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Common Council approves contracts, event permit and appointments; several financial items advance
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Summary
The Wauwatosa Common Council on April 21 approved a set of contracts, a special-event permit, and several reappointments, and voted to forward multiple conditional-use items to the Planning Commission for review.
The City of Wauwatosa Common Council on April 21 approved multiple contracts and resolutions, reappointed several board members and granted a special-event permit, while sending three conditional-use permit requests to the Planning Commission for further review.
Why it matters: The financial approvals and agreements set service levels and capital work for the city (mass notification, playground/park amenities, stormwater modeling, street/utility design and procurement equity monitoring) and the reappointments keep citizen oversight bodies staffed. The Planning Commission will consider three land-use requests on May 12 before the council considers final action on May 20.
The council unanimously approved a special-event permit and temporary licensed-premises extension for Jackson Fest at Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub, scheduled for June 7, 2025. Alder Franzen moved the Government Affairs Committee recommendation; the council voted in favor.
On financial items, the council approved several committee-recommended contracts and amendments. Highlights read into the record by staff included: - A three-year contract with Rave Mobile Safety for a mass notification system at $13,770 per year (total $41,310). Committee recommended approval 7–0. - A contract with Midwest SealCoat LLC to install six pickleball courts at Hart Park (dollar amount listed in the resolution and discussed during the meeting as about $51,000). Committee recommended approval 7–0. - An amendment to a professional services agreement with MSA for continued stormwater modeling and preliminary engineering on the Schumacher Creek Watershed, CIP project 3005, adding $400,000. Committee recommended approval 7–0. - An amendment to the RA Smith professional services agreement for Watertown Plank Road and North 100 and Fifteenth Street utilities and paving (CIP project 1025) providing a net increase of $51,245. Committee recommended approval 6–1. - A contract with Prism Technical for a procurement equity participation plan for the Mandel Group’s Harlow and Hem residential proposal, not to exceed $86,937. Committee recommended approval.
Councilmember Moldenhauer moved the five Financial Affairs items; Alder Phillips seconded the motion. Items 1–3 passed by unanimous voice vote on the council floor. Item 4 passed with one member recorded in opposition on the floor; Item 5 passed after discussion and was approved by the council. The council later completed a roll call on bills and claims that passed unanimously (15–0).
Appointments and reappointments presented by the mayor were approved on council consent and included reappointments to boards with expiring terms: Kiara Caldwell (Parks and Forestry Commission, District 5), Patricia Stone (Board of Zoning Appeals, District 3), Thomas Stacy (Design Review Board, District 7) and Mary Nelson (Library Board, District 1).
The council also received the annual report from the Development Department (see separate article) and set the Planning Commission review dates for three conditional-use permit items for May 12; those items will return to the council on May 20 for final consideration.
What’s next: The Planning Commission will hold hearings on the three conditional-use requests May 12; the council will consider those items May 20. Financial agreements approved at this meeting will be implemented by the relevant departments and accounted for in upcoming capital and operating work plans.
Votes at a glance (selected formal council actions read on the record): - Jackson Fest special-event permit (Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub): approved (Government Affairs Committee recommended 8–0; council approved). - Rave Mobile Safety contract (mass notification): approved (committee 7–0; council approved). - Midwest SealCoat LLC contract (Hart Park pickleball courts): approved (committee 7–0; council approved). - MSA amendment (Schumacher Creek stormwater modeling, CIP 3005): approved (committee 7–0; council approved). - RA Smith amendment (Watertown Plank Road / N 100 & 15th utilities and paving, CIP 1025): approved (committee 6–1 recommendation; council approved with one recorded opposition). - Prism Technical contract (procurement equity participation plan for Mandel Group project): approved (committee recommended; council approved).
Council records and committee recommendations were read into the public record during the meeting; the official minutes and resolutions contain the full vote tallies and contractual details.
