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So, meeting for Tuesday, September 10th, or September 15th, 2026,

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please join with me in a moment. We have roll call. Mr. Gasper is absent and

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excused. Otherwise, all other older persons are

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present. Please join with me for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America

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and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God

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indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Thank you. That brings us into our agenda for this evening, which is our first

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agenda item is public comments and appearances. Remember that you have the

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opportunity to speak for up to three minutes for a maximum of 30 minutes

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tonight. Please remember to state your name and address.

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Okay. Tracy Finch, West Parkview Drive, Port Washington, Wisconsin.

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I've spoken at nearly every council meeting about issues affecting our

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community this past year. Recently, I focused on mental health,

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not as an abstract topic, but because residents in Port Washington have been

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dealing with stress, anxiety, and sleep disruption tied directly to the

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vantage data center construction. I've emailed the mayor asking for

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acknowledgement of these impacts and for the cities provide

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free mental health support to affected residents. I ask for leadership or even

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just a basic response, but there has been no reply, no public

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acknowledgement, and no visible steps taken to help the people who are still

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dealing with the consequences of this project.

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And that's silent matters because Mayor Nitsky is also the CEO of CESA 6,

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an organization that teaches leaders to listen, respond, and support people who

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are struggling. This organization emphasizes rapid feedback, strong

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community connection, and creating safe, thriving environments.

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These are leadership values he promotes professionally.

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Yet here in Port Washington, residents who have been struggling for months

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have received none of that leadership. Then based on what was discussed at

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the August Public Works Meeting, it appears the city has essentially tied

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its own hands while giving vantage free reign to do as they please

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because if the city disagrees, vantage threatens to sue.

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A clear example of is the well usage issue.

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So the city's own fact sheet Q&A is effectively meaningless,

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and because of that, residents are left wondering, and in some cases, believing

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that people may already be living in trailer city, regardless of whether

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that city claims it's true or false. Mayor Nitsky, you have failed as a leader,

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and you need to own up to this massive disaster you brought to Port Washington,

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both the city and the town. What's worse is that you have convinced some

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residents to turn against other residents simply because those residents

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have raised legitimate concerns about this project

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has been handled and the impact is on the environment.

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I'm asking again, publicly and on the record, Mayor Nitsky, will you

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acknowledge the mental health impact of vantage data center construction,

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and will you take the steps to provide free mental health support to the

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residents who were affected? You need to own the mistake you made.

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The storm you created in Port Washington, silence is not leadership.

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Residents deserve better because I got a reply back from Bantish

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that they are not going to do anything to help the residents

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of Port Washington for their mental health.

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Are there public speakers?

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Please state your name and address.

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Good evening. My name is Catherine Gardner. I live at 3689 East North Port

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Drive in the town of Port Washington. My comments are related to the

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vantage well permit application. I am concerned that vantage's use of

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groundwater will damage the water supply. My town neighbors and I depend on.

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It's not the 12,000 gallons per day vantage says it plans to use

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that is concerning. What is concerning is vantage's consistent pattern of

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stretching the limits. Throughout this discussion on well usage,

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we hear much the same language as we've heard in the past referring to plans and

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intentions not to commitments. So I remain concerned that their actual

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groundwater use will grow much higher over time.

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Based on the discussion at the August Board of Public Works meeting,

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it appears the city is relatively powerless to control

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vantage's groundwater use. However, to the extent possible,

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I urge you to require vantage to report its water usage to you monthly,

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to make this information publicly available, to ensure vantage caps these

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wells immediately upon availability of city water to its property,

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to define meaningful penalties for violation, and to hold firm when

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vantage comes back to you for more. Your decision tonight on the well permit

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may have negative consequences only for the town residents who depend on

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their wells for safe water. Please be a good neighbor to these town residents

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who shop at your stores and support your civic events. They are not just

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suffering the inconveniences of construction. Town residents who live close

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to the data center have had their lives and their properties

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permanently damaged by your decisions and disproportionately bear the negative

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consequences of this city business. Please don't pile more on.

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I also think this is an opportunity to show your constituents

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that you have the interest in and the ability to hold

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vantage accountable to reasonable standards. Public trust in AI and data centers is low.

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You brought this monster project into our community. Please demonstrate you have the

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ability to protect the public from its negative consequences. Making even a minor

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effort to control vantage's groundwater use would be a small step in the right direction.

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Thank you.

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Next speaker to name and address.

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Hi there. My name is Julianne Wanderer and you may remember having me arrested in December.

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As well as two others. I'm sorry Julie. Can you please also state your address for us?

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405 South Co Avenue in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

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You want to silence your critics but we will not be silenced.

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I think we are all familiar with the proverb with great power comes great responsibility.

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Each and every single one of you has the power to protect the waters of Lake Michigan.

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Each and every one of you has the power to protect our natural resources.

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Each and every one of you has the power to protect the health and the well-being of your

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constituents. Instead of exercising that power and your moral obligations therein.

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You allowed yourself to be swindled by multi-billion dollar companies.

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You handed our natural resources to these companies on a silver platter.

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Companies according to the experts who are operating at a financial loss.

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These companies are not even financially profitable.

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Throughout this process we have been lied to, kept in the dark and made to feel that our very

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real and valid concerns do not matter to any of you.

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Do you know and are you familiar with a thought experiment?

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Here's one for you. If a data center is a once in a lifetime opportunity and a boom for the

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economy, why isn't there a data center being planned in Door County?

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Maybe because the county officials place a higher value on their natural resources.

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Maybe because they know and recognize the countless inherent dangers associated with data centers.

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They understand the dangers that the data centers present to their natural resources

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and to their constituents. Maybe because they refuse to sell out to predatory companies.

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Maybe because they have common sense and they recognize that a data center isn't in their best

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interest. Maybe because they weren't blinded by greed.

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This city has become a laughing stock to anyone and everyone who's paying attention.

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They see the truth for what it is. Data centers are not good for the community,

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not good for the environment. These companies are grifters and you guys swindled. Shame on you.

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Hello, my name is Dean Wiegert. My address is 3708 East Northport Drive in the town of Port.

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I read the agenda item memorandum from the city engineer on issuing permits for

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vantage for the use of the wells and I was happy to see that the recommended motion to

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quote report monthly usage to the city. I do however think that the motion should have included

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the words on a monthly basis. This would clarify that the monthly usage will be reported each

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month instead of annually as the DNR permit stipulates. If we wait an entire year to find

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out what the monthly usage was, any infraction and monthly allowed usage won't be identified

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until the end of the year. Catching problems early can prevent more problems. I also would

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have hoped for a motion that included some language of inspection or verification by the city

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of the numbers reported. Unfortunately, I don't trust vantage to police themselves.

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And then finally, I would have hoped for a motion that would include language of penalties

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or consequences if water usage exceeds what has been approved. I'm not a city council member.

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I'm not even a city resident. I have no way of making these motions or suggesting it to my

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older person. And that I feel is one of the biggest problems with this data center project,

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the city annexed town land. And so now it is the town residents who are affected most but have

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no representation. Interesting fact, I was here on the night in December last year when several

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people were arrested. And earlier that night, we were lined up in front of the chamber doors

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waiting to get in when one of the police officers standing by the doors was asking us why are you

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still here? Why do you keep coming back? This is a done deal. We're tired of having to be here

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and we're tired of all the overtime. This is true. Someone spoke up and said that they were there

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because the people in the town had no say but are being impacted and feeling the worst effects

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of the start of construction. The police officer's response was, well, why don't they show up?

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Well, of course I had, though he didn't know me. And it convinced me that I needed to continue.

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So you can thank that police officer in part for my presence tonight. Thank you.

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My name is Sebastian Elicher. I live in Ward 1, 136 East Cleveland Street here in Port.

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I want to start by confirming what Dean said a few minutes ago, what happened in December before

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three women were arrested, not to say brutalized in these chambers. I stood outside and I heard

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the conversation. So the first thing I want to say is it's true what Dean just said here.

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This did happen. There was aggressive talking by representatives of the police force towards

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citizens lining up. But I want to speak here with regard to TIT Project 5, which is on the agenda

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for tonight. We are slowly but steadily approaching property tax season.

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Excuse me, Sebastian. That is the tornado whistle.

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It just turned off. I apologize, Sebastian. I just want to make sure we didn't have to evacuate.

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No, that's okay. Go ahead. That's okay. I will allow his time. Thank you.

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So my first, my other common concerns, TIT Project 5, we are slowly approaching property

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tax, property tax season. And I think this is the first year where the city theoretically has

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the option of increasing its levy. So citizens would like to know what your plans are with regard to

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that. Especially since looking through the package for today, there is a very prominent project here,

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which is the Valley Creek restoration project. Alderman Gasper, who unfortunately cannot make it

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today, has been the leading figure behind that. And I think it's a great project. But there is a

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$10 million shortfall for this project. Vantage is paying us something to the extent of $2 to $3

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million. But the overall projects are $13 to $40 million. It's being stated in these chambers that

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the city will apply to federal programs. Those federal programs no longer exist.

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So my question is, how are you going to close that $10 million project? And do you anticipate

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raising the levy over having the Creek restored? My final point here is, as we are approaching

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the end of the first year of tit 5, are citizens going to see an overview of money that has been

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invested in infrastructure? In other words, how much money is left from the, I believe, $170

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million that Vantage invests in infrastructure here? When will that overview being shown to citizens?

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I imagine this should be at some point toward the end of the financial year. Thanks.

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Other public speakers?

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Kim Tydrick, 4465 Wildersway, town of Port Washington.

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I want to reiterate what some of these other people said. We don't want to keep coming back.

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But we have to, because you're not listening. You're not doing anything.

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I live in what is being called in Pennsylvania, a sacrifice zone. That is, the people that live

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around this data center that are making all the sacrifices. And guess what? Because we're in the

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town, we will see none of the benefits. None. There is nothing that I will receive from this

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that is benefiting me on any level. Okay? So we suffer every day with construction noise,

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construction traffic, the dirt, the fear of what's to come with the fact that there's still no

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electricity there and they don't have enough to power their almighty AI. So what's going to

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happen? Are they going to be allowed, as our almighty president says, to just run their generators

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24 seven and spew those micro chemicals and everything else into our air? And guess what?

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That's when the town or the city residents will start to be affected because those generators

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and that those micro, whatever that they're spewing into the air from those diesel generators

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are going to blanket the city. So then your constituents will really start to see what the

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rest of us have lived through because they are still now running generators for lights all night

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long. They idle trucks all the time. So that diesel is just polluting everything.

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And we live in what is already a very strange microclimate because of the way that the lake

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curves around here. Our air is already in a non-attainment zone. We will never be free of the

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cancer causing chemicals in the air, according to the DEA. And yet none of you seem to care that

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it's going to get worse. And what are we going to do? Little kids with asthma,

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seniors with heart conditions, who is protecting them? That's supposed to be your job. You chose

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to be on the board. You ran for elected office and you are all failing at that job.

