Village Board — Minutes

VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 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, October 14, 2025 in Schwemer Hall, 7200 N. Santa Monica Boulevard. Village President Symchych 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 Trustee Greg Ollman Trustee Liz Aelion Trustee Jennie Stoltz Trustee Freedman Trustee Miller Trustee Barry Also, present were Village Attorney Eric Larson, Acting Village Manager Chief Chris Freedy, Public Works Director Scott Brandmeier, Village Clerk Treasurer Sara Bruckman, and Assistant Village Manager Kevin Ausman, 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). PERSONS DESIRING TO BE HEARD Beth Gregg 7414 N Boyd Way, Fox Point; with reconstruction Bell is not safer with the construction. Would like to see the traffic laws enforced. Steven Lubar 7751 N Santa Monica Blvd, Fox Point; rights to enjoy homes have been overlooked and ignored with the noise from the Town Club nightly. Would like to see the noise ordinance reviewed. Hearing no other comments, President Symchych closed public comment. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approve the minutes of the August 12, 2025 Village Board meeting. b. Approval of President Symchych’s appointment of Scott Davis to fill the Building Board seat vacated by Sharon Kevil for the remainder of the 2025/26 term. c. Adopt Resolution supporting the Milwaukee County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, dated August 2004, as updated in 2016 and as approved by the Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in May 2017. d. Approve Village Manager to submit letters of intent/purchase orders in the amount of $55,127.75 to Napleton Chevrolet of Columbus for a police fleet vehicle when the order window/allocation opens for delivery in 2026. VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2025 2 e. Approve the proposal from Kapur & Associates in an amount not to exceed $22,455 for the preparation of contract documents for the repairs to be made to infrastructure damaged by the August 9-12, 2025 storm event pursuant to the Director of Public Works’ memorandum dated October 7, 2025. f. Approve Change Order No. 1 for additional storm sewer work for the Beach Drive Road and Utility project not to exceed $54,338 pursuant to the Director of Public Works’ memorandum dated October 7, 2025. g. Approval of a Resolution Approving a “Single or Multi-Year Capital” Budget to Purchase Large Apparatus Equipment from 2026-2030 as requested by NSFD h. Approval of a Resolution Approving the 2026 North Shore Fire Department Fees for Service Schedule i. Approval of a Resolution Authorizing and Exception to the Levy Limits for Charges for the North Shore Fire Department Pursuant to 2005 Wisconsin Act 484, as requested by NSFD j. Approve payment of the bills in the amount of $896,467.62 for the period September 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025 per the report submitted by the Village Manager. Motion by President Symchych, seconded by Trustee Freedman, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to approve the consent agenda. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Consideration Village of Fox Point Pool Naming Rights Policy Motion by President Symchych, seconded by Trustee Stoltz, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to adopt the Fox Point Poll Naming Rights Policy with the changes as discussed in 6b and 7e. Kate Battle 8675 Thanked the Village Board for their work on the Fox Point Pool Naming Rights Policy. NEW BUSINESS Consideration of Ending Flood Emergency Motion by President Symchych, seconded by Trustee Miller, and carried by roll call vote (7-0), to approve Resolution to rescind resolution 2025-07 entitled “resolution to ratify the emergency proclamation of President Symchych pertaining to the storm damage arising from the august 9-10 storm event in the village of fox point, and declaration of emergency” and related emergency proclamation of President Symchych and declaration of emergency. Update on August 9-12, 2025 Storm Event Mr. Brandmeier gave an update on the August 9-12 Storm Event. Special Meeting Update on Interim/Village Manager RFP Status VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2025 3 President Symchych noted we received 5 proposals and there will be a Special Village Board Meeting, Monday, October 20, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. to review and discuss. Announcement of Clerk Treasurer Resignation and Consideration of how to proceed with hiring and interim hiring President Symchych announced Clerk Treasurer Bruckman’s resignation. President Symchych recused herself and Trustee Ollman took over chairing the meeting. CLOSED SESSION – a. Motion made by President , seconded by Trustee , to convene into closed session at 8 p.m., Pursuant to State Statutes Sections: 19.85(1)(g) to 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 session. Trustee Ollman Aye Trustee Aelion Aye Trustee Stoltz Aye Trustee Freedman Aye Trustee Miller Aye Trustee Barry Aye President Symchych Aye Carried by roll call vote (7-0). RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Motion made by Trustee Miller, seconded by Trustee Aelion and carried by roll call vote (6-0), to reconvene into open session at 8:37 p.m. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS – None ANNOUNCEMENTS Trustee Aelion announced the bonfire Saturday night. Trustee Stoltz announced the North Shore Dementia Aging Summit will be held at the Glendale Health Department. 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 8:39 p.m. VILLAGE OF FOX POINT VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 14, 2025 4 Respectfully submitted, Sara A. Bruckman Village Clerk Treasurer Posted November 11, 2025