Votes at a glance: April 7, 2025 Watertown City Council actions

Here are the formal actions taken by the City of Watertown City Council during its April 7, 2025 meeting. Each entry lists the motion, mover/second as recorded in the meeting, and the voting outcome.

1) Approval of agenda Motion: Approve tonight’s agenda. Mover: Councilman Bruce Bealer; Second: Councilman Shutti. Outcome: Motion carried by voice vote.

2) Award bid — 2025 Solid Waste Improvements (landfill scale) Motion: Award contract for the landfill waste scale project to Timmins Construction in the amount of $2,009,299.40 (staff recommendation). Mover: Councilman Shutti; Second: Councilman Tupper. Vote (roll call): Peters — Aye; Shetty — Aye; Tupper — Aye; Bealer — Aye; Danforth — Aye; Pauline — Aye. Outcome: Approved.

3) Zoning text amendment — Commercial Lake (second reading / final approval) Motion: Approve zoning text amendments to create Commercial Lake (CL) districts and overlay provisions for Lake Compesca (second reading). Mover: Councilman Danforth; Second: Councilman Tupper. Vote (roll call): Peters — Aye; Shetty — Aye; Tupper — Aye; Bealer — Aye; Danforth — Aye; Pauline — Aye. Outcome: Ordinance adopted (second reading approved).

4) Conveyance of city property (Block 4, East Acres) to Watertown Development Company; purchase agreement with Compesca Builders LLC Motion: Approve resolution authorizing conveyance of 3.08 acres in Block 4, East Acres to the Watertown Development Company and authorize interim city manager to execute closing documents. Mover: Councilman Peters; Second: Councilman Shutti. Outcome: Motion carried by roll-call vote (unanimous). Note: the purchase is contingent on the buyer securing a conditional use permit; the sale will be completed by WDC to Compesca Builders under the terms presented.

5) Sanitary sewer utility easement (related to Block 4 transaction) Motion: Approve a sanitary sewer utility easement agreement to be recorded in conjunction with the conveyance to Compesca Builders LLC and authorize the interim city manager to execute the easement. Mover: Councilman Peters; Second: Councilman Tupper. Outcome: Motion carried by voice vote; easement contingent on closing of the real estate transaction.

6) Transfer of retail malt beverage wine and video lottery licenses (RiverCard Casino) Motion: Approve transfer of retail malt beverage/wine and video lottery licenses from RiverCard Casino (transferor) to Rodney Parent d/b/a RiverCard Casino (same location). Mover: Councilman Tupper; Second: Councilman Peters. Outcome: Motion approved by voice vote.

7) Resolution — carryover of capital outlay appropriations (2024 to 2025) Motion: Approve resolution to carry forward unspent capital appropriations from fiscal year 2024 into 2025 for specified projects (capital-only carryovers as listed in staff materials). Mover: Councilman Danforth; Second: Councilman Shutti. Vote (roll call): Peters — Aye; Shutti — Aye; Tupper — Aye; Bealer — Aye; Danforth — Aye; Pauline — Aye. Outcome: Approved.

8) Residency exception for police officer Motion: Approve a waiver allowing a patrol officer to live 0.7 miles outside the 15‑mile residency restriction due to the officer purchasing a home just beyond the 15‑mile limit. Mover: Councilman Peters; Second: Councilman Shetty. Outcome: Motion carried by voice vote.

Notes on votes and procedure • Where the transcript records roll‑call votes, the names above follow the finance officer’s roll‑call as read on the record. All roll‑call votes recorded during the meeting were unanimous in the items listed here. • Several agenda items were presented for first reading or discussion only and will return to the council at a later date (for example, a proposed zoning text amendment to Title 24 on subdivision and development agreements).

If you need the exact motion language or the official signed documents, contact the City Clerk’s office; staff attachments filed with the April 7 agenda contain the full resolutions, purchase agreements and bid documents.