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city BELOIT,WIsoonsin PROCEEDINGS OF THE BELOIT CITY COUNCIL 100 State Street, Beloit WI 53511 Monday, July 16, 2012 Presiding: Charles M. Haynes Present: Sheila De Forest, Chuck Kincaid, Kevin D. Leavy, David F. Luebke, and Mark Spreitzer Absent: James E. Van De Bogart 1. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in the Forum at Beloit City Hall. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY/ANNOUNCEMENTS—none 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Community Development Director Julie Christensen presented a Public Hearing to Solicit Input on the Community Development, Housing, and Homeless Needs in the City for Inclusion in the 2013 Annual Action Plan and recommended a resolution approving 2013 Community Development Block Grant(CDBG) Local Funding Priorities. Councilor De Forest recused herself for this agenda item due to a conflict of interest. President Haynes opened the public hearing. David Zimdars, 611 East Grand Avenue, Suite 2B, spoke as the Executive Director of Voluntary Action Center. He indicated that some of the senior programming has received CDBG funding in the past and that he hopes the programs will continue to receive funding. President Haynes closed the public hearing. Councilor Kincaid made a motion to adopt the resolution, and Councilor Luebke seconded. The motion carried 5-0-1. File 8555 5. CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION a. Deb Crocket, 1014 Emerson Street, spoke on behalf of the Beloit Backyard Chicken group in support of an ordinance to allow chickens. She submitted information regarding community outreach and commitments from farms that would care for abandoned chickens. She also submitted a draft brochure regarding the topic. 6. CONSENT AGENDA Councilor Leavy made a motion to adopt the Consent Agenda, which consists of items 6.a. through 6.e. Councilor Spreitzer seconded, and the motion carried that the Consent Agenda be accepted, approved, adopted, or referred and acted upon as required by state and local codes by a vote of 6-0. a. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 2, 2012 were approved. b. The resolution approving a Class "B" Beer and Reserve "Class B" Liquor License for The Cheese People of Beloit, LLC, located at 431 E. Grand Avenue, Lloyd Smith, Agent, was adopted. File 8542 c. The resolution awarding Public Works Contract C12-19, 2012 Street Resurfacing Phase II, was adopted. File 8557 d. The resolution awarding Public Works Contract C12-09, Pavement Markings 2012, was adopted. File 8559 e. An application for an Obstruction Easement to allow a sign in the public right of way abutting the property located at 2460 Milwaukee Road was referred to the Plan Commission. File 8107 7. ORDINANCES a. City Attorney Tom Casper presented the second reading of an ordinance to amend Section 13.05(3) of the Code of General Ordinances of the City of Beloit Relating to Overnight Parking