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Ock having arrived on this 7th of July, 2026 is my honor to call to order the City of

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Racine Common Council.

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The first order of business is the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

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If you could please join as you are able and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for

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which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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Before I call on President Jurgensen for any excused absences this evening, I'd like

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to note I have the return to the Chamber of Alder Fraser who has returned from his military

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training if we could give him a round of applause and welcome him home.

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Alder Jurgensen, do we have any excused absences for this evening?

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We do.

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We have two this evening.

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Alder Davis and Alder Horton are both excused.

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Do we note it?

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We'll now move on to the approval of minutes for June 16th, 2026.

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Alder Jurgensen, would you like to make a motion?

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I would.

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I move to approve the minutes for the June 16th, 2026 meeting.

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Second.

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There's a motion to approve the minutes, seconded by Alder Mack, just by a no's.

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Any discussion on set minutes?

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Seeing none, all those in favor of the minutes, please say aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed?

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That motion carries.

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We will now move on to the public comment of the evening's presentation.

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I'll call upon the city clerk to read the rules procedure before we begin.

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The public comment segment is an opportunity for citizens to speak directly to the Common

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Council.

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Speakers will limit their remarks to three minutes.

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There shall be no dialogue or interaction between the speaker and elected officials

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or staff.

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This time is not intended to be a debate or discussion.

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The Common Council shall not hear personal complaints or attacks against any city employee

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or elected official or any matter related to an individual claim, citation, appeal or

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lawsuit.

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Profane, disruptive, threatening or conduct that otherwise impedes the safe, orderly

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and effective conduct of the Common Council meeting is equally unacceptable during the

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public comment period as it is during all other portions of city meetings.

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Candidates for public office may not use this opportunity to campaign for office.

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Members during the public comment period shall follow all rules of the Common Council

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and rulings of the chair, including a decision to terminate the remarks if the speaker does

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not adhere to these rules.

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Public comment shall be limited to ideas or concerns regarding the city of Racine.

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We encourage you to submit any detailed concerns in writing to the city clerk's office or

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your aldermen, where they can be properly documented and directed for response.

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There will be nine speakers this evening.

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The first is Wendy Sorensen at 1301 Romaine.

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Just before the first speaker comes up, I just want to let everyone know that everyone

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gets three minutes.

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After three minutes, your microphone is turned off.

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That's not a reflection of any of the commentary, but an effort to treat everybody fairly.

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Everyone gets up to three minutes.

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You may begin.

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Hi, everyone.

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My name is Wendy Sorensen.

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I grew up in Racine on the north side, and they're just at Agerholm.

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Chupark has always been a part of my life.

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The first sledding is a kid in picnics on the south side of the park, where the first

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hole is now.

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Watching fireworks with friends from high school in the 1970s, smelt fishing from the

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jetties.

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The picnic area closed when the course was redesigned in early to mid-1990s.

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More recently, I began walking my dogs at the Lighthouse and Chupk when I lived in Wood

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Point between 2003 and 2020.

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The Lighthouse and Chupk were just a 10-minute walk away.

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I'm deeply concerned about the loss of trees and its impact on birds and other wildlife.

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The Dune course plan is a dramatic change from what it has been for decades.

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It will be devastating to birds, squirrels, raccoons, and other forest animals as well

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as butterflies and other insects.

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I'm also concerned about a private developer who is asking for a multi-decade lease to

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take over a beloved public park lift to the people of Racine in 1917 by Dr. Clarendon

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Chupk and his wife Ida.

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With explicit instructions in the deed, they sign that it should be a public park.

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The deed states, it is understood between the parties that the here and before describe

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property.

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Shelf are ever beheld, maintained, and approved by the city of Racine for public park purposes

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and shelf perpetually bear the name Chupk.

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The Dune developers have not received their DNR or US Army Corps of Engineers permits

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yet and I'm hoping that the Common Council will hold off their vote until the developers

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are granted permits for their plan.

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I'm also hoping that you remember that Wisconsin is known for protecting the environment, our

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own former governor and United States Senator, Gaylord Nelson is the founder of the first

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Earth Day in 1970.

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It is still celebrated all over the world every April 22nd.

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She also oversaw what's known as the Environmental Decade of the 1970s when Congress passed,

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among other things, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and created the Environmental

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Protection Agency.

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I'd like to leave you with a quote from Aldo Leopold, another Wisconsin Environmental

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Hero.

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He wrote the San County Elman Act which was published in 1948 and also created UW Madison's

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Wildlife Management Program.

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He is known for coining the phrase, the land ethic.

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The Aldo Leopold Foundation in Beribou, Wisconsin is world-renowned for their leadership in

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advocating and teaching responsible stewardship of the land for future generations.

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Aldo says, we have used land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.

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When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and

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respect.

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The land belongs to all living things, to all, man, your time has expired.

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The next speaker is Michael Burke, 1232 Florence Ave.

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Michael Burke.

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You didn't expect to be up next.

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Okay.

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I'm going to try to read fast.

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Hi.

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I'm President of Hoi Audubon Society.

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You are all well aware that the redevelopment proposal for shoe park golf course has sparked

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very mixed reactions.

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On the one hand are golfers who welcome the prospect of a novel golfing challenge.

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On the other side have been those who think the proposal is much too severe for a piece

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of land that is a haven for wildlife, especially migratory nesting birds.

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We at Hoi Audubon share those concerns because of its location on a primary migratory bird

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route.

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Its rich vegetative habitat and the fact that wind point is a promontory into Lake Michigan

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along the flyway.

