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Common Council Meeting - Amended Tuesday, August 19, 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 August 5, 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 from July 7, 2025

  2. B.Public Works minutes from July 8, 2025

  3. C.Licensing Board minutes from July 9, 2025

  4. D.Board of Health minutes from July 15, 2025 

  5. E.Finance Committee minutes from July 21, 2025

  6. F.Park, Recreation, and Forestry minutes from July 21, 2025

  7. G.Public Works minutes from July 22, 2025

  8. H.Plan Commission Minutes from July 28, 2025

  9. I.Public Safety Minutes from August 6, 2025

7.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.Employee Recognitions

  2. B.Fire Department Monthly Report for June

8.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary - July 23 through August 5, 2025

  2. B.Paid Invoices Report - July 2025

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

9.LICENSES

  1. A.Licensing Memo to Council

  2. B.Review and take action: application for a “Class B” Malt and Liquor License from ADM207 LLC dba Silver Eagle Saloon (Amanda Kostroski, Agent) located at 207 S Second St for licensing year July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

  3. C.Review and take action: agent change application for Silver Creek Investors LLC dba Watertown Country Club at 1340 N Water St from Daniel Rahfeldt to Brent Regis

  4. D.Review and take action: application for operator's license from Jericka D Hinojosa

10.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 25-19 - Amend Chapter 550: Official Zoning Map of the City of Watertown, through the rezoning of 213 S. First Street Parcel Number 291-0815-0421-161 from Multi-Family Residential (MR-8) Zoning District to Central Business (CB) Zoning District classifications (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Plan Commission, Second Reading)

  2. B.Ord. 25-20 - Amend Chapter 550: Official Zoning Map of the City of Watertown, through the rezoning of Parcel Number 291-0815-0832-005 from a Planned Office & Institutional (PO) Zoning District to Planned Industrial (PI) Zoning District classification (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Plan Commission, Second Reading)

  3. C.Ord. 25-21 - Amend Section 428-11 of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety and Welfare Committee, Second Reading)

  4. D.Ord. 25-22 - Ordinance to Create Section 428-1 Riverfest of the City of Watertown General Ordinances (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety and Welfare Committee, First Reading)

11.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh. 9774 - Resolution to Approve Development Agreement Between City of Watertown, Wisconsin and Gremar, LLC (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Finance Committee)

  2. B.Exh. 9775 - Resolution to approve RDA Citywide Sign Grant Program and Designate Source of Funding (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Finance Committee)

  3. C.Exh. 9776 - Resolution to not conform to expenditure restraint standards for the 2026 Budget (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks)

  4. D.Exh. 9777 - Resolution to approve the warming and cooling center and shelter policy (Sponsor: Ald. Davis From: Public Safety and Welfare Committee)

  5. E.Exh. 9778 - Resolution to adopt the City of Watertown 2025-2030 Parks and Open Spaces Plan (Sponsor: Ald. Lampe From: Park and Rec Commission)

  6. F.Exh. 9779 - Resolution to appoint Alexandra Panagopoulos as City Attorney (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Finance Committee)

12.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.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 from Advanced Piping)

  2. B.Reconvene to open session

  3. C.Review and take action: Claim from Advanced Piping

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