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Common Council Meeting Tuesday, February 07, 2023 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, streamed live on WatertownTV.com (via YouTube), and aired live on Charter Channel 984. Watertown TV’s YouTube page: 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.Minutes from January 17, 2023

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, and Forestry meeting on December 19, 2022

  2. B.Public Works Commission meeting minutes from January 24, 2023

7.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.Next Council meeting date moved to February 20, 2023 due to Primary Election

  2. B.Police Krahn Award Presentation to Jeff Allen

  3. C.January Employee Recognitions 

  4. D.Infographic 2022 Year in Review: Watertown Public Library

  5. E.Communication Plan 2023-2026

8.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Appointments

  2. B.Convene into closed session per Wis. Stat. Sec. 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel of 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. (K. Lambrecht v. City of Watertown)

  3. C.Reconvene into open session

9.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. A.Accounts Payable

10.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary - December 28, 2022 to January 10, 2023 and January 11, 2023 to January 24, 2023

  2. B.Credit Card Purchases over $10,000 - December 2022

  3. C.Reserve Balances - Period ending December 31, 2022

11.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. #23-01 - Ordinance to amend section 500-9 A. Parking prohibited in specified places (Sponsor: Ald. Smith From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, 2nd Reading)

  2. B.Ord. #23-02 - Ordinance to repeal a portion of Section 500-6 A. (2), Parking Limitations (Sponsor: Ald. Smith From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, 2nd Reading)

  3. C.Ord. #23-03 - Ordinance to amend a portion of Section 500-8(A), Heavy traffic routes (Sponsor: Ald. Smith From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, 1st Reading) 

12.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9479 - Resolution to Allocate Fund 12 (Riverfest Funds) to Watertown Riverfest Inc (Sponsor: Mayor Emily McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  2. B.Exh. 9480 - Resolution to Enter Into an Assignment and Assumption of Substitute Development Agreement and Consent and Acknowledgement of City between Watertown Square, LLC and the City of Watertown (Sponsor: Mayor Emily McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  3. C.Exh. 9481 - Resolution to issue the sale of $3,995,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  4. D.Exh. 9482 - Resolution to amend 2023 payroll resolution with reclassification of police records clerk/specialist grade F to grade G on the city pay plan (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland)

  5. E.Exh. 9483 - Resolution to Approve the 2023 Contract for EMS Coverage and Transport for the Lebanon EMS Service Area (Sponsor: Mayor Emily McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  6. F.Exh. 9484 - Resolution to Approve the 2023 Contract for Fire and EMS Coverage for Portions of the Townships of Emmet, Shields, Milford and Watertown. (Sponsor: Mayor Emily McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  7. G.Exh. 9485 - Resolution to Amend the Employee Handbook of Policies and Procedures for the Achievement Recognition Award Program (Sponsor: Mayor Emily 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