The Woodstock City Council met on May 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The meeting included a proclamation, a presentation on the Wayfinding Master Plan, public comments, a consent calendar with several routine items, and separate discussion and votes on a liquor license change, a pump-and-haul agreement, pool renovation architectural services, and hotel/motel tax grant disbursements.
Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Uh, I would like to welcome you to this evening's meeting of the Woodstock City Council. A few brief announcements before we get started. Uh a reminder that the uh the agenda for the meeting will be displayed on the uh monitors in the uh chamber. Uh the City of Woodstock operates under what's called a consent format. Consent format means that all items for action this evening will be considered in a single motion and a single vote. If a member of council wishes to have an items removed for separate consideration and voting, they may make that request and it will be removed from the consent calendar. Members of the public may make a request to have an item removed for separate consideration and voting, and if agreed to by a member of the Woodstock City Council, that item too will be removed for separate consideration and voting. There are two opportunities for public comment this evening, the first being at the start of the meeting under floor discussion public comment. Members of the public may come forward to the podium in the middle of the room if they're willing to do so, state their name and address for purpose of the record, and feel free to make comments to the Woodstock City Council on any item not on this evening's agenda. Second opportunity for public comment is um when for when we consider items for action, uh we will offer an opportunity for members of the public to provide comments to the Woodstock City Council before we take a vote. Per Woodstock City ordinance, public comment may be limited to three minutes at the discretion of the chair. Any questions on those items before we get started this evening? All right, hearing none, I'll go ahead and call this May 5th meeting of the Woodstock City Council to order, May 5th, 2026, meeting of the Woodstock City Council to order, and ask Jane to please call the roll. Councilman Flynn. Here. Councilman Hansen. Here. Councilwoman McMahon. Councilman Nearman. Here. Nope, not yet, Melissa. Oh, sorry. That's okay. Councilman Nearman. Here. Councilman Seegers? Here. Councilwoman Zemba? Here. Mayor Turner. Here. The record reflect that six of the seven members of the Woodstock City Council are present in the chambers this evening. That means we do have a quorum and is appropriate for us to proceed. One item the first item that we're going to um address on this evening's meeting is the telephonic participation by Councilwoman uh Melissa McMahon. Councilwoman McMahon is currently working out of town is requested to participate in tonight's meeting by Zoom and conference call. If the council is supportive of her request, a motion to that effect would be in order. So moved. Motion by Councilwoman Ziemba is there a second. Second. Second by Councilman Seegers. It is a motion to approve the telephonic participation by Councilwoman McMahon. Is there any questions in the motion before us? Council. Any questions in the motion before us, members of public? All those voice vote or roll call there, TJ? Voice voice. Voice vote. All those in favor of the motion to allow uh Councilwoman McMahon to participate remotely, please please signify by saying aye. Aye.