1 00:00:01,199 --> 00:00:09,519 All right, folks. It is six o'clock and it is uh Tuesday, February 24th, 2026. 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:13,840 We are in the council chambers for the city of Platville and I'm calling the 3 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:16,480 meeting to order. Dave will start with roll call. 4 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,800 » Barbara Doss >> here. 5 00:00:17,359 --> 00:00:22,160 » Bob Gates >> here. Brian Wisnap 6 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,680 » here. >> Lyn Parrot is excused. Steven Badger 7 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,279 » here. >> Kathy Cop 8 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,599 » here. >> Tony McFall 9 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:33,040 » here. Okay, tonight we're going to start with 10 00:00:31,039 --> 00:00:39,559 a couple presentations. The first is a very special presentation. So, uh, Doug, 11 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,559 if you'll come forward, 12 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:59,399 first I have a certificate that says for 34 years of service. It's a certificate 13 00:00:54,239 --> 00:00:59,399 of appreciation from the city. 14 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:06,159 I'm sure you have seen no change during that time at all, have you? No, 15 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:10,085 » but I do need proof. >> That's true. And Doug does have it. 16 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:13,280 You're not going anywhere yet. [laughter] 17 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:17,200 » The second thing Doug has is he he now has he has he has enough name plates to 18 00:01:15,439 --> 00:01:20,960 put on the bathrooms at home. So, they're all his bathrooms. 19 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:24,560 » There we go. So, he's got enough name plates. We also have a proclamation for 20 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:29,200 you. And I'm going to attempt to read this. I was going to say it looks like a 21 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:33,119 » it's pretty long and then I sometimes get a little emotional when I think 22 00:01:30,960 --> 00:01:37,439 about these things. >> So this is recognition of police chief 23 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:41,759 Doug Doug McKinley's 34 years of outstanding service and dedication to 24 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:45,680 the city of Platville. Whereas police chief Doug McKinley has faithfully and 25 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:50,799 honorably served the city of Platville in the Platville Police Department since 26 00:01:48,159 --> 00:01:54,560 1991. Whereas throughout Doug's distinguished 27 00:01:52,799 --> 00:01:59,680 care career with the Platville Police Department, Doug rose from the ranks 28 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:06,799 serving as police officer, police sergeant, police lieutenant, and finally 29 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:11,680 as police chief, which he served at as for the past 21 years. Whereas Doug 30 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:16,239 served as police chief during the planning and development of the current 31 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:20,080 police station, monitoring the construction o and overseeing the 32 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:24,560 transition of the department into this space. And whereas under Doug Doug's 33 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:28,160 leadership, the Platville Police Department pursued and earned 34 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:35,280 accreditation from the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group first in 35 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:41,120 2021 and every year since. And whereas Doug has displayed calm leaders, calm 36 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:45,920 leadership, sound judgment, dedication to service, integrity, professionalism, 37 00:02:44,239 --> 00:02:50,080 and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Doug has earned the respect 38 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:54,640 and gratitude of the citizens of Platville, elected officials, city 39 00:02:52,640 --> 00:02:58,319 staff, and fellow law enforcement professionals. 40 00:02:56,319 --> 00:03:02,480 And whereas beyond his professional accomplishments, Doug does Doug has 41 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:07,120 exemplified the values of public service, mentorship, and community 42 00:03:04,959 --> 00:03:12,159 engagement, leaving a lasting and positive impact on the city of Platville 43 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:16,959 and those he served alongside. Now therefore, I Barbara Daws, council 44 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:21,360 president of the city of on behalf of the coun common council and city 45 00:03:18,959 --> 00:03:27,599 employees, both past and present, do hereby recognize, honor, and commend 46 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:32,280 police chief Doug McKinley. years. 47 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:32,280 » Should have a bottle of water. 48 00:03:33,532 --> 00:03:35,552 [applause] 49 00:03:38,772 --> 00:03:40,792 [applause] 50 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:50,562 » Nope. [laughter] 51 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:52,582 » You had a hand building of the PD, too. [laughter] 52 00:04:02,239 --> 00:04:07,239 We'll go with this one. >> We'll go with this one. 53 00:04:11,519 --> 00:04:14,760 » Thank you. 54 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:29,040 It's been the honor of my professional career to call myself a Platville police 55 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:35,120 officer. And I'm humbled to hear this proclamation. And 56 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:43,280 like so many things, things like this aren't one person doing it. We've got a 57 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:49,639 tremendous group of professionals over there at the Platville PD officers, 58 00:04:46,639 --> 00:04:49,639 dispatchers, 59 00:04:49,759 --> 