The Woodstock City Council met on June 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers for its regular meeting. Mayor Turner called the meeting to order, and the clerk confirmed that the published agenda matched the agenda before the council. Six council members were present—Flynn, Lowmeyer, Nearman, Pearsall, Seegers, and Tebow—establishing a quorum. No public comments were made. The council adopted two proclamations and then approved the full consent calendar in a single unanimous vote.
The consent calendar was affirmed to include items IV.A through IV.D.9. No council member or member of the public asked to remove any item, so the full calendar passed in one motion.
During consent-calendar discussion, Councilman Nearman praised the 111 W. South Street redevelopment as an asset to the town. Councilman Seegers said he would be opposed to the home-occupation use if it were a normal house in a neighborhood but viewed the former church as unique. On the Old Courthouse historic tax credit item, Seegers called the transaction highly complicated and asked about certificates of insurance and errors-and-omissions coverage for the city's tax counsel. Staff responded that Miller Canfield represents the city, while the Omaha firm represents the bank, and that a certificate of insurance had not been requested.
All right. Good evening, everyone. Before we get started, I'd like to make a few announcements. Uh, welcome to this June 7th, 2022 meeting of the Woodstock City Council. Uh, before the meeting is called to order, I would like to remind everyone that meetings of the Woodstock City Council are live streamed. So please be aware that if you wish to participate and speak, you will be broadcast and copies of the broadcast will be archived on the Woodstock website. Second, the agenda for tonight's meeting is posted on the monitors in the front corners of the council chambers, providing you the opportunity to follow along with this evening's business. Third, the city council operates under a consent calendar. That means that all items that remain on the consent calendar are considered under a single motion and a single vote. If members of the city council wish to have an item separately discussed and considered, they simply ask for that item to be removed from the calendar and it will be considered under its own motion and vote. Likewise, if a member of the public would like an item separately considered, they should make that request known. And if a council member agrees, that item would also be removed from the count from the calendar for separate discussion and voting. Again, all items remaining on the consent calendar will be considered under a single motion and single vote. And finally, it is the tradition of the city council to invite public comment. It is done under two formats. First is under floor discussion, which members of the public are invited to address the city council on any item not on this evening's agenda. And additionally, the public is invited to comment on any item on the consent calendar or any item removed from the Kent Sound Consent calendar. Um, and should a member of the public wish to address the council, they are asked to come forward to the podium in the center, and if willing, state their name and address for the purposes of the record, and then make whatever comments they would like. Are there any questions on these announcements? Dramatic pause. No? No. Okay. All right. I thought maybe you had a question there, Tom. All right. Um, at this time, um, we I will officially call this June 7th, 2022 meeting of the Woodstock City Council to order and ask the clerk to please call the roll. Cindy. Councilman Flynn. Here. Councilwoman Low Meyer. Here. Councilwoman Pearsall. Here. Councilman Nearman. Here. Councilman Seegers. Here. Councilman Tebow. Here. Mayor Turner. All right. The record should reflect that six City Council members are physically present and participating, and we do therefore have quorum, and it is appropriate appropriate for us to proceed. Before continuing, I'd ask the clerk to verify that the agenda before City Council is a true and accurate reflection of the published agenda. It is. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen of the council, that being the case, the people's business is duly and appropriately before you. Our first item tonight is floor discussion, and we actually have two proclamations. Our first proclamation being the recognition of Pride Month, and our second being the recognition of the service and retirement of Wayne Baker, wastewater treatment lab manager. For the sake of time and logistics of me going back and forth, council without objection on both of the our proclamations this evening.