Common Council Meeting

COMMON COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM 303 Mansion Street Mauston, WI 1. Call to Order/Roll Call: The Mauston Common Council was called to order on January 14, 2025, at 6:30 pm by Mayor Teske. Attending members were Barb Hoilien, Jim Allaby, Rick Noe, Courtney Ray, Donna McGinley, Mary Bender, and Leanna Hagen. Mayor Darryl Teske, Administrator Daron Haugh, Public Works Director Rob Nelson, Zoning Administrator Val Nelson, Josh Low from Ehlers, and Deputy Clerk Nicole Lyddy were also present. 2. Pledge of Allegiance: Mayor Teske led the Pledge. 3. Public Hearing: The Mayor opened the public hearing for the Conditional Use Permit for St. Paul's Lutheran Church at 6:31 pm. No one from the public was in attendance. Motion made by Noe, seconded by Ray to close the public hearing at 6:32 pm. 4. Conditional Use Permit 2025-P-01: Motion made by Hoilien, Seconded by Hagen to approve Conditional Use Permit 2025-P-01 for St. Paul's Lutheran Church to install an electric message sign at 517 Grayside Ave. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Minutes: Motion made by Noe, Seconded by Allaby to approve the minutes of December 10 and December 19, 2024. Motion carried unanimously. 6. Citizens Address to the Council: None 7. Reports from Committees, Boards, and Commissions: None 8. Public Works Committee Report a. Alliant Energy's request for Easements Underground: tabled until next meeting b. Director of Public Works: A water pipe broke in the intersection by Walgreens on Monday, resulting in a leak that required street rerouting to complete repairs. Additionally, the new snow blower has arrived. 9. Finance and Purchasing Committee Report a. Vouchers: Motion made by Noe, seconded by Ray.Vouchers of $750,894.83. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. b. Fee Schedule: Motion made by Noe, seconded by McGinley.to approve the 2025 Fee Schedule. Motion carried unanimously. 10. Ordinance, Licenses, and Permits Committee Report a. 2024-2072 Camping Ordinance: Motion made by Allaby, seconded by Ray to adopt Ordinance 2024- 2072 Offenses Involving Public Peace and Order- Camping. Motion carried unanimously. b. Ordinance 2025-2073: First reading of Ordinance 2025-2073 Amending Chapter 36 Traffic and Vehicles -Sec. 36-122 -No Parking was accomplished. c. Food & Liquor Mart: Motion made by Allaby, seconded by Ray to approve the Class A Beer and Liquor license application for Food & Liquor Mart, located at 531 Gateway Ave, Mauston, submitted by Mukeshkumar Patel (owner) and Kalpeshkumar Patel (agent) pending Speedway surrender of license and the typo correction of Bear Cave to Beer Cave on the premises description on the application. Motion carried unanimously. 11. Parks Commission Report: Motion made by Ray, seconded by Hagen for the reconstruction of Jones Park as a youth soccer/football field up to $60,000 from Parks Equipment Replacement Fund. Motion carried unanimously. 12. Fire Chief's Report: Assistant Fire Chief Nelson presented the December report and addressed questions from attendees. The department will conduct water rescue training in the coming weeks. Repairs to the firehouse floor are underway, carried out by a subcontractor for Altmann. The new tanker is now in service. Active shooter training involving the EMS and Police Department is scheduled Wednesday, January 15. Additionally, plans are being explored to host an Officer training class locally in the near future. 13. City Council Report: Noe mentioned that a hospital representative has expressed interest in attending the next meeting to discuss fundraising efforts. 14. Mayor's Report: Teske reminded everyone that GOLD's fishing tournament is this Saturday at Riverside Park. 15. City Administrator's Report: a. MasterMold CSM: Motion made by McGinley, seconded by Noe to approve MasterMold's Certified Survey Map. Motion carried unanimously. b. TID 5: Josh Low explained the Amended Project Plan for TID 5 and answered questions. Motion made by Noe, seconded by Allaby to approve Resolution 2025-01 Approving an Amendment to the Project Plan and Boundaries of Tax Incremental District No. 5. Motion carried unanimously. c. Hamm CSM: Motion made by Ray, seconded by McGinley.CSM for the property on Powers Ave. Motion carried unanimously.  d. EMS Services: Motion made by Allaby, seconded by Noe to approve the City Administrator to start the Request for Proposals process for EMS services in 2026 and research municipal EMS services. Motion carried unanimously. e. Affordable Housing: Motion made by Hagen, seconded by McGinley to approve the City Administrator to continue with the process to acquire 525 Juneau Ave for Affordable Housing. Motion carried unanimously. 16. Adjourn: Motion made by Hoilien, seconded by Ray to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously at 7:25 pm. _______________________________________ _________________________________ Administrator Date