The Regular meeting of the City of Buffalo City Common Council was called to order by Mayor William Bruegger. Roll call: Anderson, Kassel, Seitz, Wicka. Also present: City Superintendent Baker, City Employee Maier, auditor Heidi Davidson, Bonnie and Scott Herold, Mary Paszkiewicz, Angeline Repinski. The meeting was held as noticed.

Motion Seitz, second Kassel to approve the minutes from the June 12, 2006 Regular meeting. All yes, motion carried.

Citizen comments: A property owner (vacant lots) asked about the rules for camping and storing of vehicles on vacant lots. She had been told previously that no camping was allowed, but noticed recently that a camper was set up on vacant lots adjacent to hers, and people were staying in the camper. She had also been told that nothing could be stored on the lots. The Mayor stated that there is an ordinance about campers, and he would consult this with the City Attorney on this. Asked about fire pits, Mayor Bruegger stated that they are not prohibited, however, no garbage can be burned in them. There is an ordinance against the burning of garbage in Buffalo City. Another property owner asked why she was not given a specific date when weeds on her lots were to be mowed. Mayor Bruegger told her that the ordinance states that when weeds reach a height of 8 inches, the City has the right to mow them. The property owner also inquired about grandfathered lots, the current requirements for buildable lots, and the possibility of constructing rental storage units on these lots. Constructing storage units would have to go through the Board of Appeals because the lots are zoned residential.

Heidi Davidson from Hawkins, Ash, Baptie & Co. presented the 2005 audit. She thanked Mayor Bruegger, Alderperson Kassel and Clerk Walczak for the work they did on the Management Discussion and Analysis portion of the audit report. She stated that the City is in a good position financially, and has no outstanding long-term debt.

She recommended cleaning up monies owed by the Cemetery Fund to the General Fund, which has carried over from year to year. This will be acted on at the August meeting.

Health & Safety: a committee meeting will be set up soon to discuss outdoor furnaces and dumpsters.

Recreation: need to look at the basketball court in the park; a swing is broken, the City Superintendent will take care of it.

Riverfront: committee meeting will be scheduled for Monday, July 17 at 3:30 pm.

Mayor Update: Welcome Stan Meier, the new City Employee who started work July 5. The Mayor announced that Buffalo City will be involved with the drainage ditch clean up as it affects Buffalo City property. Total cost of the project is $44,000. They Mayor asked the Council to approve $10,000 for this project, with Cochrane and Belvidere paying the rest. Motion Wicka, second Seitz to approve payment of $10,000 for the dig out of the drainage ditch. Roll call, all yes, motion carried. The Mayor also noted that Tom Bollinger has been appointed by the County to represent Buffalo City on the Drainage Ditch Board. The clerk was asked to contact the assessor and get a cost quote for a two-year contract. The Mayor is unable to attend the All Hazard Mitigation Plan meeting at the County on July 19^th; the clerk will attend in his place. The newspaper notice for Paradise Bay liquor license application will be published in the July 13^th issue; a Special Meeting to review the application was set for Monday, August 17, 2006 at 7:00 pm. Mayor Bruegger announced that he would not be able to attend the August 14, 2006 Council meeting. The Council decided not to change the meeting date; Council President Anderson will act as Chair.

City Superintendent: Looking at an irrigation system for the ball field. Lipinki Plumbing has been researching on a well for this and has quoted $3900. Cory stated that the Little League would be paying for part of the entire project. Motion Wicka, second Anderson to spend $2000 for the well, and budget for part of the system for next year. Roll call: Seitz voting no; Anderson, Kassel, Wicka voting yes. Motion carried.

Clerk/Treasurer: Motion Kassel, second Seitz to grant operators licenses to: Patrick Richter, Sherry Russell, Donna Schively. All yes, motion carried. The clerk briefly reviewed the contract to be signed for the voting equipment to be purchased by the City; it is the same contract the County received for buying voting equipment for municipalities with the state reimbursement project. The clerk will be out of the office July 10-14 to attend the Clerk/Treasurer Institute in Green Bay. The clerk and chief election inspectors will be attending voting equipment training August 8^th at the Courthouse.

Other discussion: Seitz has patched holes in the bell tower and noted that this area needs to be cleaned out. City Superintendent Baker will contact local contractors to get a quote for a new door.

Motion Kassel, second Anderson to pay bills. Roll call, all yes, motion carried.

Motion Anderson, second Kassel to adjourn. All yes, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:10 pm.

Jane Walczak, Clerk