Meeting Minutes

1 | P a g e 8/27/26 TOWN OF LA POINTE SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2026 AT 5:00 PM Minutes Town Board Members Present: Town Chair Glenn Carlson, Supervisor Mike Anderson, Supervisor Aimee Baxter, Supervisor John Carlson, Supervisor Samantha Dobson Staff Present: Town Administrator Max Imholte, Planning and Zoning Administrator Rich Kula, Town Clerk Alex Smith, Airport Manager/Town Plan Commission Chair Paul Wilharm, Town Plan Commission Member Jim Peters, Town Plan Commission Member Charley Brummer Public Present: Paul Brummer, Dave Donkers, Steve McHugh, Cheryl Fosdick & Tara Austin (via zoom), Paul & Jean (via zoom) I. Call to Order: Meeting called to order by Glenn Carlson at 5:00pm. II. Public Comment: Charley Brummer asked to be recognized as a Town Plan Commission member when the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite is discussed. He commented on the R2 zone regarding multi-house dwellings & being in favor of removing that from the ordinance. He also mentioned on Page 51 regarding above ground holding tanks, he doesn’t believe the TPC ever heard back from the Madeline Island Sanitary District if they will accept the waste & hauling waste off island would be quite expensive. Glenn Carlson read a public comment letter from Jean Mescher and Paul Guerin regarding the vacation of 6th Street. Please see attached for more details. Several letters have been submitted in regards to the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite, please see all included attachments. III. 6th Street Vacation and Alternatives: Planning, Zoning, and Grant Administrator, Rich Kula, presented the Town Board with an 8th Alternative and well as a refinement to Alternative 2. The Town Board discussed the alternative and what to do moving forward. Vacating the street does not solve the problem of a lack of turnaround nor is there financial or compelling public interest to vacate 6th Street. It would be possible to vacate a portion of 6th Street leaving the end near Nebraska Row to create a turnaround. The Town Board, with legal approval, has decided to offer to vacate the property, in lieu of the property owners providing the funding to create that turnaround. The board has asked Rich to discuss this proposal with the property owners. Before snowfall, the Town Board 2 | P a g e 8/27/26 would like to solve the issue of town emergency vehicles and plows turning around on private properties on Nebraska Row. IV. Discussion of Zoning Ordinance Rewrite: The Town Board reviewed the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite with Town Plan Commission Chair Paul Wilharm, TPC Members Jim Peters and Charley Brummer, and Planning, Zoning, and Grant Administrator, Rich Kula. The current drafted rewrite has track changes in red. Rich Kula also included a 4-page document that highlighted the changes that were made before he started. This will be touched on at the next meeting. The board went through each page from page 3 to 136 of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance Rewrite and asked questions/clarifications. Some of the following were brought up by the Town Board; Shoreline Protection Ordinance County vs Town (page 5), lot frontage definition (page 9), structure definition (page 15), Class E signs (page 68), Home occupation (page 75), substantial completion being too vague (page 90), Ex parte Town Chair (page 97), 13.8 findings (page 116), & revised mix-use map. The Town Board will be meeting for a second discussion in the upcoming weeks to discuss the Zoning Rewrite further. Motion to go into closed session, S. Dobson/J. Carlson, Roll Call Mike Anderson yes, Jonh Carlson yes, Aimee Baxter yes, Samantha Dobson yes, Glenn Carlson yes, Motion Carried. 5:57pm V. Approve terms of Bayfield MOU: The Town Board may go into closed session during the meeting for the purpose of Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons in which it is or is likely to become involved in accordance with to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (1)(e). After the completion of the closed session, the Board will come back into open session to act upon the discussion in the closed session or otherwise complete the business of the meeting before adjourning. Discussed in closed session. Motion to return to open session, M. Anderson/S. Dobson, 5 Ayes, Motion Carried. 6:07pm Motion in open session to approve the terms of the Bayfield MOU in the amount of $4,750.00 annually to the Bayfield Harbor Commission retroactive to 1/1/25, M. Anderson/J. Carlson, 5 Ayes, Motion Carried. VI. Adjourn: Motion to adjourn, S. Dobson/M. Anderson, 5 Ayes, Motion Carried. 6:08pm. Respectfully submitted by Town Clerk, Alex Smith. Approved with additional language to V. Bayfield MOU motion, 9/8/26.