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Shoe park has drawn more than 280 different bird species, including at least three that

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are state threatened or endangered.

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The redevelopment proposal includes clearing most of the trees and shrubs east of lighthouse

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drive and a remaking of the bluff with a rock revetment.

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Both of these actions would drastically slash the amount of bird and wildlife habitat in

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order to create a doom style golf course with continuous lake views for golfers.

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We find that to be a very, very extreme way to pump new life into a golf course.

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However, the developers plans to have some merit.

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As examples, the saver scene would gain a new golf clubhouse and the developers have

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promised to use native plants in their new landscaping.

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There is evidently a pending agreement between city officials and the developers that could

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be ratified very soon.

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I am not here to ask you council members to reject the entire development proposal,

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but I am asking the city council to press pause and consider another alternative for

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the bluff, which is so critical to migrating birds, rather than a continuous revetment

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and complete reshaping to stabilize the bluff, a living shoreline.

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This approach, which uses vegetation and careful shaping of the blush, bluff has been used

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elsewhere, including at Water Beach in Shorewood.

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The nature conservancy and partnership with Stevens Institute of Technology has done case

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studies and found the approach can be successful while providing food and cover from predation

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that birds need.

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The cost of a living shoreline appears to be comparable if not a little cheaper than

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using rock revetment to stabilize a shoreline, where necessary it could be combined with

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boulders to aid in stabilization.

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The result would be a place that would continue to host migrating birds and also be more pleasing

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for future beach walkers than a 3,000 foot row of very large rocks.

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It would make a great number of nature lovers and bird watchers happy and still give the

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golfers the dunes chorus that many of them seem to want.

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It might even avoid regulatory or legal problems involving a plan that interrupts the migration

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of threatened bird species.

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Admittedly, if the council does direct the developers to investigate this alternative

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to a pure revetment, it could stall the onset of construction, but what is more important?

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A quicker start on a plan that will only benefit a relatively low number of golfers for a

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few months of the year or a result that will benefit both people and birds year round.

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Whichever path is chosen will be with us.

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For a very, very long time, I made it.

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The next speaker is Colin McKenna, 724 Crabtree.

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Good evening.

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My name is Colin McKenna, and I'm speaking to keep the older trees.

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We need the older trees because of the wildlife, it helps wildlife.

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There's many deers out there, and also the birds, you go out and see all kinds of different

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birds.

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They like the trees and especially the older trees, so I urge you to save the older trees.

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The older trees have energies in them and moisture, so I urge you to look into that.

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And also, I urge you not to change the name to dunes part and keep it chute part in honor

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of Mr. Chute.

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So can Mr. Chute live here in Racine, so I think it should be called Chute Part Not Dunes.

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The next speaker is Karen Johnson at 5062 from Club Road and Wind Point.

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Honorable Mayor and members of the Common Council, thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight

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regarding the future of our lakefront.

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We are at a crucial crossroads with the Kaiser Plan for Chute Park.

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While presented as a world-class dune-style golf course and premier destination, this

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proposal threatens our natural heritage, our migratory bird population, and Dr. Chute's

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109-year-old gift, deeded to the residents of a scene for a public park.

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First let's look at the environmental impact.

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Our Lake Michigan coastline is a vital international migratory corridor, recognized and protected

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by the migratory bird act.

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The Kaiser Plan calls for an extensive bluff remediation that would remove all trees along

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the shoreline and relocate foraging habitat across the street.

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That would devastate the delicate, well-documented habit.

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One currently supporting our 270 species of federally protected migratory birds, one

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only needs to turn to Kohler's plans to build a premier golf course at Kohler Andrey State

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Park, also a protected route.

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After much litigation, revoked wetland permits and pushback from environmental groups, it's

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still in limbo after 12 years.

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Instead of destroying this irreplaceable ecology, we must adopt a living shoreline

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approach.

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Endorsed by NOAA fisheries, living shorelines use trees, native vegetation and stone.

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This natural stabilization protects against erosion while sustaining coastal resilience

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and preserving our local biodiversity.

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We have prepared documents for the members and mayor discussing this plan in further

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detail.

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Second, we must address the legal deed governing this land.

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In 1917, SHUKE donated these 52 acres along Lake Michigan explicitly for the people of

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Racine to use as a public park in perpetuity.

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Dr. SHU passed away in 1924 on the city, decided to build a golf course in 1926.

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This is not what Dr. SHUKE intended for the park, but it worked well because it still

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served the people as a municipal course with reasonable fees.

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Today that mandate is being tested by the privatization by a for-profit entity.

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The SHUKE deed is illegally binding and must be honored.

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The community is increasingly concerned that it is being bypassed to cater to a limited

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exclusive golfing interest rather than enriching all residents.

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Residents who would be priced out of the park when the initial $24 fee expires.

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Also as part of the plan, the parking lot will be relocated to the sacred green space

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in front of the lighthouse.

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I urge you to immediately pause this project until these conditions are met and built into

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the plan.

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A living shoreline with trees, protections from migratory birds, future resident golf

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fees codified into the agreement, otherwise they'll skyrocket.

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And return to the parking lot to where it belongs, not on the lighthouse grounds.

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In closing, we need to take time and thoughtfully finalize the plan.

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The next speaker, I'm sorry I'm having trouble reading it, it starts with an R and I think

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the last name is Heltman.

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If you could please state your name and address, I would appreciate it.

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Sorry about that.

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Rosalinda Salinas-Holtvang.

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And I am here for coming together a scene.

