WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:04.240 evening everyone welcome to the city of port Washington common council meeting on Tuesday 00:04.240 --> 00:11.360 August 18th roll call we have alderman new myer who is absent and excused otherwise all older 00:11.360 --> 00:15.120 persons are present please join with me for the pledge of allegiance. 00:18.560 --> 00:24.160 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which 00:24.240 --> 00:29.920 it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. 00:32.880 --> 00:36.320 Thank you without that takes us into public comments and appearances please remember you have 00:36.320 --> 00:39.760 up to three minutes to speak and there's a maximum of 30 minutes this evening. 00:40.880 --> 00:48.240 Please state your name and address. My name is dean wegert 3708 east nor port in the town of port. 00:49.200 --> 00:55.520 Good evening. I bring good news of great joy that will be for all people Midwest environmental 00:55.520 --> 01:00.960 advocates took legal action after the public service commission denied their public records 01:00.960 --> 01:07.680 request seeking information about the projected energy demand from made us beaver dam data center 01:08.240 --> 01:13.760 the psc claimed the information was a trade secret and that withholding it served the public 01:13.760 --> 01:20.960 interest a dane county circuit court disagreed finding that the psc had acted unlawfully and 01:20.960 --> 01:27.440 ordered that the information be released this is a major legal win this should bring transparency 01:28.000 --> 01:33.200 why does that matter here well the same group the midwest environmental advocates is the 01:33.200 --> 01:37.920 organization that's representing the sierra club in its lawsuit against the dnr 01:38.880 --> 01:44.960 if you recall the dnr told vantage that port washington data center would require an environmental 01:44.960 --> 01:49.920 impact study because of the size and scope of the development and the amount of energy it would 01:49.920 --> 01:56.800 demand vantage complained and said that an environmental impact study would kill the project this was 01:56.800 --> 02:03.200 communicated to the mayor to the governor and to the dnr and then the dnr later reversed their 02:03.280 --> 02:09.520 decision and issued permits without an eis the environmental impact statement that blows 02:09.520 --> 02:15.680 my mind that a regulatory agency charged with project with protecting the environment and the 02:15.680 --> 02:21.120 people would issue permits without an environmental impact study especially if they were told that 02:21.120 --> 02:27.680 an empire environmental impact study would kill the project i mean doesn't saying that an environmental 02:27.680 --> 02:32.320 impact study would kill the project suggest to you that this is bad for the environment 02:32.880 --> 02:40.240 and the people i guess not okay well let's move on what pressure was put on the dnr to 02:40.240 --> 02:45.280 reverse the decision we don't know what did the mayor say when he was told that an eis would 02:45.280 --> 02:50.800 kill the project what did the governor say who is advocating for the environment and for us 02:51.600 --> 02:58.000 the people who live in the environment and who is advocating for vantage whereas our transparency 02:58.960 --> 03:03.600 i have hoped that midwest environmental advocates legal win in the beaver dam case 03:04.160 --> 03:09.040 is a sign that they will bring the same transparency here so that everyone will know why this project 03:09.040 --> 03:15.200 was allowed without clearly identifying the environmental impacts we will know that we will 03:15.200 --> 03:22.480 know why we the people of port were denied what was legally our right to know the full environmental 03:22.560 --> 03:29.840 impact of this project and to be able to offer public input thank you thank you next speaker 03:30.800 --> 03:37.760 name and address Tracy Finch port Washington, Wisconsin coming from a recent blog on jasmine 03:37.760 --> 03:43.840 substacks several things were said that this community deserves to hear first the mayor pointed out 03:43.840 --> 03:48.880 that his name Theodore means gift from god it's one thing to appreciate the meaning of your name 03:48.880 --> 03:53.120 it's another level entirely to use it as narcissism for your professional decision 03:53.840 --> 03:59.760 then he drove the journalist out of to the data center site claiming it's 15 minutes outside the 03:59.760 --> 04:06.400 city core past eight shops gas stations and farms in reality it takes about four to five minutes 04:06.400 --> 04:13.840 to reach the location of detail you continue to exaggerate um also you mentioned he mentioned 04:13.840 --> 04:19.120 rambling outsiders for causing uproar including charlie burns for mentioning port washington's 04:19.120 --> 04:24.560 project during one of his shows but the strongest opposition has come from port washington residents 04:24.560 --> 04:29.440 and neighboring communities people who actually live with the consequences of this project 04:29.440 --> 04:35.680 during the interview the journalist asked him directly knowing what how knowing you knowing 04:35.680 --> 04:40.720 what you now know is there anything you would have done differently to communicate with the folks 04:41.200 --> 04:47.760 you paused hit the brakes turn to face her and said nothing and it deeply is concerning to hear a 04:47.760 --> 04:54.080 mayor say he would change nothing about the how he communicated with the community that has been 04:54.080 --> 05:00.560 asking pleading and demanding transparency for months mayor that refusal is to self reflect is 05:00.560 --> 05:06.240 exactly why we are here tonight or i am we are almost a year into vantage data center construction 05:06.320 --> 05:11.200 project and the emotional strain on residence is no longer something you can dismiss people 05:11.200 --> 05:18.160 are reporting anxiety sleep disruptions stress from noise and traffic fear of the unknown impacts 05:18.160 --> 05:23.680 and a growing sense of abandonment these are not isolated complaints these are patterns patterns 05:23.680 --> 05:31.760 any responsible leader would recognize if you were listening you nor the vantage nor the town 05:31.760 --> 05:37.600 chairman michael did here has offered a single mental health support resource 05:37.600 --> 05:44.240 not a hotline not a counseling referral not a mitigation plan not even a basic knowledge of 05:44.240 --> 05:50.800 emotional toll this project is taking there is not one public document not one meeting record 05:50.800 --> 05:56.800 not one press release that shows otherwise the silence is absolute and unacceptable 05:57.440 --> 06:02.880 and let me be clear ignoring a community under the level of strain is not just 06:03.520 --> 06:09.680 neglect dense it is dangerous when people are pushed past their limits without support 06:09.680 --> 06:17.120 risk escalates fast crisis calls crisis calls rise families break under pressure 06:17.120 --> 06:22.880 me people make unsafe decisions behind the wheel at home at school or at a public event 06:22.960 --> 06:30.720 emotional strain emotional strain it becomes physical illness anxiety becomes panic stress 06:30.720 --> 06:36.480 becomes harm these are conditions under which preventables tragedies occur and when it'll see 06:36.480 --> 06:44.880 the city's leadership has been warned thank you Tracy whatever are there any public other public 06:44.880 --> 06:53.680 speakers amber chain part washington wisconsin and your address please 06:56.160 --> 07:03.200 she didn't give her address good evening your address please Tracy's here weekly we have her 07:03.200 --> 07:07.360 address what is your address i gave my address last month when i was here you can get it in records 07:07.360 --> 07:10.480 i'm gonna ask you again or you can step away from the podium and lose your right to speak 07:11.200 --> 07:15.280 how is that legal what what section is that legality you can thank you very much what 07:15.280 --> 07:20.000 section is that you can answer me i pay you we pay your paycheck you can answer what legality is it 07:20.000 --> 07:23.040 that you are requesting my those are the rules of the council please give your address 07:25.520 --> 07:30.960 thank you good evening my name is amber chain ward six i'm here today to express my grievances 07:30.960 --> 07:35.920 with those who have been elected to represent the best interests of their communities i am truly 07:35.920 --> 07:40.400 unable to comprehend how any of you think putting a data center that will be one of if not 07:40.400 --> 07:45.440 the largest data centers in wisconsin a few miles away from lake michigan is the best interest 07:45.440 --> 07:50.640 for all communities involved you seem to have forgotten that we coexist and the planet does not 07:50.640 --> 07:55.040 revolve around human consumption you seem to have forgotten that the planet earth does not need 07:55.040 --> 08:01.600 homo savvians to exist the homo savvient which is you mean everyone in this room needs clean air 08:01.600 --> 08:07.200 clean water and clean soil to exist the planet has rights that are non-negotiable hence why those 08:07.200 --> 08:11.360 who come before us did the work and