Public Safety & Welfare Committee

CITY OF VERONA MINUTES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE June 13, 2022 1. Call to order: Reekie called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call: Heather Reekie and Evan Touchett were present. Phil Hoechst was absent and excused. Also present: City Clerk Holly Licht, Lieutenant Jesse Christensen and Sergeant Matt Lovell. 3. Public Comments: None 4. Approval of Minutes from the May 9, 2022 Public Safety and Welfare Committee meeting Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie to approve the minutes from the May 9, 2022 Public Safety and Welfare Committee minutes. Motion carried 2-0. 5. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Special Event Permit application from Anne Schwarzwalder, Brazen Dropouts, for Verona Day at the Races, on Sunday, July 10 th from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This is the second year of this race event. The race will start and end at the high school. The bike course is 1.2-mile loop around the high school will 11 different race categories and start times throughout the day. The 5k run will take place on the high school cross country trail. There will be an officer at West End Circle and Wildcat Way. There will be a Food Truck onsite and tents in the parking lot for the bike teams Lt. Christensen stated that the time may adjust depending on the number of participants and the organizers will let the City know. The PD will help direct people to the main pool. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Touchett to approve the Special Event Permit application from Anne Schwarzwalder, Brazen Dropouts, for Verona Day at the Races, on Sunday, July 10th from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Motion carried 3-0. 6. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Special Event Permit application from Lisa Olmsted, Verona Area Historical Society, for Happy Birthday Verona, on Thursday, June 30 th from 5-10 p.m. This is an event to celebrate 175 years of Verona. There will be music, cake, face painting, a petting zoo, and a scavenger hunt for kids at Hometown Junction Park. There will be barricades blocking off a portion of Railroad St. for additional seating. Area businesses will be notified of the closure. July 1st will be the rain date if there is bad weather.  The barricades will be moved to the intersection of on Railroad and Main St. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Touchett to approve with a rain date of July 1st. Motion carried 2-0. 7. Discussion and Possible Action Re: An application for a “Class A” Intoxicating Liquor and Class “A” Fermented Malt Beverage license from Costco Wholesale Corporation, d/b/a Costco Wholesale #1491 located at 1000 Batker Ct., Silvia Comunale, Agent Motion by Reekie, seconded by Touchett to recommend that the Common Council approve An application for a “Class A” Intoxicating Liquor and Class “A” Fermented Malt Beverage license from Costco Wholesale Corporation, d/b/a Costco Wholesale #1491 located at 1000 Batker Ct., Silvia Comunale, Agent. Motion carried 2-0. 8. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of alcohol license renewal applications for the 2022-2023 licensing period Motion by Reekie, seconded by Touchett to recommend that the Common Council approve alcohol license renewal application for the 2022-2023 licensing period. Motion carried 2-0. 9. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of cigarette and tobacco products retail license renewal applications for the 2022-2023 licensing period Motion by Reekie, seconded Touchett to approve the cigarette and tobacco products retail license renewal applications for 2022-2023 licensing period. Motion carried 2-0. 10. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie to adjourn at 6:36 p.m. Motion carried 2-0. Respectfully Submitted, Holly Licht, City Clerk