00:05:01,040 support staff, community service officers, everybody. And 60 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:07,039 it's that place is my baby. I've been there for 61 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:12,880 34 plus years. I have every confidence that Josh will take it to the next level 62 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:21,120 and beyond. And I'm excited to watch that from a distance. [laughter] 63 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:26,479 But uh and when I talk about a tremendous group of people, 64 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:31,520 I need to mention two of them are sitting back there right 65 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:38,160 now. My daughter isn't here, but my son Connor and my wife Lori. 66 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:45,840 Nothing like this gets done without having them firmly in my camp. So, but 67 00:05:43,199 --> 00:05:51,080 thank you and the community of Platville. It has truly been. 68 00:05:51,738 --> 00:05:53,758 [applause] 69 00:06:00,254 --> 00:06:02,274 [applause] 70 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,319 Thank you very much. 71 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:16,639 » We'll miss you, Doug. And we we know that you're going to have t time at home 72 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:23,759 with your uh family, and that's great, too. And Sarah, thanks for coming. 73 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:28,319 Okay. Um we'll move on to our second presentation. Tonight we're going to 74 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:34,560 have the annual tourism report provided by our uh Platville Regional Chamber of 75 00:06:32,639 --> 00:06:37,560 Commerce executive director Wayne Woodarts. 76 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:45,520 Thank you, Barb. It's a pleasure to be here and do my annual report. and I they 77 00:06:43,280 --> 00:06:51,199 already left the room, but I wanted to commend the chief on keeping all of our 78 00:06:47,759 --> 00:06:54,639 visitors and guests safe throughout that time that he was here because we're 79 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:59,919 we're bringing a lot of people into our community to to look at all of our 80 00:06:56,560 --> 00:07:03,680 assets and our amenities here. And so, uh, it goes without saying we need to 81 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:07,840 have the safe community for that to happen and to continue to happen. So, I 82 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:12,720 applaud his efforts and all that he's done. and I know he's been a big uh help 83 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:16,400 to me for many things that have happened throughout the course of my seven years 84 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:20,880 with the chamber. So, uh thank you for letting me come tonight. We're going to 85 00:07:18,479 --> 00:07:25,120 I've got a a verbal presentation. I'm going to show you some slides of some 86 00:07:22,639 --> 00:07:30,800 things that we did during the last year. A year ago when I reported to you uh uh 87 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:37,850 we were recapping 2024 and that was kind of a soft year for us. Uh we had a 9% 88 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:41,599 decrease for that year and part of that >> [clears throat] 89 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:45,680 » was due to the uh fact that we didn't have we had a lack of snow and we had uh 90 00:07:43,759 --> 00:07:49,919 a lot of flooding in the area. So that really impacted numbers and travelers 91 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:54,319 and visitors. And I've given you a wealth of information in those packets. 92 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:59,680 So I can't possibly go over everything, but uh the last economic impact report I 93 00:07:57,759 --> 00:08:06,000 have from the state was in your packets. It was for 2024 versus 2023. And we were 94 00:08:03,599 --> 00:08:09,360 only one of uh 12 counties that had a decrease that year. and it was due to 95 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:14,720 the fact that we didn't have any snow and we had had flooding. So, uh we've 96 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:19,115 improved on that. So, 2025, uh those results show that we've had 97 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:21,919 steady growth in our room tax. [clears throat] 98 00:08:19,759 --> 00:08:25,759 And there's many reasons for that. I like to take credit for some of that, 99 00:08:23,599 --> 00:08:30,560 but we also we can't leave out the elephant in the room tax equation, which 100 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:34,959 was the hail damage and the hail storms. So, we've had some consistent uh 101 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:39,839 contractors in our community that have helped with guiding this increase and 102 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:44,320 not just in the roofing business, but in solar and in wind projects as well. And 103 00:08:42,719 --> 00:08:48,240 I think Allian Energy has been doing some projects. So, we've had uh a number 104 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:53,279 of things that have really contributed to the increase that we've had. And if 105 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:56,720 you look at the uh fourth quarter, for those of you that are new to the 106 00:08:54,399 --> 00:09:00,959 council, I think we have a couple. I'm comparing notes based on quarter four 107 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:05,279 from last year added with the three quarters from 2025 because we just 108 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:08,959 recently received the fourth quarter results. So, so the numbers may not 109 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:12,640 match from what you're seeing on this sheet with what we're reporting, but uh 110 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:18,000 that's just the way it works. There's always a 30-day uh continuence after the 111 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:22,640 end of the quarter for the motel and lodging properties to turn in their room 112 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:27,760 tax. So, but if you look at the results from 2025, 113 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:32,160 you'll see that the first quarter we had a nice it was about even with last year, 114 00:09:29,839 --> 00:09:37,760 but it's number two of all time for first quarter uh results. The second 115 00:09:34,959 --> 00:09:42,320 quarter we had a a record for second quarter. Third quarter was a record and 116 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:48,480 the fourth quarter was a record for the quarters. For the year, it was a record. 