Votes at a glance — West Allis Common Council, March 18, 2025

This summary lists formal votes, motions and committee outcomes recorded in the March 18, 2025 Common Council meeting and standing committee sessions. It includes item identifiers and the council’s action or committee recommendation.

Key outcomes - Item K (Consent agenda): Approved (roll call recorded as 10‑0 in favor at time of consent vote). No separate roll calls requested for consent items. - Item 22 (administration committee item; amended contract): Adopted in accordance with the committee report; committee/council recorded as passing with a reported tally of 9 in favor, 1 opposed during final confirmation. - Item 23 (Ordinance 2025‑0028, repeal/recreate public health, sanitation and animals): Postponed to April 15, 2025 for additional review (committee recommended postponement; council adopted committee report). - Item 24 (Ordinance to delay effective date of mandatory lead service lateral replacements): Adopted (motion carried; council approved delay to postpone mandatory portion to 2026 and align special assessments with road project billing). - Item 25 (Resolution 2025‑0161, partnership with Milwaukee Sports & Social for Liberty Heights Park): Adopted; council delegated authority to the city attorney to draft a one‑year contract addressing fees, scheduling and maintenance. - Item 30 (economic development/traffic study amendment related to a development): Adopted; council approved a traffic study and coordination with engineering (roll call recorded as 9 in favor, 1 opposed in the committee vote recorded at council).

Public Safety Committee votes (committee meeting during recess) - Items 31 and 32 (new operator’s licenses for Joseph Fiuminifredo and Moses Martinez): Granted by the committee following applicant interviews. - Item 33 (new operator’s license for Melissa Suarez): Denied by committee based on nonappearance and record. - Item 34 (notification of intention not to renew certain retail alcohol licenses): Committee recommended issuing notices of intent to not renew for Yeager’s LLC and Steffek LLC (two licensees), after one previously flagged license satisfied the hold; council adopted committee recommendations. - Item 35 (ordinance or item concerning public hearing schedule): Held until April 15 at committee direction. - Items 36 and 37 (resolutions in support of immediate impoundment for reckless driving and shared services review study for joint fire department with Wauwatosa): Adopted by the committee and recommended to council; council adopted committee report.

Procedure notes - Where statutory deadlines or processes apply (e.g., alcohol renewals under Chapter 125, seller’s permits under Chapter 77), the council and staff followed the schedule and set preliminary notices for matters requiring hearings. - For ordinance deliberations (chapter 7 rewrite) the council postponed final action to allow staff to prepare a revised draft that addresses council direction.

Next steps - Staff to issue notices of intent for alcohol license nonrenewals; hearings will be scheduled if demanded by licensees. - City Attorney to draft one‑year contract for park partnership and DPW to estimate any lighting or grounds work and associated costs. - Revised draft of chapter 7 to be returned to council April 15, 2025.

This “Votes at a glance” is a factual summary of recorded motions and outcomes from the March 18 meeting; it does not interpret motives or provide legal advice.