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PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN June 17, 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, Garner Moffat, Jack Sweeney, Brent Fennessey, Tylor Elm, Ruth Ludwig, Mike Herrick, Mark Johnson, Lindsey Graskey – 9 Virtual: Sarah Anderson – 1 Absent: Also Present: Mayor Paine, City Attorney Prell, Chief of Staff Baker, City Clerk Blunt, Deputy City Clerk Bacon 3. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS 3.1. Public Hearing to consider non-renewal of the applicants in Part 2 of the 2025-2026 Alcohol Report. 3.1.1. Cameo Investments II, LLC, Trade Name: Centerfolds Cabaret, located at 702 Tower Avenue. Outstanding and/or Non-compliance Items include: City Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14 Alcohol, Section 14-80 Nonoperation, Fire Department Reinspection and Approval Needed, Outstanding License Fees Rodrick Peddycoart spoke in favor of license renewal. MOTION TO RENEW LICENSE, by Councilor Sweeney, there was no second. Motion fails. License is not renewed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1. June 3, 2025 – Regular Council Meeting MOTION TO APPROVE, by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Elm. MOTION TO AMEND, by Vice President Moffat, was seconded by Councilor Elm, and carried. MINUTES approved as amended. 5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED 1 Regular Council Meeting June 17, 2025 6. MAYOR’S REPORT 6.1. Report from Mayor Paine 6.2. MAYOR PAINE is recommending the creation of a Golf Course Committee. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Ledin. MOTION TO AMEND memo, by President Graskey, was seconded by Councilor Fennessey, and carried. MOTION approved as amended by unanimous voice vote. 6.3. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: To the Golf Course Committee: 6.3.1. Appoint Scott Gordon for a (1) year term expiring May 2026. 6.3.2. Re-appoint Barb Hoag for a (1) year term expiring May 2026. 6.3.3. Re-appoint Troy Clark for a (1) year term expiring May 2026. 6.3.4. Re-appoint Lindsey Graskey for a (1) year term expiring May 2026. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Elm and carried. Items 6.3.2, 6.3.3, and 6.3.4 are considered appointments. 7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS 7.1. Human Resources Committee (No meeting to report) 7.2. Public Works Committee (Meeting held June 5, 2025) Report from Councilor Ledin. RECOMMENDATIONS: 7.2.1. Approve R25-13833, a resolution which confirms that the 2024 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report has been reviewed by the Common Council. 7.2.2. Approve request from Ron Gustafson to purchase up to 0.62 credits from the City of Superior Compensatory Wetland Mitigation Bank. 7.2.3. Approve Amendment I to the Agreement with Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc. for the Blatnik Bridge Sanitary Sewer Relocation Project in the amount of $220,900.00. 7.2.4. Approve the Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the Feasibility Study related to Phase I of the Sanitary Sewer Relocation 2 Regular Council Meeting June 17, 2025  performed by Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc. in the amount of $175,600.00. 7.2.5. Approve an Amendment to the city’s Electrical Services Contract with Benson Electric. 7.2.6. Award contract to Chippewa Concrete Services for the 2025 Tower Avenue Reconfiguration and Pavement Rehabilitation from North 28th Street to Belknap Street in the amount of $2,625,274.99. 7.2.7. Award contract to Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc. for the 2025 Tower Avenue Reconfiguration and Pavement Rehabilitation from North 28th Street to Belknap Street in the amount of $198,920.00. 7.2.8. Approve the Grant Agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration for the feasibility study and planning of grade separation of North 28th Street and the BNSF rail yard between Oakes Avenue and Elmira Avenue. 7.2.9. Approve the purchase of one 2025 John Deere 772GP Motor Grader with Snow Wing from McCoy Construction & Forestry in the amount of $411,655.00. 7.2.10. Purchase one 2025 John Deere 644P Wheel Loader from McCoy Construction & Forestry in the amount of $340,352.00. 7.2.11. Purchase one Knuckle Boom Loader from Hood Equipment, Inc. in the amount of $99,000.00. 7.2.12. Award contract to Ayres Associates Inc. for the Marina Drive Bridge and Causeway Reconstruction Project in the amount not to exceed $295,481.25. MOTION TO APPROVE all items, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Moffat and carried. 