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Am I speaking clearly enough?

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Yeah, great.

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So coming together a scene is recognizing the 250 year, what you want to call anniversary,

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with the untold stories.

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And they are about the people and the life events that have changed and given the rights

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that we now have.

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And so we had our first program on June 27th with the indigenous, about the indigenous

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people in this part of Racine and Wisconsin and of course that kind of connects us with

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what is happening here.

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Because you've heard about the land and how sacred it is for the birds, for animals,

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and for us people.

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So that is one of the things.

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But if you have questions about this, and what we are doing to recognize our heritage,

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our history, you are all welcome to the library.

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Thank you.

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And if they have a flyer, they wanted to leave.

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I'll send the clerk out to receive the flyer from.

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The next speaker is Harry Schultz at 539 Newman Road.

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Building a sand dunes golf course is not restoring the land to what it was.

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I brought this up last time I spoke here.

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And the DNR website shows that the area by wind point was forested prior to settlement.

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I have an addition of since then I found a map dated 1800 to 1840 showing a forest

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at wind point.

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So I mean if you have something from 1850, 1860 it may show no trees there, but that

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would be because they cut them down.

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Okay.

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The shoreline protection plan has not been approved by the DNR or Army Corps engineers.

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It seems premature to approve contracts when you don't know what the plan is for the shoreline.

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There's only about 20 million golfers, regular golfers in the United States.

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And they golf 95% of all rounds played and spend 95% of the money for golfing.

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20 million golfers represents only 5.9% of the United States population.

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High-hand golf course such as their proposing, it would be expected to serve about 15,000

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rounds of golf per season in order to get, if the 5.9% serious golfers applies to Racine

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and Kenosha, 69% of the golfers in Racine and Kenosha will have to play

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around at shoots to get 15,000 rounds.

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I believe there's 16 other golf courses in Racine and Kenosha right now so that there's

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quite a bit of opportunities to golf and there's lots of competition for any new improved

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golf course.

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A world-class golf course is likely to price out many local golfers.

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From my research, it seems like a high-class, world-class, 9-hole golf course would cost

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about $101.5 million per year to run and the investors would probably want to return

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and I figured a return at 8% on $11 million would be and then 15,000 rounds.

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Anyway, the price would likely have to be around $128 per round to pay the expenses.

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The assumption is that the golf course will be a success.

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That's not, sir, your time has expired.

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The next speaker is Bill Coach and the address just says Frank'sville.

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The next speaker is Jerry Frankie at 6342 Berkshire in Mount Pleasant.

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Good evening.

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I'm going to tag team if this is all right, I wasn't sure Helen would be able to get

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here in time to sign up so I'll yield my time to Helen Johnson.

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Good afternoon.

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Thank you for this opportunity.

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I'm Helen Johnson Leopold.

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My husband is Craig Leopold, he's the one pushing for this project.

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He is not able to be here, so I miss Pinchitt or tonight.

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First of all, I'd just like to say I'm part of this community, I've lived here forever.

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We're generations in Racine, I run a company downtown and the family, my family, cares

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a lot about this community and has done so much for everyone and for the city itself,

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and that's not changing.

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There is no developer, it's us, we have a consultant that's helping us, and I will tell

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you that it is a golf course right now, it's not going to change, so that's a done deal.

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But it is an asset, it's a beautiful place.

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It's on the lake, the waterfront needs to be fixed, it will be in the lake and I witnessed

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that because I live on the lake and lost many feet of land before deciding that I had to

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shore it up.

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Now there may be many ways to shore it up and my husband is very willing to listen to

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options, but we love this community, we love the Shoe Park, we lived there.

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I still love my mother's house, it is right next door, and we would do nothing to make

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it less than it is today.

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I'm a tree person, I will be, and Craig, he's leading the project, but he still has to,

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I'm helping to pay for it, so I'm going to watch out for those trees and they are beautiful.

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Some are not, some are buckthorn and need to be taken down, but we will plant trees where

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they're needed to help shore up the lakefront.

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But we are my family's environment, my mom's a birder, I know, at least I knew every bird

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that was in this community from the day I was born because she had us learning that,

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we would do nothing to hurt the wildlife, my mother would turn over in her grave if we

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ever did something like that.

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We are not out to make money, I'm worried we're going to lose our shirt on this because

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it's not a poor profit, and there's no way I see this working to be a profit, but we

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care, we'll do it right, and I appreciate it, we will listen to people, and I'm not

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going to do it.

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The next speaker is Diana Valencia at 3919 Ruby Street.

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Good evening, I gave you the invitations before, I would like to personally invite you all

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to attend our 250 Wall of History celebration, it's a recognition of the untold stories,

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and if you see there's different dates, tomorrow is accessibility, at one time we couldn't,

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they would be outside in our front of City Hall and a wheelchair couldn't even come up,

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so they would crawl up the stairs.

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To come and listen to the stories of reality and what actually had to happen to make the

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changes, and because I've attended some of the programs, especially the Indigenous one,

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I've done a lot of history here in Racey, and working with the Heritage Museum and the

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Racey Public Library opened my heart up to many of the things that are happening, especially

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our parks, and we've done so many great things with our parks, so I hope that we can work

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together to save Shoe Park, thank you.

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This concludes the public comment segment.

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Okay, we'll move on to items for referral, on Jorgensen, do you have an item to refer

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to the Executive Committee?

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I do, it's item number 609-26, communication sponsored by Mayor Mason requesting to authorize

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the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Leopold Johnson Golf Group for Shoreline

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Stabilization, Habitat Restoration and Club House Construction, and a long-term release

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for the operation and maintenance of Shoe Park.

