WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:03.640 To order tonight is Tuesday, June 26th, 2026. 00:03.640 --> 00:06.800 This is the City of Port Washington Common Council Meeting. 00:06.800 --> 00:08.720 All older persons are present. 00:08.720 --> 00:10.800 Please join with me for the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:13.800 --> 00:16.800 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States 00:16.800 --> 00:20.440 of America and to the Republic for which it stands, 00:20.440 --> 00:23.240 one nation under God indivisible 00:23.240 --> 00:25.040 with liberty and justice for all. 00:26.040 --> 00:30.440 All right, that takes us into the meeting. 00:30.440 --> 00:33.240 Our first agenda item this evening is public comments. 00:33.240 --> 00:35.440 Just a reminder to the community, you have up to three minutes 00:35.440 --> 00:38.200 and we will be capping it at 30 minutes for public comments. 00:38.200 --> 00:40.440 Are there any public comments or appearances? 00:49.680 --> 00:53.680 I'm Dean Weger at 3708 East Norport Drive 00:53.680 --> 00:56.400 in the town of Port. 00:56.400 --> 00:58.680 Obviously, the City knew about Vantage's plan 00:58.680 --> 01:01.280 to request a permit to turn existing wells on the data 01:01.280 --> 01:04.560 center site into high-capacity wells, at least as far back 01:04.560 --> 01:05.800 as November. 01:05.800 --> 01:08.080 We've all now seen the letter that Vantage received 01:08.080 --> 01:11.320 from the DNR authorizing the use of four of those wells 01:11.320 --> 01:12.880 without modification. 01:12.880 --> 01:16.760 But I have questions for the City and for Vantage. 01:16.760 --> 01:19.880 But in my experience, Vantage doesn't answer questions 01:19.880 --> 01:22.400 or give information, so I come to the City Council meeting 01:22.400 --> 01:26.160 to air my concerns about your new corporate citizen. 01:26.160 --> 01:28.520 Why was this plan to use the wells not disclosed 01:28.520 --> 01:31.840 to the public, especially to those in the town of Port 01:31.840 --> 01:34.600 and other surrounding rural areas that depend on wells 01:34.600 --> 01:36.080 for their water? 01:36.080 --> 01:39.000 Where was all the transparency that you, the mayor, 01:39.000 --> 01:40.720 and Vantage talked about? 01:40.720 --> 01:42.800 Some of those City Council meetings last winter 01:42.800 --> 01:45.120 were held in the banquet hall at the hotel 01:45.120 --> 01:48.200 with hundreds of people, including Vantage representatives. 01:48.200 --> 01:50.920 Why was this topic not discussed? 01:50.920 --> 01:52.880 The DNR letter indicates one of the wells 01:52.880 --> 01:57.600 will be sealed in 2026, and then another in 2027. 01:57.600 --> 01:59.920 How will we know when this has happened? 01:59.920 --> 02:01.120 What about the other wells? 02:01.120 --> 02:02.880 Will they be used indefinitely? 02:02.880 --> 02:04.640 I've seen nothing that gives a firm date 02:04.640 --> 02:06.400 when the other wells will be sealed. 02:06.400 --> 02:07.520 Why not? 02:07.520 --> 02:10.240 Who's going to monitor the well usage? 02:10.240 --> 02:14.040 These wells are not over 70 gallons per minute, 02:14.040 --> 02:15.960 so it seems they may not be required 02:15.960 --> 02:18.400 to have a meter measuring their usage. 02:18.400 --> 02:20.440 Who's going to monitor the usage? 02:20.440 --> 02:22.440 Who's going to monitor the wastewater? 02:22.440 --> 02:24.360 Where's the wastewater going? 02:24.360 --> 02:25.520 What will be in it? 02:25.520 --> 02:27.400 Will it endanger the aquifer? 02:27.400 --> 02:29.520 Has Vantage hired a hydrologist? 02:29.520 --> 02:31.240 Can they tell us where the water's coming from? 02:31.240 --> 02:34.120 How deep, which direction it goes? 02:34.120 --> 02:36.840 Who else is depending on that same water? 02:36.840 --> 02:39.320 It's the empty promises of transparency 02:39.320 --> 02:41.160 and these big surprises that happen 02:41.160 --> 02:42.680 that lead to the rumor mills 02:42.680 --> 02:44.800 and a complete lack of distrust 02:44.800 --> 02:47.600 in anything concerning Vantage and the data center. 02:47.600 --> 02:50.360 We all just wonder when the next surprise will come. 02:50.360 --> 02:52.000 Remember the agreed work hours 02:52.000 --> 02:54.880 that suddenly turned into 24-hour construction? 02:54.880 --> 02:56.880 Remember a few months ago when we were complaining 02:56.880 --> 03:00.200 about the 24-hour work and how it was impacting our lives? 03:00.200 --> 03:02.280 We were told Vantage was going to reach out 03:02.280 --> 03:06.360 to people individually and listen to our concerns. 03:06.360 --> 03:08.760 To my knowledge, that has never happened. 03:08.760 --> 03:10.680 If you go to the Lighthouse Campus website, 03:10.680 --> 03:12.680 you'll find a Let's Connect page 03:12.680 --> 03:15.680 with four Vantage people and their email addresses. 03:15.680 --> 03:18.760 There's even a community inquiries person. 03:18.760 --> 03:20.000 Guess what happens when you write 03:20.000 --> 03:21.840 to any of those email addresses? 03:23.000 --> 03:25.280 Well, you have to guess because I sure don't know. 03:25.280 --> 03:27.920 No response ever came when I wrote. 03:27.920 --> 03:29.200 But on that same webpage, 03:29.200 --> 03:31.720 you will see the verbiage that says Vantage is committed 03:31.720 --> 03:34.680 to participating in the Port Washington community 03:34.680 --> 03:37.680 and being a good, corporate citizen. 03:37.680 --> 03:39.480 I'd appreciate it if someone from the city 03:39.480 --> 03:41.760 could tell Vantage what that might mean. 03:41.760 --> 03:43.240 Thank you for listening to me. 03:44.920 --> 03:46.080 Thank you. 03:46.080 --> 03:47.880 Other public comments or appearances? 03:49.760 --> 03:50.600 Mm-hmm. 03:56.160 --> 03:58.320 This is not a data question. 03:58.320 --> 04:01.120 Sir, please just say to your name is Phil Warner. 04:01.120 --> 04:01.960 Thank you. 04:01.960 --> 04:04.480 I just moved into town here a little while ago. 04:04.480 --> 04:09.120 I met 207 West Washington and I purchased 04:09.120 --> 04:14.120 a two-bay garage at 418 Oakland Avenue. 04:14.960 --> 04:19.960 I came here and asked to have the water turned on to it. 04:20.600 --> 04:23.600 They said they would have somebody contact me. 04:23.600 --> 04:25.120 That was five weeks ago. 04:25.120 --> 04:29.320 I haven't heard a word from a soul. 04:30.520 --> 04:31.520 That's one part. 04:31.520 --> 04:36.360 The other is, is I can't believe I'm here about garbage cans. 04:36.360 --> 04:39.120 But I cannot get garbage cans there. 04:40.120 --> 04:43.120 It is zoned residential, the garage is. 04:43.120 --> 04:49.120 I use it for tinkering and I can't get garbage cans. 04:51.120 --> 04:55.120 I'd like to, I haven't looked at my tax bill yet, 04:55.120 --> 04:57.120 but I'm pretty sure the breakdown, 04:57.120 --> 05:00.120 I'm probably paying for garbage pickup. 05:02.120 --> 05:03.120 I don't understand. 05:03.120 --> 05:07.120 I was told that if I didn't have a tax bill, 05:07.120 --> 05:10.120 then I was told that if I didn't live there, 05:10.120 --> 05:12.120 I couldn't have garbage cans. 05:12.120 --> 05:15.120 Do they think that I'm not going to generate any garbage there? 05:20.120 --> 05:23.120 We can't respond, but we've got your name and address. 05:23.120 --> 05:26.120 And then Roger, if you wouldn't mind grabbing his phone number, 05:26.120 --> 05:28.120 then we can at least close the loop on the water, 05:28.120 --> 05:29.120 turn on peace. 05:30.120 --> 05:31.120 Thank you, sir. 05:31.120 --> 05:32.120 Thank you. 05:33.120 --> 05:35.120 Other public comments or appearances? 05:38.120 --> 05:39.120 Yeah. 05:40.120 --> 05:42.120 Kim Tydrick, 4, 4, 6, 5, Wilder's Way, 05:42.120 --> 05:46.120 town of Port Washington, which makes me an outside agitator, 05:46.120 --> 05:47.120 apparently. 05:47.120 --> 05:50.120 A couple of things, first of all, 05:50.120 --> 05:53.120 everything Dean said, double it. 05:55.120 --> 05:59.120 We have been lied to about basically everything from the get-go. 06:00.120 --> 06:02.120 None of you have listened to us. 06:02.120 --> 06:05.120 Most of you can't even bother looking at us when we speak. 06:06.120 --> 06:10.120 So yeah, there's a very strong lack of trust. 06:13.120 --> 06:17.120 Another issue I have is very recently there was an article put out 06:17.120 --> 06:23.120 and the mayor said that no one came and no one cared and no one put 06:23.120 --> 06:24.120 there was no pushback. 06:24.120 --> 06:28.120 And so this got pushed through very, very quickly because no one was here. 06:28.120 --> 06:31.120 Well, I beg to differ because we were here. 06:31.120 --> 06:34.120 We were here multiple times before this went to anywhere. 06:34.120 --> 06:36.120 We were at the town meetings. 