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Common Council Meeting Tuesday, May 06, 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 April 14, 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.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. A.Cole Street Discontinuance of Public Way

  2. B.Rezone 848 Milford Street (PIN: 291-0815-0741-061) from the Single-Family Residential (SR-4) Zoning District to the Two-Family Residential (TR-6) Zoning District

7.REPORTS

  1. A.Parks, Recreation, and Forestry minutes from March 17, 2025

  2. B.Public Safety minutes from April 2, 2025

  3. C.Finance Committee minutes from April 7, 2025

  4. D.Historic Preservation minutes from April 8, 2025

  5. E.Board of Health minutes from April 14, 2025 

  6. F.Plan Commission minutes from April 14, 2025

  7. G.RDA minutes from April 16, 2025

  8. H.Town Square Programming Commission minutes from April 16, 2025

  9. I.Public Works minutes from April 22, 2025

8.COMMUNICATION & RECOMMENDATIONS

  1. A.Recognition of Alderperson Steve Board

  2. B.Recognition of Alderperson Eric Schmid

  3. C.Recognition of Mayor Emily McFarland

  4. D.2024 Watertown Department of Public Health Annual Report 

  5. E.2024 City Annual Report

  6. F.2024 Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Annual Report

  7. G.New City Website Introduction

  8. H.A/V Refresher 

9.NEW BUSINESS

  1. A.Convene into closed session per §19.85(1)(b) to consider licensing or discipline of any person licensed by a board or commission or the investigation of charges against such a person, and the taking of formal action on any such matter; provided that the person licensed is given actual notice of an evidentiary hearing which may be held prior to final action being taken and of any meeting at which final action may be taken. The notice shall contain a statement that the person has the right to demand the evidentiary hearing or meeting be held in open session. This closed session does not apply to any such evidentiary hearing or meeting where the person licensed requests that an open session be held to discuss specific licenses (Suspension of Tequila Nights, LLC Liquor License)  

  2. B.Reconvene into open session

  3. C.Review and take action: determine the terms of the suspension for Tequila Nights, LLC Liquor License

10.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

  1. A.Payroll Summary - April 2 - 15, 2025

11.ORDINANCES

  1. A.Ord. 25-08 - Amend Chapter 550 Official Zoning Map of the City of Watertown to change 100 E. Division Street (PIN: 291-0815-0412-029) and 104 E. Division Street (PIN: 291-0915-3343-053) from General Business (GB) Zoning to Central Business (CB) Zoning (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Plan Commission, First Reading)

  2. B.Ord. 25-09 - Amend Chapter 550: Zoning Code, through the Amendments of Language to Sections §550-15, §550-34B(2)(K), and §550-49G (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Plan Commission, First Reading)

12.RESOLUTIONS

  1. A.Exh.9738 - Resolution Honoring Mayor Emily McFarland (Sponsor Mayor Robert Stocks)

  2. B.Exh 9739 - Resolution to update license fee schedule Watertown Department of Public Health (Sponsor: Ald. Davis/Ald. Smith From: Watertown Board of Health)

  3. C.Exh. 9740 - Resolution to award Plaza Phase II ADA Concrete Ramp Improvements Contract #10-25 Alternate Bid B to Maas Brothers Construction Co. for $145,170.00 (Sponsor: Ald. Arnett From: Public Works Commission )

  4. D.Exh. 9741 - Resolution to Discontinue a Portion of Public Way at Cole Street (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Plan Commission)

  5. E.Exh. 9742 - Resolution to Extend on call general support service task order 21-01 with Strand Associates, Inc. (Sponsor: Ald. Arnett From: Public Works Commission)

  6. F.Exh. 9743 - Resolution to Award 2025 Private Lead Service Lateral Replacement Contract #12-25 (Sponsor: Ald. Arnett From: Public Works Commission)

  7. G.Exh. 9744 - Purchase additional right-of-way required for City of Watertown Dewey Avenue Reconstruction Project (Sponsor: Mayor Stocks From: Finance Committee) 

  8. H.Exh. 9745 - Resolution to Enter into the Release Agreement Between Granite Re, Inc. and the City of Watertown (Sponsor: Ald. Arnett From: Public Works Commission)

    1.  Review and discuss: proposed Release Agreement between Granite Re, Inc, and the City of Watertown

    2.  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 (Release Agreement between Granite Re, Inc. and the City of Watertown)

    3.  Reconvene into open session

    4.  Review and take action: approve the Release Agreement between Granite Re, Inc. and the City of Watertown

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