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I move to refer to the Executive Committee.

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So motion and a second to refer to this item, all those in favor, please say aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed?

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The motion carries.

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Just for information here, the intention is to have that Executive Committee, after

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the Finance Committee, this coming Monday at approximately 6 o'clock, just so the public

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knows, if that moves forward from there, the Council could consider it as soon as it's

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meeting on the 21st, so just wanted to let people know that.

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We'll move on now to referrals to the Finance and Personnel Committee.

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Alder, land, would you like to make a motion for referral?

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I'd like to make a motion to refer the following item to the Finance and Personnel Committee.

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Item 0610-26, communication on behalf of the Chief of Police to seek approval to enter

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into an agreement with Passport Inc.

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I'll enter in a second.

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The second to refer to this item, all those in favor of referring this item to Finance

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and Personnel, please say aye.

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Aye.

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Opposed?

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That motion carries.

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I'd like to move on to referrals to public, work, and services.

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Alder Harmon, would you like to make a motion on referral?

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Yes, Mayor.

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I would like to refer the following communications to public works and services.

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Item 0536-2, communication sponsored by Alder Kelly, to discuss current alley pavement and

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patching ordinance discussion and possible action.

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Item 0594-26, communication sponsored by Alder Weidner for update on Shoot Park Golf

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Horse prior to current contract expiration.

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Item 0596-26, communication sponsored by Alder Harmon, submitting change order.

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Number two, contract 2025745 Bryant Parking Lot addition.

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Staff recommendation to be approved in the amount of $8,012.39.

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Item 0598-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting amendment one to contract

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20231423, three-party professional engineering services contract between the City of Racine,

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Wisconsin DOT, and Stand Association for State Project ID2703006, Ohio Street.

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Recommendation is that the Maryland City Clerk be authorized and directed to sign amendment

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one to contract 2023142.

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Item 0600-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting final payment for

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contract 2025745 Bryant Center Parking Lot addition.

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Recommendation that the work completed by Woznick Corporation contracts be accepted.

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And final payment authorized for the total contract amount of $209,554.39.

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Item 0601-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting bid results for contract 2026-169.

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Horelic Baseball Lighting Upgrade, Staff Recommendation, the contract be received and

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filed.

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Item 0602-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting bid results for contract 2026-168.

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Horelic Baseball Field Lighting Upgrades, Staff Recommendation is that contract 2026-168.

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Horelic Park Building Lighting Upgrades be received and filed.

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Item 0603-26, communication sponsored by myself, to amend resolution 048826.

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Contract 2026-026 with AWOaks and Son.

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Recommendation is that the resolution 048826 reflects the corrected contract award amount

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of $209,298.25.

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And item 0604-26, communication sponsored by myself, submitting a professional services

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agreement between the City of Racing and Strand Association for Frederick Street Reconstruction

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and not to exceed the amount of $76,000 recommendation that the Public Works and Services Committee

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approve the professional services agreement and for it to not exceed the amount of $76,000.

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Alderman Jorgensen, did you have a motion on the item or an amendment to the item?

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Yeah, I'd like to move to receive and file item 594-26, seeing that we've already

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sent this same item to the Executive Committee with an actual proposal attached to it.

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That would be handled there. I don't see the need for a separate update for it.

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Everyone's able to go to the Executive Committee and I think it also may be even confusing to

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members of the public of which one is actually doing what, seeing that there is an official

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proposal coming through. So I would move to receive and file.

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There's a second to receive and file, item 0594-26. Alderman, would you like to speak to that?

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Did the maker of the motion wish to speak first?

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I believe he did. You have the floor if you have to speak to it.

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I'm good, thank you.

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So I'm going to speak against the motion against not receiving and filing this item.

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The reason that I sent this item to Public Works and Services is Alderman can only send items

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to standing committees. I would have sent it to the park and rec board but I don't have the

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authority to do that. We've had a contract with a contractor for operating and maintaining the

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three golf courses since 2018. It's quite a lengthy contract. That contract is due to expire at the

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end of this year. So I don't want to see the same kind of calamity happen with the golf

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courses that has happened with the Civic Center Commission and I can't understand why any member

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of this body would not want to have a discussion prior to a contract expiration about that contract.

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So that's the purpose of this communication. Whether we have two golf courses or three golf

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courses on that contract, it still needs to be discussed and I think it should be taken up

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in before the end of the year. So I'm speaking against the motion to receive and file.

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So motion to receive and file item 0594-26. Any further discussion on receiving and filing this

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item? I will go to a roll call vote on this. Are we voting electronically today? We can vote

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electronically today. I'll do I need to add something else? I do. This will be my second time

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to speak to this. I don't know why anyone in this room would want to silence anyone.

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So I'm hoping that my colleagues will vote against receiving and filing a conversation that needs

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to take place amongst this body or at least amongst the committee. Thank you.

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Father Jorgensen. I don't think the intention is to silence anybody. We have already enough.

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It seems misinformation around this topic. I have received emails of people asking why we're

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attempting to tear down the lighthouse and wind point. And so my fear is that by adding on

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another layer to this, there's going to be even more confusion. In fact, just before this meeting

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started, folks were under the impression that this was the final vote to approve the whole thing

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that we just referred to a committee. And so if this wants to come back later, maybe not the same

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week that we're discussing a brand new contract, that wouldn't make much more sense than putting

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them back to back because it really seems like it's going to cause confusion to members of the

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public as well as that very golf course contract may look very different if the council decides

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to go a different direction with the proposal that would be discussed at the executive committee.