7.3. Finance Committee (No meeting to report) 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 (No meeting to report) 8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1. REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2. REPORTS SANS RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2.1. Assessment Board of Review (Meeting held June 4, 2025) Report from the Chair. 8.2.2. Mayor’s Commission on Communities of Color (Meetings held January 13 and May 12, 2025) Report from the Chair. 3 Regular Council Meeting June 17, 2025 9. OLD BUSINESS 9.1. FINANCE COMMITTEE is recommending approval the City of Superior assuming full operations of Fairlawn Mansion & Museum, the Old Firehouse & Police Museum, and the Whaleback Ship Museum. There was unanimous consent to resetting all Council rules of debate. MOTION TO BEGIN with public comment, and allow 5 minutes per speaker, by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Johnson and carried by voice vote. Katelyn Baumann – against Suzanne Prochazka – against Dale Koziol – against Suzi Olson – against Irene Ryder – against Alyssa Ryder – against Dr. Jane Carlson – against Valerie Burke – in favor Dr. Robert Jan Quene – in favor Amy Bergstrom – against Jerry Paine – in favor MOTION TO APPROVE from June 3, 2025 meeting carried by roll call vote. Yes – Ledin, Anderson, Moffat, Sweeney, Elm, Ludwig, Herrick, Graskey (8) No - Fennessey, Johnson (2) There was no objection to a 5 minute recess. Council reconvened at 9:25pm. 10. NEW BUSINESS 10.1. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends approval of miscellaneous licenses pending department approvals. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Ledin and carried. 10.2. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends approval of an Amend the Premise for JKCG Enterprises, dba Bird’s Bar, located at 5801 Tower Avenue (Agent: Cory Gatzke), for the event “Birds Bash, South End Days” on July 18 and 19, 2025, pending Fire Department approval. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Councilor Johnson and carried. 4 Regular Council Meeting June 17, 2025  10.3. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends approval of an Amend the Premise for East End Tavern, LLC, dba East End Tavern, located at 2114 E 5th Street (Agent: Rick Lampton), for the event “East End Days” on August 16, 2025, pending Fire Department approval. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Councilor Sweeney and carried. 10.4. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends conditional approval of an original “Class B” Liquor and Class “B” Beer license application for The Superior Flame LLC, dba Superior Flame, located at 1612 Tower Avenue (Agent: Blake Sawle) effective June 17, 2025 for the current license period ending June 30, 2025, pending surrender of current premise license. MOTION TO APPROVE, by President Graskey, was seconded by Councilor Elm and carried. 10.5. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends approval of the Final 2025-2026 Report of Renewing Retail Alcohol Beverage Licensing. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Fennessey and carried. 10.6. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends approval of the Final 2025-2026 Report of Renewing Retail Cigarette, Tobacco, and Vape Product Licensing. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Vice President Moffat and carried. 10.7. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JANIGO recommends approval of O25-4391, an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 112, Traffic Code, Schedule J, Accessible Parking Zones, Add Accessible Parking Sign at 615 North 22nd Street (one side). MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Ludwig, was seconded by Councilor Ledin and carried. 10.8. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JANIGO recommends approval of O25-4392, an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 112, Traffic Code, Schedule J, Accessible Parking Zones, Add Accessible Parking Sign Do Not Block Sidewalk at 615 North 22nd Street. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Councilor Johnson, was seconded by Vice President Moffat and carried. 10.9. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JANIGO recommends approval of O25-4393, an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 112, Traffic Code, Schedule J, Accessible Parking Zones, Add Accessible Parking Sign Do Not Block Sidewalk at 1908 Wisconsin Avenue. MOTION TO APPROVE, by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Johnson and carried. 11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC 5 Regular Council Meeting June 17, 2025 Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Blunt, City Clerk Superior, Wisconsin Approved this 1st day of July, 2025. Attest: ____________________________________ Mayor ____________________________________ City Clerk 6 Regular Council Meeting June 17, 2025