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Failing because you are not protecting the citizens and the environment.

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So once again, those in the sacrifice zone, who by the way, it took my husband more than 20

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minutes to get on to 43 the other day. It used to take him that long to get to Brown Deer.

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So all your infrastructure improvements were too little, too late, and thank you.

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Thank you. Any other public speakers?

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Amber Chain, 1446, my second half. Thank you.

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As I stand behind this podium today, I wonder who in this room with authority and power

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actually cares about the impact we leave behind. The members of the City Council have expressed

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they believe this data center is a positive progress for this town. As a representative of

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the highest good, I do not agree. The council member state to the public that this data center

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will not be using lake water. However, while the water may not be directly pulled from the lake,

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if it is using ports water, it is lake water, because our water comes from Lake Michigan.

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As much as I would love to place entire blame on City Council, I know that is not true.

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Of the few meetings I have attended thus far, less than 20 people from the public have been in

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attendance, obviously not the case today. In a perfect world, the people who were voted into

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their positions would absolutely take into consideration the people that they are meant to

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represent. But as we know, we do not live in a perfect world. Therefore, it is imperative that

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the public hold the representatives accountable, especially when it comes to fighting for the

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rights of the environment. Lake Michigan does not have the opportunity to express its opposition

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to a data center being built five miles from its shoreline. It needs humans to speak on behalf of

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it. This council keeps referencing the economic growth that will take place. I am here to remind

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you, you cannot eat or drink money. And no matter how much you accumulate in this lifetime, it does

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not follow you into the next. As we are aware, water, air, the other creatures that inhabit this

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planet and the land itself are incapable of verbalizing its consent or dissent towards the

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policies humans enact. And hopefully, we are all aware that the policies humans enact either

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directly or indirectly affect all entities of existence. The silver lining is manmade policies

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in contracts is the silver lining and manmade policies in contracts is if man constructed it,

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man can also deconstruct it. It is never too late to do the right thing. God, Allah, Buddha, the

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the highest good whomever you go by is demanding you do the right by all creatures of existence

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and not just those who line your bank accounts. Thank you.

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Any other public speakers? Okay, we're going to move into the agenda then. The first agenda item

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is the consent agenda. Is there anyone willing to make a motion to approve the consent agenda?

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So moved. Moved and seconded. Any questions or concerns on the agenda item?

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All right, seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? All right, that

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motion carries. It brings us into Mayors business. Today, I just wanted to thank the Wisconsin

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Historical Society for coming to the city of Port Washington today. They came and presented

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us with the 2026 Board of Curators Historic Preservation Award for the Port Washington

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North Breakwater Lighthouse Restoration Project. And the chair and CEO of the company came or of

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the Wisconsin Historical Society dropped off a letter and it's just a great congratulations

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to the city. Rob, I wanted to thank you for writing the grants and following through on that

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council for supporting that vision and city staff for ensuring that we finally brought our lighthouse

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or light pair up to speed. So I'm very grateful for that. Two million dollars came from the state

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and the federal government as a result of that hard work. So Rob, I really, really appreciate

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that as the city and we will hang this in place of honor. So congratulations to everybody for that

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happening. Also, this is the National Hispanic Heritage Month and I have a proclamation to

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recognize as such that will be sent to the schools and all of our public buildings.

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This month, National Hispanic Heritage Week was put in place by Lyndon Johnson, President

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Lyndon Johnson in 1968. And we have honored this for years in the city of Port Washington and we

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will send this proclamation to those in the city of Port Washington for it to be displayed in order

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for people to recognize the great contributions of the Hispanic and Latino Americans in both the

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city of Port Washington, Wisconsin and the United States. And we thank them for their contributions

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to our local culture. The second one is Diana, you want to pop up there? Well,

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one of my favorite visits every six weeks, eight weeks is to the Port Washington Senior Center.

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And this month is the Senior Center Month. We celebrate this in the month of September and it is a time

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to shine a light on our senior citizens showing the entire nation how vital they are to the health

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and well-being of our community. They offer a place for adults, older adults, to discover their

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unique interests, talents, and aspirations. Therefore, the national theme this year is

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powering connections. And whereas older Americans are significant members of our society,

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investing their wisdom and experience to help enrich and better the lives of younger generations,

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and whereas the Port Washington Senior Center has acted as a catalyst for mobilizing creativity,

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energy, vitality, and commitment of our older residents of Port Washington, Ozaki County,

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and Wisconsin. And whereas through a variety of services, programs, and activities with over 13,000

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and 66 visits last year, seniors have been empowered in our community to continue to contribute to

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all of the different ways that they can grow themselves with their own health, well-being,

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and the well-being of each other and fellow citizens of all ages. And whereas the City of

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Port Washington Senior Center affirms the dignity, self-worth, and independence of older persons by

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facilitating their decisions and actions, tapping into their experiences, skills, and knowledge,

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and enabling their continued contributions to the community. Now, therefore, I,

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Theodore Nitsky, Mayor of Port Washington hereby proclaim September 2026's Senior Center Month,

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and call upon all seniors and citizens to recognize the special contributions

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of both the Senior Center and our seniors in an effort to make Port Washington a better place,

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especially after last year with over 3,000 volunteer hours from our Senior Center.

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Thank you, Diana, for your leadership at the Senior Center and all seniors, and thank you

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for making it a vibrant place and bringing the Senior Center into the 21st century with great

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programming. Thank you. Thank you. So I know that you have a full agenda tonight, so I'll make it

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brief here. I just wanted to take an opportunity and summarize our 2025 charter goals and the outcomes.

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The Commission on Aging consists of seven members appointed by the Mayor and myself as the liaison.

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Alderman Pastel has served as the chairperson for the past year and done a fabulous job in

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in helping us to move the mission forward. One of the goals that we worked on is to increase

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class programming, especially events, by offering 14 or by adding 14 new offerings.

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We successfully met that goal by actually adding 23. Just to highlight a few that stood out

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kind of when I looked at the list, offering memory screenings in partnering with the

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Aging and Disability Resource Center. The dementia specialists, they're conducted those memory

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screenings and that is invaluable to folks to have early detection of dementia and downsizing

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decluttering. We know as seniors that becomes a challenge sometimes as we're moving into

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different living environments to know what to do with everything. So having a speaker on that

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was excellent. We were part of the community mural project and that was a really awesome

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partnership where folks who took part were able to do so indoors in a controlled environment

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and now are able to be part of Port Washington history as they drive through they can see a

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project that they were part of. We offered balance assessments from a physical therapy company.

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We had a successful open house back in October of last year. We added a new programming offering

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called Game Day that consists of both board games and card games. We partnered with St. John's the

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23rd to offer intergenerational bingo, which was very fun. And the kids were excellent bingo

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players. You would think seniors rock at bingo, but they they really showed us up.

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We added a new feature called the monthly short story discussion in partnership with the library.

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We added a journaling class of forest bathing and many more fun and exciting offerings.

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In 2026 our goal is to develop seven new well attended programs classes,

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presentations and special programming utilizing the seven dimensions of wellness.

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Our second goal is to develop or was to develop standard operating procedures for the senior

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center. The first part of that was to identify what areas we needed to have those operating

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procedures for identified 40 areas and had worked on that. We will be continuing that

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goal or have been continuing that goal into 2026. That was a pretty lofty goal to tackle,

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but we're definitely making progress in that. The third goal is implement a data tracking system

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at the senior center. The outcome is that that goal was met and that we did add a new data

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tracking system in 2025 at the end of the year utilizing rec desk, which is a program that

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the rec department had. So that allowed us to use it rather than purchasing a new data tracking

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system as a cost saving measure. And then starting with January 1 members received

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bar code cards, they look like this. They have our name and then it has a little one you can

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put on your key chain and one you can put in your wallet. So when folks come in now,

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there's a way that they just scan in and all of the daily activities are listed so they can

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click on what they're all there for. So if they're there, say for cardio drumming,

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Lakeside T, and then they're going to use the fitness center, they actually would all of those

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areas would be indicated. Prior to this, we were just basically the total number there that was

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mentioned. That's just how many times they entered the building. But this way, we're actually able

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to look at programming usage and really see what folks are taking advantage of at the frequency

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in many different factors. So prior to all of this as the mayor indicated, we were pretty much

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using a three ring binder type of system to track what people were participating in. And if they

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came for one activity, if they came for two, maybe they wrote times two maybe. And so we really

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were not capturing program utilization. And it was a very old and outdated and very labor-intensive

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process to track all of that very inaccurate. A lot of duplication of efforts as well. So this has

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been a huge step forward in our overall operations. Also this year, we allowed, it's kind of part

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of this goal, we incorporated the ability to register online for classes so people can do that

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either using their home computer or their cell phone, which has also been a huge upgrade.

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We also are now able to take credit card payment for the first time, which

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that's a huge bonus to people to be able to do that. Not very many people carry around a lot of cash

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or often have their checkbook. So we're kind of getting, I guess you could say, in the times now

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with how things are done. So that's a good thing. And then for 2026, we'll be continuing to look at

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this grant or this goal. But on a different twist to it that we're now going to be instead of

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implementing data tracking, now we'll be able to use the information that we obtained through that

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tracking to use it for purposes such as grant writing, evaluating programs, and having the

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demographics that go along with it to be able to use the information for a variety of purposes.

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Our fourth goal was to make the center a more welcoming environment for members and visitors.

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And that goal has certainly been worked on and I would consider it met. We did a revamp of the

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front lobby. We now have actually Susan's desk in our front lobby so that we have a welcome area

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so that when folks enter, there is a familiar face greeting them. They can assist with

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some of the things with the check-in process, answer some of the questions. So it's allowing

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a volunteer opportunity, but it's also a way to have a human connection when you walk in versus

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walking in and wondering where you go. So it's been a really good thing. We've done a considerable

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amount of cleaning and organizing in 2025. Volunteers and members of the Commission on

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Aging were instrumental in assisting with that project. When I hear people say the center is

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so welcoming and it's such a clean place, I'm like, that is music to my ears because that's

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exactly what we were going for. We want it to be a clean and welcoming space, but we also beyond

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the physical appearance, we want it to be a place where people feel welcomed. It's not just about

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clutter. It's about a feeling. It's about staff and volunteers and members of the center,

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a combined effort in making each person who walks in for the first time feel welcomed or that they

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belong. I love to hear people say, oh, it's such a friendly place. Oh, I felt instantly welcomed

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there. And I think that's exactly what a senior center should be. And I'm so proud that that's

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what it is. We will continue on that track into 2026 and actually have already met

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the 2026 goal that was to utilize rotary club center beautification grant that we received

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in amount of about $4,000 to continue creating that welcoming environment that interior painting,

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new wall decor, window coverings in the dining room in those types of things. The fifth goal

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was to create a fitness center that allows member to use the equipment during center hours to improve

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their physical health and wellness. And that goal was achieved. The fitness center was cleaned,

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revamped, and it is now open Monday through Friday 8.30 to 4, which are our center hours,

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so it makes sense that it would be open the entire time. The sixth goal was to increase

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center membership by 10%. We actually increased it by 25% by adding 85 new members and offering

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them the benefits of being a member of the center. And this goal will continue into the new year.

