December 16

City of Bayfield Common Council • December 16, 2025, Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 City of Bayfield Common Council December 16, 2025, Meeting Minutes 4:30 p.m. • Bayfield City Hall, 125 South First Street, 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, City Clerk Grace Stolen, and Public Works Director/Zoning Administrator Joel Weber Public: In Person—None; Online: Jenny Tumas, Laura Lima, mb, X Review/Approve Agenda Motion by Fizell, seconded by Carrier, to approve the agenda as drafted. All ayes. Review/Approve Minutes of November 24 and December 9, 2025, Common Council Meetings Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to approve the minutes as drafted. All ayes. Public Comment and Suggestions from Persons Present on Agenda Items None Agenda 1. Resolution #638: Vacating and Discontinuing an Unopened Alley in Block One Hundred and One A motion was made and passed at the July 15, 2025, Common Council meeting to grant the petition of Vydunas and Jenny Tumas to vacate an unopened alley between several parcels they own. Under Wis. Statute § 66.1003, a resolution must be passed to make the vacation official and record it with the register of deeds. Motion by Fizell, seconded by Bland, to approve resolution #638. Roll call vote—Bland: Yes; Carrier: No; Cornelius: Yes; Fizell: Yes. Motion carries. 2. Resolution #639: 2026 Wage Resolution Motion by Fizell, seconded by Carrier, to approve resolution #639. Roll call vote—Carrier: Yes; Cornelius: Yes; Fizell: Yes; Bland: Yes. Motion carries. 3. Resolution #640: City of Bayfield Fee Schedule Motion by Fizell, seconded by Bland, to approve resolution #640. All ayes. Roll call vote—Cornelius: Yes; Fizell: Yes; Bland: Yes; Carrier: Yes. Motion carries. 4. Appointments City of Bayfield Common Council • December 16, 2025, Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 a. Ad-hoc Finance Committee Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to accept the resignations of Steve Bierenberg, Solveig Hadland, and Nancy Pearson from the Ad-hoc Finance Committee. All ayes. b. Election Board Motion by Fizell, seconded by Carrier, to confirm the re-appointments of Anne Adams, Susan Bogaard, Jean Boutin, Beth Erickson, Lyn Hoopman-Cornelius, Heidi Nelson, Tina Nelson, and Hayley Webster, contingent on acceptance by the appointees. All ayes. 5. Ordinance no. 406: An Ordinance to Amend the City of Bayfield Zoning Ordinance (Ch. 500), Building Construction Ordinance (Ch. 152), Historic Preservation Ordinance (Ch. 423), and the Operations of the Architectural Review Board (Ch. 21-8) The Plan Commission reviewed the proposed ordinance at its meeting earlier in the day, made some amendments, and voted to recommend Common Council approval; the clerk outlined those amendments. Bland mentioned that he had the go-ahead from the Commission to craft some language clarifying that accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can utilize the water and sewer connections for the main residence and do not need a separate connection. Bland will reference language from the City of Madison to draft this. Brief discussion ensued, with alders generally expressing support. Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to post for public hearing the changes and revisions to City Code chapters 500, 152, 423, and 21 at the next regular Common Council meeting. All ayes. 6. City Dock Project Public Involvement The Harbor Commission is holding a public information session on the upcoming City Dock finger piers reconstruction project on January 12, 2026. A majority of alders may be interested in attending. The clerk will make sure the notice of potential quorum of the Harbor Commission is updated to include Common Council. 7. Financials Final, audited 2024 numbers were provided, as well as numbers for January-June of 2025. An alder asked why there were not 2025 numbers beyond June; City Treasurer Anne Adams stated that a lot of this year has been spent working on 2024 and backdating things, resulting in a lot of catch up needed for 2025 financials. Alders requested monthly financial updates that include bank balances. Considerable discussion ensued regarding a change in harbor revenue line R 210-48130, which relates to a change in the operation of the City’s harbor. Cornelius said she would contact the auditor so she could provide more information to alders. The overall finances of the harbor were also discussed at length. 8. Project Updates a. Harbor The City Dock information session is upcoming. The Harbor Commission is working on some grant proposals and has two letters of support. b. Parks and Recreation City of Bayfield Common Council • December 16, 2025, Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 The Playground Subcommittee is looking at grants and fundraising, with two big grant deadlines coming up soon. They are doing some planning on a website and social media for the fundraising campaign and are seeking a fiscal sponsor for grantors that require funds to go to a 501(c)(3). Cornelius asked about whether there has been discussion about phasing for the East Dock Park project; Carrier replied that the Subcommittee would like to secure some funding first to assess what they can start doing and what phasing should look like. c. Public Works The City is still waiting on a few final things from its contractor for the Manypenny project to be officially completed. State DOT LRIP reimbursement funds will be disbursed after everything is fully resolved. The SCADA project at the lift station was completed last week. There will probably be new water meters in March, but there is a slight hiccup on who is legally permitted to install them. Two new dark-sky lights went up on the Iron Bridge just before the snow. d. Planning Bland shared that the Plan Commission reviewed the historic preservation and building ordinance during its meeting earlier in the day. The Commission will need to make some guidelines and flowcharts. Carrier mentioned that a member of the Commission and the Architectural Review Board (ARB), Mike Spence, wants some language in the City Code to regulate non-traditional construction. ARB is discussing it and plans to refer it to the Commission for further discussion and a potential decision in mid-2026. The feeling is that the ordinance already underway should be passed first. 9. Acting Mayor’s Report 10. File Reports from Committees, Commissions, Boards, and Departments Ambulance: No meeting ARB: No meeting Fire Department: November 3, 2025 Harbor: November 3, 2025 Library: October 22, 2025 Parks and Recreation: October 27, 2025 Parks and Rec Playground Subcommittee: October 23, 2025 Planning: No meeting Police Department: November 2025 Public Works: No meeting Tree Board: No meeting Motion by Carrier, seconded by Fizell, to put all reports on file. All ayes. 11. Correspondence: None 12. Future Agenda Items No specific items were mentioned beyond what was discussed earlier. Cornelius encouraged alders to email items to the city clerk if they have any. Meeting adjourned at 5:39 p.m. Next Meeting: January 20, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.