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Staff did not elaborate on the reasons for the relocation in the excerpted transcript; councilors indicated they were aware of the reasons. The resolution will direct the city clerk’s office to implement the temporary relocations as specified in the ordinance/resolution language filed with the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 21, 2010 Common Council Meeting, City of Superior, Wis","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved a resolution temporarily relocating the polling/calling locations for Wards 20 through 24 (Fifth Aldermanic District) as introduced by the city clerk; the motion passed on the consent agenda.","taxTitle","Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin","taxId",69153,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6205241,"Council awards municipal service building cleaning contract to General Cleaning Corporation",23,271000,294000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3773885-002fab24fa5b2022670ff7365b36ba19&start=271&end=294","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3773885-002fab24fa5b2022670ff7365b36ba19/thumbnail_271000.jpg","/articles/6205241/Superior/Douglas-County/Wisconsin/Council-awards-municipal-service-building-cleaning-contract-to-General-Cleaning-Corporation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205241-ab1b1dc762a9433f0e10815479658f8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183040&Signature=AdbRj3eD9-6BE6GSzjbINycYAAi1~rXIky3vWZXOVfsfRhbanLjP6DzhpLasHZp8aqtFfjaf-leO1d2gxHS-CmFfL2ivrGlyJjLpKwc~CKxWsg4qqVwCRTBngJW2Ty2Ar5JxIvkBhK8HKyAkycCUeLJsuuHRZ9fJR41CshwHRbdoQRGLuP9ZnrOru4BpufxYITb0F6Pb4AMZWtUOTJFX9UivZxItLKVZofQGBVPKAf5JYxMoUk8wP~BapcIIbowSaB7qJ7n8lbZ8dFM8Kynbx-zpjQi5cwEnjWG~wIFZPQhh7vu~SAp-Ds8m5f6lK4u77UpVma5GT5X6Po3U2LsIeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Public Works Director Gitzman recommended awarding the cleaning contract for the municipal service building to General Cleaning Corporation. Councilor Dalbec moved approval and Councilor Bridge seconded; the motion carried on the consent agenda with no opposed votes recorded.

The council took no additional discussion and the contract award was approved as item 7.1 on the agenda. The transcript does not include the contract value or contract duration; those details were not specified in the meeting excerpt.","Assistant public works director recommended and the council approved awarding the cleaning contract for the municipal service building to General Cleaning Corporation on the consent agenda.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6205246,"Council approves resolution to vacate and discontinue certain streets and alleys; no public comment",68,58000,126000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3773885-002fab24fa5b2022670ff7365b36ba19&start=58&end=126","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3773885-002fab24fa5b2022670ff7365b36ba19/thumbnail_58000.jpg","/articles/6205246/Superior/Douglas-County/Wisconsin/Council-approves-resolution-to-vacate-and-discontinue-certain-streets-and-alleys-no-public-comment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205246-b6b8666f76543f68bf6e9dfeeac260d6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183040&Signature=m~PibRvWHsd59KK7ihghtGvUl8iYiSeQK~P0D~i4ioT10g-ybltj1BudqTgaLC3yfRXW9PPxl97ceDugFyn2fr9-qKxbpmJAWgCFyC6yirE~orCYJLbkwmF6KK8d8n-dfh~c52KC~tOoVJ-BZTkeshuhoDK~RH5WGrYMCsHw5jpFP4uj-dE3AkoM5KRoalMMbiIyD1ZELN2F969amhUPTf-XFexxPClRx1o-Oxgs1b2YOnWLHs-ZuQT9OwFW9O7xWFVgUfu7UP~WbP63w0wXH1ISyFVyYpAOBCg6AIDqoY2SyLEm4Z1MIBCc5D8LcINCLdDSYNaZk--qiRWNVvMXVw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Common Council opened a public hearing on Sept. 21 on a resolution introduced by the planning commission to vacate and discontinue certain streets and alleys referred to in the resolution. The council chair opened the hearing and asked three times for anyone who wished to speak for or against item 5.1; no members of the public addressed the council, and the hearing was closed.