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I feel that having the goal of increasing membership is important and should be ongoing.

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The seventh area was to increase community awareness of the senior center by increasing

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community outreach. Quite a lot of work was done on this goal during the year. Speaking at civic

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groups, having a booth at the farmers market to promote the center and the center survey,

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adds our information in the Ozaki press letter to the editor appeared. We had the open house

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that I mentioned back in October of 2025. We had 45 individuals attend and added that number

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approximately 20 of those individuals signed up to become members during the open house.

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In August of 2025, we held a large community event called concert in the park. We had about

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180 people attend that event, and it was a wonderful gathering of not only members of the senior

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center, but members of our community of all ages, grandparents there with their grandchildren,

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or a group home with some folks with disabilities and just a wide range of community members

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all coming together to enjoy music. We had some great sponsorships. So all in all, it was

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like a way for us to get our name out there, a way for us to promote the senior center. We had

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memberships signed up information, so a very nice opportunity.

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Another thing that we have really increased our community outreach is getting the newsletter

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out to different community sites. We now have the newsletter available in 20 sites throughout

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the county as well as at the center, and it's also available online as well as on Facebook.

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Also during the year, we have increased social media presence. I also do regular Facebook post,

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and try to get as much interaction there as you can using the social media, and we have

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increased our followers in the social media area considerably over the past year. I'm an active

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member of the Wisconsin Association of Senior Centers, and last year we received an award

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at the state conference. It was the Edison Bell Einstein award for creative programming,

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so that helps to get the word out to and connect folks to what we do. So increasing our community

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outreach is very important, and I think continuing toward that goal into 2026, obviously we have

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been doing. I think the possibilities are literally endless on ways we can connect and

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share the work that the senior center is doing. Our eighth and final goal was to determine community

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needs by completing a public survey, and that goal was what we met. We completed that at the end of

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September. We had 181 survey respondents complete that survey, and those results were

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prepared and made available. We, you know, of course, dissected it and looked at what did we

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gather from it, and are using that to, you know, make some adjustments in programming and ways

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that we communicate about the offerings available. So, yeah, so those are the goals

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both for 2025, and then what we've been working on for 2026.

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Dana, at what age can you join the senior center? 55 or better.

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And what are the, what are the dues? That depends on if you're a resident, if you're a resident,

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it's 25, and if you're not a resident, it's 45, and then there is also a couple, right?

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And what's your most recent news from the Wisconsin Association of Senior Centers?

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Well, two things. One is I'm going to be the delegate for our area for 2027 for a two-year term,

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and then I just was notified on Friday that I will be receiving an award at the state

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conference. The name of the award is the Rising Star Award, and it's for senior center directors

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that have been in their role at their senior center for two years, unless, or excuse me,

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three years or less. That is excellent. Congratulations. That was very cool to see.

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Thank you. Yeah, we're very proud of you for that, and thank you for all you do

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for our seniors, all the warm and pastel that you have anything you wanted to add as chair of the

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COA. I just wanted to say that the senior center is full of energy. It's hopping all the time.

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People are happy. If you're 55 or better, and you don't belong to the senior center,

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consider it. It's pretty cool. Thank you. Any other members from council? Any

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wonders or questions? Excellent. Thank you very much. We're very proud of you.

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Thank you so much.

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All right. That then brings us to the last agenda item under mayor's business. The

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appointment of the city clerk, Susan Westbeck, as our cemetery commissioner. Is there anyone

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willing to make that motion? Motion by all the person bending, seconded by all the person

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pastel. Any questions or concerns on that appointment? Seeing none, all in favor,

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signify by saying aye. Opposed? All right. Motion carries. That brings us into officer and staff

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reports. The next is the presentation on the TID number five projects.

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Okay. With this tonight, we have Ben Wood from Strand Associates and Aaron Grohl from Kapoor.

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They were in front of the council back in April, providing an update on the status of

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tax and incremental district number five project planning. And so they are with us here

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tonight to make an updated presentation. If anyone either following along or wants

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to look at it later, it's available on the website. It's part of the agenda packet for this evening.

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Okay. Thank you, Rob, for that introduction. My name is Ben Wood, engineer with Strand Associates,

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along with me is Aaron Grohl from Kapoor. As Rob mentioned, we're going to be giving an update

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from information that was shared in April. One of the reasons that we're back here tonight is

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it's been a mission of city staff to provide regular updates for the sake of working together

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with the community and across the community, including many touch points with stakeholders,

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both with various departments within the city and other stakeholders within the community.

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Tonight, we're going to cover an overview of the TID project plan. We're going to look at broad

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project maps and schedule. We're going to spend most of our time getting into the individual

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project descriptions and follow up with the summary. As a brief overview of the TID project plan that

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was put together by ELLERS, the city's financial consultant, this is a developer finance TID

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that contains in total approximately $180 million of city-led infrastructure projects,

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all of which have the basis of need under the categories of expanded service area,

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redundancy and resiliency and capacity. This map shows that overview of the TID and the TID projects

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many have seen this map or variation of it before, but I want to break down just what we're looking

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at here. The yellow area is the current vantage data center development area. The pink is a

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future phase of that under common ownership. The blue areas that are kind of around the

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south tip of the yellow, that is unincorporated Canalsville, an area within the town of Port

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Washington, that the city has an obligation through past inter municipal agreements to provide

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water and sewer utilities to that area. Then the green areas that kind of flank both the

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east and the west of the TID 5 data center area, those are areas that once water and sewer utilities

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get expanded up that direction could conceivably at some point in the future expand. It's not

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a promise or an obligation, but rather this planning has to be done in conjunction with the

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southeastern Wisconsin regional planning commission and they encouraged that the city

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consider what logical adjacent areas could get on utilities at any point in the future

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just to plan for that scenario. Individual projects are labeled on here. I understand

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that you can't see them, but I just wanted to provide some context here that there are projects

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on the north side of I-43 in the TID area directly that serve the TID area and there are projects

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within the existing or preexisting city limits that are necessary to increase capacity or improve

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redundancy and resiliency in order to serve that area with utilities. This is an updated

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Gantt chart schedule of the known, I shouldn't say known, I should say the city TID projects

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that are actually progressing at this time in order to serve the part of the TID that's under

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construction right now. Again, I know that there's a lot here and we're going to go through each

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of these projects line by line in future slides and then I'm going to show this slide again at the

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end, but I just want to let you know that each of these projects is being planned out,

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being cognizant of how the different projects may overlap or intersect one another.

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The overall bar or the arrow represents the total duration of the project starting at design,

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going through permitting, all the way through construction completion. The star on each line

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represents when those projects would go out to bid to a contractor and be awarded,

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at which point some actionable items would come back to public works on the council.

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And then the hatched crosshatch bars here represent when we expect active construction to take place.

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The first project is 26-1 and I'm going to turn it over to Erin to explain the first couple of

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projects. Thanks, Ben. Good evening, everybody. Thanks again for having us. As Ben stated a little

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bit earlier, you've seen different variations of this and these are updates to what you've seen in

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the past. So this is what we call 26-1, it's water and sewer extension. This runs along

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Mink Ranch Road to the west of Kontrunk Highway H, also on Highland Drive to the east of H and

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00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:48,240
then up Kontrunk Highway KW, approximately to the boat storage facility. This has over

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00:47:48,240 --> 00:47:56,560
8,000 feet of water main and 3,000 feet of sanitary sewer and this serves the Canalsville parcels.

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The main project purpose for this is to provide looping for water and sewer up to the

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TID-FRI projects, but also to serve the Canalsville obligation area.

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The project schedule is the construction, the design is complete. We have already gone out to

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bid and received bids from contractors and we anticipate on recommending award,

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potentially recommending award in October. The projects are currently under review by the

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city attorney. As far as construction is anticipated, we expect from January through

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October of 2027, pending DNR and PSC approvals.

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26-2 is water main extension only, no sanitary sewer and this runs along Kontrunk Highway KW

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up to Lake Drive and then connects into the TID-FRI projects for a second connection for

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water main, a redundancy connection point. This is about 11,000 feet of water main. We're planning

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on utilizing trenchless water main installation. The reason for that is to try to minimize impacts

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to the property owners, business owners that are along KW and up through Lake Drive.

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We'll have open cuts for where the hydrants are and we will be installing a pressure-reducing

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00:49:35,200 --> 00:49:40,880
valve up on Lake Drive and then also automatic flushing hydrants in two different locations.

463
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Again, as I just stated a second ago, the purpose is to loop to the north connection point and also

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to serve the Canalsville obligation area. We also received bids at the same time as when we went

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out for bid for 26-1. They're under review by the city attorney and we anticipate recommending

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award in October. This schedule also is anticipated from January to October of 27, pending DNR and PSC

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approval. As far as key considerations, coordination with the agencies, coordination with neighboring

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communities within the town, also coordinating with a DOT. This map to the right side just shows

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detour routes. Just for instance, a lot of the collaboration that are the city staff, our staff

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working with the town, working with the county, working with WISTOT to gain permits to make sure

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that what we're presenting here and as far as traffic control detour routes, all will work as

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best as possible for the residents in this area. We're cognizant that this makes impacts to those

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that drive through here. We want to try and make sure that we construct these projects in a way

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to minimize the amount of impacts that they have. So that's a key part to our design.

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The next project is 27-2. This is sewer and water extension as well. This is a long

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kind of trunk highway H basically from the intersection of H and KW and Highland Drive and

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00:51:28,080 --> 00:51:35,440
Minkeringge Road. So this extends basically up to the railroad tracks and it has about 2,400 feet

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00:51:35,440 --> 00:51:41,440
of water main and 1,800 feet of sanitary sewer. Again, purpose for this is to serve the obligation

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00:51:41,520 --> 00:51:46,480
area in Canalesville and also to provide a secondary loop to the water main that will be

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extended on county trunk KW. The design is ongoing for this project. We anticipate on bidding this

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00:51:53,920 --> 00:52:04,160
winter with 2027 construction in the second quarter towards through the end of the season next year

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and we are pending permits for this project.

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With that, I'll turn it back over to Ben.