06:36.120 --> 06:39.120 Some days we went to town meetings and came directly here. 06:40.120 --> 06:45.120 So flat out lying in articles, not a good look, 06:45.120 --> 06:48.120 but expected after the way this has all gone recently. 06:50.120 --> 06:56.120 What I most importantly want to say is that this, 06:57.120 --> 07:01.120 as far as the impact on the neighbors, 07:01.120 --> 07:05.120 has been far worse than we were even expecting at this point. 07:05.120 --> 07:09.120 We were worried about the things that would happen when the vantage data center 07:09.120 --> 07:10.120 was up and running. 07:10.120 --> 07:14.120 And when Oracle and OpenAI came in and were doing their crazy stuff, 07:14.120 --> 07:19.120 what is worse is I've lived in my home for 22 years now 07:20.120 --> 07:23.120 and I can't open my windows and doors. 07:23.120 --> 07:24.120 It's finally warm. 07:24.120 --> 07:26.120 It's finally spring in Port Washington. 07:26.120 --> 07:30.120 I can't open my windows and doors and enjoy it because as soon as I do, 07:30.120 --> 07:32.120 the dirt comes in. 07:32.120 --> 07:34.120 The noise. 07:34.120 --> 07:37.120 Okay, we get Sundays off now, 07:37.120 --> 07:41.120 but we all have PTSD from the beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, 07:41.120 --> 07:44.120 beep, beep, beep of the 24-hour construction. 07:44.120 --> 07:49.120 You have no idea what you people have done to those of us 07:49.120 --> 07:51.120 who live around that site. 07:52.120 --> 07:55.120 And you have no idea what's coming. 07:56.120 --> 07:58.120 And that's the scary part. 07:58.120 --> 08:03.120 Have any of you taken any time to Google, 08:03.120 --> 08:08.120 vantage, OpenAI, Oracle, and the results of what happens 08:08.120 --> 08:11.120 when they come into your communities and build data centers? 08:11.120 --> 08:14.120 The aquifers that disappeared during construction 08:14.120 --> 08:16.120 that were never going to be used. 08:16.120 --> 08:19.120 Gee, that sounds kind of familiar, doesn't it? 08:20.120 --> 08:25.120 Please take some time and then step up and do your jobs 08:25.120 --> 08:30.120 as common council members and stand up for the citizens 08:30.120 --> 08:33.120 of this city. 08:33.120 --> 08:37.120 It was a beautiful city, and what is going on now is going to drive 08:37.120 --> 08:39.120 tourism away. 08:39.120 --> 08:42.120 Sure, you'll have those construction guys here for a couple of years, 08:42.120 --> 08:47.120 and then when they're gone, no one's going to want to come here. 08:47.120 --> 08:49.120 Look at Oregon. 08:49.120 --> 08:51.120 Look at Virginia. 08:51.120 --> 08:52.120 You'll see. 08:52.120 --> 08:53.120 Thank you. 08:55.120 --> 08:57.120 Other public comments and appearances? 09:05.120 --> 09:11.120 I'm Anna Mueller, 4488 Lilac Lane, Port of Town, Washington. 09:12.120 --> 09:16.120 John McGivron visited Port on May 5th. 09:16.120 --> 09:20.120 He was in town to promote a special release of his final 09:20.120 --> 09:24.120 installment of Main Streets, which is a travel docuseries 09:24.120 --> 09:28.120 highlighting Wisconsin cities and towns. 09:28.120 --> 09:32.120 PBS last funding, so this is now defunct. 09:32.120 --> 09:35.120 The last and final episode featured Port Washington. 09:35.120 --> 09:41.120 It was filmed last July and September before the November groundbreaking. 09:41.120 --> 09:47.120 It featured restaurants, lake fishing, historical locations and businesses. 09:47.120 --> 09:50.120 He interviewed a business owner who gave up the corporate world 09:50.120 --> 09:53.120 to start a small business here. 09:53.120 --> 09:58.120 She was asked, so you're committed to Port Washington? 09:58.120 --> 10:02.120 There's plenty to do and experience, even outdoors, right? 10:02.120 --> 10:07.120 She responded, we are surrounded by some pretty awesome views 10:07.120 --> 10:11.120 and yeah, biking and hiking, so we have a lot to offer here. 10:11.120 --> 10:15.120 So it's kind of like a dream come true. 10:16.120 --> 10:20.120 It ended with a panoramic view from the light station looking north, 10:20.120 --> 10:25.120 while the host was speaking, rolling meadows, wildflowers, fresh water, 10:25.120 --> 10:28.120 and with a community that bonds with nature, 10:28.120 --> 10:34.120 it panned out to the endless rolling hills and pastures as far as the eye could see. 10:34.120 --> 10:38.120 The uncomfortable silence was deafening. 10:38.120 --> 10:43.120 We had the realization that we were not witnessing a promotional tourist film. 10:43.120 --> 10:46.120 This was a eulogy at a funeral. 10:46.120 --> 10:52.120 I did not talk to Mr. Givens, so I don't know how he felt about Port's transformation 10:52.120 --> 10:56.120 from his last visit, but the parting shot of the horizon 10:56.120 --> 11:01.120 and the dialogue was cut from the May 7th release. 11:01.120 --> 11:04.120 You see, Mayor Ted, advantage? 11:04.120 --> 11:08.120 You didn't just destroy 2,000 acres of land. 11:08.120 --> 11:12.120 You sucked the life out of a community. 11:12.120 --> 11:15.120 You broke their spirit and their pride. 11:15.120 --> 11:19.120 You stole their reliable future. 11:19.120 --> 11:23.120 These are the things that don't show up in surveys and measured by polling 11:23.120 --> 11:26.120 and are not statistical evidence. 11:26.120 --> 11:29.120 These are things that the intricate fabric of our lives 11:29.120 --> 11:32.120 and the mesh work of a thriving community. 11:32.120 --> 11:35.120 Thank you for your time. 11:35.120 --> 11:40.120 Thank you. 11:41.120 --> 11:43.120 Ben, are you going to go? 11:43.120 --> 11:45.120 Sure. 11:45.120 --> 11:47.120 So I guess I don't need to say my name. 11:47.120 --> 11:49.120 Yes, you do. 11:49.120 --> 11:53.120 Ben Donakowski 4799 County Road, LL. 11:53.120 --> 11:56.120 With all the blue blinking security cameras, 11:56.120 --> 12:00.120 it's reasonable to expect a designated vantage representative 12:00.120 --> 12:05.120 who can provide footage when people are subjected to unsafe driving incidents. 12:05.120 --> 12:09.120 And to be clear, I'm not talking about the accidents that already occurred 12:09.120 --> 12:11.120 requiring police presence. 12:11.120 --> 12:15.120 I'm assuming that footage was made available as it should be. 12:15.120 --> 12:17.120 I'm talking about the near-miss situations. 12:17.120 --> 12:20.120 Someone cutting off or someone cutting a driver off 12:20.120 --> 12:22.120 and forcing them to slam on the brakes 12:22.120 --> 12:25.120 or a vehicle getting damaged with no accountability. 12:25.120 --> 12:30.120 In those cases, residents should be able to contact a single representative 12:30.120 --> 12:35.120 and say, I would like the footage from XYZ date and time. 12:35.120 --> 12:37.120 Hold them to being a good neighbor. 12:37.120 --> 12:41.120 And help with insurance claims or help identify employees needing an update 12:41.120 --> 12:48.120 and driving etiquette by taking responsibility from the impacts of your operation. 12:48.120 --> 12:52.120 For my second topic, I'm starting with a rhetorical question. 12:52.120 --> 12:55.120 If I slept in your couch for five days a week, 12:55.120 --> 12:58.120 showered there every day and ate a meal or two, 12:58.120 --> 13:01.120 would you say I'm living with you? 13:01.120 --> 13:05.120 Whatever fairytale sugar-coated explanation the city has in the pipeline 13:05.120 --> 13:07.120 won't fool anyone. 13:07.120 --> 13:12.120 People will be living on site despite the multiple assurances that this would never happen. 13:12.120 --> 13:17.120 Resting, camping, couch crashing, whatever label you want to use. 13:17.120 --> 13:21.120 If someone is eating, showering, and sleeping in the same place five out of seven days, 13:21.120 --> 13:23.120 it's fair to say that they're living there. 13:23.120 --> 13:28.120 Thank you. 13:28.120 --> 13:31.120 Any other public comments? 13:32.120 --> 13:37.120 My name is Lauren Kerns. 13:37.120 --> 13:39.120 I live in West Bend. 13:39.120 --> 13:43.120 I'm not going to give my address because I don't feel like it's a comfortable thing. 13:43.120 --> 13:45.120 You must state your address. 13:45.120 --> 13:48.120 Okay, five, eight, five, nine, county of roadway. 13:48.120 --> 13:49.120 Thank you. 13:49.120 --> 13:52.120 I was not planning on doing a couple of comments today, 13:52.120 --> 13:59.120 but I am coming up here to speak about the property that is on the ATC line. 14:00.120 --> 14:05.120 And to say how people from outside of Port Washington have been impacted. 14:05.120 --> 14:08.120 And first, I want to address that. 14:08.120 --> 14:12.120 I see a lot of the same things that this government body has been doing 14:12.120 --> 14:15.120 that I've seen out in Trenton, Wisconsin, 14:15.120 --> 14:20.120 where the government body often insults people who come up and make comments 14:20.120 --> 14:24.120 and give their experiences and how often they'll be little. 