100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance Committee  
Monday, February 9, 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:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
26-0152  
January 26, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Jan 26, 2026.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
approved. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Action Items  
5.  
6.  
Request to award sole source contract for Parks and Recreation Building  
26-0153  
Furniture Upgrades to Nordon Business Environments in the amount of  
$91,681.14, with a 5% contingency of $4,584.06 for a total project not to  
exceed $96,265.20.  
Attachments:  
2026 Parks and Recreation Furniture Replacement.pdf  
FMD - Nordon.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
Aye:  
1 - Croatt  
Excused:  
Request to award the design engineering contract for the 2026 Jaycee Park  
Court Design Project to McMahon in the amount of $35,120 with a 5%  
contingency of $1,756 for a total project not to exceed $36,876.  
26-0174  
Attachments:  
2026 Jaycee Park Court Design Professional Services.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to award Unit W-26 Sewer and Water Construction to Kruczek  
Construction in the amount of $2,585,585 with a 23% contingency of $60,000  
for a project total not to exceed $2,645,585.  
26-0159  
Attachments:  
W-26 Award-Funding-Bid Tab 02-05-2026.pdf  
Acknowledged at the meeting that the contract will have a 2% contingency.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to award Unit H-26 Northeast Sanitary Interceptor Sewer to PTS  
Contractors in the amount of $1,018,600 with a 20% contingency of $20,000  
for a project total not to exceed $1,038,600.  
26-0160  
Attachments:  
H-26 Award-Funding-Bid Tab 02-05-2026.pdf  
Acknowledged at the meeting that the contract will have a 2% contingency.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to award Unit DE-26 Miscellaneous Sidewalk and Concrete Street  
Repairs to Al Dix Concrete Inc. in the amount not to exceed $1,008,850.  
26-0161  
Attachments:  
DE-26 Award-Funding-Bid Tab.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to award Unit A-26 Concrete Paving to Vinton Construction Company  
in the amount of $3,755,429.12 with a 15% contingency of $55,000 for a  
project total not to exceed $3,810,429.12.  
26-0162  
Attachments:  
A-26 Award-Funding-Bid Tab.pdf  
Acknowledged at the meeting that the contract will have a 1.5% contingency.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to approve Finance Committee Report for Preliminary Resolution  
1-P-26 for Sanitary Laterals, Storm Laterals and Storm Main Construction.  
26-0164  
26-0163  
26-0169  
Attachments:  
1-P-26 Finance Report - Sanitary, Storm_r1.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to approve Finance Committee Report for Preliminary Resolution  
2-P-26 for Concrete Pavement, Driveway Aprons and Sidewalk Construction.  
Attachments:  
2-P-26 Finance Report - Concrete.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to approve Development Agreement for Comet Ridge Development  
(North Appleton Properties, LLC).  
Attachments:  
FinanceMemo_CometRidgeDA.pdf  
25-0486 - Comet Ridge Dev Agrm - CLEAN & COMBINED -  
02-05-2026.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Information Items  
7.  
Contract 59-25 was awarded to Vinton Construction Company for  
$1,370,111.56 with a contingency of $205,516.00 for WWTP Hardscape.  
Change orders were approved totaling $106,987.72. Final contract amount is  
$1,477,099.28 with a contingency of $98,528.28. Payments issued to date  
total $1,270,146.89. Request final payment of $206,952.39.  
26-0151  
This item was presented.  
Contract 21-24 was awarded to Peters Concrete Company for Unit H-23  
Lightning Drive Extension Phase 1 for $1,544,853.12 with a contingency of  
$116,000. Three Change Orders have been approved in the amount of  
26-0155  
$265,960.36. Final contract amount is $1,810,813.48. Payments issued to  
date total $1,436,806.26. Request Final payment of $228,657.07.  
This item was presented.  
Contract 30-25 was awarded to Kruczek Construction for Unit U-25 Sewer &  
Water Reconstruction for $2,525,555.55 with a contingency of $70,000.00.  
Payments issued to date total $2,351,766.42. Request Final payment of  
$156,012.33.  
26-0156  
26-0158  
This item was presented.  
Contract 37-25 was awarded to Vinton Construction for Unit B-25 Asphalt  
Pavement Reconstruction for $1,285,258.51 with a contingency of  
$41,000.00. One Change Order was approved in the amount of $57,830.90.  
Final contract amount is $1,343,089.41. Payments issued to date total  
$1,211,671.86. Request Final payment of $131,417.42  
This item was presented.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the meeting be adjourned at  
5:43pm. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland and Fenton  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused: