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Joint Plan Commission/Public Safety Minutes Monday, June 29, 2026 6:30 PM at City Hall Plan Commission Members: Troy Justmann, Cathy Firari, Josh Nichols, Ken Steffen and Mayor Fude Plan Commission Absent: Ross Canniff and Jeff Schoenwetter Public Safety Members: Troy Justman, Bob Chapman Public Safety Members Absent: Jeff Schoenwetter Also Invited: Dave Beal – Not Present Also Present: Sasa and Cristina Seremet and Joe and Paige Poczkalski 1. The meeting was called to order at 6:33 PM. 2. Roll call was taken. 3. Steffen/Chapman to approve the agenda. Motion carried. 4. Nichols/Firari to approve May 18, 2026, Minutes. Motion carried. 5. Review, Discuss, and Possibly Approve Creating An Ordinance For The Keeping Of Chickens Within The City Limits : The pilot program was reviewed and compared to the City of Fox Lake Ordinance. Items were compared and added to current pilot program. Items added: Initial fee: $50.00 Renewal fee: $25.00 Abutting neighbor’s approval is required for anyone requesting an initial permit. Runs including the enclosed Chicken Coop will not exceed 6 feet by 16 feet. Nichols/Firari to approve and recommend to the Common Council the new ordinance for the keeping of chickens within the city limits. Motion carried. 6. Review, Discuss, and Possibly Approve Extension of Premise for 1850’s Inn – Outdoor dining. Setbacks were reviewed. Location of the bench and flowerpot were also discussed with recommendations. It was recommended that the bench be placed next to the outside of the fence and to not move the flowerpot. Justman/Fude to approve and recommend to the Common Council the extension of premise for the 1850’s Inn Outdoor dining. Motion carried. Firari abstained. 7. Review, Discuss and Possibly Approve Mobile Sauna withing City Limits : Joe & Paige Poczkalski representing Rok Wood Sauna came to answer questions. They have been in contact with Beaver Dam, Mayville, Horicon and Hartford. All communities except Hartford treated their business much like a transient merchant and just had them complete and application. Nichols/Firari to approve Rok Wook Sauna to complete a transient merchant application for doing business on private property only. 8. Review, Discuss, and Possibly Approve Creating an Ordinance to Prevent Data Centers from being built withing City Limits : The committee decided that there would not be enough land for a data center to be built in the city. Also, the possibility is low because of the Dodge Airport. Dodge County passed an 18-month moratorium on any new data center construction. The temporary pause gives county officials time to study the issue and develop local zoning guidelines regarding environmental impacts and land. No action was taken, can be discussed at a future meeting. 9. Old Business: TIF was discussed and will be placed on July’s agenda. Interested developers were discussed: Carl Huth, Kyle Buss, New Generation, and Valido Homes. 10. New Business: None. 11. Set date and time for next meeting : Monday, July 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM. 12. Chapman/Nichols to adjourn meeting at 7:49 PM. Minutes Reported By: Mayor Fude