Common Council - Regular Meeting

It is 7.30, so I open the meeting of the Municipal Council of Leekmils on 1 September 2026. May I ask for a list of attendees? Mrs. D, Mrs. Griller.

Here, Mrs. Schmetjer. Here, Mrs. Kietno. Here, Mr. Kutz. Here, Mr. Bartlid.

Here.

Thank you. Thank you.

Everyone is ready for the feast of marriage.

I swear allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with freedom and justice for all.

Our first agenda item is the correction and approval of the notary of the municipal council meeting of August 18, both the work meeting and the meeting itself. Are there corrections or comments? Okay, since I don't see any, we take them up in the notary. Then we have the reports of the boards and committees. We have the notaries of July of the planning committee and two of the library. Are there corrections or comments? Okay, then we also take them up in the report. Then we have correspondence and contacts with stakeholders. Michèle, would you like to start first? Certainly. I had an email from the Rock Lake Improvement Association about their annual evaluation. An email about the Culver's fund-raising evening for the Friends of the Library, which takes place on 15 September from 4 pm to 7 pm. There were a few emails about the information this year from our city manager and our city attorney. There was an email about the presentation of the previous meeting about ThriveAd. Do I say that right? ThriveAd or Thrive? I don't know. There were a few emails from the library management. An update on the lawsuit around the golf course. And then some correspondence about the high-voltage line that is planned for the city of Lake Mills. There was concern about the impact of it on our view of Sandy Beach. Yes, so that's what I have. Thank you. Jim?

I have added the hearing of the League of Wisconsin Cities about... Oh, okay. It has now begun. Ik heb een webinar van The League of Wisconsin Cities bijgewoond over de e-bike problematiek en een aantal andere zaken. Ik heb wat correspondentie ontvangen van inwoners over het optreden van FryFat hier de vorige keer. Ik heb ook wat opmerkingen gekregen over de eierverwerkingsfabriek en de mogelijke gevolgen daarvan voor de stad en de hoogspanningsleidingen. En ik denk dat dat alles is.

Oké, dank u. Lisa? Dank u. Daarnaast heb ik een e-mailwisseling gehad met Drake, die een tabel heeft gemaakt voor het waterpeil die leesbaar is voor onze inwoners en die op de website van de stad is geplaatst. Dus dank u, Drake, daarvoor. I also received an e-mail from a resident who corresponded with me about the cameras for kuddes. I will also come back to that at the end of the meeting. EHM, I had a question about applying for a chip coating on Lake Park Place. EHM, and I think we all received a few e-mails from Drake. One of them is a guide for new residents with information about services. That really seems like a great source for our residents. And then there is our annual overview note. Okay, crack.

EHM, I had almost the same as everyone. I wanted to emphasize what Lisa just said about that guide for residents with services that Drake has emailed us and where the staff has invested a lot of time. It seems like a very good way to put all the different things together that the city does and as you. If you get questions about what the city does, there is a lot of information in a very easy-to-read document. So it's a great source. Thanks to all the staff who did that. I'm sure it took a lot of people a lot of effort to get it all together. EHM, and in addition to all the correspondence you have already shared with everyone here, I also attended the meeting on the reconstruction of Highway 89 in Jefferson County, which took place here a week ago.

Thank you. I have one more question. I had many of the same questions, but I received two more. A follow-up question about the mining machine in Rotary Park, the toy mining machine. And also a question about driving too fast in Lake Mills and specifically about e-scooters and IBA-X. And whether there is interest in any future regulations that we consider for that. Okay, it looks like we've all had a lot of fun. Thank you all for your report. EHM, now there is an opportunity to speak to the public. People who have signed up to speak are invited to speak to the council now. Please sign your name and address when it's your turn to make your remarks. No decisions will be made about points that are not on the agenda and every speaker has a maximum of three minutes of speaking time. And tonight we have a speaker who has signed up, Anita Martin, and she will be talking about the General Transition High Tension Line.

