February 25

City of Bayfield Common Council Meeting Minutes Minutes of February 25, 2025 Call to Order – Roll Call – Pledge of Allegiance: Dougherty called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. followed by roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. Review/Approve Agenda: Cornelius/Fizell motioned to approve the agenda. All ayes. Carried. Council: Cornelius, Fizell, Bland, Dougherty, Carrier Others Present: City Clerk Ray, PWD Weber, Police Chief Novak, Harbormaster Hays, Chamber Executive Director Fahrenkrog, Librarian Weber Public Comment and Suggestions from Persons Present on Agenda Items: None Review/Approve the Board of Review and Common Council’s Minutes of September 11 & 25, October 9, November 13, December 11, 2024, and January 21, 2025: Approved. Agenda 1. Introduce New City Staff Employees: a. Tiffany Mallory, Deputy Clerk/Treasurer/ZA, effective February 17, 2025 b. Ashley Dickey, Office Assistant, effective February 10, 2025 2. Alcohol Beverage License Application Class “B” Beer - Honest Dog Books: Cornelius yes, Fizell yes, Carrier abstained, Bland yes. Carried. 3. Tumas Request for Vacant Alley: Currently, no garage or second building is allowed to be built outside of a continuous parcel. Alleys are a complicated issue. Ted noted that even if a specific set of criteria is developed, it will still be a case-by-case approach. The planning commission agreed to a conditional motion to accept the request for vacating the alley with modifications (that the length vacated be expanded to that between lots seven through 10 and 17 through 20 and that a garage be built on the property within five years and that deed restrictions be placed on said lots such that they must be sold as one parcel in the future so it can't be built and then sectioned off). Fizell motioned to accept the request. Cornelius seconded the motion, with a note that future requests will be on a case-by-case basis. Bland and Carrier abstained because of concern over inappropriate ex parte contact on the part of City officials in advancing this case. Roll call vote: Cornelius, yes, Fizell, yes, Bland abstained, Carrier abstained. Mayor Dougherty broke the tie with a yes vote. Motion carried. 4. Review of Proposed Changes from Harbor Commission: Rulemaking Applicable to Passenger Vessels at City Dock, Bayfield Marina, L.E. Dock was updated to be more cohesive. Harbormaster Hays discussed a change that specifies that the fee only applies to those who are leasing a space on the dock, so we omitted the leasing of space and added in anyone operating to or from that dock with passengers for compensation. Informational only. 5. Zoning Administrator Contract Term: Dougherty proposed a two-year contract for the posted ZA contract position. Discussion ensued. Cornelius motioned for a 2 year limit for ZA contract to ensure the new ZA works well with the public. All ayes. Carried. 6. Project Updates ● Harbor: n/a ● Parks & Rec: ○ Appoint East Dock Park Subcommittee Members ■ Subcommittee will consist of current project team: Kylie Vadnais, Grace Hogan, Pete Havlik, Kathryn Jensen, Matt Carrier ■ PWD Joel Weber and Harbormaster Hays as Staff Advisors ■ Carrier discussed making sure there’s always an attendee from the parks committee attending the Harbor Commission meetings to ensure information is given to the Harbor Commission. The focus will be on working within the park boundary. Any additional space needed would be discussed with the Harbor Commission. Cornelius made a motion to recognize the subcommittee members. All ayes. ● Public Works: New security system is up. New pickup truck - old truck going to Harbor. ● Planning Commission: Re-work adopting a list of historical buildings and moving away from having a designated historic district. 7. Mayor’s Report: Fully staffed. Thank you to the staff and council members for their hard work. File Reports from Committees, Commission & Boards: Carrier motioned to place the following on file. Fizell seconded. All ayes. Carried. Ambulance: n/a Architectural Review Board: Minutes of December 9, 2024 Fire Department: Minutes of January 6, 2025 Harbor: Minutes of January 6, 2025 Library: Minutes of January 15, 2025 plus Financial and Annual Reports Parks & Rec: Minutes of January 9, 2025 Police Department: January 2025 Report Public Works: n/a due to no quorum at January 2025 meeting Tree Board: Minutes of January 29, 2025 Treasurer’s Report: Bland motioned to file the completed Room Tax Report. Cornelius seconded. All ayes. Carried. September Treasurer’s Report. Voucher Payments, Fund Summary, and Budgets. Correspondence: None Confirm Next Meeting: April 15, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 6:04 p.m. Minutes by Shaleen O’Krueg, Office Admin.