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Investment policy: Council amended the investment-policy resolution to require common-council approval for investment-policy changes; amendment passed unanimously and the main motion as amended passed 14-0 (item 0235-25). (See separate article.)

Committee referrals: The council referred a number of communications and items to standing committees as detailed on the agenda, including but not limited to:
- To Finance & Personnel: items including 0347-25 and others mentioned in the finance and personnel referral listing.
- To Public Works & Services: items including state project approvals and bid results for street reconstruction (items in the 0390–0405 range).
- To Public Safety & Licensing: numerous licensing and appearance requests and premise-report items (items 0349–0354, 0388, 0414–0417 range).
Clerks recorded motions and seconds for these referrals; each referral motion was approved and sent to the respective committee as the meeting proceeded.

Claim of Margaret A. Mortensen (item 0339-25): The council considered a claim presented by the city attorney’s office and, following council discussion, moved to refer the matter back to the Finance and Personnel Committee for additional review; that referral motion passed unanimously.

Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) status items: Council members noted and supported CHDO designations on items before the council for Racine Revitalization Partnership and Habitat for Humanity (items 0373-25 and 0374-25); those items were placed on the consent agenda and moved forward.

Discontinuance of West Street (item 0418-25): Council held a public hearing and authorized the mayor, city clerk, city attorney and relevant staff to execute documents to discontinue the identified portion of West Street between Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and the east property line of 1329 West Street. A staff report and public hearing were held and the council approved the measure; the transcript records unanimous council action on the item.

Consent agenda and remaining items: The council placed remaining noncontroversial items on the consent agenda and approved the consent agenda by voice vote. Several items were referred to appropriate committees earlier in the meeting as routine procedure.

The meeting record shows numerous procedural referrals with item numbers listed during the committee reports; interested parties should consult the official council agenda packet for full text of each communication and to confirm the exact committee referral lists and any attachments.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Racine, WI - Common Council 4_14_2025 - Jun 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its April 14 meeting the Racine Common Council approved multiple referrals to standing committees, adopted several consent items and referred an insurance claim back to committee while approving a street discontinuance.","taxTitle","Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin","taxId",2856,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6553931,"Council approves amendment to allow car wash at Regency Mall after parking concerns",2502,872000,3374000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5034032-3d84f56bf9d70892b8529231f1f7c231&start=872&end=3374","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5034032-3d84f56bf9d70892b8529231f1f7c231/thumbnail_872000.jpg","/articles/6553931/Racine/Racine-County/Wisconsin/Council-approves-amendment-to-allow-car-wash-at-Regency-Mall-after-parking-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553931-282b408c00be8bb0e1702d8489dae16c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770961786&Signature=k-qp7FdY-R76GnjqkViTJhLbCpbv24FfaJ2Uv5H0r5pL3nr-UPE9YnwjZWBPF1ekLTugeHkAMNHOeremBsniw8zvD4GbihurE4S7YlBf9mxcAIt0ti-yJ3C-RDOzpULTU0qWGpg8sCs~UzACOv~36WD12jmtjDDicSKRD6YIlBxJECX2RCPyG7XeUQdjZjnOLyqf1YGKKQGYKjMHvx~a9n9JDHDtpov1~NGSKqnaz90PSXL-qT2Gx-wA8rfHpASIEQS25-SkEKkLH7yk17BAYbObv351c6nvGbB-YeBf6BngTbje1472xt-yi5uZ~k1VHHKmOyCEyn3OQ-E4naqPRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Racine Common Council on April 14 approved a final-plan amendment to the Regency Mall planned-development conditional-use permit to allow a new car wash at 2521 South Green Bay Road, after a debate focused on whether the site plan provides adequate employee and handicap parking.

The item, filed as 0382-25, was the subject of public comment and lengthy council discussion. Resident Mike Wilcom told the council the site plan “only allocated 4 employee parking stalls” and argued that “this large car wash is gonna take a minimum of 5 employees on a Saturday,” adding that he believed the plan lacked a required handicap space. “I was told by somebody in planning that it meets the code because it's in a mall outlot, but that code was written in 1973,” Wilcom said during public comment.

