April 21 (Regular and Reorganizational)

City of Bayfield Common Council • April 21, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 REGULAR MEETING City of Bayfield Common Council April 21, 2026, Meeting Minutes 4:30 p.m. • Old City Hall , 125 South First Street , Bayfield, WI 54814 Regular 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, Harbormaster Nick Hays, Police Chief Josh Novak, City Clerk Grace Stolen, and Public Works Director/Zoning Administrator Joel Weber Public: In Person—None; Online: B.J. Havlik, Michael Review/Approve Agenda Cornelius shared that proposed ordinance no. 410 was not received and should be removed from the agenda. Motion by Bland, seconded by Carrier, to remove proposed ordinance no. 410 from the original draft and approve the agenda as amended. All ayes. Review/Approve Minutes of March 17, 2026, Common Council Meeting Motion by Fizell, seconded by Bland, to approve the minutes as drafted. All ayes. Public Comment: None Agenda 1. State Trunk Highway 13 Resurfacing: Parking Lanes Cost Share Agreement This Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) project is proposed for 2032 or later. Resurfacing parking lanes would be at the City’s expense; the difference between 1.5” and 3” is about $6,420. Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to accept the proposal to place a 3” mill overlay from the state. Discussion ensued regarding what else could be addressed during the project, including pedestrian infrastructure and safety and increasing parking. These could be addressed concurrently, likely at the City’s expense, but would be separate from this agreement. Roll call vote—Bland: Yes; Carrier: Yes; Cornelius: Yes; Fizell: Yes. Motion carries. 2. Street Privilege Permit Application: Michael Foley Request to construct a driveway from Manypenny Avenue through City-owned right of way for unopened South 13th Street to lots 1-5 of block 117 (tax ID # 39585). Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to approve the application as submitted, contingent on the receipt of a site plan and proof of purchase of the property. All ayes. City of Bayfield Common Council • April 21, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 3. Resolution #644: World Migratory Bird Day 2026 Motion by Carrier, seconded by Bland, to adopt the resolution as drafted. All ayes. 4. Ordinance no. 408: An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 370: Vehicles and Traffic of the Code of the City of Bayfield by Designating Angle Parking Locations Motion by Fizell, seconded by Carrier, to adopt proposed ordinance no. 408 as drafted. All ayes. 5. Ordinance no. 409: An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 342: Solid Waste of the Code of the City of Bayfield The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) made changes to the Wisconsin Administrative Code that require municipalities to update their recycling ordinances. Changes went into effect July 1, 2025, with a goal for ordinances to be updated by April 30, 2026. This ordinance incorporates changes from a DNR model ordinance into the existing article in the City Code. Correspondence with the DNR confirmed that some references to scrap metal should be removed from the version in the packet. Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to adopt proposed ordinance no. 409 with the following amendments: removing § 342-17(A)(16) and updating references to “§ 342-17(A)(5) through (16)” to read “§ 342-17(A)(5) through (15)” throughout. All ayes. 6. Resolution #645: Fee Schedule Motion by Fizell, seconded by Bland, to adopt the resolution as drafted. Roll call vote—Carrier: Yes; Cornelius: Yes; Fizell: Yes; Bland: Yes. Motion carries. 7. Financials a. Review Reports Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to accept the reports as presented. Roll call vote—Cornelius: Yes; Fizell: Yes; Bland: Yes; Carrier: Yes. Motion carries. 8. Hiring of Full-time Position at the Greater Bayfield Wastewater Treatment Plant (GBWWTP) The Pikes Bay Sanitary District has reached out regarding the possibility of a joint position with the City; it has been raised briefly before the GBWWTP Commission, and the Public Works Committee has had an initial discussion. Many details would need to be figured out, and Cornelius is seeking initial impressions from alders on their openness to this before exploring further. Perceptions were mixed but leaned toward continued exploration. 9. Project Updates a. Harbor: AMI put out a request for bids for the City Dock finger piers project; the deadline has been extended. Discussion ensued regarding whether Council should have approved final designs before it going out to bid. b. Parks and Recreation: A request for proposals went out for East Dock Park construction documents; deadline is later in the week. Playground Subcommittee is continuing to work on fundraising and understanding costs. City of Bayfield Common Council • April 21, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 c. Public Works: Dumpster day is Saturday, May 9; cleanup week is May 4-8. Water meters should arrive in May, and the City is moving forward on an installation plan for them. The department got a new truck and is putting the old one out on surplus. d. City Hall Task Force/City Properties Study: The Task Force narrowed twenty-eight properties down to a small handful split between members for further research and recommendations. Market evaluations would be required. e. Planning: Plan Commission approved sign permits and discussed parking. 10. Acting Mayor’s Report: Correction to the report—Dumpster Day is on Saturday, May 9. 11. File Reports from Committees, Commissions, Boards, and Departments Ambulance: No meeting City Hall Task Force: Minutes not yet approved Fire Department: March 2 and March 23, 2026 Harbor: March 2 and March 16, 2026 Historic Preservation: Minutes not yet approved Library: February 18 and March 18, 2026 Parks and Recreation: February 23, 2026 Parks and Rec Playground Subcommittee: February 26, 2026 Planning: February 17, 2026 Police Department: March 2026 Public Works: March 11, 2026 Tree Board: February 25, 2026 Extensive discussion ensued regarding harbor finances, including on accounting methods and how bills are paid. Cornelius emphasized that any harbor checks would still be issued by City Hall staff just like checks for the water and sewer utilities. She and Harbormaster Nick Hays also clarified that the reason the harbor uses a separate accounting system is because the marina software is incompatible with the main system the City uses and that data is always duplicated between them to ensure everything matches. Any major changes to what happens with harbor profits would involve Common Council. Motion by Fizell, seconded by Carrier, to put all reports on file. All ayes. 12. Correspondence: a. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation: Microgrid Project Survey b. Red Cliff Tribe: Request for Spring Clean-up Donations c. Bayfield County Administrator: Rural Transportation Input 13. Future Agenda Items: None Regular meeting adjourned at 5:41 p.m. Next Meetings: • April 21, 2026, immediately following this meeting—Reorganizational Meeting • May 19, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.—Regular Meeting City of Bayfield Common Council • April 21, 2026, Reorganizational Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 2 REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING City of Bayfield Common Council April 21, 2026, Meeting Minutes Immediately following the regular Common Council meeting that begins at 4:30 p.m. • Old City Hall , 125 South First Street , Bayfield, WI 54814 Reorganizational meeting called to order at 5:42 p.m. Attendance Common Council: Mayor Lyn Cornelius; Alders Bill Bland, Diane Fizell, and B.J. Havlik City Staff: City Treasurer Anne Adams, Harbormaster Nick Hays, Police Chief Josh Novak, City Clerk Grace Stolen, and Public Works Director/Zoning Administrator Joel Weber Public: In Person—Matt Carrier; Online: Michael Review/Approve Agenda Motion by Fizell, seconded by Havlik, to approve the agenda as drafted. All ayes. Agenda 1. 2026 Spring Election: Certification of Election and Oaths of Office Cornelius, Fizell, and Havlik read their oaths aloud. With the election of Cornelius as mayor, there is now a vacant alderperson seat with one year remaining in the term. She is calling for interested people to send letters of intent by May 11, after which a recommendation would be made for a confirmation vote at the May 19 Council meeting. 2. Election of Council President Cornelius recommended that a council president be elected at this meeting and that a new council president election be held when Common Council is fully seated. Motion by Fizell, seconded by Bland, to elect B.J. Havlik as council president. All ayes. 3. Certificate of Recognition Mayor Cornelius presented outgoing alder Matt Carrier with a certificate recognizing his six years of service on the Common Council. 4. 2026 City of Bayfield Committee, Commission, and Board Appointments Motion by Fizell, seconded by Havlik, to confirm the appointments below. Motion carried. a. Cemetery Board: Diane Fizell (2027); Billie Hoopman (2028); Joel Weber (2029) b. Harbor Commission: Michelle Shrider (2029) c. Library Board: Linda Georgeson (2029) City of Bayfield Common Council • April 21, 2026, Reorganizational Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 2 d. Parks and Recreation Committee: Matt Carrier (2028); Diane Fizell, alder (2027) e. Pavilion: Bill Bland (2027); BJ Havlik (2027); Lyn Cornelius (extend term end to 2028) f. Plan Commission: Tom Bogaard (2029) g. Public Works Committee: Liam DelMain (2028); Diane Fizell (2028); BJ Havlik, alder (2027) h. Tourism Commission: BJ Havlik, alder (2027) i. Zoning Board of Appeals: Bill Cornelius, chair (2029); Liam DelMain (2029) j. Election Board: Billie Hoopman; Brie Roland; Liz Woodworth 5. City of Bayfield Orientation Handbook A Council handbook is available online but requires several updates prior to printing new copies. Stolen will make revisions and share new copies with members. 6. Common Council and Committee Code of Conduct Motion by Bland, seconded by Fizell, to adopt the Common Council and Committee Code of Conduct as presented. All ayes. 7. Correspondence: None 8. Future Agenda Items: None Reorganizational meeting adjourned at 5:54 p.m. Next Meetings: • May 19, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.—Regular Meeting • May 19, 2026, immediately following the regular Common Council meeting—Board of Review Meeting