Council approves consent agenda, travel and event spending; releases two water‑main easements

The council approved several routine and budget items during the meeting.

Consent agenda: A motion to adopt the consent agenda (including the minutes of the last meeting, closed session minutes from 2024 and Jan. 13 of this year, accounts payable and a payment to MJ Construction for PPI work) was moved by Alderman Doherty and seconded by Alderman Bailey and adopted by the council. City staff noted closed session minutes are public records and may be withheld temporarily if tied to ongoing litigation or personnel matters.

Travel: The council approved out‑of‑state travel for Mayor Eric Kennedy to attend a National League of Cities conference in Washington, D.C., including a meeting of congressional staff about a pending ZIP‑code bill. The travel motion was moved by Alderman Shaw and seconded by Alderman Vukovich and carried by voice vote.

Milwaukee Historical Society dinner: The council approved spending $2,280 to purchase two tables for an event recognizing Glendale's 75th anniversary. The motion was moved by Alderman Gehlhart and seconded by Alderman Bailey; the expenditure was to be charged to the city budget line for anniversary activities.

Water‑main easements: Two resolutions to release legacy water main utility easements recorded in 1965 (replaced as part of the 2024 water main project) were adopted in a single block motion. Staff said new easements had already been recorded with the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds and the new utility construction is complete. The block motion to adopt both resolutions was moved by Alderman Doherty and seconded by Alderman Schmelzling and adopted by voice vote.

All motions listed above passed by voice vote in the meeting transcript; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the record.