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Votes at a glance: consent agenda, appointments and alcohol license approved; cemetery board receives first reading
Summary
The Port Washington Common Council approved the consent agenda, confirmed two mayoral appointments, and granted a Class C wine license for Bonbon Bella Bridal; it also held a first reading on a cemetery board ordinance and voted to enter multiple closed sessions under Wisconsin statute.
At its Dec. 2 meeting the Port Washington Common Council approved several routine and substantive items.
The council approved the consent agenda by voice vote after a motion was made and seconded. The mayor's appointments — Peter van der Velden to the Community Development Authority (4-year term) and Tim Schulz to the Board of Review — were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. A motion to grant an original Class C wine license for Bonbon Bella Bridal, with Megan Cass named as agent for the establishment at 211 N. Franklin St., was similarly moved and approved.
On legislation, the council completed a second reading and adopted Ordinance 2025-33 establishing a transportation facilities impact fee (see separate article). The council also held a first reading of Ordinance 2025-32 to create a three-member cemetery board to oversee Union Cemetery; staff said the ordinance is a preliminary governance step and further regulation and fee-setting would come in a later ordinance.
Procedurally, the council moved and voted by voice to convene multiple closed sessions under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(e) to discuss negotiating strategy for property and development matters (2326–2332 Sunset Road; Prairie's Edge at County Hwy C; 104 W. Wisconsin/365 N. Wisconsin Street; 115 E. Pierce Street) and under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(g) to confer with counsel on litigation strategy. The meeting record shows 'Aye' votes by the wards when those motions were called and chambers cleared for closed session.
Why it matters: the approvals move forward several administrative and regulatory steps — staffing, licensing, and municipal code changes — while the closed sessions indicate active negotiation on multiple property and development initiatives.
Representative items and outcomes recorded in the meeting: - Consent agenda: approved (voice vote). - Appointments: Peter van der Velden (Community Development Authority, 4 years) and Tim Schulz (Board of Review) approved (voice vote). - Ordinance 2025-33: adopted on second reading to establish transportation facilities impact fee. - Ordinance 2025-32: first reading to create a cemetery board; no final action taken. - Alcohol license (Bonbon Bella Bridal): approved (voice vote). - Multiple motions approved to convene closed sessions under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(e) and (g) for property negotiations and litigation strategy.
The council recessed into closed session at the end of the public meeting.
