2025 July 14 Council

CITY OF GREEN LAKE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING – JULY 14, 2025 Meeting was called to order at 6:06 pm. Pledge of Allegiance was recited followed by a moment of silent meditation. Certification of Open Meeting Law: Agenda was posted July 11, 2025. Roll Call: Jody Kugler, Jon McConnell, Danielle Reysen, Christopher Foos, Sheila Pulice, Mark Wilton. Also Present: City Attorney Jesse Spankowski, Police Chief Jason Reysen, Public Works Director Jason Carley. Agenda: Motion made by Foos, second by Kugler to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Minutes: Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve the Minutes of Committee of the Whole 6/9/2025 and Regular Common Council 6/9/2025. Motion carried. Public Hearing: Mayor called a Public Hearing to order at 6:07 pm. Purpose of Hearing: Comprehensive Plan – Chapter 3 Housing Element. No one spoke in favor, in opposition nor asked questions. Public Hearing was adjourned at 6:08 pm, and Regular Meeting called back to order immediately. Appearances: Amanda Castelberry, Playground Pals, made a presentation to the Council asking for an adjustment to the Memorandum of Understanding for installation of new playground equipment in Playground Park. They would like to start on August 18th with preparing the site. Burke Playground Equipment will come in September to install the new equipment. They will continue raising the rest of the funds needed as per the original Memorandum of Understanding. Comprehensive Plan Housing Element: Motion made by Wilton, second by Foos to adopt “An Ordinance Adopting the City of Green Lake 2025-2045 Comprehensive Plan Housing Element, Green Lake County, Wisconsin”. Ayes 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Ordinance 852-2025.7 Special Assessments – Municipal Code: Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to adopt “An Ordinance Amending Title 3, Chapter 2 of the City of Green Lake Municipal Code (Special Assessments)”. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Ordinance 853.2025.7 Amending Hotel-Motel Room Tax Ordinance: Motion made by Foos, second by Wilton to adopt “An Ordinance Amending Sections 3-4-1(b) & (c) and 3-4-3 of the City of Green Lake Municipal Code (Hotel-Motel Room Tax)”. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Ordinance #854-2025.7 Appointment of Temporary Municipal Judge: Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to adopt “A Resolution Appointing A Temporary Municipal Judge For The Lakeside Municipal Court To Fill A Temporary Term Until An Election Is Held On November 4, 2025”. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Resolution #1346-2025.7 Special Election for Municipal Judge: Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to adopt “A Resolution Ordering A Special Election For Municipal Judge Of The Lakeside Municipal Court To Be Held On November 4, 2025”. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Resolution #1347-2025.7 Fixed Asset Policy: City Auditor recommends amending the City’s Fixed Asset Policy to increase the base threshold from $5,000 to $10,000. Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve the amendment to the City of Green Lake Fixed Asset Policy. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Mill Street Bridge Project – Lease of Land: MSA Engineering presented payments owed for temporary construction easements in the amount of $2,400 for City of Green Lake, $1,400 for Rachel Nitz, and $1,000 to Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve payments for temporary limited easements for the Mill Street Bridge Reconstruction Project. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Abstain: 1 (Wilton) Motion carried. Addendum to Contract with GFL Environmental: Addendum presented extends the current contract by another five years with effective rates of $10.18 for garbage and $6.74 for recycling per month starting January 1, 2026. Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve the addendum to the contract between GFL Environmental and the City of Green Lake. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Cameras at Park Drive Boat Launch: Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve the quote from Five Star Telecom Inc. for cameras at Park Drive Boat Launch for the 10-year option. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Contract with Invoice Cloud: Cost to use this service has become prohibitive. It is more cost effective to create our own QR code and have payments come through GovPay. Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve to terminate the current contract with Invoice Cloud for boat launch fee payments. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Agreement with Elaine Houser: An agreement was presented to hire Elaine Houser as a consultant for the housing element of the Comprehensive Plan in the amount of $7,500. Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve the agreement between the City of Green Lake and Elaine Houser for contracted services. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Addendum to MOU with Playground Pals: Motion made by Foos, second by Wilton to approve the addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Green Lake and Playground Pals. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Appointments: Motion made by Wilton, second by McConnell to approve the Mayor’s appointment of Jody Kugler to the Human Resources Committee and appointment of Christopher Foos as Chair of the Human Resources Committee. Motion carried. Ad Hoc Committee for Feasibility of Consolidated Boundary/Municipal Consolidation: Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve the Mayor’s appointments of Christopher Foos, Cole Markee, John Meiborg and Jason Carley to the Ad Hoc Committee. Motion carried. Liquor Licenses, Park Reservations, Gym Reservation and Street Closures: Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to approve the following: • Appointment of Gregory J. King as Successor Agent for POC Ventures LLC, D/B/A Norton’s of Green Lake • Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage and “Class C” Liquor (wine only) for Tuscumbia Land Corporation, D/B/A The Green Lake Lodge, Anna Schneider, Agent, 695 South Street Unit #10 with a premises description of Green Lake Lodge Banquet Hall at 695 South Street, Green Lake, WI • Temporary Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage License to JS Enterprises of Wisconsin, LLC, Susan Kalupa, Agent, for the Green Lake County Fair from July 31st to August 2nd, 2025 • Temporary “Class B” Wine License to Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Wine Walk for August 1, 2025 • Park Reservation Permit to Charles Hurley for Deacon Mills Park from June 18 through June 21, 2026, for Angler Young Angler Fishing Tournament • Park Reservation Permit to American Legion Post 306 for the baseball diamond and tennis court parking lot on August 16, 2025, from 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm for Emmet Is Love Fundraiser, along with waiving the fees • Street Closure Permit for American Legion Post 306 on August 16, 2025 from 1:30 pm to 10:00 pm for Lake Street from Water Street to Dog Park for Emmet Is Love Fundraiser • Gym Reservation Permit for Green Lake Youth Basketball for Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm and Sundays from 8:00 am to 9:30 am from July 2nd through September 1, 2025 • Street Closure Permit for Green Lake Police Department for South Street from Park Drive to County Road A on July 20, 2025, for bike portion of the Triathlon – extension of previously approved request from Race Day Events Motion carried. Payment of Bills: Motion made by Foos, second by Kugler to pay the bills in the amount of $80,827.79. Ayes: 6 Nays: 0 Motion carried. Motion made by Foos, second by McConnell to adjourn. Motion carried. (6:24 pm) ___________________________________ Barbara L. Dugenske, Clerk