14:25.120 --> 14:28.120 I know that Ted is frowns upon, you know, KFOs. 14:28.120 --> 14:32.120 I've heard him say it in interviews before. 14:32.120 --> 14:35.120 And I have dealt with KFOs out of my area and fighting it. 14:35.120 --> 14:38.120 And I've had my same government do the same thing. 14:38.120 --> 14:43.120 And what has been happening with my community impacted by this data center 14:43.120 --> 14:47.120 is far significantly worse than what has been happening with KFOs. 14:47.120 --> 14:52.120 And I am used to manure smells, you know, that smell like diarrhea going into 14:52.120 --> 14:58.120 my house and seeing how you guys in this community are facing some things 14:58.120 --> 15:04.120 different, something similar where you can't go outside and enjoy the outdoors. 15:04.120 --> 15:11.120 And I feel really awful and can only imagine what you guys are experiencing. 15:11.120 --> 15:17.120 And I am experiencing probably far less extent because I also have dust 15:17.120 --> 15:22.120 that is just being blown up everywhere from all the concrete trucks going on the roads. 15:22.120 --> 15:27.120 And it's just a dusty mess out by me too. 15:27.120 --> 15:29.120 Again, I am also on the ATC line. 15:29.120 --> 15:35.120 So I have the heartbreaking reality that I might have to watch my forest be cut down 15:35.120 --> 15:37.120 for your data center. 15:37.120 --> 15:42.120 All this greenwashing stuff that you guys are trying to pull with saying that 15:42.120 --> 15:44.120 Vantage is going to plant native plants. 15:44.120 --> 15:46.120 What about my native plants? 15:46.120 --> 15:53.120 What about my already established native community that I'm going to have to watch get cut down? 15:53.120 --> 15:58.120 What has been happening here has been without any regard to other communities. 15:58.120 --> 16:02.120 And I hope you guys are thinking about what lawsuits might end up coming for you. 16:02.120 --> 16:11.120 If you do not fix this, if you do not start asking the other communities what you can do to fix it. 16:11.120 --> 16:14.120 Thank you. 16:14.120 --> 16:17.120 Other public comments or appearances? 16:17.120 --> 16:20.120 Okay, we're going to move into the meeting. 16:20.120 --> 16:22.120 The next agenda item is the consent agenda. 16:22.120 --> 16:26.120 I'm looking for the approval of the previous meeting's minutes and the monthly invoice reports. 16:26.120 --> 16:27.120 So moved. 16:27.120 --> 16:28.120 There's a motion and a second. 16:28.120 --> 16:30.120 Any questions or concerns on that motion? 16:30.120 --> 16:31.120 All right. 16:31.120 --> 16:32.120 Seeing none. 16:32.120 --> 16:33.120 All in favor signify by saying aye. 16:33.120 --> 16:34.120 Opposed? 16:34.120 --> 16:35.120 All right. 16:35.120 --> 16:36.120 The motion carries. 16:36.120 --> 16:40.120 Then under mayor's business before any of our speakers leave. 16:40.120 --> 16:49.120 If you email us so we can send you how we've advocated for the alternative lines and brought forward the other communities in that conversation with us to avoid going through your area. 16:49.120 --> 16:51.120 And we've advocated at the highest levels for that. 16:51.120 --> 16:54.120 So we will send you those documents that you can have those. 16:54.120 --> 16:59.120 The other pieces is there's an appointment for members to boards, commissions and committees. 16:59.120 --> 17:05.120 Dan Becker, former aldermen and lifetime resident of Port Washington is who I'm recommending for the police and fire commission. 17:06.120 --> 17:08.120 Dan is willing to serve on that. 17:08.120 --> 17:15.120 And he resigned from his zoning appeals board job that he had here for a little bit. 17:15.120 --> 17:18.120 Is there anyone willing to make a motion to accept that nomination? 17:18.120 --> 17:19.120 So moved. 17:19.120 --> 17:20.120 Motion. 17:20.120 --> 17:21.120 Is there a second? 17:21.120 --> 17:22.120 Moved and seconded. 17:22.120 --> 17:24.120 Any questions or concerns on that motion? 17:24.120 --> 17:25.120 All right. 17:25.120 --> 17:26.120 Seeing none. 17:26.120 --> 17:27.120 All in favor signify by saying aye. 17:27.120 --> 17:28.120 Opposed? 17:28.120 --> 17:29.120 All right. 17:29.120 --> 17:30.120 The motion carries. 17:31.120 --> 17:32.120 And I went out of order here. 17:32.120 --> 17:40.120 But this past week, Betty Showalter, Betty Hill, who she was born as, celebrated her 100th birthday. 17:40.120 --> 17:45.120 Betty is the daughter of the founder of the Port Washington State Bank. 17:45.120 --> 17:48.120 And her and her husband Ron had run that state bank for a long time. 17:48.120 --> 17:57.120 And the business continues and the bank continues in the family's name being now run by son Steve and the grandson, James Showalter. 17:58.120 --> 18:02.120 So this past Sunday was Betty Showalter Day in Port Washington. 18:02.120 --> 18:04.120 I just want to make sure the community knew that. 18:04.120 --> 18:10.120 Ron and Betty Showalter for entertainment since the 70s watched every single council meeting. 18:10.120 --> 18:17.120 So they would go home, have dinner, and then make a Manhattan suite and watch the council meetings. 18:17.120 --> 18:21.120 They watched those council meetings until about three, four years ago. 18:21.120 --> 18:26.120 So just a happy birthday to Betty and a congratulations to her for meeting that centurion mark. 18:26.120 --> 18:27.120 Okay. 18:27.120 --> 18:29.120 That's all I've got for tonight. 18:29.120 --> 18:31.120 That's going to take us into staff reports. 18:31.120 --> 18:32.120 Melissa. 18:32.120 --> 18:34.120 Thank you, Mayor. 18:34.120 --> 18:38.120 The department head reports are on the Facebook and on the website. 18:38.120 --> 18:40.120 I encourage everyone to check those out. 18:40.120 --> 18:42.120 There's a lot of things going on in the city. 18:42.120 --> 18:43.120 The pool is open. 18:43.120 --> 18:45.120 We had nice weather for opening day. 18:45.120 --> 18:47.120 So check that out this summer. 18:48.120 --> 18:51.120 A couple of updates of things coming up in the future. 18:51.120 --> 18:57.120 The capital improvement plan and process will be going to public works in July. 18:57.120 --> 19:02.120 So if you're interested in the long term planning of the city, feel free to attend that meeting. 19:02.120 --> 19:08.120 Then also the July 15 will be having the BCC training. 19:08.120 --> 19:10.120 That's the board's commission committee. 19:10.120 --> 19:15.120 So just a reminder that those will be doing the training on that in the morning or the evening. 19:16.120 --> 19:21.120 And then later on the agenda, we do have two grant application on the agenda. 19:21.120 --> 19:23.120 These are just grant applications. 19:23.120 --> 19:27.120 The project costs and whatnot will be discussed at GGF. 19:27.120 --> 19:28.120 The following meeting. 19:28.120 --> 19:31.120 So seven seven will be talking about Valley Creek. 19:31.120 --> 19:32.120 A little bit more of the details. 19:32.120 --> 19:37.120 So if you're interested in that, check out that packet online or come to the meeting. 19:37.120 --> 19:41.120 And then I will be getting that to the common council after the GGF meeting. 19:41.120 --> 19:42.120 So that's all I have. 19:42.120 --> 19:43.120 Thank you. 19:43.120 --> 19:45.120 Any questions or concerns for Melissa? 19:45.120 --> 19:50.120 I just want to point out, I always appreciate the depth that the full staff puts in here. 19:50.120 --> 20:01.120 And I just in Rob's report to from public works, he pointed out the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation working with the National, the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coastal National Marine Sanctuary. 20:01.120 --> 20:04.120 And they'll be in Port Washington this summer to survey visitors, etc. 20:04.120 --> 20:08.120 I think that we overlooked the fact that we've got that marine sanctuary outside. 20:08.120 --> 20:10.120 It's the same thing as a federal park. 20:10.120 --> 20:16.120 And then the other piece that I was really excited to see was the new staircase leading down into the pool. 20:16.120 --> 20:18.120 I really, really appreciated that. 20:18.120 --> 20:23.120 And then the last one that I have is the anniversary of Dennis Churney, our harbor master. 20:23.120 --> 20:31.120 He started after retiring in 1997 as our harbor master. 20:31.120 --> 20:35.120 And when I was a Mr. Beaster seat in the sixth ward, I voted for his appointment. 20:35.120 --> 20:38.120 And I just can't believe he's still out there doing it. 20:39.120 --> 20:44.120 Yeah, his promise was, I'll do this for one year so you guys can get your act together and hire somebody. 20:44.120 --> 20:49.120 So here we are, you know, close to 30 years later, and he's still doing it. 20:49.120 --> 20:54.120 And I just appreciate his ownership and congratulate him on that commitment to the city of Port Washington. 