100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Safety and Licensing Committee  
Wednesday, May 27, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Chair Croatt called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
Present:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
Safety & Licensing Committee Minutes from 5/13/2026  
4.  
Attachments:  
Fenton moved, seconded by Lambrecht, that the Minutes be approved. Roll  
Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
5.  
Demerit Point Violation Appearance - M.T. Pockets  
Attachments:  
Brian Tomaszewski, 2906 E Newberry St, addressed the committee  
Demerit Point Violation Appearance - Cinders Charcoal Grill  
Attachments:  
Adam Delfosse, N207 Country Ayre Ct, addressed the committee  
Demerit Point Violation Appearance - Holidays Pub & Grill  
Attachments:  
Franklin Jaramillo, 3950 N Richmond St, addressed the committee  
Action Items  
6.  
Operator License for Tammy T. Taylor  
Attachments:  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Hayden, that the Operator License be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Operator's License for Victoria P. Singleton  
Attachments:  
Fenton moved, seconded by Hayden, that the Operator License be  
recommended for denial. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Operator's License for Chelsey M. Strauch  
Attachments:  
Hayden moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Operator License be  
recommended for denial. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Commercial Solicitation License for Jaculyn J. Lozier  
Attachments:  
Fenton moved, seconded by Lambrecht, that the Commercial Solicitation  
License be recommended for denial. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused:  
WI-TF1 Contract Renewal  
Attachments:  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Fenton, that the WI-TF1 Contract Renewal be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to Apply for Assistance to Firefighters Grant  
Attachments:  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Request to Apply be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to Apply We Energies  
Attachments:  
Hayden moved, seconded by Lambrecht, that the Request to Apply be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Balance of the action items on the agenda.  
Lambrecht moved, Fenton seconded, to approve the balance of the agenda.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
Aye:  
1 - Jones  
Excused:  
Cigarette, Tobacco, and Electronic Vaping Device License application  
for Generation Paulson Inc d/b/a The Daily Pint, Chris Paulson, Agent,  
located at 830 E Northland Ave, effective July 1, 2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval  
Class "B" Beer and Reserve "Class B" Liquor License Temporary  
Premises Amendment application for The Trout Museum of Art Inc  
d/b/a Trout Museum of Art, Christina Turner, Agent, located at 325 E  
College Ave, on August 6, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,  
contingent upon approval from the Health and Inspections  
departments.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License Temporary Premises  
Amendment application for SC Carrow Corp d/b/a Rookies Sports Bar  
& Grill, Steven Carrow, Agent, located at 325 N Appleton St, from  
11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., daily from July 30, 2026 to August 2, 2026  
for Mile of Music event, contingent upon approval from the Health  
department.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License Temporary Premises  
Amendment application for Spats Food and Spirits LLC d/b/a Spats  
Food and Spirits, Nicholas Kapheim, Agent, located at 733 W College  
Ave, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., daily from July 30, 2026 to August  
2, 2026 for Mile of Music event, contingent upon approval from the  
Health department.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "A" Beer and "Class A" Liquor License Change of Agent for  
ALDI Inc Wisconsin d/b/a ALDI # 68, New Agent, Amanda  
Arnoldussen, located at 116 N Linwood Ave, effective July 1, 2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "A" Beer and "Class A" Liquor License Change of Agent for  
Target Corporation d/b/a Target Store T-1248, New Agent, Anna  
Abeyta, located at 1800 S Kensington Dr, effective July 1, 2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License Change of Agent for  
Riverview Gardens Inc d/b/a Riverview Gardens, New Agent, Daniel  
Lightfuss, located at 1101 S Oneida St, effective July 1, 2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License Change of Agent for  
Bowlero Wisconsin LLC d/b/a Super Bowl Family Entertainment, New  
Agent, Renee Thiede, located at 2222 E Northland Ave, effective July  
1, 2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License Change of Agent for  
Henry J. Grishaber LLC d/b/a Hank & Karen's, New Agent, Karen  
Grishaber, located at 1937 E John St, effective July 1, 2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License Change of Agent for Mc  
Gregors LLC d/b/a The Durty Leprechaun, New Agent, Lincoln Kuehn,  
located at 343 W College Ave, effective July 1, 2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "B" Beer and Reserve "Class B" Liquor License Change of  
Agent for Appleton Yacht Club, New Agent, Ashleigh Mann, located at  
1200 S Lutz Dr, effective July 1, 2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Class "B" Beer and Reserve "Class B" Liquor License Change of  
Agent for Wise Restaurant Group d/b/a Christianos Pizza, New Agent,  
Lee Wise, located at 2400 S Kensington Dr #500, effective July 1,  
2026.  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
2026-2027 Late Alcohol License renewal applications, contingent on  
approval from all departments by 12:00 p.m. on June 30, 2026  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
2026-2027 Late Cigarette, Tobacco, and Electronic Vaping Device  
License renewal applications  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Information Items  
7.  
AASD Truancy Ordinance Discussion  
Attachments:  
Stephanie Marta, AASD Attendance Coordinator, addressed the committee  
April Traffic Report  
Attachments:  
Special Events  
1. City Celebration, APD, Memorial Park - Ice rink parking lot, May  
21st, 2026.  
2. Appleton Downtown Inc. Farm Market, Appleton Downtown Inc.,  
College Avenue and Houdini Plaza, Thursdays, June 4th, 2026  
through August 27th, 2026.  
3. Walk to Cure Arthritis, Arthritis Foundation Wisconsin, Pierce Park,  
June 7th, 2026.  
4. Fox Valley Pride Festival, Rotary Club of Appleton, Jones Park,  
June 13th, 2026.  
Director's Report  
1. City Clerk  
2. Fire Chief  
- Hiring Update  
3. Police Chief  
Adjournment  
8.  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Fenton, that the meeting be adjourned at 7:10  
p.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Croatt, Fenton, Lambrecht and Hayden  
1 - Jones  
Aye:  
Excused: