fund 50% WRS deposits through payroll deduction.

It was noted that similar action has been taken on behalf of non-represented employees by the Cumberland Municipal Utility and the Barron County Board of Supervisors per attached resolutions.

6.b. Motion was made by Strickland, seconded by Anderson, vote passed, to amend the motion and accept a recommendation by the Cumberland City Human Resource Committee and approve a wage adjustment for non-represented employees of the City of Cumberland for 2011 to offset the 5.8% wage deduction paid into the WRS by the said employees as required by Act 10 with such 5.8% offset wage adjustment to terminate on 12-31-2011.

Those in favor of the motion: Slayton, Strickland, Bridger, Anderson, Cifaldi, Skinner, Peters, and Zappa.

Those opposed to the motion: Peters and Zappa.

Motion carried.

7. Motion was made by Strickland, seconded by Peters, vote passed, to approve the appointment of Bert Skinner to the unexpired term of Robert Taylor on the (DFRC), Downtown Facade Reinvestment Committee.

8. Motion was made by Zappa, seconded by Peters, vote passed, to approve the appointment of Dave Odden as an alternate member to the 2011 / 2012 Board of Appeals.

9. Motion was made by Cifaldi, seconded by Zappa, vote passed, to approve the appointment of Jim O=Dell as an alternate member to the 2012 Board of Review.

10. Motion was made by Cifaldi, seconded by Slayton, vote passed, to approve Barron County law enforcement funding of $1,050 and 3M grant at $1,050 for the purchase of two tasers for the Cumberland Police Department with partial funding of $790.70 to be provided by the City of Cumberland.

11. There was no letters, new or unfinished business presented for referral.

A. Motion was made by Zappa, seconded by Cifaldi, vote passed, to accept a recommendation by the Cumberland City Public Works Committee on 2-10-11 and approve the low bid of $20,500 as filed by Fiberglass Laminators Company to resurface eight Bio-dic covers per a proposal of 1-24-11 for the Cumberland City wastewater treatment plant to be paid from the municipal Sewer Depreciation Fund #7400437.

Motion was made by Strickland, seconded by Zappa, vote passed, meeting adjourned.

Dennis Rockow, Clerk‑Treasurer

City of Cumberland Pop. 2,357

1356 2nd Ave., PO Box 155

Cumberland, WI 54829

715.822.2752/ Fax 715.822.3799

cumberland@charter.net

www.cityofcumberland.net

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