20:54.120 --> 21:04.120 And then one final request, Melissa, could you work with Vantage on that misinformation about the wells so that we can get a report and put that on to Facebook and put some facts out there from the city instead of individuals? 21:04.120 --> 21:05.120 That would be great. 21:06.120 --> 21:10.120 Okay, that brings us into council committees under general government and finance committee. 21:10.120 --> 21:11.120 Oh, I'm sorry. 21:11.120 --> 21:14.120 Oh, yeah, traffic safety charter presentation. 21:14.120 --> 21:15.120 Roger. 21:15.120 --> 21:17.120 You almost got lucked out. 21:17.120 --> 21:18.120 You almost lucked out. 21:18.120 --> 21:34.120 So as you do this, just a reminder to the community that the charters, each board commission committee has to present a charter to the council lined up with our strategic plan to ensure that their actions over the course of the year just keep us moving forward. 21:35.120 --> 21:37.120 Under the direction that we had established. 21:37.120 --> 21:38.120 Yeah. 21:38.120 --> 21:43.120 So I'll run through our charter here pretty quick and Paul is our chairman. 21:43.120 --> 21:45.120 Whatever he said. 21:45.120 --> 21:51.120 So start with our mission statement. 21:51.120 --> 22:02.120 The traffic safety committee reviews all proposed ordinances relating to parking speed limits and traffic controls and recommends public improvements which promote and enhance safety for all modes of transportation. 22:03.120 --> 22:08.120 So you said to want to make sure that we're also covering pedestrians, bikes. 22:08.120 --> 22:14.120 All the electronic mobility items that are out there now, along with cars. 22:14.120 --> 22:17.120 We meet every other month. 22:17.120 --> 22:20.120 10 a.m. fourth Monday of the month. 22:20.120 --> 22:28.120 The committee consists of three aldermen, the police chief and the city engineer. 22:29.120 --> 22:36.120 We will do one. 22:36.120 --> 22:38.120 Some of the goals we're working on. 22:38.120 --> 22:42.120 We've been working quite a while on as goal one was to design the implement, 22:42.120 --> 22:48.120 improve pedestrian bicycle safety at the intersection of the inner urban trail and county L L. 22:48.120 --> 22:50.120 We've had complaints about that. 22:50.120 --> 22:51.120 Bicyclists are not paying attention. 22:51.120 --> 22:55.120 So we're working with the county to improve that crossing. 22:55.120 --> 23:01.120 And now also goal two is traffic safety improvements to the intersection of sunset road and county highway L L. 23:01.120 --> 23:06.120 That's another thing we're trying to get pedestrians and bicyclists to. 23:06.120 --> 23:08.120 Be safer. 23:08.120 --> 23:14.120 Three is a port moves as we were talking about before with the bicycle plan. 23:14.120 --> 23:19.120 And we're also working with the state on ADA ramps. 23:19.120 --> 23:23.120 At South Spring 3 Grand Avenue and North Wisconsin street. 23:24.120 --> 23:27.120 So we've had a full agenda. 23:27.120 --> 23:32.120 This year and we're still working on that with the bike trail. 23:32.120 --> 23:36.120 So we've had a lot on our plate, but a lot of it, we have to get. 23:36.120 --> 23:37.120 Commendations. 23:37.120 --> 23:39.120 We have to get cooperation from the county in the state. 23:39.120 --> 23:41.120 So we keep at it. 23:41.120 --> 23:45.120 Roger does a good job of it. 23:45.120 --> 23:46.120 Any questions? 23:46.120 --> 23:52.120 No, I just I wanted to share that I appreciate your currently looking at the E bike. 23:52.120 --> 23:54.120 The ordinance and the different pieces. 23:54.120 --> 24:02.120 There are most of our neighboring communities who have bike trails that run through town and young people who are riding the different classes of E bikes. 24:02.120 --> 24:03.120 I appreciate that. 24:03.120 --> 24:05.120 I think that's a safety piece we need to get ahead of. 24:05.120 --> 24:06.120 So thank you for that. 24:06.120 --> 24:08.120 Other questions or comments? 24:08.120 --> 24:11.120 Any other members of the committee want to say anything? 24:11.120 --> 24:12.120 Okay. 24:12.120 --> 24:13.120 Well done, gentlemen. 24:13.120 --> 24:14.120 Thank you. 24:14.120 --> 24:21.120 That then takes us into agenda item number seven a general government and finance committee. 24:21.120 --> 24:30.120 I would like to thank you for the recommendation and possible action on approval of an alcohol license for class C wine for Bon Bon Bell LLC Meghan. 24:30.120 --> 24:37.120 Castes the agent at 211 North Franklin Street and a class A beer liquor cider for Adina Lakeside LLC. 24:37.120 --> 24:41.120 Daniel Cohn is the agent at 223 North Franklin Street. 24:41.120 --> 24:50.120 The issue is the common counsel is being asked to approve an original C wine and class A alcohol license and annual cabaret license for the establishment listed and approval for their agents. 24:50.120 --> 24:57.120 The recommendation is to approve the applications required and to approve. 24:57.120 --> 25:03.120 Let me start this over the city clerk has reviewed and approved the applications and required supporting documents. 25:03.120 --> 25:11.120 All required fees have been paid and the background record checks completed and approved by acting police chiefs are necky. 25:11.120 --> 25:12.120 Susan. 25:12.120 --> 25:17.120 So both of these license requests come to you. 25:17.120 --> 25:21.120 There's the two separate ones. 25:21.120 --> 25:26.120 The Bon Bon Bell is the same business. 25:26.120 --> 25:30.120 Same agent operating at the same location with their bridal salon. 25:30.120 --> 25:32.120 It's a restructuring of their corporation. 25:32.120 --> 25:36.120 So they reapplied with that new corporate structure. 25:36.120 --> 25:38.120 Other than that, nothing else has changed. 25:38.120 --> 25:45.120 And for the Adina Lakeside, that will be the new owner, what was dream harvest market. 25:45.120 --> 25:52.120 So being a new corporation, they had to file for a new alcohol license to be able to do the cider as well. 25:52.120 --> 26:05.120 As far as that goes, what I was told was that sale and the change will be happening over the course of these few weeks here throughout June and they'll be ready for July to begin the licensing year. 26:05.120 --> 26:12.120 And we met previously for general government finance and both were approved at that meeting. 26:12.120 --> 26:13.120 This one. 26:13.120 --> 26:16.120 Any questions or concerns or is there someone willing to make a motion? 26:16.120 --> 26:17.120 I will move to approve. 26:17.120 --> 26:18.120 There's a motion to approve. 26:18.120 --> 26:19.120 And a second. 26:19.120 --> 26:21.120 Any questions or concerns on the motion? 26:21.120 --> 26:22.120 All right. 26:22.120 --> 26:24.120 Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. 26:24.120 --> 26:25.120 Opposed? 26:25.120 --> 26:26.120 Motion carries. 26:26.120 --> 26:29.120 That brings us into the next agenda item, which is for dollar general. 26:29.120 --> 26:35.120 The issue is should the common council approve the request for Dolgan Corps, LLC for the appointment of a successor agent. 26:35.120 --> 26:37.120 The staff recommends the city. 26:37.120 --> 26:43.120 The city clerk has reviewed the request background check has been approved and approval is recommended as presented. 26:43.120 --> 26:44.120 Susan. 26:44.120 --> 26:56.120 As with other retail establishments here, primarily class A, we'll see from time to time that there's a management shift at these locations. 26:56.120 --> 27:00.120 And we have done this before for dollar general. 27:00.120 --> 27:04.120 This is just a change of agent manager on site. 27:04.120 --> 27:10.120 The background check was approved and this was also considered at general government finance committee rep for this meeting. 27:10.120 --> 27:14.120 There as well. 27:14.120 --> 27:15.120 Any questions or concerns? 27:15.120 --> 27:16.120 The comments? 27:16.120 --> 27:21.120 All in favor signify by saying aye. 27:21.120 --> 27:22.120 Opposed? 27:22.120 --> 27:27.120 All in favor signify by saying aye. 27:27.120 --> 27:28.120 Opposed? 27:28.120 --> 27:29.120 Motion carries. 27:29.120 --> 27:32.120 That brings us into boards, commissions and committees. 27:32.120 --> 27:47.120 Consideration and possible action on a national fish and wildlife foundation and SWF sustain our Great Lakes SOGO grant application for a regenerative stormwater conveyance RSC system in the Valley Creek watershed. 27:47.120 --> 28:00.120 The issue is should the city of Port Washington submit a sustain our Great Lakes grant application through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the design and construction of a regenerative stormwater conveyance system in the Valley Creek watershed. 28:00.120 --> 28:13.120 And the staff recommend submitting a $365,000 grant application plus a local match of $365,000 from TID 5 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation under their sustain our Great Lakes SOGL program for the design and construction of regenerative stormwater conveyance system in the Valley Creek watershed. 