The council debated whether to delay the final approval and refer the item back to the Planning, Heritage and Design Commission. Alder Kaprielian moved to refer 0382-25 back to the planning commission for further review; Alder Weidner seconded. That referral motion failed 5-9. Council then proceeded to consider the final-plan approval; the transcript records that the council voted on the main motion, but the final vote tally on the approval is not specified in the meeting transcript.

City planning staff told council the Regency Mall property has shared parking across the planned development and that “there's already 20 acres of parking there” and a four-acre parcel across the ring road with roughly 120 spaces available. Staff said individual outlots in the mall are not required to meet freestanding parking counts because the planned development allows shared parking. Staff also advised that ADA parking is determined during the building-permit phase under the building code, not during zoning review: “ADA parking requirements are added at the end during the building permitting process. That's a function of the building code and not the zoning ordinance.”

Council members who opposed referral said delaying the item would further slow a project that staff said was already behind schedule, while supporters of referral said operational experience from existing car-wash operators suggested the council should take a closer look at employee parking before final sign-off. Alder Sebastian noted an existing nearby facility at Spring Street and Green Bay Road that also shows four employee parking spaces on its site plan.

The planning record presented to council indicates the Regency Mall plan is a long-standing planned development (dating to 1978), which the staff said was designed to share parking across uses. Conditions of final approval were referenced in the planning commission’s recommendation; council members discussed but did not alter those stated conditions during the floor debate.

The decision clears the item off the council’s agenda for tonight; the transcript does not record the exact final vote tally on the approval. Council discussion and the public comment record indicate the primary outstanding concerns raised were employee parking counts and the timing of ADA parking provisions, which staff said are enforced during building permitting.

The council’s action is likely to be followed by the building-permit process, where the building official will confirm required ADA stalls and other site-plan details prior to construction.

The council record shows the referral attempt and the main motion to approve were the principal formal actions recorded for item 0382-25.","The Racine Common Council on April 14 approved a final-plan amendment to the Regency Mall planned-development conditional-use permit to allow a new car wash at 2521 South Green Bay Road, after debate focused on whether the site plan provides adequate employee and handicap parking.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6553922,"Council approves CityWise rental-listing contract after suspending rules for company presentation",282,1725000,2007000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5034032-3d84f56bf9d70892b8529231f1f7c231&start=1725&end=2007","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5034032-3d84f56bf9d70892b8529231f1f7c231/thumbnail_1725000.jpg","/articles/6553922/Racine/Racine-County/Wisconsin/Council-approves-CityWise-rental-listing-contract-after-suspending-rules-for-company-presentation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553922-39930b3f70765015f9960502aae46d5a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770961786&Signature=O1rVkPn~dqxpCurXbHEKypAYcYPtVzE9r3xkL8KNHnvv4n1WQe7wTc6Fy2d8Bj6rtFJzuL4RON3cEfI6of3ffe8-t~Fbfwt8XbLNvlvlhA1C69RSs0C0uQgnhq2S0OXvK6PkIQZgwz15gmd0G4LY6tPvKgElCianvcYaTHCglCKCxQLP6ZdFQClTXLjDTaB4S8n7bpKlvKeCkMoTOorZmuDDf0oYbRlrbxYDD4yGgOwJzZr3ObKfkXrK23~RSGC7SIcdRbiw-BYdtQEqvIopwsNPLrbGXYXdHwhRP7DFJeAGii3tQhatDKWsUJxg3533CLGmyPwScRSxelBE-tmIiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Racine Common Council on April 14 approved a city-service and licensing agreement with Citywide Software LLC (doing business as CityWise) to provide a city-branded, searchable rental-listing platform for Racine.

The item (0288-25), sponsored by Mayor Mason, drew a brief procedural dispute after staff indicated the council does not normally permit outside vendors to address the body during the agenda. Council members then voted to suspend the rules to let a CityWise representative address the chamber; that suspension-motion passed 11-3. Dominic Hanslow, identified in the meeting as CEO of Citywide Software, spoke to council about CityWise’s model and prior municipal partnerships, saying the company had last year begun working with municipalities to operate city-branded rental platforms and noted partnerships in Kenosha, Oak Creek, Greenfield, Greendale, South Milwaukee and Mount Pleasant.

