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08-2235
| A | 1. | Discuss borrowing for the 2008 Capital Improvement Projects. | Communication | Subject: Communication from the Finance Director requesting to appear before the Finance & Personnel Committee to discuss borrowing for the 2008 Capital Improvement Projects. (Res.08-0902)
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: Authorization be granted to borrow sufficient funds to cover the 2008 Capital Improvements Projects.
Fiscal Note: Note Anticipation Notes issuance of approximately $7,600,000 for 2008 CIP. Final debt amount will be determined by market conditions and total issuance costs. | | |
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08-2249
| A | 2. | Communication from Narcotics Anonymous requesting to lower the fees for the use of the M. L. King Center and the Tyler Domer Center. | Communication | Subject: Communication from Narcotics Anonymous requesting to lower the fees for the use of the M. L. King Center and the Tyler Domer Center.
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: Permission granted for the Narcotics Anonymous group be allowed to utilize the Martin Luther King Jr. and Tyler-Domer Community Centers at $65.00 per day per event.
Fiscal Note: The reduced rate will generate $130.00 in revenue as opposed to $500.00 the standard rate would have generated. | | |
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08-2247
| A | 3. | Request of the Director of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services to accept a $15,000.00 donation for the Senior Athletic programs. | Communication | Subject: Communication from the Director of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services requesting to accept a $15,000.00 donation for the Senior Athletic programs.
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: Permission granted for the Director of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services to accept a $15,000 donation from Mr. Dick Gleissner to be utilized for the Senior Athletic Programs and a letter of thanks be sent.
Fiscal Note: The funding will fund new and continuing senior programs. | | |
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08-2230
| A | 4. | Communication from the Public Health Administrator requesting permission to accept funding from the Sustainable Racine Fund in the amount of $2,000. | Communication | Subject: Communication from the Public Health Administrator requesting permission to accept funding from the Sustainable Racine Fund in the amount of $2,000. (Grant Control #2008-011)
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: The Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to enter into a $2,000 agreement with Sustainable Racine Fund (Grant Control No. 2008-011) to be utilized for the purchase of 143 1-gallon containers of Blue Dune Lyme Grass.
Fiscal Note: No match required on the part of the City. | | |
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08-2180
| A | 5. | Communication from the Public Health Administrator requesting permission to accept a grant award of $6,600 from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. | Communication | Subject: Communication from the Public Health Administrator requesting permission to accept a grant award of $6,600 from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: The Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to enter into a $6,600 agreement with the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Grant Control No. 2008-019) to be utilized for the Beach Monitoring Program.
Fiscal Note: No match required on the part of the City. | | |
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08-2240
| A | 6. | Communication from the Public Health Administrator requesting permission for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign a contract with Independent Care Health Plan (iCare). | Communication | Subject: Communication from the Public Health Administrator requesting permission for the Mayor and City Clerk to sign a contract with Independent Care Health Plan (iCare). (Res.08-0863)
Recommendation of the Finance& Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: The Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to sign a contract with Independent Care Health Plan (iCare) allowing the City of Racine Health Department to be reimbursed for services provided to clients with HMOs.
Recommendation of the Board of Health on 07-08-08: The Mayor and City Clerk be authorized and directed to sign a contract with Independent Care Health Plan (iCare) allowing the City of Racine Health Department to be reimbursed for services provided to clients with said HMO.
Fiscal Note: Approval will allow the Health Department to bill through Medicare. | | |
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08-2074
| A | 7. | Review interest rate and changing the 10-year street assessment pay-off to a 20-year for street paving. | Communication | Subject: Communication from the Aldermen of the 6th and 14th District requesting to meet with the appropriate committee to discuss reviewing the interest rate and changing the 10-year street assessment pay-off to a 20-year for street paving. (Res.08-0970)
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 05-12-08: Defer the item.
Recommendation of the Finance and Personnel Committee on 06-9-08: Defer the item.
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 8-11-08: A new home owner loan program for assessment projects over $2,000 be established and funded through the 801 Special Assessment Fund. The program will be administered through the City Housing Department and follow all rules, regulations and income guidelines of the CDBG Fixed Interest Loan Program.
Fiscal Note: There are sufficient funds available to fund this program. CDBG Income guidelines will be used to determine eligibility and interest rates. Loans will require monthly payments with terms up to 20 years. All applications and subsequent loans will be handled in a manner identical to the CDBG | | |
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08-2239
| A | 8. | Terry Parker and Scott Letteney | Communication | Subject: Communication from the Human Resources Manager and the Deputy City Attorney requesting to discuss reclassification of the Police Customer Service Representative SU-7 position to an SU-8 for 2008.
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: Permission granted for the Human Resource Manager and the Deputy City Attorney to reclassify the Police Customer Service Representative SU-7 position to a SU-8.
Fiscal Note: There will be an increase of $21,180.08 to the salary budget for 2008. | | |
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08-2225
| A | 9. | claim of Keona Thomas | Claim | Subject: Communication from the City Attorney submitting the claim of Keona Thomas for consideration.
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: The claim of Keona Thomas, 1004 Rawson Ave. #3, requesting reimbursement of $1,541.82 for vehicle repairs caused by the presence of ice on the roadway be denied.
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08-2233
| A | 10. | claim of Joshua Bloom & Rebecca Bissi | Claim | Subject: Communication from the City Attorney submitting the claim of Joshua Bloom and Rebecca Bissi for consideration.
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: The claim of Joshua Bloom and Rebecca Bissi requesting $18,500 reimbursement for repair to the sewer main adjacent to 1520 Main Street be settled.
Fiscal Note: There are sufficient funds available in account 287.000.5570 Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Fund Lateral Repairs for the settlement. | | |
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08-2266
| A | 11. | Repeal and recreate Chapter 62, Article II of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, being an Article of the Municipal code of the City of Racine relating to discrimination. | Communication | Subject: Ord.10-08 of 05-27-08 to repeal and recreate Chapter 62, Article II of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, being an Article of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine relating to discrimination.
Recommendation of the Finance & Personnel Committee on 06-09-08: Ordinance 10-08 be adopted as amended and a public hearing be scheduled.
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Ord.10-08
| A | 12. | Ordinance No. 10-08
To repeal and recreate Chapter 62, Article II of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, being an Article of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine relating to discrimination. | Ordinance | Ordinance No. 10-08
To repeal and recreate Chapter 62, Article II of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, being an Article of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine relating to discrimination.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1:
ARTICLE II. DISCRIMINATION
Sec. 62-26. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Accommodation means and includes any room, apartment, house, building, or structure, any part of which is used for human habitation on a temporary or permanent basis. Accommodation does not include lodging for transient guests, but requires an intent to return or an absence of an alternative place of residence.
Aggrieved person means a person who claims to have been injured by discrimination or believes that he or she will be injured by discrimination that is about to occur.
Commission means the Affirmative Action and Human Rights Commissi | | |
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