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Common Council Meeting Monday, April 01, 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 March 19, 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.Transit minutes from November 27, 2023

  2. B.Site Plan Review minutes from March 11, 2024

  3. C.Plan Commission Minutes from March 11, 2024

  4. D.RDA Minutes March 13, 2024

  5. E.Board Of Health - Minutes from March 13, 2024 

  6. F.Parks, Recreation, and Forestry minutes from March 18, 2024 

7.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.Watertown Family Connections update

  2. B.Watertown Fire Department February Monthly Report 

  3. C.Watertown Department of Public Health 2023 Annual report 

8.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Review and take action: Appointment of Election Inspectors term ending Dec 2025

  2. B.Convene into closed session per § 19.85(e) [Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session (potential sale of public property at 315 Mary St.)]

  3. C.Reconvene into open session

  4. D.Review and take action: approval of potential sale of City-owned land at 315 Mary St. as part of a development agreement

9.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary - March 6-19, 2024

10.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 24-10 - Amend Chapter 428 Public Events, Article II Special Events License, Sections 428-8C.(1), 428-8C.(1)(e)[1], 428-8D and 428-8E., Outdoor Open Container Entertainment Event Permit (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, 2nd Reading)

  2. B.Ord. 24-11 - Amend Chapter 228, Article I, Section 228-1 & 228-2 of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee, 2nd Reading)

  3. C.Ord. 24-12 - Amend Chapter 550: through the removal and addition of language to § 550-25F(1)(a)[2], § 550-25F(2)(b), § 550-25F(2)(c), § 550-32C(2), § 550-33C(2), § 550-15, and § 550-126A (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission, 1st Reading) 

11.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9598 - Resolution supporting submittal of STP Local funding application - Boomer Street, South Road (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  2. B.Exh. 9599 - Resolution to support targeted runoff management grant funding for shoreline stabilization at Fannie Lewis Park (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

12.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.

13.ADJOURNMENT