Eau Claire City Council Meeting – August 10 & 11, 2020

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Eau Claire City Council – Monday, August 10, 2020

PUBLIC HEARINGS
ALDERMANIC DISTRICTS
1. Public hearing on a charter ordinance relating to the City Council and the reapportionment of the Aldermanic Districts of the City of Eau Claire.
(Carrie Riepl) (Page 5)

ZONING
2. Public hearing on an ordinance rezoning a property located to the northwest of Oxford Avenue and Cameron Street and to amend the general development plan for Phase II for an apartment building with a reduced setback for a project known as ‘The Current’, formerly the Cannery Trail Residences (File Z-1639-19 Amd).
(Scott Allen) (Page 9)

3. Public hearing on an ordinance rezoning property located at 100 North Farwell Street (Railroad Lot) from P-Public to CBDP and to adopt the general development plan with a site plan for a mixed-use building (Z-1674-20).
(Scott Allen) (Page 38)

PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS
CLEAN INDOOR AIR
4. Public discussion on an ordinance amending Chapter 9.38 entitled “Smoking” and other various ordinances of the City of Eau Claire as it relates to vaping and the use of electronic smoking devices.
(Lieske Giese) (Page 79)

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The City Council desires to hear the viewpoints of residents of the City of Eau Claire on ideas or concerns of citywide application. The Public Comment Period will be for up to 20 minutes (eligible to be extended by 2/3 vote of the City Council members present). Each speaker shall be permitted no more than 3 minutes to speak and shall speak only once per session.

ADJOURNMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an open public regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eau Claire will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, in the City Hall Council Chamber, 203 S. Farwell Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to consider all matters which may properly be considered at a meeting of the City Council.

Eau Claire City Council – Tuesday, August 11, 2020

UPDATE
Update by the City Manager during a City Declaration of Emergency regarding COVID-19.

CONSENT AGENDA
The following matters may be acted upon by the City Council utilizing a single vote. Individual items, which any member wishes to address in greater detail or as a separate item on the regular agenda, may be removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request of any Council Member.

CONSENT RESOLUTION
1. Resolution adopting the Consent Agenda. (Page 9)

COMMENDATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
2. Consideration of Commendations and Proclamations and Recognitions.

MINUTES
3. Resolution approving Minutes of Regular Meeting of Tuesday, July 28, 2020. (Page 10)

LICENSES
4. Resolution granting new bartender licenses. (Page 16)

5. Resolution granting the renewal of bartender licenses for the 2020-2022 licensing period. (Page 17)

6. Resolution granting a Temporary Class B Fermented Malt Beverage license and Temporary Class B Wine license to Downtown Eau Claire Inc., Zan Degen, President, on
August 19, 2020, for the Grand Evening on the Bridge at the Phoenix Park Pavilion. (Page 18)

GRANT
7. Resolution authorizing the City of Eau Claire Police Department to apply for an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) formula program funds from the US
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance. (Page 28)

BUSINESS AGENDA
BONDS
8. Initial resolution authorizing not to exceed $305,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and improvement of the City’s storm water sewers.
(Jay Winzenz) (Page 31)

9. Initial resolution authorizing not to exceed $995,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, improvement, repair and replacement of fire stations, trucks and equipment.
(Jay Winzenz) (Page 34)

10. Initial resolution authorizing not to exceed $3,105,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and improvement of streets and street improvements (including lighting, signage, curbs and gutters).
(Jay Winzenz) (Page 35)

11. Initial resolution authorizing not to exceed $425,000 ($285,000 Tax-Exempt + $140,000 Taxable) aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and improvement of parks and public grounds.
(Jay Winzenz) (Page 36)

12. Initial resolution authorizing not to exceed $7,615,000 ($3,065,000 Tax-Exempt + $4,550,000 Taxable) aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, for the purpose of providing financial assistance to blight elimination, slum clearance, community development, redevelopment and urban renewal programs and projects in the City.
(Jay Winzenz) (Page 37)

13. Initial resolution authorizing not to exceed $3,275,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Bonds of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding municipal obligations of the City.
(Jay Winzenz) (Page 38)

14. Initial resolution authorizing not to exceed $2,105,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Promissory Notes of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and improvement of improvemen its to public lands and buildings, including City Hall, streets and street improvements, and bus transportation and bus shelters.
(Jay Winzenz) (Page 39)

NEW VOTING WARDS
15. Resolution creating new voting wards within the City of Eau Claire.
(Carrie Riepl) (Page 66)

MEETING CANCELLATION
16. Resolution cancelling the City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, September 7, 2020.
(Dale Peters) (Page 70)

ORDINANCES FOR ACTION
ZONING
17. Ordinance rezoning a property located to the northwest of Oxford Avenue and Cameron Street and to amend the general development plan for Phase II for an apartment building with a reduced setback for a project known as ‘The Current’, formerly the Cannery Trail Residences (File Z-1639-19 Amd).
(Scott Allen) (Page 73)

18. Ordinance rezoning property located at 100 North Farwell Street (Railroad Lot) from P-Public to CBDP and to adopt the general development plan with a site plan for a mixed-use building (Z-1674-20).
(Scott Allen) (Page 76)

ANNEXATIONS
19. Ordinance annexing land to the City of Eau Claire located at 2040 Preston Road, Town of Union, Eau Claire County, as shown on Planning Drawing No. 20-5A (Schunk Annexation). (Per Wisconsin Statutes 66.0217(8), an annexation ordinance requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote “of the elected members of the governing body.” Therefore, eight (8) affirmative votes of the eleven (11) elected Council members are required for adoption.)
(Scott Allen) (Page 79)