117 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:56,880 We've never had a $236,500 room tax. uh a significant revenue for 118 00:09:52,480 --> 00:10:02,000 us. So that was a 17.5% increase. So uh I project the trend is going to continue 119 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:07,040 to go up. We've been doing uh some a lot more promoting to other communities, 120 00:10:04,399 --> 00:10:10,640 other parts of the state. We still have uh construction projects that will be 121 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:14,959 happening. I know there's still many roofs and siding jobs that have to be 122 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:18,959 done. And I think that uh there's other projects in the works with solar and 123 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:22,560 wind that should continue. I think the impact of that may be felt for the next 124 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:27,360 four or five years from my understanding. So, uh some of the things 125 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:33,839 that we've done I can share with you in these slides here. Uh 126 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:37,760 we publicize in a a variety of print publications and we do other things as 127 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:41,440 well but these are some of the assortments of things that we've done 128 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,640 and you may see a consistent theme or message through some of these because we 129 00:10:42,959 --> 00:10:48,800 may repeat an ad. We want to have a consistent look. We've been doing 130 00:10:46,399 --> 00:10:53,360 billboards in the Debuke uh on the other side of Dyresville as people traveled 131 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:56,880 this way from the field of dreams. So, we've had a variety of uh billboards 132 00:10:55,120 --> 00:11:00,640 that we've done. We've been in the Brewers yearbook the last couple of 133 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:04,399 years which we've had a lot of uh comments and notoriety about. Uh we're 134 00:11:02,959 --> 00:11:08,720 not going to do that this year. We're going to kind of mix up things and uh 135 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:13,279 adjust things, but we've had some great uh publicity from the Brewers yearbook. 136 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:17,360 Uh we do a digital campaign through the Debuke Chamber, which is really 137 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:21,680 inexpensive just promoting some of our events and things. Uh we attended a 138 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:25,519 traveler show in Chicago last year. This is something that the chamber used to do 139 00:11:23,839 --> 00:11:29,920 many years ago. They went to De Moine and other parts of Iowa and Chicago. And 140 00:11:28,399 --> 00:11:35,440 we have not done that since I've been here. So we uh pulled monies with 141 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:40,959 Castville uh Great River Road and Prairie Dashene in order to afford uh a 142 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:45,200 booth space. And so we collaborated there. 143 00:11:42,959 --> 00:11:48,399 uh the Galinian, we have a lot of uh day travelers that people go to Galina and 144 00:11:47,279 --> 00:11:52,640 they're looking for something to do during the day. So, they come over here. 145 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:56,880 So, we've been supporting those uh publications in the spring and the fall. 146 00:11:54,800 --> 00:12:04,399 Of course, we support our Grant County uh uh brochure with a day uh listing of 147 00:12:01,279 --> 00:12:07,920 our events. The Great River Road uh is a very popular publication. Everybody's 148 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:13,360 fascinated with the water along the Mississippi. Hidden Valleys is another 149 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:17,760 very popular publication that uh covers seven counties and it's a lot of outdoor 150 00:12:16,079 --> 00:12:24,399 recreation, which is what we're known for here. So, we tend to do that. We've 151 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:28,720 uh developed this last year. We've got a QR code sign that we can put in all of 152 00:12:26,560 --> 00:12:32,639 our lodging properties and attractions. It takes the pressure off of the 153 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:36,880 employees when someone comes in to say, "What's going on this weekend?" and they 154 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:42,800 can't think. they can just scan the uh event QR code and it brings up our 155 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:45,839 website listing of what's happening. So the I don't want to say our employees in 156 00:12:44,639 --> 00:12:49,920 our community don't have to think anymore, but it sure takes the pressure 157 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:55,680 off of them to know what's happening. So we do that with our attractions and our 158 00:12:51,760 --> 00:13:00,639 dining as well. So, uh, Midwest Midwest Living is a a national publication and 159 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:04,639 this one has a request card in it where we can send information back to those 160 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:09,120 folks that are interested in Platville and we've been mailing anywhere from 900 161 00:13:07,519 --> 00:13:13,120 to,300 uh, envelopes of of Platville 162 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:16,959 information the last couple of years. So, 163 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:20,800 uh, people are always engaged with maps, like