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All right. The next project is wastewater treatment plant planning. This is ongoing

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00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:28,160
currently and anticipated to go through roughly the middle of next year. There are actually two

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00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:33,440
plans that are happening concurrently right now. The first one is the wastewater treatment plant

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00:52:33,440 --> 00:52:41,680
facility plan. This is a plan that's required by DNR when forecasted demands are approaching

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00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:49,520
80% of the current plant capacity. They require this so that you can address how you might upgrade

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00:52:49,520 --> 00:52:57,520
or expand the plant proactively. The scope of this plan includes reviewing options for expanding

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the plant. You can see that the site down there in the lakefront right now is pretty tight.

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So we're looking at ways and creative processes to try to see if that plant needs to be expanded

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00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:19,600
how that could be done most effectively. The second plan that's going on right now is the

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00:53:19,600 --> 00:53:26,480
sanitary sewer service area plan update and that encompasses the areas that you see in the color

494
00:53:26,480 --> 00:53:33,040
coded map to the right there. That plan is actually something that is authored in a process

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that's led by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission. They're on track for a second

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quarter 2027 completion of that plan. Next is the water booster station, water facility,

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and associated water means. There's a lot of information on this slide but know that

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Strand was involved in doing a comprehensive water system study in 2023 and 2024. One of the

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outcomes, I'm sorry, 24 and 25. One of the outcomes of that study brought to light that the existing

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booster stations out in the system, one of which there's a picture of the interior,

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is significantly aged and passed the typical useful life. They're still serviceable but the

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equipment is at a point where it needs to be replaced. As a matter of fact, one of the booster

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stations had a catastrophic failure within the last year and a motor had to be replaced.

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We looked at this situation and recommended replacing the two existing aged booster stations

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with one new consolidated booster station. The top middle graphic just demonstrates that we did

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a siting study, evaluated seven different sites within the city that would be suitable for a

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booster station and the selected site that is shown on the upper right is on Oakland Avenue and

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it's actually adjacent to one of the existing two booster stations. The graphic on the bottom

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has that recommended site highlighted in the darker blue and then because the station is going to

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be consolidated, it'll have more pumping capacity in one location in the city than the previous

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station did and so we're recommending upsizing water means along the yellow route that provides

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necessary hydraulic capacity in the pipe on the suction side and discharge side of that station.

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I want to call your attention back to the top middle graphic. You can see that map is shaded

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with some purple area and some green. Those represent the different hydraulic pressure zones that the

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00:55:59,280 --> 00:56:06,160
city's water distribution system operates under. The water treatment plant from the lake

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00:56:06,800 --> 00:56:12,880
pumps directly into the main zone which is highlighted in purple and then these two existing booster

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00:56:12,880 --> 00:56:19,840
stations boost that to a higher pressure to serve the higher elevation areas of the city as you get

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00:56:19,840 --> 00:56:26,880
farther away from the lake. TID 5 is in that green or elevated booster area and therefore this

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00:56:26,880 --> 00:56:33,120
project is TID eligible because it also helps supply water to the TID 5 site.

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This project we are hoping to start design on the booster station yet this year with bidding

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00:56:44,640 --> 00:56:50,880
by quarter three of twenty twenty seven. We anticipate multiple bid packages that the booster

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00:56:50,880 --> 00:56:56,400
station and facility might be a separate package than the water mains and the water mains themselves

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could be broken up into multiple bid packages to time those projects well with other construction

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00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:10,320
projects that the city may have going on. Booster station is complex with a lot of electrical

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equipment and controls that have some longer lead times. So we're actually showing five

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quarters of construction with the hope to wrap that up by the end of 2028.

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The next project here is the Valley Creek restoration. Rob and his team have been in front of

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the council on a couple of occasions explaining the background and overview of this project

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which is shown in the graphic here on the right. This is a stream restoration project that helps

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with flooding control and particularly with treatment plant resiliency. Rights down on the

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waterfront of course are the wastewater plants. There's a park that separates it from the

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drinking water treatment plants. It's a tight area down there and the plants have been impacted by

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flooding in the past and it is projected that the stream restoration project will help kind of

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00:58:08,000 --> 00:58:15,680
restore some of the natural ability of the waterway to handle the flood events better.

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The design of this is in progress. This project is partially not entirely but partially funded

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by TID and the city has applied for partnership funds that they expect to hear back on whether

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00:58:29,600 --> 00:58:36,640
or not the applications were successful in approximately the next month or so and just know that

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as a key consideration here that Aaron's team, my team and the team that's designing the stream

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restoration or in coordination to kind of sequence the projects in a way that will minimize disruptions

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for example to the inner urban trail but also will be done in a logical sequence

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relative to the various projects the city has going on.

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The next project is the Jackson Street Interceptor. Survey is underway for this. Design will be

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00:59:18,240 --> 00:59:26,400
ongoing. It's not because the design is overly complex but because we wanted to program this

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00:59:26,480 --> 00:59:33,920
project for the bulk of the actual construction work to take place in 2028 city staff advise that's

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where it would fit in well relative to other projects that are in the normal capital improvement

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plan. This will upsize approximately 700 feet of 15 inch sanitary sewer to 30 inch. It is

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not on the direct interceptor route that serves TID 5 but it's adjacent to it and ties into the

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same downstream pipe near the treatment plant site and upside the sizing the sewer provides

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01:00:07,200 --> 01:00:12,880
extra capacity in the overall collection system and provides some surcharge relief from events

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01:00:12,960 --> 01:00:16,160
that have historically happened on Jackson Street.

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That brings us to the sanitary sewer upsizing that actually more directly serves the TID 5 project

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01:00:27,040 --> 01:00:34,800
area. The entirety of that route is shown in the map in this pink line as the Gantt chart implies

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01:00:34,800 --> 01:00:43,200
that's being broken up into three different bid packages with the first package that is going

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01:00:43,200 --> 01:00:52,240
to be designed to go out to bid is the lowermost portion the 27-1 that is closest to the treatment

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01:00:52,240 --> 01:01:01,120
plant. The second project is the furthest upstream and then the middle project 30-1 at this time we

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01:01:01,200 --> 01:01:07,680
do not believe that part of the interceptor needs to be upsized. We believe that it has

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01:01:07,680 --> 01:01:15,360
adequate capacity right now. We learned that after studying it further after the TID plan was finalized

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01:01:16,160 --> 01:01:21,520
so there's budget for that in the TID plan but we don't think that we're going to need it. The

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reason why is when this whole stretch is completed segment 28-2 will be 21 inches.

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Segment 30-1 is already 21 inches and then segment 27-1 will be

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01:01:37,680 --> 01:01:47,840
upsized even further to 30 inches, 30 and 36 inches as it gets closer to the plant.

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The purpose of this is to increase capacity, mitigate surcharging and we expect to,

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01:01:58,080 --> 01:02:03,920
the core team is already under design and their portion of this strand will be designing the

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01:02:03,920 --> 01:02:09,120
portion that's actually on the grounds of the treatment plant and we expect to get started on

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01:02:09,200 --> 01:02:10,480
that yet this year.

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Shown here are obviously five different projects. They're in all under the broad category of utility

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01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:33,920
looping. On this map these include the water main projects that continue on the east side of TID

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01:02:33,920 --> 01:02:44,320
5 and loop north and just back around west. Also shown are the sanitary sewer extensions that

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are necessary to serve the remainder of the areas of Canalsville. Note that in the far upper right

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01:02:52,000 --> 01:02:59,120
here all these projects are under the caption development dependent. There have been no site

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01:02:59,120 --> 01:03:06,000
specific development plans brought forth for the pink area or the northern phase of the

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01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:14,640
lands owned by Vantage but the logical layout and timing of some of those projects will likely be

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01:03:14,640 --> 01:03:23,440
intertwined with the timing and how that were to develop. So we've pushed most of these projects

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01:03:23,440 --> 01:03:30,640
out a couple of years before design starts so these are kind of our best guess at this time.

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The light blue and dark blue projects I will point out do provide service to

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01:03:38,960 --> 01:03:45,360
the obligation areas within Canalsville. So far Canalsville has been open to kind of

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01:03:46,480 --> 01:03:52,640
deferring some of those projects until a higher level of confidence of exactly how to design them

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01:03:52,640 --> 01:04:01,360
and for what is determined. So in summary specific city-led projects are being

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01:04:01,920 --> 01:04:08,880
refined and are becoming actionable. Contract award and agreement actions will be upcoming

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01:04:08,880 --> 01:04:15,280
as soon as the October meetings as Aaron stated. What we presented here tonight represents

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01:04:15,280 --> 01:04:22,560
approximately $100 million of city-led TID 5 projects that will likely take place over the

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01:04:22,560 --> 01:04:29,280
next five years. Reminder that financing is by the developer. There's extensive project

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01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:34,720
coordination ongoing between projects, governments and departments, community and organizations.

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Overall this plan will be revised as the projects progress.

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01:04:39,840 --> 01:04:48,160
Showing one more time. This overall schedule. And now they have a little more background and context.

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You can see how they all line up. But other than that we would just like to open it up for any questions.

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01:04:55,840 --> 01:05:00,400
Council any questions or wonderings? All heard from Spassel?

588
01:05:00,400 --> 01:05:06,480
First, Strand and Kupur, thank you very much for putting this together. I do have one clarifying question.

589
01:05:07,440 --> 01:05:14,720
On your slide number 16 it says 4300 feet of 21 inch sewer near Terrace Drive.

590
01:05:15,520 --> 01:05:22,400
Will Terrace Drive actually be impacted by this? Will you need to upsize on Terrace Drive? I'm

591
01:05:22,400 --> 01:05:29,280
asking primarily for the residents that live on that street. Yes that is the intent. So it is

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01:05:29,840 --> 01:05:35,280
intended to upsize all the way up to the far north end of the current dead end of Terrace Drive.

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01:05:35,920 --> 01:05:42,480
And while that project also is designed we don't have the full design constraints quite yet.

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01:05:42,480 --> 01:05:46,800
But we anticipate that there will be road reconstruction, repaving other things

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01:05:46,800 --> 01:05:53,360
which to be determined but if certainly it will go to the end of the north end of Terrace Drive.

596
01:05:54,320 --> 01:05:56,000
Yep. Thank you.

597
01:05:58,560 --> 01:06:04,880
So I have like three separate questions for you. I want to thank you again for presenting

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01:06:04,880 --> 01:06:09,280
this. This is the second time I've had the opportunity to hear this. And the last time I

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01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:14,800
asked you questions that were really more focused on the city but tonight we have packed house

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with town residents. So I want to address some of the comments that they made.

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And I know the city of Port in our contract with the town are giving them 150,000 a year

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01:06:27,440 --> 01:06:34,240
for the next five years to the tune of 750,000 dollars that will reduce their tax obligation

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01:06:34,240 --> 01:06:38,480
or provide this town to be able to provide more services for them.

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01:06:39,840 --> 01:06:51,120
So along with the opportunity for town residents to hook up to city and water should they choose

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01:06:51,120 --> 01:06:57,200
and still not annex which is usually what happens when you offer a city and water and sewer that

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01:06:57,200 --> 01:07:03,200
they can do that without it. Do we know if the town hall will be part of that project?