Thank you. No, okay, now. Thank you. Just to be clear, we live on 261 Pinnacle Drive in Lake Mills. Dear inhabitants of Lake Mills, do you appreciate the spectacular sunset above our beautiful, legendary lake? Do you think that the proposed high-voltage line number 765 may not really reach us, the inhabitants of the city? Not so fast! These sunsets in the southwest direction over the lake could even belong to the past if the Basie line lies along Highway S and Sandy Beach and all houses on the west side could also be affected. Moreover, as far as I know, the lines will not run through the city. After all, many of us walk, hike and cycle in different places, including in Lake Mills and Elders, where the lines may lie when they arrive, as shown, for example in Dorothy Carnes Park. The risks for public safety include the fact that people can be shocked by noise. A few meters away from the tracks. The masts can crack, snap and zoom. I wanted to say crack, snap and blow, but it can also crack, snap, snap and zoom, and they can also blow. They can be at more than one and a half kilometers away if the weather conditions are favorable. There is possibly an impact on drainage pipes, which can have consequences for agriculture in our community, as well as a potential risk of flooding with heavy rainfall. I heard this morning that three different companies submitted an application for these high-voltage lines and at least one of these companies suggested using an existing corridor or route. What I find important to realize is that this is not the only option. People are asked to comment on their property and the value of it before September 7, agricultural activities, recreational benefits, environmental and natural effects, noise pollution, view and quality of life. De website om deze opmerkingen te plaatsen is https dot dot slash umm san michael g zoals in george s zoals in san-projects.com slash b zoals in jongen e zoals in olifant c zoals in charlie i zoals in iglo. Dank u.

Dank u, Anita. Okay, our next agenda item is the city manager's report. I give the floor to Drake.

I don't have anything specific to report tonight, but if there are questions about certain points, I know that I recently sent a number of updates about a number of points per email to the municipal council. I think the most relevant point for this council is that the Bayberry will not be ready in time for today's deadline. And we do not expect it to be ready by 2026, given the progress we have seen so far when the construction inspector entered the building.

Are there any more questions for Dray? Okay, thank you for your report. Then now over to the council. Our first agenda item is an update and possible action related to the design of the Sandy Beach Improvement Project. I will take the following points. Is it going well, Jim? Okay. I will discuss a number of follow-up points and confirmation points that the working group wanted to present to the municipal council this evening. The first point that we are all indebted to you is a look at the priorities for 2027. There was a question about specific details regarding whether or not the removal of the Aashuisje was included. Our mate and greet and beach associates have confirmed that the tree and the old construction ladder at the Aashuisje also make up part of the description of the removed Aashuisje. That is planned for 2027. Brandon is also present tonight to answer any additional questions. So if there is anything else you need about that subject. The team then also looked at the concept plan and we have discussed the possibility of renovating the large shed. The commission's proposal is to remove the large cover. This is not in the concept plan, but this is to cause surprises. So that you don't notice that it's gone. We would like confirmation from the team that you completely agree that we do not keep the cover and that it will be removed, as stated in the concept plan. We want to confirm that so that there are no surprises. Lisa, EHM, just a question. If I look back at the concept plan that we approved a few meetings ago, I see, apart from the concession pavilion, no overlap. Is it true that we will not have any more overlaps?

There are two overlaps, or maybe they are just not there because they are already there.

There are two overlaps in the new concept plan. One of them is located at the volleyball fields. It is a small right corner. And there is a predefined overpass. And then there is a third point on the list of fortifications. There was one that was placed more towards the playground. The current playground. The idea is to place it closer to the beach. In the concept plan, he was placed a little further back than in previous designs. We wanted to have him closer to the walkway and the beach. This confirmed that the relocation would be acceptable in terms of location.

Fine. So there are two options.

The design team decided to keep the current cover where it was or to place the playground much closer to the waterfront. This would change the layout of a number of things that the municipality had previously found important, such as keeping some distance between the beach and the playground, and the location of the playground compared to a possible toilet building. The option of placing the cover closer to the beach is recommended due to the functionality. It is closer to the electricity supply in that area and it is a flatter terrain, so the installation will be easier to expect. And then the others that we did not make. The one on the other side of the beach was not a subject of discussion.

Then now the removal of the large cover that was not in the concept plan. I wanted to make sure that everyone was still behind that specific part of the plan that was going to be removed. Okay?

Yes, yes.

Okay. And then that one cover that was planted at the kayak lift, or actually originally was on the spot where our current playground is. We move it towards the beach. And that was also one of the advantages, because there is electricity and... It's close, so we thought it would be closer to all activities. So, does everyone agree with that move? The concept plan to get closer to the beach?