to know the layout of the land. So 164 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:25,279 we've been promoting in the Northwoods map. Uh it's a publication that's 165 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:30,240 actually done by Quick Trips. It's all outdoor recreation. Uh this is in their 166 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:35,279 larger Quick Trip locations and it's also on their digital presence. So uh we 167 00:13:33,279 --> 00:13:40,880 just feature outdoor recreation. They also give us a a nice uh 200 or 250word 168 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:44,800 essay that we can put in each uh publication as well. Exploring at 169 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:49,519 Tri-States. Again, we do an event listing. We've had some success uh 170 00:13:47,519 --> 00:13:53,360 bringing people up to our community from Davenport and the Quad Cities. So, I've 171 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:57,440 been trying to do some small little ads to keep those people interested in and 172 00:13:55,519 --> 00:14:02,079 taking day trips and coming up along the river. Uh shopping news, of course, we 173 00:14:00,079 --> 00:14:06,079 support that with their day trippers the two times during the year. We'll do some 174 00:14:04,639 --> 00:14:09,360 events. This is what we did last year for National Travel and Tourism Week. 175 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:14,880 We've got some things already planned for this year. Uh we do a hotel guide in 176 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:19,600 Super 8. Most of these things will be do going digital going forward. We support 177 00:14:17,519 --> 00:14:24,800 the Telegraph Herald and the vacation land publication. Uh combining some ads 178 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:30,000 with featuring the museum, you know, experience Platville's highs and lows is 179 00:14:27,279 --> 00:14:35,680 a great uh theme so we can get the M and the the the mine. Uh we do our events 180 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:39,760 and some of those specialty publications through the Telegraph Herald, which has 181 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:43,600 actually helped us increase our attendance at some of our farm events. 182 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:49,279 And the dinner will also be done this year. Uh again the th we do promote our 183 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:53,040 southwest music festival especially when we have regional bands and acts that are 184 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:58,160 coming from the Cedar Rapids area and the Quad Cities. So and Travel Debuke 185 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:03,760 again our neighboring partner that we share some things. 186 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:07,600 Johnson Travel Guide is a very popular publication. They did not do a printing 187 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:11,920 last year. They just changed the cover. So we're reformatting it for the 188 00:15:09,839 --> 00:15:16,000 upcoming season. And we also have been supporting uh 189 00:15:14,079 --> 00:15:19,920 women's day and good housekeeping a couple national publications in various 190 00:15:18,399 --> 00:15:25,279 parts of our country. We've been in the north Chicago and Cedar Rapids areas. So 191 00:15:23,279 --> 00:15:29,120 we're trying to draw people from a little drive to come here. And this was 192 00:15:27,279 --> 00:15:36,560 a copy of our Platville guide from last year. So I think at this time Jody was 193 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:41,440 going to cue up some videos. Is she Oh, there you are. I got to unplug here. 194 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:47,279 We did a couple of 30 second spots that we promoted on the CW out of Madison 195 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:53,519 and uh so I just wanted to share those with you. We spent some uh a little 196 00:15:49,759 --> 00:15:57,920 money to reformat some of the uh video that we had gotten from uh Abbing video 197 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:03,839 when we did those two-minute videos and we reformatted it into 30 secondond 198 00:16:00,079 --> 00:16:09,560 spots and featuring our our trails and our outdoor recreation and also 199 00:16:05,759 --> 00:16:09,560 Southwest music festival. 200 00:16:10,079 --> 00:16:16,720 Get ready for the 2025 Southwest Music Festival happening Saturday, July 19th 201 00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:20,480 on historic Second Street in Platville. Gates open at noon with Walking Molly 202 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:24,320 kicking off the live music at 1. Blue Steel on stage at 5 and the Port 203 00:16:22,399 --> 00:16:29,680 TORNADOES LIGHT UP THE night starting at 9. Three incredible bands, one great 204 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:33,440 price, just $20 in advance or 25 at the gate. Bring your lawn chair. Seating is 205 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:36,480 limited and please no carry in flute or drinks. Brought to you by the Flatville 206 00:16:34,959 --> 00:16:41,800 Regional Chamber. To find out more, visit the Southwest Music Festival event 207 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,800 page on Facebook. 208 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:59,200 And we felt that those videos depicted a lot 209 00:17:57,360 --> 00:18:02,640 really nice nice things that our community has to offer for not just our 210 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:08,160 residents, for anybody that would be staying in our properties here to go and 211 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:12,880 enjoy. So, uh, at this time, I guess I would entertain any questions that any 212 00:18:09,679 --> 00:18:18,080 of you might have. >> Question, 213 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:23,120 » the, uh, the impact of the, um, the hail stom and all the sorry, all the damage 214 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:27,280 and everything, are you able to factor that out just to see how we were doing 215 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:30,880 year-over-year without about that. Do you have any sense at all? 216 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:34,960 » No, I I don't have those numbers. That would be really up to the lodging 217 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:41,360 properties to be able to identify what was uh the room stays were for 218 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:43,919 construction versus uh football games versus just family visits and whatnot. 