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Background and staff findings
At an earlier meeting council had required a sidewalk along Concord Road within 12 months as a condition of final plat approval. Developer and staff follow-up work identified a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-jurisdictional wetland adjacent to Concord Road. The wetland and associated vegetation, plus county permitting conditions that limit how close a sidewalk can be to the road centerline, make an in‑right‑of‑way sidewalk both difficult and likely damaging to trees and grades.

Developer proposal and council decision
Developer Viridian Homes proposed an alternate route that uses internal subdivision trails and sidewalks to route pedestrians east and north through the neighborhood and then back to Concord Road at a point north of the wetland. The company also offered to hold funds in surety while completing the work during later development phases and said the path could be installed when the subdivision’s phases and grade work permit it.

Council action
The council approved the developer’s proposed alternative alignment, subject to standard conditions and the developer’s posting of surety to guarantee eventual completion. Staff will coordinate any required maintenance agreement with Waukesha County and the eventual homeowner or city maintenance obligations.

Why it matters
Sidewalk connectivity was the central concern: council members emphasized safe pedestrian connections for future residents while avoiding unnecessary tree removal and the permitting risk of disturbing a federally regulated wetland. Approving the internal route allowed the subdivision to proceed while ensuring the city obtains a financial guarantee that the required pedestrian link will be installed.

Next steps
Viridian Homes will post the agreed surety and complete the internal path segments as grading and phases permit. Staff will return for routine plat-recording steps and will confirm the maintenance arrangements required by the county for sidewalk in the county right-of-way where applicable.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","06/17/2025 Common Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Viridian Homes told council that a federally regulated wetland along Concord Road prevents a sidewalk in the county right-of-way within 12 months; council approved the developer's alternative connection through the subdivision and required surety that the path will be completed when grading and phases allow.","taxTitle","Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, Wisconsin","taxId",53950,"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},6192367,"Oconomowoc staff outline sanitary sewer study for four outlying areas; developers say high off‑site costs limit near-term projects",351,1668000,2019000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4108901-2be2b3c6eeb3abcb0b39a9dd6dd47bbe&start=1668&end=2019","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4108901-2be2b3c6eeb3abcb0b39a9dd6dd47bbe/thumbnail_1668000.jpg","/articles/6192367/Oconomowoc/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Oconomowoc-staff-outline-sanitary-sewer-study-for-four-outlying-areas-developers-say-high-offsite-costs-limit-near-term-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192367-47f1c8ac4d4009fd723a69d404186d14/orig.mp4?Expires=1777103775&Signature=H9nXxi2NkwEdY3j4IdMDS4W0Jv6lrRUfo0wLdu~VxHKzpasc1JC9WNHJD0psFn62hxrRrjggVtD4VaUzliLkTNgq130DUxjtyIgq1OhAGIS733znvL7tbzEsrpJADX2phGoQFyQVsLv9QxMl~WKTtfYxEHy~zXAmZf3FQJ46EezZpaNXuOSPqZ-mRusDnjNAzLyhbDinhZENB9s-SUHQ67vRl-8rBgYbf-lB4PxA5bg13Fin6Yj70ovkfGIougGeUJwBDte9eph3emDStfR5qoBzfkSduLdp85ulPyhg8zKf6cnij8U0b-yePfBK8XmRXy6Y71xM4Yj9vUU5P6346w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Oconomowoc staff on June 17 presented a hybrid sanitary-sewer study that analyzes options for providing sewer service to four undeveloped or partially developed areas south and west of the city center.

Why it matters: The study is an early-stage, engineering-level look at how to extend sanitary sewers into parcels that are beginning to draw developer interest. Staff and the city’s consultant identified a range of options — some that depend on orderly, coordinated development and some that would require temporary pump stations and force mains — and urged a prioritized follow-up study for one of the areas the consultant labeled Area 1.

Study highlights
Staff laid out four geographic areas of interest. Area 1 (the south-of-Concord/Riverline area) was the most detailed: engineers showed three build-out scenarios and explained that when parcels develop out of sequence the city could face the cost of temporary pump stations and force mains that later become redundant. The study found that the least-cost scenario would be orderly build-out led by the large parcel owner; alternate sequencing could force the city or early developers to absorb higher, short-term costs.

City staff said Area 4, a larger tract currently in the town of Oconomowoc adjacent to city limits, would likely require at least one new pump station and force main to route sewage back toward an existing main. Staff noted that water service would be a separate analysis and that the most cost-effective solution often depends on the final zoning/density the city approves.

Developer perspective
Area developers attended the meeting. Developer Corey O’Donnell said his group has studied a 118-acre tract in Area 4 and that economics are the central hurdle: he estimated earlier proposals would be \u00153prohibitive\u0017 because off-site assessments and the cost to install pump stations or long force mains push per-lot costs too high for workable development.