607
01:07:04,880 --> 01:07:12,800
Yes. So far the design team has had conversations with the town chairman and the intent is that

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01:07:12,800 --> 01:07:18,160
the town hall is interested in connecting to municipal utilities as soon as they're available.

609
01:07:18,160 --> 01:07:22,320
Okay. So do you know if they're going to pay for that or we're just doing it

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01:07:22,320 --> 01:07:29,760
gratis or do you not have any idea? I'll tell you the best of what I know right now and that is

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01:07:29,760 --> 01:07:35,600
all of the infrastructure in the public right of way which would include the water main,

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01:07:35,600 --> 01:07:41,520
the sewer main, the water service lateral to the curb stop and then a portion of the sanitary

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01:07:41,520 --> 01:07:47,600
lateral usually to the property line. That is all part of the vantage paid for

614
01:07:49,200 --> 01:07:55,360
TID projects. I don't know that it's been hashed out yet the private portion of those

615
01:07:55,360 --> 01:08:01,040
laterals how those are getting paid for. Okay. It has. So so the city's obligation is to do

616
01:08:01,040 --> 01:08:05,280
the public right away and then the private the property owners it is their decision whether or

617
01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:11,200
not to hook up to those laterals including the town of Port Washington and just for clarification

618
01:08:11,200 --> 01:08:15,040
this is through Canelesville not the entire town of Port Washington. Yeah thank you.

619
01:08:15,920 --> 01:08:23,680
And then do we know of any other benefits that the town of Port residents will receive due to

620
01:08:23,680 --> 01:08:28,960
all these projects that we are our city taxpayers are going to be paying for.

621
01:08:30,400 --> 01:08:37,680
I'll just speak to the benefits directly tied to the projects and that is and I'm going to

622
01:08:37,680 --> 01:08:44,320
back up to the overview figure for that actually. So as as the mayor pointed out

623
01:08:44,880 --> 01:08:54,160
Canelesville which is in the blue shaded areas on this map the city is obligated to provide service

624
01:08:54,160 --> 01:09:00,880
to Canelesville and that will be met and then just by nature of needing to loop the utilities

625
01:09:01,840 --> 01:09:07,520
even further it's actually more properties than originally intended by those agreements

626
01:09:07,520 --> 01:09:12,320
that will have the opportunity to connect to municipal utilities if they so choose

627
01:09:13,120 --> 01:09:18,320
to do so those will be available to them. Thank you and then Miss Miller can I just address

628
01:09:18,320 --> 01:09:22,720
your question because there's some things they don't know about so in that in the last agreement

629
01:09:22,720 --> 01:09:27,520
with the town of Port Washington we had negotiated a reduced fire service contract as a result of

630
01:09:27,520 --> 01:09:34,320
this agreement as well as all of the water etc and then we had put in place a more firm boundary

631
01:09:34,320 --> 01:09:40,000
agreement about further annexation and almost uh you know not continuing to annex certain

632
01:09:40,000 --> 01:09:47,600
properties within the within the town. Thank you and second follow up is the the grant was

633
01:09:47,600 --> 01:09:53,280
mentioned mentioned by another individual for the Valley Creek project and you or Rob might be

634
01:09:53,280 --> 01:09:59,360
able to address this the grant that we've been writing about and we'll be applying for still

635
01:09:59,360 --> 01:10:08,480
exist still has dollars available. Yes it does so that was we made our application in June and we

636
01:10:08,480 --> 01:10:15,280
anticipate in October finding out if we are awarded our three point if we are awarded 3.8

637
01:10:15,280 --> 01:10:21,200
million dollars from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation National Coastal Resiliency Fund.

638
01:10:21,920 --> 01:10:28,560
Yeah that that fund is alive and well. Thank you and my last question is how flexible is this

639
01:10:28,560 --> 01:10:37,120
plan especially with you didn't know it specifically 27-1 28-2 and 30-1 that those were

640
01:10:37,120 --> 01:10:45,200
development dependent. Describe what a development dependent issue might arise that would change

641
01:10:45,200 --> 01:10:54,160
that. Yeah I'll answer this in a couple of parts. I would say um the higher degree of confidence

642
01:10:54,160 --> 01:11:00,880
is for the projects more at the top of this chart in the top of this plan as Aaron mentioned 26-1 and

643
01:11:00,880 --> 01:11:09,280
2 have actually already bid. 27-2 is at approximately a 90% design. The wastewater treatment plant

644
01:11:09,280 --> 01:11:17,600
and sewer service area plans are probably 50% of the way along and the other projects kind of in

645
01:11:17,600 --> 01:11:23,440
the black and gray there are are about ready to kick off except for the Valley Creek project which

646
01:11:23,440 --> 01:11:32,320
is also Rob I would say is at about a 90% design stage. Yep being September 15th we received the

647
01:11:32,320 --> 01:11:40,880
the 90% plans today. There you go. Yeah perfect. And then 27-1 design has started on that and

648
01:11:40,880 --> 01:11:46,000
that's kind of at the middle of this page and then all the rest of them on the way down is kind of

649
01:11:46,720 --> 01:11:52,640
how we see them kind of shaping up with the best that we know now but we'll undoubtedly be back

650
01:11:52,640 --> 01:11:58,000
with an update on those projects. Now the second part of the question which is what's an example

651
01:11:58,000 --> 01:12:04,560
of a developer dependent project? This is a great question where I can kind of nerd out on the

652
01:12:04,560 --> 01:12:15,520
engineering a little bit. So the pink areas here that are in TID 5 as I mentioned we have not received

653
01:12:15,520 --> 01:12:23,200
any site specific development plans depending on how that develops. The lay of the land generally

654
01:12:23,200 --> 01:12:32,080
flows toward the lake right and water rolls downhill. So there's actually a split in the pink lands

655
01:12:32,080 --> 01:12:38,560
where where two-thirds of it kind of toward want to flow toward the east and that's how you would

656
01:12:38,640 --> 01:12:46,160
logically try to route a sewer interceptor to kind of serve that area with sewer but the other

657
01:12:46,160 --> 01:12:53,760
western third of that depends on how they develop the site. That sewer could flow all the way from

658
01:12:53,760 --> 01:13:01,440
west to east and then south through an interceptor or instead of that it could just go south and

659
01:13:01,440 --> 01:13:09,120
that's in until we know that we don't know okay should sewer be extended up KW first and when

660
01:13:09,120 --> 01:13:18,000
or should sewer go all the way around county LL first and when exactly. That's honestly really

661
01:13:18,000 --> 01:13:24,000
at the core of why those are developer dependent is we would want to really wait and see how they

662
01:13:25,440 --> 01:13:31,280
lay out their buildings and would want sewer service. So like any project whether it's small in your

663
01:13:31,280 --> 01:13:38,080
own home sometimes when you get halfway through it you realize it's far more complex or you have

664
01:13:38,080 --> 01:13:43,440
a whole lot more issues than you thought you would have and so you have to pivot so it's not a lie

665
01:13:44,320 --> 01:13:50,640
that this was our plan but sometimes things have to change. So it's not misspeaking.

666
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:57,600
It is dealing with problems in an adult fashion. So I thank you for your time.

667
01:13:57,600 --> 01:14:04,320
Sure yes and Aaron and I of course are happy to be here and your staff has been great to work

668
01:14:04,320 --> 01:14:14,240
at work alongside. I do just want to also point out that at the time the TID project plan was put

669
01:14:14,240 --> 01:14:22,160
together I would say there was that was what we would refer to as like a concept level design

670
01:14:22,880 --> 01:14:28,160
just looking at existing ground contours you could sewer it this way or that way

671
01:14:28,960 --> 01:14:36,000
but both options are covered in the TID project plan. So we're kind of at a phase where obviously

672
01:14:36,000 --> 01:14:42,000
these projects are taking shape as we build that confidence and the scope is getting better refined

673
01:14:42,000 --> 01:14:47,840
and just to reiterate your own point like once we learn more they'll get refined even more and

674
01:14:47,840 --> 01:14:53,440
there are some things that could change but it's all under the umbrella of what was planned for

675
01:14:54,240 --> 01:14:59,120
in the TID. Thank you. Any other questions or wonderings?

676
01:15:01,280 --> 01:15:04,800
I'm sorry. We don't engage with the community. Thank you.

677
01:15:06,800 --> 01:15:12,560
Council? Okay all right that brings us into the next agenda item which is the and thank you

678
01:15:12,560 --> 01:15:16,160
gentlemen for that report and extensive work on that. Appreciate a good Gantt chart.

679
01:15:18,720 --> 01:15:22,960
Our monthly department reports were presented to us. I just wanted to point out and say thank you

680
01:15:22,960 --> 01:15:26,640
to the teams supporting that together. Again community if you have the opportunity to review

681
01:15:26,640 --> 01:15:31,200
the amazing work that's being done by every department in the city I think that's really

682
01:15:31,200 --> 01:15:38,160
important to go through there and I just wanted to give a special shout out to one of our firefighters

683
01:15:38,160 --> 01:15:44,480
Tom Shabruno who is celebrating his 44th year of service to the fire department with all of the

684
01:15:44,560 --> 01:15:49,360
other anniversaries. I think that's fantastic. That brings us into the city administrator update

685
01:15:49,360 --> 01:15:54,080
and she is not here this evening for that which then brings us to the city clerk for hopefully

686
01:15:54,080 --> 01:16:01,040
some election updates. Yes thank you. I just want to let everyone know that the ballots have been

687
01:16:01,040 --> 01:16:08,240
printed for November and have arrived and the first mail out of all absentee ballots to those with

688
01:16:08,240 --> 01:16:14,960
applications on file will be this Thursday. Absentee ballots can be requested by mail through

689
01:16:16,240 --> 01:16:24,400
from this point forward if you haven't already through October 29th. If you are doing mail out

690
01:16:24,400 --> 01:16:31,520
absentee I would recommend knowing for many years working with this program that you need to allow

691
01:16:31,520 --> 01:16:37,760
at least one week minimum to receive the ballot and one week to return it if you are out of state

692
01:16:37,760 --> 01:16:43,120
or out of country of course that's extended substantially. If you're interested in person

693
01:16:43,120 --> 01:16:48,480
early voting which is also absentee voting but it doesn't have the mail component to it.

694
01:16:48,480 --> 01:16:55,040
We will be holding that here peroition city hall in this room from October 20th through the 30th

695
01:16:55,920 --> 01:17:01,200
and that will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the exception of the final day on October 30th it runs

696
01:17:01,200 --> 01:17:08,640
until 5. Election day is November 3rd. Polls open at 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. If anyone has any

697
01:17:08,640 --> 01:17:14,080
questions is interested in voter registration because they haven't completed that yet or has

698
01:17:14,080 --> 01:17:18,800
questions on absentee voting. Please contact City Hall and we'd be happy to help you.

