The Waukesha Common Council met on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 6:00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. The meeting included a public comment, a gallery art presentation, approval of minutes, consent agenda, a claim disallowance, several commission reports, a fund reallocation vote, a referral of a sidewalk vehicle ordinance back to committee, two bid awards, referrals, and a proclamation.
All right, it is six o'clock, so we will call the Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 Common Council meeting to order. We will start with roll call. Dale Matthews is excused. Christine? Here. Everett? Wigderson? Piper. Ban Trieste? Wells. Manion. Moltson. Here. Wuteska? Anderson. Here. Helgested? Here. Matthews is absent. Micklitz? Lemke? Here. Camacho. I'm here. Excellent. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands. One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right, we'll get started with public comment. I have one, nothing else in the box. Excellent. I have Joseph Miller. And you can come up to the mic. You've got three minutes. And please state your name and address. Thank you. Hello, Joseph Miller, 205 West St. Paul Avenue. I'm here in response to the recent Friedman article about Wakshaw's proposed e-bike and e-scooter regulation. I understand the concern about fast riding on sidewalks and the need to protect protect pedestrians. At the same time, I hope the city approaches this as a give and take rather than simply taking mobility options away from kids and families. If sidewalks are not the place for powered bikes and scooters, then riders, especially students and children, need a safe plat practical place to ride. Many streets without bike lanes, traffic calming, or connected routes are not safe for children on e-bikes due to fast moving traffic. Just as fast sidewalk riding is not safe for pedestrians. If the only practical option left is to be driven everywhere, then we are pushing more trips into cars, which is inherently less safe for everyone else using our streets, all the pedestrians and cyclists. To me, this points to a larger traffic safety issue in Walkshaw. The city should not solve a sidewalk safety problem by ignoring the unsafe streets conditions that cause many riders to choose the sidewalk in the first place. A potential approach would be to make incremental safety improvements to our streets, making the next small step by creating safe, productive streets that work for people outside of cars, especially around schools, parks, neighborhoods, and downtown destinations. I do support regulations that address genuine unsafe behavior.