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Common Council Meeting Tuesday, February 06, 2024 07:00 PM Municipal Building Council Chambers – 106 Jones Street, Watertown, WI 53094

For the public: Members of the media and the public may attend by calling:  (571) 317-3122
Access Code: 153-925-469 or https://www.gotomeet.me/EMcFarland

All public participants' phones will be muted during the meeting except during the public comment period. This meeting will be streamed live on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/c/WatertownTV

1.CALL TO ORDER

2.ROLL CALL

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING HELD

  1. A.Meeting minutes from January 16, 2024

5.COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT

Members of the public who wish to address the Council must register their request in writing before the meeting begins. Each individual who requests to address the Council will be permitted up to three minutes for their comments.

6.REPORTS

  1. A.Parks, Recreation & Forestry Commission Meeting Minutes from December 18, 2023

  2. B.Senior Center Advisory Board Minutes from October 17, 2023

  3. C.Plan Commission minutes from December 11, 2023

  4. D.Plan Commission minutes from January 8, 2024

  5. E.Tourism minutes from January 11, 2024

  6. F.RDA  Minutes from January 17, 2024

  7. G.Site Plan Review minutes from January 22, 2024

  8. H.Public Works minutes from January 23, 2024

  9. I.Downtown Main St. Task Force Minutes from January 24, 2024

7.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.Jefferson County Drug Task Force Presentation

8.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Review and take action: Committee Appointments

  2. B.Convene into closed session per Wis. Stat. Sec. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved (P. Byers v. City, J. Shaffer v. City and D. Veierstahler v. City)

  3. C.Reconvene into open session

9.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

10.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary - December 27, 2023 through January 9, 2023 and January 10, 2023 though January 23, 2024

11.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 24-02 - Amend Section 500-9 A. Parking Prohibited in Specified Places of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety and Welfare, 2nd reading)

  2. B.Ord. 24-03 - Repeal and Recreate Section 428-7 Special Events and Create Section 428-9 City Sponsored Parades of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, 2nd reading)

  3. C.Ord. 24-04 - Amend the 2019 City of Watertown Comprehensive Plan to change the future land use category for 1110 S. Tenth Street and 1111 S. Tenth Street and to change the text in Figure 7.7 (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission with Positive Recommendation, 2nd reading)

  4. D.Ord. 24-05 - Amend Chapter 550: Zoning Code, through the addition of language to sections § 550-53D(1)(b) (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission with Positive Recommendation, 2nd reading)

  5. E.Ord. 24-06 - Amend Section 76-6 Accounts Payable, Section 114-7 D Rules of Procedure, Rule 4 (10), and Section 114-7 I Rule 9 Accounts Payable of the City of  Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee, 1st  reading)

  6. F.Ord. 24-07 - Ordinance to Create Section 428-10 Sale of fermented malt beverages in public parks of the City of Watertown General Ordinance (Sponsor Ald. Lampe From: Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission, 1st Reading)

  7. G.Ord. 24-08 - Amend Section 398-20 Concession in the parks (Sponsor Ald. Lampe From: Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission, 1st Reading)

  8. H.Ord. 24-09 -  Adopt Amendments to the 2019 City of Watertown Comprehensive Plan for 1310 Allwardt Street (Sponsor Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission with a positive recommendation, 1st Reading)

12.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9577 - Resolution to Approve Updated Purchasing Policy (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  2. B.Exh. 9578 - Authorize release of escrowed funds for Grandview Heights Addition No. 7 Subdivision (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission)

  3. C.Exh. 9579 - Authorize release of escrowed funds for Hepp Heights Phase III Subdivision (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission)

  4. D.Exh. 9580 - Resolution to Enter into the Agreement for 2024-2026 Tourism Promotion Services between the Watertown Tourism Commission, the City of Watertown and the Watertown Area Chamber of Commerce (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

13.COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT

Each individual who requests to address the Council will be permitted up to three minutes for their comments and must fill out the sign in sheet provided.

14.ADJOURNMENT