[7:49] All right. Being 6:37, we'll call the

[7:52] common council meeting to order. Please

[7:54] stand for the pledge of allegiance

[8:00] to the flag of the United States of

[8:02] America and to the republic for which it

[8:05] stands. One nation under God,

[8:08] indivisible, with liberty and justice

[8:10] for all.

[8:14] » All right, clerk layman has been taken.

[8:19] >> Adoption of the agenda.

[8:21] >> I move to adopt the agenda. Mr.

[8:24] Presented tonight, your honor.

[8:26] >> Make the motion.

[8:27] >> Second.

[8:28] by Mr. Dorsy.

[8:31] Any additions or corrections?

[8:34] Hearing none. All in favor say I.

[8:37] >> I.

[8:38] >> Opposed.

[8:39] That motion is carried by all. Approval

[8:42] of 5/19 2026 common council minutes.

[8:46] >> Move to approve the minutes. Your honor.

[8:48] >> Motion made by Mr. Fchet.

[8:50] >> Second.

[8:51] by Mr. Vau. Any additions or

[8:53] corrections to those?

[8:56] Hearing none. All in favor say I.

[8:59] >> Opposed. That motion's carried by all.

[9:04] Mr. Dorsy, authorization to pay the

[9:05] bills, please.

[9:07] >> I make a motion for authorization to pay

[9:09] the bills in the amount of 1,578,9194.

[9:15] » Second.

[9:16] >> Motion made and second by Miss Mcowski.

[9:19] Any additions or corrections to those?

[9:23] Hearing none, please cast your ballots.

[9:35] That motion carry 10.

[9:39] All right. Up next, public comment.

[9:43] This is your time to talk. Please come

[9:44] forward to the empty seat.

[9:47] Please state your name, your address,

[9:49] and

[9:51] three minutes.

[9:55] My name is uh Jeffrey Hansky. I live at

[9:57] M5590 Fairway Drive. I'm here to speak

[10:00] about my daughter in the license renewal

[10:03] process tonight. Um just want to let you

[10:06] know that um she made some mistakes.

[10:11] She has been doing a very good job,

[10:14] cleaned

[10:16] up her records and stayed out of

[10:18] trouble. She shares a home in Apple now

[10:20] with her boyfriend that they recently

[10:22] purchased and she's up responsible for

[10:25] all the upkeep of that property while

[10:28] um he's away on guard duty for border

[10:31] security. Not here to undermine anyone's

[10:34] authority through this process, but I

[10:35] strongly believe it will be

[10:36] counterproductive to deny Jisselle her

[10:39] license. Um it's given her stellar work

[10:42] ethic and commitment to doing the right

[10:45] things moving forward. She's an

[10:47] outstanding asset to her employer to the

[10:49] city of New London. And I believe there

[10:51] was an email included with your packets

[10:54] tonight that I asked to be send out. So

[10:57] that's it. Thank you.

[10:58] >> Thank you, Mr. Anki.

[11:15] My name is Renee Hoscuit and I reside at

[11:17] E6722 Slooh Road, Wyiga, Wisconsin and I

[11:22] am running for the Waka County Clerk of

[11:24] Circuit Court's position.

[11:26] I grew up in the town of Saxville on

[11:28] Pineh Hill Road just over the Wera

[11:30] County line and I currently reside in

[11:32] the town of Royaltton with my husband

[11:34] and our son. I started with Waka County

[11:38] in April of 1996.

[11:40] I started full-time with the clerk of

[11:42] court's office in October of 97 as a

[11:44] file clerk, which is coming up on 29

[11:47] years of service with the clerk's

[11:48] office. I have been promoted throughout

[11:51] my time to account clerk, deputy clerk,

[11:54] and now chief deputy clerk since August

[11:56] of 22. The clerk of court's office is

[11:59] the keeper of the records for all case

[12:01] types and court proceedings. And I've

[12:04] always said that all roads lead to the

[12:05] clerk of court's office because our

[12:07] office deals daily with the public, the

[12:10] three judicial court branches, the DA's

[12:12] office, the sheriff's office, and the

[12:14] child support agency, just to name a

[12:16] few. Our office is also in charge of

[12:19] managing the jury system for the county

[12:21] where we select and notify potential

[12:24] jurors. As chief deputy, I maintain all

[12:27] the financial records and processes for

[12:29] the office. I am responsible for

[12:32] collection efforts of outstanding fines

[12:34] and fees. I work with auditors twice a

[12:37] year to maintain our records with

[12:39] accuracy. I complete detailed monthly

[12:42] financial reports to the state and to

[12:44] the county's finance department. I

[12:47] assist assist the current clerk in

[12:50] budget preparation to present to the

[12:52] county board in the fall. I work closely

[12:55] with the clerk of courts on a daily

[12:57] management of employees and workload and

[12:59] assist in training and fill in when she

[13:02] is absent. I am running for the clerk of

[13:05] court's office to continue my career

[13:07] with my knowledge and years of

[13:09] experience of knowing the office

[13:10] environment. I started out as a file

[13:13] clerk in the low man position and would

[13:16] like to come full circle to be the

[13:18] elected clerk. This wasn't a quick

[13:21] decision of running for clerk. I have

[13:23] been thinking about it for many years

[13:25] and now is the time for me personally

[13:27] and for my family. I will continue to

[13:30] work daily with the employees we

[13:32] currently have to provide customer

[13:34] service to the public and to share my

[13:37] knowledge to continue running the office

[13:39] effectively and professionally which so

[13:41] many people rely on. There's always room

[13:44] for improvement and there's always room

[13:46] for change and there's always room to

[13:50] make current processes more efficient

[13:52] with knowledge and technology.

