Common Council

PLATTEVILLE COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS March 10,2026 The regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Platteville was called to order by Council President Barbara Daus at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building. ROLL CALL Present: Barbara Daus, Kathy Kopp, Lynne Parrott, Steven Badger, Bob Gates, Tony McFall, and Brian Whisenant Excused: none PRESENTATION A. Swearing-In of New City Clerk - Craig Stout B. Swearing-In of New Chief of Police - Joshua Grabandt CONSIDERATION OF CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Kopp, second by Badger to approve the consent agenda as follows: Council Minutes - 2/18/26 Special and ,24/26 Regular; Payment of Bills in the amount of $1,733,293.86; Appointments to Boards and Commissions: Board of Appeals (Zoning)-Barb Stockhausen to a partial term ending in 2028; One Year Operator License - Paige M Irvine; Two Year Operator License - Riley J Carrier, Kevin M Green, Christopher E Hintze, Shelby K Soja, and Michael P Sullivan. Motion carried 7-0 on a roll call vote. CITIZENS ' COMMENTS, OBSERYATIQNSAND^^P^^ Alderperson Kopp thanked Human Resource Director Chad Wilson for his work filling recent vacancies, particularly his support for the Police and Fire Commission in the recruitment of the new Police Chief. Interim City Manager Rohloff gave an update on the City Manager search. REPORTS A. Board/Commission/Committee Minutes - Water & Sewer Commission, Community Safe Routes Committee, Parks, Forestry, & Recreation Committee, Commission on Aging, Housing Authority Board, Plan Commission. Alderperson Whisenant made a note that the airport management contract was transferred from Apex Aero Center to Knutson Aviation Services LLC. B. Water and Sewer Financial Report - February, Airport Financial Report - February, Department Progress Reports ACTION A. Contract 6-26 - 2026 Sidewalk Repairs - Motion by Gates, second by Pan'ott, to award Contract 6- 26 to Augelli Concrete and Excavating, LLC at the bid price not to exceed $40,000. Motion carried 7-0 on a roll call vote. B. Letter of Support - Standalone Curb Ramp Improvement Project - Motion by Kopp, second by Parrott, to direct the City Manager to sign the Letter of Support for WisDOT. Motion carried 7-0 on a roll call vote. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION A. Contract 8-26 - Highway Painting - Director of Public Works Howard Crofoot presented that this is our annual painting of centerlines and other pavement markings on highways. This year, the City intends to repaint Business 151 from Insight Drive to the US 151 on/off ramps. If bid prices are within Budget, we have Alternate A - State Highway 81 (ChestnuVAdams/Lancaster Street) from the Pine Street painting last year to the north City Limits. Alternate B is State Highway 80 Page 1 of 3  (Water Street) from Business 151 to Pine Street. Alternate C is Main Street from Chestnut to Water. On the accompanying map, the Base Bid is in Red. Alternate A is in green. Alternate B is in Blue and Alternate C is in Orange. Business 151 was last painted in 2016, Highway 81 in 2018, Highway 80 in 2017, and Main Street in 2017. Paint manufacturers recommend repainting every 5 years. Local experience is that the paint lasts about 8 years. Staff received two bids. Century Traffic and Forward Traffic & Marking (formerly Mega Rentals). The low bid is by Century Traffic. They did the painting contract in 2025. The budget is $68,200. The bid for the Base Bid is $19,369.40. The bid, including Alternates A, B, and C is $50,076.65. Staff recommend awarding Contract 8-26, Highway Painting with Alternates A, B and C to Century Traffic at the bid price of $50,076.65. B. Rezoning -715 Rozmtree Avenue-Admmistvatwn Director Nicola Maurer presented on behalf of Community Development Director Joe Carroll a rezoning request for the property at 715 Rountree Avenue. The property is located on the southeast comer ofRountree Avenue and Gridley Avenue. The property is currently vacant. The applicant would like to change the zoning of the property to allow for the construction ofmulti-family housing. The property is a 0.31-acre (13,480 square foot) parcel with 168 feet offrontage on Gridley Avenue and 80 feet offrontage on Rountree Avenue. The property is served by City utilities in the adjacent street right-of-way. The neighborhood is a combination of single-family residential, duplex residential, multi-family residential, and nearby commercial businesses along Water Street and Business Highway 151. The property is zoned R-2 One & Two-Family Residential, which allows single-family or duplex structures, but does not allow buildings with 3 or more units. The applicant has submitted a request to rezone the property to R-3 Multi-Family Residential, which allows single-family, duplex and multi-family uses. The applicant would like to construct either two 3-unit buildings, or one 6-unit building on the property. Alderperson Badger asked if surrounding property owners had objections, to which there were none. The current zoning does not allow that use, but the proposed zoning does. In the opinion of Staff, the R-3 district is appropriate for this property based on the medium-density designation in the comprehensive plan, the current uses of the nearby properties, and the R-3 and B-3 zoning classification of the adjacent properties. Staff recommends approval of the request to rezone the property at 715 Rountree Avenue to R-3 Multi-Family Residential. C. 2025 Annual Storm Water Report- Director of Public Works Howard Crofoot shared an enclosed copy of the 2025 Annual Report under Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit regarding storm water management. It is similar to the 2024 report with revised data for budgets, amount of salt applied during the winter, as well as the number of storm water management permits and erosion control permits granted. The 2025 Annual Report version is the first report that includes use ofbriae on the roads in winter. This is an annual requirement, and part of that requirement is that the governing body be made aware of the report prior to its submission by March 31 of each year. If the City makes an expanded effort to reduce storm water pollution in any of the six categories: Public Education and Outreach; Public Involvement and Participation; Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination; Construction Site Pollutant Control; Post- Construction Storm Water Management; and Pollution Prevention; we are to summarize the activities in this report. The 2025 budget included funds for Delta 3 Engineering to review our Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination program by inspecting and documenting all the outfall locations where storm water enters the Rountree Branch or other stream, and to assist us in completing this report. The Outfall inspection report is 151 pages and available on request. The Page 2 of 3  other funds were allocated for storm sewer repairs and maintenance in the General Fund budget. The report asks for the 2025 budget versus actual expenditures in these areas and asks for the 2026 budget. Dan Dreessens from Delta 3 answered questions from the Council. No action is required, this report is for information only. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Badger, second by Parrott to adjourn. Motion carried 7-0 on a roll call vote. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM. itted, y ig Stout, City Clerk Page 3 of 3