Votes at a glance: Oak Creek Common Council actions, Feb. 17, 2025

This summary lists motions, resolutions and ordinances the Oak Creek Common Council considered and the recorded outcomes on Feb. 17, 2025. Where the council conducted a roll-call vote, the meeting minutes recorded the roll-call and an outcome; where staff or the planning commission previously recommended action, that is noted.

Key votes and outcomes

• Conditional use permit — Calick (Kallick) Building Services, 3834 East Pewds Road: Resolution number read in meeting and approved to allow permanent outdoor storage of shipping containers limited to the rear (north end) of the building, with screening and landscaping conditions. Planning Commission recommended approval at its Jan. 14 meeting. Public hearing closed with no public speakers. Motion passed by roll call (ayes recorded).

• Conditional use permit — Hounds Pound USA (animal daycare/kennel), 7126 South Millers Way, Suites 101–102: Resolution approving conditional use for daycare and 24/7 kenneling with conditions including interior-only play and sound-dampening walls; Planning Commission recommended approval at its Jan. 14 meeting. Motion passed by roll call (ayes recorded).

• Conditional use permit amendment — We Energies Elm Road generating station (conversion to LNG and CT construction): Council held the item to the March 4 meeting to allow staff to incorporate pending Public Service Commission and DNR approvals into the draft amended conditional-use permit language; no final land-use decision made on Feb. 17.

• Ordinance amendment — Chapter 17 (zoning and sign ordinance): Council adopted ordinance 3120 amending table 17.0304 sub C (permitted/conditional uses), section 17.0804 sub E (conditional-use procedures) and table 17.0603 (permitted sign types). The changes clarify several use categories, create conditional-use review for some uses, and consolidate a two-step Planning Commission review of conditional-use permits into a single meeting in many cases. The Planning Commission reviewed and recommended approval; motion passed by roll call.

• IT procurement — CDW-G networking equipment: Council approved the purchase of networking equipment from CDWG for $174,238.55 as a capital purchase.

• Stormwater WPDES annual report (2024): Council adopted a resolution accepting the city’s 2024 WPDES stormwater (NR 216) annual report and data submission; staff noted improvements in chemical testing, pond inspections and use of GIS-based dashboards.

• Contract acceptance — Always Contractors, Inc.: Council adopted a resolution accepting the contractor’s workmanship and authorizing final contract payment under Project 23003; a one-year warranty remains in effect per contract terms.

• Stormwater maintenance agreement — Lucy Meadows subdivision (9830 South Shepherd Ave.): Council approved a stormwater-maintenance agreement with 9830 South Shepherd LLC for the 10-lot subdivision.

• Enhanced surface transportation rehabilitation program: Council approved the program framework and financing approach, selecting Option 2 ($4,000,000 annual target), with an initial-year implementation practical limit of $3,000,000; financing to use general-obligation debt with a levy-exemption and a 10-year amortization period.

• Licenses and vendor summary: The council approved license requests listed in the Feb. 17 license committee report and the vendor summary report dated Feb. 12, 2025 (total $712,401.44). The vendor summary note indicated $56,305.84 charged to 2024 and $656,101.60 charged to 2025.

• Closed-session settlement authorization and follow-up: The council met in closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(g) regarding a claim from Richard L. Johnson for a motor-vehicle accident involving a city vehicle on Oct. 24, 2024. After closed session, the council authorized settlement of the claim upon receipt of signed release documentation.

Reference notes

All votes and ordinance/resolution numbers reported here are taken from the Feb. 17 meeting record as read into the public record; where the transcript provided an exact number or phrasing, that text is used verbatim. If an item was read into the record without further numeric detail in the transcript, the summary marks those fields as not specified and relies on the council minutes for formal record-keeping.