Councilor Dalbec moved approval of the resolution and Councilor McKenzie seconded. With no discussion, the council approved the resolution as part of the consent agenda.

No specific parcels or street names were read into the record during the public hearing in the transcript excerpt; the resolution language was referenced by item number and identified as having been introduced by the planning commission.","The council opened and closed a public hearing on a planning commission resolution to vacate and discontinue certain streets and alleys; no one spoke and the council approved the resolution on the consent agenda.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6205251,"Council requests immediate funding for sidewalk segment; staff says federal earmark available",72,168000,240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3773885-002fab24fa5b2022670ff7365b36ba19&start=168&end=240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3773885-002fab24fa5b2022670ff7365b36ba19/thumbnail_168000.jpg","/articles/6205251/Superior/Douglas-County/Wisconsin/Council-requests-immediate-funding-for-sidewalk-segment-staff-says-federal-earmark-available","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205251-3601ac54aab0774eae53e960d4ac9796/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183040&Signature=mX3ljvusJh~VixliXdaAnnVr9Z8oE1tOD5vds0~Gd4zPez4lNMsHuVVdeTip1yENSjgZ8A1XwtM9PT0DbUjLCt1wRH0R6SP-apbwVY9opMTPEAyUAEBHU2~AAOwakKtM0dOOLjpJeoX-OqBR2nFIwySnWfpWjVg7SVIwXfGofMn54mYS~6-qBcRm0d9i~IbKLyKTH2mBrG7jfS0MLWWA-bcE~51HN4A4oR7--1ej9TTGpLG4UVy3W94-q3Ju2cLl4K9ipNxEC79PPufEy5J4gMSFmaz3daNMk~GKdYgkdGCQFFuLG39OftJsIdLpBTpEKtHSxjZhwsniKTxBldnv5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Common Council approved, as part of the consent agenda on Sept. 21, a referral from Councilor Bender asking the city to find immediate funding for a sidewalk on the south side of a specified segment (transcript text: “the South side of North 20 Eighth Street from Weeks To Catlin Avenues”).

Councilor Bender moved the referral, Councilor McKenzie seconded it, and the motion passed with no recorded no votes. Council members were asked not to debate referrals at length during the consent agenda, but Councilor Bender requested a brief update from staff before the vote.

Jeff Goetzmann updated the council that about $175,000 in a federal earmark remains for that segment of road. He said the street had been reconstructed about four years earlier and that the federal funds were originally allocated to that project but not spent. Goetzmann said the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is assigning a new federal project identification number for the segment so the federal government can authorize the money for use on the sidewalk; he said there should be enough to complete design and, hopefully, construct the sidewalk in 2011.

The council recorded the referral as approved during the consent vote. No formal construction contract award was made at the Sept. 21 meeting; staff said design work and federal authorization were the next steps.","Council approved a referral asking the city to find immediate funding for a sidewalk on the south side of a cited street segment. City staff said roughly $175,000 in a federal earmark remains for that reconstructed segment and the DOT is assigning a new federal project ID so design can proceed and construction may occur in 2011.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6205256,"Council refers proposed wastewater rate increases to finance committee after debate",4505,388000,4893000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3773885-002fab24fa5b2022670ff7365b36ba19&start=388&end=4893","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3773885-002fab24fa5b2022670ff7365b36ba19/thumbnail_388000.jpg","/articles/6205256/Superior/Douglas-County/Wisconsin/Council-refers-proposed-wastewater-rate-increases-to-finance-committee-after-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6205256-d07ce8f22af311bda7b8adb3849b6cf9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183040&Signature=bFVqriX5VW8K8N-Hj-DVwIliz08D2mCJ-CuYeX2wZ21Ml2Fi9Eh8R3aB3uv9wbIYLUKohhLauysk0gY5crPghyh9JTTg3ZcpeBpvsSYpjCEbhMkM9zp1iCfmAO0ug0TlX7Fp6rQMLnkq6qGnkw~0O490f1ub-lkIsuxoTTHivpErULZsOnDDhQLRxI2y-N6MfWOjFeq7dCmDwkW5tZISIQTv3G7U3LBt0UVobyxXh8kjNRXZ1H94l-oz6eu-sxgFED~1aJ7bU18ztnuFUxHqFZdgNW3vqulti~b83AQadheNJwYWL~sxWMqVWRZ91Hv9itOnKHr5F1OZpMkQQGvcxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Superior Common Council voted 6–4 on Sept. 21 to refer a proposal on wastewater rate increases to the finance committee after presentations from city staff and a public comment period.

