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FREDONIA VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES Thursday, March 19th, 2026 at 7:00 PM Fredonia Government Center - Board Room 242 Fredonia Avenue, Fredonia, Wisconsin 1. President Lenz called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Trustees Present: President Lenz, Trustee Abegglen, Trustee Franck, Trustee Syring, Trustee Eippert, Trustee Van Roo. Staff Present: Treasurer Upson, Clerk Johnson, Director Paulus, Chief Weyker, Marshal Leet Staff Excused: Administrator Jenkins 3. Public Comments: None 4. Motion to Approve General Fund, Water and Sewer Invoices made by Trustee Lenz. Seconded by Trustee Syring. Passed by 6-0 voice vote. 5. Report on Village Operations by: a) Village President: President Lenz thanked the Village DPW staff for their diligent response to the recent blizzard. He also shared that the Mid Moraine Municipal Association recently hosted a candidate forum and the upcoming election is on April 7, 2026. He shared the Village’s annual organizational meeting is scheduled for May 7, 2026. b) Village Administrator: Administrator Jenkins was excused, report on file. c) Village Marshal: Marshal Leet had a medical procedure and was unable to submit a report in time for posting of the agenda packet. He shared that he recently attended the Annual Chief’s Convention, which satisfies his training obligation for the year and is a good opportunity to network with law enforcement executives. He shared that Sgt. Wolf would be returning to duty at the end of April. d) Fire Chief: Chief Weyker said his team took advantage of the heavy truck traffic in the area and was able to find a truck to perform excavation training techniques on. He shared a new report with the Board, explaining that the metrics will evolve as the team becomes more comfortable with manipulating the data available. He highlighted the significant drop in response times since the paramedic program became fully staffed: a difference of nearly five minutes to get an emergency crew on-site. e) DPW Director: Director Paulus shared that the DNR has completed its sanitary survey of the Village’s water system, and for the first time in the audit’s history, found zero deficiencies. f) Village Clerk: Clerk Johnson stated that absentee ballots have been mailed and will continue to be sent out as applications come in. She and Treasurer Upson conducted in-person absentee voting at Forest Haven. They were so busy they made two trips to ensure that each resident had an opportunity to register and/or vote. She has completed the election day schedule with her team of election inspectors. Polls will be open Tuesday, April 7, 2026, from 7:00AM-8:00PM. In-person absentee voting begins on March 24. She shared the team continues to explore grant opportunities and has applied for Congressionally Directed Spending to offset the cost of the fire truck purchase. She is working on the next alcohol licensing cycle. Applications have been changed again for the third time in four years. She will work closely with applicants and anticipates a smoother process in the future. The newsletter has been completed a week in advance and will be mailed with the water bills. g) Village Treasurer: Treasurer Upson sent dog license reminders to 51 residents and has had 28 responses so far. She will send another reminder after the deadline of March 31 st. She continues to work on the accounts receivable module for billables. The audit is ongoing, and CLA has been wonderful to work with so far. h) Building Inspector: Not present, no report on file. i) Ozaukee County District 2 Supervisor: Not present, Supervisor Paape shared via Clerk Johnson that Wednesday, March 18 th, 2026 was Youth Government Day at the Ozaukee County government buildings. 6. Items for Action and/or Discussion a) Discussion and Possible Action on The Creation of a New Zoning District; Sponsored by Trustee Van Roo. Trustee Van Roo would like the Board to consider the creation of a new zoning district that would allow lot sizes ½ to ¼ smaller than the smallest existing current allowable lot sizes. He said these micro lots would accommodate a tiny home or trailer. He also thought a new zoning district could support household occupations. Trustee Van Roo said it was important to consider flexibility and the affordability factor of smaller parcel sizes. Clerk Johnson added some context: she shared examples of RS-2 and RS-3 zoning district parcel sizes. She said that RS-3 is currently the smallest lot size of 8,000 sq. ft. and requires a dwelling of at least 1,080 sq. ft., however, it is no longer allowed to be created. An easy solution to Trustee Van Roo’s proposal could be to simply reinstate the zoning district. She said that just because a zoning district exists doesn’t mean a community must utilize it. Administrator Jenkins has reached out to like- size communities and found that some are exploring smaller zoning districts and ADU’s, but staff is waiting on direction from the Board to invest more time in the project. She shared that creating a new zoning would require a lot of work at the Planning Commission level and staff would need to revisit the Comprehensive Plan. President Lenz said lot sizes smaller than RS-3 would not accommodate a home that meets the needs of a family. Trustee Syring had concerns about the limited value that would be added to the Village if it approved a zoning district that would accommodate trailers versus the burden those trailer homes would place on the Village utilities. Trustee Van Roo does not see a negative to looking into his request. Trustee Franck stated the Village would be wasting resources and would not consider a new zoning district without first looking at the Comprehensive Plan. President Lenz agreed there is a cost associated with the exploration of a new zoning district. President Lenz did not hear a consensus amongst the trustees on a path forward and so asked for a motion. Motion to Refer the Creation of a New Zoning District and Exploration of the Reinstatement of the RS-3 Single Family Residential Zoning District made by Trustee Van Roo. Motion failed for lack of second. 7. Correspondence: None 8. Items for Future Consideration: None 9. Motion to Adjourn made by Trustee Syring. Seconded by Trustee Franck. Passed by 6-0 voice vote.