fought for the environmental protection agency to be created 08:11.920 --> 08:16.640 i don't understand why you're willing to cause iris parable damage to the place you claim to love 08:16.640 --> 08:20.720 i don't understand how you can celebrate fish days every year exclusive to port washington 08:20.720 --> 08:25.520 wisconsin and then make the conscious decision to harm the very thing you celebrate the moral 08:25.520 --> 08:30.480 compass has been lost when those who have been chosen to tend to and take care of the land and 08:30.480 --> 08:35.280 put forth more effort to destroying it than protecting it i wish with my whole heart that 08:35.280 --> 08:39.600 people cared more about social and environmental justice than they do about financial gain 08:39.600 --> 08:43.920 how can you know that if this data center is completed it will require 1.3 gigawatts of 08:43.920 --> 08:50.400 electricity which is enough to provide electricity to all homes in muwaki county annually and still 08:50.400 --> 08:55.040 say this is a positive change to our evolution how can you say you are for the highest good yet 08:55.040 --> 09:00.320 you take action against it i as a representative of the highest good i'm asking you to begin to 09:00.400 --> 09:04.960 take action to rescind your consent which was against the wishes of the people 09:04.960 --> 09:09.760 to the construction of the vantage data center i as a fellow creature of existence 09:10.480 --> 09:14.960 a fellow creature of existence i'm asking you to use your power to protect the planet instead 09:14.960 --> 09:21.760 of using it to destroy it thank you thank you other public speakers 09:23.520 --> 09:25.680 okay saying no we're going to move into our agenda then 09:26.240 --> 09:31.280 under the next agenda item is a consent agenda the approval of the minutes of the previous 09:31.280 --> 09:35.200 meeting and accepting the monthly invoices so anyone willing to make a motion to accept the 09:35.200 --> 09:40.400 consent agenda move to approve i'll second all right moved and seconded any questions or 09:40.400 --> 09:45.920 concerns on the motion right seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye opposed all right the 09:45.920 --> 09:50.720 motion carries under mayor's business i just have a couple of quick little pieces for us first is 09:51.280 --> 09:54.880 i wanted to thank seedy smith and john crayon from the park and rec department today they 09:54.880 --> 10:01.280 installed the a heartport washington um sculpture down in coldock park that will be lit up tonight 10:01.280 --> 10:04.480 and then there'll be a groundbreaking for that once they have completed the base and all the 10:04.480 --> 10:08.480 different pieces and thank you to clover leaf for making the generous donation that would allow 10:08.480 --> 10:14.720 that to happen for us um a couple of quick little interesting facts about that the data centers 10:15.200 --> 10:20.320 are not the data center the lighthouse paint color is the same light how a paint color of 10:20.320 --> 10:24.240 the sculpture roger helped us out with that so he pulled the paint codes and they painted it the 10:24.240 --> 10:28.480 same color it's angled on purpose so that when you take a picture you see both the lighthouse and 10:28.480 --> 10:32.800 then you can see the sculpture from downtown so it's kind of fun today as they uh started to fill 10:33.440 --> 10:37.680 facebook and the world with just different angles of the that sculpture so that's pretty nice and 10:37.680 --> 10:42.720 hopefully that sparks uh the opportunity for the park and rec department to you know um work with 10:42.800 --> 10:47.840 other artists to get more sculptures along coldock park and that we get more people out there so 10:47.840 --> 10:52.000 just a big thanks to everybody who participated in that and thank you for that work um the other 10:52.000 --> 10:57.120 pieces just remember also school starts here in a couple of weeks and uh that means busing and 10:57.120 --> 11:03.280 kids on walking around and uh walking to and from school so make sure that we are grateful for that 11:03.280 --> 11:07.520 and careful for them and make sure that we are waving to our crossing guards and thanking them 11:07.520 --> 11:12.000 for their actions of putting themselves out there and then lastly i just wanted to acknowledge 11:12.000 --> 11:18.000 and thank melissa and the city team who's working uh on the e-bike regulations and rules uh i 11:18.000 --> 11:21.200 understand you're working with our all of our neighboring communities in ozaki county so we have 11:21.200 --> 11:27.040 similar expectations and rules i still don't understand for the life of me why we give 14-year-olds 11:27.040 --> 11:31.440 electric bicycles i can do 35 miles per hour and not put a helmet on them but we see them growing 11:31.440 --> 11:35.120 in poor washington so it would be nice that we have some regulations and that we're unified in 11:35.120 --> 11:40.640 that uh across the county so it's all i have um under officers and staff reports melissa 11:41.360 --> 11:47.120 thank you mayor um just on that end um quote the park's department was over in seederberg today 11:47.120 --> 11:52.800 they had their first meeting to work on unified rules um and i believe the county was also there 11:52.800 --> 11:59.120 on the inner urban trail so that we can adopt similar rules similar signage similar messaging 11:59.120 --> 12:03.760 because this is a nationwide problem that we're all dealing with so um it's good to partner with 12:03.760 --> 12:07.440 with our neighbors on that so both the police department uh i don't think they can make it today 12:07.520 --> 12:12.880 because they are moving into their new facility this week um but they could make that first meeting 12:12.880 --> 12:17.920 but john crane did attend for the city port washington today so thanks for mentioning that um on that 12:17.920 --> 12:24.560 end this pool is closing on the end of this week summer is coming to an end unfortunately i do 12:24.560 --> 12:29.040 want to say thank you to all of the summer staff and all of them um leadership team that work with 12:29.040 --> 12:33.680 those summer staff to get them trained up they do a tremendous amount of work and it's a great 12:33.680 --> 12:39.040 carries a lot for us not to have to hire full-time people all year round so they do a great job 12:39.040 --> 12:43.760 and i just wanted to acknowledge them and then also in the packet i wanted to bring your attention 12:43.760 --> 12:48.640 to the um in the department head reports there's lots of great stuff there from both july and 12:48.640 --> 12:55.360 august because we have a pause in july uh the there is a uh in a report from public works that 12:55.360 --> 13:00.400 have all the project listed out this is our start from our last meeting of giving an update on where 13:00.400 --> 13:03.920 we are with projects when they're going to go and we're going to continue to build that out so if 13:03.920 --> 13:09.600 you pay attention to that report um that's our our first step towards that so uh if you want to take 13:09.600 --> 13:14.320 a look at that and then um before i handed over to suesings i know she wants to say just a few 13:14.320 --> 13:20.480 things about the election i i wanted to just say the first uh four items actually five items on the 13:20.480 --> 13:27.200 agenda here are items that have been to multiple committees and um sometimes multiple times so they 13:27.280 --> 13:32.400 are very um some of them are very technical um but i just wanted to for brevity's sake 13:32.400 --> 13:36.640 be uh let you know that those have been hashed through quite a bit i have asked staff to be here 13:37.280 --> 13:42.960 to answer any questions but i've asked them to not go the whole whole gamut through the entire 13:42.960 --> 13:48.320 thing like they have at committees and some all of you've been through it multiple times um and 13:48.320 --> 13:55.760 then we are asking for first reading um on those top four um unlike the back which are um first 13:55.760 --> 14:00.800 reading only we want to do one reading only on the first four here so that is all i have mr mare 14:00.800 --> 14:07.040 before i almost forgot susan um just a quick update the person primary was held last week on 14:07.040 --> 14:16.240 august 11th we had a 35.45 turnout which was very good and um it was active all day and the results 14:16.240 --> 14:23.520 are in and uh on the way to the state for final confirmation um this uh election as it wraps up 14:23.520 --> 14:27.360 we go right into the next election which is the general election in november 14:28.080 --> 14:34.080 absentee ballots will be available to begin mailing out on september 17th so i want the public to be 14:34.080 --> 14:39.120 aware of that if they're interested in getting a absentee ballot by mail they can fill out an 14:39.120 --> 14:44.480 application with the city otherwise they can come in for inpersonally voting which we conducted 14:44.480 --> 14:49.520 the two weeks prior to the election and one other thing uh just a reminder the next common 14:49.520 --> 14:53.920 council meeting will be september 15th there will not be one held on september 1st 14:55.600 --> 14:59.600 thank you for that and please extend our gratitude towards