Madison Lake council approves consent agenda, tables food-truck ordinance and OKs rock-and-dust plan

The Madison Lake City Council on June 15 approved a consent agenda that included vendor claims totaling $62,935.99 and multiple event and liquor permits, tabled an ordinance regulating food stands and food trucks for further research, rejected a proposed vehicle sale award and approved a rock-and-dust control plan with a specific exclusion for the Nuthatch Area.

Council Member Laurinda Sohre moved to approve the consent agenda; Council Member Pat Burt seconded. The consent items listed in the minutes included approval of the meeting agenda, approval of the June 1, 2026 minutes, vendor claims of $62,935.99, temporary business noise permits for The Anchor Bar & Grill, a fireworks permit for the SAL Fireworks Celebration, a road-closure and event permit for the Paddlefish Days Parade, and temporary liquor licenses for the Fire Department Street Dance, the SAL Fireworks Celebration and the Lake House Liquors for the Paddlefish Days softball tournament. The roll-call vote showed Mayor Al Dorn and council members Pat Burt, Mark Bisch and Laurinda Sohre voting aye; no nays were recorded.

The council then addressed Ordinance 2026-02, a proposed ordinance "Regulating Food Stands and Food Trucks Within the Corporate Limits of the City of Madison Lake." Council Member Pat Burt moved and Council Member Mark Bisch seconded a motion to table the ordinance "until further research is done." The motion carried on a unanimous recorded vote.

On property disposition, the council approved Resolution 2026-14, a resolution declaring certain property surplus and authorizing the sale of a municipal vehicle. Later the council considered Resolution 2026-15, the specific proposal to award the sale of a 2011 Chevrolet 2500 HD 4x4 to Jeff Schneider. Council Member Laurinda Sohre moved, and Council Member Mark Bisch seconded, a motion to reject Resolution 2026-15 (i.e., to reject awarding the sale to Jeff Schneider). The motion to reject the award passed unanimously on the recorded roll call.

Public works business included approval of a Rock and Dust Control Plan. The council approved the plan with an amendment removing the Nuthatch Area from the scope of the proposed rock work; the minutes do not include engineering specifications or cost figures for the excluded area. The motion to approve the plan with that removal passed unanimously.

The minutes list a "Main St Discussion" item on the agenda; the record provided does not include substantive detail, motions, or outcomes for that discussion.

The meeting adjourned at 7:44 p.m. after a motion by Council Member Mark Bisch, seconded by Pat Burt. All formal votes recorded in the minutes show Mayor Al Dorn and council members Pat Burt, Mark Bisch and Laurinda Sohre voting in the affirmative and no recorded dissent.

Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (multiple items including permits; vendor claims $62,935.99): Approved. Roll call: Dorn, Burt, Bisch, Sohre — ayes 4, nays 0. - Ordinance 2026-02 (food stands/food trucks): Tabled for further research. Motion by Pat Burt; seconded by Mark Bisch. Vote: 4–0. - Resolution 2026-14 (declare property surplus; authorize sale): Approved. Vote: 4–0. - Resolution 2026-15 (award sale of 2011 Chevrolet 2500 HD 4x4 to Jeff Schneider): Council voted to reject the award. Vote: 4–0. - Rock and Dust Control Plan (with Nuthatch Area removed from proposed work): Approved. Vote: 4–0.

What is not in the record The minutes provided do not include any public comments, detailed minutes of the "Main St Discussion," cost estimates or technical details for the rock-and-dust plan or the surplus-vehicle sale beyond the vehicle description. No direct quotes are recorded in the minutes.