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Meeting roundup: Board approves zoning map, special‑event rules, police vehicles, access‑control upgrades and appointments
Summary
The Village Board approved several items with votes and motions: the zoning‑map amendment tied to the zoning code rewrite, changes to the special‑event ordinance and a corresponding fee schedule, purchase of two police vehicles, access control upgrades for Village Hall and the fire station, and the village attorney appointment.
At the same meeting the Village of Greendale Village Board took a series of administrative and policy votes that the board described as companion items to the zoning rewrite and routine municipal business.
Votes at a glance - Zoning map amendment (PC‑24‑05): Approved. The map change applies an institutional zoning designation to municipal properties and removes outdated special‑use overlays to align with the newly adopted zoning code. - Special‑event ordinance: Approved. The board moved the special‑event permit rules out of the zoning chapter, added a "special governmental events" category (events organized primarily by the village, school district or similar bodies) that are exempt from certain permit fees, extended the application deadline from 45 to 60 days, and clarified vendor‑permit requirements (including background checks for vendors). Trustee Ollette abstained on the final roll call for this item. - Fee schedule for event equipment and supplies: Approved with direction for staff to refine some line items (trustees asked staff to revisit large dumpster fees and to return with invoices and replacement‑cost calculations). - Police vehicles: Approved. The Finance Committee recommended, and the board approved, the purchase of two Ford Explorer police vehicles and related equipment (purchase and outfitting were reported as within the previously budgeted amount). The board will transfer one replaced vehicle to the building‑inspector fleet and sell surplus units at auction. - Access control upgrades (Village Hall and Fire Department): Approved. The board approved a budgeted upgrade to bring access control at Village Hall and the fire station onto the same system used at the police station. - Village attorney appointment: Approved. The board affirmed appointment of attorney Luke Martell (Quarles & Brady / municipal practice) as the village attorney; staff said subject‑matter experts in the firm would continue to assist with development and litigation matters. - Board/committee appointment: Approved. The board confirmed Mary Oster as a voting member of the Truant Garden (trustee appointment).
Why it matters: While many items were routine capital or administrative approvals, the fee schedule and special‑event changes directly implement parts of the zoning rewrite (moving event permitting out of the zoning chapter and clarifying costs and vendor rules). Trustees directed staff to return with more detailed cost information on some equipment fees (notably dumpsters) before final adoption of the fee schedule as a recurring charge.
Quotations "These fee amounts are intended to be ... a small portion of the replacement cost," Manager Hawes said of the event‑equipment fees; trustees asked staff to prepare invoice examples and replacement‑cost estimates for the dumpsters.
Ending Staff will proceed with equipment procurement and contract work ordered by the board, finalize the fee schedule after the requested cost review, and complete other administrative follow‑ups such as vehicle outfitting and publication of the updated municipal code sections and map.