all of the poll workers and volunteers 14:59.600 --> 15:04.320 who make those elections so strong in port washington certainly when they work very hard and we're 15:04.320 --> 15:08.080 lucky to have them yeah and then many times you come in here on the weekend and they're canvassing 15:08.080 --> 15:11.680 and everybody's in on their different pieces so and thank you susan for being an extraordinary 15:11.760 --> 15:18.880 clerk in the state absolutely thank you um the other thing too is um uh interim chief zarneki 15:18.880 --> 15:25.120 i have a question for you not to answer now but wondering in our monthly reports is there a way 15:25.120 --> 15:31.760 to do a year-over-year glance so like you show like they always you show the amount of counts 15:31.760 --> 15:36.960 for monthly calls in the specific areas is there a way to add a column and be like 25 and 26 just to 15:36.960 --> 15:41.600 show you don't have to answer me now it's just a wondering if it's not easy to do then i would 15:41.600 --> 15:45.360 expect you to do it okay all right and then i also just want to point out in that packet that 15:45.360 --> 15:50.080 the team puts together as always i really appreciate this i think we should be promoting the great 15:50.080 --> 15:54.400 work of the men women and people who support and serve the city of port washington you know like 15:54.400 --> 15:59.200 the fire department here working with the air army guard and the different pieces that are being 15:59.200 --> 16:04.560 done um because there is so many there are so many things being done in the city of port washington 16:04.560 --> 16:09.920 that um people don't understand how hard the staff works and i uh hope you guys had a great 16:10.000 --> 16:14.640 lunch today of appreciation because the summer crew and the staff the volume of projects that 16:14.640 --> 16:18.560 you complete in the summer to make port washington awesome we're just all very grateful for so 16:18.560 --> 16:24.400 we have for myself and the council we appreciate it okay that any questions or concerns to add or 16:24.400 --> 16:29.760 comments Jonathan rob could you just give a high-level update for this highway 33 resurfacing like 16:29.760 --> 16:41.680 project the timeline well super high level they're um completing the uh the concrete work on uh 16:41.680 --> 16:49.840 on the the concrete work on the the curb ramps replacing the curb placing the ramps um driveways 16:49.840 --> 16:57.200 and um and i'm gonna look to roger for do you know when they're going to start removing the 16:57.280 --> 17:02.560 the asphalt surface because it's supposed to be completed by uh third week of september but i 17:02.560 --> 17:07.120 don't have that i would have to look up the schedule i can pull up the they started today 17:07.120 --> 17:12.560 okay i can pull up the master schedule but i yeah i don't i haven't looked at it lately 17:14.400 --> 17:18.640 yeah yep they did the okay 17:19.600 --> 17:28.080 okay mostly just said also that on the north side that the lights should be up and operating by next 17:28.080 --> 17:34.240 week traffic lights okay any other questions or concerns 17:37.600 --> 17:43.920 go ahead so hopefully everybody saw it uh it's a lot of facebook postings but the fire department 17:44.000 --> 17:49.360 moved all their equipment out to the new station uh this afternoon so it's kind of neat to see 17:49.360 --> 17:54.720 all the trucks moving talk to a lot of the firefighters and and everybody they're excited to be in the 17:54.720 --> 18:03.040 new facility um there's still a significant punch list of things to to work on but the 18:03.840 --> 18:10.560 fire department is operating out of the new facility as of five o'clock tonight and i know the police 18:10.560 --> 18:18.720 department it'll be operating there as of tomorrow so awesome it's pretty cool little prey you said 18:20.000 --> 18:23.520 all right and then doing did the old engine show up yet do you know when that's coming 18:25.360 --> 18:31.120 okay all right well that takes us into the um standing agenda items for the council under general 18:31.120 --> 18:35.120 governments and finance committee the first agenda item is consideration and possible action 18:35.120 --> 18:43.120 on ordinance 2026-03 and ordinance repealing and recreating ordinance 415-03 led and galvanized 18:43.120 --> 18:47.600 service line replacement requirements the issue is should the common council approve ordinance 18:47.600 --> 18:54.000 2026-03 and the staff recommends the common council adopt the ordinance upon its first reading 18:54.000 --> 18:59.920 there's two recommended motions there but i will open up the floor to roger for background and ideas 18:59.920 --> 19:06.880 thank you roger all right um as most have mentioned we we've discussed this at at several 19:06.880 --> 19:13.280 communities so the purpose of this ordinance is to make uh led service line replacement 19:13.280 --> 19:20.880 mandatory basically it helps the city uh manage the project better but it's it's really a big 19:20.880 --> 19:27.360 picture it's a it's a first step for overall community health and and get the led service lines 19:27.360 --> 19:29.920 the led water lines out of the city system 19:33.920 --> 19:40.240 any questions or concerns there are two recommended motions because of the way we are set up we are 19:40.240 --> 19:44.800 allowed to um suspend the rules requiring two readings for the council so that we can enact 19:44.800 --> 19:51.600 this ordinance to get moving on it so anyone willing to make that motion i'll move the suspend the 19:51.680 --> 19:57.040 rules regarding two readings before council may act on a proposed ordinance as it relates to 19:57.040 --> 20:03.760 ordinance 2026-03 okay is there a second i'll second that is moved and seconded are there any 20:03.760 --> 20:10.800 questions or concerns on the motion mr gasper um this is i'm not sure i'm really comfortable with 20:10.800 --> 20:15.200 i i agree with with this ordinance i'm not sure i'm comfortable with fast tracking it though because 20:15.600 --> 20:22.160 mr gasper the the only thing we can we can't have a discussion on that before the motion 20:22.160 --> 20:24.000 sorry or after the motion has been made 20:27.520 --> 20:32.160 our ordinance doesn't permit discussion on the motion or debate on the motion to suspend the 20:32.160 --> 20:42.240 rules okay easy um so there there's a motion and a second any questions or concerns no 20:42.720 --> 20:51.200 all in favor signify by saying aye opposed no okay well that motion uh do the math 20:54.960 --> 20:59.600 okay all right thank you for that yeah no it would not pass 21:02.000 --> 21:06.000 it has to be it has to pass by a two-thirds majority of the full council so that motion 21:06.000 --> 21:13.120 fails all right so then that moves us into a second reading of this ordinance because we cannot 21:13.120 --> 21:18.160 move to adopt it so that takes us to the next agenda item which is consideration and possible 21:18.160 --> 21:24.560 action on ordinance 2026-04 in ordinance repealing and recreating 473 stormwater management 21:25.520 --> 21:30.720 this uh the common council is being asked to approve 2026-04 and the staff is recommending 21:30.720 --> 21:39.840 the common council adopt 2026-04 upon its first reading roger so this ordinance is uh being 21:39.840 --> 21:48.720 rewritten and revised the essentially make us current with with current state law best practices 21:48.720 --> 21:55.200 and then it incorporates tmdl requirements total maximum daily limit requirements that will be in 21:55.200 --> 22:02.800 our at our 16 permit into our ordinances the make the overall enforcement of the ordinance is 22:02.800 --> 22:09.120 more efficient any questions for roger or other comments 22:12.560 --> 22:17.120 roger um you know we talked about this in ggf but can you just 22:17.600 --> 22:25.440 just um this is just a rewrite of existing ordinance to include new dnr requirements correct 22:27.600 --> 22:34.480 yes some of the requirements aren't arts would know but it catches all up with with rules that 22:34.480 --> 22:42.240 EPA and DNR have promulgated since since our last ordinance was what are two or three changes if any 22:42.240 --> 22:51.680 that we should be aware of uh so like a large large one is is the requirement for stormwater 22:51.680 --> 22:56.000 practices used used to be on a five acre basis it's not one acre you'll you'll see that in the 22:56.000 --> 23:04.880 erosion control also um it's it's some of the um the modeling and and um the technical standards 23:04.880 --> 23:11.920 is that DNR require for for stormwater plan and all not incorporated into your ordinance okay 23:11.920 --> 23:19.040 and then I asked you this before but if we adopt this or when we adopt this um it would take effect 23:19.040 --> 23:27.440 for projects starting after that point correct in any any ongoing projects that have submitted 23:27.440 --> 23:32.960 stormwater management plans would be underneath our current ordinance the the the data center 23:33.040 --> 23:38.560 project is already adhering to the new standards correct they are so we we knew these were coming 23:38.560 --> 23:45.360 when they came in and um especially on uh the pollutant limits phosphorus and uh total suspended 23:45.360 --> 23:52.000 solids they are they are hired they are held to a higher standard than our current ordinances we 23:52.000 --> 23:57.120 knew these were coming and we knew what the toll maximum daily limits were okay so we said hey 23:57.200 --> 23:59.280 meet these requirements thank you Roger 24:02.320 --> 24:06.720 any other questions as you guys put did you want to explain what you're gonna or was that 24:06.720 --> 24:11.680 specific to that last ordinance that was specific to the last ordinance just why it was not comfortable 24:11.680 --> 24:18.080 with uh fast tracking it tonight okay excellent thank you any other questions or concerns 24:19.040 --> 24:23.680 are there any concerns about um moving this forward in one reading 24:24.560 --> 24:31.040 I'll move to suspend the rules regarding two readings before council may act on a proposed 24:31.040 --> 24:39.440 ordinance as it relates to 2026 to show four okay there's a motion and a second all in favor 24:39.440 --> 24:45.360 signified by saying aye opposed or the motion carries that then allows us to move into a motion 24:45.360 --> 24:51.040 to adopt the ordinances or anyone willing to make such a motion so move there's a motion is there 24:51.040 --> 24:54.960 a second second moved and seconded any questions or concerns on the motion 24:56.000 --> 25:02.320 all right seeing none all in favor of adopting ordinance 2026-04 signify by saying aye opposed 25:02.960 --> 25:06.960 okay that motion carries that takes us into agenda item number three consideration 25:06.960 --> 25:13.840 impossible action on ordinance 2026-05 in ordinance repealing and recreating 446 erosion control 25:14.400 --> 25:18.080 the issue is should the common council approve 2026-05 and the 25:18.720 --> 25:27.520 staff recommends council approval of 2026-05 up 0.5 upon its first reading mr strum so 25:27.520 --> 25:34.320 so similar to the storm water that this is uh an ordinance update um it's been 20 years since 25:34.320 --> 25:39.120 it was last updated so so this catches us up with with current standards best practices 25:39.760 --> 25:46.000 um current rules and regulations um biggest changes uh and this end is 25:48.640 --> 25:53.280 for erosion control you're supposed to model how much sediment is leaving your site 25:54.400 --> 25:58.560 the limit is five tons per acre so that's now in our our ordinances 26:04.160 --> 26:08.480 also with the the five acre it takes the the five acre requirement down to one acre which 26:08.480 --> 26:16.880 matches denar or requirements and the other big one is is it moves our fees for erosion control 26:17.840 --> 26:23.360 which we've been implementing but it it's now stated in the cold make it clear 26:26.560 --> 26:33.120 okay any questions or concerns for roger i know ggf you guys you've reviewed this very well so 26:34.080 --> 26:38.960 all right again like the other ordinances you have the ability to uh adopt it in one reading 26:40.400 --> 26:46.720 i'll move to suspend the rules regarding requiring two readings before council may act on any 26:46.720 --> 26:53.680 proposed ordinance as it relates to ordinance 2026-05 i'll second that is moved and seconded 26:54.720 --> 26:59.440 there's no discussion all in favor signify by saying aye aye opposed or the motion carries 26:59.920 --> 27:06.000 anyone then willing to make a motion to adopt 2026-05 an ordinance repealing and recreating 27:06.000 --> 27:12.480 erosion control so move there is a motion and now there is a second any questions or concerns on 27:12.480 --> 27:18.080 the motion all right seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye opposed all right that 27:18.080 --> 27:23.040 motion carries that takes us into the next agenda item consideration and possible action on ordinance 27:23.040 --> 27:30.880 2026-06 in ordinance repealing amending repealing recreating and revising portions 27:30.880 --> 27:36.720 of administrative chapters 8 20 and 70 of the municipal code the issue is should the city adopt 27:36.720 --> 27:41.280 the proposed ordinance as part of the city's ongoing effort to modernize its organizational 27:41.280 --> 27:46.240 structure eliminate inconsistencies clarify administrative authority and ensure that the city 27:46.240 --> 27:51.200 code accurately reflects current operations and applicable statutory requirements the staff is 27:51.200 --> 27:55.840 recommending the adoption of the ordinance upon first reading well so thank you mayor 27:56.480 --> 28:01.680 this update is reflects a lot of the things that we're already doing in the city it clarifies 28:01.680 --> 28:08.160 roles it clarifies names of positions like the senior center or in the buildings that they 28:08.720 --> 28:14.960 they manage it also goes through and makes it very clear what the authority of each committee is 28:14.960 --> 28:20.080 because I know you know we operate in one way and then you look at it five years later and 28:20.080 --> 28:24.480 and you realize you're not really operating that way so we change this to modify it how we 28:24.480 --> 28:29.920 actually are functioning and it really that does a nice I think job outlining for the committees 28:29.920 --> 28:35.520 it's often times the committees commissions and boards are unclear what their role is so 28:35.520 --> 28:41.040 we really tried to clean that up in here and then we did a few other things in here like we added 28:41.040 --> 28:46.160 fire the fire chief to the traffic safety committee that asked to be there he came to the meetings and 28:46.160 --> 28:51.840 I think you know no one would disagree we updated bid board membership that was a request by bid 28:51.840 --> 28:58.480 to on their membership updated the public works so various things that we have just been having 28:58.480 --> 29:03.840 on kind of in queue to update and do a full update when we do it with the e-code because every 29:03.840 --> 29:08.880 change we make we have to publish and then we also have to do work with e-code on every 29:08.880 --> 29:13.760 ordinance that's why you're seeing all of these come at one time so then we can do a much more 29:13.760 --> 29:19.760 organized fashion of an update to our code I did the thorough memo on this but does anyone have 29:19.760 --> 29:28.880 any specific questions mr. Benning I'll just add that working with Melissa on this when we've been 29:28.880 --> 29:38.080 at it for literally months and we've gone through it multiple times overlaying state statutes to 29:38.080 --> 29:45.120 you know make sure work in compliance with everything so I think this is much easier to read to 29:45.120 --> 29:51.600 understand and we'll blend very nicely with the charters that the the BCCs do every year 29:52.800 --> 29:58.480 you know again we we have consistency and when committees start and when their their annual 29:58.480 --> 30:03.920 meetings are and things like that so a huge kudos to a lot of people that were from staff 30:04.000 --> 30:11.840 who were involved in this and look to see this move forwards other questions or concerns 30:11.840 --> 30:19.520 wonderings right council will you have the opportunity again to suspend the rules to adopt 30:19.520 --> 30:24.320 the ordinances or anyone willing to make that motion I'll move to suspend the rules requiring 30:24.320 --> 30:30.560 two readings before the council may act on any proposed ordinance as it relates to ordinance 2026 30:30.560 --> 30:36.320 dash oh six is there a second second there's a second there's no discussion all in favor signify 30:36.320 --> 30:41.280 by saying aye opposed all right the motion carries is there anyone then willing to adopt 30:41.280 --> 30:46.800 ordinance 2026 dash oh six in order it's repealing amending repealing recreating and revising 30:46.800 --> 30:53.440 portions of administrative chapters 820 and 70 of the municipal code so moved there's motion 30:53.440 --> 31:00.320 in a second any questions on that motion seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye opposed 31:00.960 --> 31:05.360 motion carries again that's a very thick packet and a lot of work and great diligence on that 31:05.360 --> 31:10.400 committee and our staff so thank you for that that takes us to number five consideration 31:10.400 --> 31:15.440 impossible action on private lead service line replacement program and funding recommendations 31:15.440 --> 31:19.360 the issue is should the city implement a private lead service line replacement program which 31:19.360 --> 31:24.240 includes a utility financial assistance component and the staff is recommending an approval of a 31:24.240 --> 31:31.520 private lead service line replacement with utility assistant component there's a recommended 31:31.520 --> 31:40.400 motion here but i'll let mark take over go ahead mark thank you this is a result of a lot of work 31:40.400 --> 31:43.920 that the department of public works has been doing over the last two years trying to 31:44.640 --> 31:50.480 identify not only the city potential lead service lines but also the private customer side lead 31:50.480 --> 31:56.320 service lines that's an ongoing effort as we try to whittle out the 31:57.840 --> 32:04.560 a fair number of unknowns yet however we're ready to move forward the board of public works 32:04.560 --> 32:12.320 approved a general program for replacement of all the public lead service lines this is a 32:12.320 --> 32:19.120 component piece of companion piece to that that will allow us to provide a 32:21.120 --> 32:26.240 an organized and conservative effort to facilitate the replacement of private lead service lines 32:26.240 --> 32:32.400 in the community coordinated with the public lead service line replacements as well as 32:33.520 --> 32:41.040 special programs for those customers who have remained to have lead service lines but the public 32:41.040 --> 32:47.920 side has been replaced in in past years um it's been through again board of public works 32:47.920 --> 32:53.360 and general government finance committee uh staff recommends adoption of this with a 32:54.400 --> 33:06.160 certain financial assistance component as to encourage the um the adoption of and participation 33:06.160 --> 33:13.600 of residents to complete this work and again improve the long-term uh safety of our water 33:13.600 --> 33:25.840 water distribution system. Any questions comments on this? Ms. Pastel. I just wanted to say 33:25.840 --> 33:31.760 mark for anyone in the public that is reviewing this document you're highlighting does a very 33:31.760 --> 33:37.520 good job in guiding people through to hit the highlights so they can have a better understanding 33:37.520 --> 33:47.120 of this policy. I really appreciate that. Mr. Gaspar. Um just uh the passes tonight does this need to 33:47.120 --> 33:53.920 have uh ordinance 2026-03 passed prior to approving this? No. No? Okay. 33:53.920 --> 34:06.240 Okay. That's a good question. Other questions? Ms. Miller. Mark do we know what our um what 34:06.240 --> 34:13.920 percentage of our reserves are going to cover that 2.4 million lead line program? Well based on 34:13.920 --> 34:21.840 the original estimates from a few months ago it will be about $250,000 per year um but again 34:21.840 --> 34:28.000 Department of Public Works is continuing to evaluate the unknowns um by regulation unknowns 34:28.000 --> 34:38.720 must be presumed to be led. So I would expect that number to go down um substantially uh plus 34:38.720 --> 34:45.200 you know we've made some pretty conservative estimates as to the cost per service line again 34:45.200 --> 34:53.440 the nature of this program allows the city to have a coordinated contractor to do multiple 34:53.440 --> 35:02.240 projects, multiple homes, hopefully reducing the individual cost of that. Um you know the utility 35:02.240 --> 35:12.160 right now has a couple million in reserves and it adds to that uh five to six hundred thousand 35:12.240 --> 35:20.080 a year so uh we don't see uh this this effort over a 10 year period being a substantial drain 35:20.080 --> 35:27.840 on the reserves of the utility. Okay and then to follow up on that nothing in our 10 year plan 35:27.840 --> 35:36.080 would displace this. I mean nothing else would be deferred because of this program. That's correct. 35:36.160 --> 35:43.760 Thank you. So this becomes an allocated piece in the agenda year over year and the funds are 35:43.760 --> 35:49.200 there correct. I just I want to I want to thank the team for this. I don't really realize if 35:49.200 --> 35:53.200 everybody recognizes in the community that well a big deal that we're offering the assistance 35:53.200 --> 36:01.200 to support and ensure that lead connection, lead pipes, etc. That that can be supplemented 36:01.200 --> 36:05.760 you know with the city instead of just purely on the homeowner. Majority is homes and business 36:05.760 --> 36:10.960 in the in the city of Port Washington are older. If I'm not mistaken it's pre 1980 what five 36:10.960 --> 36:16.160 roger or something like that 1990 when they still use lead on the outside. So I mean in the majority 36:16.160 --> 36:21.040 homes in Port Washington that would be considered kind of entry level or older that these families 36:21.040 --> 36:25.440 and and businesses have the opportunity for us to assist them so that they do not bear the burden 36:25.440 --> 36:29.520 alone. I think that's fantastic. So I really appreciate you guys being solution orientated 36:29.600 --> 36:33.520 and thinking of the people and homeowners on this. So I'm really proud of you for this. 36:35.200 --> 36:41.040 Any other questions on this? Otherwise I'd be looking for a motion to approve the attached 36:41.040 --> 36:45.680 private lead service line replacement program with utility financial assistance component. 36:45.680 --> 36:50.640 I'll move to approve second. There's a motion and a second. Any questions or concerns on that 36:50.640 --> 36:56.240 motion? All right seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed? Okay the motion carries. 36:57.120 --> 37:01.520 Well done. All right that takes us into the next agenda item which is under new business 37:02.160 --> 37:09.040 presentation of the 27 to 20 36 10 year financial outlook for the city of Port Washington. The 37:09.040 --> 37:13.520 issue is what will be the perspective fiscal impacts and challenges of implementing the current 37:13.520 --> 37:18.320 10 year capital project planning schedule as well as maintaining current operational services. 37:18.320 --> 37:22.960 The staff recommends an ongoing annual review of these key metrics and the related financial 37:22.960 --> 37:27.440 implications to the city. Mark as you begin I just want to say thank you to you Melissa 37:27.440 --> 37:33.280 Roger the whole team Rob Bob all of the different directors within the city for putting together 37:33.280 --> 37:38.160 the both the capital plan and these financial outlooks. This is something we identified a few 37:38.160 --> 37:42.480 years ago when we wanted to become strategic as a city so that we just continually had 37:42.480 --> 37:46.880 navigational beacons to move ourselves forward that no matter who was on the council or who is the 37:46.880 --> 37:51.520 mayor or who is the city administrator that they knew and understood all of the liabilities and the 37:52.400 --> 37:56.720 capital pieces pieces moving forward as well as our financial outlook. I think your modeling 37:56.720 --> 38:00.240 was really really well done and I'm just really grateful for that. I wanted to make sure that 38:00.240 --> 38:03.040 you knew that because I don't again I don't think many people in the community are paying 38:03.040 --> 38:08.800 attention to the fact that we now know and are worrying about 20 36 and past councils in the 38:08.800 --> 38:13.520 council I was on in the early 90s we were not thinking 10 years out so this is really really 38:13.520 --> 38:18.080 good work and it puts us in a sustainable succession plan for the future. Great. 38:22.480 --> 38:32.080 All right one of the key underpinnings of this is includes the implementation of the 10 year 38:33.520 --> 38:39.840 capital project planning schedule and impacts that will have on these metrics so all of those 38:39.840 --> 38:48.320 projects have been incorporated into the schedules either for debt service when staff is modeling 38:48.320 --> 38:54.960 available reserves in the utilities to remain compliant with revenue bond covenants and other 38:56.000 --> 39:05.280 metrics. It also presents some information with a different lens on some of the cap you know how 39:05.280 --> 39:12.800 the capital budget for the next year is spent if you would indulge me for a few minutes I would 39:12.800 --> 39:21.920 like to go through kind of a flipping the page kind of discussion on this document so we start 39:21.920 --> 39:30.400 out with an overview just really illustrating the high level of commitment for future capital 39:30.400 --> 39:37.280 planning and maintaining of the city's infrastructure and facilities and vehicles and equipment 39:37.920 --> 39:47.280 this plan includes over 85 million dollars in general capital projects so it's a lot of work to 39:47.280 --> 39:58.640 be done in the next 10 years moving forward you know one of the things that the city is always 39:59.040 --> 40:07.280 wanted to to keep an eye out on a few key indicators that the city's debt service requirements 40:08.080 --> 40:16.480 to implement these types of projects are debt capacity under state statute that limits of the 40:16.480 --> 40:24.720 city's debt capacity the city's levy limit outlook as we look at not only capital projects but the 40:25.680 --> 40:36.400 budgetary requirements to sustain our current operating needs we look at then at our operational 40:36.400 --> 40:42.720 forecast to illustrate some of those challenges and then the we wrap up with a look at the city's 40:42.720 --> 40:51.280 TIFF districts and make sure that all of those districts are performing well and as expected 40:52.080 --> 40:59.840 and then at the end of the schedule we talk about the prospective impact on water and sewer rates 40:59.840 --> 41:04.400 again implementing these projects what the debt requirements going to be 41:06.480 --> 41:13.760 I think we all know that costs will go up year after year and so we try to model those and again 41:13.760 --> 41:21.120 give a prospective outlook at what we see for the financial performance of the utilities over 41:21.120 --> 41:28.640 over a 10-year period given what we know today and the the backdrop of the 10-year capital 41:28.640 --> 41:37.520 project planning schedule