100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance Committee  
Monday, February 23, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Chair Firkus called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
Present:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
February 9th, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Feb 9th, 2026.pdf  
26-0224  
Attachments:  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be  
approved. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Action Items  
5.  
6.  
Request to approve the following 2026 Budget amendment for the WEDC  
26-0245  
SAG Grant award (2/3 vote of Council required):  
General Fund - Community Development  
Misc State Aids  
+ $150,000  
+ $150,000  
Consulting Services  
Attachments:  
54689-FY26-Contract Draft for Client Review-SAG-Appleton, City  
of-20260212.pdf  
Budget Amendment Request_WEDCSAGFunding.xlsx  
WEDC_SAG_BudgetAmendment.docx  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to approve 2026 Budget amendment for Lindbergh Standpipe  
Recoating Project (2/3 vote of Council required):  
Water Utility Fund  
26-0258  
Matthias Tower Coating Project  
Lindberg Standpipe Recoating Project  
- $54,038  
+ $54,038  
Attachments:  
26-02-18_Lindbergh_Coatting Services Contact  
Award_Finance_Memo.docx  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to approve Contract Amendment #1 to Donohue as part of the  
AWWTP Anaerobic Digester Inspection, Maintenance, and Improvements  
Project to support Phase 5 Construction Services in the amount of $209,479  
increasing the contract amount from $293,755 to $503,234 along with the  
following 2025-2026 Budget carryover appropriations (2/3 vote of Council  
required):  
26-0257  
Wastewater Utility Fund  
2025 Digester Cathodic Protection & Corrosion Control  
2025 Equipment Repairs & Maintenance  
2026 Digester Cathodic Protection & Corrosion Control  
2026 Equipment Repairs & Maintenance  
- $316,200  
- $187,034  
+ $316,200  
+ $187,034  
Attachments:  
26-02-19_DonohueContractAmend1_Memo.docx  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to award the Alicia Playground Equipment Project contract to Lee  
Recreation LLC in an amount not to exceed $130,000.  
26-0223  
Attachments:  
2026 Alicia Park Playground Award Memo.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to award Unit B-26 Asphalt Paving to Triple P Inc. dba Peters  
Concrete Company in the amount of $1,244,583.86 with a 3.6% contingency  
of $45,000 for a project total not to exceed $1,289,583.86.  
26-0229  
Attachments:  
B-26 Award-Funding-Bid Tab.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to award sole source purchase of Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley  
Variable Frequency Drive equipment to Werner Electric in the amount of  
$203,197.  
26-0243  
Attachments:  
260219_SoleSourceAward_Werner_AWTF_VFD.docx  
SoleSource_Werner Electric.pdf  
Van Zeeland moved, seconded by Hartzheim, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Information Items  
7.  
Facilities and Construction Management 2025 Annual Review.  
26-0230  
Attachments:  
Facilties Construction Management Review 2025.pdf  
This item was presented.  
Change Orders #9 through #12 to Staab Construction contract as part of the  
AWWTP Phase 2 Belt Filter Press Equipment Upgrades Project totaling  
$147,164 resulting in a decrease in contingency from $530,312 to $383,130.  
26-0222  
26-0221  
This item was presented.  
Contract 68-24 was awarded to August Winter & Sons for $242,000 with a  
contingency of $48,400 for Water Treatment Facility Clearwell Repairs.  
Change orders were approved totaling $4,679. Final contract amount is  
$246,679 with a contingency of $43,721. Payments issued to date total  
$240,512.03. Request final payment of $6,166.97.  
This item was presented.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the meeting be adjourned at  
5:41 pm. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Firkus, Hartzheim and Van Zeeland  
2 - Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused: