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Saint Francis council approves consent agenda items, wage resolution and several zoning actions; sends others for follow‑up
Summary
The Common Council approved the consent agenda, a temporary alcohol license, multiple zoning motions and an annual wage resolution, and adjourned to closed session to discuss personnel and negotiations.
The Common Council of the City of Saint Francis on Jan. 7 approved routine business on the consent agenda, granted a temporary alcohol license, approved several zoning recommendations from the Planning Commission and adopted an annual wage resolution for non‑represented employees.
Items approved on voice votes included:
- Approval of the consent agenda as listed (voice vote). - A temporary alcohol license for the Cavalier Athletic Association for an event at 2601 East Morgan Avenue; action came on recommendation from the Licensing Committee and passed by voice vote. - A motion to set a public hearing and request for change of zoning for 4040 South Clement Avenue from M (contractor shop and yard); the public hearing was to be set contingent upon compliance with zoning determinations and the council directed staff to prepare a resolution where needed. - Approval of a change of zoning for 4520‑4530 South Nicholson Avenue from M‑1 to M‑1 special use to permit an outdoor storage facility, contingent upon compliance with Saint Francis code requirements. - Approval of earlier public hearings described elsewhere on the agenda (see separate items for 4224/4225 South Kinnickinnic Avenue and 4430 South Kansas Avenue).
The council also introduced and adopted an annual wage resolution for non‑represented employees (described in the meeting as a 2.1 percent increase). The transcript records the motion to adopt the resolution, a second and an affirmative voice vote.
At the meeting’s close the council voted to adjourn into closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider the city administrator’s performance evaluation and under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate negotiating a development agreement with Wixling Inc. (1306 East Bolivar Avenue). The motion to go into closed session carried on a voice vote; roll‑call names were recorded in the transcript as affirmative (Alderman Calderon, Council President Feier, Alderman Bruckner, Alderman Wadewa, Alderman Damon) and the motion was announced as carried.
Other departmental updates reported during the meeting included progress on the 2025 Street Improvement Plan, sewer bill printing and firefighter eligibility interviews.
