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Monroe Public Safety Committee Meeting - October 26, 2026

Common Council & Commissions — Monday, October 26, 2026

BodyMonroe, Wisconsin

SessionCommon Council & Commissions

DateMonday, October 26, 2026

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Speaker 1

0:00

All right.

0:00

I would like to call the public safety committee meeting to order if we get the roll call, please.

0:06

Older Schiffer.

Speaker 2

0:07

Here.

0:08

Alder

Speaker 3

0:08

Warton

Speaker 1

0:08

Weather?

Speaker 4

0:09

Here.

Speaker 1

0:09

Older

Speaker 3

0:10

Vokley?

0:11

Here.

Speaker 1

0:11

An older Mosher.

0:15

Any corrections of the minutes from September 28th?

Unassigned speaker

0:20

No.

Speaker 1

0:21

Hearing none, those standard as presented.

0:24

See business presented by the streets department discussion and possible recommendation to come to council for the purchase of rapid flashing beacon pedestrian crosswalk systems.

Speaker 5

0:42

This is for the installation of the rapid flashing beacons.

0:46

Platteville students did that parking study for the downtown area.

0:50

And this is one of the recommendations they kind of had around the square as well, but they had recommendation for 9th Street and 17th Avenue.

0:58

So I think we kind of brought some of their study stuff to the committee before, and we also recommended 15th Avenue as well.

Unassigned speaker

1:06

Speaker 5

1:06

number of years ago we put the uh Scout project, put the little containers out there with the little orange flags, which I think is helps some, but you still see a lot of people just keep trucking by and not paying attention to what's going on there.

Unassigned speaker

1:19

Speaker 5

1:19

so we had the price on them from TAPCO.

1:22

Um the one at 15th, we would put I think on the east side of the intersections would be right on a street light, so you've

Unassigned speaker

1:28

got

Speaker 5

1:29

hopefully good light visibility there with it.

1:31

The one at 17th, you'll see the two different price differences on it.

1:35

The one at 17th's got a light on it, so when you push the buttons, not just has the rapid flashing beacons, but it also has a light that basically will illuminate the crosswalk, so it'll bring a little bit more attention to that one since there isn't the decorative lights there as much.

1:49

Um so we would just be looking at approving that from purchasing those from TAPCO.

1:55

Um they're not cheap, uh 20,000 601 for the hardware on it for the two both inner all intersections together, those two intersections.

2:05

So and that's us installing

Unassigned speaker

2:07

it.

Speaker 5

2:08

Yeah.

Speaker 4

2:16

Can you remind me which intersections those are, not just the numbers, but

Speaker 5

2:21

it's on 9th.

2:22

Yep, 9th Street uh is kind of the main drag there by between the old library and the new library.

Speaker 4

2:28

And

Speaker 5

2:28

15th Avenue would be um on the east side of the the libraries right bear the chiropractor's office is 15th Avenue.

Speaker 3

2:38

Okay.

Speaker 5

2:39

Uh nope, that's traffic signals on that one, so it has crosswalks.

2:43

Um, and then the 17th Avenue would be where studio 906 in that area crossing where the dry cleaners was.

Speaker 4

2:53

Okay, got

Speaker 5

2:54

it.

2:54

Thanks.

Speaker 6

2:55

Were there any injuries there or anything, or why why are we doing this?

3:00

It's seems really expensive.

Speaker 5

3:02

Yeah, we haven't really had any injuries or anything there, any accidents with pedestrians in that area.

3:09

There has been traffic accidents, but yeah.

3:12

Yeah, I think one traffic accident that took out the street light.

3:16

But yeah.

Speaker 1

3:28

Did this was this recommended by anybody else?

3:31

Speaker 5

3:31

no, it was just yeah, it was just by that five pill school.

3:34

So yeah, we haven't really had a lot of issues in that area.

3:38

Um with accidents, fortunately.

3:42

So yeah, that is kind of the question.

3:43

Is it really you see a lot of traffic there that really warrants it and needs

Unassigned speaker

3:48

it?

Unassigned speaker

3:51

You know,

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

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Summary of Proceedings

Monroe Public Safety Committee Meeting - October 26, 2026

The Public Safety Committee of the City of Monroe met on October 26, 2026, at 4:50 PM in Council Chambers. Members present were Matt Sheaffer, Corinne Wartenweiler, and Darlene Voelkli; Dave Mosher was absent. The committee discussed two items: the purchase of rapid flashing beacon pedestrian crosswalk systems and the removal of outdated parking signs around the old high school. Both items were recommended to the Common Council.

Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the September 28, 2026, meeting were approved as presented without correction.

Discussion Items

C.1 – Purchase of Rapid Flashing Beacon Pedestrian Crosswalk Systems
- The Street Department proposed installing rapid flashing beacons at two crosswalks on 9th Street: at 15th Avenue (near the libraries) and at 17th Avenue (near Studio 906). The recommendation stemmed from a Platteville student parking study. The total hardware cost from TAPCO is $20,601, with the city performing installation. The 17th Avenue location includes an additional crosswalk illumination light. Funding would come from TID 7's positive increment balance; the expenditure period must close by September 2027 (five years before TID 7 ends in 2032).
- Alder Voelkli expressed concern about the cost and lack of pedestrian injuries at the locations, questioning whether the expense was warranted given budget constraints. Alder Sheaffer noted the trade-off between safety and cost. Alder Wartenweiler supported forwarding the item to the full council for broader discussion, citing pedestrian safety and the busy nature of 9th Street.
- Motion by Wartenweiler, second by Voelkli to recommend to Common Council. Passed 3-0.
C.2 – Parking Signs Around the Old Monroe High School
- Street Supervisor Lucas Neuenschwander explained that now that the high school has relocated, many "No Parking School Days 7 AM–5 PM" signs are no longer needed. He recommended removing 23 such signs from 16th Avenue, the 2500 block of 26th Street, and the 2500–2700 blocks of 17th Avenue, while retaining seven signs on 14th Avenue (one side of the street) to manage elementary school traffic. The removed signs can be reused elsewhere.
- Alder Sheaffer asked about possibly reviewing stop signs in the area, noting there may be too many. Neuenschwander said that would be a police department question; no action was taken on stop signs.
- Motion by Sheaffer, second by Wartenweiler to approve the sign removal and recommend to Common Council. Passed 3-0.

