February 17

City of Bayfield Common Council • February 17, 2026, Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 2 City of Bayfield Common Council February 17, 2026, Meeting Minutes 4:30 p.m. • New City Administrative Office, 34 South Broad Street , Unit 101 , Bayfield, WI 54814 Meeting called to order at 4:31 p.m. Attendance Common Council: Acting Mayor/Council President Lyn Cornelius; alders Bill Bland, Matt Carrier, and Diane Fizell City Staff: City Treasurer Anne Adams, Police Chief Josh Novak, City Clerk Grace Stolen, and Public Works Director/Zoning Administrator Joel Weber Public: In Person—None; Online—Michael Review/Approve Agenda Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to approve the agenda with the following amendment: adding “Demolition and Nontraditional Construction Ordinance Proposals” as item one. All ayes. Review/Approve Minutes of February 25, 2025, and January 20, 2026, Common Council Meetings Motion by Fizell, seconded by Carrier, to approve the minutes with the following amendments: Ensuring that Fizell’s name is spelled correctly and revising “Board members Carrier and Bland mentioned abstaining until further criteria is developed” to “Bland and Carrier abstained because of concern over inappropriate ex parte contact on the part of City officials in advancing this case” in the February 25, 2025, minutes, and correcting the title of Roy Bainbridge to public works laborer in the January 20, 2026, minutes. All ayes. Public Comment: None Agenda 1. Demolition and Nontraditional Construction Ordinance Proposals Cornelius raised a concern about financial hardship for demolition by neglect that was expressed in the morning’s Plan Commission meeting; alders were favorable toward borrowing hardship-related language from the recently-adopted historic preservation ordinance. The intent is to hit pause and evaluate the community importance of a structure prior to demolition. The City would need to follow this process for demolitions in cases when authority elsewhere permits it to condemn property. 2. Resolution #642: Friends of East Dock Park Recognition and Memorandum of Understanding Motion by Carrier, seconded by Bland, to adopt the resolution as presented. All ayes. 3. Bayfield Area Trails Committee Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Cornelius expressed concern about the MOU being circulated for signatures before the City, which received it February 11, could evaluate whether it feels comfortable with the language. Carrier said there was a miscommunication and that the MOU does not create binding legal or financial obligations. Motion by Carrier, seconded by Bland, to accept in concept the MOU dated January 2026 with the understanding that a resolution will be presented at the next meeting for formal adoption. All ayes. City of Bayfield Common Council • February 17, 2026, Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 2 4. Appointments and Resignations Motion by Carrier, seconded by Bland, to accept the appointment and resignations reflected below. All ayes. a. Playground Subcommittee Resignation of Jessica Waclawski and appointment of Kate Clark b. Tree Board Resignation of Kevon Dietel 5. Financials a. Review Reports Bland expressed a desire to consolidate some accounts. City Treasurer Anne Adams stated that she agrees and would like to receive recommendations from the auditors on this. Motion by Fizell, seconded by Bland, to accept the treasurer’s report. Roll call vote—Carrier: Yes; Cornelius: Yes; Fizell: Yes; Bland: Yes. Motion carries. 6. Project Updates a. Harbor: None b. Parks and Recreation: The East Rim Trail is now open to snowmobile access. c. Public Works Final payments have now been submitted for the Manypenny project; Weber will work with Strand Engineering on the WisDOT LRIP reimbursement. Meters were ordered and will probably arrive in April; there still needs to be a new plan for how to install them. d. Planning The Commission reviewed ordinance proposals on demolition and nontraditional construction today, as well as permit application forms. Background work on the Broad Street one-way angle- parking conversion is continuing; brief discussion ensued regarding whether the conversion should take place on Broad or South Second. The previous Parking Committee suggested eliminating unnecessary curb-cuts for non-existent driveways to increase parking supply. City Hall Task Force priorities list was well-received. 7. Acting Mayor’s Report 8. File Reports from Committees, Commissions, Boards, and Departments Ambulance: No meeting ARB: December 22, 2025, and January 26, 2026 City Hall Task Force: No meeting Fire Department: January 5 and January 26, 2026 Greater Bayfield WWTP: September 30, 2025 Harbor: January 5, 2026 Historic Preservation: No meeting Library: November 19, 2025 Parks and Recreation: November 24, 2025, and January 15, 2026 Parks and Rec Playground Subcommittee: December 18, 2025 Planning: December 16, 2025 Police Department: January 2026 Public Works: January 14, 2026 Tree Board: No meeting Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to put all reports on file as presented. All ayes. 9. Correspondence: None 10. Future Agenda Items: No items were raised. Meeting adjourned at 5:21 p.m. Next Meeting: March 17, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.