Yes, absolutely.

Yes, okay. So we have some time to design the parking lot, which is still in a phase of refining. We looked at traffic flow and safety. We discussed the new design that was presented during our work meeting, including what I called an extension, or actually an extension, with 20 extra parking spaces. This is different from the earlier design, which was a simple rectangle. An idea behind this extension is that there Electric connections for food trucks can be placed on the north side. In this way you don't have to drive through the entire parking lot to get to the food trucks. You could just close this part of 20 parking lots and make it directly accessible for food trucks. We could also use this for personnel parking spaces and parking spaces for suppliers. It would give us more flexibility and increase the total number of parking spaces from 180 to 200. So that was a conversation and we are curious about your opinion about that specific small expansion. And then a few more things about the parking lot. We are considering making one-way traffic from it, for example a one-way road instead of a two-way road. How do you call that again? How do you call that with that line in the middle?

A boulevard?

Thank you, a two-way boulevard. We have also agreed to move the parking lot for golf carts, which is now still empty and may be in conflict with the bicycle path. By moving that parking lot to Sandy Beach Road, on the right side of the boulevard, the parking lot would become multifunctional. That would improve safety, because people would no longer have to cross the lanes of cars to get to the parking lot. So it would be close to Sandy Beach Road, close to the crosswalk for golf carts. That is not included in this version, but we have talked about it to make it safer and more accessible for golf cart users. That is just part of our conversation, but where we actually wanted to start is that small dig. What do you think about adding those 20 extra parking spaces? Or what is your opinion on the parking design in general?

Michelle has... Oh, Michelle, can you... ...remember what was in the original plan? Sorry, I was just focused on Jim. We would set up a parking lot where I think a path would come with natural elements.

Is that correct? Yes, come forward.

I looked at the concept that was in the council package this evening. It is a bit vague, but there are some red lines. I don't know if you can zoom in, but that is the line drawing of the concept drawing that is behind it and gives you an idea of ​​the scale and how everything fits together. This extension, the extension with 20 parking spaces, includes a part of the parking space, mainly parking spaces for minors in the concept drawing. And it runs to the north in a piece of green straw. I believe it would be a kind of green walkway. So if you have it over percentages, about a third of that extension was planned in the concept as a street, parking space and road. and the northern two-thirds would have been a grass field. Yes, so it expands the parking lot and runs a bit through what was intended as grass. EHM, as Mary and Ted already said, offers a nice space that you can set up for all kinds of different destinations. There would probably be parking lighting with parking lights. You could place extra parking lights if you think that the parking lights at the lighting are not enough for, for example, food trucks. EHM, if there is, for example, an event such as a triathlon or a volleyball tournament, you could turn that off and make it a kind of registration zone. It is a kind of small space that you can use for all kinds of things without it influencing the flow and parking. EHM, and it would also enable us to no longer use sidewalks for food trucks. Yes. Yes, at the parking lot we have mainly focused on the efficiency of the movement, the safety of the users, the creation of sufficient parking spaces and the finding of the most economical design, while we maintain those other goals. So we have taken it through, we have looked at a few different variants and this is the version we have come up with at the moment. As presented, we discuss installation traffic at the entrance of the lane and installation traffic at the exit. That could be useful if we ever install a paid parking system, for example with cameras that automatically read characters when entering. You then have a certain time to find a parking spot. If you leave earlier, you don't have to pay. If you stay longer, you will of course pay. So there are different systems that you can view and that could work well with such a design. So EHM, those were the goals we had in mind, so economical. Being able to go to work, both to create sufficient parking space at a realistic cost price, as well as to ensure that it is safely designed and that there are sufficient opportunities to move people and vehicles through the space.

I would like to add, if you look at the entire parking lot, that the maintenance garage, the parking lot for the golf carts, would also be moved towards Sandy Beach Road. That was more logical for the accessibility. I know that Brian pleaded for it as a preferred location. That garage would also be moved to the entrance. We also talked about moving the path for the golf carts on the east side, outside the road for cars, so that the golf carts do not have to cross the road for cars when they drive to their parking lot. So that is, I would say, a refinement of the design, but in essence the background is roughly as seen in this image, and what we are looking for here is the interest in those extra 20 parking spaces that serve as a kind of expansion. If that appeals to you, then we will move on to the next version of the parking lot design, where the team will continue to work on it.

And if I may add something, the existing gas station that we want to move to Sandy Beach Road is located in the expansion zone. That gas station is in the investment plan CIP, apart from Sandy Beach Park. It is therefore already planned to move that in the coming years. It has been in the CIP for a while and has stopped more or less while we are looking for what we are going to do with the rest of the park. But I think that will be a bit of a headache. We would remove many of the maintenance functions of the municipality from the valuable space by the lake. So the maintenance, the waste containers, the pump station, the parking lot for golf carts, I think, would all be moved towards Sandy Beach Road to make some space available within the park for other destinations. Yes, I have a question. The comments of Mr. Daly about the parking control, you said that a sign reader would come at the exit, so that a time limit can be set, and so that if someone, for example, puts children off and then drives away again without a free parking ticket, no parking costs are taken into account. It can be set up like this. We don't have that system at the moment. But there are systems that can do that, right. Yes, that would solve a number of other problems that have been mentioned before. Good to know.

Yes, I think one of the criteria, Jim, was that the group looked at how you can make it flexible for other technologies next to Park X. And so, those are the things we think about when designing, to make it flexible enough so that we as a city can choose another supplier in the future if we want to. Yes. So there is still work to be done, the team is still working on it and they are also looking at the rainwater management and the influence of it. So this is the general flat ground. And in any case, or eh, Michelle, you wanted to make a remark and then I started talking about the parking lot. Okay, Lisa has something else.

Yes, Lisa. Eh, thank you. EHM, I have ideas about two things. First, that expansion. EHM, I didn't like it when I saw the plan for the first time, because it looked like there were just 20 extra parking spaces and it was a little closer to the lake, so I wasn't sure. But now that I hear everyone talking about it, I do see some advantages for both the potential event space, parking space for suppliers and for the police. It is a kind of separate area, apart from all other parts of the parking lot, that could possibly be separated for other purposes. So I think there is something to say about that. I also like the idea of moving the maintenance building. I can't really estimate the scale of our work. I'm sure the maintenance building is big enough to meet the needs of the staff and that it has all the necessary facilities. I don't know if the current building will meet that. So I'm sure Brian and his team will get the chance to give their opinion. As far as the golf cart area is concerned, when I saw the plan that we have on the agenda tonight, I initially assumed that it would be a permanently fortified area, which I don't like so much at that location. I think it's good that we thought about the rule, from a certain point on, golf carts are no longer allowed. We want to keep access to the beach, but this is a unique opportunity that only residents of the Sta-Kerrefenwijk have to come there with a golf cart. So I think it's reasonable not to give them access to the beach if no one else has it. During our last meeting, I had imagined that the parking spaces for golf carts would be a little more to the south of the map, maybe even in the area where level B is now, where maybe no permanent installation is needed, such as Algrind and a path. So I would support that. Yes, moving the parking spaces for golf carts further south, to a place where we don't have to install any additional parking spaces. Because we, as we have already discussed last time, want to keep thinking about the extent to which we want to keep placing wolf carts and how we are going to manage that. I don't want a concrete construction that will last for 50 years. I prefer a temporary solution that gives us the time to make policy decisions.

I can confirm that both the relocation of the maintenance shed and the pump station have been done on request from the departments. Okay, fine. I would like to add that the parking lot for the golf carts would be located at the location described by you. Our meeting on these matters took place late on Thursday afternoon, but we just didn't have time to round up everything for Friday and process it in the documents. And so EHM, so the iteration is different, let's say during the live stream, than what you have now for you, based on our discussion on Thursday.

Fine, thank you. Yes, Michelle, I saw your hand sticking up. Okay. I'll try to put this all in a row, because what we see now is not the iteration that we will see in the future. Is that correct?

This was the concept that was brought up during the meeting on Thursday, and some of the changes that were discussed on Thursday until half past four or four o'clock in the afternoon are not included. They are not included in the council package of Friday, because we didn't have time to draw everything again.

That's okay.

E.H.M.