[13:55] Change is inevitable and always in

[13:57] motion and I am ready ready and willing

[13:59] to serve the citizens of El Paka County.

[14:03] I believe my wealth of knowledge,

[14:04] experience, and dedicated service for 30

[14:07] years to Waka County makes me the best

[14:10] fit for your next elected clerk of

[14:12] courts. I look forward to earning your

[14:14] trust and support as your next clerk.

[14:17] Thank you.

[14:20] >> Thank you, M.

[14:29] Anyone else for public comment?

[14:34] Last call for public comment.

[14:37] All right, hearing none, we'll move on

[14:38] to standing and special committees. Uh

[14:41] up first, Board of Public Works, Mr.

[14:43] Hess.

[14:43] >> Thank you, your honor. Board of Public

[14:45] Works met Monday, June 1st. Uh meeting

[14:48] was called to order at 5:15.

[14:52] Motion was approved. The agenda was uh

[14:55] motion was made and approved for the

[14:56] agenda. There was no public comment.

[15:00] The April 13, 2026 minutes were carried

[15:03] by all wastewater treatment plant notes.

[15:06] Wastewater notes included in the packet.

[15:09] Review final facility plan for

[15:10] wastewater treatment facility and

[15:12] recommend design to common council. Mike

[15:15] Gerbett's PE from Donna Hugh and

[15:18] Associates Incorporated had a PowerPoint

[15:19] presenting showing the options for the

[15:21] final facility plan for the wastewater

[15:23] treatment plant. The board is asked to

[15:25] give directions on an option for the

[15:26] final facility plan to keep the project

[15:28] on schedule.

[15:30] The motion was made and seconded for the

[15:32] final facility plan for the wastewater

[15:34] treatment plant plan alternative 7.

[15:36] Motion was carried 11 to zero.

[15:39] Approve and recommend the agreement with

[15:42] Dunu and Associates for final design of

[15:44] wastewater treatment facility based off

[15:46] the council approved wastewater

[15:48] treatment facility plan option. Draft

[15:50] director Garski reviewed the agreement

[15:53] proposed by Donahghue and Associates for

[15:54] the final design plan for the wastewater

[15:56] treatment facility. This proposal would

[15:59] be selected alternative plan. The per

[16:02] the proposal is all for final design

[16:05] elements, Wisconsin DNR submissions,

[16:08] clean water funding applications

[16:10] supporting the alternative funding, full

[16:12] plan set, and bidding documents for the

[16:14] bidding process.

[16:16] Motion was made and seconded to agree

[16:19] make an agreement with Donn Associates

[16:20] for the final design of wastewater

[16:22] treatment plan.

[16:24] Motion was carried 110.

[16:27] Proven and recommend the council 2025 CM

[16:30] AR resolution. A copy of the compliance

[16:33] maintenance annual report was available

[16:35] for review in the BPW packet. This is an

[16:39] annual requirement for submittal to the

[16:41] DNR and there was no questions for the

[16:42] committee about the resolution.

[16:45] Motion was made and second and carried

[16:47] 11 to zero.

[16:49] Recommended council 2026 transportation

[16:52] resolution. Administrator Hearth

[16:55] introduced a resolution providing by the

[16:57] League of Municipalities informing those

[16:59] at the state level government the need

[17:01] assistance with transportation funding

[17:03] for smaller communities. That motion was

[17:06] made and seconded. Motion was carried by

[17:07] all.

[17:09] Approve recommended council proposal for

[17:11] the AECOM for the environmental

[17:14] monitoring of mini park site. Mini Park

[17:16] was located on an old gas station site

[17:18] during a 2024 down town reconstruction.

[17:22] The state performed test borings at this

[17:24] location. They found exceedence of

[17:26] VOCC's in the test borings.

[17:29] Wisconsin DNR is required for more

[17:31] testing at this location. The proposal

[17:33] for the monitoring mini park site with

[17:36] five monitoring wells that would be

[17:38] installed. Estimated cost of $39,875

[17:41] for the work. It would not cover any

[17:43] costs if the USS are discovered during

[17:47] monitoring well inspections or any

[17:49] filing fees related to the DNR.

[17:53] That motion was made in second to

[17:54] recommend the council the approval.

[17:56] Motion carried 110.

[17:59] Consider lease of rightaway property to

[18:02] Blossoms and Bloom. Administrator Herz

[18:04] was approached by the business regarding

[18:05] the use of the rightway to grow Mums.

[18:08] This lease agreement was drawn up

[18:10] allowing for an annual renewal, rental

[18:12] amount, and access to util to utilities

[18:14] present in the rightway. That motion was

[18:17] made and seconded. Motion carried by

[18:19] all. Director's report. The director's

[18:21] report included in the packet was

[18:23] reviewed by the board. Anniversaries Ted

[18:25] Christian, facility superintendent, 11

[18:28] years of service. Jared Garvin's

[18:31] wastewater operator 2, 12 years of

[18:33] service. Preliminary work starting on

[18:36] Mill Street and Beacon for the 2027 2022

[18:40] utility and road construction product.

[18:42] The final layer of Ashka Street is

[18:44] scheduled to start the week of June 8th

[18:47] and will include painting crosswalks and

[18:49] stop bars. High Street has a large

[18:52] utility p trench that was settled by MCO

[18:55] and is looking for funding options to

[18:57] incorporate that in an asphalt program

[18:59] patch program.

[19:02] Olman has brought two items related to

[19:04] Oshkot Street. Adding stop signs to

[19:06] another location to slow down traffic by

[19:08] local residents. Safety concerns due to

[19:10] parking vehicles causing obstruction at

[19:13] the corner of Ashkosh and Wolf River

[19:14] Avenue. Public hearing along with a

[19:17] special committee meeting will be held

[19:19] June 25th at 5:15 related to the

[19:22] wastewater treatment plan final facility

[19:25] plan.

[19:26] Future agenda is the wastewater

[19:28] treatment plan upgrades. Date and time

[19:30] of the next board public works is July

[19:32] 6th uh at 5:15.

[19:36] No further discussions are made. We

[19:38] adjourn at 7:15.

[19:46] » I would like to make a motion

[19:47] considering approval of 2025 CM

[19:49] resolution.

[19:51] >> Motion made by Mr. Hash.

[19:52] >> Second.

[19:53] by Mr. Bington. Any further

[19:55] discussion?

[19:58] Hearing none. Please cast your ballots.

[20:08] Motion carried 100.

[20:11] >> Like to make a motion approval of this

[20:13] transportation resolution 2026.

[20:16] >> Motion made by Mr. H.

[20:18] >> Second.

[20:19] by Mr. Richie.

[20:21] Any further discussion?

[20:24] Hearing none. Please cast your ballots.

[20:30] That motion's carried. Two yes, one no.

[20:35] like to make a motion to approve a

[20:36] proposal from AECOM for environmental

[20:38] monitoring at mini park site.

[20:40] >> Motion made by Mr. H.

[20:42] >> Second.

[20:43] >> Seconded by Mr. Bau. Any further

[20:46] discussion

[20:48] hearing? None. Please cast your ballots.

[20:56] Motion's carried 10.

[20:59] >> Like to make a motion consider approval

[21:00] of the lease of rightway property to

[21:02] Blossoms and Bloom. motion made by Mr.

[21:05] H. Who second?

[21:07] Mr. Richie.

[21:09] Any further discussion?

[21:12] >> All right. Hearing none. Please cast

[21:13] your ballots.

[21:18] That motion's carry 10 as well.

[21:20] >> That's all I have, your honor.

[21:21] >> Thank you, Mr. Hes. All right. Finance

[21:24] and Personnel, Mr. Dorsey. Your

[21:26] >> honor, Finance Personnel Committee met

[21:28] Wednesday, June 3rd. We was called to

[21:30] order at 5:15.

[21:32] We approve the April 8th minutes. There

[21:34] is no public comment.

[21:36] Cory Kul, financial adviser at Edward

[21:39] Jones, presented our portfolio,

[21:41] including diversification by investment

[21:43] category and asset style

[21:46] committee. Thank Corey for his time.

[21:50] Chief Josh Wilson reveed

[21:53] the business licensing review process

[21:55] and steps out light in the flowchart to

[21:57] let the denial of some applications

[21:59] which we'll be discussing again later.

[22:06] Alderman Roberts requested a flowchart

[22:08] be revised which we will do at a later

[22:11] date.

[22:14] Motion was made by Robert by J to

[22:16] recommend the council approval of a

[22:17] quick lame deed with Mark Coyle and

[22:20] Tanner Orort. Purpose of the deed is to

[22:22] clean up the conflicts at 200 North

[22:24] Pearl Street.

[22:26] Mr. Her presented estimate flood

[22:28] expenditures for the city of New London.

[22:30] We're still waiting on guidance for

[22:32] funding available for the cleanup.

[22:35] Financial reports reviewed. Director's

[22:37] report was discussed.

[22:40] No further business. Motion was

[22:41] adjourned.

[22:49] Get there.

[22:53] Make a motion to approve the quick claim

[22:55] deed with Mark Coyle and Tanner. board

[22:57] to be to clean up the deed complex at

[23:00] 200 North Pearl Street subject to the

[23:03] correct legal description of the

[23:04] property verified by the city attorney

[23:06] and city administrator.

[23:08] >> Second.

[23:08] >> All right. Motion made by Mr. Dorson,

[23:10] second by Mr. Pchet. Any further

[23:13] discussion?

[23:15] Hear none. Please cast your ballots.

[23:21] That motion's carried 10.

[23:25] Motion to consider approval of the

[23:26] license list approved by the London

[23:29] Police Department.

[23:31] >> Motion made by Mr. Dorsy, second by Miss

[23:34] Mcowski. Any further discussion?

[23:37] >> Yes, your honor. Um on the

[23:41] um in the council packet

[23:44] under requires the council's approval

[23:47] accommodation class B licenses. The

[23:49] vault is listed as approval recommended.

[23:55] SPG Group Groups LLC, the vault at 310

[23:59] West Water

[24:03] » that's on this agenda line.

[24:05] >> Yes, it is.

[24:13] » Uh Chief, you got anything to say about

[24:14] that or is there any

[24:17] >> Mr.

[24:19] Caroline? Is that

[24:22] um

[24:25] Are they both on there right now?

[24:27] >> No, the other ones are not on there.

[24:37] So, at this time, I would like to make

[24:39] an amendment to the motion to approve

[24:41] the combination class B license

[24:44] um as presented with the exception of

[24:47] the SPG Groups LLC, the vault at 310

[24:51] West Northwater.

[24:54] Motion's been made by Miss Croy.

[24:59] amendment.

[25:06] » I'll second it.

[25:08] >> Motion been second by Mr. Dorsy.

[25:11] Any further discussion?

[25:13] I know we had quite a bit of discussion

[25:15] about this at personal finance,

[25:19] >> but uh I don't see it on

[25:34] to approve them next.

[25:37] >> Yeah,

[25:41] » I was just confused why it was

[25:46] >> it did seem

[25:46] >> separated like that. So

[25:49] >> believe that was done in

[25:53] » any further discussion

[25:57] hearing none.

[25:59] Please cast your ballots.

[26:06] That motion carry 100.

[26:11] » We're looking at the LE department

[26:13] recommendation of non-issuing of a

[26:16] license and to consider the non-renewal

[26:18] of the class A

[26:20] for new London Tra Plaza combination

[26:23] class B for default and Dragons Ben den

[26:26] and I'll turn that over to Chief Wilson.

[26:31] Thank you, Mr. Dorsy. Uh, as it relates

[26:33] to the non-reissue of the license,

[26:37] believe Miss Hansen is going to withdraw

[26:38] her application at this time.

[26:41] You want to confirm that for the group?

[26:45] >> All right.

[26:48] Uh, as far as the second portion with

[26:51] the travel plaza, the vault and the

[26:54] dragon's den, an opportunity to do some

[26:56] research myself and meet with Yash at

[27:00] the Travel Plaza.

[27:02] Some things that we spoke about, uh, we

[27:04] confirmed that that age verification

[27:06] software is present at the travel plaza.

[27:09] He went over the practices with me that

[27:12] the license stuff. I met with the agent

[27:14] in charge there. I reached out to

[27:17] Appleton where the violations were from.

[27:19] He never had any license issues in Apple

[27:24] other than the failure to display a

[27:26] current iss current current license, but

[27:27] he never not had a license. Those

[27:30] violations by themselves would not

[27:32] prohibit him from receiving a license

[27:35] next time. And I also spoke about the

[27:37] importance of completing the application

[27:40] thoroughly

[27:42] here forward.

[27:45] Thank you, Chief.

[27:51] » I'll make a motion to approve the

[27:53] combination class A for London travel

[27:56] and the combination combination class B

[27:59] for the vault in Dragonstone.

[28:01] >> Second.

[28:02] >> Motion been made and seconded.

[28:04] Mr. Bau,

[28:07] any further discussion?

[28:11] I still have a question for the attorney

[28:13] regarding the approval of these

[28:15] licensings. If we approve them and there

[28:18] ends up being an issue at one of these

[28:20] establishments,

[28:22] what is the recourse for the city um in

[28:26] regards to

[28:28] um

[28:31] the issuance of licenses, revoking

[28:33] license or issuances of them next time

[28:35] around?

[28:36] Um

[28:38] so those are two significantly different

[28:40] process. If we do if you just accumulate

[28:44] enough issues that arise that you uh

[28:48] there's a basis for a non-renewal

[28:50] there's a statutory provision that

[28:52] basically before the renewal time we

[28:55] have to provide notice to the

[28:57] establishment and then they have the

[28:59] right to object and then we have

[29:00] essentially a quasi judicial hearing

[29:02] which is kind of what we have had

[29:03] tonight. Um

[29:07] so there's a process for that that has

[29:09] to be followed exactly how the statute

[29:10] provides. Uh revocation you would have

[29:13] to have pretty significant

[29:16] uh violation and then you would have to

[29:18] do that same a very similar type process

[29:21] where essentially somebody would

[29:23] petition or you know there's there's

[29:25] procedure where uh a citizen can do a

[29:29] verified petition and say that I think

[29:30] somebody either should be renewed or

[29:32] should be revoked. Most of the time what

[29:35] happens is an agency of the governing

[29:37] body, meaning police department,

[29:39] administration, files something that

[29:41] says we have reason to believe that this

[29:43] person should be revoked. Uh and then

[29:46] there's a significant process to do

[29:48] that. But if that answers your question,

[29:50] it's not an easy process. Essentially,

[29:54] they have a property right in it. They

[29:56] have a license. If you get the license,

[29:58] you're expected to be able to renew it

[30:00] absent

[30:02] significant violation.

[30:07] Any further discussion?

[30:10] We have a motion and a second

[30:13] hearing. None. Please cast your ballots.

[30:22] That motion carries. Nine yes, one no.

[30:30] That is all I have, your honor.

[30:31] >> Thank you, Mr. Dorsey. Park and

[30:33] recreation, Mr.

[30:35] >> Thank you, your honor. Park and rec

[30:36] committee met on Tuesday, June 2nd.

[30:39] Meeting was called order at 5:15. Motion

[30:42] to approve the agenda

[30:45] and seconded. Motion was carried by all.

[30:48] Motion to approve the meeting minutes

[30:50] was carried by all. Public input. Seeing

[30:53] none, consider a approval agreement with

[30:56] the WNR to install sturgeon habitat

[30:59] along the park and Baris River

[31:02] shoreline. Director Soul brought the

[31:04] committee an agreement that was drafted

[31:06] in cooperation with sturgeon biologists

[31:08] and fish habitat staff in Wisconsin

[31:10] Department of Natural Resources.

