Common Council Meeting — Minutes

May 11, 2026 Common Council Minutes 1 City Of Lake Geneva Common Council Minutes Monday, May 11, 2026 - 6:00 PM Lake Geneva City Hall; Council Chambers Call to Order by Mayor Krause at 6:00 pm. Pledge of Allegiance by Alder Hoiland. Roll Call Present: Todd Krause, Sherri Ames, JaNelle Powers, Mary Jo Fesenmaier, Linda Frame, Brian Smith, Joel Hoiland, Cathy Stoodley and Cynthia Yager. Absent: None. Others present: City Administrator Dave De Angelis, City Clerk Lacey L. Reynolds, City Attorney Dan Draper, Finance Director Laura Pisarcik, Assistant City Administrator Chris Bennett and other interested persons. Awards, Presentations, Proclamations, and Announcements None. Reconsider business from previous meeting None. Comments from the public as allowed by Wis. Stats. §19.84(2), limited to items on this agenda, except for public hearing items. Comments will be limited to 5 minutes Anthony Rapport, Ed Gritzner LG Police Chief and John Peters LG Fire Chief, Spyro Condos and Eileen LeFevre all spoke in regards to item 22. Acknowledgement of Correspondence Multiple emails were received, forwarded and copies are available. City Administrator's Report Administrator De Angelis reported on Channel 25, the Strategic Plan, HWY 50, Interchange N, Wrigley Dr and RFP's for the trolleys. Comptroller's Report Comptroller Pisarcik reported on the new software package including the HR portal. Consent Agenda-Any item listed on the consent agenda may be removed at the request of any member of the Council. The request requires no second, is not discussed, and is not voted upon. Motion by Stoodley to approve, second by Frame. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Approval of Amended Council Minutes from April 21, 2026 Approve the Regular Council Minutes from April 27, 2026 Acceptance of the Pre-Paid Checks of $30,976.71 and Regular Checks of $230,955.74 Complimentary Riviera Ballroom Event Request Form filed by the Lake Geneva Public Library for the event Robert Sharoff, The Wrigley Building: The Making of an Icon on September 27, 2026 Public Event Permit application filed by Fat Tire Charity Ride, September 19, 2026 Items removed from the Consent Agenda None. Ordinances and Resolutions Resolution 26-R27: A resolution regarding Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to construct a new single family residential dwelling at 69 Hillside Drive, Lake Geneva, Tax Key No. ZYUP 00094F filed by Sara Rubin, 69 May 11, 2026 Common Council Minutes 2 Hillside Drive, Lake Geneva, WI (approval recommended by Plan Commission) Motion by Hoiland to approve Resolution 26-R27, second by Stoodley. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Resolution 26-R28: A resolution recommending approval of the HWY 120 plat and relocation order Motion by Smith to approve Resolution 26-R28, second by Powers. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Ordinance 26-07: An ordinance amending sub-subsections (1) Business in the City of Lake Geneva, (2) Nonresident Property Owner, (4) Resident and (5) Walworth County of subsection (h) Authorized City parking stickers of Section 74-221, Parking Meters of Article VI, Traffic Code of Chapter 74, Traffic and Vehicles, of the Municipal Code of the City of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is amended to allow sticker holders to receive free parking all day on Wednesdays, and making the number of hours of free parking on other days uniform for all stickers (second reading) Motion by Frame to approve Ordinance 26-07, second by Yager. Motion by Hoiland to amend and add a sunset clause of January 1, 2027, second by Smith. Discussion took place. Hoiland amended the amendment to eliminate the last sentence of the ordinance which states this ordinance will be reviewed by the City Council 1 year from passage, the second agrees. Discussion continued. Roll call vote: Hoiland, yes; Smith, yes; Frame, no; Fesenmaier, yes; Powers, no; Ames, no; Yager, no; Stoodley, no. Motion failed. Discussion continued and Motion by Fesenmaier to amend and change the Wednesday free parking to 5 consecutive hours, second by Hoiland. More discussion took place. Roll call vote: Fesenmaier, yes; Hoiland, yes; Yager, no; Stoodley, no; Smith, yes; Frame, no; Ames, no; Powers, no. Motion failed. Main motion - Roll call vote: Frame, yes; Yager, yes; Stoodley, yes; Hoiland, no; Smith, no; Fesenmaier, yes; Powers, yes; Ames, yes. Motion carried 6-2. Approval of the Original Class "B" Beer / "Class C" Wine license application filed by Simply Moore LLC dba Board and Brush, Jourdan Moore - Agent Motion by Smith to approve, second by Frame. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Temporary "Class B" Wine License Application filed by the Downtown Business Improvement District for the Spring Wine Walk on May 17, 2026; Agent - Alexandra Binanti Motion by Stoodley to approve, second by Frame. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Discussion/Action declaring DPW items as surplus (approval recommended by PWC) Motion by Smith to approve, second by Frame. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Discussion/Action regarding approval of the 2026 Joint & Crack Cleaning and sealing bid from Fahrner Asphalt in the amount of $25,500.00 Motion by Frame to approve, second by Powers. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Discussion/Action regarding acceptance of bid from Scherrer Construction for new columbarium in the amount of $61,339.00 Motion by Stoodley to approve, second by Frame. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Discussion/Action regarding approval to add $60,000 to the HWY 50 SMFA for added construction costs for the purpose of having black signal poles Motion by Hoiland to defer to May 27th and have staff locate the funding source, confirmation if this is in the HWY 50 budget, alternatives and life cycle cost analysis and clarification on potential cost sharing with BID, the Tourism Commission or VISIT Lake Geneva, second by Smith. Discussion took place and Administrator De Angelis informed the Council a decision needs to be made in the next 15 days. Discussion continued. Roll call vote: Hoiland, yes; Smith, yes; Yager, no; Stoodley, no; Ames, no; Powers, no; Fesenmaier, no; Frame, no. Motion failed 2-6. Motion by Yager to approve, second by Frame. Roll call vote: Yager, yes; Frame, yes; Fesenmaier, no; Powers, yes; Ames, yes; Stoodley, yes; Hoiland, no; Smith, no. Motion carried 5-3. Discussion/Action regarding a communications plan directing city staff to create an all encompassing plan across departments to inform and engage the public on city business and programs (Agenda item request form submitted by Alders Fesenmaier & Yager) Assistant City Administrator Bennett reviewed the communications plan and discussion took place. Motion by Hoiland to acknowledge receipt of the draft communication plan as a preliminary operational framework and have Assistant City Administrator Bennet return with a comprehensive strategic communication plan including a current state assessment of all city communication channels, tools and practices including performance evaluation, a community needs assessment including resident and stakeholder input on communication preferences and effectiveness, a gap analysis identifying underserved audiences, communication inefficiencies and priority improvement areas, prioritizing communication framework that differentiates between critical, important and May 11, 2026 Common Council Minutes 3 routine communications, a resource and cost analysis including staffing capacity and technology investments, define performance metrics focused on outcomes such as resident awareness, engagement and trust not just activity levels with a timeline for completion and interim progress updates to the Council, second by Smith. Discussion continued. Roll call vote: Hoiland, yes; Smith, yes; Fesenmaier, no; Powers, no; Ames, no; Yager, no; Stoodley, no; Frame, no. Motion failed 2-6. Discussion/Action regarding possible changes to the Tourism Commission Ordinance with respect to to Member categories (Sec.70-55 (a)) Alder Fesenmaier explained revisions to the Tourism ordinance. Motion by Fesenmaier to refer this to the City Attorney to draft, second by Smith. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Mayoral Appointments Motion by Stoodley to approve a & b, second by Smith. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Joseph Wilburn to the Zoning Board of Appeals term expiring April 30, 2029 (new member) Wesley (Pete) Peterson to the Zoning Board of Appeals term expiring April 30, 2029 (reappointment) Discussion/Action regarding the purchase of 1103 S. Edwards Boulevard, in the City of Lake Geneva, for a future Police and/or Fire Facility Attorney Draper reviewed the paperwork sent to the property owner. Motion by Hoiland to authorize staff to solicit proposals to retain an independent municipal real estate advisor or owners representative with experience in public sector land acquisition and site selection to assist the city in evaluating and negotiating potential sites for a future public safety facility. The final decision to be made by the Common Council, will include qualifications, expertise, cost and availability. The advisor's scope of work shall include: identification and evaluation of all viable site options including publicly owned and already tax-exempt properties; comparative analysis of sites based on cost, response time coverage, infrastructure requirements, environmental constraints and long-term financial impact; preliminary market valuation acquisition strategy of potential sites; assistance with negotiations strategy and coordination with legal counsel as appropriate and development of a recommendation based on objective data driven criteria aligned with the City's comprehensive plan and long term fiscal sustainability, second by Smith. Discussion took place. Motion by Fesenmaier to continue to May 26th, second by Smith. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Motion to go into Closed Session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(e) deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session regarding the purchase of 1103 S. Edwards Boulevard, in the City of Lake Geneva, for a future Police and/or Fire Facility Motion by Hoiland to not go into closed session, second by Smith. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Motion to return to open session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85 (2) and take action on any items discussed in closed session Adjournment Motion by Ames to adjourn, second by Stoodley. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Adjourned at 7:35 pm. Lacey L. Reynolds City Clerk Approved May 26, 2026