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PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN May 20, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Government Center, Board Room 201, 1316 N 14th Street, Superior, WI 54880 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ROLL CALL Present: Nick Ledin, Sarah Anderson, Garner Moffat, Jack Sweeney, Brent Fennessey, Tylor Elm, Ruth Ludwig, Mike Herrick, Mark Johnson, Lindsey Graskey – 10 Virtual: Absent: Also Present: Mayor Paine, City Attorney Prell, Chief of Staff Scherf, Deputy City Clerk Bacon, Clerk Assistant Lang 3. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.1. “What’s New at Nemadji,” presented by Dan Walker, GM/PGA Head Golf Professional 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1. May 6, 2025 – Regular Council Meeting MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Herrick and carried. 5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED 5.1. SUPERIOR PUBLIC MUSEUMS BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT BAUMANN submits 2024 Annual Report and Directory. 6. MAYOR’S REPORT 6.1. Report from Mayor Paine 6.2. MAYOR PAINE recommends approval of committee, board, and commission appointments. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Councilor Ledin. REQUEST TO DIVIDE Metropolitan Interstate Council by Councilor Fennessey and review individually. 1 Regular Council Meeting May 20, 2025 APPROVAL of Metropolitan Interstate Council appointment of Jenny Van Sickle to the citizen seat passed by roll call vote: Yes – Ledin, Anderson, Moffat, Sweeney, Elm, Ludwig, Herrick, Graskey (8) No – Fennessey, Johnson (2) APPROVAL of the remainder of committee appointments including: • To the Board of Building Appeals, re-appoint Jim Dalton, John Jones, Jeffrey Heller, Ryan Nelson, and Jon Lintula for a 3-year term expiring May 2028; • To the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board, appoint Mike Herrick for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Communication and Information Technology Committee, re- appoint Dan Lindberg for a 3-year term expiring May 2028, Tyler Elm for a 1-year expiring May 2026, and Ruth Ludwig for a 1-year term expiring 2026; • To the Development Association, re-appoint Lindsey Graskey for a 3-year term expiring May 2028; • To the Douglas County Historical Society, re-appoint Garner Moffat for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Golf Course Committee, appoint Scott Gordon for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Historic Preservation Committee, appoint Garner Moffat for a 3- year term expiring May 2028; • To the Library Board, re-appoint Ellen Kreidler for a 3-year term expiring May 2028 and appoint Nick Ledin for a 3-year term expiring May 2028; • To the Marina Committee, appoint Brent Fennessey for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Mayor’s Commission on Communities of Color, re-appoint Ephraim Nikoi, Louren Yzaguirre, and Tanzeem Ali for a 3-year term expiring May 2028; • To the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities, appoint Sarah Anderson for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Metropolitan Interstate Council, re-appoint Tyler Elm, Mark Johnson, and Nick Ledin for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Parks and Recreation Commission, appoint Ruth Ludwig for a 3- year term expiring May 2028; • To the Plan Commission, re-appoint Brent Fennessey, Lindsey Graskey, Garner Moffat, and Jim Paine for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Police and Fire Commission, appoint Ed Anderson for a 5-year term expiring May 2030; • To the Redevelopment Authority, re-appoint Mike Herrick for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; 2 Regular Council Meeting May 20, 2025  • To the Superior Business Improvement District, re-appoint Dave Miller, Don Nummi, Raya Horst, and Andrew Perfetti for a 3-year term expiring May 2028; • To the Tourism Development Commission, appoint Bridjit Maruska, Jenice Meyer, Natalie Chin, Marquise Slay, Ruth Ludwig, and Lindsey Graskey for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Public Art Commission, appoint Lindsey Graskey for a 3-year term expiring May 2028; • To the Urban Forestry Tree Board, re-appoint Nick Nelson for a 3-year term expiring May 2028; • To the Wisconsin Point Committee, appoint Rebecca Scherf and Ruth Ludwig for a 1-year term expiring May 2026 Approved and carried via voice vote. MOTION TO RECESS for 10 minutes by Councilor Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Elm and carried. MEETING RECONVENES IN REGULAR ORDER at 8:03 p.m. 7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS 7.1. Human Resources Committee (No meeting to report) 7.2. Public Works Committee (Special meeting held May 15, 2025) Report from Councilor Ledin. RECOMMENDATIONS: 7.2.1. Approve contract award to M. Jolma Inc. for the 2025 East 5th Street Reconstruction Project in the amount of $3,368,996.07. 7.2.2. Approve contract award to Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc. for the construction administration services on the East 5th Street Reconstruction Project in the amount of $282,000.00. 7.2.3. Approve cooperative agreement with Superior Water, Light & Power for the Utility Construction portion of the East 5th Street Reconstruction Project. 