28:13.120 --> 28:28.120 The SOGL program for the design and construction of regenerative stormwater conveyance systems in the Valley Creek watershed at the storm sewer outfall near the intersection of Lakeview Avenue and Walter Street. 28:28.120 --> 28:29.120 Roger. 28:29.120 --> 28:34.120 Very evident an engineer wrote this description. 28:34.120 --> 28:36.120 All yours, buddy. 28:36.120 --> 28:39.120 You know, teacher said that they needed 100 words. 28:39.120 --> 28:47.120 Yeah, I'm all she's or scouts over there searching words for us. 28:47.120 --> 29:03.120 So, as Melissa mentioned in her updates, this is we need approval to submit this grant application that this is part of Valley Creek, which is, which has been presented here numerous times and Board of Public Works approved some 29:04.120 --> 29:11.120 grants to counsel that that we submit this application in it. 29:11.120 --> 29:26.120 So the nice thing about the Valley Creek is the project can easily be broken into bits and pieces where we can ask for grants for specific elements that fit the grant and then that kind of contributes to the whole project. 29:26.120 --> 29:30.120 Which is the case here. 29:30.120 --> 29:35.120 So, I guess really unless there's any other questions, I'll stop there. 29:35.120 --> 29:37.120 Council, any questions? 29:37.120 --> 29:38.120 Yes. 29:38.120 --> 29:46.120 I do have a comment. We've been hearing a lot about the Valley Creek project, I think, for like three plus years. 29:47.120 --> 29:54.120 I have yet to see a timeline, a final cost breakdown, and I kind of would have expected that by now. 29:54.120 --> 30:00.120 It's my understanding we'll be hearing more about this at the July 7th finance meeting. Is that correct? 30:00.120 --> 30:03.120 Correct. 30:03.120 --> 30:10.120 And I'm perfectly okay with approving the grant application, but I need more information. 30:11.120 --> 30:19.120 Yes, and this is not accepting the grant or anything like that. This is just approval to submit it. 30:19.120 --> 30:27.120 Any other questions other than city time, Roger, that there's no cost of this, right? Do it apply for the grant? 30:27.120 --> 30:32.120 No. 30:33.120 --> 30:40.120 I just wanted to add, I share Alderman Postle's wonderings. 30:40.120 --> 30:48.120 I'm struggling with the volume of city matches charged to tids that we want to try to close as fast as possible. 30:48.120 --> 30:56.120 And I would just ask that before this comes back to council, again, that there is a complete vision statement 30:56.120 --> 30:59.120 and visual of what this will be, what this will look like. 31:00.120 --> 31:09.120 And I'm just not seeing it. And frankly, this is not something we've ever talked about in finance or strategic planning. 31:09.120 --> 31:15.120 And it just feels like it's a tremendous amount of time, effort, and energy when we've got so many other things in port to do. 31:15.120 --> 31:20.120 Not that I don't want to do this. I just, I've never seen a scoped out plan. 31:20.120 --> 31:24.120 And I know that we can chase grants for shovel ready projects and such. 31:24.120 --> 31:31.120 But I feel like we're allocating a lot of time, energy, effort and resources toward something that we're not quite sure where this is going to go and end. 31:31.120 --> 31:34.120 And we've already seen significant improvement. 31:34.120 --> 31:40.120 We've already seen significant improvement as a result of some of the head water retention strategies. 31:40.120 --> 31:47.120 So I would just ask that that be done because I'll have a hard time signing a grant with these just continual matching funds, 31:47.120 --> 31:49.120 not knowing what it's going to be. 31:49.120 --> 31:54.120 I can't even know if we're tearing out forestry. What are we doing? 31:54.120 --> 31:57.120 So I think I've been paying attention. 31:57.120 --> 32:01.120 So again, like all the women pastel, I've got no problem with applying for the grants, 32:01.120 --> 32:04.120 but when it comes to the matching funds and the final commitments for the city, 32:04.120 --> 32:08.120 I'd really prefer that this is totally fleshed out for the community and ourselves. 32:08.120 --> 32:10.120 Mr. Gassmer. 32:10.120 --> 32:17.120 Yeah, I just want to say we do have plans that are around 60% level for the project right now. 32:17.120 --> 32:22.120 So that is pretty readily available of pretty much what it will entail. 32:22.120 --> 32:28.120 I mean, at 60%, there's still some tweaks around the edges, but the base idea, everything is there. 32:28.120 --> 32:33.120 And I agree with the idea that we want to close the TIF as fast as possible, 32:33.120 --> 32:39.120 but part of getting the grant money offsets money potentially that we don't have to spend from the TIF. 32:39.120 --> 32:40.120 Yeah. 32:40.120 --> 32:43.120 So yeah, the more grant money, the better. 32:43.120 --> 32:46.120 Yeah, I 100% agree. 32:46.120 --> 32:50.120 I've never seen a visual of kind of the end product. 32:50.120 --> 32:54.120 Like you said, it's been scoped and this is what it might look like. 32:54.120 --> 32:57.120 I think it's fair to all of us to see that. 32:57.120 --> 33:00.120 I know Roger has that available. 33:00.120 --> 33:07.120 And I'll just add, Mike, you know, I've seen the presentations of EPW. 33:07.120 --> 33:16.120 What we haven't seen is the project management documents, which say, here's the timeline anticipated. 33:16.120 --> 33:20.120 Here's the cost. Here's, you know, where we anticipate the funding coming from. 33:20.120 --> 33:25.120 And I think that's what I know I'm looking for. 33:25.120 --> 33:36.120 And then where does this fall in the priority of other spending that the city has to do and resource time availability and priority on projects. 33:37.120 --> 33:39.120 That's the part we're missing right now. 33:39.120 --> 33:42.120 Technical stuff, you know, the design agree. 33:42.120 --> 33:45.120 We're at 60 going to 90% quickly. 33:45.120 --> 33:50.120 I would say to from where it should fit priority wise. 33:50.120 --> 33:55.120 This is one of the goals this project is to protect our water treatment plant, 33:55.120 --> 34:00.120 where we have had flooding go through that plant, including a lot of mud going into the plant. 34:01.120 --> 34:07.120 We've had recent flooding in recent years that has been within an inch or two of shutting down our water plant. 34:07.120 --> 34:11.120 So this is very important to the city as a whole, I think. 34:11.120 --> 34:17.120 And, you know, understanding from that perspective, I think, I will agree. 34:17.120 --> 34:19.120 We haven't seen details scheduled yet. 34:19.120 --> 34:26.120 I've been told 20, 27, 20, 28, those two years that starting on the north end moving south. 34:27.120 --> 34:32.120 And, you know, this, you know, the goal is to alleviate the flooding problems downtown. 34:32.120 --> 34:36.120 And this will do that, and it's not a cheaper, easy thing to achieve. 34:36.120 --> 34:40.120 But, you know, again, I 100% agree. 34:40.120 --> 34:45.120 I just, I get a little nervous with continued matching grants over and over and over again. 34:45.120 --> 34:50.120 And I just, I just would like to see a scoped out vision statement and plan with a timeline. 34:50.120 --> 34:55.120 So I know that it's in people's heads and it's in different spots, and I just think it's fair to the council to see that. 34:55.120 --> 34:57.120 So again, I fully endorse this. 34:57.120 --> 35:00.120 I just think it's fair to be to see it all. 35:00.120 --> 35:01.120 Melissa? 35:01.120 --> 35:05.120 Sure. So next week, Monday, public works finance and myself are meeting. 35:05.120 --> 35:11.120 We want to do like a phase approach and then identify which sections of this project is going to be done. 35:11.120 --> 35:17.120 And when you do the grants, we have to match the grants with what piece of the pie it's going towards. 35:17.120 --> 35:21.120 So we need that full scoped out, like, up to, you know, 20 million. 35:21.120 --> 35:27.120 And like, what phase and then what grants and then what part of the 10 five would be applicable here. 35:27.120 --> 35:34.120 So our goal is to have this scoped out the financial end for. 35:34.120 --> 35:36.120 Seven, seven. 35:36.120 --> 35:43.120 GGF have discussion and then follow that up here so that you would get a full presentation of like what those phases look like. 35:43.120 --> 35:48.120 And then we can make sure we're from stand tech or whomever we can get the information. 35:48.120 --> 35:52.120 We know what it's actually going to truly cost or possibly cost the city. 35:52.120 --> 35:53.120 Awesome. 35:53.120 --> 35:56.120 Your finance director and administrator agree. 35:56.120 --> 36:02.120 So is there someone willing then to take the staff recommendation recommendation and make a motion? 