The item before the Committee of the Whole with Power to Act initially recommended an 8.75% annual increase in sewer rates beginning January 2011 and continuing each year through January 2015. That original motion — made by Councilor Dalbec and seconded by Councilor Bridge — was withdrawn after Mayor Ross proposed an alternative funding approach that would use a portion of the city’s terminal tax revenue to lower the five-year increase to about 4%.

The referral to the finance committee carries significance because city staff and the presenters said the changes are driven by new regulatory expectations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and by local infrastructure needs.

Dan Romans, of the Environmental Services Division, outlined the regulatory and technical drivers behind the proposal, saying the city must address sanitary sewer overflows and basement backups and that the treatment plant has a front-end bottleneck that limits capacity. He said preliminary engineering puts “headworks” upgrade estimates at “equal to or greater than $10,000,000” and noted a chemical-feed system cost estimate of $1,600,000. Romans warned that some future technologies could be far costlier and that nutrient and ammonia limits in upcoming permits may require additional work and expense. He said the EPA is emphasizing enforcement, transparency and reductions in wet-weather pollution and nutrients.

Mayor Ross framed his alternate approach as a five-year compromise: applying a share of terminal tax revenues to the wastewater utility for five years, then returning allocations to their prior uses. He said the plan “will reduce the necessary wastewater rate increases from 8.75 to 4%.” Ross also argued for sensitivity to taxpayers, saying, “I don't care what sort of jargon you use to describe a rate or a fee increase, it's a tax increase.”

Finance staff and other presenters said the terminal tax contribution to the utility would be limited; the finance director later told the council the amount used in the mayor’s plan equates to roughly $250,000 (staff clarified the terminal tax has declined and that the city is working with the state to restore previous assessment levels). City staff also said the utility’s cash equity is limited relative to projected capital needs over the next five to 15 years.

Public commenters and several councilors urged caution and more public education. Speakers and councilors cited the economic stress on residents and businesses, the prevalence of renters who may bear rate increases indirectly, and the need for clear numbers and outreach before final action. Presenters said staff plans outreach and that the finance committee and public works committee previously reviewed elements of the study.

After debate the council made a motion to accept the mayor’s proposal (moved by Councilor Henry and seconded by Councilor Bender) and then voted to refer the matter to the finance committee (motion moved by Councilor McKenzie and seconded by Councilor Mertzig). The roll call on the referral recorded these votes: Olsen — yes; Bridge — no; Bender — yes; Mertzig — yes; McDonald — yes; Henry — no; Finsland — no; Herrick — yes; McKenzie — yes; Dalbec — no. The referral passed 6–4, which the council president said negated the motion to accept the mayor’s proposal.

Next steps: the council sent the rate proposal and supporting materials back to the finance committee for more study and public outreach before any final vote. No final rate increases were adopted at the Sept. 21 meeting.

","After a two-hour presentation and public comment, the Common Council voted 6–4 to send a proposal on wastewater rate increases to the finance committee for further review. The original recommendation called for annual increases of 8.75% (2011–2015); Mayor Ross proposed using terminal tax revenue to cut the increases to about 4% for five years.","actionData","errors"]

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