So the parking lot for the golf carts, you said, is now moving towards Sandy Beach Road. That's right, it's on the east side. So if you look at your map, you see that it's on the right side. Somewhere near Sandy Beach Road. Where is the proposed gas station and there is a small piece of road laid out. It would be in that area.

The path to the path that crosses the road. So E.H.M. How do I say this? I wondered how it is with the fact that many people who drive with wolf carts are used to driving further inside. And my concern is that they will keep doing that because it is a bit more convenient than those parking spaces.

I think that boards, poles and maintenance would be the way to change that. Okay, how could we steer that behavior?

Okay.

There is a place on this concept, close to the parking lot, where we have not placed a sign, no golf carts, or removable poles. You could apply that concept to places where you think it would be useful. Certainly.

Okay, EHM, because if we would move the parking lot for the golf carts to the place where it is now on the map, then I wonder, can we not do that? U maakte zich zorgen over het verplaatsen van de parkeerplaats voor de golfkarretjes, omdat ze dan dwars over de parkeerplaats zouden moeten rijden. Waarom verplaatsen we het pad niet naar de andere kant?

Ik denk dat we dat gaan doen, maar nee, nee, nee. Maar laten we dat pad dan gewoon doorlaten lopen naar de plek waar het nu op de kaart staat. Because, well yes, I think we can talk about that. It is a big cost to go to a parking lot that is located in the middle of a beautiful environment. An environment that I think could also be a natural area. If I look at that path that comes from the east and runs into the park, then I think that's a nice multifunctional place that doesn't compete with a golf cart. Yes, I think that may not be entirely clear. Do you mean that this would hinder nature? I know. U zegt dat dit de natuur zou belemmeren?

Ja. Maar is deze parkeerplaats met 20 plaatsen dat niet?

Nou, ik denk dat het doel van het ontwerpteam, toen we het hadden over waar en hoe we de parkeerplaatsen voor golfkarretjes moesten plaatsen en beheren, was om ze op een locatie te houden waar een specifiek gebruik, een beperkt gebruik, A special provision for a certain part of the population would not hinder the experience of the park users.

Okay. I'm not sure what I think of it, but I'll wait until I see it in the final version.

I think that...

I have to see it first.

Yes, I think that will help me a lot too.

So, what do you think of that extra section with 20 seats? That's a design part that we want feedback on tonight, whether you agree with it or not, so that we know where to design the next version.

Yes, I appreciate the concept we came up with for that extension with 20 seats. And by we, I don't mean myself, but everyone who has worked on it. I think it's a kind of mini version of what we had in mind as a second parking lot. And what you said about the flexibility, the different usage possibilities, the possibility to separate it if necessary. The fact that it is in a place where it doesn't really replace anything else. It does take up some space, but it is the space that lies the farthest from the beach, so it is already the least attractive place anyway. I think it's a fine addition. I think it solves a number of problems we've been talking about, and I think we have to go with this, with that protrusion there, something that looks very much like what is drawn, so not exactly the same.

Thank you, Greg. Any other comments for or against?

I have a question. I am a representative. With the sign that we had about moving the parking lot for golf carts closer to Sandy Beach Road. When we were talking about priorities earlier, the reconstruction of the parking lot we're talking about now is a project for 2027. No.

No priority, no.

The parking lot should be open in the fall of 2027 or the spring, hopefully around Memorial Day 2028.

Okay, I asked that so that we can all think about it. EHM, I have been able to see the rental agreement for the Sandy Beach Mobile Home Park and there are decisions about the use of golf carts. I think the employees and I need to take the time to see if that needs to be adjusted or that it only needs to be maintained, now that we are working on the plan for where golf carts are allowed and not allowed to drive.

Nog andere ideeën? Jim en Michelle zijn jullie voorstander van die uitbouw en steunen jullie die als aanvulling op het conceptplan. Michelle? Ik ben er wel voorstander van, maar met een voorbehoud. Oké. Good. The next two points, thank you for the conversation and a few more questions. The next two points are action points for the municipal council. Meet and Hand has added an inquiry from Brian, or you will see it in your documents, in which input about the playground is asked. Thank you, Brandon. You will see that he has also added three ideas, a natural combination and a more traditional one. So, if you can take a few minutes to fill in those surveys, and we will give you a short deadline to do this for our next work meeting, so that we can advise on the selection of suppliers for games. Can you fill in the survey and send it to Drake by post? Is that good for you, Dray, or do you prefer to scan him and email him to me?