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So really just a pitch to everyone of let's try to stay on focus here to not have what happened

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last time with the festival hall commission or festival hall contract where we kind of got in.

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We had an agreement on the table. We threw it off. And so I just want to make sure that we're

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very clear with the public on what is and is not being discussed. It seems like there's the

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opportunity here to really make sure everyone's on the same page to cut through a bit of the noise.

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And this doesn't seem to be doing that.

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Alder Harman.

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Thank you, me. I appreciate it. I support receiving and filing this. I understand the

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sentiment and the purpose behind it. It's to decrease any confusion. The mayor has already

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made an announcement that we will be discussing this and that the public is open to participate

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or sit in on the discussion that's going to be happening next week. I think that too many forms

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of different communications and and belaboring an issue with regards to something that is going

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to be discussed in full is kind of deletes the defeats the purpose. I do think that receiving

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and filing at this time would be necessarily especially since we heard an announcement just

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today that we are going to be discussing this next week. And I believe that we can have all

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answers or questions answered at that time and to just go back to back on the exact same issue

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I think would not benefit anyone. So I also agree with this being received and filed at this time.

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Thank you. Alder Allen. Thank you. I agree with receiving and filing. However, if we are going

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to have a conversation about contracts that will be ending and that's this contract or other

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contracts, I believe instead of that conversation being segregated to one particular committee,

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that's a conversation and a presentation that should be in front of the committee of the whole.

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So when we think about that in the future, that I believe would be the correct way to handle that.

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So we're not doubling back. Everyone has the opportunity to receive and ask questions all at

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one time. So again, I support receiving and filing this agenda item.

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Alder Provost. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I just want to clarify if the alder from the sixth

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district would yield to a question. Would the alder from the sixth yield to a question?

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Thank you. Is your intention with this to get an update on the existing contract we have with

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who maintains you park now? That is correct and a conversation with our new Director of Parks

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Recreation Cultural Services. That contract now falls under his auspices because the contract

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was originally negotiated back in 2018 and is due to expire. There's been many, many changes

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as to you in place at the golf court. So just basically on the contract we have now, correct?

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Correct. Okay. Thank you. Is it possible to defer the council to get an email with the existing

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contract that we have? Yes. Okay. Because I think that would simplify a lot of things because then

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if there are questions, those can be asked to the appropriate people via email and doesn't have

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to go to a committee. Thank you. I'll be happy to share that contract.

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Alder Widener, you've spoken on the item twice already. Alder, any other discussion? We've had

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two others speak twice. Anybody who's not spoken to this once or at all or once wanting to speak

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on this item again? Seeing none, we are voting electronically today. We have everybody in the

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chamber. The motion is to receive and file this item. If you are in favor of voting,

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receiving and filing this item vote, yes, if you are opposed to such a motion vote, no.

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Apparently appearing some technical difficulties and will in fact do a roll call vote. Our apologies.

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When the clerk calls your name again, an aye vote would be to receive a filing item,

447
00:38:46,080 --> 00:38:50,400
a no vote would be not to receive a filing item. When the clerk calls your name, please vote

448
00:38:50,400 --> 00:39:01,760
as you wish. Alder Jorgensen, Alder Widener, Alder Hodges, Alder Allen, Alder Pete, Alder Land,

449
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:12,720
Alder DeMark, Alder Kelly, Alder Harmon, Alder Prabham, Alder Frazier, Alder Weiss, Alder Mack.

450
00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:24,720
11 ayes, two noes. The motion to receive and file that item has passed moving on to the

451
00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:30,960
remainder of Alder Harmon's referrals. Is there a second on her motion? Is that a motion to refer

452
00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:35,600
the remainder of the items? Any discussion on referrals of the remaining items to public

453
00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:41,680
working services? Seeing none, all those in favor please say aye. Opposed? Those referrals carry.

454
00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:50,880
We will now move on. I apologize to referrals to public safety and licensing. Alder Pete would

455
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:59,680
you like to make a motion regarding a referral? Make a motion to refer the following items to the

456
00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:07,520
public safety and licensing committee. First item is item number 058526. Communication is sponsored

457
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:15,120
by myself submitting a new application for a Class B retail fermented malt beverage license for

458
00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:25,040
sausage kitchen, Inc. DBA sausage kitchen, which is located in 1706 Raptor's Dr. Christopher Miller

459
00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:31,280
agent seventh district staff recommendation that the committee review the application.

460
00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:40,240
Next item 058626. Communication is sponsored by myself for submitting a new application for a

461
00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:47,760
cigarette tobacco and an electronic vape device retail license for Butler, Kenneyland and Moore,

462
00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:58,240
LLC, DBA, Butler, Kenneyland and Moore, LLC, which is located in 1900 Meade Street, Regina,

463
00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:07,840
Butler agent second district recommended to the committee. Next item 058727. Communication is

464
00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:14,880
sponsored by myself submitting a new application for a Class B retail fermented malt beverage

465
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and intoxicating liquor license for long story short DBA, uncorked located at 240 Main Street,

466
00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:37,360
Heather Kaiser agent first district. Next item is item 05926. Communication is sponsored

467
00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:43,680
by myself on behalf of the city clerk's office submitting a new application for a massage

468
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:53,120
establishment license massage therapy by Anthony Molaki. Quick DBA massage therapy by Anthony Molaki

469
00:41:53,120 --> 00:42:03,440
located at 801 South Street, Anthony Molaki owner fifth district. Next item 059126. Communication

470
00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:10,320
is sponsored by myself submitting a list of liquor license which have applied for renewal late

471
00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:15,600
or have not submitted renewal paperwork for intoxicating liquor and fermented malt

472
00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:25,200
beverages for the 2026 through 2027 year. Next item 058826. Communication is sponsored by myself

473
00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:34,720
for the license permission premises report. Next item item 058926. Communication is sponsored by

474
00:42:34,720 --> 00:42:41,280
all the widening requesting incurrence iteration and formal expression of concern or other actions

475
00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:49,280
pursuant to the police report. Next item 060526. Communication is sponsored by myself

476
00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:56,560
requesting the appearance of Kevin Dabaki agent for doobies located at 3701 Grand Avenue

477
00:42:57,360 --> 00:43:04,400
pursuant to a formal expression of concern also requesting consideration of rescinding the

478
00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:12,560
formal expression of concern. Item number 060626. Communication is sponsored by myself

479
00:43:12,560 --> 00:43:21,520
requesting the appearance of Natasha Evans agent select 627 which is located at 1111

480
00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:27,840
Washington Avenue pursuant to a formal expression of concern and also requesting consideration

481
00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:35,600
of rescinding the formal expression of concern. Next item 060726. Communication is sponsored by

482
00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:44,160
myself requesting the appearance of Rebecca McCray agent for taste of soul located at 501

483
00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:50,080
6th Street pursuant to a formal expression of concern and also requesting consideration of

484
00:43:50,080 --> 00:44:00,080
rescinding the formal expression of concern. Last item 060826. Communication is sponsored

485
00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:09,680
by myself submitting an application for a second hand article dealer license ECOATMLC which is

486
00:44:09,680 --> 00:44:18,560
located to 110 Green Bay Road. Move to approve the motion and a second to refer these items

487
00:44:18,560 --> 00:44:24,800
all those in favor of these referrals please otherwise I'm sorry oh absolutely I was premature

488
00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:30,960
okay all those in favor of these referrals please say aye aye opposed that motion carries

489
00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:36,560
we then move on to committee reports public safety and licensing is the first report today

490
00:44:36,560 --> 00:44:41,440
Alder Pete did you have any items for separate consideration no sir I do not

491
00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:49,200
right here did you have an item the the unleashed animals and dog parks ordinance I'd like that

492
00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:56,080
for separate consideration could you bring the register item please the unleashed animal and dog

493
00:44:56,080 --> 00:45:05,280
parks ordinance change this is 0535-26 there's a request for separate consideration on this item

494
00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:16,000
is there discussion can we read the item other people would you please read item 0535

495
00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:33,680
is on the bottom of page 7 I'll give you your agenda

496
00:45:33,680 --> 00:45:46,080
if it doesn't bother anyone I'll read it it's item 0535-26 this is a communication

497
00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:54,320
that's sponsored by Alder Davis proposing ordinance 0003-26 on these animals and dog parks recommendation

498
00:45:54,320 --> 00:45:59,120
committee was to approve there was some communication from staff about this at the end of last week

499
00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:05,520
I'll do I know would you like to speak further on item I just have some questions for the city

500
00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:14,720
attorney please as this looks like it's a dramatic ordinance change a light explanation on what has

501
00:46:14,720 --> 00:46:26,560
been removed from the original ordinance and what has been added um generally this ordinance

502
00:46:26,560 --> 00:46:33,440
change would do two things it would clarify what an animal to be running at large means as

503
00:46:34,320 --> 00:46:40,960
the ordinance currently exists um there frankly is a question as to whether

504
00:46:43,440 --> 00:46:51,440
an animal has to be on leash when they're off the owner's property as opposed to just be under the

505
00:46:52,400 --> 00:47:00,160
control voice control of somebody when they're uh around the city so that's that's taken away

506
00:47:00,160 --> 00:47:07,840
it adds a leash requirement so it continues the requirement that uh you know if anybody's if

507
00:47:07,840 --> 00:47:12,400
they're on their own property they don't have to be on a leash but if they're they have to be

508
00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:18,320
secure with the leash when they're on any public property or on any private property without the

509
00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:24,320
permission of a property owner and there are some exceptions of animal in a vehicle or an animal

510
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in a carrier law enforcement canine or a dog that's within the parameters of a designated dog park

511
00:47:33,360 --> 00:47:45,280
would not have to be on the leash this ordinance also would add a Jones park to the list of parks

512
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where dogs may be and clarifies that it's a violation of the ordinance if anybody in a dog park violates

513
00:47:57,680 --> 00:48:04,640
the rules the rules have to be adopted by the board of parks recreation and cultural services

514
00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:10,720
approved by the common council and then posted by an official sign I understand there was some

515
00:48:10,720 --> 00:48:17,280
confusion about whether certain rules applied in dog parks this would clarify that thank you

516
00:48:19,520 --> 00:48:21,120
other discussion on this item

517
00:48:24,000 --> 00:48:28,320
um we have been asked for separate consideration on the item if there's no further discussion on

518
00:48:28,320 --> 00:48:34,400
the item um we'll have vote on it separately when the clerk calls your name please vote

519
00:48:35,040 --> 00:48:45,600
as you wish. Alder Jorgensen, Alder Widener, Alder Hodges, Alder Allen, Alder Pete, Alder Land,

520
00:48:46,320 --> 00:48:58,560
Alder DeMar, Alder Kelly, Alder Harmon, Alder Pabone, Alder Frazier, Alder Weiss, Alder Mack, 13 eyes,

521
00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:04,720
zero nose. Alder Pete, did you have any other items for separate requests for separate consideration?