[31:13] Motion was made in second to consider an

[31:15] approve an agreement with the WDNR to

[31:17] install sturgeon habitat along the Piper

[31:20] Park and Baris River shoreline. That

[31:22] motion was carried by all. Consider

[31:25] approval amendment to ordinance 9.03.

[31:28] Director Soul presented the committee

[31:30] changes to the ordinance that would

[31:32] allow for archery to take place when an

[31:34] archery class is conducted on school

[31:36] district property. A business location

[31:38] where the sale of archery equipment

[31:40] takes place on a professionally

[31:42] developed range or at a designated

[31:44] designed outdoor archery range approved

[31:47] by the common council. Motion is made

[31:49] and second to approve the amendment to

[31:52] ordinance 9.03. That motion was carried

[31:55] by all. Discuss and consider an

[31:57] amendment to ordinance 9.1652

[32:01] city boat launch fee. Discussion about

[32:04] the lack of public parking space in

[32:06] Riverside parking shelter area was

[32:07] discussed. Chris Martinson and Jim

[32:10] Huffman from Wolf River Patriots

[32:11] approached the committee asking for

[32:13] parking exceptions for the event held at

[32:16] Riverside Park. It was agreed to have

[32:18] several parking stalls made available

[32:20] for this year's event. Committee

[32:23] directed Saul to configure new lot

[32:26] design to allow for the north stalls to

[32:28] be made into public parking to bring

[32:30] back for discussion at the next meeting.

[32:33] No motion or vote was taken. Director

[32:36] report was included in the agenda packet

[32:38] and reviewed by the committee.

[32:40] Additional comments, notes as followed.

[32:43] Staff rec recognization.

[32:45] Jim Thorp, 24 years, 13 years as

[32:48] full-time employee. Amy Hurd, a new

[32:51] senior program supervisor. Thanks to the

[32:54] staff for the work during the flooding,

[32:56] working with Schmidt boat docks for

[32:58] railing at the end of the new gang way.

[33:00] Small things are becoming evident due to

[33:03] the flood damage. Piper scoreboards,

[33:06] bathroom pumps at Piper East shelter,

[33:10] Taff Park had shifting at some of the PA

[33:12] blocks along with a railing. Berner

[33:15] Riverwalk, the handicap concrete walk

[33:18] has had some washouts.

[33:20] Wiper middle fuel bids were received and

[33:22] looked to see that work on done on them

[33:25] before the tournament. Flowers,

[33:27] planters, and dock should be out by the

[33:29] end of this week 61 2026.

[33:32] Chairman report there was none. Future

[33:34] agenda items discussed charging for fish

[33:37] day when fees are received for the 2027.

[33:41] The next park record meeting July 7th,

[33:44] 2026 at 5:15. Being no further

[33:47] discussion, motion was made to adjourn.

[33:49] Motion was carried. Motion was adjourned

[33:51] at 605.

[33:56] I would look for I would approve an

[33:58] agreement with the WDNR to install

[34:00] sturgeon habitat along Viper Park and

[34:03] Bar River shoreline.

[34:05] >> Motion's been made by Mr. Bau.

[34:07] >> Second.

[34:08] by Mr. Bington. Any further

[34:10] discussion?

[34:13] Hearing none, please cast your ballots.

[34:20] » That motion carried 100.

[34:22] >> I would make a motion to approve of

[34:24] amendment ordinance 9.03

[34:27] for the archery range.

[34:28] >> Second.

[34:29] >> Motion made by Mr. Bisau, seconded by

[34:31] Mr. Fche. Any further discussion?

[34:35] Hearing none, please cast your ballots.

[34:41] That motion's carried. Nine yes, one no.

[34:45] >> That's all I have, your honor.

[34:47] >> Thank you, Mr. Gau. Planning Commission,

[34:50] Mr. Richie.

[34:52] >> Okay. The planning commission meeting

[34:55] for May 28, 206 was called to order at

[34:58] 5:15.

[35:02] Motion was made to adopt amend agenda

[35:06] removing item number seven from plan or

[35:09] the flood plane presentation

[35:15] that was carried 120

[35:17] minutes for February 26 planning

[35:20] commission meeting were approved that

[35:23] was approved 120 there's no public

[35:26] comment public hearing um city

[35:30] administrator provided overview of the

[35:33] item. The proposed pertain to previously

[35:36] discussed

[35:38] conceptional town home development on

[35:40] the northeast side of city. The proposal

[35:43] requires an amendment to the city's

[35:45] comprehensive plan to accommodate

[35:48] additional residential density

[35:51] on the site.

[35:56] It was opened up for a public hearing at

[35:58] 5:21.

[36:00] Public hearing was held to review the

[36:02] proposed comprehensive plan amendment

[36:05] 20263 to change the future land use

[36:08] classification of partials 3330690000

[36:14] and 33

[36:17] 306900

[36:19] for s from single family to duplex

[36:22] residential to medium high density.

[36:28] There was no public comment was present

[36:30] after discussing the public hearing was

[36:33] closed at 5:22.

[36:36] Consider approval of a resolution

[36:39] adopting amendment

[36:42] 2026-3

[36:44] to the city of New London

[36:47] 2040 comprehensive plan.

[36:51] Upcoming coming agenda item. City

[36:53] administrator discussed the potential

[36:56] for upcoming comprehensive plan

[36:59] amendments and the flood plane

[37:02] presentation which will be held in the

[37:05] near future pending availability of the

[37:08] presenter.

[37:10] Next meeting date um due to a special

[37:13] council meeting held on the 25th the

[37:16] normal schedule planning commission date

[37:18] needs to be rescheduled following

[37:20] discussion. And it is determined that

[37:22] the special planning commission meeting

[37:24] will be tenatively held June 4th,

[37:29] 2026

[37:30] for the flood presentation.

[37:32] The meeting was adjourned at um 5:36.

[37:41] Okay. The planning commission met for a

[37:44] special meeting June 4th, 2026.

[37:47] meeting was called to order at 5:16

[37:52] adopted agenda memorandum.

[37:56] No

[37:58] public present um director of community

[38:01] development Austin Dibs led present

[38:04] presentation on a 50% rule

[38:08] and flood plane regulations. Following

[38:10] presentation, the floor was open for

[38:12] discussion, main points and emphasis

[38:14] from the

[38:16] presentation included history behind

[38:19] flood regulations

[38:22] and the 50% rule.

[38:25] Contact the community development

[38:28] department before com completing repairs

[38:31] on flood damaged properties. Process the

[38:34] city's taken for

[38:38] assessing the documenting data for flood

[38:41] damaged properties.

[38:43] The why behind enforcing the flood plane

[38:45] regulations following a question and

[38:47] answer session agenda item concluded at

[38:51] 612.

[38:54] Upcoming item agenda items. Director of

[38:57] community development author Dibs

[39:01] discussed the potential for several CSMs

[39:05] coming in for review on a reszoning

[39:08] application pending. The timeline of the

[39:10] application the next meeting date due to

[39:13] the special council meeting on the 25th.

[39:16] The normal scheduled planning commission

[39:18] date needs to be rescheduled. Following

[39:20] discussion, it was determined that the

[39:22] next planning commission meeting will be

[39:24] held July 9th, 2026 with a second

[39:28] meeting in July pending agendas.

[39:31] Uh the meeting was adjourned at 6:20.

[39:34] And that's all I have, your honor.

[39:36] >> Thank you, Mr. Richie. Economic

[39:38] Development Committee, Miss Croy.

[39:40] >> Thank you, your honor. Um, the economic

[39:43] development committee for May 26, 2026

[39:47] was called to order

[39:50] at 5:18 p.m.

[39:54] Um, the agenda was revised and approved

[40:01] as amended in the motion carried by all.

[40:03] Um, the minutes from March 24th were

[40:07] reviewed and approved by all. There was

[40:10] no public comment.

[40:12] The committee reviewed an agreement

[40:14] provided by heirs associates to work on

[40:16] the landscape planning and design

[40:18] placemaking project intended for the

[40:20] riverfront property just east of the new

[40:24] SCS Wolf River Apartments.

[40:27] Chris Sil

[40:30] Silski, principal landscape architect

[40:33] with heirs, provided information on the

[40:36] proposal, examples of past projects, and

[40:39] answered questions from the committee.

[40:42] It was recommended to council for the

[40:45] agreement with errors for the riverfront

[40:47] placemaking development plans funding to

[40:49] be used from the city economic

[40:51] development

[40:52] assigned fund. That motion carried by

[40:55] all.

[40:58] Crystal Rzzlav, New London High School

[41:00] FFA adviser, introduced students from

[41:02] the high school FFA debate team. The

[41:05] team is preparing for a state debate

[41:08] competition and offered to present their

[41:10] topic to the committee as practice.

[41:13] The topic digital gains versus local

[41:16] pains AI data center impact is a very

[41:20] timely is very timely for Wisconsin

[41:23] especially in the light of recent new

[41:25] surrounding data centers. The students

[41:28] presented pro and con arguments on the

[41:30] subject after which the committee asked

[41:32] questions, thank them for the

[41:34] presentation and wish them well at their

[41:36] state competition.

[41:39] There was no chamber report for this

[41:41] month. Administrator Hurtth provided an

[41:43] update on the 2026 business of facade

[41:46] grant program, provided a copy of the

[41:49] 2026 Waka County Economic Development

[41:52] Corporations annual report, and inform

[41:55] the committee of a ribbon cutting event

[41:57] for the new SCS Wolf River Apartments on

[42:00] June 9th. Future agenda items reviewed

[42:03] and the next meeting will be held on

[42:05] June 23rd, 2026.

[42:08] Motion to adjurnn was made at 6:26 PM

[42:11] and was carried by all.

[42:16] Your honor, I would like to make uh a

[42:19] motion to approve the agreement with

[42:21] heirs and associates for riverfront

[42:23] placemaking development plans funding to

[42:26] be used from the city's economic

[42:27] development assigned fund balance.

[42:30] >> Motion made by Miss Croy.

[42:32] >> Second.

[42:33] by Mr. Fchet. Any further

[42:35] discussion

[42:37] hearing? None. Please cast your ballots.

[42:45] Mowski.

[42:50] » That motion is carried. Nine yes and one

[42:53] no.

[42:58] » Thank you, Miss Croy.

[42:59] >> Thank you.

[43:00] >> All right. Capital Projects and

[43:02] Equipment. Mr. Hess, you're back.

[43:04] Capital Equipment and Project Committee

[43:06] met Wednesday, June 3rd means call to

[43:09] order at 6:28.

