Wauwatosa council approves repair agreement, multiple fund transfers and contracts; cryptocurrency resolution sent to file

The Wauwatosa Common Council approved a package of operational contracts and budget transfers at its March meeting, including an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with the City of Milwaukee for fire apparatus and equipment repairs, emergency funding for a tower-ladder repair, purchase of a new sewer-vacuum truck, and contracts to manage the Molnar Building and produce a donated monument sign for Firefly Grove Park. The council also authorized a master-planning agreement with Irgens for the Milwaukee County Research Park, voted to file a proposal on municipal cryptocurrency reserves for future consideration, and moved into closed session to discuss a term sheet with the Mandel Group on a Blanchard Street redevelopment.

The approvals bundle day-to-day operations and near-term capital needs. Officials said the measures preserve emergency response capacity, upgrade public works equipment, secure outside management for a community building, and lock in a donor-funded park sign ahead of a planned Memorial Day park opening. Council members also voted to place a citizen-introduced cryptocurrency letter to the state on file rather than advance advocacy at this time.

The council approved an intergovernmental cooperation agreement (IGA) with the City of Milwaukee that allows Milwaukee’s certified technicians to repair Wauwatosa apparatus and some specialized equipment such as Stryker stretchers. Assistant Fire Chief Cadrich said the formal agreement builds on an earlier informal arrangement and is expected to reduce labor costs and speed repairs. Alder Phillips moved approval with a second from Alder Gustafson; the motion passed 8–0.

Separately, the council approved a level-3 fund…