so page five of the plan just goes through a real straightforward debt 41:37.600 --> 41:44.400 analysis shows what our existing debt is and shows the future debt that will be generated to 41:44.400 --> 41:54.240 implement the projects identified and approved last last year earlier this month the fourth 41:56.240 --> 42:02.880 so that's just a good summary view for for context page six we have 42:03.280 --> 42:09.680 a graph that illustrates the city's debt capacity under state statutes 42:12.400 --> 42:16.960 you know wasn't too long ago that there was some significant concern about us being able to 42:17.760 --> 42:25.120 issue bonds for the public safety complex but the city's equalized value has continued to grow 42:25.120 --> 42:36.160 as a desirable community which by itself then kind of leverages the amount that's allowable 42:36.160 --> 42:42.720 under state statute the city's intent a few years ago was never to go above 4 percent 42:44.160 --> 42:48.400 of the 5 percent limit unless it was a true emergency so we're well under that 42:48.480 --> 42:57.520 looking ahead there's there's a big project on the north side of the community that's going to 42:57.520 --> 43:05.200 add a lot of equalized values so that'll from a debt capacity issue really changes that metric 43:05.200 --> 43:13.680 a lot in the next 10 years so we look look more towards debt management than debt capacity issues 43:13.760 --> 43:20.000 as we move forward over the next several years page seven talks about our levy limits 43:20.960 --> 43:25.120 it's a bit of a complex schedule I put some narrative there 43:27.360 --> 43:30.800 but that's the trend of where our levy limits will be 43:33.680 --> 43:40.640 under current current state statutes so again staff monitors that on an ongoing basis and 43:40.640 --> 43:47.920 takes a strategic look at this to make sure that the city can properly manage these items 43:47.920 --> 43:53.600 for continued provision of of our existing services under the state's levy limits 44:02.480 --> 44:08.960 and that goes all the way through to page page 10 you know if anybody is really into it would 44:08.960 --> 44:14.240 like to come by my office and talk in more detail about this I'd be happy to go through these 44:14.240 --> 44:21.840 schedules but there is a lot to consider as we go through our levy limits and making sure we're 44:21.840 --> 44:30.400 compliant with those and again that we we're modeling based on realistic assumptions and trends 44:30.560 --> 44:35.760 our operational forecasts we have a table on page 12 44:39.120 --> 44:48.800 in essence this table illustrates the challenges that the annual budget encounters when 44:50.960 --> 44:53.600 costs are going up at three or four percent a year 44:54.400 --> 45:01.280 the model for for this for taxes property taxes for operations is at five percent 45:03.040 --> 45:07.440 the challenges is that property taxes are only about one third of our revenues so 45:09.840 --> 45:16.400 increasing one third of our revenue is five percent doesn't cover a three percent cost increase 45:16.480 --> 45:24.000 over the long run so the red text on page 12 shows how that cumulatively will will strain 45:25.040 --> 45:31.920 the city's ability to meet current operations so that is something we work through every year 45:33.200 --> 45:39.280 when we come with a balanced budget the numbers reset and we and we keep going into the into the 45:39.280 --> 45:46.080 future but this type of situation is is ongoing it's it's a structural challenge 45:48.080 --> 45:56.960 the portion of property taxes for operations in a city of Port Washington is much lower than in 45:56.960 --> 46:04.080 many communities some communities property taxes pay for 75 percent of operational costs so we're 46:04.320 --> 46:09.680 fortunate to have a lot of other revenue streams that help offset the need for property tax 46:10.800 --> 46:15.920 to support operations but nonetheless that itself also creates additional challenges 46:22.160 --> 46:27.360 again i'm page 14 just a little different look at our our 10-year capital plan 46:28.160 --> 46:36.160 um and really the the bottom of that table i kind of breaks it out by what what's the nature of our 46:36.880 --> 46:46.640 ongoing project expenditures pages 15 16 and 17 look at our tiff districts all the city's tiff 46:46.640 --> 46:54.160 districts are performing well i do want to note that staff will be bringing forth a resolution 46:54.160 --> 47:00.480 to close tiff district three this fall that district has now reached a point where 47:01.520 --> 47:08.480 it has satisfied all its obligations and is eligible to close that'll be coming i believe 47:09.280 --> 47:14.800 the current plan is to bring that with the budget presentation materials this fall 47:15.120 --> 47:26.800 we do take a look at our sewer and water utility trends pages 18 and 19 for wastewater 47:31.280 --> 47:36.960 there's no way around it we're going to be looking to maintain those services as cost go up utility 47:36.960 --> 47:45.200 rates will tend to be need to be raised incrementally again this is a managed approach 47:46.480 --> 47:52.800 to stay in compliance with debt covenants and and other characteristics for our utility to be able 47:52.800 --> 48:00.560 to operate efficiently to maintain sufficient reserves cash flow and and carry most of the 48:01.360 --> 48:07.280 routine capital needs of the utilities so that's kind of what this looks at and then we do the 48:07.280 --> 48:14.400 same thing with the water utility on page 21 and then just for reference the tenure 48:16.000 --> 48:22.960 project planning schedule is attached on pages 22 through 30. Any specific questions? 48:23.360 --> 48:31.200 I have a reflection for you about the proposed five percent increase year over year on utilities 48:31.200 --> 48:37.120 for water and sewer if i'm not mistaken that's what i read was that was the estimate that percentage 48:38.640 --> 48:44.000 yes so my my wondering is what can we proactively do to ensure that our 48:44.000 --> 48:48.400 community members who will be on the receiving end of that increase so that we can keep up with 48:48.400 --> 48:52.800 costs and etc and not be like we were was that three years ago where we had to do a 40 percent 48:52.800 --> 48:57.360 increase or whatever it was how can we proactively and i don't need an answer now but i'm asking 48:57.360 --> 49:02.400 you as a staff to reflect on this how can we proactively put that into the water bills so people 49:02.400 --> 49:08.640 can forecast and recognize six months from now three months from now there'll be a an increase 49:08.640 --> 49:13.360 here a slight increase in those costs is that a possibility so i don't need an answer i don't think 49:13.360 --> 49:17.920 it would be fair to citizens so they don't wake up on july one and they they say forecast no this 49:17.920 --> 49:22.160 is the first step in that process absolutely awesome thank you i see i see the five percent 49:22.160 --> 49:26.960 for the wastewater but i don't see a number for the water utility rate increases markets in there 49:26.960 --> 49:34.800 and i missed it uh it should be there on page 21 right now in 2028 we're looking at 15 percent 49:36.560 --> 49:43.920 now one of the things that we strive to do is to try to avoid increasing both water and sewer rates 49:43.920 --> 49:51.280 in the same year so we'll get through um another year now that the treatment plant projects are 49:51.280 --> 50:01.600 both coming to uh conclusion we'll continue to monitor our our usage and and cost and uh and 50:01.600 --> 50:08.320 we'll see if we can adjust that to make that uh not the case but the public service commission 50:08.320 --> 50:16.320 has already ordered the utility to do another rate case in 2027 so um that's not something that 50:16.400 --> 50:22.800 we just choose to do um although it's probably could practice to do that periodically but 50:23.680 --> 50:28.960 so we're already under order with the public service commission for the water utility and uh and 50:28.960 --> 50:37.600 again you know hopefully we we keep modest and incremental uh increases uh over a long range of 50:37.600 --> 50:43.760 time and certainly it built up to be a significant jump um like like we saw with some of our water 50:43.760 --> 50:51.760 rates in the in the past four years mark those rates are directed to us by the psc correct 50:51.760 --> 50:57.520 correct the public service commission establishes water utility rates based on a number of 50:57.520 --> 51:04.880 criteria as the water utility is regulated by the state if you if i may in here go ahead you have a 51:04.880 --> 51:11.040 quote that the psc psc make sure that the rates utilities charge are based on the actual cost 51:11.040 --> 51:16.800 produce the heat electricity or water the psc also make sure the utilities are charging their 51:16.800 --> 51:21.600 customers enough to stay in business and make the repairs and improvement they need so the 51:21.600 --> 51:30.960 heat electricity and water is always there when you need it so while we're you know our employees 51:30.960 --> 51:37.280 get raises as they should there are some costs that are never going to go down no matter how 51:37.280 --> 51:43.280 automated this process becomes correct right so we're always going to be battling against 51:44.960 --> 51:51.200 their pay and benefits and management so and the maintenance of all the maintenance and 51:51.200 --> 51:57.280 replacement of all the assets right water mains sewer mains sort treatment equipment so on and 51:57.280 --> 52:05.040 so forth so yeah yeah again if we don't have net new destruction we don't grow we die that's the 52:05.120 --> 52:11.680 hard difficulty of uh school of uh municipal financing mr mister uh mark did i hear you 52:11.680 --> 52:18.800 correctly that um our tax revenues only cover a third of the city's cost correct what are the 52:18.800 --> 52:25.200 other revenue streams for people who aren't familiar well sir i mean in general we've got a pretty 52:25.200 --> 52:31.600 substantial amount of state aid um you know we have license and permit revenues we've got room 52:31.600 --> 52:40.880 tax revenues a whole variety of revenues um and uh i mean be happy to share it's in the budget 52:40.880 --> 52:49.760 documents it's our general revenue section of that um we get um again you know i i came from 52:49.760 --> 52:56.800 shorewood and i believe when i left shorewood property taxes were over 70 percent of the funding 52:56.800 --> 53:04.000 for operations and here it's 35 percent and that's that's a good thing but it also puts a lot of 53:04.000 --> 53:10.880 strain because the only thing that we have a lot of control over is is the property taxes that 53:11.760 --> 53:16.640 uh again that is it's a mere alluded to net new construction is really the one thing that helps 53:17.360 --> 53:22.160 keep that from being a true uh devil in a detail sort of scenario 53:22.640 --> 53:29.280 one one last thing and you would say state aid is going up or going down as a trend 53:30.160 --> 53:35.040 well a couple years back we had a real nice boost in state aid which has really helped the city get 53:35.040 --> 53:44.960 through um through that that time frame um generally speaking state aids are uh my model is one 53:44.960 --> 53:51.440 percent a year in the over a 10 year period obviously special programs may change that we 53:51.440 --> 53:56.560 reset the bar and remodel when we we'd have better information but they're they're pretty 53:56.560 --> 53:57.920 pretty modest increases 54:03.520 --> 54:04.320 other wonderings 54:06.720 --> 54:11.520 yeah thank you the only the only one uh other recommendation i would have is that if we could 54:11.520 --> 54:16.080 put together some sort of a visual graphic that's consumable to the community so they can see 54:16.800 --> 54:21.600 all of this rich data i mean the spreadsheets are beautiful but at the end of the day like uh 54:21.600 --> 54:26.720 mr bister's question like a pie graph that shows you know local aid is what covers this these 54:26.720 --> 54:30.720 are our revenues these are those places i think they'll be very empowering for a lot of people 54:30.720 --> 54:36.160 absolutely okay thank you all right that takes us into the next agenda item which is consideration 54:36.160 --> 54:41.760 impossible action on a state municipal finance agreement or an SMFA for inclusion of high visibility 54:41.840 --> 54:47.120 crosswalks in a bump out at south spring street and the inner urban crossing for the 2029 54:48.400 --> 54:52.800 wis wisconsin department of transportation curb ramp improvement project the issue is should the 54:52.800 --> 54:59.200 city improve approve an SMFA to include high visibility crosswalks and a bump out at south 54:59.200 --> 55:04.320 spring street urban in the inner urban crossing as part of the curb ramp improvement project and 55:04.320 --> 55:09.840 staff is recommending approval of the SMFA to include high visibility crosswalks and a bump 55:10.000 --> 55:14.160 out at south spring street inner urban crossing as part of the 2029 wis wisconsin 55:14.160 --> 55:21.040 curb ramp improvement project rob okay this is something that uh that the board of public works 55:21.040 --> 55:30.240 had approved back in um february to uh include high visibility crosswalks at uh at the intersections 55:30.240 --> 55:36.800 of um uh where on the state highways so that would be south spring street in the north wisconsin 55:36.880 --> 55:46.640 street and to include a bump out at uh at portview drive at the inner urban trail crossing um so I 55:46.640 --> 55:54.720 this those decisions were supported by the port moves um active transportation plan and uh so we 55:54.720 --> 56:01.120 have asked the DOT to include that in the um handicap ramp replacement project which is currently 56:01.120 --> 56:09.920 scheduled for 2029 um so before you as the uh again the statement is full uh financial agreement 56:09.920 --> 56:16.720 that uh includes the cost for that work that we will anticipate um it will vary based on the 56:16.720 --> 56:25.040 actual um work that is the the contractor's bid that we receive but um but before the DOT can go 56:25.120 --> 56:31.600 ahead and include that in the contract uh they need this financial agreement uh to be approved 56:31.600 --> 56:37.280 and this is a recommendation to the board of public works and uh the motion would be to approve 56:37.280 --> 56:49.120 the smfa thank you rob any questions concerns or comments just just pastel yes um you and I 56:49.120 --> 56:54.160 communicated rob about this this was actually one of the conversations that we had a couple 56:54.160 --> 56:59.680 of years ago on traffic safety this particular crossing on spring street which is very dangerous 57:00.560 --> 57:08.080 um there unfortunately when you narrow a crossway there are some bicyclists who seem to think 57:08.080 --> 57:15.840 they do not have to stop at all anymore um two good examples are the temporary bollards on norport 57:15.840 --> 57:21.920 where i've seen multiple times bicyclists just flying through uh the permanent bump out on 57:22.000 --> 57:28.080 hails trail down by the community garden is another place where bicyclists and it's not 57:28.080 --> 57:32.880 a huge population but there are enough who don't seem to think that they need to stop 57:33.520 --> 57:39.600 and you and i communicated that in addition to this bump out which i can support 100 percent 57:40.160 --> 57:45.440 we need to take a closer look at the angle of that bike path to try to slow down the bicyclist 57:45.440 --> 57:51.280 before they cross spring street and you had suggested that that's a conversation we should 57:51.280 --> 57:57.600 have at traffic safety if that's on the agenda i will definitely plan to attend because i think 57:57.600 --> 58:04.800 that is an important enhancement to in addition to this bump out so i can support this 100 percent 58:05.920 --> 58:12.960 thank you miss miller i'm just looking at the fiscal impact you have 55 000 dollars is the cost 58:12.960 --> 58:18.720 but then you have no dollar amounts down there so for the city it's no dollar amounts 58:20.320 --> 58:27.520 but the exception of the the uh alternate crosswalk painting that we would like to have versus what 58:27.520 --> 58:35.200 the state is willing to put in so the total cost to the city is 55 000 so okay apologize if that 58:35.200 --> 58:42.640 was unclear okay so it is 55 000 it just isn't in the budget yet until it gets approved and okay 58:43.120 --> 58:49.120 yes thank you for that clarification any other questions or wonderings comments 58:50.720 --> 58:56.480 anyone willing to make a motion i will move to approve there's a motion to approve the SMFA is 58:56.480 --> 59:01.520 there a second second moved and seconded any questions or concerns on the motion all right 59:01.520 --> 59:07.360 seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye opposed motion carries i think this is really 59:07.440 --> 59:12.720 smart for that side of town okay the next is consideration impossible action on ordinance 59:12.720 --> 59:20.960 2026-07 in ordinance amending the comprehensive plan future 2035 land use plan map for the purpose 59:20.960 --> 59:27.920 of designating approximately 1.4 acres of land located at 365 north wisconsin street and 104 west 59:27.920 --> 59:32.800 washington street as mixed use traditional neighborhood on the city of poor washing's future land use 59:32.800 --> 59:39.280 map for proposed for proposed residential development on the city of port washington is the applicant 59:39.280 --> 59:46.880 and this is the first reading mr. Harris so this is the first reading for uh queuing up uh the uh 59:46.880 --> 59:53.520 current the police and fire block downtown for uh the proposed town home development so we will be 59:53.520 --> 01:00:00.640 amending uh the land use plan uh from its public utility lands just because it was a long time 01:00:00.640 --> 01:00:08.000 public and utility local government site uh to downtown zoning or before residential uh so 01:00:08.000 --> 01:00:13.680 we will have this uh at plan commission next week and then we'll have the public hearing and final 01:00:13.680 --> 01:00:20.880 action uh at the uh second meeting in september any questions 01:00:25.360 --> 01:00:30.000 okay well that's the first reading then that takes us into the next agenda item which is 01:00:30.000 --> 01:00:36.720 consideration and possible action on ordinance 2025-08 in ordinance rezoning lands within the 01:00:36.720 --> 