Village Board — Minutes

VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES November 11, 2025 1 A meeting and public hearing of the Fox Point Village Board was held by a combination of in-person and virtual attendance via telephonic and video conferencing on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 in Schwemer Hall, 7200 N. Santa Monica Boulevard. Village Trustee Ollman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and asked the Village Clerk Treasurer to take roll call. Roll Call of the Village Board present included: Village President Christine Symchych- Absent Trustee Greg Ollman – Acting Chair Trustee Liz Aelion Trustee Jennie Stoltz Trustee Freedman Trustee Miller Trustee Barry Also, present were Village Attorney Eric Larson, Interim Village Manager Mitch Reynolds, Village Clerk Treasurer Sara Bruckman, Assistant Village Manager Kevin Ausman, and Deputy Clerk Teri Repins Notice of the meeting was provided to the North Shore Now and to all others as required by State open meetings laws and posted on the official bulletin board at 7200 N Santa Monica Boulevard, as well as the village website at www.villageoffoxpoint.com, as per 2015 Wisconsin Act 79 and as described in Village Ordinance Chapter 116-2, 116-2(C). Assistant Village Manager Ausman announced Mitch Reynolds as Interim Village Manager and Innovative Public Advisors will be conducting the recruitment for the Village Manager. PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD Steve Lubar, 7751 N Santa Monica Blvd, Fox Point; frustrated and angry about the noise from the Town Club. Would like to see a clear and enforceable noise ordinance. Charlie Hoffman, 8176 N Seneca Rd, Fox Point; would like the large tree on Seneca Road to be looked at. Amy Barth, 7815 N Boyd Way, Fox Point; would like to know when the Town Club will be held accountable for the noise. She noted they are playing past 10:00 p.m. several nights. Hearing no other comments, Trustee Ollman closed public comment. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approve the minutes of the October 14, 2025 Village Board meeting, October 20, 2025 Special Village Board meeting, and October 27, 2025 Village Board Budget Workshop. b. Approve Change Order No.1 from Wachtel Tree Science for additional contract forestry work for the remainder of 2025 in an amount not to exceed $2,000 pursuant to the Director of Public Works’ memorandum dated November 5, 2025. VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES November 11, 2025 2 c. Approve Change Order No. 3 from Kapur & Associates for the Beach Drive Jetties Repair project in an amount not to exceed $12,375 pursuant to the Director of Public Works’ memorandum dated November 5, 2025. d. Approve the Reimbursement Agreement for the preliminary engineering services for the Union Pacific Railroad for the railroad crossing improvements at Bradley Road pursuant to the Director of Public Works memorandum dated November 5, 2025. e. Approve payment of the bills in the amount of $2,110,072.11 for the period October 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 per the report submitted by the Village Manager. Motion by Trustee Ollman, seconded by Trustee Miller, and carried by roll call vote (6-0), to approve the consent agenda. Unfinished Business a. Town Club Conditional Use Permit The Village Board will take up this after closed session. Motion by Trustee Stoltz, seconded by Trustee Ollman, and carried by roll call vote (6-0), to grant the conditional use order for Pickleball Courts at the Town Club as presented at the meeting of November 11, 2025 except the dates shown in paragraph 4 shown on page 14 to May 1 to September 30 and subject to the Town Club accepting the conditional use order in writing and signing of the full and final settlement agreement and release of all claims. NEW BUSINESS a. Referral of Port Washington Overlay Zoning District (PWO) Request by New Barons Brewing Cooperative on the property located at 8000 N Port Washington Road per Section 745-22.5 of the Fox Point Municipal Code to establish and allow a brewery with taproom operations. Motion by Trustee Ollman, seconded by Trustee Miller, and carried by roll call vote (6-0), shall refer the Port Washington Overlay Zoning District (PWO) Request by New Barons Brewing Cooperative on the property located at 8000 N Port Washington Road per Section 745-22.5 of the Fox Point Municipal Code to establish and allow a brewery with taproom operations to the Plan Commission. CLOSED SESSION Motion made by Trustee Ollman, seconded by Trustee Miller, to convene into closed session at 7:25 p.m., Pursuant to State Statutes Sections:19.85(1)(g), confer with legal counsel for the government who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the governing body with respect to litigation in which the body is involved; more specifically regarding the Milwaukee County Circuit Court case entitled “The Town Club v. Village of Fox Point”. The Village Board may invite specific persons to attend the closed session, and if so, the persons invited will be announced prior to convening in closed VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES November 11, 2025 3 Trustee Ollman Trustee Aelion Trustee Stoltz Trustee Freedman Trustee Miller Trustee Barry President Symchych - Absent Carried by roll call vote (6-0). RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Motion made by Trustee Ollman, seconded by Trustee Aelion and carried by roll call vote (6-0), to reconvene into open session at 8:11 p.m. See Unfinished Business for motion. ANNOUNCEMENTS Trustee Aelion thanked the Fox Point Foundation for the bonfire. Trustee Barry thanked Fox Point Foundation for the bonfire. ADJOURNMENT Motion made by Trustee Ollman, second by Trustee Miller, and carried by roll call vote (6-0) to adjourn the Village Board meeting at 8:14 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sara A. Bruckman Village Clerk Treasurer Published and posted December 10, 2025