​June 17

City of Bayfield Common Council Meeting Minutes of June 17, 2025 4:30 p.m. Call to Order - Roll Call- Pledge of Allegiance: Cornelius called the meeting to order, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Present: Cornelius, Carrier, Bland, Fizell Others Present: Acting Clerk Dickey, PWD Weber, Utility Operator Dickey, Treasurer Adams, Brad Simms of DSG, Police Chief Novak, Chamber Director Fahrenkrog, Tom Stonkard (Daily Press), Teresa Weber Review/Approve Agenda: MSC (Fizzell, Bland) Approve Previous Minutes of May 2, 2025 & May 20, 2025: MSC (Carrier, Fizzell) Public Comment and Suggestions from Persons Present on Agenda Items: Chamber Director Fahrenkrog spoke on concerns about Bayfield County’s re-zoning project and the lack of a voice from the township of Bayfield. She also brought up concerns regarding changing the designation of the Apostle Islands Lakeshore to National Park status. Agenda 1. DSG/Brad Simms- Presentation of Kamstrup Meters w/ AMI Network: Simms discussed why the current water meter system needs updating and the advantages of Kamstrup meters (100% tamper-proof, ultrasonic technology, environmentally friendly, long warranty, ability to identify reverse flows and leaks). The purchase of the AMI system/meters would be roughly $243,000. Informational only. No action taken. 2. Staffing Update: Anne Adams was hired on as the new Treasurer and is doing an exceptional job. City Clerk interviews are ongoing. Carrier mentioned revisiting the Zoning Administrator role so PWD Weber (currently handling this role in the interim) does not have so much on his plate. 3. Appointments: Annalissa Bermel to Playground Subcommittee. MSC (Cornelius, Bland). All ayes. Carried. Bland is working on a list of suggested members for the Financial Committee. Fizzell motioned to approve the creation of a Financial Futures Committee. Seconded by Carrier. All ayes, carried. MSC (Carrier, Cornelius) to approve the proposed financial committee members: John Brass, Susan Headman, Bill Bland, Solvig Hadland, Steve Bierenberg, Nancy Pearson, Sean O’Malley. 4. Resolution #632-World Migratory Bird Day: Motion to approve Resolution #632. MSC (Carrier, Fizell). All ayes. Carried. 5. 2025-2026 Alcohol Permits: Motion to approve alcohol permits. MSC (Carrier, Fizell). All ayes. Carried. 6. 2025-2026 Server Permits: All server applications were vetted and have made it through. Motion to approve server permits, with a formatting change on an applicant’s form by Fizell. MSC (Fizell, Carrier). All ayes. Carried. 7. 349.9C--Sidewalk Sale/Gali Abutbul Permit: Motion to accept the application. MSC (Carrier, Bland). 8. 349.19-349.27 Street Use- Bayfield Farmers Market: Carrier motioned to accept the application as submitted. Seconded by Bland. All ayes. Carried. 9. Inter-Quest- Email package for .gov: City must move all city emails to a secure .gov server. Amount is $5064.45, to switch over city emails to the .gov. Motion to accept the proposed email package from Inter-Quest. MSC (Carrier, Fizell). 10. Northwest Regional Planning Commission Contract: MSC (Bland, Carrier) to sign the contract. All ayes. Carried. 11. "Accept In Concept" the HPC: Motion to accept the concept of the Historical Preservation Ordinance. MSC (Fizell, Bland). 12. Review of City Governance: Carrier believes the group has a great working dynamic and there is no need for a special election as Cornelius is doing an excellent job as Acting Mayor. Fizell motioned to continue with the current city governance. Seconded by Carrier. All ayes. Carried. Discussion on the future consideration of a City Administrator model. Informational only. No action taken. 13. Status of current ordinance changes in regard to building from Max Lindsey: Tabled. 14. Financials CLS Connect/Baker Tilly Update: Uploading audit materials as needed for the city and water treatment plant. Getting close to 100% of materials submitted. Baker Tilly will be in within 7 to 10 days to complete the audit. Finances are being looked at thoroughly and everything is moving along as it should be at this time. 15. Project Updates - Harbor: Harbor was granted the infrastructure grant. $587,250, with a non-federal match of $195,750, for a total of $783,000 for city dock repairs. Parks & Rec: Expect to see final plan documents at the July meeting. Public Works: ManyPenny road update progressing well. 16. Acting Mayor’s Report: The city is operating effectively on a daily basis, with all the essential services carrying on without interruption. Clerk interviews are ongoing, with hopes to fill the position soon. Thank you to all who participated in Memorial Day ceremonies and to the dedicated staff across all departments for their hard work, teamwork, and commitment to meeting the needs of the public. We are making steady progress towards a stronger Bayfield. 17. File Reports from Committees, Commissions, and Boards: Motion to place the following reports on file. MSC (Bland, Carrier). Ambulance: May 21, 2025 ARB-April 28, 2025 Fire Dept: May 5, 2025 Harbor: May 5, 2025 Library: April 16, 2025 Parks & Rec: April 24 & May 29, 2025 Police- June 10, 2025 Public Works: May 7, 2025 Tree Board: April 23, 2025 Police Department: May Report. 18. Correspondence: Bayfield Inn is hosting an event where half of the proceeds will be donated for fireworks. Chamber Director Carol Fahrenkrog states there is currently $4,000 out of $15,000 raised for fireworks. If there isn’t enough money raised, the chamber will still do fireworks this year. However, they would not do fireworks the following year. Motion to go into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat 19.85 (1)(f). This statute allows for closed sessions to consider issues related to financial operations and internal compliance involving specific personnel matters. Motion by Bland at 1707. Roll Call: Fizell/yes, Carrier/yes, Cornelius/yes. Motion to reconvene into open session at 1826 Carrier/Bland. All ayes. Carried Next Mtg: July 15, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Motion to Adjourn: 1826 Minutes by Shaleen O’Krueg, Office Admin.