522
00:49:04,720 --> 00:49:09,920
No sir I do not. Then without objection these items will be placed on the consent agenda and

523
00:49:09,920 --> 00:49:15,440
we will move on to the transit commission report in all recordings absence. Alder Pabone have you

524
00:49:15,440 --> 00:49:20,640
had any requests for separate consideration on these items? I have not. Then without objections

525
00:49:20,640 --> 00:49:26,320
they will be placed on the consent agenda and move to planning heritage and design. Alder Pete

526
00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:32,320
have you received any requests for separate consideration? No I have not or then without

527
00:49:32,320 --> 00:49:37,040
objection these will be placed on the consent agenda. We'll then move on to the office of the mayor

528
00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:44,800
report. Alder Jorgensen have you had any requests for separate consideration? I have not and without

529
00:49:44,800 --> 00:49:49,200
objection these will be placed on the consent agenda. We will now move to the consent agenda.

530
00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:52,400
Alder Jorgensen would you like to make a motion regarding the consent agenda?

531
00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:54,960
Yes sir.

532
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Approved the consent agenda?

533
00:49:56,480 --> 00:50:01,120
So motion to second to approve the consent agenda. All those in favour please say aye.

534
00:50:02,160 --> 00:50:08,320
Opposed? The motion carries. This brings us to common council announcements just as a reminder

535
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announcements are limited to recognition of city residents and employees,

536
00:50:12,080 --> 00:50:15,760
memorials and non-political community events. Discussion of matters related to government

537
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business is prohibited. I do want to just start with an announcement thanking staff and volunteers

538
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and mother nature for cooperating so much in the last few days with the many community events

539
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that we've had whether it was fourth vest or fireworks or the 250 celebration on Sunday.

540
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We had three sister city mayors visiting at the same time through all that so none of that

541
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could happen without great volunteers on our board's committees and commissions and an excellent

542
00:50:42,240 --> 00:50:46,800
excellent staff who did amazing work to put those events together. The fourth vest board

543
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lots of really great people doing some great things so kudos to everyone. The community

544
00:50:52,640 --> 00:50:55,680
showed very well these last few days. Alder Mack.

545
00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:01,520
Thank you. I'd like to echo your comments and thank the community for showing up for the

546
00:51:01,520 --> 00:51:07,520
fourth vesigrator we've seen festivities this past weekend. It truly was a community celebration,

547
00:51:08,240 --> 00:51:16,400
seeing the floats and the businesses and the community groups that came down that parade route.

548
00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:25,840
Along with all the community spectators and those fireworks were second to none they were amazing.

549
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Otherwise. All right a little redundant but echo the city of Racine staff. We had first friday

550
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:43,680
cleanup. We had fourth of July parade cleanup set up for the next day fireworks like unbelievable.

551
00:51:43,680 --> 00:51:48,960
We had a storm with trees that came down on friday. The forestry department was down the

552
00:51:48,960 --> 00:51:54,400
street picking up trees. I don't know how they did what they did not to mention like first responders

553
00:51:54,400 --> 00:52:00,480
with a few fires. I can't imagine you know just all the police officers my husband said it seems

554
00:52:00,480 --> 00:52:04,480
like there's a lot more police officers and we talked to a guy and he said well you can't take

555
00:52:04,480 --> 00:52:10,880
off unless you have 20 years or more this weekend. So just all the people working we took a walk

556
00:52:10,880 --> 00:52:16,720
downtown sunday morning and saw your staff out setting up centerpieces and doing tablecloths

557
00:52:16,720 --> 00:52:21,280
and it's like non-staff. So just a huge shout out to all of the city staff because this was a

558
00:52:21,280 --> 00:52:30,800
crazy weekend of events. Yeah I don't want to repeat what's been said but everyone it's the

559
00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:34,960
parade went great everything went fantastic the only one that I would throw in there call it a

560
00:52:34,960 --> 00:52:40,560
special thank you for is DPW there was a lot of barricades to put up it was a lot of signs to put

561
00:52:40,560 --> 00:52:45,040
up it was a lot of barricades to take down was a lot of signs to take down in amongst all of that

562
00:52:45,040 --> 00:52:50,640
they also I just want to thank DPW for this as well they were able to get pedestrian crossing signs

563
00:52:50,640 --> 00:52:56,000
the first two in the city were installed on main street at the intersections of Maine and Augusta

564
00:52:56,000 --> 00:53:02,080
and Maine and Walton and so that was amongst all of the other craziness so I want to thank them

565
00:53:02,080 --> 00:53:06,480
for their hard work on doing that and encourage everyone when you're going to the zoo or north

566
00:53:06,480 --> 00:53:12,400
beach or just enjoying the lake shore there's two new safer ways to cross across Maine Street

567
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now so thank you everyone. Alder Pete. Thank you it's kind of difficult to be one of the last

568
00:53:20,640 --> 00:53:27,440
speakers and not repeat what's already been echoed several times but again I would still

569
00:53:27,440 --> 00:53:33,680
remiss if I didn't give a shout out to the police department fire department all the first responders

570
00:53:33,680 --> 00:53:43,040
DPW the city staff in general because I know they worked very hard and also the partners I want

571
00:53:43,040 --> 00:53:50,800
mention a name but the people that helped contribute from the outside especially for the 250th fest