36:02.120 --> 36:08.120 I move to approve the staff recommendation. 36:08.120 --> 36:10.120 There's a motion. Is there a second? 36:10.120 --> 36:11.120 Second. 36:11.120 --> 36:15.120 All right, Mr. Neumeier, the seconded. 36:15.120 --> 36:17.120 Any questions or concerns on the motion? 36:18.120 --> 36:20.120 All in favor signify by saying aye. 36:20.120 --> 36:21.120 Opposed? 36:21.120 --> 36:22.120 All right, the motion carries. 36:22.120 --> 36:28.120 That brings us into the next one, Roger, consideration and possible action on the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 36:28.120 --> 36:33.120 National Coastal Resiliency Fund grant application for the Valley Creek corridor project. 36:33.120 --> 36:42.120 Should the city of Port Washington submit a grant application to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for National Coastal Resiliency Fund grant for construction of Valley Creek improvements. 36:42.120 --> 36:47.120 The staff recommends submitting a grant application totaling approximately $5 million. 36:47.120 --> 37:04.120 With a $5 million local match supported by $2.4 million from the vantage grant to LNRP and $2.6 million coming from TID 5 financing to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for National Coastal Resiliency Fund grant for construction of phase one of the Valley Creek improvement project. 37:04.120 --> 37:05.120 Roger. 37:06.120 --> 37:25.120 All right, so similar to the previous item, so this is another grant that the slight difference in this one is we had similar pre application and we were invited to submit for the full application, which means it's likely to be awarded. 37:25.120 --> 37:32.120 Not guaranteed, but we like our chances. 37:33.120 --> 37:47.120 And again, I guess half the match is already there from a previous donation from Vantage and we're looking at TID 5 for the remaining portion of the match. 37:47.120 --> 37:55.120 And this should get us towards being able to start construction. 37:56.120 --> 37:59.120 Any questions? 37:59.120 --> 38:03.120 There's someone willing to make a motion, then? 38:05.120 --> 38:07.120 Sure, so moved. 38:07.120 --> 38:08.120 Thank you. 38:08.120 --> 38:09.120 Is there a second? 38:09.120 --> 38:10.120 Second. 38:10.120 --> 38:11.120 All right, moved and seconded. 38:11.120 --> 38:12.120 Any questions or concerns on the motion? 38:12.120 --> 38:15.120 Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. 38:15.120 --> 38:16.120 Opposed? 38:16.120 --> 38:17.120 All right, motion carries. 38:18.120 --> 38:23.120 It brings us into 8C consideration and possible action on a utility service agreement with the village of Sockfield. 38:23.120 --> 38:34.120 The issue is should the Common Council approve an agreement with the village of Sockfield to cooperatively exchange properties in our respective sewer services area and the staff recommends approval of the agreement. 38:34.120 --> 38:39.120 Roger, before you begin, I just want to thank the entire team that worked on this with Sockfield. 38:40.120 --> 38:51.120 This is not our normal tradition, and I just really appreciate the fact that Sockfield and Port Washington are collaborating so closely over the course of the last five, six years for this type of work to help both of our communities. 38:51.120 --> 38:56.120 So thank you for whatever diligence you did on this, and it's the floor is yours. 38:56.120 --> 38:57.120 You're welcome. 38:58.120 --> 39:15.120 So essentially what the mayor said is the reason behind us is so that both communities are growing and city on the west and Sockfield on the east and we're going to bump into each other. 39:15.120 --> 39:24.120 So we just want to want to say, hey, there's areas that they're logically served by each community in those areas that either serves. 39:25.120 --> 39:28.120 Either community could serve. 39:28.120 --> 39:38.120 So basically we wanted to come up with an agreement that, hey, if there's a developer for whatever reason prefers to be in one community or the other. 39:38.120 --> 39:43.120 And then here we said basically driven by economics because that's what the developer will. 39:44.120 --> 39:45.120 Based our decision on. 39:48.120 --> 40:00.120 That that we have a mechanism to allow sewer service areas to change without getting into long dronald battles and sending cash either direction. 40:03.120 --> 40:05.120 I believe Sockfield is also taking us up tonight. 40:05.120 --> 40:06.120 I think your meeting is tonight. 40:09.120 --> 40:10.120 It may be next week. 40:11.120 --> 40:23.120 And we're also in a situation because we need to do a sewer service area update for we have pending development to north was beyond already what's going there. 40:23.120 --> 40:26.120 We have probably even more. 40:29.120 --> 40:32.120 Pressure or requests on the west side kind of. 40:33.120 --> 40:38.120 Adjacent to Sockfield that people want to want to develop and come into the city. 40:39.120 --> 40:43.120 And right now those are not in our service area sewer pack. 40:43.120 --> 40:46.120 Basically told us with our last amendment that hey, you need an update. 40:46.120 --> 40:48.120 You need to do a full update. 40:50.120 --> 40:55.120 If we don't have this agreement or if neighboring communities choose to object to. 40:56.120 --> 40:58.120 Our proposed plan. 40:59.120 --> 41:01.120 That slows the whole works down. 41:01.120 --> 41:11.120 So that's that's another driving factor behind this agreement so that for both communities we can be as efficient as government can be with development. 41:14.120 --> 41:16.120 Any questions for Roger? 41:18.120 --> 41:19.120 Roger. 41:21.120 --> 41:27.120 I don't have a map that I can overlay the two next to each other, but it appears there's still some gaps. 41:28.120 --> 41:30.120 In the southwest side. 41:30.120 --> 41:34.120 Is that true or it's hard to tell because they can't. 41:35.120 --> 41:37.120 The maps are different scales. 41:37.120 --> 41:38.120 Yeah. 41:38.120 --> 41:39.120 Yeah. 41:39.120 --> 41:43.120 But it but it seems like on the southwest side of the city. 41:44.120 --> 41:46.120 You know, southeast side of Sockfield. 41:46.120 --> 41:48.120 There might be some gaps or. 41:48.120 --> 41:49.120 Yeah. 41:49.120 --> 41:51.120 Kind of from East Sock Road. 41:52.120 --> 41:53.120 Going. 41:54.120 --> 41:55.120 North. 41:55.120 --> 41:59.120 Basically all the way up to 43 as it goes north on the city, but that's kind of we're all. 41:59.120 --> 42:03.120 Pretty much a budding or the intention is that we're that we're a budding. 42:03.120 --> 42:04.120 So. 42:05.120 --> 42:07.120 And as far as property, southeast Sock. 42:07.120 --> 42:13.120 There might there might be open areas and part of it is is is the map for port shows the. 42:13.120 --> 42:15.120 New areas, not the existing. 42:16.120 --> 42:18.120 District and that's maybe where I'm. 42:19.120 --> 42:26.120 You know, seeing gaps because it our existing area may cover some of those areas type of thing. 42:26.120 --> 42:27.120 Is that the case? 42:27.120 --> 42:30.120 I mean, do we have a map of the existing. 42:30.120 --> 42:31.120 District. 42:31.120 --> 42:33.120 You could throw up quick. 42:39.120 --> 42:40.120 I apologize. 42:40.120 --> 42:42.120 I meant to get to you earlier today on this. 42:42.120 --> 42:43.120 I forgot. 42:44.120 --> 42:45.120 Okay. 42:45.120 --> 42:46.120 I got. 42:46.120 --> 42:47.120 So if you. 42:49.120 --> 42:51.120 If you look at Sockfield's map. 42:51.120 --> 42:53.120 They're pretty much showing parts existing. 42:53.120 --> 42:55.120 That's the city limits. 42:55.120 --> 42:56.120 Yep. 42:56.120 --> 42:58.120 But that's not the sewer district is it. 43:06.120 --> 43:07.120 We can take it afterward. 43:07.120 --> 43:10.120 I just want to make sure I understand if there are. 43:11.120 --> 43:13.120 There's a lot of. 43:13.120 --> 43:16.120 Gap areas because, you know, I mean, southwest side of the city. 43:16.120 --> 43:17.120 There's a lot of. 43:17.120 --> 43:23.120 Areas there are in town of grafting or the town of Sockville and or the town of port to. 43:29.120 --> 43:32.120 I mean, Roger, just so you're not sitting there, spent like. 43:32.120 --> 43:37.120 If it's okay, I mean, for for tonight's purposes, that's that's the village in the city right there. 43:38.120 --> 43:42.120 And then would we be able to get that full map because like as Alderman Benning is saying, like. 43:42.120 --> 43:47.120 The north woods court area and proms property is not included on the maps that we have. 43:50.120 --> 43:51.120 All right. 43:51.120 --> 43:52.120 Yeah. 43:52.120 --> 43:54.120 So I guess the intent is to approve the agreement. 43:54.120 --> 43:56.120 But so I'll get a pair of the maps. 43:56.120 --> 43:57.120 All right. 43:57.120 --> 43:58.120 Thank you everybody. 43:58.120 --> 43:59.120 And then just take that up a separate. 