Verona council approves consent items: $19.36M in payments, licenses, engineering agreements, room‑tax changes and EV charging site
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Summary
On Jan. 12 the Verona Common Council approved payment of $19,359,757.08 (including intergovernmental payments), reappointed EMS commissioners, approved a restaurant liquor license, adopted a parking ordinance change, approved AECOM and Strand engineering agreements, amended the room‑tax agreement with the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, engaged Baker Tilly for agreed‑upon procedures, adopted a public‑comment ordinance and approved an EV charging site‑host agreement with Dane County.
The Verona Common Council on Jan. 12 approved a package of consent and committee items during a roughly 32‑minute series of motions and voice votes.
Finance: The council approved payments totaling $19,359,757.08. Alder Helmke itemized vendor and intergovernmental payments that included $299,704 to McQueen Equipment (second leaf truck), $431,471 to Wolf Paving and Excavating (street rehabilitation), $366,082 to Futrona EMS (first half operating 2026) and intergovernmental payments of $16,874,966 broken down as Dane County $3,067,318, MATC $735,116 and Verona Area School District $13,072,531.
Appointments and licenses: The mayor presented EMS commission appointments, reappointing Alder Lytle and a citizen appointment (Steven); Derek Johnson was not reappointed after the IGA reduced available seats from three to two. The council also approved a Class B fermented malt beverage and Class C wine license for Grand Haveli Restaurant Inc. (doing business as Grand Haveli), agent Raul Sayani, at 1039 North Edge Trail, contingent on final inspections.
Ordinance: The council adopted Ordinance 25‑1078 (amending Title 10, Chapter 1, Section 26) to remove a 2‑hour parking restriction on Church Avenue and to lift overnight parking prohibitions at the northwest corner public lot (Park Lane and South Franklin) between Nov. 20 and April 1 to allow short‑term overnight parking while accommodating winter plowing needs.
Public works and utilities: The council approved a stormwater services agreement amendment with AECOM for MS4 permit support in 2026 not to exceed $104,000; a Westside Lift Station upgrades design agreement with Strand not to exceed $99,000; and an elevated tank preliminary design agreement with Strand not to exceed $80,800.
Tourism oversight and audit: The council approved an amended room‑tax agreement with the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce intended to improve record keeping and transparency, and approved an engagement with Baker Tilly to perform agreed‑upon procedures covering room‑tax expenditures for Jan. 1, 2024–Dec. 31, 2025.
Public comment rules: The council adopted Ordinance 26‑1082 to codify a public comment time limit for boards, commissions and committees, allowing chairs to set speaker limits between three and five minutes; council retained the five‑minute limit for council meetings.
EV charging: The council approved a site‑host agreement with Dane County under the Charge Up Dane County program (part of a regional USDOT award of $13.2 million) to host EV chargers at Hometown Community Park. The county will fund, install and maintain the chargers for five years; the city will provide electricity, collect user fees to cover costs and take ownership after five years. The chargers will be sited on the north side of the park parking lot near the ice center and will occupy approximately four to six stalls.
All items noted above passed by voice vote during the Jan. 12 meeting; no roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.
