100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance Committee  
Monday, April 6, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Chair Firkus called the meeting to order at 5:44 p.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll call of membership  
2.  
3.  
Ald. Croatt is remote.  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Present:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
26-0434  
4.  
March 23rd, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Finance Committee Meeting Minutes March 23rd, 2026.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Minutes be approved. Roll  
Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Action Items  
5.  
6.  
Request to award the 2026 Appleton Wastewater Tunnel Painting Project  
26-0435  
contract to Howard Grote & Sons, Inc. in the amount of $189,985 with a  
contingency of 5 percent for a project total not to exceed $199,484.  
Attachments:  
2026 AWWTP Tunnel Painting Project.docx  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Request to award the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant M-K Tunnel  
Roofing Project contract to Crafts Inc. in the amount of $137,665 with a  
contingency of 10 percent for a total project cost not to exceed $151,432.  
26-0436  
Attachments:  
2026 AWWTP M-K Tunnel Roof project.docx  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Request to approve Unit W-26 Sewer and Water Reconstruction Change  
Order #2 as a Contract Amendment in the amount of $40,000 for a new  
not-to-exceed contract total of $2,718,100 and an unchanged contract  
contingency of $60,000.  
26-0442  
Attachments:  
Unit W-26 Change Order No 2_final.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Request to approve the purchase of the Meridian Rapid Defense Group  
barrier system.  
26-0445  
Attachments:  
Memo- Recommendation to Acquire Meridian Rapid Defense Barrier  
System.pdf  
Fenton moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
Request to approve FCEC MOU, between City and Driftwood Hospitality.  
26-0437  
Attachments:  
Memo_FCECManagementMOU_04022026.pdf  
FCEC MOU - 3.30.26.pdf  
Fenton moved, seconded by Hartzheim, that the Report Action Item be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
The Finance Committee may go into closed session pursuant to State Statute  
ยง19.85(1)(e) (deliberations or negotiations on the purchase of public  
properties, investing of public funds or conducting other specific public  
business when competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session)  
for the purpose of discussing a memoradum of understanding and future  
management agreement, related to Fox Cities Exhibition Center, and then  
reconvene into open session.  
26-0443  
Information Items  
7.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the meeting be adjourned at 6:18  
p.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye: