Village board approves consent agenda, land survey, park rename and a slate of appointments; actions pass unanimously

The Village of Menomonee Falls Board of Trustees voted on several items during its April 21 meeting. All motions described on the record passed by voice vote and were announced as unanimous.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda: Trustees approved the consent agenda, which included approval of minutes from previous meetings, a resolution establishing April 25, 2025, as Arbor Day and recognizing World Migratory Bird Day for the village, multiple license applications (unenclosed premise permits, temporary class B fermented malt beverage licenses, and 2024–2025 liquor licenses and agent successions), and event permits. The motion to approve the consent agenda was made from the floor and passed unanimously by voice vote.

- Plan Commission: The board approved a resolution adopting a certified survey map to combine two parcels (tax keys 94.9990.004 and 94.9990.003) at N72 W13247 Good Hope Road at the request of Andev Group LLC for the Courtyard at Menomonee Falls development. The motion passed unanimously.

- Park rename: The board approved a resolution renaming Municipal Park to Library Park at the Civics Campus (W156 and 8480 Pilgrim Road; tax key 42.964.001). Trustees said the change was intended to improve location clarity; the motion passed unanimously.

- Ordinance on Plan Commission appointments: Trustees approved an ordinance restoring Plan Commission citizen appointments to presidential appointment authority (ordinances referenced as 76-61-019 and 72-19 in the record). The motion passed unanimously.

- Trustee and liaison appointments: The board approved the Village President’s appointments and reappointments across committees and boards (General Government Committee; Utilities and Public Works; Business Improvement District; Community Development Authority; Library Board; and other liaisons). The motion passed unanimously.

- Citizen reappointments and appointments: The board approved reappointments to the Architectural Control Board, Board of Review, Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals with terms shown in the meeting record. The motion passed unanimously.

- Police & Fire Commission appointment: The board approved the Village President’s appointment of Joshua Ladue to the Police and Fire Commission to fill the seat vacated by Carl Baneman; the term was recorded to expire in April 2030. The motion passed unanimously.

- Library Board: The board approved appointments to the library board (appointments and reappointments with terms starting in June 2025 and expiring in 2026–2028 as recorded). The motion passed unanimously.

- Planning Commission trustee nomination: The board nominated and approved Trustee Paul Tada to continue serving as the trustee representative on the Planning Commission; the vote was unanimous.

Procedural notes and context

The record shows voice votes announced as unanimous for every motion called. When individual roll-call tallies were not read into the record, the board chair announced outcomes by voice; the transcript does not list per-member recorded votes. Several items had minimal substantive discussion; where staff or trustees offered brief reasons (for example, renaming Municipal Park to Library Park to make the location easier to identify), those comments are summarized above. No item on the transcript was tabled, postponed or failed.

The consent agenda included multiple liquor-license and unenclosed-premise permit items listed in the meeting record; the board treated them as a single bundled item for approval. Individual items in the consent bundle were noted as subject to standard departmental approvals (fire, building and health) where applicable.