100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance Committee  
Monday, July 6, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Chair Fenton called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
Present:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Van Zeeland  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
26-0897  
4.  
June 22nd, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
June 22nd, 2026 Meeting Minutes.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Croatt, that the Report Action Item be  
approved. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Van Zeeland  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Action Items  
5.  
6.  
Request to add $395,500 to Community Development Budget - New &  
26-0900  
Redevelopment Projects, re: North Meadows Investment LTD Cost  
Reimbursement Agreement, Amendment #2.  
Attachments:  
Memo_NorthMeadows_BudgetAmendment_Finance07012026.docx  
BudgetAmendmentRequest_ThriventEscrow#3.xlsx  
Walter Blank, 2623 E Sundance Dr addressed the Committee  
Firkus moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
1 - Hartzheim  
Nay:  
1 - Van Zeeland  
Excused:  
Information Items  
7.  
Contract 48-24 was awarded to Rohde Brothers for $1,612,000 with a  
contingency of $241,800 for the WWTP Sludge Piping & Digester Heat  
Exchange. Change orders were approved totaling $210,689. Final contract  
amount is $1,822,689 with a contingency of $31,111. Payments issued to  
date total $1,777,121.77. Request final payment of $45,567.23.  
26-0898  
This item was presented  
Contract 113-25 was awarded to RJM Construction LLC for $828,550 with a  
contingency of $82,800 for Community Development Interior Offices. Change  
orders were approved totaling $38,175.05. Final contract amount is  
$866,725.05 with a contingency of $82,800. Payments issued to date total  
$796,518.54. Request final payment of $70,206.51.  
26-0899  
This item was presented  
Adjournment  
8.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Croatt, that the be adjourned at 5:49 p.m. Roll  
Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Van Zeeland  
Aye:  
Absent: