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CITY OF BARRON, WI MINUTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M. CITY HALL, 510 E LASALLE AVENUE, BARRON, WI 54812 1. Call to order Council President Pete Olson called the regular meeting of the City of Barron Common Council to order at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, pursuant to due notice. Roll call: Councilpersons Joe Johnston, Keith Kolpack, Pete Olson, Kelly Thompson, Faisal Ahmed, and Mo Tollman. Absent: Mayor Rod Nordby. A quorum was confirmed. Also present were City Administrator Liz Jacobson, City Attorney Andrew Harrington, Police Chief Joe Vierkandt, City Clerk Alicia Hilbert, MSA representative Teresa Anderson, Barron News Shield representative Ryan Urban*, Michael* *Appeared virtually President Pete Olson began the meeting with a prayer. All present joined to salute the flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Public Hearing regarding requests to rezone the following describes properties: a. From Agricultural to R-1 Residential – a parcel of land which is part of the NE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 32, T. 34N., R. 12 W., Town of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, owner Gwendolyn Koehn. b. From R-1 Residential to R-3 Residential – a parcel of land which is part of Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map #6806, Volume 45, Page 45 as Document No. 879011, located in the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 33N., R. 12 W., City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, owner Joe Johnston. 3. Public Comments Motion: Alderperson Kolpack moved to open public comments at 6:32 pm . Second: Alderperson Tollman. Motion carried unanimously. No public comments made . Motion: Alderperson Tollman moved to close open public comments at 6:33 pm . Second: Alderperson Kolpack. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Appearance by Teresa Anderson, MSA a. Project Updates were presented b. Approval of Utility Commission recommendation to approve Contractor ’s Application for Payment No. 8 to Market and Johnson in the amount of $442,675.77 Motion: Alderperson Johnston moved to approve Application for Payment No. 8 as presented. Second: Alderperson Tollman. Motion carried unanimously. c. Approval of Utility Commission recommendation to approve Contractor ’s Application for Payment No. 1 to Haas Sons, Inc. in the amount of $79,748.70 Motion: Alderperson Kolpack moved to approve Application for Payment No. 1 as presented. Second: Alderperson Johnston. Motion carried unanimously . d. Approval of Utility Commission recommendation to approve Change Order 3 from Haas Sons, Inc. to extend dates on the Forcemain contract Motion: Alderperson Tollman moved to approve Change Order 3 as presented. Second: Alderperson Thompson. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Consideration for approval of Claims and Bills Motion: Alderperson Tollman moved to approve Claims and Bills as presented. Second: Alderperson Kolpack. Motion carried unanimously. 6. Consent Agenda: a . Reading and Approval of April 14th, 2026 Regular Council Meeting minutes b . Reading and Approval of April 21st, 2026 Council Organizational Meeting minutes c. Approval of Plan Commission recommendation to approve a Certified Survey Map requested by Gwendolyn Koehn to divide a mapped parcel of land which is part of the NE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 32, T. 34 N., R. 12 W., Town of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin. d. Approval of Extraterritorial Zoning Committee recommendation to approve a request to rezone, from Agricultural to R-1 Residential, a mapped parcel of land which is part of the NE ¼ of the SE ¼ of Section 32, T. 34 N., R. 12 W., Town of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, owner Gwendolyn Koehn. e. Approval of Plan Commission recommendation to approve a request to rezone, from R-1 Residential to R-3 Residential, a parcel of land which is part of Lot 5 of Certified Survey Map #6806, Volume 45, Page 45 as Document No. 879011, located in the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of Section 33 N., R. 12 W., City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, owner Joe Johnston. f. Approval of new Operator ’s License to serve for the period ending June 30th, 2026, for: i. Julie Ann Schleusner ii. Lukas Charles Shearer iii. Reese E Allen iv. Kailee Phares v. Katie Ann Manor Motion: Alderperson Kolpack moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Second: Alderperson Tollman. Motion carried unanimously. Note: Alderperson Johnston abstained. 7. Approval of Temporary Alcohol Beverage License requested by Barron Chamber of Commerce for Music in the Park Events Motion: Alderperson Tollman moved to approve the license request as pre sented . Second: Alderperson Kolpack. Motion carried unanimously. 8. Approval of Street, Building, Property and Parks Committee recommendation to designate West Maple Avenue as two-hour maximum parking Motion: Alderperson Kolpack moved to approve Property and Parks Committee ’s recommendation as pre sented . Second: Alderperson Tollman. Motion carried unanimously. 9. Approval to close North 3 rd Street from H wy 8 to Franklin on Wednesday , June 10 th , from 1 pm to 7 pm for Barron Public Library Summer Reading Program Kickoff event Motion: Alderperson Tollman moved to approve street closing as pre sented . Second: Alderperson Johnson. Motion carried unanimously. 10. Approval of changes to authorize d signors on City Financial accounts for CCF Bank and Sterling Bank Motion: Alderperson Tollman moved to approve authorized signors on bank accounts as presented. Second: Alderperson Thompson . Motion carried unanimously. 11. Approval of LaSalle Phase III Line of Credit, Interim Financing for Design Stage of Project Motion: Alderperson Johnson moved to approve the GO line of credit with Sterling Bank as presented . Second: Alderperson Kolpack. Motion carried unanimously. 12. Mayor, Committee and Administrator Reports Reports were given from the committees who recently met. 13. The Council may convene in closed session proceedings under the following sections: a. Wis. Stat. § 19.85 (1)(g) to confer with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. This relates to Dilapidated properties in violation of Safe and Sanitary Maintenance of Properties. b. Wis. Stat. § 19.85 (1)(c) to consider employment, promotion compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. This relates to City Hall Hiring considerations for Clerk/Treasurer and Utility Clerk positions. Motion: Alderperson Kolpack moved to convening in closed session under Wis . S tat . § 19.85 (1)(c) Second: Alderperson Tollman. Roll Call Vote: Johnston -Aye, Thompson-Aye, Ahmed-Aye, Olson-Aye, Tollman-Aye, Kolpack-Aye . Motion carried 6-0. Closed session began at 7:00 pm. 14. The Council will reconvene in open session and may act on matters discussed in closed session to complete the agenda. Motion: Alderperson Johnston moved to reconvene in open session. Se cond: Alderperson Tollman. Motion carried unanimously. Open session resumed at 7:13 pm. Action taken: Motion: Alderperson Kolpack moved to approve legal counsel in regard to d ilapidated properties in violation of Safe and Sanitary Maintenance of Properties. Second: Alderperson Johnston. Motion carried unanimously. Motion: Alderperson Johnston moved to approve hiring and wage considerations as discussed in closed session for Clerk/Treasurer (Alicia Hilbert) and Utility Clerk (Sarah Duncan) . Second: Alderperson Tollman. Motion carried unanimously. 15. Adjournment Motion: Alderperson Johnston moved to adjourn. Second: Alderperson Kolpack. Motion carried unanimously. Duly moved to adjourn at 7:22 pm. Respectfully submitted Alicia Hilbert, City Clerk/Treasurer, City of Barron