43:59.120 --> 44:00.120 Yes. 44:00.120 --> 44:01.120 We can see all of it. 44:01.120 --> 44:02.120 Okay. 44:02.120 --> 44:03.120 That's it. 44:03.120 --> 44:04.120 Okay. 44:05.120 --> 44:06.120 Okay. 44:06.120 --> 44:07.120 All right. 44:07.120 --> 44:09.120 Any other questions on the agreement? 44:09.120 --> 44:12.120 Is there someone willing to make a motion? 44:12.120 --> 44:13.120 I'll move to approve. 44:13.120 --> 44:14.120 Motion by Alderman Benning. 44:14.120 --> 44:16.120 Seconded by Miss Miller. 44:16.120 --> 44:18.120 Any questions or concerns on the motion? 44:18.120 --> 44:19.120 All right. 44:19.120 --> 44:21.120 Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. 44:21.120 --> 44:22.120 Opposed? 44:22.120 --> 44:23.120 All right. 44:23.120 --> 44:24.120 Motion carries. 44:24.120 --> 44:30.120 That brings us to the next agenda item under new business consideration and possible action on an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with the Ozaki 44:30.120 --> 44:35.120 with Ozaki County for municipal road and street services and the vantage project. 44:35.120 --> 44:47.120 The agenda item is consideration possible action on this intergovernmental cooperation agreement for municipal road and street services between the city of Port Washington, Ozaki County, relating to the data center project. 44:47.120 --> 44:52.120 The common counsel is being asked to prove an intergovernmental cooperation agreement between the city of Port Washington, Ozaki County. 44:52.120 --> 44:59.120 The agreement allocates the authority and responsibility for repairing streets, city streets, town of Port Washington roads and county highways that are. 44:59.120 --> 45:03.120 Or may be damaged by heavy construction traffic associated with vantage data center. 45:03.120 --> 45:08.120 Lighthouse campus project with all repairs cost to be borne by the developer. 45:08.120 --> 45:12.120 Who's taking this, Roger? 45:12.120 --> 45:13.120 Sure. 45:13.120 --> 45:14.120 I'll start. 45:14.120 --> 45:28.120 So again, with their developers agreement with vantage in any road damage and essentially in the county that's caused by their construction or their hauling is 45:28.120 --> 45:32.120 to be repaired and paid for by vantage. 45:32.120 --> 45:46.120 We essentially found early on that their method of repair or their timeness of repair wasn't to the standard we wanted. 45:46.120 --> 45:55.120 We didn't have the staff or materials to do it, but the county said, Hey, we're all over the county. We see what needs to be fixed. 45:55.120 --> 46:00.120 We know how we like to fix it. Essentially, we'd like to do this. 46:00.120 --> 46:10.120 And this establishes a means where the county can do the work. They can just build vantage without going through us and kind of streamline. 46:10.120 --> 46:15.120 Basically, streamline repairs, get them done. 46:15.120 --> 46:23.120 And then just to add to that, you know, this also keeps the money in the county for the highway department. And like Roger said, this is them doing our work. 46:24.120 --> 46:35.120 To our specs, not having an outside company doing this. So this is sort of a win-win and then the county can build vantage and then the city isn't paying that and then being reimbursed. 46:35.120 --> 46:41.120 It's just going straight to vantage and removes us from that. So an extra layer of protection. 46:41.120 --> 46:50.120 And previous to any construction beginning you and others, engineering firms went out and took drone footage, pictures, depths of all of the roads. 46:50.120 --> 46:51.120 Correct. 46:51.120 --> 46:52.120 Yes. 46:52.120 --> 46:57.120 That's a background of that. I think that's a misnomer in the community that, you know, we're going to be left with all this damage. So I appreciate that. 46:57.120 --> 47:01.120 That's an important piece of this. Okay. Any questions? 47:01.120 --> 47:03.120 I do have one. Yes. 47:03.120 --> 47:15.120 I really like this agreement. Thank you very much. But it has a termination clause and I just want to clarify this termination is the agreement between the city and Ozaki County. 47:15.120 --> 47:21.120 Does not relieve vantage of its responsibilities to pay for the road repair. Correct. 47:21.120 --> 47:25.120 I'm not an attorney, but I'm going to say correct. 47:25.120 --> 47:33.120 I'll answer that. I had actually answered this earlier. So this is just to protect both parties if the county can't do the work. 47:33.120 --> 47:41.120 So say they have five people quit and we cannot do this. They need to give 60 days notice so that they that vantage can get somebody else on the line. 47:41.120 --> 47:52.120 And vice versa. They're like, hey, we want to have our own contractors. There's that, you know, that discussion and that, you know, they're relying on the money or they already have it scoped out. So that's correct. 47:52.120 --> 47:58.120 Okay. Thank you. I just didn't want people to misunderstand saying, well, vantage can walk away. No, they can't. 47:58.120 --> 48:01.120 And you weren't the only one with that question. So thank you. 48:01.120 --> 48:07.120 Thank you for that clarification. And remember that the developers agreement would supersede this one anyways. 48:07.120 --> 48:12.120 So, right. So is there someone then willing to make a motion to accept it? Oh, Mr. Beaster. 48:12.120 --> 48:17.120 I had the same question earlier. So thanks for clarifying that. But I just wanted to clarify. 48:17.120 --> 48:24.120 County highways. Does that mean like KW and LL or does that include other county roads that would be. 48:24.120 --> 48:29.120 So we can get into civil engineering jargon. 48:30.120 --> 48:35.120 The county highways are KW, LL, basically to letter roads. 48:35.120 --> 48:41.120 Other roads like like Mink Ranch or Highland Drive are town roads. 48:41.120 --> 48:51.120 Maintained by the county. So technically those are town roads, but the disagreements still covers those roads also. And then, of course, we have our own city roads. 48:52.120 --> 48:56.120 Any other questions? Mr. Plater. 48:56.120 --> 49:00.120 I'll make a motion to approve the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement. 49:00.120 --> 49:03.120 There's a motion to approve. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Mr. Gasper. 49:03.120 --> 49:08.120 Any questions or concerns on the motion? Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. 49:08.120 --> 49:20.120 Opposed? Motion carries. That takes it. Roger, it's your night, man. This is Roger show consideration, a possible action and approval of an easement to we energies for underground electric utility. 49:20.120 --> 49:31.120 In Upper Lake Park, the question is, should the city approve an easement agreement for electric utilities in Upper Lake Park to we energies to improve electrical service? 49:31.120 --> 49:35.120 The staff recommends approving the easement to we energies. Roger. 49:35.120 --> 49:43.120 So we've had similar easements brought to council before that this is part of we energies. 49:43.120 --> 49:51.120 Overall program in the city to make our electrical distribution system more robust. 49:51.120 --> 50:00.120 Essentially, they're bearing a lot of lines in the park and then we're getting a nice new dedicated line to the wastewater plant. 50:00.120 --> 50:12.120 So it's essentially all good for us. We made sure that where the easement was located was not where we were planning to come back to Bluff if we ever move forward with that project. 50:12.120 --> 50:22.120 And as best as possible, not in any vicinity, any areas where John was planning improvements. 50:22.120 --> 50:28.120 This is an important infrastructural improvement for the city of Port Washington. So I appreciate the work that went into this. 50:28.120 --> 50:38.120 And I also appreciate where it is through the Bluff. It's not going to be. I mean, they're going under. So it's not going to be that disruptive to day to day operations. 50:38.120 --> 50:42.120 Any other questions? Concerns or comments? 50:42.120 --> 50:46.120 Someone willing to make a motion? I will move to approve. 50:46.120 --> 50:51.120 I will move to approve. I will move to approve. I will move to approve. I will move to approve. I will move to approve. 50:51.120 --> 50:56.120 Second. Second by Mr. Benning. Any questions or concerns on the motion? Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. 50:56.120 --> 51:01.120 Opposed? All right, that motion carries. Roger. 51:02.120 --> 51:10.120 The next agenda item is consideration and possible action on resolution 2026-06 compliance maintenance annual report for the CMAR. 51:10.120 --> 51:20.120 The issue is the DNR requires common counsel to pass a resolution stating that the body has reviewed the wastewater utilities compliance maintenance annual report by June 30th of each year. 51:20.120 --> 51:24.120 The staff recommends approval of resolution 2026-06. 