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- Ordinance 6-23 (park board / Parkland Trust Fund ordinance): Approved. Staff said the draft ordinance would align park board membership and provide oversight of the Parkland Trust Fund; motion to approve was made and seconded and passed on roll call.

- Ordinance 6-24 (home occupations): Approved. The ordinance update sets definitions for minor and major home occupations, allows home occupations in all zoning districts except Z-7, and sets limits for interior and accessory structure uses. Staff explained minor home occupations may use up to 30% of the principal dwelling and up to 50% of an accessory structure (up to 500 sq ft) and have up to one nonresident employee; major home occupations may similarly use 30% of the dwelling and 50% of an accessory structure with no cap on space and up to five nonresident employees and require a home occupation permit issued by city staff. Motion to approve passed on roll call.

- Main lift station pump replacement (bid award to Crane Engineering): Approved. Staff recommended awarding the low bid to Crane Engineering in the amount of $234,692; council approved the award.

- Fire department radio equipment purchase (Motorola): Approved. Staff reported they procured radios from Motorola for $62,796; the fire board recommended payment and council approved payment and ratified the purchase.

- Construction observation services for 2025 street/utility project (SEH): Approved. Staff recommended SEH for construction observation at an estimated $113 per hour and about 500 hours (estimated cost $56,500); the council approved the contract.

- Safe Drinking Water loan application assistance (MSA, $13,500): Approved. Staff recommended contracting with MSA to assist with a DNR Safe Drinking Water loan application; the council approved the $13,500 contract, which would be incurred only if the project is eligible and the DNR allows it.

- Resolution of intent to reimburse (required for potential loan funding): Approved. Council adopted a resolution allowing the city to reimburse eligible pre-funding expenses if a loan is approved.

- Citizen and council appointments to boards and commissions (2025): Approved. Council approved the slate of citizen and council appointments for 2025.

These items were recorded on the public record; staff will return with contract documents, final bids or procurement paperwork where required by city purchasing rules.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular Council - 12 May 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A summary of motions and votes taken by the New Richmond City Council during the meeting, including ordinance approvals, contract awards and equipment purchases.","taxTitle","New Richmond City, St. Croix County, Wisconsin","taxId",63707,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6562200,"Council directs restoration of former landfill driveway, approves Parkland Trust Fund as likely payer",710,3720000,4430000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3278027-cf57d73e0bbd8a3c500c0e1d5d9cc5c7&start=3720&end=4430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3278027-cf57d73e0bbd8a3c500c0e1d5d9cc5c7/thumbnail_3720000.jpg","/articles/6562200/New-Richmond-City/St-Croix-County/Wisconsin/Council-directs-restoration-of-former-landfill-driveway-approves-Parkland-Trust-Fund-as-likely-payer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562200-ac68cfeb144b802991ed7be3e1866685/orig.mp4?Expires=1771192236&Signature=o8-R81mXD1Q-T~dmbjNBVRwPr4DIuAB7Qvp8btrk-VzhTizOF~ooz2Y3N45MkSl5TC3N1ERKBEtRYQYkk8-p6jmDTYbsus47pGUE0fl2pV5hcmBo67JXiY4bf08gItd56W-Ih~YrvD-zAlzh0fMNmkN486ilYT3ZDlgwAHLcwuvivIxkdCqkBeHLGG3hYlNjH97soYuMCrvoWwSdIkunZzc-iw5NASo6kK1HJFGKgEFe4qafOwfKA0OEzZAZ88RNsOIhPXp52ruhp~Ww3M7PoLAP8AgRkiA5IiLwNOktJ~pfq8TDYOLMjdjHAygcr0jiP7mPNR3kkEIV2ad1MYppvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Richmond City Council directed staff to obtain bids and restore a gravel driveway at the former landfill site after staff said gravel had been removed about a year and a half ago and that a vehicle became stuck earlier this year.

City staff said the driveway, which runs roughly 500 feet and provides access to monitoring wells and vacuum trucks, had been removed and replaced with topsoil and grass. Staff and the city’s consulting engineer reviewed the site and concluded access should be restored to ensure monitoring and maintenance vehicles can reach the site. Staff provided two contractor quotes; the low quote in the packet was $13,390 and staff emphasized the work requires care because the area includes a landfill clay cap and remediation infrastructure.