219 00:18:43,679 --> 00:18:46,320 So, >> I was just curious how we were doing. 220 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:49,200 » Yeah. >> Without that pump. 221 00:18:47,679 --> 00:18:52,200 » Yep. >> Thanks. 222 00:18:52,720 --> 00:19:00,720 Just for the benefit of our several new members on the council, you want to 223 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:09,400 explain the percentages and what the impact is for the city with 224 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:09,400 the contract that you have. So the 225 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:18,520 the tax numbers, well, we have a 5% room rate tax 226 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:18,520 and the 227 00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:30,000 chamber gets 70% of the room tax. The city gets 28% and the hotels or lodging 228 00:19:27,679 --> 00:19:36,320 properties get 2% for their administrative fees. So during 2025, if 229 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:40,200 you go by the fourth quarter report, the city earned $66,351. 230 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:47,760 So, and we're taking all of the money that you're giving to us, reinvesting it 231 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:53,520 to bring people back here. So, that was the biggest total uh that we've been 232 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:59,120 able to achieve for the city in the time that doing room tax. So, and hopefully 233 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:04,120 we can do better than that next year with some of the plans that we have 234 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,120 made. So, 235 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:11,919 » and those percents are set by state law. >> So, 236 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:15,600 » yeah, this the percents of the percents are actually set by state law. 237 00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:21,760 » Okay. >> Okay. Anybody with any other questions? 238 00:20:19,679 --> 00:20:26,160 » Question, but um just a comment. This was this was great. Those videos are 239 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:29,360 really nice, too. those, you know, we can't reuse the 240 00:20:27,679 --> 00:20:33,520 Southwest Music Festival and we'll have to recreate one, but those other two 241 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:37,200 videos can be used whenever. So, we've already we're already thinking about 242 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:41,120 reusing them. Maybe not in Madison or maybe a different channel, but they can 243 00:20:38,559 --> 00:20:46,640 be used somewhere. So, once you spend the money on designing it, you know, as 244 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:52,080 long as it's generic, so to speak, you can reuse that. So, it's not money 245 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:57,200 wasted. So, so I just want to thank the city for the cooperation. We work uh 246 00:20:55,039 --> 00:21:01,600 Quarterly we meet with the city tourism committee and so we try to be 247 00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:06,240 transparent with all of our dealings and uh it's been a pleasure working with 248 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:10,720 everybody trying to combine events. Uh even we just had an an event at the 249 00:21:09,039 --> 00:21:18,559 airport this last week so we tried to promote that on our uh social media and 250 00:21:14,159 --> 00:21:21,679 on our website. So uh continue to let's continue to work out that partnership. 251 00:21:20,559 --> 00:21:23,360 So >> Okay. 252 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,159 » Well, thank you. >> Thank you. 253 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:33,200 Okay, that's the end of our special presentations for tonight. We'll move on 254 00:21:30,559 --> 00:21:36,480 to consideration of the consent agenda. The following items may be approved on a 255 00:21:35,039 --> 00:21:40,080 single motion and vote due to their routine nature of previous discussion. 256 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:44,880 If you want separate discussion and action, please uh indicate that. So, we 257 00:21:43,120 --> 00:21:49,840 have the council minutes from February 10th we uh of this year. We have payment 258 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:53,919 of bills. I have no appointments tonight to boards or commissions. We have 259 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:59,039 licenses one and two your operator licenses to serve and sell sell alcohol 260 00:21:56,480 --> 00:22:04,159 as were in your packet. A class B combination beer and liquor license for 261 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:10,480 25 social LLC. Uh Amar Ready who I believe is in the 262 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:16,880 audience for premises at 45 North 2nd Street. 263 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:23,600 Street. Okay. and uh banner permits uh March 16th to March 30th for the 264 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:28,320 Platville Fire Department's um promotion of the their annual pancake 265 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:33,600 breakfast which is held at the high school. 266 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:38,320 uh April 1 to April or October 31 uh for the Platville farmers markets. Uh the 267 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:43,039 that banner goes up and down allowing other banners uh September 7 to 268 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:47,200 September 28th uh for the Grant County Cancer Coalition 269 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:53,120 and again that will go up or down depending on the homecoming BWP 270 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:57,520 homecoming batter banner. Street closings we have for the Platville 271 00:22:54,960 --> 00:23:03,919 Farmers Market, North Bonson Street and East Mineral Street from North Bonson to 272 00:22:59,679 --> 00:23:09,600 North Fourth. and Saturdays from 6:30 to a.m. to 100 p.m. from May 2 to May 273 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:14,240 October 31. We have Irving Place from Park Place to North Bonson Street, North 274 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:19,360 Court Street and North Bonson Street between Main Street and Irving Place for 275 00:23:16,159 --> 00:23:24,320 the alternate farmers market site for when we have dairy days, when we have 276 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:30,000 the UWP homecoming parade and when there are sweet treats on Maine. And then we 277 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:33,840 have Irving Place from Parkplace to North Bonson and North Court and North 278 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:40,400 Bonson between Main Street and Irving Place for the Platville Night Market on 279 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:47,600 Saturday July 18 for from 2 to 8. And I believe that's held in conjunction with 280 00:23:42,799 --> 00:23:52,640 hometown week. No, South. What's on July 18th? Is that the 281 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:58,400 car car show? the [cough] 282 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:04,400 annual car show and Southwest Music Fest. So, those are the items on the uh 283 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:09,039 consent agenda. >> As long as Mr. Ready is here, would it 284 00:24:06,559 --> 00:24:13,120 be okay if he shared like when his business is going to open? 285 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:18,720 » Sure. >> I mean, for our listeners at home, 286 00:24:17,360 --> 00:24:22,159 » you have to come to [clears throat] the you have to come to the microphone. You 287 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:26,880 have to state your name and then you have to state your uh address. 288 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:31,279 » Home address, >> your home address. 289 00:24:29,279 --> 00:24:39,120 » My name is Amar Ready. My home address is 989 Veterans Memorial uh Road in 290 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:44,640 Platville. Um I have signed a lease with what was formerly Beastro 7 and we'll be 291 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:50,000 calling it Second Street Social. uh dependent on the liquor license and 292 00:24:47,279 --> 00:24:54,640 it'll you know just be a bar lounge on Second Street replacing what was there 293 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:57,960 with Beastro. >> Any questions 294 00:24:59,039 --> 00:25:05,360 and open soon? >> Um ideally next uh week Wednesday is 295 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:09,137 what I would like to do. Um it is dependent you know I need a liquor 296 00:25:06,799 --> 00:25:13,840 license to order the liquor. So [laughter] 297 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:16,880 » here we go. Until then, it's uh TV TBD. >> I guess I guess that's dependent on a 298 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:20,880 liquor license. >> Yes, I should vote in favor. [laughter] 299 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:24,559 » Okay. >> Do we have a motion? 300 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:29,440 » I move, >> please. I move to approve all the items 301 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:32,320 listed under the consent agenda. >> A second. 302 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:36,240 » Okay, we have a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda as presented. 303 00:25:34,880 --> 00:25:38,080 Dave will vote. >> Daw, 304 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:40,880 » yes. >> Gates, 305 00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:43,039 » yes. Wiznap, >> yes. 306 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:44,480 » Badger, >> yes. 307 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,000 » Cop, >> yes. 308 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:49,360 » McFall, >> yes. 309 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:53,919 » Motion carries. Okay. >> Uh we'll move on to citizens comments, 310 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:57,840 observations, and petitions, if any. And uh we have in the audience tonight a 311 00:25:55,600 --> 00:26:04,320 student who's uh observing us to see if we follow our agenda [laughter] 312 00:26:00,159 --> 00:26:09,760 and if we use parliamentary procedure. So, let's behave tonight. Okay. 313 00:26:07,679 --> 00:26:15,440 All right. Thank you for coming. Any other comments, observations, or 314 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:21,039 petitions by anyone? Otherwise, I'm going to say thank you to 315 00:26:17,120 --> 00:26:25,679 the airport commission for the uh Chile flyin. Uh, actually, when I was there, 316 00:26:23,679 --> 00:26:31,520 four planes came in. >> Um, yeah, none with skis though. They 317 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:35,360 just all were on the runway like a regular skis. 318 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:39,440 » There were [laughter] Yeah, but it was a very I thought you had a pretty nice 319 00:26:37,279 --> 00:26:46,480 They had a pretty nice crowd. I thought I don't know. So, that was nice. Uh, and 320 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:52,720 Miners Ball. Uh, several of us attended Miners Ball. Uh, very nice event. Um, 321 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:59,840 and so we thank the museum and the friends of the museum for 322 00:26:56,159 --> 00:27:05,080 that activity. Any other thing that anybody else wants to comment 323 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,080 on? 324 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:13,520 Okay, then let's move on to the reports in the packet where uh uh the parks, 325 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:16,880 forestry, and recreation committee. Bob, anything to add? 326 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:22,480 » Um, no, nothing to add. >> The library board, uh, Lynn isn't here. 327 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:25,679 Uh, police and fire commission. Kathy, you had three meetings. 