51:25.120 --> 51:40.120 All right, so as you can see, this was prepared by Dan. One fortunately, they have another water main break today. So back to back issues with the water system. 51:40.120 --> 51:46.120 So he's all dealing with that right now so they can are prepared to fix it tomorrow. 51:46.120 --> 51:55.120 Anyways, the CMAR for, I think, Mary and Michael that haven't seen us before. 51:55.120 --> 52:00.120 I'm sorry, Mary Lou. 52:00.120 --> 52:13.120 Anyways, it's a comprehensive evaluation of the wastewater treatment system. It's operation, it's ability to staff that we had the appropriate license people there. 52:13.120 --> 52:18.120 The financial situation background of the treatment plant. 52:18.120 --> 52:25.120 So anyways, Dan did all the number of crunching fill out all the forms. 52:25.120 --> 52:35.120 Assuming that resolution passed tonight, it was submitted to DNR for approval. But the bottom line, we scored a 4.0 all A's across the board. 52:36.120 --> 52:45.120 And if you want any more specific details and what we're doing and how we evaluate things, I'm more than happy to meet with you and then go through it. 52:45.120 --> 52:52.120 Or I'm sure Dan would also, or I could spend 40 minutes now going through it. 52:52.120 --> 52:55.120 Enough is microphone. 52:55.120 --> 53:03.120 No, I think, I just wanted to state, I mean, when you review this report, the rich data and you see what we do in Port Washington and you see how well it's done. 53:03.120 --> 53:09.120 And just the volume of different things that go through that plant, it's very impressive. 53:09.120 --> 53:12.120 And I think it's an important piece for everybody to understand. 53:12.120 --> 53:13.120 Ms. Miller? 53:13.120 --> 53:17.120 That's what I wanted to say is congratulate all of you. That is great. 53:17.120 --> 53:24.120 It feels like we're doing great work down there and I appreciate all of the effort that's put into it because I know there's been a lot of changes. 53:24.120 --> 53:30.120 I don't know what previous reports look like, but I'm impressed by this one. 53:30.120 --> 53:31.120 Yeah. 53:31.120 --> 53:32.120 Thank you. 53:32.120 --> 53:33.120 Mr. Beaster? 53:33.120 --> 53:39.120 I appreciate it. I'm also bringing our attention to the PFAS thing, which I attended yesterday. 53:39.120 --> 53:45.120 What's the opportunity to advocate for emerging things that could show up in water? 53:45.120 --> 53:52.120 Is PFAS reporting, is that something that would normally be added to this or is that a different process? 53:53.120 --> 54:02.120 I imagine right now it's not not included in our WPDS permit. 54:02.120 --> 54:05.120 I expect it to be included in future permits. 54:05.120 --> 54:12.120 DNR has prepared a general permit for wastewater plants statewide for PFAS. 54:12.120 --> 54:19.120 So likely it's not going to show up in this report yet next year, but I would anticipate in the future that it'll be in there. 54:20.120 --> 54:27.120 We have sampled for PFAS at the wastewater plant. We're concerned about it in the sludge because that we take that and spread that out in the land. 54:27.120 --> 54:42.120 And our numbers, as they are right now, are I want to say it's 15 parts per trillion, which is below the DNR's action level of needing to do anything about it. 54:42.120 --> 54:47.120 But it is, as you say, emerging contaminant. 54:47.120 --> 54:52.120 And it will be an expensive one to deal with if we need to get that. 54:52.120 --> 55:01.120 So we do want to stay in top of that and really monitor industries that make sure they take it over their product. 55:01.120 --> 55:03.120 Thank you, Roger. 55:03.120 --> 55:04.120 Thanks. 55:04.120 --> 55:05.120 Any other questions? 55:05.120 --> 55:07.120 Is there anyone willing to, Mr. Benning? 55:07.120 --> 55:14.120 Roger, on the PFAS thing, you said sludge, is it anticipated, primarily sludge? 55:14.120 --> 55:21.120 Do we take in from haulers that bring it in? And do we check it before we process it? 55:21.120 --> 55:25.120 See, identify who might be bringing stuff that's contaminated. 55:25.120 --> 55:31.120 Right now we haven't gone to that detail. 55:31.120 --> 55:36.120 Actually, Dan, Dan is working on a project to improve our remote. 55:36.120 --> 55:42.120 Dumping sites, so we can essentially, right now, our sampling up there doesn't work. 55:42.120 --> 55:44.120 So it's one of the things that they want to prove. 55:44.120 --> 55:46.120 And that is one of those things that we can check on. 55:46.120 --> 55:51.120 But really, right now, we check the sludge in the tank. 55:51.120 --> 55:54.120 That was our sampling point. 55:54.120 --> 55:57.120 So, which is good news, then. 55:57.120 --> 55:59.120 I mean, system-wide area-wide, we're good. 55:59.120 --> 56:07.120 But there are haulers that I would say would be suspect for high amount of PFAS. 56:07.120 --> 56:12.120 With that, I'll move to approve. 56:12.120 --> 56:14.120 Is the motion to approve? Is there a second? 56:14.120 --> 56:15.120 I'll second. 56:15.120 --> 56:16.120 Moved and second. 56:16.120 --> 56:19.120 Any questions or concerns on the compliance maintenance annual report? 56:19.120 --> 56:22.120 Seeing none, all in favor signify by saying aye. 56:22.120 --> 56:24.120 Opposed? Motion carries. 56:24.120 --> 56:26.120 That brings us to the last agenda item. 56:26.120 --> 56:27.120 Public comments and appearances. 56:27.120 --> 56:35.120 Is there anyone willing to make public comments or appearances? 56:35.120 --> 56:38.120 We're in current 5.859 County Road Y. 56:38.120 --> 56:44.120 I wanted to let you guys know that you were contacted by some ATC people. 56:44.120 --> 56:47.120 And you did not ever email them back. 56:47.120 --> 56:56.120 And you were emailed in regards to something that you guys might understand a little bit better since instead of people's experiences. 56:56.120 --> 56:57.120 And that's money. 56:57.120 --> 57:05.120 Every single person, regardless of whether what you advocate for the ATC line, has to protect their property. 57:05.120 --> 57:11.120 They all have to hire attorneys to do it and spend a lot of money on attorney fees. 57:11.120 --> 57:21.120 No amount of car washes or any little bandage you want to put on it is going to fix the amount of time, energy, and money. 57:21.120 --> 57:25.120 They are going to have to spend to protect their property. 57:25.120 --> 57:29.120 That doesn't matter which line the ATC chooses. 57:29.120 --> 57:35.120 That just means that if their line is not taken, then someone else's is. 57:35.120 --> 57:41.120 And whoever's line is taken to chosen is just going to have to spend that much more money. 57:41.120 --> 57:50.120 So I don't know if you guys are realizing how much impact you have money wise on other people. 57:50.120 --> 57:51.120 But this is a big deal. 57:51.120 --> 57:55.120 And a lot of this would have been avoided if you did an environmental impact assessment. 57:55.120 --> 58:00.120 Thank you. 58:00.120 --> 58:01.120 Okay. 58:01.120 --> 58:03.120 Thank you for that. 58:03.120 --> 58:08.120 Could our boy scout come up here? 58:08.120 --> 58:19.120 You want to go up behind the Mr. Strom there and come all the way around here? 58:20.120 --> 58:23.120 So what is your name? 58:23.120 --> 58:25.120 My name is Jonathan Donovan. 58:25.120 --> 58:27.120 Jonathan, I'm very 19. 58:27.120 --> 58:29.120 And what pack are you in? 58:29.120 --> 58:31.120 I'm in truth 8.5. 58:31.120 --> 58:35.120 I'm a scout in also 8.6.8. 58:35.120 --> 58:37.120 And here, step over here. 58:37.120 --> 58:39.120 And what are you doing here tonight? 58:39.120 --> 58:42.120 I'm here to work on my communications. 58:42.120 --> 58:43.120 Awesome. 58:43.120 --> 58:45.120 And this is how many years of scouting for you? 58:46.120 --> 58:49.120 This is my seventh year including Cub Scouts. 58:49.120 --> 58:50.120 That's fantastic. 58:50.120 --> 58:53.120 So would you like to adjourn our meeting tonight? 58:53.120 --> 58:54.120 Yes. 58:54.120 --> 58:55.120 Okay. 58:55.120 --> 59:01.120 So when you hear me say, when you hear them all say, are you bang that down and that closes our meeting? 59:01.120 --> 59:02.120 Okay. 59:02.120 --> 59:04.120 Thanks for being a scout and then investing in your community. 59:04.120 --> 59:09.120 And if you go for your Eagle, I hope that you pick a cool project for the city of Port Washington. 59:09.120 --> 59:10.120 Okay. 59:10.120 --> 59:12.120 This is my truth. 59:12.120 --> 59:13.120 All right. 59:13.120 --> 59:14.120 So with that, is there a motion to adjourn? 59:14.120 --> 59:15.120 So moved. 59:15.120 --> 59:16.120 There's a motion and a second. 59:16.120 --> 59:18.120 Are there any questions or concerns on that motion? 59:18.120 --> 59:21.120 If anybody questions this one, it's a problem. 59:21.120 --> 59:22.120 All right. 59:22.120 --> 59:25.120 All in favor signify by saying aye. 59:25.120 --> 59:26.120 Opposed? 59:26.120 --> 59:29.120 This meeting is adjourned. 59:29.120 --> 59:30.120 Go Pirates.