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River Falls council approves four ordinances, rezoning, consent agenda and appointments; recesses to closed session
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Summary
On March 10 the River Falls City Council approved second readings of four ordinances (bicycle sidewalk rules, towing, off‑highway vehicle operations and a rezoning), approved consent‑agenda resolutions including a 2026 mill‑and‑overlay bid resolution and a development agreement, confirmed several mayoral appointments, heard the February controls report and recessed into closed session on a personnel matter.
The River Falls City Council approved a series of routine items on March 10, including the second readings of four ordinances, a rezoning, consent‑agenda resolutions and mayoral appointments, and then recessed into closed session to consider a personnel matter.
Ordinances passed on second reading included: - Ordinance 2026-07, creating Chapter 10.2 to regulate bicycle use on downtown sidewalks; the council opened and closed the public hearing, and the ordinance was accepted on second reading by voice vote. - Ordinance 2026-08, amending towing provisions of the parking control map; the ordinance passed on second reading by voice vote. - Ordinance 2026-09, creating Chapter 10.22 to regulate all‑terrain vehicles, utility‑train vehicles and off‑highway motorcycles; council thanked staff for clarifying exceptions for loading/unloading and approved the ordinance on second reading by voice vote. - Ordinance 2026-10, rezoning a parcel at the southwest corner of St. Croix and Summit from I‑1 (industrial) to B‑3 (highway commercial); the rezoning was approved on second reading by voice vote.
The consent agenda passed and included a resolution to solicit bids for the 2026 mill‑and‑overlay program and a development agreement with JB JPB Land LLC. The mayor’s nominations — reappointments of Rebecca Ferguson and Carrie Heinzelman to the Library Board of Trustees through 2029, and appointment of Morgan Povola to the Historic Preservation Commission through 2028 — were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Dan delivered the controls report for February 2026, reporting general fund revenues through February of $3,665,665 (25% of budget) and expenditures through February of $2,431,094 (17% of budget), leaving net revenues over expenditures of $1,234,571 as of Feb. 28, 2026. (The meeting transcript includes a numeric line that appears to misstate a breakdown item; the council report figures above reflect the totals presented by Dan.)
Before adjourning to closed session, the council confirmed citywide cleanup dates (the third week of May) and recognized community items, including the UW River Falls women's hockey team's postseason schedule and local athlete Liam Cunningham’s Paralympic goal. The mayor then announced a recess to closed session to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of the city administrator under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c).
All ordinance actions and appointments recorded in the meeting were approved by voice vote; the transcript does not contain a roll‑call tally for those votes.