699
01:17:19,920 --> 01:17:23,760
Thank you Susan. Thank you to all the volunteers and your team that does a great job every single

700
01:17:23,760 --> 01:17:28,480
election. Appreciate it. All right that brings us into the next oh I do want to back up to one

701
01:17:28,480 --> 01:17:33,200
thing I forgot under mayor's business and I wanted to thank Roger for working with

702
01:17:33,200 --> 01:17:36,880
vantage in the Department of Transportation. I would agree that the north side of Port

703
01:17:36,880 --> 01:17:42,240
Washington right now is ridiculous with the stoplights not being timed together as well as the

704
01:17:42,240 --> 01:17:46,640
attempt to try to make those roads better that is very difficult for everyone on the north side

705
01:17:46,640 --> 01:17:51,440
of town so thank you for reaching out to them and working with them to expedite that being cleaned

706
01:17:51,440 --> 01:17:57,680
up. Okay that brings us into the agenda items under general governance and finance committee.

707
01:17:57,680 --> 01:18:00,480
The first agenda item is consideration of possible action

708
01:18:02,960 --> 01:18:10,880
on an ordinance 2026-03 in ordinance repealing and recreating 415-03 lead and galvanized

709
01:18:10,880 --> 01:18:17,040
service line replacement requirement. This is the second reading for this and I'm going to turn

710
01:18:17,040 --> 01:18:26,720
that over to Roger. All right as as mentioned this is the second time this has been

711
01:18:26,720 --> 01:18:35,440
before council for for reading and essentially this this makes lead service line replacement

712
01:18:36,240 --> 01:18:43,120
mandatory underneath the conditions outlined in the memo. This was approved at the general

713
01:18:43,120 --> 01:18:48,320
government finance committee on August 4th and we recommend approval of the ordinance.

714
01:18:49,520 --> 01:18:50,240
Any questions?

715
01:18:52,320 --> 01:18:53,600
I'm wondering Mr. Benning.

716
01:18:54,960 --> 01:18:55,840
I'll move to approve.

717
01:18:56,560 --> 01:18:58,160
There's a motion to approve. Is there a second?

718
01:18:58,960 --> 01:19:02,960
Moved and seconded. Any questions or concerns on that motion? All right seeing none all in

719
01:19:02,960 --> 01:19:08,880
favor signify by saying aye. Opposed? All right the motion carries. Thank you for that. The next

720
01:19:08,880 --> 01:19:12,720
one agenda item is consideration of possible action of alcohol premise extension for Port

721
01:19:12,720 --> 01:19:16,640
Washington Main Street for the fall festival. The issue is should the common council

722
01:19:16,640 --> 01:19:20,960
recommend approval of a one-day extension of alcohol licenses for Sir James Pub,

723
01:19:20,960 --> 01:19:26,480
Twisted Willow, Verbosity, Book House, John's pizzeria, the plaid cardinal schooner pub,

724
01:19:26,480 --> 01:19:29,920
the steerage dining saloon, Bernie's fine meats, fork and tap,

725
01:19:29,920 --> 01:19:34,560
dino orchards and moonlight tavern to allow participation in the fall festival.

726
01:19:34,560 --> 01:19:40,320
The staff is recommending approval as presented for the establishment solicited on the attachment.

727
01:19:40,400 --> 01:19:40,800
Susan.

728
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:48,800
Unless any of you have questions this festival runs annually is put on by Port Main Street in

729
01:19:48,800 --> 01:19:53,440
the downtown area. There is closures on Franklin Street and a few of the side streets

730
01:19:54,240 --> 01:20:00,080
to accommodate that that festival on that day. The extension of premise includes the

731
01:20:01,040 --> 01:20:06,800
beer and wine service from these establishments in plastic cups only and they would be able to

732
01:20:06,800 --> 01:20:13,120
be consumed within the grounds. All the paperwork and fees have been paid everything is in order

733
01:20:13,120 --> 01:20:17,520
so we're recommending approval. Fantastic day in Port Miss Miller.

734
01:20:17,520 --> 01:20:24,720
Just a curiosity do is it one bulk with all of these like they pay one fee or did each

735
01:20:25,840 --> 01:20:32,720
business have to pay at separate fee? The extension of premise that you're proving are for businesses

736
01:20:32,800 --> 01:20:39,680
that have annual alcohol licenses and the state statutes handle those differently than temporary

737
01:20:39,680 --> 01:20:47,840
licenses for festivals such as nonprofits. So they they have to provide the product

738
01:20:48,400 --> 01:20:54,880
within their own establishment as allowed by law and it can be carried outside of their

739
01:20:54,880 --> 01:20:58,480
establishment off their premise. So that's what you're proving.

740
01:20:58,480 --> 01:21:04,240
But if the fee is $5 is a $5 for all of them or did each business have to pay $5?

741
01:21:05,440 --> 01:21:11,600
That's what I'm asking. Those are the temporary licenses that we issue to the non-profits.

742
01:21:11,600 --> 01:21:15,360
That's a $5 or $10 charge. Is that what you're thinking?

743
01:21:15,360 --> 01:21:16,960
I don't know what the charge is.

744
01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:21,200
Yeah. Did Bernie's pay $5 or just Main Street pay the fee?

745
01:21:21,200 --> 01:21:26,000
And Main Street would pay for theirs. Yes. And Main Street handles.

746
01:21:26,160 --> 01:21:31,520
So what I'm hearing is that each business had to pay whatever the fee was. It wasn't like one,

747
01:21:32,400 --> 01:21:37,600
this group of people only paid for one. The each had to pay a fee. Is that what I'm hearing?

748
01:21:37,600 --> 01:21:41,920
No, they do not. Okay. They're there. That's paid by Main Street.

749
01:21:41,920 --> 01:21:44,480
I understand what you're saying now. I apologize. Thank you. I'm sorry.

750
01:21:46,080 --> 01:21:48,800
Other questions or is there someone willing to make a motion?

751
01:21:48,800 --> 01:21:51,760
Make a motion to approve. There's a motion to approve. Is there a second?

752
01:21:51,760 --> 01:21:53,760
I'll second. Oh, go ahead.

753
01:21:53,760 --> 01:21:57,440
Mary Lou, you get the second. Any questions or concerns on the motion?

754
01:21:57,440 --> 01:22:01,760
For October 3rd Fall Festival, seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye.

755
01:22:02,400 --> 01:22:04,560
Opposed? Motion carries.

756
01:22:04,560 --> 01:22:10,080
That takes us into consideration and possible action to approve the use of water utility reserves

757
01:22:10,080 --> 01:22:15,120
to fund the East Path Improvement Project in 2026. The issue is, should the Common Council

758
01:22:15,120 --> 01:22:19,360
approve the use of water utility reserves to fund the East Path Improvement Project and the staff

759
01:22:19,360 --> 01:22:24,000
is recommending the approval of the water utility reserves to fund the East Path Improvements

760
01:22:24,000 --> 01:22:28,080
in 2026? Who's taking this one?

761
01:22:28,080 --> 01:22:30,080
I'll get it started and then. All right.

762
01:22:30,080 --> 01:22:35,360
Dan, technical question. We reviewed this in the General Government Finance Committee.

763
01:22:36,800 --> 01:22:42,800
Went through the financials piece of it. Mark assured us there's money in the reserves.

764
01:22:42,800 --> 01:22:49,280
This was planned for 2027. We're moving up to 2026, kind of end of the year,

765
01:22:49,280 --> 01:22:53,680
take advantage of some synergies with the contractors that are already on site.

766
01:22:53,680 --> 01:22:57,920
So that's really what the action tonight is about.

767
01:22:58,960 --> 01:23:00,080
Dan. Excellent. Dan.

768
01:23:00,080 --> 01:23:04,800
Yep. Thank you. I learned, Beni. This is a, I just wanted to give a visual of what this is

769
01:23:04,800 --> 01:23:08,640
going to look like. This is from the South Newport Shores Park in Latin looking North.

770
01:23:09,280 --> 01:23:13,920
The bump outs to the East are where our shore well tanks are.

771
01:23:13,920 --> 01:23:22,080
So the southern portion of this path gives the utility better access to the west part of the

772
01:23:22,080 --> 01:23:28,080
east part of the building and then our underground tanks were in the past. We had a pretty

773
01:23:29,760 --> 01:23:34,800
tough time accessing these tanks and then the south part where you see the brick work on the

774
01:23:34,800 --> 01:23:41,840
building that's actually the new tank. So this allows better access for utility as far,

775
01:23:41,840 --> 01:23:48,000
and then as well as emergency vehicles if they need to get to the path to get to the park or the

776
01:23:48,000 --> 01:24:00,080
rotary. I'm going to go. This is from the north looking south. So the north part portion of this

777
01:24:00,080 --> 01:24:08,320
is more open for residents and visitors. So we're planning on giving a little bit more green

778
01:24:08,320 --> 01:24:14,080
space back than what was previously there. There used to be a pretty large hill for where the

779
01:24:14,080 --> 01:24:20,000
grass met the rocks. So the plan is to kind of level that out. It's about 22 feet of green space

780
01:24:20,000 --> 01:24:27,040
before it hits the path. And the path is going to be about 14 feet wide. So we're taking the path

781
01:24:27,120 --> 01:24:32,480
a little bit more towards the plant, widening it a little bit, and then giving more green space back.

782
01:24:35,680 --> 01:24:41,360
I just I have one wondering for you or a request and that is at the beginning of that pathway,

783
01:24:41,360 --> 01:24:46,640
will there be a planter or a bawler that's going to stop the ability for vehicles to pull in there

784
01:24:46,640 --> 01:24:51,680
or a temporary one that can be pulled if you do have to bring in vehicles? Yeah, and also the curb

785
01:24:52,320 --> 01:24:57,200
getting into the path will still remain. So there's still going to be a curb. But yeah, okay,

786
01:24:57,200 --> 01:25:03,920
just for safety. Awesome. Other questions? I just have two comments. So we had discussed this

787
01:25:03,920 --> 01:25:10,080
pretty well in public works. And part of the reason why the path is so wide is so that emergency

788
01:25:10,080 --> 01:25:18,240
vehicles could get back there. So we need something removable. And then secondly where it ends is where

789
01:25:18,320 --> 01:25:24,560
Valley Creek would be daylighting. So we wouldn't be ripping out anything new. It would just be

790
01:25:24,560 --> 01:25:32,000
up to that point. Correct. Is that a motion? Sure. I'll make a motion to

791
01:25:33,200 --> 01:25:38,160
approve the recommendation of the staff. Which would be for the water utility reserves to fund

792
01:25:38,160 --> 01:25:42,480
the pathway. Is there a second on that motion? Seconded by Alderman Benning. Any questions or

793
01:25:42,480 --> 01:25:47,520
concerns on the motion? All right, seeing none. All in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed?

794
01:25:48,240 --> 01:25:51,200
All right, that motion carries. That takes us into the next agenda item.

795
01:25:51,760 --> 01:25:55,520
Get from the planning commission consideration and possible action on well permits for the data

796
01:25:55,520 --> 01:26:00,080
center. The issue is should the city grant private well operating permits at the data center and

797
01:26:00,080 --> 01:26:05,040
the staff is recommending the city grant the well operating permits for the existing wells. Roger.

798
01:26:10,800 --> 01:26:17,040
All right. This has been addressed to previous public works meetings in the board of public works.

799
01:26:18,480 --> 01:26:21,840
Recommended approval of the well permit for operating purposes.

800
01:26:22,960 --> 01:26:28,080
Essentially the purpose of our ordinances to prevent cross connections into our water main.

801
01:26:28,880 --> 01:26:34,640
These wells are in compliance with that and therefore we recommend approval of the operating

802
01:26:34,640 --> 01:26:38,240
permit. Okay. Any questions for Roger?

803
01:26:42,560 --> 01:26:45,360
Sir. The permit only last five years. Is that correct?

804
01:26:46,320 --> 01:26:51,840
Yes, our ordinance specifically states five years. And then clarification around the monthly

805
01:26:51,840 --> 01:26:55,680
reporting usage on an annual basis and on a monthly basis. What was the rationale there, Roger?

806
01:26:58,480 --> 01:27:07,280
It's very easy for us to get monthly readings on that. I'll have to discuss with PSC

807
01:27:08,080 --> 01:27:12,960
whether we can report that because typically we're not allowed to report specific users

808
01:27:13,760 --> 01:27:18,560
water amount. But since they're not drawing water or paying us for that water,

809
01:27:19,360 --> 01:27:24,400
I think we're able to make the data public. But that's something I have to look into.

810
01:27:25,760 --> 01:27:31,040
Miss Miller. So just a little clarification. This monthly report will be given to us

811
01:27:31,040 --> 01:27:38,160
monthly or we will receive 12 months at the end of the year. We'll we'll take specific monthly

812
01:27:38,160 --> 01:27:43,200
readings. So yeah, they have they have meters on their well. He's easy enough for us to get a

813
01:27:43,200 --> 01:27:48,960
reading. And we're allowed to go on their property and do that. Yeah. And we're going to do that

814
01:27:48,960 --> 01:27:56,880
at a condition. Okay, great. Roger, I have a question. Are there are there stipulations for

815
01:27:56,880 --> 01:28:04,240
this in for like businesses in the town or other people who have wells? I'm totally in favor of

816
01:28:04,240 --> 01:28:13,840
monitoring it. No, there are any any city properties that have wells. There's a handful. So they do not

817
01:28:13,840 --> 01:28:20,080
report their usage on the well or or we just do a five year inspection to make sure that they are

818
01:28:20,080 --> 01:28:25,920
not connected into the public system. And then just for my own assurance for the public, this

819
01:28:25,920 --> 01:28:33,280
this is only for usage to for you know, water use for drinking water, toilet flushing, etc. This

820
01:28:33,280 --> 01:28:38,320
is not being used for anything else. They're not pulling for concrete batching, etc. That is

821
01:28:38,320 --> 01:28:43,840
correct. And in that area, in the town of Port Washington, where would the nearest large capacity

822
01:28:43,840 --> 01:28:53,120
well be to the to that property? If you go east on Lake Drive past L.O. 943, there's there's a I

823
01:28:53,120 --> 01:28:59,200
believe it's a goat dairy and they they have a permit for high capacity. Well, okay. All right,

824
01:28:59,200 --> 01:29:02,880
thank you. And I do appreciate the monitoring. And if we can share that publicly legally,

825
01:29:02,880 --> 01:29:08,240
we should. Are there any other questions? Yeah, all the room pastel.

826
01:29:08,800 --> 01:29:16,880
And there's monitoring of water usage. Is there anything that is done as far as the sewer use,

827
01:29:16,880 --> 01:29:21,840
holding tanks, anything like that that might be monitored? Or is it strictly water usage?

828
01:29:22,080 --> 01:29:33,440
Well, the typical is that we monitor water and then sewage is the same amount. They do have

829
01:29:33,440 --> 01:29:39,680
holding tanks that they're using. And my understanding is once in a while, they'll take that to a

830
01:29:39,680 --> 01:29:44,720
remote site to dump. But I believe that they take it to a different wastewater treatment plant item.

831
01:29:46,960 --> 01:29:49,920
I guess I don't have knowledge of which other plants they go to.

832
01:29:52,720 --> 01:29:55,280
All right. Any other questions?

833
01:29:56,320 --> 01:29:59,600
Is there anyone willing to make a motion on the staff recommendation?

834
01:29:59,600 --> 01:30:05,120
And I should say, if they do remote dump at our site, we do track that volume and record it and

835
01:30:05,120 --> 01:30:09,760
send a bill for it. Yeah, let's clarify remote dump because that just sounds like they just get

836
01:30:09,760 --> 01:30:14,640
to put it wherever the heck they want to. That's that is. So we have a remote receiving station

837
01:30:15,520 --> 01:30:18,480
for the city of Port Washington. Yeah, before we bring in a lot of

838
01:30:19,280 --> 01:30:23,360
right, we bring in a lot of sewage from around the region as an opportunity for not a lot,

839
01:30:23,360 --> 01:30:26,320
but we bring in sewage from around the region or the potty haulers.

840
01:30:27,120 --> 01:30:31,120
And it's a revenue source for the city of Port Washington. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Because remote

841
01:30:31,120 --> 01:30:35,920
dumping just sounds like that doesn't sound good. All right. Is there anyone willing to make a

842
01:30:35,920 --> 01:30:43,280
motion then on the staff recommendation? I'll make the motion. There's a motion. Is there a second?

843
01:30:44,160 --> 01:30:47,440
That's it. Moved and seconded. Any questions or concerns on the motion?

844
01:30:49,040 --> 01:30:54,400
All right. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? No. All right. The motion carries.

845
01:30:54,960 --> 01:30:59,600
That takes us into the next agenda item from the Planning Commission, which is consideration

846
01:30:59,600 --> 01:31:04,480
possible action on amendment of a conditional use grant. We will be delaying this decision

847
01:31:04,480 --> 01:31:10,400
for this evening. We have to repost this for a public hearing. So if you're here for that agenda

848
01:31:10,400 --> 01:31:14,160
item tonight, that and council, we will be delaying that item. So that's going to bring us

849
01:31:14,160 --> 01:31:19,520
on to agenda item number 10, which is a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the city

850
01:31:19,520 --> 01:31:24,240
of Port Washington's Comprehensive Plan 2035. I'm going to call that hearing to order. The

851
01:31:24,240 --> 01:31:30,880
purpose of the design of this is the designation of 1.4 acres of land located at 365 North Wisconsin

852
01:31:30,880 --> 01:31:35,680
and 104 West Washington Street as mixed use traditional neighborhood on the city of Port

853
01:31:35,680 --> 01:31:41,040
Washington future land use map for proposed residential development. Notice is given that this

854
01:31:41,040 --> 01:31:44,880
hearing is to accept public comments on the proposed amendment to the city of Port Washington's

855
01:31:44,880 --> 01:31:52,080
Comprehensive Plan 2035. Are there any speakers on this for this public hearing? Any speakers

856
01:31:52,080 --> 01:31:57,760
for the public hearing? Any speakers for the public hearing? Okay. I'm going to close the hearing.

857
01:31:57,760 --> 01:32:02,560
That brings us into the subject agenda item, which is consideration and possible action on

858
01:32:02,560 --> 01:32:10,160
ordinance 2026-07 in ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan future 2035 land use plan map

859
01:32:10,160 --> 01:32:15,680
for the purpose of designating approximately 1.4 acres of land located at 365 North Wisconsin

860
01:32:15,680 --> 01:32:20,160
Street and 104 West Washington Street as mixed use traditional neighborhood on the city of Port

861
01:32:20,160 --> 01:32:25,120
Washington future land use map for proposed residential development. The city of Port Washington is the

862
01:32:25,120 --> 01:32:30,560
applicant. This is the second reading, which means we can take action and the council is being asked

863
01:32:30,640 --> 01:32:35,440
to review and adopt an ordinance amending the city's comprehensive future land use map to designate

864
01:32:35,440 --> 01:32:41,040
approximately 1.4 acres of land from government institutional and utilities to mixed use traditional

865
01:32:41,040 --> 01:32:47,440
neighborhood to accommodate a proposed residential townhome development. Mr. Harris. So this is

866
01:32:48,480 --> 01:32:56,000
part of the process of lining up the former police and fireblock for that townhome residential

867
01:32:56,000 --> 01:33:02,880
development that you have all seen previously. This is the first step to rezone that property

868
01:33:02,880 --> 01:33:09,120
from public utility lands because it was the police and fire station and it is to change the

869
01:33:09,120 --> 01:33:15,680
land use map from public utility over to the down to a traditional neighborhood mixed use

870
01:33:15,680 --> 01:33:21,920
traditional neighborhood on the city's future land use map. So this is the first step and this

871
01:33:21,920 --> 01:33:29,200
will allow for a future rezoning to rezone it to be for and allow for that townhome development

872
01:33:29,200 --> 01:33:36,880
to move forward. Thank you. Any questions for Mr. Harris? Hold on one pastel. Just clarification

873
01:33:36,880 --> 01:33:43,440
regardless of who's building on this. This rezoning needs to be done, correct? Yes, correct. Thank you.

874
01:33:43,600 --> 01:33:45,600
Thank you.

875
01:33:45,600 --> 01:33:46,080
Other

876
01:33:46,080 --> 01:33:51,760
wonderings? Are we willing to make a motion? I will make a motion to adopt ordinance 2026-07.

877
01:33:52,640 --> 01:33:54,800
There's a motion. Is there a second? Second.

878
01:33:54,800 --> 01:33:57,280
Moved and seconded. Any questions or concerns on the motion?

879
01:33:57,920 --> 01:34:00,880
All right, seeing none. All in favor signify by saying aye. Aye.

880
01:34:00,880 --> 01:34:07,120
Opposed? All right, that motion carries. That takes us into agenda item 10-3 which also needs

881
01:34:07,120 --> 01:34:12,480
to be delayed until we can post for a public hearing for that. So that takes us to number four

882
01:34:12,480 --> 01:34:16,080
which is consideration and possible action on an easement agreement with the town of Port

883
01:34:16,080 --> 01:34:20,880
Washington for sewer and water utilities to be provided by the city of Port Washington.