Staff recommendations and next steps
Staff recommended the city prioritize a deeper analysis of Area 3 and continue hybrid studies — using city staff and consultant resources — for the other areas. Staff suggested working with developers on densities and possible phased approaches; they also noted the city could choose to build a regional pump station and assess benefited properties when connections are made, as the city has done on previous projects.

No final policy or budget decision was made at the June 17 meeting; staff asked council to confirm whether to proceed with further study work on additional areas and to use the study results as a basis for later policy discussions about assessments, densities and possible city investment in trunk infrastructure.","City staff presented a hybrid sanitary-sewer study covering four southwest-area tracts where developers are requesting sewer service; the report shows multiple routing and pump-station options and warns that off-site costs and topography could make development infeasible without city participation or changed densities.",{"_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},6192372,"Oconomowoc to extend refuse and recycling contract for one year; city and contractor to discuss service changes",527,2123000,2650000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4108901-2be2b3c6eeb3abcb0b39a9dd6dd47bbe&start=2123&end=2650","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4108901-2be2b3c6eeb3abcb0b39a9dd6dd47bbe/thumbnail_2123000.jpg","/articles/6192372/Oconomowoc/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Oconomowoc-to-extend-refuse-and-recycling-contract-for-one-year-city-and-contractor-to-discuss-service-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192372-9434ebb42f8d380f4e336c9d8907afbb/orig.mp4?Expires=1777103775&Signature=GxQ8gIwr5inBrNdnsueGMo~9QbbUUr5MtfSL0fgNgwZNhzI3AHOgopwJckKcE-Zwh58si7~KZY41D53T-OKY5SV1S7fxsfuIhi-s4DEaTugyRNeijqf0DKxRp8XUo2Irs~JfuSFuqLN-P2Zda4JpCbzskUCi1RaCuy9XnccUh4DVmNmiq3C8JmBOmDR4WahauItTQVdU3dSN5K7c73S~lzseBluDKmLzBhRM5GryhdvTlOvIHh91jpm7E6YNOFzCg9OLH7Dtdlc-U4Hri2pPbcYa4y2cz4f5kYegjMj2CYjeyLXqp0zaQRNK8bciSWg4~IoJnppGnIumMnW4rzYyZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Oconomowoc voted June 17 to extend its contract for refuse, recycling and yard-waste collection for one year with the incumbent contractor, giving staff time to negotiate service changes and consider procurement policy adjustments.

Why it matters: Refuse and recycling collection is among the city’s largest outsourced services; staff presented a history of the relationship with the vendor and recommended the one-year extension to avoid disrupting service while the city and contractor explore service tweaks — including whether to allow residents to schedule multiple bulk-item collections rather than a single weekly bulk-pickup.

What the council approved
City staff said the current provider (the contractor the city has used since 2015) operates recycling, garbage and yard-waste collection and provides responsive service when misses occur. Staff recommended a straight one-year extension so the city can pursue policy and service discussions without an immediate procurement deadline.

Staff and the contractor will use the extension year to examine potential service changes such as a call-in bulk-item program, frequency adjustments and any other operational improvements; the city’s purchasing policy currently constrains negotiation, so staff also said it would evaluate policy changes to allow direct negotiations on selected services.

Contractor remarks
Nate, a representative of the contractor, told the council that many other municipalities the company serves use a call-in bulk program and that he would welcome discussions with the city about a similar approach. He said the company would work with city staff to explore options and that the vendor has generally been responsive to missed-service calls.

Council action
A motion to recommend the one-year extension passed on a roll-call vote with all present aldermen voting aye. Staff said the extension will buy time to pursue potential service changes and to evaluate the market before the city goes back out to bid for longer-term service.

Next steps
Staff will continue negotiations with the contractor and will return to council with recommendations for any service changes and a procurement timeline; staff also cited the prospect of reevaluating the purchasing policy to permit negotiated terms for select services.

Context and clarifications
The current contract traces to a 2015 agreement and subsequent extensions; the latest three-year term was nearing expiration, prompting the recommended one-year extension. Council members noted that missed-service complaints are relatively infrequent and that immediate disruption of collection services is undesirable.","City staff recommended, and aldermen approved, a one-year extension of the refuse, recycling and yard-waste contract with the current vendor while staff and the contractor negotiate service changes for a longer-term agreement.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6192377,"Oconomowoc aldermen drop pavilion, favor smaller restrooms on Village Green; ask staff for revised renderings",0,2186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4108901-2be2b3c6eeb3abcb0b39a9dd6dd47bbe&start=2186&end=2186","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4108901-2be2b3c6eeb3abcb0b39a9dd6dd47bbe/thumbnail_2186000.jpg","/articles/6192377/Oconomowoc/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Oconomowoc-aldermen-drop-pavilion-favor-smaller-restrooms-on-Village-Green-ask-staff-for-revised-renderings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192377-c7db4a90ab7b72e9b5a476cc218d4cca/orig.mp4?Expires=1777103775&Signature=DoehycEO4XnNaEhzmKGVN8YDe7jvEwi1-UJY-vQ5-GahFaq~YmCBxv5VW1JEpocSKIUVjqCMcDmUKDDbZW4zCoZDJs~nezQVRDAHWGVm4kbimAirg8TH~v95H~gFvuiLJFEqhXJRkKyA1x2j4jA1Vz9PvCit-gNintjgcua1tycfiRW2Au~ItQ4MMmGLg~S9HaRqWokkIEX2-5EnqJiIkfQ8J4DR18c3TqT~VeUrW7YRe7lMQVEkCAcwv6Vk3AVl6tC98rs72zBRL3nF5dREZId1G1viwjS-we5NfC-jz3k4Y5RXO5wcUSH~mot4AqjZjZG3R0Nd2K3wil0qVyyZhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oconomowoc aldermen on June 17 directed staff to remove the proposed pavilion from the Village Green reconstruction plan, keep the existing parking on the north side of the green where feasible and pursue a discreet, narrow restroom building sited alongside the Lakers building, rather than in the north side of the park.