572
00:53:50,800 --> 00:53:57,840
I've made all of the events the food was outstanding everything was orderly and I think it's a memorable

573
00:53:57,840 --> 00:54:06,800
experience for the community thank you. Alder Allen. Thank you well I want to call out names I want

574
00:54:06,800 --> 00:54:12,240
to give up a huge thanks to everyone in the city that I'm repeating what everyone has already said

575
00:54:12,240 --> 00:54:17,600
to our police our fire and our city staff did an awesome job but I am going to clap to tower and

576
00:54:17,600 --> 00:54:23,680
her team and I'm going to clap to Corey Sebastian who is celebrating her birthday tomorrow we also

577
00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:29,920
have Malik or Alder Frazier celebrating his birthday next week I also want to let people know that

578
00:54:29,920 --> 00:54:38,000
we will be having our first Baptist school event at Lockwood Park on August the 8th so I'll be

579
00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:44,320
handing out information for that and we will also be preparing for our first lighting of the tree

580
00:54:44,880 --> 00:54:52,560
event at Lockwood Park in December so that's something to look forward to everybody have a nice week

581
00:54:52,640 --> 00:54:57,040
lots of notice yeah I guess following up on Alder Jorgensen's announcement on

582
00:54:57,040 --> 00:55:03,440
pedestrian crossings you may notice now downtown if you cross in intersections there's an audible

583
00:55:03,440 --> 00:55:08,720
accompaniment for anybody who may be visually impaired and it takes about 50 to 60 seconds

584
00:55:08,720 --> 00:55:14,880
longer to get through the downtown in our efforts to slow down the speed in Main Street we managed

585
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to do that without spending more than a million dollars relocating a state highway so glad to see

586
00:55:19,120 --> 00:55:23,840
that in one last thing I'll just mention there was so many great moments to notice but we had

587
00:55:23,840 --> 00:55:29,280
three sister city mayors visiting they were in the parade and they were overwhelmed and so impressed

588
00:55:29,280 --> 00:55:33,840
with our parade but they were a little bit nervous about what the reception would be of these these

589
00:55:33,840 --> 00:55:38,960
mayors from three different countries and they all got applauded and great response and the fact

590
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:42,800
that three mayors will bring that home with them to their home communities about what that experience

591
00:55:42,800 --> 00:55:49,440
was here is it really reflects very well on on the city and our sister city program but just the

592
00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:55,600
innate goodness of our residents and are willing to be hospitable from people from different places

593
00:55:55,600 --> 00:56:02,800
so it was a great great event all their program. Thank you Mr. I just want to echo the sentiments

594
00:56:02,800 --> 00:56:07,520
of my colleagues regarding all the festivities over this weekend phenomenal job by the staff

595
00:56:07,520 --> 00:56:10,720
and just really being a part in seeing the city come out and the way that it did was

596
00:56:11,360 --> 00:56:16,400
just something that I think we all needed to see and to be a part of especially when we have

597
00:56:17,440 --> 00:56:21,280
visiting mayors from other countries it's really great to show the best of the best when we have

598
00:56:21,280 --> 00:56:26,560
it shut out to again all the city staff and oh Tara was running around crazy Sam all this all

599
00:56:26,560 --> 00:56:32,880
the people just making things work DPW also there's quite a number of birthdays we have my mother

600
00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:39,200
who will be turning 60 on Wednesday so that's a big birthday for her also my brother my brother

601
00:56:39,200 --> 00:56:44,080
Lupe my other brother Irving my niece Mariah my uncle Daniel so there's a lot of July babies

602
00:56:45,280 --> 00:56:55,120
in my family I debated back and forth about this this last one but some of you may know that

603
00:56:56,000 --> 00:57:04,640
unfortunately there was a murder in my family a couple weeks ago and we are still looking for

604
00:57:04,640 --> 00:57:13,360
that person so we will be laying Giovanni to rest tomorrow and we would like to fully

605
00:57:13,360 --> 00:57:19,920
focus on processing our grief so if anyone has any tips or knows the whereabouts of this person

606
00:57:19,920 --> 00:57:26,640
please call the Mount Pleasant Police Department it's 2628840454 if you want to remain anonymous

607
00:57:26,640 --> 00:57:35,120
crime stoppers has a p3 tips app or you can call 26263693 30 thank you

608
00:57:35,840 --> 00:57:43,920
other bone we're very sorry for your loss under Jorgensen I'm sorry I'll keep it brief there was

609
00:57:43,920 --> 00:57:49,600
one other one and amongst all of the celebrations that I wanted to thank the the fire department

610
00:57:49,600 --> 00:57:55,600
and the men and women of the fire department it was a busy 18 to 24 hours for them there were

611
00:57:55,600 --> 00:58:01,440
three or four structure fires there were many many accidents in it and so I know that they

612
00:58:01,440 --> 00:58:06,720
worked around the clock to do that I'd like to thank them for their hard work and then echo please

613
00:58:06,720 --> 00:58:12,080
make sure that you are safe with fireworks it's a friendly reminder about the severity of that

614
00:58:12,080 --> 00:58:18,000
can have I know in their email they had copied just the thousands of dollars of loss not to mention

615
00:58:19,360 --> 00:58:25,120
the the human harm that came from it so please please be careful and thank you to the men and

616
00:58:25,200 --> 00:58:30,000
women of the fire department for keeping us safe on a Jorgensen could I impose upon you for a

617
00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:36,480
motion to adjourn motion a second to adjourn all those in favor of adjournment please say aye