After the presentation, the council voted to approve the contract. The transcript records that the motion \"passes unanimously.\" The council did not record additional amendments on the floor.

Hanslow told council CityWise’s goal is to list middle-income and lower-income rental properties that do not always appear on private listing sites, and he said the product aims to help renters find housing that might not otherwise be visible on platforms such as apartments.com. The company’s background remarks referenced a prior business, College Pads, and a multi-city rollout of CityWise during the previous year.

Councilors who supported allowing the presentation said they wanted to hear directly from the vendor before voting on a contract that involves city branding and a searchable rental database; those opposed to the rule suspension cited a longstanding practice barring vendor presentations outside the public-comment period.

The contract is expected to move forward under the terms presented to council; staff retained responsibility for final contract execution and oversight.","Racine aldermen approved a contract to license Citywide Software LLC (CityWise) to host a city-branded rental-listing platform and searchable residential rental database after the council voted to suspend rules to allow the company CEO to speak; the rule suspension passed 11-3 and the contract approval passed unanimously.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6553927,"Council amends city investment policy, transfers approval authority from finance director to council",204,1518000,1722000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5034032-3d84f56bf9d70892b8529231f1f7c231&start=1518&end=1722","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5034032-3d84f56bf9d70892b8529231f1f7c231/thumbnail_1518000.jpg","/articles/6553927/Racine/Racine-County/Wisconsin/Council-amends-city-investment-policy-transfers-approval-authority-from-finance-director-to-council","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553927-84419faf9035a834a191da21c35d0eae/orig.mp4?Expires=1770961786&Signature=FWmWfszSXHAqNSexhcjwc0EdAtQbPqkKrVjKyg-G-5NSE3alfjNxWXTNyGTB0Io-xKlvMgJy3HAyGJ5czWvowC8WC-yzw9xg9IbK4nRHLvtJsn5v4Qp4Ll3lulymOpEAXCwypXt7ypf1532U0r-6aveB-rb62tRZd3wIz3LMmsFVk9sbcugtmqErHecGkWOu8iZ4TTIPtp0OkZwlKocYsHLVB2hnraQHJzEM3VjYptKfeVLWjVZ58r-e4w9izDn7S33yh3QGVO4Hav~6XTklxJuRuMUx49czmRRZWOuLrAMTex1c6pB3dc8~6mNO~Si8VhxBMe74G0CnEbwO1PxmIQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Racine Common Council on April 14 amended the city's investment-policy resolution to make changes to the investment policy subject to approval by the common council rather than solely by the finance director.

The item, listed as 0235-25 and presented by Alder Horton on behalf of the finance director, initially appeared to grant approval authority to the finance director. Council members questioned a potential conflict between the resolution text and language in the investment-policy document itself, which states on page 2 that the investment policy \"shall not be altered without permission of the common council of the city of Racine.\" Finance Director Fischer told the council the policy is intended to be reviewed and approved by the common council.

Alder Kaprielian moved to amend the resolution to replace the phrase \"finance director\" with \"common council,\" and Alder Weidner seconded the amendment. Attorney Letney confirmed that replacing \"finance director\" with \"common council\" would be appropriate. The amendment passed unanimously in the council's electronic vote. The main motion as amended — resolving that the investment policy requires the permission of the common council — then passed 14-0.

Council members framed the change as aligning the resolution language with the existing investment-policy document and as preserving council oversight of municipal investment decisions. The finance director and city attorney participated in the floor clarification.

The council did not specify any immediate operational changes beyond the revised approval authority; staff indicated routine investment-policy reviews will continue but that the council must formally approve any future alterations to the document.","Racine aldermen amended the city's investment-policy resolution to replace a clause granting approval authority to the finance director with a requirement that the common council approve changes; the amendment passed unanimously and the amended motion passed 14-0 at the April 14 meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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