The council’s direction came after staff walked aldermen through earlier designs and cost estimates and after aldermen said they wanted a revised plan that would be acceptable to a majority of the body before committing additional engineering funds. City Administrator Mark Fry and staff said they will ask MSA, the city’s designer, to produce updated renderings reflecting the changes and to return to council with those images for a follow-up discussion.

Why it matters: The Village Green project has been the council’s highest-profile parks discussion this year. Council members said the large pavilion and associated parking changes drove the earlier plan over budget and prompted public pushback; several downtown business owners have told staff the lack of public restrooms hurts commerce. Council members said they want a compromise that improves the green’s stormwater and public access while limiting new built structures on the green.

Council discussion and staff direction
Staff described multiple options previously vetted with the public. A design that included a combined pavilion and restroom building with associated curb modifications carried an estimated price tag of about $1.6 million for the pavilion-plus-restroom roof element. After that estimate was raised publicly earlier this year, the plan lost council support.

Aldermen repeatedly returned to two trade-offs: whether to include permanent restrooms in the green at all, and, if so, where to place them so they serve downtown businesses and events while minimizing visual and programmatic impacts on the green. Several aldermen argued for restoring the park’s large grassy open area and keeping new concrete away from the center of the green.

A majority of council members said they preferred a smaller, elongated restroom structure placed near the Lakers building along Lakers (sometimes called \u00153\u0015\u0016\u0016\u0017\u0017\u0015\u0016\u0016\u0017\u0017\u0015\u0016\u0016\u0017\u0017\u0015\u0016\u0016\u0017\u0017\u0015\u0016\u0016\u0017\u0017) to minimize the footprint and visual impact. Staff said the smaller building under discussion could be a roughly 15-by-40-foot unit (two small stalls) or a slightly longer 15-by-60 configuration; aldermen noted that typical guidance is roughly one lavatory stall per 50 event attendees.

Council members also asked staff to preserve parking that supports events, to keep food-truck pullouts where feasible, and to maintain the boardwalk and lakefront improvements that most aldermen called a \u00153must-have.

Next steps and limits on advancement
Staff said they will ask MSA to prepare one or two revised renderings showing: removal of the pavilion; options that retain the north parking lot where feasible; and one or two restroom sizing/location options concentrated along the Lakers building side of the green. Staff said they intend to return with those revised graphics to let the council decide whether to proceed to engineering and bidding.

Multiple aldermen emphasized they will not support further design or bidding until they are confident that at least six aldermen support the concept; staff said they would take that requirement into account before spending additional capital funds. Staff also said they will meet with the Lakers building owner, who previously indicated reluctance to have a facility attached to that building, before finalizing any location that adjoins private property.

What the council did and did not decide
Council members did not adopt a final design or vote to award any construction contract. Instead the council gave staff direction to prepare updated, narrower design options and asked staff to return with those renderings for further consideration. No formal motion or budget appropriation for construction was approved at the meeting.

Context and background
The Village Green effort dates to earlier public design work and a prior council-approved plan that failed to muster support late last winter after a final cost estimate. That earlier plan included a larger pavilion and a restroom component; some of the design conflict centered on how the German Christmas market and other multi-day events would use the park footprint.

The revised approach seeks to balance business owners’ requests for permanent restrooms with council members’ repeated desire to preserve a wide, largely concrete-free central lawn and to keep upfront project costs within a range the council is willing to support.

Close watchers: staff will return with MSA-rendered options showing (a) no pavilion and bathrooms set alongside the Lakers; (b) retention of parking where possible; and (c) a range of small restroom sizes. Council members said they will not commit to any bidding or construction until they see the updated renderings and until six aldermen indicate support.","After months of debate, City of Oconomowoc aldermen told staff to drop a large pavilion from Village Green plans, pursue smaller restrooms near the Lakers building, keep most existing parking and ask the city’s designer to return with updated renderings for council review.","actionData","errors"]

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