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Votes at a glance: Verona Common Council approvals, Oct. 13, 2025
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Verona Common Council approved several ordinances, budgeted payments, appointments and project authorizations; the council also approved studies and contingent program approvals listed below.
The Verona Common Council took a series of votes on Oct. 13, 2025. Major approvals and outcomes are listed below with key details and any contingencies noted.
Approve minutes - Item: Approve minutes of the Sept. 22, 2025 council meeting. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Appointments and proclamations - Item: Appointment of Alejandro Hernandez to the Planning Commission (mayoral appointment). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Ordinances and regulations - Item: Ordinance No. 25-1076, amending Title 7, Chapter 1, Section 6.5 (additional restrictions on animals) to remove a stale reference regarding animals in public cemeteries. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Item: Ordinance No. 25-1077, amending Title 10, Chapter 1, Section 28 (large vehicle and trailer parking) to correct references removed during the recent zoning rewrite. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Finance and payments - Item: Payment of bills totaling $2,215,362.21. - Notable items listed during the finance explanation: ACS Holdings LLC (PayGo developer agreement) $113,529; AECOM (engineering) $259,244; Kettle North Development (PayGo) $521,937; McQueen Equipment (leaf truck) $322,864; Verona Affordable Housing LLC (PayGo) $245,440; Verona School Yard Development (PayGo) $248,094. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Item: Substitute $30,000 in library impact fees to pay 2025 library debt service payment. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Item: Use of cell-tower rent balance, not to exceed $33,000, to fix footings at the Hometown Junction building; staff recommended helical piles as the preferred repair. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Item: Resolution No. 25-027 requesting exemption from the Dane County library tax, contingent on meeting county standards. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Licenses and public safety - Item: Application for a Class B fermented malt beverage and Class C wine license for Art House 360 at 401 W. Verona Ave., contingent on final inspections. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Public works and planning - Item: Approve Barrientos Design and Consulting Task 1 — Department of Public Works garage facility planning and needs study update — not to exceed $16,105 (short update only; preliminary report in ~4 weeks). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Item: Motion to postpone any decision on purchasing property at 6500 Shady Bend Road until at least the preliminary results of the updated needs study are available (prelim expected in ~4 weeks). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
Community programs - Item: Approval of the Tri-Shaw program at the Verona Senior Center contingent on final approval of participant and pilot waiver forms by the city attorney and city administrator. - Outcome: Approved (voice vote; contingent).
Affordable housing development agreement - Item: Approval of the Argus Apartments affordable housing development agreement, subject to final review and approval by the city administrator and city attorney; agreement language was amended at council direction to require "at least 4 hours on-site" for supportive services staff and a direct annual financial contribution of $15,000 by the developer toward supportive services (developer had proposed a $13,000 MOU with LSS; agreement specifies $15,000 commitment and at least 4 hours on-site in supportive services exhibit). - Outcome: Approved (voice vote; contingent on final staff review and inclusion of the supportive-services minimum).
Ending: Most motions in this meeting passed on voice votes with the contingencies and edits noted above. Several items (the small DPW study, Tri-Shaw waivers and the Argus agreement language) require follow-up staff review and contract exhibits.