7.2.4. Approve cooperative agreement with BNSF Railway for rail crossing reconstruction as part of the East 5th Street Reconstruction Project. 7.2.5. Approve contract award to Northern Interstate Construction for the Wade Bowl Splash Pad Project in the amount of $688,000.00. MOTION TO APPROVE all recommendations by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Elm. There was no objection to taking public comment regarding item 7.2.1 at this time. Public Comment by Aaron Dean, Council for M. Jolma spoke in favor of awarding the contract. 3 Regular Council Meeting May 20, 2025  MOTION TO EXTEND TIME TO 5 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENT by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Sweeney and passed unanimously. Public Comment by Kyle Bukovich, Derek Pederson, and Dan Olson spoke against awarding the contract. MOTION TO CALL THE QUESTION to end discussion by Councilor Sweeney, was seconded by President Graskey and failed via roll call vote. Yes – Moffat, Sweeney, Graskey (3) No - Ledin, Anderson, Fennessey, Elm, Ludwig, Herrick, Johnson (7) MOTION TO APPROVE item 7.2.1 passed via roll call vote: Yes – Ledin, Moffat, Sweeney, Elm, Ludwig, Graskey (6) No - Anderson, Fennessey, Herrick, Johnson (4) Items 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, and 7.2.5 passed via voice votes. 7.3. Finance Committee (No meeting to report) 7.4. Licenses and Fees Committee (Meeting held April 14, 2025) Report from Councilor Fennessey. RECOMMENDATIONS: 7.4.1. Approve O25-4388, an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 14 –Alcohol Beverages, Sec. 14-24 – License Fees, (a) Fees for licenses and permits issued under this chapter shall be set forth below:, (3) Other licenses, to reduce the cost of a provisional operator’s license. MOTION TO APPROVE by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Fennessey and carried. President Graskey abstained. 7.5. Public Safety Committee (No meeting to report) 7.6. Committee of the Whole Meeting (No meeting to report) 8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1. REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2. REPORTS SANS RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2.1. Public Art Commission (Meeting held April 15, 2025) Report from Councilor Graskey. 4 Regular Council Meeting May 20, 2025 9. OLD BUSINESS 9.1. COUNCIL PRESIDENT GRASKEY recommends approval of committee, board and commission appointments. MOTION TO APPROVE by Committee appointments including: • To the CDBG Advisory Board, appoint Mike Herrick for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Golf Course Committee, re-appoint Jack Sweeney for a 1-year term expiring May 2026, with Mark Johnson as an alternate member for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Parks & Recreation Commission, re-appoint Nick Ledin for a 1-year term expiring May 2026 and Mark Johnson for a 1-year term expiring May 2026; • To the Police & Fire Commission, appoint Sarah Anderson for a 1- year term expiring May 2026; • To the Urban Forestry Tree Board, re-appoint Ruth Ludwig for a 1- year term expiring May 2026. was made by President Graskey and seconded by Councilor Ledin and carried via voice vote. 10. NEW BUSINESS 10.1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ANDERSON recommends approval of R25-13832, a resolution setting a public hearing on July 1, 2025, to amend the 2025 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan. MOTION TO APPROVE by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Elm and carried. 10.2. MAYOR PAINE recommends approval of an extension to the Memorandum of Understanding with Superior Public Museums through July 1, 2025. MOTION TO APPROVE by Councilor Johnson, was seconded by President Graskey. COUNCILOR FENNESSEY requests unanimous consent to amend the motion to reflect the date August 5th. There was no objection. MOTION TO APPROVE as amended carried via voice vote. 11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC Due to the requirements of the Wisconsin Open Meetings laws, only matters placed on this agenda may be approved by the Council at this meeting. Citizens who wish to address the council may do so during Business by Public by signing up with the city clerk and indicating the agenda item they wish to address. All comments by members of the public shall be limited to three minutes in length. Electioneering or personal attacks are not allowed. 5 Regular Council Meeting May 20, 2025 The City of Superior complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you need an accommodation to participate in the public meeting process, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (715) 395-7200 (OR dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay Service) prior to the scheduled meeting. The city will attempt to accommodate any reasonable request depending on the amount of notice received. In compliance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, this agenda was posted on 05/16/2025 at the following locations: Superior Government Center, Douglas County Courthouse, and online at https://www.superiorwi.gov/agendacenter. It was also emailed to the Superior Telegram and the Superior Public Library. 6 Regular Council Meeting May 20, 2025