Council discussion focused on whether partner townships or previous donors should be asked to pay; council members said that is not appropriate because those partners did not authorize the gravel removal. Council members also discussed timing and whether the work needed to be done immediately; staff said access is weather-dependent and could become urgent if seasonal condensation builds and vac trucks are needed. One councilmember said: “The reality is the road should be replaced as soon as it's feasible.”

Alderman Merriman moved and a colleague seconded a motion to direct staff to reestablish the driveway and to fund the work from the Parkland Trust Fund; that motion passed on roll call. Staff will solicit bids, return the low bid for contract authorization consistent with city purchasing rules and proceed with restoration.","After staff reported an unauthorized removal of gravel at the former landfill and access problems for service vehicles, the council directed staff to obtain bids to reestablish the driveway and moved to use the Parkland Trust Fund to pay for restoration.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6562205,"Council not to recommend industrial concept plan for 33.87-acre parcel; zoning and service issues cited",1395,920000,2315000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3278027-cf57d73e0bbd8a3c500c0e1d5d9cc5c7&start=920&end=2315","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3278027-cf57d73e0bbd8a3c500c0e1d5d9cc5c7/thumbnail_920000.jpg","/articles/6562205/New-Richmond-City/St-Croix-County/Wisconsin/Council-not-to-recommend-industrial-concept-plan-for-3387-acre-parcel-zoning-and-service-issues-cited","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562205-a26d40b6e923d18a8f96d8018abe709d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771192236&Signature=aVkE4-npmcZ2KAjk-c8owIEfGhv3BNYmdBW-Jjrd0SlJyJwKxwV4JyU7yQRyaTGby3xQH0yVgyb7QwxQEiyNLzhjeLaw1TNkHMcV1qyzYt-Q2UYjJtEpff4e4fVH3lVCaJWZIAO~AGnc14JNCzX9zJ904tmJcW9QAUz3WzvgKn4zyDOXpcv9PhqvMo2~L5aUdnQgJAoLwcjot2SmczZJdR9jGTeck0xLK6zywsDMxoDwPurWLfcAh2axYhFrWZ3M7LxN~CAHJiZTsMA5zCvUoA-ABO2GBnWWaHXb8uPBdpJymuPWL0ifYx0Zwym7pDdXdMSFf1fpLOeQN1LpS2tNFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Richmond City Council declined to recommend that applicants proceed with subsequent development applications for a concept plan that proposed a 2.5-acre lot for an industrial building to be occupied by Antlers by Claus on a 33.87-acre parcel south of County Road K.

City staff described the filing as a concept plan to divide a 33.87-acre parcel into a 2.5-acre lot for a proposed industrial building and use the remaining acreage for a single-family home and conservation. Staff said the parcel’s future land use designation is medium–high-density residential and the site is zoned Z-2 Suburban District. “The proposed manufacturing and processing business is not consistent with the future land use map,” staff told the council. Staff advised that manufacturing and processing uses are only allowed in Z-7 Special Use Industrial and that the parcel would need to be rezoned or the zoning ordinance amended.

Staff also told the council the parcel was created by a certified survey map (CSM) approved in 2024 that included a condition requiring future development to be served by municipal water and sewer; private well and septic would not satisfy that CSM condition. The applicant’s concept plan proposed private well and septic. Staff said planning commission review resulted in a 3–3 vote and that concept plans do not themselves approve or deny future development but are intended to identify issues before substantial applicant expense.

Property owner Jerry Clausen addressed the council, described keeping most acreage in conservancy and said the proposed occupant would be a taxidermy and replica business with limited employees and low in/out traffic. Clausen said the site has natural buffers — a railroad and the Willow River — and that the use would be a quiet operation. Council members raised long-term concerns about spot zoning, the fact that zoning “runs with the property,” and whether a covenant could limit future industrial uses; staff and council members explained that zoning controls permitted future uses even if a covenant were proposed.

Several councilmembers said the parcel reads as an island with few neighbors and that Antlers by Claus is a valued, low-impact local business, but also warned that rezoning to industrial could allow other industrial uses in perpetuity. The planning commission’s split recommendation and the zoning incompatibility were central to the council’s decision.

