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City Council Meeting 06/29/2026

50:37 recording · 331 caption passages

The council advanced a term-limits referendum, approved routine and development business, and discussed remembrance and infrastructure matters.

What was discussed

The council approved prior minutes and the warrant list. The mayor described the newly dedicated remembrance mosaic at City Hall and spoke about community reflection and support.

Staff reported an unmodified fiscal-year 2025 audit opinion and explained a proposed settlement involving a sound barrier at 1850 Green Bay Road. These were staff descriptions accompanying the consent agenda.

Items 1–15 passed 6–0 after a clarification that remembrance design work had not established an updated construction budget. The 147 Central Avenue matter was continued to August 17 at the applicant’s request.

Members debated voter choice, turnover and institutional experience, then approved the amended referendum resolution 6–0. The action sent a question to voters for November 3; it did not itself enact term limits.

The council approved a subdivision plat at 0 Meadow Lane. A resident raised driveway and traffic-routing concerns, and staff agreed to follow up.

Meeting outline

  1. Opening business and remembrance

    Approved / remarks

    The council approved prior minutes and the warrant list. The mayor described the newly dedicated remembrance mosaic at City Hall and spoke about community reflection and support.

    Watch from 9:30 ↗
  2. Audit and settlement briefing

    Staff report

    Staff reported an unmodified fiscal-year 2025 audit opinion and explained a proposed settlement involving a sound barrier at 1850 Green Bay Road. These were staff descriptions accompanying the consent agenda.

    Watch from 18:51 ↗
  3. Consent agenda and deferred development

    Approved / continued

    Items 1–15 passed 6–0 after a clarification that remembrance design work had not established an updated construction budget. The 147 Central Avenue matter was continued to August 17 at the applicant’s request.

    Watch from 25:07 ↗
  4. Term-limits ballot question

    Referendum resolution approved

    Members debated voter choice, turnover and institutional experience, then approved the amended referendum resolution 6–0. The action sent a question to voters for November 3; it did not itself enact term limits.

    Watch from 28:58 ↗
  5. Meadow Lane subdivision

    Approved / staff follow-up

    The council approved a subdivision plat at 0 Meadow Lane. A resident raised driveway and traffic-routing concerns, and staff agreed to follow up.

    Watch from 45:35 ↗

Decisions and direction

The amended term-limits referendum resolution passed 6–0; voters, rather than this resolution alone, would decide whether limits take effect.

The omnibus agenda and Meadow Lane subdivision were approved; 147 Central was continued to August 17.

What comes next

Staff described filing the referendum resolution with the county and sharing neutral public information. Staff also agreed to follow up on the Meadow Lane access concern.

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