Common Council Meeting — Agenda

Common Council Meeting Agenda April 14, 2026 - 6:05 PM (Following the Committee of the Whole Meeting) City Hall Council Chambers Amended & Posted: 4/11/2026 at 3:20 PM Posted: 4/10/2026 AGENDA 1. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes. The Privilege of the Floor session shall not exceed a total of thirty (30) minutes, unless extended by the Common Council. 2. CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL; DECLARATION OF QUORUM; PUBLIC NOTICE 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. March 24, 2026, Common Council Meeting Minutes 5. REPORTS A. City Clerk B. Council President C. Mayor 6. COMMUNICATIONS 7. UTILITY COMMITTEE A. Discussion and possible recommendation to the Common Council to award the construction contract for the Greenridge Watermain Replacement and Road Rehabilitation Project to the lowest responsive bidder, Stark Pavement Corp, in the amount of $3,370,552.00. This includes a $2,618,674.00 base bid and an alternate area bid of $751,878.00 (the Water portion of this project is $532,945.00; the Water Resources portion is $362,534.00, and the remaining balance of $2,475,072.24 is Engineering’s portion for the Road Rehabilitation component). Suggested Motion: “I move to approve this item, as outlined in the agenda packet and approved unanimously by the Utility Committee on March 24, 2026.” 8. MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS A. Discussion and Possible Action to approve the Mayoral Appointments per the list as presented 9. DEFERRED, REFERRED & TABLED ITEMS 10. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA, if any 11. CONSENT AGENDA------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Items under the Consent Agenda have passed unanimously by the Committee of the Whole. Items not passed by a unanimous vote will be removed from consent agenda and will be considered separately. 12. MINUTES A. March 24, 2026, Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes 13. UTILITY & FINANCE A. Discussion and possible recommendation to the Common Council to approve the April 15, 2026, Water Utility claims in the amount of $168,661.60, Sewer Utility claims in the amount of $872,399.19, and General City claims in the amount of $1,791,792.10, including a US Bank VISA EFT payment of $26,028.70. 14. MISCELLANEOUS A. Recommend to the Common Council approval of an increase to the City’s ambulance billing fees, effective June 1, 2026, to include a $300 increase to all base rates for non- resident Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Critical Care services, and a $250 increase to all base rates for resident Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Critical Care services. Further, effective January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028, all ambulance base rates shall increase by $50 annually from the prior year’s rates, as detailed in the fee schedule included in the agenda packet. B. Recommend to the Common Council that a Public Hearing be set for May 4, 2026 at 6:01 pm to be held before the Plan Commission to rezone the properties located at 2445 S. 179th Street (Tax Key #: 1185.990), 2345 S. 179th Street (Tax Key #: 1185.994) & Tax Key #: 1185.991 from M-1/SPO, C-1 & C-2 to M-1/SPO & C-2 to remove the C-1 Zoning. C. Recommend to Common Council that a joint public hearing be set for June 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. to be held before the Plan Commission to amend the Future Land Use Map within the City’s Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 17 - Neighborhood “G” Sections 26 and 35 – South Moorland Road Corridor, Chapter 18 – Neighborhood “H” Westridge & Moorland Road, and Chapter 10 - Land Use) from Business Park/Industrial & Urban Residential to Business Park/Industrial for the parcels located at: • 14811 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1290.999) [Loomis Farm, LLC – 80.22 Acres] • 14655 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1289.995) [Maureen E. Bosch Revocable Trust - 39.83 Acres] D. Recommend to the Common Council that a joint public hearing be set for June 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. to be held before the Plan Commission to rezone from A-1, A-2, R-4, M-1, P-1, C-1 & C-2 to A-1, M-3/PUD, P-1, C-1, & C-2 for the parcels located at: • 15393 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1290.998) [E. James Rausch, Marie A. Rausch A. May – 2 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1290.998.002 [E. James Rausch – 10.11 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1290.998.003 [E. James Rausch, Marie A. Rausch, Marie Rausch A. May – 7.92 Acres] • 15301 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1290.998.001) [E. James Rausch – 20.34 Acres] • 14811 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1290.999) [Loomis Farm, LLC – 80.22 Acres] • 14655 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1289.995) [Maureen E. Bosch Revocable Trust - 39.83 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1291.997 [Baas Farm, LLC - 24.49 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1291.986.001 [Baas Farm, LLC – 34.84 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1291.994 [Raymond E. Saltzmann, Marie L. Nielsen – 37.13 Acres] • 15920 W College Avenue (Tax Key #: 1288.997) [Virgil A. Saltzmann, Raymond E. Saltzmann – 34.94 Acres] • 5900 S Moorland Road (Tax Key #: 1288.999) [Virgil Saltzmann – 32.18 Acres] E. Recommend to the Common Council approval of an agreement to hire Ehlers & Associates to prepare a TID Project Plan for Tax Incremental District #6 in the amount of $18,000, and recommend to the Common Council that a public hearing be set for June 1, 2026, at 6:01 PM to be held before the Plan Commission for the properties located at: • 15393 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1290.998) [E. James Rausch, Marie A. Rausch A. May – 2 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1290.998.002 [E. James Rausch – 10.11 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1290.998.003 [E. James Rausch, Marie A. Rausch, Marie Rausch A. May – 7.92 Acres] • 15301 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1290.998.001) [E. James Rausch – 20.34 Acres] • 14811 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1290.999) [Loomis Farm, LLC – 80.22 Acres] • 14655 W. Grange Avenue (Tax Key #: 1289.995) [Maureen E. Bosch Revocable Trust - 39.83 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1291.997 [Baas Farm, LLC - 24.49 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1291.986.001 [Baas Farm, LLC – 34.84 Acres] • Tax Key #: 1291.994 [Raymond E. Saltzmann, Marie L. Nielsen – 37.13 Acres] • 15920 W College Avenue (Tax Key #: 1288.997) [Virgil A. Saltzmann, Raymond E. Saltzmann – 34.94 Acres] • 5900 S Moorland Road (Tax Key #: 1288.999) [Virgil Saltzmann – 32.18 Acres] • 5851 S Sunny Slope Road (Tax Key #: 1289.997.001) [City of New Berlin Park – 39.17 Acres - The city’s park parcel to be part of the TIF boundary only to ensure the half mile project boundary would include the entire scope of public roadway projects.] F. Discussion and possible recommendation to the Common Council to authorize the City of New Berlin Joint Review Board to conduct meetings by electronic means in lieu of in- person meetings. 15. END CONSENT AGENDA----------------------------------------------------------------------- 16. CLOSED SESSION A. The Common Council may convene into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted with respect to litigation or potential litigation in which the City is or is likely to become involved, specifically regarding: Discussion re: Carter vs. City of New Berlin B. The Common Council may convene into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate or negotiate the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, specifically regarding: Discussion regarding an agreement with Mr. and Mrs. Spitz related to the reconstruction of the Jacob’s Ridge lift station 17. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION A. Discussion and possible action re: Carter vs. City of New Berlin B. Discussion and possible action re: an agreement with Mr. and Mrs. Spitz related to the reconstruction of the Jacob’s Ridge lift station 18. ADJOURN Additional Information • The agenda packet with supplemental information related to the agenda items is available online at www.NewBerlinWi.gov. Once finalized by the governing body, approved meeting minutes are also posted online. • The governing body may consider agenda items out of order • Members, and potentially a quorum of other governmental bodies of the municipality, may be present at the meeting to gather information. No action will be taken by any governmental body other than the one referenced in this notice. • With reasonable notice, accommodations will be provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities through appropriate aids and services. For more information or to request assistance, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (262) 786-8610.