You can also give him what you want at the reception.

And if we have the survey for 6 September, we would appreciate that very much. We will collect all data and it is the intention that the workgroup sets up a proposal for the municipal council, based on the input we have received from you all. The second point also concerns the Horeca pavilion. After much discussion within the working group, we will ask the same questions. The two open questions on the front of the survey about the playground will also be asked about the pavilion. This way we get a broad picture of what is and is not within the scope, from your perspective, to feed the discussion about the pavilion. That is a lot more complex. We thought it was important to first get a good picture of the pavilion as a working group before we would involve the municipal council in the details. So we will also present a rough proposal for that first. Your answers to a few questions about the pavilion will help to create the framework for the working group. Please for 6 September, if possible, and that is a short e-mail exercise.

Als u het over een paviljoen hebt, bedoelt u dan de ruimte of het gebouw. De overdekte eet- en drinkgelegenheid neem ik aan. Als ik het over de ruimte heb, bedoelt u dan de combinatie van het gebouw met bijvoorbeeld het plein of het terras. Ik denk dat u gelijk hebt. Dat kunnen we bespreken. U kunt daar ook ideeën over insturen.

Dus ik zou zeggen allebei. As je je voorstelt, ik denk dat we veel feedback en ideeën van burgers krijgen. Iedereen is zo enthousiast en ik hoor allerlei verschillende ideeën voorbij komen. En als je erover nadenkt, ik weet niet of we allemaal, punt als wat je je voorstelt. Bijvoorbeeld schermen bevat, is er een afgeschermde ruimte? Ja of nee, het is in de openlucht. Er is geen airconditioning, maar zijn er schermen. Of... ceiling fans, I don't know if that's too detailed. If you imagine something, for example, if I sit in this pavilion in 2028, does it look like, or does it have, or does it not? Then it is important to understand that today, so that we can talk about what that means for the design, what it means for the costs, and what it means for all of us to come to an agreement about the travel expenses. And Brandy, did I summarize that well?

Yes,

Dat wordt een e-mail opdracht. En als iemand die twee vragen per e-mail wil versturen, kunnen we die ook verzamelen.

Is dat iets wat we al ontvangen hebben? Ik kan het niet vinden. De enquête?

De enquête voor de speeltuin is bijgevoegd bij de materialen. Dus als je vanavond in de materialen kijkt, de... derde... die heet Sandy Beach Playground Questions. Is that the addition? So, if you look past the first page, you see a small questionnaire with a number of cross-sectional chapters about all kinds of detailed elements of the playground. Brian tried to get an idea of what we all think the design could be. And, I thought it had to be delivered today, so I've already finished mine. Kijk eens aan. Dank je wel. Ja, ik heb nog even gehaast voordat we hierheen kwamen, maar hier zijn we dan. En dan de twee vragen voor het horecapaviljoen. Wat zijn de belangrijkste kenmerken of resultaten van het horecapaviljoen en zijn er kenmerken, materialen of benaderingen die er niet in zouden moeten zitten? It will therefore be two open questions about the Horeca Pavilion. They will be comparable, almost identical to the questions at the beginning of the playground survey.

They will be sent to us. I don't have to write that down now, right? We'll send them, okay? Yes. And then I would, Mary. Yes, Lisa. This year I am in the park management and I would find it ridiculous if I did not say at least that I think that the details of the survey about the playground would normally be discussed via that management. I would actually like to ask if we would like to arrange this at council level. Is there insufficient time to ask the input of the park management about this? I just want to make sure that we make use of our citizen commissions to give our input and I wonder why we don't let this go through the park management.

I also like to send the questionnaire to the park management. I think it's better to wait until a meeting to conduct the discussion, but I like to send the questionnaire to collect feedback and not process it in the collected information. I would definitely recommend that. I actually thought the same when I saw the survey, regardless of whether I have any opinion about some of these points. I know that there are people in the park management who have probably thought more about this than I have, and it is not something that just comes up in the neighborhood of, point it is bad, point it is a park-oriented case, in contrast to the pavilion, which may be more of a commercial case. But I would appreciate it if they could also be involved. It seems to me that Sandy Beach Park is a park and that everything we consider should have been considered by the park management, maybe with their input, not about every little detail maybe, but I think they are closer to it than the members of the municipal council.