884
01:34:20,880 --> 01:34:25,040
The issue is should the city approve an easement agreement for sanitary sewer and water

885
01:34:25,600 --> 01:34:29,440
main installation from the city of Port Washington into the town of Port Washington. The staff is

886
01:34:29,440 --> 01:34:34,240
recommending approving the easement agreement to provide utility services to the town of Port

887
01:34:34,240 --> 01:34:42,160
Washington. Mr. Strahm? Yeah, so you heard on the tip to presentation is this would be

888
01:34:43,840 --> 01:34:54,800
a part of project 26-1. The best route for sewer and water is the cut through the parking lot of

889
01:34:54,800 --> 01:35:02,000
the town hall. That involves the most efficiently serve that little community down there.

890
01:35:04,640 --> 01:35:06,320
So

891
01:35:12,000 --> 01:35:19,360
I guess I had a discussion with the town chair right before this meeting and their attorney would

892
01:35:19,360 --> 01:35:27,680
like to make a change to condition number eight on the easement. So the recommended motion would

893
01:35:27,680 --> 01:35:34,400
change to approve the easement agreement for sanitary sewer and water made to the town of Port

894
01:35:34,400 --> 01:35:42,640
Washington subject to the attorney's agreement on the easement language. This easement was prepared by

895
01:35:43,600 --> 01:35:45,440
Chris Smith of von Breason. So

896
01:35:47,760 --> 01:35:49,760
I need to have a discussion with him regarding it.

897
01:35:50,960 --> 01:35:56,080
Yeah, so the approval would be continued upon that there's some semantics in there that they

898
01:35:56,160 --> 01:36:00,960
want to adjust. Nothing that changes the scope of the contract at all in any way. We've done that

899
01:36:00,960 --> 01:36:09,440
before contingent upon final attorney approval. Any questions upon this issue? Was there anyone

900
01:36:09,440 --> 01:36:12,720
willing to make a motion to approve the easement agreement between the town and the city of Port

901
01:36:12,720 --> 01:36:17,760
Washington so we can run water and sewer? There's a motion. Is there a second? Second.

902
01:36:17,760 --> 01:36:20,240
We've been seconded. Any questions or concerns on the motion?

903
01:36:21,120 --> 01:36:24,560
The motion does include the it is what you read.

904
01:36:26,560 --> 01:36:31,600
Condition upon an attorney approval. Okay. All in favor signify by saying aye.

905
01:36:32,400 --> 01:36:37,680
Opposed? All right. That motion carries. That takes us into agenda item 10's 5.

906
01:36:37,680 --> 01:36:42,080
Consideration and possible action in stormwater maintenance agreement for Highland Point North.

907
01:36:42,080 --> 01:36:45,520
The issue is should the Common Council approve a stormwater maintenance agreement with Highland

908
01:36:45,600 --> 01:36:50,080
Point North LLC and the staff is recommending that the council does approve the stormwater

909
01:36:50,080 --> 01:36:57,760
maintenance agreement? Roger. All right. So this also is a pretty typical agreement that we make

910
01:36:57,760 --> 01:37:02,800
with with any development that occurs that is required to put some stormwater detention

911
01:37:02,800 --> 01:37:09,680
pond or or other treatment or flood control device for stormwater on our property. This

912
01:37:09,760 --> 01:37:15,440
essentially ensures that they will maintain it. If they don't maintain it, the city has the right

913
01:37:15,440 --> 01:37:18,560
to go on to the property and maintain it and send them a bill for the work.

914
01:37:22,560 --> 01:37:28,400
So our recommendation is to approve. Any questions? Mr. Benning.

915
01:37:29,600 --> 01:37:34,480
There's a motion to approve. Is there a second? Second. There's a second on the motion. Any

916
01:37:34,480 --> 01:37:39,040
questions or concerns on the motion? Seeing none. All in favor signify by saying aye.

917
01:37:39,840 --> 01:37:45,360
Opposed? All right. The motion carries. That brings us into agenda item number 10-6.

918
01:37:45,920 --> 01:37:51,200
Consideration and possible action on a resolution 2026-09 accepting the

919
01:37:51,200 --> 01:37:55,840
dedication of public infrastructure on Highland Drive and Lake Drive. The issue is should the

920
01:37:55,840 --> 01:38:01,440
Common Council approve resolution 2026-09 accepting the dedication of rectangular

921
01:38:01,440 --> 01:38:06,400
rapid flashing beacons from vantage data centers management LLC and the staff is

922
01:38:06,400 --> 01:38:14,240
recommending approval of resolution 2026-09. Roger. All right. We're going to start tonight.

923
01:38:16,640 --> 01:38:22,240
One of the conditions that that we put on advantage when they were they were doing work on Lake

924
01:38:22,240 --> 01:38:30,400
Drive and then this also included Highland Drive and it was in the overall language also from

925
01:38:30,400 --> 01:38:36,880
DOT for all the other intersections they were doing was that they put these rapid flashing beacons

926
01:38:37,680 --> 01:38:44,880
where the inner urban crosses roads in their jurisdiction. I guess so they've installed

927
01:38:44,880 --> 01:38:51,840
the rapid flashing beacons. They've been inspected. They're operating and since they're in the city

928
01:38:51,840 --> 01:38:58,320
right away they essentially they are handing those beacons over to us.

929
01:39:00,160 --> 01:39:06,000
Roger, I had a question and it may have been reviewed in committee but is there an anticipated

930
01:39:08,240 --> 01:39:12,800
liability to the city for costs for maintenance of this down the road and do we know what that is

931
01:39:12,800 --> 01:39:18,960
and is it significant? It would be relatively minor. I mean we have these rapid flashing beacons

932
01:39:18,960 --> 01:39:23,680
in other places in the city and at this point the maintenance cost in them has been nailed but

933
01:39:23,680 --> 01:39:29,360
I imagine at some point in time the LED lights change us over panel or new lights.

934
01:39:30,160 --> 01:39:34,640
Thank you for that. Other questions? Otherwise is there anyone willing to make a motion?

935
01:39:34,640 --> 01:39:37,600
I will move to approve. There's a motion to approve. Is there a second?

936
01:39:38,880 --> 01:39:43,440
Moved and seconded. Any questions or concerns on that motion? Seeing none all in favor signify

937
01:39:43,440 --> 01:39:46,880
by saying aye. Opposed? All right that motion carries.

938
01:39:48,960 --> 01:39:54,320
That takes us into consideration a possible action to approve resolution 2026-10 a resolution

939
01:39:54,320 --> 01:39:58,800
for inclusion under the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Program.

940
01:39:59,520 --> 01:40:03,360
The issue is should the Common Council approve a resolution authorizing the City of Port

941
01:40:03,360 --> 01:40:08,880
Washington to pursue participation in the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Program

942
01:40:08,880 --> 01:40:17,440
specifically the high deductible health plan HMO standard HDHP PPO without dental P17 subject

943
01:40:17,440 --> 01:40:23,200
to receipt and acceptance of the final underwriting results and rates. Staff recommends council approve

944
01:40:23,200 --> 01:40:27,760
the resolution authorizing the City to pursue participation in the Wisconsin Public Employers

945
01:40:27,760 --> 01:40:32,000
Group Health Insurance Program subject to the conditions outlined in the resolution.

946
01:40:33,280 --> 01:40:39,040
Susan are you taking this one or Matt? Robin? Actually I'm sorry I didn't know Robin was here.

947
01:40:39,040 --> 01:40:44,960
If you have any questions? Yes. Does anyone have any questions for this? I didn't see you over there.

948
01:40:44,960 --> 01:40:54,160
Sorry. Any questions about the move? Just clarification this is strictly approval to investigate

949
01:40:54,160 --> 01:41:00,400
the advantages or disadvantages right it's not approving a plan okay then I will move to approve.

950
01:41:00,960 --> 01:41:05,360
There is a motion to approve is there a second? There is a second. Any questions or concerns on

951
01:41:05,360 --> 01:41:11,360
that motion? Seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed? Motion carries.

952
01:41:12,160 --> 01:41:16,080
Thank you for staying tonight Robin. The next agenda item is consideration

953
01:41:16,080 --> 01:41:22,160
possible action and denial of claim by Nadia Petnam. Sorry.

954
01:41:23,440 --> 01:41:28,400
Should there's the notice of claim damages presented to the City by Nadia pursuant to Wisconsin

955
01:41:28,400 --> 01:41:37,600
State Statute 893. I'm sorry 893.80 B disallowed. Staff recommends to disallow the notice of

956
01:41:37,600 --> 01:41:43,920
claim by Nadia upon advice of counsel. Mr. Nugent. Thank you. This was a claim that the

957
01:41:43,920 --> 01:41:51,600
City received essentially for a slip and fall on a sidewalk. This was tendered to Sivmic.

958
01:41:51,600 --> 01:41:56,720
They conduct an investigation and they are recommending disallowance. That's staff's recommendation as

959
01:41:56,720 --> 01:42:03,840
well. Who is Sivmic? Sivmic is our is the City's insurer. Thank you. Any questions on this?

960
01:42:03,840 --> 01:42:10,960
Anyone willing to make a motion? I'll make a motion to disallow the notice of claim.

961
01:42:12,160 --> 01:42:14,960
There's a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns on the motion?

962
01:42:15,600 --> 01:42:21,040
Seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed? All right. Motion carries.

963
01:42:21,040 --> 01:42:25,280
The second agenda or last agenda item then is consideration and possible action on

964
01:42:25,280 --> 01:42:31,280
claim for damages against the City by Noel Kelly. The issue is should the notice of claim for

965
01:42:31,280 --> 01:42:39,120
damages presented by to the City by Noel Kelly pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 893.80

966
01:42:39,120 --> 01:42:45,120
B disallowed. The staff is recommending to disallow the claim upon advice of counsel. Mr. Nugent.

967
01:42:46,080 --> 01:42:50,800
This is extremely similar to the last agenda item. Again, the City received a notice of claim

968
01:42:51,840 --> 01:42:59,600
for the claimant was injured in a slip and fall incident on sidewalk. The claim was sent to Sivmic

969
01:42:59,600 --> 01:43:05,280
who again conduct an investigation and is recommending this allowance of the claim. Staff is also

970
01:43:05,280 --> 01:43:12,800
recommending that the City disallow the notice of claim. Any questions or concerns? I'll make a

971
01:43:12,800 --> 01:43:19,680
motion to disallow the notice of claim. The motion is there a second? Second. Second. Any questions or

972
01:43:19,680 --> 01:43:26,000
concerns on the motion? All right. Seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed?

973
01:43:26,640 --> 01:43:31,920
Motion carries. The last agenda item is to adjourn. Is there no one willing to make a motion to adjourn?

974
01:43:31,920 --> 01:43:37,040
Second. There's a motion to adjourn and is moved and seconded. All in favor signify by saying aye.

975
01:43:37,680 --> 01:43:41,920
Opposed? This meeting is adjourned. Go Pirates.