Marina Committee Meeting
Regular MeetingSister Bay, WI · February 10, 2026
Minutes
Minutes of the February 10th Meeting of the Marina Committee – Approved
1 MARINA COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
2 Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
3 (Approved)
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5 Agenda Item No. 1. The February 10th, 2026 meeting of the Marina Committee was called to
6 order by White at 4:50 P.M.
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8 Present: Brigid White, Patrice Champeau, Kevin Grant
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10 Excused: Pat Duffy
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12 Staff: Marina Manager - Dave Lienau, Assistant Manager - Sam Jordan, Village Administrator
13 – Benjamin Andrews
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15 Others: John Lijewski, Thor Johnson, Nikolas Dokolas, Skip Heidler
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17 Agenda Item No. 2. Approval of the Agenda
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19 A motion was made by Grant, seconded by Champeau that the Agenda for the February 10th, 2026
20 meeting of the Marina Committee be approved as presented. Motion carried – All ayes.
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22 Agenda item No. 3. Approval of the Minutes
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24 A motion was made by Grant, seconded by Champeau that the minutes of the December 11th, 2025
25 meeting of the Marina Committee be amended and approved by the committee. Motion carried – All ayes.
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27 Agenda Item No. 4. Comments, correspondence, and concerns from the public
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29 No correspondence was received for this meeting. White asked if anyone would like to make a
30 public comment, and no one responded.
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32 Agenda Item No. 5. Discussion/Action Items
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34 a. Boathouse Project
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36 The committee deliberated on how to assess the current value of the boathouse so that they can
37 freeze the value’s impact on the boathouse portion of the marina’s annual payment in lieu of
38 taxes (PILOT) and ultimately agreed that though the effect of this freeze might be small, it still
39 should be included in the motion.
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41 A motion was made by White, seconded by Champeau to recommend to the Board of Trustees the motion
42 as previously discussed in the Tuesday February 10th, 2026 Special Joint Meeting of the Marina &
43 Finance Committees Meeting Minutes: “to approve the Lease Agreement provision stating that the
44 Marina shall pay its annual actual calculated PILOT, reduced by $10,000 annually with a compounding
45 annual CPI adjustment, and with no increases in PILOT attributable to improvements made to the
46 Boathouse.” Motion carried – All ayes.
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Minutes of the February 10th, Meeting of the Marina Committee - Approved
1 b. New Marina Building
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3 Lienau summarized the updated new marina building designs provided by MDT architectural
4 services. Lienau requested the committee review the designs over the next week and provide
5 feedback directly to marina staff for use in their next meeting with the architects.
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7 c. Boardwalk Project
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9 Lienau updated committee on the status of the boardwalk reconstruction project, noting that a
10 subcontractor is ready to begin working and marina staff is just waiting for the shipment of new
11 wood to arrive from Brazil.
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13 d. Professional Development
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15 Lienau summarized marina management’s recent professional development experience
16 attending the Association of Marina Industries’ national conference where Lienau was officially
17 granted his Certified Marina Operator certificate after three years of continuous education &
18 training. Lienau added that Assistant Manager, Samuel Jordan, will be finishing his third year
19 of training in late February so that by next year, he will also be receiving the same certificate.
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21 e. Seasonal & Transient Reservations
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23 Lienau noted that as of February 10th, the marina has made $309,000 in slip revenue and
24 $210,000 of that is transient revenue, which is 76% of the marina’s projected total transient
25 revenue.
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27 f. Review of Financials
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29 Lienau noted that monthly revenue & expenses will largely change over the coming months as
30 slip-holders pay dues and the marina takes on upcoming maintenance projects.
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32 Agenda Item No.6. Matters to be placed on a future agenda or referred to a committee,
33 official, or employee
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35 It was the consensus of the committee that that following items be included on a future committee
36 meeting agenda:
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38 Next marina committee meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 at 4:00PM
39 via Zoom only.
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41 Adjournment: A motion was made by Grant, seconded by Champeau to adjourn the February 10th, 2026
42 meeting of the Marina Committee at 5:21 P.M. Motion carried – All ayes.
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44 Respectfully submitted,
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46 Samuel Jordan
Minutes of the February 10th, Meeting of the Marina Committee - Approved
1 Assistant Marina Manager
Agenda
MARINA COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday February 10th, 2026 at 4:30PM OR Immediately
Following Special Finance & Marina Joint Committee Meeting
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Station, 2258 Mill Rd., Large Meeting Rm
To access the meeting electronically via Zoom, click the link below:
https://zoom.us/j/3597569647?pwd=671UiiJPSuJM9QHfABHmzGC12vlhJa.1&omn=99413666077
Meeting ID: 359 756 9647
Password: 8544457
To connect by telephone, please dial
1-305-224-1968 - Meeting ID 359 756 9647#
Deviations from the agenda order shown may occur.
1 Brigid White – Trustee & Chairperson 2 (Unassigned)
3 Patrice Champeau – Trustee 4 Pat Duffy - Resident
5 Kevin Grant – Citizen Marina Manager – David Lienau
Benjamin Andrews – Village Administrator Asst. Marina Manager- Sam Jordan
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Minutes – December 11th, 2025
5. Comments and Correspondence
6. Discussion/Action Items:
a. Boathouse Project
b. New Marina Building
c. Boardwalk Project
d. Professional Development
e. Seasonal & Transient Reservations
f. Review of Financials
7. Matters to be Placed on a Future Agenda or Referred to a Committee, Official, or Employee
8. Adjournment
Public Notice
Questions regarding the nature of the agenda items or more detail on the agenda items listed above can be directed to Village Administrator, Julie
Schmelzer. Email administrator@sisterbaywi.gov. It is possible that members of, and possibly a quorum of members, of other governmental bodies of the
municipality may attend the meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental body other than the governmental body
specifically referred to in this notice. Upon reasonable notice, a good faith effort will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through
sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aids at no cost to the individual to participate in public meetings. Due to the difficulty in finding interpreters,
requests should be made as far in advance as possible, preferably a minimum of 48 hours. For additional information or to request this service, contact the
Sister Bay Village Administration Office at 854-4118, (FAX) 854-9637, or by writing to the Village Administration Building, 2383 Maple Drive, PO Box 769,
Sister Bay, WI 54234. Copies of reports and other supporting documentation are available for review at the Administration Building, 2383 Maple Drive
during operating hours. (8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday).
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