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PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN August 20, 2024 6:30 p.m. - Government Center, Board Room 201 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL Present: Nick Ledin, Jenny Van Sickle, Garner Moffat, Jack Sweeney, Brent Fennessey, Tylor Elm, Ruth Ludwig, Mike Herrick, Mark Johnson, Lindsey Graskey - 10 Absent: Also Present: Mayor Paine, City Attorney Prell, Chief of Staff Scherf, City Clerk Blunt, Deputy City Clerk Bacon 3. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARING 3.1 CANCELLED: Public Hearing to notify the public of improvements and solicit public feedback for the R.I. Bong Memorial Airport and request of State and Federal funding by petition to the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics will be rescheduled. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1 August 6, 2024 - Regular Council Meeting MOTION to approve by Councilor Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Elm, and carried. 5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED (No action) 5.1 FINANCE DIRECTOR RHINEHART submitting Investment Summary for RBC Wealth Management and Local Government Investment Pool Department of Administration for the Quarter ending June 30, 2024. 5.2 FINANCE DIRECTOR RHINEHART submitting the City of Superior Audited Financial Statement and Results for 2023. 6. MAYOR’S REPORT 6.1 Report from Mayor Paine 6.2 MAYOR PAINE is recommending the approval of O24-4352, an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 2 – Administration, Article II – Common Council, Sec. 2-35 – Introduction of Business. 1 Regular Council Meeting August 20, 2024  MOTION to approve by Councilor Moffat, was seconded by Councilor Ledin, and carried. 7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS 7.1 Human Resources Committee (No meeting to report) 7.2 Public Works Committee (Meeting held August 1, 2024) Report from Councilor Van Sickle. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Approve the 2024 Wastewater CIP Priorities to fund urgent digester draft tube mixer repairs. 2. Award HydraTech for the repair of draft tube mixes in the amount of $30,060.00. 3. Award Short Elliot Hendrickson for engineering services for CSTP 6 partial building removal in the amount of $70,500.00. MOTION to approve recommendations 1, 2, and 3 by Councilor Van Sickle, was seconded by Councilor Graskey. There was no objection to the Mayor’s request to suspend the rules of the meeting to discuss lead water line data. Council meeting returned to regular order. MOTION carried. 7.3 Finance Committee (Meeting held August 8, 2024) Report from Councilor Sweeney. 7.4 Licenses and Fees Committee (No meeting to report) 7.5 Public Safety Committee (No meeting to report) 7.6 Committee of the Whole Meeting (Meeting held August 6, 2024) Report from President Graskey. 8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1 REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS 8.1.1 Communications & Information Technology Committee (Meeting held August 14,2024) Report from Councilor Elm. 2 Regular Council Meeting August 20, 2024  RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Waive the bidding process and enter into a 3-year agreement with Vetro, Inc. for a subscription to VETRO FiberMap Operator in the total amount of $75,000. MOTION TO APPROVE by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Ludwig. Councilor Fennessey moved to divide the action into two parts. QUESTION 1: to waive bidding process passed via roll call vote: Yes – Ledin, Van Sickle, Moffat, Elm, Ludwig, Graskey No – Sweeney, Fennessey, Herrick, Johnson QUESTION 2: to enter into a 3 year agreement with Vetro Inc. for a subscription to Vetro FiberMap Operator in the total amount of $75,000. MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION to change the agreement from 3 years to 1 year and change the amount from $75,000 to $25,000 by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Herrick and failed via roll call vote: Yes – Sweeney, Fennessey, Herrick, Johnson No – Ledin, Van Sickle, Moffat, Elm, Ludwig, Graskey QUESTION 2: to enter into a 3 year agreement with Vetro Inc. for a subscription to Vetro FiberMap Operator in the total amount of $75,000 passed via roll call vote: Yes – Ledin, Van Sickle, Moffat, Sweeney, Elm, Ludwig, Herrick, Johnson, Graskey No - Fennessey 8.2 REPORTS SANS RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2.1 Historic Preservation Committee (Meeting held July 15, 2024) Report from the Chair. 8.2.2 Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board (Meeting held August 1, 2024) Report from the Chair. 9. OLD BUSINESS 10. NEW BUSINESS 10.1 CITY CLERK BLUNT is recommending approval of miscellaneous licenses. MOTION to approve by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Elm, and carried. 3 Regular Council Meeting August 20, 2024  10.2 CITY CLERK BLUNT is recommending approval of a Request for Unlimited Transfer of Full-Service Retail Outlet by Producer Earth Rider Brewing for the event “Superior Pride” located at 1211 Banks Avenue, on September 1, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the on-premise consumption of beer. MOTION to approve by Councilor Graskey, was seconded by Councilor Moffat, and carried. 10.3 CITY CLERK BLUNT is recommending conditional approval of an original Cigarette, Tobacco, and Electronic Vaping Device retail license to Jimmy’s Saloon, LLC, dba Jimmy’s Saloon located at 1812 Iowa Avenue (Agent: Keith Kern) for the over-the- counter sales of cigarettes for the current license period ending June 30, 2025, pending approval by the police and fire departments. MOTION to approve by Councilor Johnson, was seconded by Councilor Fennessey, and carried. 10.4 DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION AND FORESTRY CADOTTE is recommending approval of a direct purchase of two plumbed precast restroom facilities for Webster Dream Park and Central Park from HuffCutt in the amount of $175,900.00. MOTION to approve by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Ledin, and carried. 10.5 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JANIGO is recommending awarding the Billings Drive Culvert Replacement Project to Veit & Company, Inc. at the bid price of $139,737.10. MOTION to approve by Councilor Johnson, was seconded by Councilor Herrick, and carried. 10.6 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JANIGO is recommending approval of R24-13804, a resolution setting a Public Hearing of the Common Council on September 3, 2024 August 20, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in Government Center, Room 201, to notify the public of improvements and solicit public feedback for the R.I. Bong Memorial Airport and request of State and Federal funding by petition to the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics. There was no objection to amending the agenda to reflect changing the Public Hearing date to September 3, 2024. MOTION to approve by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Herrick, and carried. 11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC Meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Blunt, City Clerk Superior, Wisconsin 4 Regular Council Meeting August 20, 2024  Approved this 3rd day of September, 2024. Attest: ____________________________________ Mayor ____________________________________ 5 Regular Council Meeting August 20, 2024