June 16

City of Bayfield Common Council • June 16, 2026, Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 City of Bayfield Common Council June 16, 2026, Meeting Minutes 4:30 p.m. • New City Office, 34 South Broad Street , Unit 101 , Bayfield, WI 54814 Meeting called to order at 4:30 p.m. Attendance Common Council: Mayor Lyn Cornelius; alders Bill Bland, Matt Carrier, Diane Fizell, and B.J. Havlik City Staff: City Treasurer Anne Adams, Harbormaster Nick Hays, Police Chief Josh Novak, City Clerk Grace Stolen, Public Works Director Joel Weber, and Bayfield Carnegie Library Director Teresa Weber Public: In Person—Michelle Shrider; Online: Michael Miller Review/Approve Agenda Cornelius shared that proposed ordinance no. 411 was received quite late and without time for review, so it and the companion fee schedule update should be removed from the agenda. Motion by Carrier, seconded by Havlik, to remove proposed ordinance no. 411 and proposed resolution #649 from the original draft and approve the agenda as amended. All ayes. Review/Approve Minutes of May 19, 2026, Common Council Meeting Motion by Fizell, seconded by Bland, to approve the minutes as drafted. All ayes. Public Comment: None Agenda 1. Alcohol License Applications and Renewals Motion by Carrier, seconded by Havlik, to grant all alcohol license renewals as presented. All ayes. a. Captains Spirits, Inc.—Captain’s Spirits | Class “A” Beer and “Class A” Liquor b. Holley and Munch Properties, LLC—Bates Art Bar | Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Liquor c. Judith Lokken-Strom—Gruenke’s First Street Inn | Class “B” Beer and “Class C” Liquor (Wine) d. Lab’s Pub, LLC—Morty’s Pub | Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Liquor e. St. James Social, LLC—St. James Social | Class “B” Beer and “Class C” Liquor (Wine) 2. Appointments and Resignations a. Tree Board | Appointments of Bill Bland and Jim Egensperger Motion by Fizell, seconded by Havlik, to confirm the appointees to the Tree Board. All ayes. 3. Resolution #648: 2026 Budget Amendment no. 1 This proposed budget amendment is different from the amendment to the harbor fund budget considered at the May 19, 2026, Common Council meeting. Motion by Fizell, seconded by Bland, to adopt the budget amendment with the option that would reduce money from the zoning line in the general fund. City of Bayfield Common Council • June 16, 2026, Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Stolen provided an overview of the budget amendment. Law enforcement retirement needs to be increased to reflect the higher rates for law enforcement, and other departmental expenses need an increase. After adding two revenue line increases and eliminating a police radio CIP that won’t happen in 2026, the general fund still needs about $10,000 from elsewhere. Options are presented for funds that will not be used from a zoning line or reducing a CIP . The Harbor Commission would like to shift money budgeted toward City Dock debt service that will not be spent in 2026 and pay down other debt. Harbor Commission President Michelle Shrider shared that the harbor fund amendment wouldn’t impact the City Dock project regardless of whether it takes place this year—there wouldn’t be a debt payment in 2026. The boat ramp and marina electrical notes are nearly paid off, and this would free up money for future years. She also provided some updates on the project. Bids came back significantly higher than expected, so there is uncertainty on whether it can happen as planned in 2026. The Commission and engineering firm are pursuing other funding opportunities. An engineer’s report determined the existing finger piers are unsafe and must be closed; money from the Army Corps that needs to be spent this year can help pay for the removal, along with harbor cashflow. Roll call vote—Bland: Yes; Carrier: Yes; Fizell: Yes; Havlik: Yes. Motion carries. 4. Financials a. Review Reports Motion by Bland, seconded by Carrier, to accept the financial reports as presented. Roll call vote—Carrier: Yes; Fizell: Yes; Havlik: Yes; Bland: Yes. Motion carries. b. Local Government Investment Pool (LGIP) Discussion Bland and Havlik would like to move about $1.6mil from City bank accounts into the LGIP; it would help reduce the complexity and number of accounts. There is a high rate of return, and it is fairly quick and easy to take funds back out. Discussion ensued regarding whether interest should be distributed back proportionally to each fund or if it should all go to the general fund. The auditor would need to verify. Interest on savings is currently distributed to each fund monthly. c. Certificate of Deposit Maturity A Certificate of Deposit with Chippewa Valley Bank is maturing, and the City has ten days to renew. Adams brought this before Council for feedback. Consensus was that the current interest rate was far too low to justify a standard renewal. 5. Project Updates a. Harbor: The Harbor Commission is planning to do an emergency declaration for City Dock to remove the existing finger piers expeditiously. Carrier asked when boats will leave the municipal lot on South 2nd Street; Hays said there is a growing problem, especially locally, with boats being put in later and later. There is a 20% escalator for each twelve months boats sit, and sometimes when they are up for sale, they sit long enough that the owner is taking a loss because of escalating storage fees. City of Bayfield Common Council • June 16, 2026, Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 b. Parks and Recreation: Working with SEH and moving forward on the Lower Big Ravine; survey results have been posted. An agreement was signed with Strand for 30% drawings for East Dock Park. The dual- use trail group for the East Rim still needs to be formed; the September 1 date set in the motion creating it may need to be pushed back. c. Public Works: The City is trying to think ahead on projects and is looking at redoing Manypenny Avenue from 5th Street to 3rd Street and South 3rd Street from Manypenny to Rittenhouse Avenues concurrently. North 7th Street from Rittenhouse to Washington Avenues is also pretty bad. The City may need to move forward on meter installations without additional help. The seasonal yard meter program is being discontinued due to system compatibility and low cost savings, but customers can get a permanent water-only meter. Bland asked about how to address cases where customers’ bills increase substantially due to increased accuracy of the new meters. Weber believes the maximum increase could be 5-15% for a small handful of customers and is considering moving to monthly billing to help ease that. d. City Hall Task Force/City Properties Study: The Task Force toured the L.E. Building and the Old City Hall; both need a lot of work. The Task Force is meeting again next month to continue discussions. e. Planning: There was no quorum to hold a meeting and public hearing earlier in the day. The biggest item in the works is a proposed Planned Development District rezone, which some have expressed concerns about due to the small size of the development relative to what they are typically used for. 6. Mayor’s Report 7. File Reports from Committees, Commissions, Boards, and Departments Ambulance: No meeting City Hall Task Force: April 28, 2026 Fire Department: May 4 and May 26, 2026 Harbor: May 4, 2026 Historic Preservation: No meeting Library: April 15, 2026 Parks and Recreation: April 27, 2026 Parks and Rec Playground Subcommittee: April 24, 2026 Planning: April 21, 2026 Police Department: May 2026 Public Works: May 13, 2026 Tree Board: No meeting Motion by Carrier, seconded by Bland, to put all reports on file. All ayes. 8. Correspondence a. Bayfield County Bike and Pedestrian Plan Open House and Interactive Input Session (June 25) 9. Future Agenda Items: None were raised. Meeting adjourned at 5:37 p.m. Next Meeting: July 21, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.