[43:14] The agenda was adopted and carried by

[43:16] all. Motion made by uh Feet and seconded

[43:20] by Roberts to approve the January 6th,

[43:22] February 4th, and March 11th meeting

[43:25] minutes. Motion is carried by all.

[43:28] It was recommended to approve the

[43:30] council required DNR monitoring at mini

[43:33] park estimated cost $42,000 carried 110.

[43:38] The next capital equipment and projects

[43:40] committee will be scheduled as an as

[43:42] needed basis.

[43:45] Motion made and second to adjourn at

[43:48] 6:34.

[43:56] like to make a motion consider approval

[43:57] of our 2026 capital equipment and

[44:00] projects purchases.

[44:02] >> Motion made by Mr. H.

[44:04] >> Second.

[44:05] by Mr. Roberts.

[44:08] Any further discussion?

[44:11] Hearing none. Please cast your ballots.

[44:17] That motion's carried 10.

[44:19] >> That's all I have.

[44:20] >> Thank you, Mr. H. Minutes and reports

[44:23] will stand as read in your packet.

[44:25] Moving right along to reports of

[44:27] officers on recent events and

[44:28] announcements to the public. Uh starting

[44:30] off with the mayor's portion. Uh we have

[44:33] Fourth of July coming up in a few weeks

[44:35] and I just wanted to remind everybody

[44:37] while you're out and enjoying the Fourth

[44:39] of July to be safe. And with that, we'll

[44:42] move on to city administrator, Mr.

[44:44] >> Thank you, honor. Uh first of all, for

[44:46] the flood victims, um we know that we

[44:48] were in the final stages of accepting

[44:50] flood damage debris at the municipal

[44:52] garage. Um the appointments for those uh

[44:54] drop offs have drastically reduced. So

[44:57] we've been advertising on our social

[44:58] media page for the last few weeks that

[45:00] this Friday, June 19th, will be our last

[45:02] day for accepting flood damage debris.

[45:04] Um if you still need to schedule that

[45:06] appointment, please call our public

[45:07] works office right away. Um 9828503.

[45:12] Second of all, I've been getting quite a

[45:13] few questions, but we have not heard

[45:15] back anything yet. if the federal

[45:17] government has determined if the April

[45:19] flood event qualifies for federal

[45:21] assistance or FEMA funding. So, we're

[45:24] still waiting to see if um what type of

[45:25] funding opportunities may be available

[45:27] for the disaster relief and if once we

[45:29] get that information, we will uh let

[45:31] everybody know um what the opportunities

[45:33] are. Um I also want to congratulate the

[45:36] chamber on a great summer kickoff event.

[45:38] Looks like uh some of the um placer AI

[45:40] data shows that the attendance was up

[45:42] over 4,000 for the night. So, that was

[45:44] really good turnout. um until obviously

[45:46] the storm rolled in. Uh but regardless,

[45:48] congratulations to the chamber on

[45:49] another successful event in the city.

[45:52] And then lastly, I'm passing on that the

[45:53] New London Public Library will be

[45:55] holding a ribbon cutting ceremony next

[45:57] Saturday, June 27th at 10:00 a.m. Um all

[46:00] the older person should have a flyer for

[46:02] that. If you haven't had the opportunity

[46:04] to stop in yet, I totally recommend

[46:06] checking it out. Um they did a really

[46:07] nice job filling in the building with

[46:09] all the collection material uh from

[46:10] their former location. But again, mark

[46:13] your calendars for next Saturday, June

[46:15] 27th at 10 a.m. That's all I have.

[46:17] >> Thank you, Mr. Her. And next, Chief of

[46:20] Police, Mr. Wilson.

[46:22] >> Thank you, your honor. A couple save the

[46:24] dates for everybody. Um, Wacka County

[46:26] doesn't meet the fleet and they travel

[46:29] throughout the county. We hosted the New

[46:31] London High School on July 21st.

[46:34] And we will also on August 4th hold our

[46:36] own national night out in the green

[46:39] space between city hall and the police

[46:41] department.

[46:43] Some bike safety reminders. We do

[46:45] officer offer free bike licensing at the

[46:48] PD. We just need your serial number make

[46:50] and model. You don't have to bring a

[46:51] bike in if you have that information and

[46:53] we'll license that for you free of cost.

[46:55] And as a reminder in summer with the

[46:57] bicycle traffic that no matter which

[46:59] bicycle you're driving, you do have to

[47:01] obey the rules of the road. That's all I

[47:03] have, your honor.

[47:04] >> Thank you, Chief. Director of Public

[47:06] Works, Mr. Garski.

[47:07] >> Thank you, your honor. Um, Ashkosh

[47:10] Street is near completion. The surface

[47:12] layer of asphalt was completed

[47:14] yesterday.

[47:16] There's still a couple punch list items

[47:18] to finish up, plus the pink striping

[47:21] left to do. The project area will remain

[47:25] soft closed until these items are

[47:28] completed. Uh I expect the road to fully

[47:31] open in a week.

[47:34] Um also as a reminder about the special

[47:38] common council meeting and public

[47:41] hearing in regards to the wastewater

[47:43] treatment plant final facility plan on

[47:48] Thursday, June 25th right here at 5:15.

