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Platteville council approves consent agenda and 2025 fee schedule; several items set for later action
Summary
At the Nov. 12 meeting the council approved a multi-item consent agenda and passed Resolution No. 24-18 adopting the 2025 fee schedule with modest changes; several ordinances, procurement notices and RFPs were discussed and scheduled for future action.
The City of Platteville Common Council on Nov. 12 approved its consent agenda and adopted an amended city fee schedule for 2025, and discussed multiple items that will return for future action.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda: motion to approve carried (mover identified as Ken; second recorded). The consent agenda included council minutes from Oct. 22, October financials, appointments (Diane Hoppe to the Commission on Aging), various operator and taxi licenses, temporary Class B licenses for gallery events, and a change-of-ownership Class A combination license for Driftless Stores (formerly Jeff’s Mini Mart). - Resolution 24-18 (2025 fee schedule): motion passed. Staff summarized proposed changes across departments; notable adjustments included an alcohol renewal publication fee raised from $7 to $8, several building-inspection minimum and fee changes, a fire inspection fee increase from $70 to $75, museum tour and haunted-mine fee changes, zoning/development request fees increased (e.g., certified survey map and board of appeals request from $200 to $250), and a fingerprinting fee increase from $24 to $25. A recorded roll call showed the motion carried.
Items discussed and scheduled for future action - Chapter 11 (garbage and refuse): staff proposed replacing the city-branded plastic bag system with stickers to reduce cost and storage; staff will bring an ordinance amendment back for action. - Snow and ice removal contract: staff rebid the contract after the prior vendor failed to submit a bid; staff will open bids Nov. 20 and return with a recommendation. - Demolition RFP for the O.E. Gray and adjacent Peterson parcels: bids open Nov. 20 with an award recommendation expected Nov. 26. - Contract and budget amendments: staff reported a correction to a budget title and discussed transferring a 2024 PayDig contribution from TIF 9 to TIF 6 to address timing of TIF increment receipts; staff said TIF 6 is projected to repay advances by TIF close-out in 2032.
Public comment and routine reports - A public commentator, Kevin Reed, spoke during citizen’s comments and made multiple allegations directed at the city’s police department. The remarks were recorded as public comment; no council action followed. Council members later noted the police and fire commission reported a successful accreditation on-site review.
Adjournment - The council voted to adjourn at the close of the meeting.