Key Outcomes

Rapid flashing beacons: Recommended to Common Council for approval and funding via TID 7 (vote 3-0).
Old high school parking signs: Recommended to Common Council for removal of 23 signs and retention of 7 signs (vote 3-0).
No other business was discussed. Meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

All right. I would like to call the public safety committee meeting to order if we get the roll call, please. Older Schiffer. Here. Alder Warton Weather? Here. Older Vokley? Here. An older Mosher. Any corrections of the minutes from September 28th? No. Hearing none, those standard as presented. See business presented by the streets department discussion and possible recommendation to come to council for the purchase of rapid flashing beacon pedestrian crosswalk systems. This is for the installation of the rapid flashing beacons. Platteville students did that parking study for the downtown area. And this is one of the recommendations they kind of had around the square as well, but they had recommendation for 9th Street and 17th Avenue. So I think we kind of brought some of their study stuff to the committee before, and we also recommended 15th Avenue as well. A number of years ago we put the uh Scout project, put the little containers out there with the little orange flags, which I think is helps some, but you still see a lot of people just keep trucking by and not paying attention to what's going on there. Um so we had the price on them from TAPCO. Um the one at 15th, we would put I think on the east side of the intersections would be right on a street light, so you've got hopefully good light visibility there with it. The one at 17th, you'll see the two different price differences on it. The one at 17th's got a light on it, so when you push the buttons, not just has the rapid flashing beacons, but it also has a light that basically will illuminate the crosswalk, so it'll bring a little bit more attention to that one since there isn't the decorative lights there as much. Um so we would just be looking at approving that from purchasing those from TAPCO. Um they're not cheap, uh 20,000 601 for the hardware on it for the two both inner all intersections together, those two intersections. So and that's us installing it. Yeah. Can you remind me which intersections those are, not just the numbers, but it's on 9th. Yep, 9th Street uh is kind of the main drag there by between the old library and the new library. And 15th Avenue would be um on the east side of the the libraries right bear the chiropractor's office is 15th Avenue. Okay. Uh nope, that's traffic signals on that one, so it has crosswalks. Um, and then the 17th Avenue would be where studio 906 in that area crossing where the dry cleaners was. Okay, got it. Thanks. Were there any injuries there or anything, or why why are we doing this? It's seems really expensive. Yeah, we haven't really had any injuries or anything there, any accidents with pedestrians in that area. There has been traffic accidents, but yeah. Yeah, I think one traffic accident that took out the street light.

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Monroe Public Safety Committee Meeting - October 26, 2026

Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the September 28, 2026, meeting were approved as presented without correction.

Discussion Items

C.1 – Purchase of Rapid Flashing Beacon Pedestrian Crosswalk Systems

The Street Department proposed installing rapid flashing beacons at two crosswalks on 9th Street: at 15th Avenue (near the libraries) and at 17th Avenue (near Studio 906). The recommendation stemmed from a Platteville student parking study. The total hardware cost from TAPCO is $20,601, with the city performing installation. The 17th Avenue location includes an additional crosswalk illumination light. Funding would come from TID 7's positive increment balance; the expenditure period must close by September 2027 (five years before TID 7 ends in 2032).
Alder Voelkli expressed concern about the cost and lack of pedestrian injuries at the locations, questioning whether the expense was warranted given budget constraints. Alder Sheaffer noted the trade-off between safety and cost. Alder Wartenweiler supported forwarding the item to the full council for broader discussion, citing pedestrian safety and the busy nature of 9th Street.
Motion by Wartenweiler, second by Voelkli to recommend to Common Council. Passed 3-0.

C.2 – Parking Signs Around the Old Monroe High School

Street Supervisor Lucas Neuenschwander explained that now that the high school has relocated, many "No Parking School Days 7 AM–5 PM" signs are no longer needed. He recommended removing 23 such signs from 16th Avenue, the 2500 block of 26th Street, and the 2500–2700 blocks of 17th Avenue, while retaining seven signs on 14th Avenue (one side of the street) to manage elementary school traffic. The removed signs can be reused elsewhere.
Alder Sheaffer asked about possibly reviewing stop signs in the area, noting there may be too many. Neuenschwander said that would be a police department question; no action was taken on stop signs.
Motion by Sheaffer, second by Wartenweiler to approve the sign removal and recommend to Common Council. Passed 3-0.

Key Outcomes

Rapid flashing beacons: Recommended to Common Council for approval and funding via TID 7 (vote 3-0).

Old high school parking signs: Recommended to Common Council for removal of 23 signs and retention of 7 signs (vote 3-0).

No other business was discussed. Meeting adjourned.

Meeting Transcript