Eau Claire City Council Meeting – September 21 & 22, 2020

Eau Claire City Council – Monday, September 21, 2020

ZONING
1. Public hearing on an ordinance rezoning property located on the east side of Justin Lane, south of Arthur Street, from R-1 to R-3P to adopt the general development plan (Z-1675-20). (Scott Allen) (Page 5)

2. Public hearing on an ordinance rezoning property located at 3172 Old Town Hall Road from C-3P to R-3P and to adopt the general development plan for a Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) with 62-unit assisted living facility and to grant special zoning permission for the CBRF to be over 16 residents. (Z-1676-20 & CBRF-1-20). (Scott Allen) (Page 14)

PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS
REMOTE MEETING ATTENDANCE
3. Public discussion on a charter ordinance amending Chapter 2.08 entitled “City Council” by specifically amending Section 2.08.065, entitled “Meetings—Attendance from remote location” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Eau Claire. (Stephen Nick) (Page 26)

Eau Claire City Council – Tuesday, September 22, 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 8)

COMMENDATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
2. Consideration of Commendations and Proclamations and Recognitions. (Page 9)

MINUTES
3. Resolution approving Minutes of Regular Meeting of Tuesday, September 8, 2020. (Page 11)

LICENSES
4. Resolution granting new bartender licenses. (Page 14)

5. Resolution granting a Temporary Class B Fermented Malt Beverage and Temporary Class B Wine license to Chippewa Valley Museum, Donella Magadance, President, on October 9, 16 & 17, 2020, at the Chippewa Valley Museum, 1204 East Half Moon Drive, for a Farm Life Harvest event. (Page 15)

6. Resolution granting a transfer of a Class B Fermented Malt Beverage, a Class C Wine and a Class A Cabaret license of Forage EC, LLC, d/b/a Forage EC from the location of 930 Galloway Street, Bldg. 13, Suites 212 & 214, to 403 S. Barstow Street, Meredith Kervin, agent. (Page 16)

TEMPORARY NEW VOTING SITE
7. Resolution establishing Hope Lutheran Church, 2226 Eddy Lane, as the temporary polling site for City of Eau Claire Election Wards 10, 47, 54 and 76. (Page 17)

BUSINESS AGENDA
SKY PARK LOT 4
8. Resolution approving an offer to purchase for the sale of Lot 4 in Sky Park to Dimension X Design, LLC. (Kristine Basom) (Page 21)

JEFFERS RIDGE TWIN HOMES
9. Resolution approving the final plat for Jeffers Ridge Twin Homes Phase II located on the east side of Jeffers Road, west of Northwest Community Park (File P-7-20). (Scott Allen) (Page 34)

10. Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend the development agreement with Wurzer Builders, Inc., for street and utility improvements within the Plat of Jeffers Ridge Twin Homes to include Jeffers Ridge Twin Homes II. (Leah Ness) (Page 40)

APPOINTMENTS
11. Resolution approving appointments and reappointments to various Boards, Commissions and Committees. (Advisory Committee on Appointments) (Page 52)

BOND ISSUANCE
12. Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $11,030,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2020A, of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, in such amount, providing details, prescribing the form of bond, awarding the bonds to the best bidder, levying taxes, and related matters. (Jay Winzenz) (Page 53)

13. Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $2,105,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2020B, of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, in such amount, providing details, prescribing the form of note, awarding the notes to the best bidder, levying taxes, and related matters. (Jay Winzenz) (Page 78)

14. Resolution authorizing the issuance of not to exceed $4,690,000 aggregate principal amount of Taxable General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2020C, of the City of Eau Claire, Eau Claire and Chippewa Counties, Wisconsin, in such amount, providing details, prescribing the form of bond, awarding the bonds to the best bidder, levying taxes, and related matters. (Jay Winzenz) (Page 97)

EMERGENCY DECLARATION
15. Resolution extending the Emergency Declaration in the City of Eau Claire. (Dale Peters) (Page 117)

ORDINANCES FOR ACTION
ZONING
16. Ordinance rezoning property located on the east side of Justin Lane, south of Arthur Street, from R-1 to R-3P and to adopt the general development plan (Z-1675-20). (Scott Allen) (Page 121)

17. Ordinance rezoning property located at 3172 Old Town Hall Road from C-3P to R-3P and to adopt the general development plan for a Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) with 62-unit assisted living facility and to grant special zoning permission for the CBRF to be over 16 residents. (Z-1676-20 & CBRF-1-20). (Scott Allen) (Page 124)

REMOTE MEETING ATTENDANCE
18. Charter ordinance amending Chapter 2.08 entitled “City Council” by specifically amending Section 2.08.065, entitled “Meetings—Attendance from remote location” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Eau Claire. (Adoption of a Charter Ordinance requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote “of the elected members of the governing body”. Therefore, eight (8) affirmative votes are required of the eleven (11) elected Council members for adoption.) (Stephen Nick) (Page 127)

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICER ORDERS
19. Ordinance amending Chapter 8.04, entitled “Contagious Disease” by creating Section 8.04.021, entitled “Local Health Officer Orders” of the Code of Ordinance of the City of Eau Claire. (Stephen Nick) (Page 130)

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcements by the City Manager and City Council.

CLOSED SESSION
Upon a motion duly made and carried, the City Council may go into closed session to review, discuss and consider candidate application materials presented by Baker Tilly for the position of City Manager and select candidates to invite for in-person interviews; and to review and discuss candidates for appointment to the position of Interim City Manager; which is permitted in closed session pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes; and discussion of employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee, over whom the City Council exercises responsibility which is permitted in closed session pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes. (Page 139)

ADJOURNMENT
The next City Council Legislative Meeting is scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. on October 13, 2020.

NOTICE TO CITIZENS
Due to requirements contained in the Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, only those matters placed on this agenda may be considered by the City Council at this meeting. If any member of the public desires that the City Council consider a matter not included on this agenda, he or she should contact a City Council Member or the City Manager to have the matter considered for placement on a future City Council agenda.