Public Works & Utilities Commission

MINUTES FOR PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION A Public Works Commission was held on Wednesday, April 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 819 Superior Avenue, Tomah, WI. Meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM by John Glynn Call to Order - Roll Call Quorum Present (YES) John Glynn (P), Dean Peterson (P), Travis Scholze (P), Brian Rice (P), Kerwin Greeno (P), Mayor Paul Dwyer (P), Mitch Koel (P) Also Present, Director Brandy Leis, Jeff Marten, Chad Richmond, City Administrator Nick Morales, Brian Berquist and Nik Dorava from Town & Country. Approve Minutes Motion by Peterson, seconded by Rice to approve March minutes as presented. All ayes. Motion carried. Discussion Items 1. Airport Update No Update 2. Request to Appear: Steve Deethardt Steve would like to see more trees planted in and around the City where trees have been removed. Will pass onto the Ordinance Committee. 3. Discussion & Possible Action: Stop Sign at Intersection of Jackson St. & Butts Ave Motion by Dwyer and seconded by Scholze to leave intersection as is. All ayes. Motion carried. 4. Discussion & Possible Action: Queen of the Apostles – Boulevard removal/replacement Motion by Dwyer and seconded by Greeno to allow Queen of the Apostles to concrete the boulevard as requested. All ayes. Motion carried. 5. Approval: Chip Sealing and Fogging Bid Motion by Koel and seconded by Rice to approve Chip & Fog sealing bid by Scott Construction. All ayes. Motion carried. 6. Approval: Street Privilege Permit Motion by Peterson and seconded by Greeno to approve the Street Privilege Permit as requested. All ayes. Motion carried. 7. Discussion: Ordinance Sec. 38-33 – Repair; Replacement; Nonresidential Property Item will be brought back before the Commission at the next month’s meeting as a recommendation to amend ordinance. 8. Approval Pay Request: Hollister Ave, Schaller St. & W Elizabeth St. Motion by Peterson and seconded by Rice to approve the pay request. All ayes. Motion carried. Minutes will be approved at PWC meeting. Public Works Commission – April 22, 2026 Page 2 9. Project Updates Hollister project has begun; they are finishing up on the sewer and will start on the watermain soon. Surveying has begun for Phase II of Hollister. Forebay project will be finishing soon and should expect a final pay request next month. King Ave is still wet and will be a while before being able to finish. 10. Payment of Monthly Water & Sewer Bills Motion by Peterson and seconded by Greeno to approve the sewer bills as presented. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Peterson and seconded by Dwyer to approve the water bills as presented. All ayes. Motion carried. 11. Departmental Reports Sewer – Sewer Treatment Plant averaged 1.2 MGD that was treated. Road bans came off earlier this month which allowed us to start hauling sludge out to the farmers. 25 loads were delivered before the rain came in. We started spring cleaning at the lift stations and fired up the UV system for the season. The High School Environmental Science class brought around 50 student to tour the plant last week. Water – Pumped an average of 1,000,000 gallons per day. The Scada Teamviewer was updated by LW Allen. Spring Water main flush was completed last week. Well 14 is on track to be back in service on May 4th. No main breaks or leaks. Public Works – The sweeper is out in full force and catch basin cleaning has begun. Crack sealing areas and prepping for sealcoating. Working with Lynxx to switch the airport phone line from Brightspeed to Lynxx, which will be a cost savings on the airport. Busy with the Dam with all the rain, both motors are working. 12. Director’s Report Working closely with the DNR and staying on track to get Well #14 up and running on May 4th. Testing our cyber security next week on the Utilities. Next Meeting will be held on Wednesday May 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM Adjourn Motion by Peterson and seconded by Dwyer to adjourn the meeting at 6:16PM. All ayes. Motion carried. Minutes will be approved at PWC meeting.