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Common Council Meeting Tuesday, April 15, 2025 07:00 PM Municipal Building Council Chambers – 106 Jones Street, Watertown, WI 53094

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1.CALL TO ORDER

2.OATH OF OFFICE FOR MAYOR

3.INTRODUCTION OF NEW AND RE-ELECTED OFFICIALS

4.OATH OF OFFICE FOR ALDERPERSONS

5.ROLL CALL

6.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

7.MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETING HELD

  1. A.Meeting minutes from March 31, 2025

8.ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT

9.ELECTION OF PLAN COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE

10.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.

11.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. A.Rezone both 100 E. Division Street (PIN: 291-0815-0412-029) and 104 E. Division Street (PIN: 291-0915-3343-053) from General Business (GB) Zoning District to Central Business.(CB) Zoning District

  2. B.Rezone both 100 E. Division Street (PIN: 291-0815-0412-029) and 104 E. Division Street (PIN: 291-0915-3343-053) to a Planned Development (PD) Overlay District - General Development Plan/Precise Development Plan

  3. C.Amend Chapter 550, Zoning Code regarding the Central Business Apartments land use

12.REPORTS

  1. A.Licensing Board minutes from March 12, 2025

  2. B.Town Square Programming Commission minutes March 19, 2025

  3. C.Finance Committee minutes from March 24, 2025

  4. D.Plan Commission minutes from March 24, 2025

  5. E.Downtown Main Street Reconstruction Task Force minutes from March 25, 2025

  6. F.Public Works minutes from April 8, 2025

13.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.Watertown Fire Department Monthly Report for February

  2. B.2025 Assessment Process

14.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Council Committee Assignments

  2. B.Committee Appointments

  3. C.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 Christopher O'Brien)

  4. D.Reconvene into open session

  5. E.Review and take action: Christopher O'Brien claim

15.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary: March 5 - 18, 2025 and March 19 - April 1, 2025

  2. B.Paid Invoices Report- March 2025

  3. C.Cash and Investments - March 31, 2025

16.LICENSES

  1. A.Licensing Memo to Council

  2. B.Application for a “Class B” Malt and Liquor License from Golden Spoon LLC DBA Golden Spoon Cafe (Argjent Jashari, Agent) located at 1300 Memorial Drive for licensing year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

  3. C.Application for a “Class B” Malt and Liquor License from 3RDSTP&G LLC dba 3rd Street Pub & Grill (Shaniyah Rhodes, Agent) located at 215 S. Third Street for licensing year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

  4. D.Application for a Temporary “Class B” License for the Whiskey and Wine Walk event hosted by Watertown Chamber of Commerce on April 26, 2025, during the hours of 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. for location 116 S. Third Street (Rock River Financial)

  5. E.Application for a Temporary Class "B” License for the Bentzin Family Town Square Summer Concert Series event On June 21, 2025 sponsored by the Watertown Rotary Club during the hours of 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. for location 1 W. Main Street

  6. F.Application for a Temporary Class "B” License for the Bentzin Family Town Square Summer Concert Series event On Sept 6, 2025 sponsored by the Watertown Rotary Club during the hours of 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. for location 1 W. Main Street

  7. G.Application for an operator's license from Jessica M Reyes

17.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 25-06 - Amend Chapter 500-6(2) Vehicles and Traffic (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety & Welfare Committee, Second Reading)

  2. B.Ord. 25-07 - Adopt Amendments to the 2019 City of Watertown Comprehensive Plan for 1220 Wilbur Street and 1220 W. Main Street to reflect that the future land use category shown from "Institutional" to "Two-Family Residential" on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan pursuant to section 66.1001(4)(c) of Wisconsin Statutes (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Plan Commission, Second Reading)

18.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9735 - Resolution to approve vending contract with Lake Country Vending (Sponsor: Ald. Lampe From: Finance Committee)

  2. B.Exh. 9736- Resolution to Amend the Employee Handbook of Policies and Procedures related to group health insurance changes (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee) 

  3. C.Exh. 9737 - Resolution to Approve the Wildlife Management Agreement (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety and Welfare Committee)

19.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.

20.ADJOURNMENT