328 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:32,240 » We had three meetings. We've had a number of meetings. Um, I guess one 329 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:35,240 comment I want to make is, um, when the commission 330 00:27:36,159 --> 00:27:47,440 selected um Josh as our new police. 331 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:51,679 He was out of town. And I know we hear a lot about the negative with social 332 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:59,520 media, but I kid you not, when the city posted 333 00:27:55,760 --> 00:28:09,520 the press release that Josh was going to be our new police chief, I saw it on 334 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:16,080 our favorite social media. Um, it had been posted 49 minutes before I 335 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:21,520 saw it and there were over 150 336 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:29,919 likes, thumbs ups, fantastic comments. So, I think that says a lot about um 337 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:36,559 Josh and I particularly want to thank the members of the commission. That was 338 00:28:33,360 --> 00:28:45,120 a tough one. That was quite the process, but I um we all have high hopes for you, 339 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:49,440 Josh. So, uh but congratulations. >> Congratulations. And guess what? We'll 340 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:53,120 try to get a something there with a name on it. 341 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:55,440 » That'd be nice, huh? Just instead of blank. 342 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:58,799 » Have one bathroom. So, I just need one sign. 343 00:28:55,840 --> 00:29:04,000 » You just need one sign. [laughter] >> Okay. 344 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:07,600 Uh airport commission. Anything? Nothing to add. 345 00:29:04,399 --> 00:29:11,440 » Okay. Uh the CIP quarterly uh status report was also in our packet. Uh 346 00:29:09,679 --> 00:29:16,399 Nicola, anything particular you want to say about that? 347 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:21,840 » Okay. Then we'll move into our action item for tonight. We have one action 348 00:29:18,399 --> 00:29:28,000 item. This is resolution 2604 for DNR trail grants, Mountain View Park 349 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:31,840 Circular Trail Maintenance. Uh Bob Robert. 350 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:36,720 » Thank you. Uh the DNR has once again open enrollment for the trail grant. Uh 351 00:29:34,159 --> 00:29:42,000 last year we had applied for that and we wish to do so again. The DNR requires a 352 00:29:39,679 --> 00:29:47,440 resolution of support for grant request. Resolution 2604 would be for an 8020 353 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:51,520 grant to maintain the circular trail in Mountain View Park. These grants are 354 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:56,685 capped at 100,000. Awards would be announced in the fall of 2026 for 355 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:58,559 construction in 2027. >> [snorts] 356 00:29:56,799 --> 00:30:03,039 » staff has identified up to seven locations in need of repair or 357 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:07,760 approximately 25% of the length of the trail. This is the same as last year. Uh 358 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:14,000 we are essentially resubmitting the grant request. Uh if awarded, the city 359 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:19,679 would conduct repairs at up to seven identified locations. The 20% match up 360 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:24,080 to 20,000 would need to be budgeted in the 2027. 361 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:28,880 Staff is recommending to pass the motion resolution 2604. 362 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:35,799 Enclosed is a map and the actual resolution copy of the resolution. 363 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:35,799 » Okay. Anybody with questions? 364 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:47,039 Anybody want to offer a motion? >> I'll move to approve resolution 26-04 365 00:30:43,919 --> 00:30:52,000 DNR trail grant maintenance. >> A second. Hey Dave, we have a motion by 366 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:56,240 Kathy and a second by Steve to approve resolution 20 resolution 2604. We'll 367 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,159 vote. >> Daws, 368 00:30:57,039 --> 00:30:59,840 » yes. >> Gates, 369 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,600 » yes. >> Wiznam, 370 00:31:00,559 --> 00:31:03,279 » yes. >> Badger, 371 00:31:02,399 --> 00:31:04,799 » yes. >> Cop, 372 00:31:03,919 --> 00:31:06,480 » yes. >> McFall, 373 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:09,279 » yes. >> Motion carries. 374 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:13,600 » And that's the only action item on our agenda tonight. So, we'll move move then 375 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:19,120 to information items on our agenda. The first of these is contract 6-26. 376 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:23,600 This is for sidewalk repair. Howard? >> Yes, thank you. Um, this is for our 377 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:28,640 annual sidewalk repair contract. We opened one bid. Uh, the bid tabulation 378 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:33,760 is enclosed. The sole bidder is Ageli concrete and excavating. Uh, they do 379 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:39,120 much of the concrete work for our normal street construction contract 380 00:31:36,399 --> 00:31:44,480 uh contracts over the years. There is no issue with the quality of work. The bids 381 00:31:41,679 --> 00:31:50,559 came in much lower than expected at 2946. 