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Common Council Meeting Tuesday, October 15, 2024 07:00 PM Municipal Building Council Chambers – 106 Jones Street, Watertown, WI 53094

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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 October 1, 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.Tourism minutes from September 12, 2024

  2. B.Finance Committee minutes from September 23, 2024

  3. C.RDA Minutes from October 2, 2024

  4. D.Public Safety and Welfare minutes from October 2, 2024

  5. E.Downtown Main Street Task Force minutes from October 3, 2024

7.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.November 5, 2024 Council Meeting will be moved to November 4, 2024 due to the Presidential Election

  2. B.Employee Recognitions

  3. C.Watertown Regional Medical Center Update 

  4. D.Main Street Bridge Update and Discussion

8.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Review and take action: Committee Appointments

9.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

  1. A.Paid Invoices: September 2024

10.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary - September 18, 2024 to October 1, 2024

  2. B.Cash and Investments - September 30, 2024

11.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 24-25 - Repeal a portion of Section 500-5, One-way Streets and Alleys of Chapter 500 Traffic Code of the City of Watertown (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, Second Reading)

  2. B.Ord. 24-26 - Amend Section 500-3 B. Stop Intersections of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, First Reading)

12.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9660 - Resolution requesting exemption from Jefferson County Library Tax Per WI Statutes 43.64(2)(B) (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland)

  2. B.Exh. 9661- Resolution requesting exemption from Dodge County Library Tax Per WI Statutes 43.64(2)(B) (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland)

  3. C.Exh. 9662 - Resolution to enter into one-year contract with Passenger Transit Inc. for Shared Ride Taxi Service (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland, From: Finance Committee)

  4. D.Exh. 9663 - Resolution to approve creation of Tax Incremental Financing District #9 as recommended by the Plan Commission (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission)

  5. E.Exh. 9664 - Resolution to Apply for the 2025 Recycling Grant (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  6. F.Exh. 9665 - Initial resolution to discontinue public way on Belmont Drive, near and about its intersections with Oakland Avenue and Steeplechase Drive (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission)

  7. G.Exh. 9666 - Award 2028 Main Street Sanitary Sewer and Water Main Design Contract to Robert E. Lee & Associates for $57,200 (Sponsor: Ald. Board From: Public Works)

  8. H.Exh. 9667 - Approve Contract #6-24 Change Order No. 2 with Payne and Dolan, Inc. increasing contract by $52,588.50 (Sponsor: Ald. Board From: Public Works)

  9. I.Exh. 9668 - Resolution to Request Action be Taken to Prevent Delays to Construction of STH 19 (Main St.) Bridge Over Rock River in Watertown WI (Sponsor: Ald. Blanke From: Common Council)

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