Common Council Meeting

COMMON COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES May 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM 303 Mansion Street Mauston, WI 1. Call to Order/Roll Call- The Mauston Common Council met in a regular session on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Mayor Darryl Teske called the meeting to order at 6:36 pm. Members present were Donna McGinley, Courtney Ferguson, Barb Hoilien, Leanna Hagen, Jim Allaby, and Rick Noe. Also present were Mayor Darryl Teske, City Administrator Daron Haugh, Fire Chief Brent Lenorud, and Deputy Clerk Nicole Lyddy. 2. Pledge of Allegiance- Mayor Teske led the pledge. 3. Minutes- Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Hagen to approve minutes of April 23, 2024. Motion carried. 4. Citizens Address to the Council- None 5. Ordinances, Licenses, and Permits Committee Report- Motion made by Allaby, Seconded by Ferguson to approve the annual Mobile Home licenses. Motion carried. 6. Court Report- Judge Taake gave his Court's First Quarter Report. He answered any questions the council had. 7. Reports from Committees, Boards, and Commissions- McGinley reminded everyone about EMS week events in the County. Noe gave an update on the airport landing strip project. 8. Public Works Committee Report a. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Allaby to approve Resolution 2024-08 for the 2023 DNR Compliance Maintenance Annual Report. Motion carried. Nelson and his department were praised for getting a good report year after year. b. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Hoilien to pay Olympic Builders pay app #1 for the Sewer Project for $83,107.90. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. c. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Hoilien to pay Olympic Builders pay app #2 for the Sewer project for $236,075. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. d. Director of Public Works- Pavement markings will be done Wednesday on the bridge to complete the repairs. The first part of the Lynxx project will be completed within the next few weeks. 9. Finance and Purchasing Committee Report a. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Hagen to approve Vouchers of $773,860.17. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. b. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Hoilien to approve donating the old dock at Riverside Park to Outdoors Forever. Motion carried. c. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Ferguson to approve TC Networks quote of $10,707.90 out of the Fire Equipment Replacement Building Maintenance Fund to replace the fob system at the Fire Station. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. d. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Ferguson to approve the Fire Chief to get quotes for a new fire tanker not to exceed $450,000. Motion carried. e. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Hoilien to approve purchasing a repeater for the City at the cost of $4,611.42 from Gencomm. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. f. The Affordable Housing Fund Grant application was tabled for further discussion. g. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Hoilien to approve the 2024-2028 Capital Plan. Motion carried. 10. Fire Chief's Report- Fire Chief Lenorud gave his report and answered any questions. 11. City Council Report- none 12. Mayor's Report a. The proclamation for Police Week May 13-17 was read by Mayor Teske. b. The proclamation for Public Works Week May 19-25 was read by Mayor Teske c. Mayor Teske read the certificate of appreciation and presented it to the Mauston EMS Director Chris Leopold. d. Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Ferguson to approve the mayoral appointment of Leanna Hagen as City Representative to the Greater Mauston Tourism Committee. Motion carried. 13. City Administrator's Report a. Haugh administered the Oath of Office to the New Fire Chief Brent Lenorud. b. Mark Steward from Vierbicher brought the council up to speed on the progress of the zoning code updates. He stated that to complete the work the cost would be $2,500. Motion made by McGinley, Seconded by Ferguson to approve $2,500 to Vierbicher to complete the zoning code rewrite. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. c. Code Enforcement April report was reviewed. Haugh explained that the 300 Pine Street raze order is on hold right now. Noe asked why one of the raze order properties had gotten a lengthy extension. Haugh to follow up. d. Haugh gave some ideas for TID programs and will be providing more information on these programs at future meetings. 14. Adjourn - Motion made by Hagen, Seconded by Allaby to adjourn. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm ____________________________ _________________________ Administrator Date