A motion recorded in the meeting minutes directs that the council not recommend that the applicants proceed with subsequent development applications for the proposed concept plan; the motion passed on roll call.","A concept plan to subdivide a 33.87-acre parcel and build a 15,000-square-foot industrial building for Antlers by Claus drew council concern about spot zoning, municipal service requirements and compatibility with the future land use map; the council voted not to recommend applicants proceed with development applications.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6562210,"Council approves Fox Run Seventh addition plat with conditions; second County Road K access planned",642,417000,1059000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3278027-cf57d73e0bbd8a3c500c0e1d5d9cc5c7&start=417&end=1059","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3278027-cf57d73e0bbd8a3c500c0e1d5d9cc5c7/thumbnail_417000.jpg","/articles/6562210/New-Richmond-City/St-Croix-County/Wisconsin/Council-approves-Fox-Run-Seventh-addition-plat-with-conditions-second-County-Road-K-access-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562210-b8e11608ec625868ab17f2f010d08d1b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771192236&Signature=SrbhsfXPz-EIRX9ZZbbk4PTRvqEGZn8ZP-z9emdLR6ScxrD10Voxx4kxAVTY1KAG20R29~x-tTuCEEDycnblgcEhHxADxU7chRnA4UPMsYMso~qgX9Z3twym7ImN4dAESeOQKELNy304LGFGS5AesV4Sa3DJ2ukzXovOU0rdf1dmujhWz6xSIXKo28gx2quBA87Y8LeLXlHvm2NMtNoKCt4y9bM8ovISj8hMH73rAgazRmqNf~c1irzFilvMDlNMc5n-Fqu1E9kYjZ6Q2U3yM5ogrVkY6j~v~vi7ibvUQZdJcgxHBiWJvgUccDy4EmTqt0iFfapum2SBTMtEcblqKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The New Richmond City Council on a vote approved the preliminary and final plat for the Fox Run Seventh addition, a subdivision that will create 38 single-family homes and 12 twin-home lots and add a second entrance from County Road K via a new Coyote Way.

City staff told the council the proposed addition lies north of County Road K off Squirrel Way and is guided on the future land use map for low-density residential. “The addition consists of 38 single family homes and 12 twin home lots,” a staff presenter said. The applicant will extend Coyote Way directly to County Road K, which staff said “will provide the second access point” and improve traffic flow and emergency access.

The nut of the council’s action is the set of conditions staff and the planning commission recommended. Staff noted the Saint Croix County Highway Department approved the County Road K access conditionally and listed six county conditions in the staff memo. The city-required conditions include constructing a 5-foot-wide concrete sidewalk on the west side of Coyote Way to connect eventually to the County Road K trail (a trail the staff memo said the city had received a grant to build in 2027), additional pedestrian facilities on the east side, pedestrian crossing signage, pavement markings, curb ramps and a concrete traffic island in Coyote Way to slow traffic.

City staff said no parkland dedication is proposed with the plat; the applicant will pay park impact fees when building permits are issued. Staff and the planning commission recommended approval with 21 conditions. An alderman moved to approve the plat with those 21 conditions and the motion passed on roll call.

Council members asked staff for clarification about sidewalks and future connections. Staff explained that earlier phases of Fox Run did not require sidewalks; the city is requiring sidewalks in newer phases. Staff said a portion of Coyote Way constructed as part of Fox Run Second edition will have a west-side sidewalk that will eventually link to the Seventh edition sidewalk. Staff also said a segment of land between the new Seventh edition and the existing Second edition is not owned by the current applicant (JP Brooks group), so the applicant cannot be required to build a connection through land it does not own.

Council discussion also touched on how many different developers have been involved in the overall Fox Run area; an estimate offered in the meeting was “could it be a half a dozen.”

The council approved the preliminary and final plats by motion; staff recorded the approval and will work with the applicant on meeting the 21 conditions before final recording and building permits.

Less-critical details in the staff memo include phasing notes, sidewalk alignment, and the conditional county access approval. The planning and engineering review memos and the full list of conditions were included in the council packet.","The New Richmond City Council approved preliminary and final plats for the Fox Run Seventh addition, allowing 38 single-family homes and 12 twin-home lots and a new second entrance at County Road K, subject to 21 conditions including sidewalks, pedestrian crossings and traffic calming.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance — New Richmond City Council (selected items)

Council directs restoration of former landfill driveway, approves Parkland Trust Fund as likely payer

Council not to recommend industrial concept plan for 33.87-acre parcel; zoning and service issues cited

Council approves Fox Run Seventh addition plat with conditions; second County Road K access planned