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Common Council Meeting* - AMENDED Tuesday, June 16, 2026 07:00 PM Municipal Building Council Chambers – 106 Jones Street, Watertown, WI 53094

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 June 2, 2026

5.COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT

Members of the public who wish to address the Council shall register their request in writing with the City Clerk prior to speaking. Speakers shall be permitted up to three minutes for their comments.

6.REPORTS

  1. A.Finance Committee minutes from May 11, 2026

  2. B.Licensing Board minutes from May 13, 2026

  3. C.Plan Commission of May 26, 2026

  4. D.Site Plan Review minutes of May 26, 2026

  5. E.Finance Committee minutes from May 26, 2026

  6. F.Downtown Main Street Reconstruction Task Force minutes of May 26, 2026

  7. G.Parks, Recreation, and Forestry minutes from June 1, 2026

  8. H.Public Safety & Welfare minutes from June 3, 2026

7.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.Employee Recognitions

8.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Review and take action: Committee Appointments

  2. B.Convene into closed session per §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 (Claim of J. Wellmann)

  3. C.Reconvene into open session

  4. D.Review and take action: Claim for damages of J. Wellmann

9.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary - May 13, 2026 to May 26, 2026

  2. B.Paid Invoices Report- May 2026

  3. C.Cash and Investments - May 31, 2026

10.LICENSES

  1. A.Review and take action: application for Temporary Class "B” Beer licenses from Watertown Main Street Program (Brian Konz, Agent) for the Summer Concert Series at Bentzin Family Town Square 1 W. Main Street on July 19, 2026 during the hours of  12:00pm - 3:30pm and September 12, 2026 during the hours of 5:00pm - 9:30pm

  2. B.Review and take action: application for a change of agent from Joery's Inc d/b/a Lindberg's By The River located at 1413 Oconomowoc Ave from the late Josephine Lindberg to David Saxby for licensing year ending June 30, 2026

  3. C.Review and take action: application for a "Class B" Malt and Liquor license from Divots LLC d/b/a Divots Golf Bar (Richard Elertson, Agent) located at 644 S. Church Street for licensing year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

  4. D.Review and take action: renewals of "Class A" Liquor Licenses, Class "A" Malt Licenses, "Class A" Combination Malt and Liquor Licenses, Class "B" Malt Licenses, "Class B" Combination Malt and Liquor Licenses, and "Class C" Wine Licenses (Exhibit A) for licensing year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

  5. E.Review and take action: renewals of "Class A" Combination Malt and Liquor Licenses, Class "B" Malt Licenses, and "Class B" Combination Malt and Liquor Licenses (Exhibit B) that have missing/outstanding licensing requirements for licensing year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

  6. F.Review and take action: renewals of Secondhand Article/Jewelry Licenses (Exhibit C) for licensing year July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

11.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 26-16 - Ordinance to amend a portion of Section 500-5 One-way Streets and alleys (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, First Reading)

  2. B.Ord. 26-17 - Ordinance to Create a portion of Section 500-3(B) Stop Intersections  (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, First Reading)

  3. C.Ord. 26-18 - Ordinance to Create a portion of Chapter 500-9(F)(2) Parking Prohibited in specified places high profile vehicle parking (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, First Reading)

  4. D.Ord. 26-19 - Ordinance to Amend section 220-3 Classes of Licenses and Fees of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Licensing Board, First Reading)

  5. E.Ord. 26-20 - Ordinance to Amend section 220-9(F) Regulation of Licensed Premises and Licensees of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Licensing Board, First Reading)

  6. F.Ord. 26-21 - Ordinance to Repeal and recreate section 428-8 Outdoor Open Container Entertainment Event Permit of the City of Watertown General Ordinances Relating to Temporary Downtown Outdoor Refreshment Areas (TDORA) (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Licensing Board, First Reading)

  7. G.Ord. 26-22 - Ordinance to Amend section 410-52 Possession of Alcohol Beverages on Public Ways of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Licensing Board, First Reading)

12.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9874 - Resolution to Modify the 2026 Economic Development Budget (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Finance Committee)

  2. B.Exh. 9875 - Resolution to support Hiawatha West Service Development Plan, station property acquisition and federal grant funding (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Finance Committee)

  3. C.Exh. 9876 - Resolution to accept improvements through final completion for Rock River Ridge Phase I Subdivision (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Plan Commission)

  4. D.Convene into closed session per §19.85(1)(e) to deliberate or negotiate 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 (Intergovernmental Agreement with Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium)

  5. E.Reconvene into open session

  6. F.Exh. 9877 - Resolution to withdraw from the Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Finance Committee)

13.COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT
Members of the public who wish to address the Council shall register their request in writing with the City Clerk prior to speaking. Speakers shall be permitted up to three minutes and shall confine their comments to agenda items only.

14.ADJOURNMENT