Well, the past two years, when Mary was in it, the park board of the municipal council had the task of working on the recreational facilities, so they thought a lot about it and made recommendations. But we have been dealing with many other things, such as parking, utility and the caravan community, you know, outside the park sports. So I think Greg's idea is good. And Greg, what do you imagine if we can give them the opportunity to fill in the questionnaire and give their opinion, so that we can take them with us in the design? That would be great. May I add something? Go ahead, Brandon.

EHM, something to keep in mind when it comes to the playground, and this is absolutely not a hasty remark, is that we have currently received the instruction that the playground is a provision for 2027. And so EHM, there are usually period times for things, and if you need time to install it and have it operational by the summer of 2027, EHM, then the chance is quite large, I am not a playground expert. Yes, EHM, I don't know exactly. It probably depends on what you get in the end and what the delivery time is, but it's something to keep in mind. It seems that there is a certain time frame if we want to stick to the schedule. Ik wil niet per se namens mezelf en Hans spreken, maar stel dat er een levertijd van vier maanden is en je bestelt het in november, dan komt het in maart en je probeert het dan geïnstalleerd en operationeel te krijgen voor Memorial Day in mei of juni, punt dat.

Kan krap worden.

En vaak zijn er ook ondergrondse ondersteuningselementen en dergelijke, dus die hebben ook tijd nodig om te installeren. Ik wil dat gewoon even in gedachten houden. En als het niet lukt en de gemeenteraad een andere richting inslaat, dan is het natuurlijk aan jullie om te zeggen, oké, we hebben 2027 niet gehaald of iets dergelijks, maar het is iets om in gedachten te houden. Dank u wel. Ja, ik denk dat we wisten dat we de komende paar jaar in deze positie zouden zitten. Now that we actually want to make decisions and want to see work done, that brings a number of deadlines with it and requires that decisions are made quickly. We can't wait a whole month for a board meeting or for our next meeting. So, thank you very much for adding that. That is highly appreciated.

Well, I know that Brian is in the working group and I would like to ask Brian if he would like to keep his eyes open when making decisions. No, it's fine. I just wanted to make sure that you keep your eyes open for our deadlines and timelines. If there is a possibility to add something to the park management, because the timing was perfect, we had made a decision and the park management met, even if the agenda still had to be adjusted. Well, I know you have to publish it at the right time. So it should work like this. We could publish the survey so that our park commission had the opportunity to provide input and insights. I think we have to try to get that for each other if it fits and the planning of the project does not change. We have to take that into account and look at it while we continue with this and other topics, because there will be other park topics that the park commission may not be as valuable about.

can give insights. In addition to sending these surveys to the members of the park commission and offering them the opportunity to give their opinion, I think Brian and I can also cooperate to encourage the park commission to follow the agendas of the municipal council and to see what we are working on with regard to Sandy Beach. Then they can give their opinion individually and give us their input, as we would do with any citizen. We have to point out that due to lack of time, we may not always be able to formally ask for their input as a committee, but that we welcome their participation. Thank you.

That was everything we had discussed about the decision-making points for Sandy Beach. Let's see if there are any other questions about that subject. Shall we continue? Are there any comments from Brandon or Drake? Something about Sandy Beach? Okay.

I would like to once again express my thanks to the people who are in that committee and who make so many extra hours to help advance the case and ensure that the council makes a number of clear decisions so that we can quickly make a well-deserved decision. I thank everyone who is in that committee and does all that work, because that takes a lot of extra time and that is highly appreciated.

Thank you, correct. Okay, let's move on to the next agenda item. We have order 1295. Would you like to read it, Misty?

Order 1295 to change from section 660, layer 2, table with building regulations R312, minimum floor area of the building regulations of the city of Leekmils.

Okay, this is the third reading and I would like to answer all questions about this, if anyone has any. This is something that I have proposed and that has been unanimously recommended by the Planning Commission. We have already talked about it before, but at the moment I suggest that we adopt order 1295 in its current form. Second.

So, we have a motion by Greg Kutz and a second by Lisa Curler. Is there anything else about this subject tonight? Okay, name list, please, Misty.