01:00:42.160 city of poor washington and amending the official zoning map to rezone approximately 1.4 acres of 01:00:42.160 --> 01:00:48.800 land located at 365 north wisconsin street and 104 west washington street to be for central business 01:00:48.800 --> 01:00:53.440 district for the purpose to accommodate a proposed residential town home development the city of 01:00:53.440 --> 01:00:57.280 poor washington is the applicant this is the first reading there is no action and the council is 01:00:57.360 --> 01:01:02.800 being asked to rezone the subject property to pul public utility lands to be for central business 01:01:02.800 --> 01:01:07.360 district for the purpose of developing a residential town home development consisting of approximately 01:01:07.360 --> 01:01:14.560 20 town home units mr harris pretty much uh nearly verbatim what i just said uh on the previous 01:01:14.560 --> 01:01:23.360 agenda item uh with the uh land use map uh being uh amended to uh downtown zoning uh we can come in 01:01:23.360 --> 01:01:29.440 with the rezoning for b4 and set the table for the eventual development of the uh town home 01:01:29.440 --> 01:01:35.520 building and site plan and again we'll have this at plan commission next week and then at the uh 01:01:35.520 --> 01:01:42.320 september second meeting in september all right any questions or concerns feedback 01:01:44.480 --> 01:01:48.400 all right that is the first reading that takes us into the final agenda item for the evening 01:01:48.400 --> 01:01:53.200 discussion and possible action regarding a development agreement with pfd redevelopment 01:01:53.200 --> 01:01:59.040 llc for the property at 104 west washington street and 365 north wisconsin street in the city of 01:01:59.040 --> 01:02:07.520 poor washington ozaki county tax id number 16 0 9 8 dash 1 0 dash 0 1 dot 0 0 1 01:02:09.840 --> 01:02:17.120 council this is the development agreement that is related to the um development at the 01:02:18.000 --> 01:02:23.120 former police and firesite now um that bob referenced in both the camp plan amendment 01:02:23.120 --> 01:02:31.440 in the rezone um we worked with next sundor from final line on this to um to finalize this agreement 01:02:32.480 --> 01:02:38.880 we the city agreed to or accepted an offer to purchase from pfd redevelopment um a few months 01:02:38.880 --> 01:02:44.640 ago on this and this kind of formalizes the agreement there it formalizes the uh payment 01:02:44.640 --> 01:02:51.040 structures as well as the obligations of both the city and pfd redevelopment will have um after 01:02:51.040 --> 01:02:57.920 if council approves this the next step will be to approve the um ordinances that are will be on 01:02:57.920 --> 01:03:04.720 for a second reading on september 15th um and then closing will occur in late september with 01:03:04.720 --> 01:03:08.000 work to begin shortly after that happy to answer any questions 01:03:08.400 --> 01:03:12.640 there are any questions 01:03:21.600 --> 01:03:25.840 but we do need a motion to approve yeah i'm i'm sorry is there a recommended motion 01:03:25.840 --> 01:03:29.920 the recommended motion is to approve uh motion to approve the development agreement 01:03:30.480 --> 01:03:33.280 is there anyone willing to make that motion i'll make a motion to approve the development 01:03:33.280 --> 01:03:37.840 agreement there's a motion is there a second second moved and seconded 01:03:37.840 --> 01:03:42.720 any questions or concerns on that motion right seeing none all in favor signify by saying aye 01:03:43.440 --> 01:03:50.400 opposed all right that motion carries it takes us into the final agenda piece which is public 01:03:50.400 --> 01:03:54.080 comments and appearances is there anyone willing to make public comments and appearances 01:03:54.080 --> 01:03:58.400 Tracy please make sure to state your name and address oh mally you want it 01:03:59.120 --> 01:04:09.840 fine oh excuse me 1142 west port view drive i'm speaking without sugar coating anything because 01:04:09.840 --> 01:04:16.800 people of port washing to deserve honesty accountability and leadership that serves them not a legacy 01:04:16.800 --> 01:04:22.240 project not a personal victory lap and not a city reshaped for wealthy while longtime residents 01:04:22.240 --> 01:04:27.600 are pushed out you've made public claims that you cannot control especially claims like our electric 01:04:27.600 --> 01:04:33.600 bill won't go up because of vantage that's ridiculous that isn't leadership that's wishful 01:04:33.600 --> 01:04:40.160 thinking presented as fact residents are seeing the rate increases and you know full well that a 01:04:40.160 --> 01:04:46.400 nearly one gigawatt industry industrial facility will strain the grid in ways you cannot predict 01:04:46.400 --> 01:04:52.080 or prevent when you make promises you cannot keep you don't just mislead people you gamble their 01:04:52.080 --> 01:04:58.560 financial sustainability and this community is done being told fairy tales you've also ignored 01:04:58.560 --> 01:05:04.160 the human cost this project has caused real mental and emotional harm families are stressed 01:05:04.160 --> 01:05:10.320 anxiety anxious and overwhelmed people feel displaced in their own hometown if you want to make things 01:05:10.320 --> 01:05:17.200 right start by providing free mental health support for residents who need it not as a pr not as a 01:05:17.200 --> 01:05:21.680 committee to explore options but as a real service when your decisions create community 01:05:21.680 --> 01:05:26.960 wide distress it becomes your responsibility to help prepare the damage and most importantly 01:05:26.960 --> 01:05:33.600 you need to show people that you actually care that means owning your mistakes that means acknowledging 01:05:33.600 --> 01:05:39.440 you would do things differently saying you wouldn't change a single thing despite lawsuits and rate 01:05:39.440 --> 01:05:45.360 concerns land losses and community division tells residents their experience don't matter 01:05:45.440 --> 01:05:50.880 it tells middle class and lower income families their struggles are invisible it tells long 01:05:50.880 --> 01:05:56.160 time residents that the city they built is being reshaped for wealthier newcomers while they are 01:05:56.160 --> 01:06:03.200 priced out of their own own hometown mayor this is your moment to prove your capability of humility 01:06:03.200 --> 01:06:09.120 accountability and genuine leadership because right now residents see a mayor chasing money 01:06:09.120 --> 01:06:16.160 prestige and development and a city becomes less livable for the very people who built it 01:06:16.160 --> 01:06:21.440 if you want to make things right stop making promises you cannot keep provide mental health 01:06:21.440 --> 01:06:28.800 support for those harmed by this process and openly admit to mistakes that you brought us here 01:06:28.800 --> 01:06:34.640 poor washington deserves the poor washington doesn't need a mayor chasing wealth 01:06:34.720 --> 01:06:41.040 poor washington needs a mayor who stands with its people before a crisis not after one so 01:06:42.800 --> 01:06:48.640 build your storm down any other public comments or appearances 01:06:54.640 --> 01:07:01.040 yammer chain 1446 was second half thank you um i'm going to read a poem i hope it really sticks 01:07:01.040 --> 01:07:06.080 to you guys i've never read in front of a city console so bear with me it's called the wrongs 01:07:06.080 --> 01:07:13.440 of my ancestors i'm trying to write the wrongs of my ancestors because while i had no power in 01:07:13.440 --> 01:07:19.920 what they did i have power in what i do i'm trying to write the wrongs of my ancestors because every 01:07:19.920 --> 01:07:25.920 time i start my car or use my phone it is my individual sovereignty adding scars to entities 01:07:26.000 --> 01:07:32.080 across the seas i'm trying to write the wrongs of my ancestors because i had no choice in the 01:07:32.080 --> 01:07:37.680 legacy i was born into but i have a choice in the legacy i leave behind i'm trying to write the 01:07:37.680 --> 01:07:43.760 wrongs of my ancestors because yes there is hierarchy and humanity i do firmly believe but it has 01:07:43.760 --> 01:07:49.360 absolutely nothing to do with the hue of your skin i'm trying to write the wrongs of my ancestors 01:07:49.360 --> 01:07:54.640 because today is the tomorrow we dreamed about yesterday every day is a gift first and then it 01:07:54.640 --> 01:07:59.200 becomes a choice and i have a choice in what i do with my presence and that is why i actively 01:07:59.200 --> 01:08:04.560 make the choice to try and write the wrongs of my ancestors please be good ancestors and remember 01:08:04.560 --> 01:08:10.640 that descendants far beyond what we know are depending on our choices right now thank you thank you 01:08:11.680 --> 01:08:17.360 other public comments or appearances all right seeing none that takes us to the end of the 01:08:17.360 --> 01:08:22.080 meeting is there anyone willing to make a motion to adjourn so there's a motion to adjourn is there 01:08:22.080 --> 01:08:29.280 second seconded uh-huh any i'm not asking any questions or concerns all in favor of a journey 01:08:29.280 --> 01:08:33.680 signify by saying aye opposed that motion carries good luck this school year