Good morning, Whitewater
In Wisconsin history, on this day in 1673, Marquette and Joliet reached the Mississippi. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that they did not discover it; tribes and other explorers knew of the Mississippi far earlier. It was an amazing accomplishment nonetheless.
Like yesterday, the city has three public meetings scheduled for today: a CDA board of directors meeting at 4:30 p.m., an Alcohol Licensing Committee meeting at 5:45 p.m., and a Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. All will be held in the municipal building.
Some of the items on the Common Council agenda include the following:
STAFF REPORTS:
Police Chief 1) Accreditation; 2) New CSOs
RESOLUTIONS:
R-1 Waiving No Wake Ordinance for July 4th celebration (4th of July Committee
Request)
R-3 Resolution Approving Acquisition of 4th Street Properties (CDA Request)
ORDINANCES – First Reading
O-1 Amending Chapter 19 relating to waiting period required before applying for
rezoning. (City Manager Request)
O-2 Rental Registration Ordinance (City Manager Request)
O-3 Amending Chapter 1.21.010, Schedule of Deposits (City Attorney Request)
ORDINANCES – Second Reading
O-4 Amending Chapter 11.48.100, Regulation of School Bus Warning Lights. (City
Attorney Request)
O-5 Amending Chapter 19 of Municipal Code to allow three cars to park in front and
side yard instead of current limit of two cars. (Neighborhood Services)
O-6 Ordinance Amending Section 19.09.520 Concerning Limitation of the Number of
Residents in a Non-Family Household (Neighborhood Services Director Request)
O-7 Amending Membership of Police and Fire Commission to include one council
representative in place of a citizen member (Councilmember Singer Request)
CONSIDERATIONS:
C-1 Presentation on University Research Park Feasibility Study (CDA Coordinator
Request)
C-2 Approval of Class B Beer and Liquor License for The Cowboyz, Craig Martin,
Agent, for former Novak’s property at 111 W. Whitewater St. (City Clerk Request)
C-3 Approval of transfer of Class B Beer & Liquor License for College Pub LLC, Kirk
Rasmussen, Agent, Whitewater Street, effective 8/4/2008 (City Clerk Request)
C-4 Approval of renewals of Class “A” Beer Licenses; “Class A” Beer and Liquor
Licenses, Class “B” Beer Licenses, “Class B” Beer & Liquor Licenses, and
Wholesale Beer License (City Clerk Request)
C-5 Appointment of Citizen Member to Police and Fire Commission and to Plan
Commission (City Clerk Request)
C-6 Action on Fourth of July Committee’s Request to Close Whitewater Street in
conjunction with Fourth of July Celebration (July 3 thru 6th – various times) (4th of
July Committee Request)
C-11 ADJOURN to Closed Session per Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1) “(e) Deliberating
or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public
funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive
or bargaining reasons require a closed session.” Item to be discussed:
Possible purchase of Unit 2 in building located at 261 S. Fourth Street / 332
W. Whitewater Street
The National Weather Service predicts a slight chance of thunderstorms with a high of 75 degrees. Over at the long-range Farmers’ Almanac, there’s a prediction of fair weather, then dangerous thunderstorms during the 6/16-6/19 period.