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Common Council Meeting Monday, March 31, 2025 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 March 18, 2025

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.Finance Committee minutes of March 10, 2025

  2. B.Public Works minutes from March 11, 2025

  3. C.RDA Minutes from March 12, 2025

  4. D.Site Plan Review minutes of March 24, 2025

  5. E.Public Works minutes from March 25, 2025

7.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.Present Alfred Krahn Citizenship Award to Brian Kolbow

  2. B.Watertown Family Connections Update

  3. C.Update on RDA Housing Rehab Grant Program

  4. D.Bridge Update

8.LICENSES

  1. A.Review and take action: application from JDTH LLC DBA D&J's Sports Bar (Jerry Heller, agent) to transfer a “Class B” Malt and Liquor License from 215 S Third St to 301 E Main St for licensing year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

9.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 25-05 - Ordinance to Amend Section 410-39 of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Public Safety and Welfare Committee, Second Reading)

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

  3. C.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, First Reading)

10.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9729 - Resolution to close TID 4 (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  2. B.Exh. 9730 - Resolution to Approve the Side Letter Agreement to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Watertown and Local 877 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO-CLC (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  3. C.Exh. 9731 - Resolution to enter into confidentiality agreement with Jefferson County (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

  4. D.Exh. 9732 - Award 2027/2029 Annual Street & Utility Program Design Project to Kapur Inc for $172,581.00 (Sponsor: Ald. Board From: Public Works Commission)

  5. E.Exh. 9733 - Award 2028 STP-Urban Labaree Street Design Project to McMahon Associates Inc for $199,417.00 (Sponsor: Ald. Board From: Public Works Commission)

  6. F.Exh. 9734 - Resolution to approve out of state travel policy for employees (Sponsor: Mayor McFarland From: Finance Committee)

11.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.

12.ADJOURNMENT