382 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:57,360 As a matter of fact, if if uh we had the bid prices from 2025, the bid would have 383 00:31:53,679 --> 00:32:02,320 been just over $40,000. Uh so what we're going to do is we're 384 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:08,960 going to work with them to add additional repair locations so that we 385 00:32:05,679 --> 00:32:16,000 would be at or under $40,000. Uh so we're recommending that you award 386 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:21,960 the contract to Gelli next time. Um Dan is here if you've got any specific 387 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:21,960 questions. Also, 388 00:32:26,399 --> 00:32:31,399 anybody with any specific questions about this? 389 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:43,679 Okay. then we'll uh see it on the agenda for action next time. Uh next is letter 390 00:32:40,799 --> 00:32:46,240 of support for the standalone curb ramp improvement project. 391 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:52,399 » Okay. >> Script. 392 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:59,279 » Script. Yes. Um the DOT is proposing a project to improve all the uh sidewalk 393 00:32:56,080 --> 00:33:05,279 curb ramps on highways 80 and 81 in conjunction with their 2020 2033 394 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:09,840 improvement project. Uh but it would require a letter of support from the 395 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:18,559 city to receive that federal funding. Just a reminder, um the the 2033 project 396 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:24,799 has two parts and this would be a third part to this project. The first part 397 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:32,080 would be reconstruction of Water Street from business 151 to Pine Street. um 398 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:37,279 doing all the work and the curb ramps in this section will be brought up to code 399 00:33:34,159 --> 00:33:41,840 as part of this project. Millan overlay of highway 81 400 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:46,720 of that asphalt section from Mineral Street on Chestnut at the Chestnut and 401 00:33:45,039 --> 00:33:51,279 Mineral intersection where the asphalt starts to the city limits. It would 402 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:56,240 grind out 2 in of asphalt and replace with new. Uh all sidewalk curb ramps in 403 00:33:54,320 --> 00:34:02,240 this section would also be brought up to code as part of the project. The part 404 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:07,360 three, the script portion would be to replace sidewalk curb ramps bringing 405 00:34:04,399 --> 00:34:14,480 them up to current code for all portions of highways 80 and 81 not included in 406 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:21,119 those two that I just spoke of. So it would do all of that. Um, 407 00:34:18,320 --> 00:34:27,040 I've been told that there is no city funding required. Uh, all design, 408 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:31,839 construction, real estate, all of it is part of the DOT grant funding through 409 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:38,720 Federal Highway Administration. So, we're recommending that we u adopt 410 00:34:35,359 --> 00:34:41,720 the letter of support. >> Questions? 411 00:34:42,079 --> 00:34:51,599 » Yeah. the qu I just what specifically is what specifically are they looking to do 412 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:59,280 » taking >> what what happens 413 00:34:54,720 --> 00:35:05,599 what they do is they will remove the the curb ramps with the bumps right at the 414 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:12,800 uh right at the intersections and what they will do is make sure that 415 00:35:08,720 --> 00:35:19,520 those are to the current code Um they basically have to be flat as you come 416 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:26,160 off of the street. Uh no more than 2% slope in any direction. 417 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:33,680 And um you know and then there's other little things. So um you might what you 418 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:43,040 might see is you might see a a curb on the back side of the sidewalk. Um, if 419 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:51,200 you go over to uh Camp and Seventh, uh on the east side of of of 420 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:57,359 uh 7th there at on Camp Street, there's an example of one of those little back 421 00:35:53,920 --> 00:36:01,599 backside curbs. That's because of how they need to do things. 422 00:35:59,599 --> 00:36:07,200 So, they'll they'll be doing those sorts of things, making sure that they're five 423 00:36:03,839 --> 00:36:11,400 feet wide instead of four feet wide. uh things things of that nature. 424 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:20,720 » Okay, this is not on for action tonight. This is on for action at our next 425 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:24,480 meeting. Um if there are no more questions and if 426 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:29,280 there are no more questions, we I believe have reached the bottom of our 427 00:36:26,079 --> 00:36:34,480 information and discussion items. So I would then seek a motion to go to close 428 00:36:31,599 --> 00:36:39,599 session session per Wisconsin statute 1985 parent one parent C considering 429 00:36:37,839 --> 00:36:43,280 employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of any 430 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:48,160 public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or 431 00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:52,320 exercises responsibility and this is specifically to approve city manager 432 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:56,160 candidates for interview by the common council. 433 00:36:54,320 --> 00:37:00,560 I make a motion that we go to close session and uh for all that you just 434 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:03,520 repeated. >> Second. 435 00:37:01,599 --> 00:37:07,440 » We have a motion by Steve. Steve and a second by Brian. Uh Dave will vote. 436 00:37:06,720 --> 00:37:10,000 » Daws. >> Yes. 437 00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:11,760 » Gates. >> Yes. 438 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,920 » Wiznap. >> Yes. 439 00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,359 » Badger. >> Yes. 440 00:37:14,720 --> 00:37:17,520 » Cop. >> Yes. 441 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:21,119 » McFall. >> Motion carries. Okay.