[47:53] We will start with a presentation from

[47:55] Mike Gerbittz from Donahghue and

[47:57] Associates. He'll briefly go over the

[48:00] final facility plan

[48:03] um for any public that is in attendance

[48:06] that night. Um after the presentation,

[48:10] the public hearing will start. Uh, if

[48:14] residents would like more information

[48:16] now on this final facility plan, I

[48:20] suggest you go to the New London uh

[48:24] YouTube channel and look at the June 1st

[48:28] Board of Public Works meeting. Um,

[48:31] there's a good presentation that goes

[48:34] over that facility plan.

[48:38] >> And that is all I have tonight, your

[48:40] honor.

[48:40] >> Thank you, Mr. Garski. I see director of

[48:43] park and recreation, Miss Soul, is out

[48:45] of office. We have a report.

[48:46] >> Yep.

[48:47] >> Uh Ginger obviously um was not able to

[48:49] come tonight, but um she did pass on

[48:51] some words. She would like to invite

[48:53] everybody to join in on the Festival

[48:55] Foods and the New London Parks and

[48:56] Recreation Department to celebrate the

[48:58] nation's 250th birthday inside Hatton

[49:01] Stadium on July 4th for our annual

[49:03] firework show. Gates open at 6:00 p.m.

[49:06] There will be family games, crafts, a

[49:09] bike raffle, yo DJ providing

[49:11] entertainment, and concession stand. Uh

[49:13] fireworks start at dusk. Bring a lawn

[49:15] chair or blanket and come celebrate with

[49:17] us. That's all I have.

[49:19] >> Thank you, Mr. Director of Community

[49:21] Development, Mr. De.

[49:23] >> Thank you, your honor. Uh as included in

[49:25] your uh meeting packets, uh we issued 87

[49:29] permits in the month of May. That is a

[49:30] significant uptick. Um up until May, we

[49:33] had issued 75 for the year. Um so,

[49:36] community development remains to be

[49:37] busy. Uh much of that is due to the

[49:39] flood damaged properties we continue to

[49:41] work with. Uh in addition to the

[49:43] development we're ste we're still seeing

[49:44] outside of the flood zone. So um busy

[49:47] times for the department um and permits

[49:49] are up. Uh as mentioned by Mr. Richie,

[49:52] we held our special plan commission

[49:54] meeting on June 4th to discuss uh the

[49:56] full plan regulations and the 50% rule.

[49:58] I encourage anyone that missed that to

[50:00] uh tune in and uh take a look and watch

[50:02] that. It is published on our YouTube

[50:04] page. there's a lot of good discussion,

[50:06] a lot of good question and answer

[50:07] sessions there. Um, and I encourage

[50:08] anyone that has any questions on that to

[50:10] uh refer to that and then to reach out

[50:12] to me um as well with any questions

[50:14] regarding the flood plan and 50%. So,

[50:17] uh, with that being said, as well um, we

[50:19] are still really really encouraging

[50:20] people that if they receive flood damage

[50:22] to reach out. Um, we need to make sure

[50:24] we're following the regulations that

[50:25] have been put in place by FEMA and the

[50:26] DNR. Um, and uh, we talked about that a

[50:29] lot on June 4th during that

[50:30] presentation. So, um, one other thing we

[50:33] talked about in the presentation was the

[50:35] city does intend on sending letters out

[50:36] to properties that we haven't heard

[50:37] from. Um, basically the contents of that

[50:40] letter will be essentially telling them

[50:41] to reach out and discuss their property.

[50:43] Um, you know, and because we need to

[50:45] keep track of those costs and repairs,

[50:47] um, you know, based on what FEMA DNR

[50:49] rules tell us to do. So, um, other than

[50:52] that, um, city's continuing to grow.

[50:55] We're still receiving inquiries from

[50:56] developers about, uh, new things going

[50:58] on in the city. So, that's exciting. Um,

[51:01] And other than that, uh, things are

[51:03] going along smoothly. So, any questions,

[51:05] let me know. Thank you.

[51:06] >> Thank you, Mr. Deeps and utilities

[51:09] manager, Mr. Besset.

[51:11] >> Thank you, your honor. Water crews are

[51:13] out in full force for construction

[51:15] season. Uh, they changed out 20 lead

[51:18] services and over 30 curb stacks so far

[51:20] this summer. Electric crews have been

[51:22] installing underground services and

[51:24] updating our GIS mapping. They've also

[51:26] been uh doing infrared testing on our

[51:28] system, checking for failing or heated

[51:31] That is all I have.

[51:33] >> Thank you, Mr. Besset.

[51:36] Last but not least, we move on to have a

[51:40] motion.

[51:42] >> Motion made by Mr. Richie.

[51:45] >> Second.

[51:46] >> Seconded by Mr. Dorsy. Any further

[51:48] discussions?

[51:49] >> I just would like to make sure that Mr.

[51:52] Garski said about that June 25th public

[51:55] hearing about that wastewater plant

[51:58] upgrade. Um, this is going to be the

[52:01] last time to see what's going on,

[52:02] people. I mean, I see a lot of comments,

[52:04] so I don't know what's going on. I

[52:06] haven't heard nothing. This is your last

[52:08] time. I mean, we've had plenty of

[52:10] meetings.

[52:11] Highly advise you to uh either be in

[52:13] attendance or watch that so you're up to

[52:16] date.

[52:17] >> Absolutely. Thank you, Mr. H. We got a

[52:19] motion and a second for adjournment. Any

[52:21] further discussion?

[52:23] >> Hearing none. All in favor say I.

[52:26] >> Opposed? Motion carried by office.

June 16, 2026 New London City Council Meeting

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