Ms. Schmeetjer? Yes. Ms. Quint-Erno? Yes. Mr. Kutz? Yes. Mr. Bartlid?

Yes.

Ms. Kurler? Yes.

Motion accepted with 5-0 votes. Next, we have a third reading on the agenda. This is order 1296. Misty, please.

Order 1296 to change from section 660 to 660. Parking outside the public road. Table 2.4 Specific requirements for parking outside the public road. Minimum number of required parking spaces for apartments. And this is very comparable to the previous one. I am the administrator of this order.

He has been treated by the Planning Commission and recommended unanimously. We have talked about this before, but this is the third reading. I would like to answer all the questions that we still have, but at the moment I propose to adopt Order 1296 in its current form. I support the proposal.

We have a motion by Greg Kuus, supported by Lisa Kurler.

We have to discuss the subject. I would like to thank Greg for his contribution. I think these are areas where our order is no longer of this time, so I appreciate that you are working on this and that you are also trying to get your input through the Planning Commission. Thank you.

Okay, may we have a list of names, please?

Mrs. Kenyo? Yes. Mr. Kutz? Yes. Mr. Bartlett? Yes. Mrs. Kurler? Yes. Mrs. Schrader? Yes. Motion taken with 5 to 0 votes. Okay, we have a first reading as order 1298. Mrs. D? Order 1298 to change from article 660 to 44 of the official destination plan CART of the city Lake Mills, Lake Mills, Wisconsin. Per sale identification number 24,607,131,113,017. Owner John Zimmerman, 701 Highland Road, Lake Mills, Wisconsin. I would like to submit a motion to skip the second reading and go straight to the third reading of Order 1298 during our next meeting.

Mr. Kutz will support the motion.

We have a motion to skip the second reading, submitted by Lisa Curler and supported by Greg Kutz. Can we vote on this motion?

Mr. Koets?

Yes.

Mr. Bartlid?

Yes.

Mrs. Kurler? Yes. Mrs. Schmeetjer? Yes. Mrs. Quinterno? Yes. The motion is adopted with 5 to 0 votes.

Okay, so this will continue as the third reading during the next meeting. Okay, then we will now continue with our last agenda item, announcements and recommendations for future agendas.

Lisa, I also have a recommendation. I have a resident who is corresponding with me. I think that in the first instance he has not contacted all council members about the use of flat cameras through the city and there has certainly been a lot of talk about it in the news if you follow the news in the state. Some cities abolish them, some cities adapt their policies and some cities continue to use them. EHM, and I have the feeling that I am still learning about it myself, but I would like to. A presentation of the employees want to know how the city uses them at the moment, what our policy is, so that we, when we enter the growth period, know how the city uses these funds when we have questions about the financing of it.

Thank you, Lisa. Anything else for the next agenda?

On the 15th we start with the budget meeting. Okay.

We also had a resolution on parking in Sandy Beach on the 15th. Jim, are you present at the next meeting?

Yes, sure. Okay.

That was on the agenda. I also have a few more details. First of all, I would like to thank Lisa for her valuable input on the planning that we had set up. And we have walked back a bit, I took the timeline from last year and did not see that we had the elections, the municipal council meeting and a number of clashes and other things around the performance on the same evening, which is probably not the best timing. So, unfortunately, that means that we are moving a number of things forward, as you all have noticed. So pay close attention to the data and I would like to thank you for your understanding of this somewhat shorter timeline. EHM, once again, thanks for driving and managing that process. And I would also like to let you know that we, as we have already shared, have a new Sandy Beach group at our disposal. Ik ben van plan om bij elke bijeenkomst een aantal Sandy Beach onderwerpen te bespreken. De volgende is op dinsdag. Bedoel je de commissie? De commissie, niet de raad, niet de raad, sorry. Werkgroep, de werkgroep, bedankt voor de verduidelijking. Oeps, ja, sorry, ik wilde jullie niet onnodig ongerust maken. Even kijken of ik al mijn aantekeningen heb. EHM, and don't forget September 6th. I know that we already have someone who meets the expectations, Michelle, with her survey. But the survey about the playground and the questions about the pavilion that you still have to receive. Could you please deliver that for September 6th? That would be great. Okay. If there are no other agenda points for tonight, I want to close the meeting at 4.30 p.m.