Board of Public Works

7725 W. North Avenue Wauwatosa, WI Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Board of Public Works Meeting Minutes Wednesday, February 19, 2025 8:30 AM Zoom Only: https://servetosa.zoom.us/j/89415047159, Meeting ID: 894 1504 7159 Regular Meeting CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Kesner called the meeting to order at 8:33 am . ROLL CALL Remote 6 Member - City Clerk Steven Braatz Member - Alderperson Melissa Dolan Member - Development Director Mark Hammond Member - City Attorney, Chair Alan Kesner Member - Finance Director John Ruggini Member - Building & Safety Manager Stefanie Escobedo Also present: Mary Boettcher, Administrative Support Specialist; Nick Deming, Construction Manager; Art Pinon, Principle Planner; David Simpson, Director of Public Works; Mike Steiner, Assistant City Engineer; Jennifer Stilling, Senior Civil Engineer; Boris Veleusic, City Engineer; all appeared remote and represent the City of Wauwatosa . APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of Minutes from the February 5th, 2025 Regular Meeting 25-0238 RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Stefanie Escobedo SECONDER: Mark Hammond Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo NEW BUSINESS 1. Request by Max Pickart, on behalf of HPO Milwaukee, LLC, for an 25-0249 exception to the minimum parking ratio regulations of WMC 24.11.020 at 1155 N. Mayfair Road Art Pinon, Principal Planner, presented. Lisa Wood, attorney representing the applicant spoke and presented, as well. John Ruggini moved approval of the staff recommendation with the following adjustments: item #1 - the current bike facilities not be reduced and item #3 "Changes to facility operations as a result of the change in use, gross square footage, or tenant mix (as a result of the change of use) for the site may be approved by the Planning Division if deemed substantially conforming with said approval. Changes to the gross square footage of the building or a change in use deemed by the Planning Division to increase or potentially increase parking demand requires approval from the Board of Public Works." Page 1 of 4 Board of Public Works Meeting Minutes February 19, 2025 RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: John Ruggini SECONDER: Melissa Dolan Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 2. Request by Joe Malucha, Beeler Construction Inc, for an exception to 25-0250 the rooftop equipment screening requirements of WMC 24.12.040.A.2 at 756 N. 109th Street Art Pinon, Principal Planner, presented. Joel Leonard, owner of the building also present and spoke . RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Mark Hammond SECONDER: Steven Braatz Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 3. Request by Josh Pudelko of Trio Engineering for two parking lot 25-0251 exemptions at the proposed multi-family redevelopment at 7474 Harwood Avenue Jennifer Stilling, Senior Civil Engineer, presented. Applicant also spoke and answered questions. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Mark Hammond SECONDER: Stefanie Escobedo Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 4. Request by Donald Michna of Catalyst Construction for construction 25-0252 staging in the public right-of-way adjacent to 7474 Harwood Avenue Jennifer Stilling, Senior Civil Engineer, presented. Applicant also present, spoke and answered questions. Motion passed with restriction that contractor parking be limited to the Harmonee Bridge Parking Lot on the south side of the Menomonee River and that the mill and overlay would end at the existing parking lane, to include the bike lane. RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Melissa Dolan SECONDER: John Ruggini Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 5. Consideration of request by Wauwatosa Health Department for use of a 25-0283 small portion of the city hall parking lot to host the HEAR Wisconsin Audiology Mobile Clinic on Monday, May 5th, 2025 Kristen Hecht from the Wauwatosa Health Department presented . RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: Mark Hammond SECONDER: Stefanie Escobedo Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 6. Consideration of award of contracts for emulsion and street patching to 25-0156 Page 2 of 4 Board of Public Works Meeting Minutes February 19, 2025 various approved vendors based upon price, convenience and availability, for the Spring/Summer 2025 repair season Recommendation: Common Council John Ruggini, Director of Finance, presented. RESULT: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL MOVER: Steven Braatz SECONDER: Melissa Dolan Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 7. Consideration of award of contracts for the spring/summer concrete 25-0157 repair season to various approved vendors on an as-needed basis, for a two-year period, beginning April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2027 Recommendation: Common Council John Ruggini, Director of Finance, presented. RESULT: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL MOVER: Melissa Dolan SECONDER: Stefanie Escobedo Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 8. Consideration of amendment to lease with Crown Castle for antenna 25-0220 space on Hart Park Monopole Recommendation: Common Council John Ruggini, Director of Finance, presented. RESULT: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL MOVER: Melissa Dolan SECONDER: Steven Braatz Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 9. Approval of Final Payment for Contract 24-55 Burleigh Water Tower 25-0282 Rehabilitation Recommendation: Common Council David Simpson, Director of Public Works, presented. RESULT: RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL MOVER: Mark Hammond SECONDER: Melissa Dolan Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 10. Recommendation to Common Council to accept and place on file the 25-0268 2024 Annual Report of the Board of Public Works Recommendation: Common Council Page 3 of 4 Board of Public Works Meeting Minutes February 19, 2025 RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO PLACE ON FILE MOVER: Steven Braatz SECONDER: Stefanie Escobedo Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 11. Monthly Pumpage Report January 2025 25-0247 RESULT: RECEIVED AND PLACED ON FILE 12. Consideration of ratification of project partial payments for work 25-0239 completed pursuant to the terms of the contract RESULT: APPROVED MOVER: John Ruggini SECONDER: Mark Hammond Aye: 6 Braatz, Dolan, Hammond, Kesner, Ruggini, and Escobedo 13. Project Updates 25-0240 Nick Deming, Construction Manager, presented. RESULT: INFORMATIONAL ONLY ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 9:26 am. Page 4 of 4