City Council (Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR COMMON COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN August 19, 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, Lindsey Graskey – 9 Virtual: Absent: Mark Johnson - 1 Also Present: Mayor Paine, City Attorney Prell, City Clerk Blunt, Chief of Staff Baker 3. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4.1. August 5, 2025 – Regular Council Meeting MOTION TO APPROVE by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by Councilor Elm, and carried. 4.2. August 5, 2025 – Committee of the Whole Meeting MOTION TO APPROVE by Vice President Herrick, was seconded by President Graskey, and carried. 5. CORRESPONDENCE TO BE FILED 6. MAYOR’S REPORT 6.1. Report from Mayor Paine 7. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS 7.1. Human Resources Committee (No meeting to report) 7.2. Public Works Committee (Meeting held August 7, 2025) Report from the Vice-Chair Moffat. RECOMMENDATIONS: 7.2.1. Approve the contract award to Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. for Consulting Services in evaluating the potential Acquisition of Utilities 1 Regular Council Meeting August 19, 2025  operated by Superior Water Light & Power in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00. 7.2.2. Approve the contract award to Hovland Concrete Masonry Design for the Bus Stop Shelter Improvement Project in the amount of $1,106,016.00. 7.2.3. Approve the purchase of two Solar Bee Mixers for Combined Sewer Treatment Plant #2 in the amount of $127,087.00. 7.2.4. Approve the purchase of one 2026 John Deere 6M 125 Cab Utility Tractor along with one 2026 Alamo Machete-18 Mower Attachment from Northland Lawn & Sport in the amount of $212,325.14. 7.2.5. Approve the purchase of one 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV 3WT Crew Cab Work Truck from Ewald Automotive Group in the amount of $59,939.00. 7.2.6. Approve the purchase of one 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 4WD Regular Cab Work Truck Chassis from Ewald Automotive Group for $46,700.00 and a Dump Box, Crane, and Plow with installation from Monroe Truck Equipment for $63,144.00, for a total purchase amount of $109,844.00. 7.2.7. Approve installing pedestrian crosswalks near Hayes B Court and Hayes E Court across Hill Avenue. MOTION TO APPROVE items 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.2.6, and 7.2.7 by Vice President Moffat, was seconded by Councilor Ledin. The question was divided following a motion by Councilor Sweeney. Item 7.2.1 was decided separately: MOTION TO POSTPONE item 7.2.1 to the second regular meeting of the Common Council in September by Councilor Sweeney, was seconded by Councilor Anderson. MOTION TO AMEND the motion changing the postponement to the first regular meeting of the Common Council in September by Vice President Moffat, was seconded by Councilor Ledin was carried via voice vote. MOTION TO POSTPONE item 7.2.1 was carried unanimously via roll call vote. MOTION TO APPROVE remainder of items, including 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.5, 7.2.6, & 7.2.7 was carried via voice vote. 7.3. Finance Committee (Meeting held August 12, 2025) Report from the Chair Sweeney. RECOMMENDATIONS: 7.3.1. Approve the Encouragement Clinic Grant Application for Barker Clinical Practice, LLC, doing business at 2207 East 5th Street in the amount of $50,000. 2 Regular Council Meeting August 19, 2025  MOTION TO APPROVE grant in the amount of $25,000.00 by Councilor Sweeney, was seconded by Vice President Herrick, and carried. 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 5, 2025) Report from Chair Graskey. 8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE REPORTS 8.1. REPORTS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2. REPORTS SANS RECOMMENDATIONS 8.2.1. Mayor's Commission on Communities of Color (Meetings held January 13, 2025 and March 24, 2025) No report from the Chair. 8.2.2. Mayor's Commission on Disabilities (Meeting held March 17, 2025) No report from the Chair. 8.2.3. Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board (Meetings held July 24, 2025 and July 31, 2025) No report from the Chair. MAYOR PAINE reported on the business of a special meeting held by the Plan Commission earlier in the evening on August 19, 2025. The commission has recommended approval of a small business grant for Shamrock Bar & Pizza. 9. OLD BUSINESS 10. NEW BUSINESS 10.1. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends approval of miscellaneous licenses pending department approvals. MOTION TO APPROVE by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Vice President Herrick, and carried. 10.2. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends conditional approval of an original Class “A” Beer and Class “C” Liquor - Wine Only license application for WI Cstore Inc., doing business as WI Cstore, located at 406 Belknap Street (Agent: Donovan Lee-Flinn) for current license period through June 30, 2026, pending police, health, and fire 3 Regular Council Meeting August 19, 2025  department approval. MOTION TO APPROVE by Vice President Moffat, was seconded by Councilor Sweeney, and carried. 10.3. CITY CLERK BLUNT recommends conditional approval of an original Cigarette, Tobacco, and Electronic Vaping Device retail license application for WI Cstore Inc., doing business as WI Cstore, located at 406 Belknap Street (Agent: Donovan Lee- Flinn) for the over-the-counter sales of cigarettes, tobacco products, and electronic vaping devices for current license period through June 30, 2026, pending police department approval. MOTION TO APPROVE by Councilor Fennessey, was seconded by Vice President Herrick, and carried. 10.4. CITY ATTORNEY PRELL recommends approval of R25-13837, a resolution to commit city to settlement with certain defendants in ongoing opioid litigation and for the same authority to execute similar participation agreements in the future. MOTION TO APPROVE by Councilor Elm, was seconded by Vice President Herrick, and carried. 10.5. COUNCILOR LEDIN recommends approval of a small business grant for Shamrock Bar & Pizza doing business at 5825 Tower Avenue for expenses including removing old windows, block off and add shingles along with other façade improvements in the amount of $9,936.00. MOTION TO APPROVE by Councilor Ledin, was seconded by Vice President Herrick, and carried. 11. BUSINESS BY PUBLIC Vice President Herrick invited the council to the meet & greet event with Sister City delegation from Ami-Machi, Japan scheduled for Monday, August 25, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. at the Superior Government Center, room 270. Meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Heidi Blunt, City Clerk Superior, Wisconsin Approved this 2nd day of September, 2025. Attest: ____________________________________ Mayor ____________________________________ City Clerk 4 Regular Council Meeting August 19, 2025