100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Finance Committee  
Monday, June 8, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
Call meeting to order  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll call of membership  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
May 11th, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
26-0725  
Attachments: May 11th, 2026 Meeting Minutes.pdf  
5.  
6.  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Action Items  
Board of Review Member Pay Rate  
26-0726  
Attachments: BOR Rate of Pay Memo.pdf  
Request to approve a budget transfer of $350,000 from the remaining Library  
Inflation Reduction Act elective pay proceeds to the Library solar project,  
increasing the total project budget from $350,000 to $700,000.  
26-0769  
Attachments: ITC to Library Solar Budget Transfer_.docx  
Request to approve the purchase of one office trailer and one restroom trailer  
from Elk Creek Trailers for the temporary Transit Center operations site in the  
total amount of $141,720.  
26-0770  
26-0771  
Temporary Transit Terminal Office and Restroom Trailer Purchase.docx  
Attachments:  
Request to approve the request to sole source a contract to Chet Wesenberg  
Architect, LLC, for professional services needed to complete design, bidding,  
and construction administration for the 2026 City Hall 6th Floor Office  
Renovation Project in the amount of $137,570, with a 5 percent contingency of  
$6,878.50, for a total project authorization not to exceed $144,448.50.  
2026 City Hall 6th Floor Renovation - Professional Services Contract.docx  
Attachments:  
Request to approve change orders #7, #8, and #9 to Rohde Brothers, Inc.  
contract as part of the AWWTP Sludge Piping and Digester Heat Exchanger  
Replacement Project totaling -$8,001 resulting in an increase in contingency  
from $23,110 to $31,111.  
26-0777  
26-0774  
Attachments: 260604_Finance Info AWWTP HEX CO No7-9.pdf  
Request to approve change orders #5 through #8 to August Winter & Sons, Inc.  
contract as part of the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant 2025 LBuilding  
HVAC and Receiving Station Upgrades Project totaling $116,526 resulting in a  
decrease in contingency from $386,084 to $269,558.  
Attachments: 26-06-04_Finance Memo_L-Build_Change OrdersAWS.pdf  
Request to approve change order #13 to Staab Construction contract as part of  
the AWWTP Phase 2 Belt Filter Press Equipment Upgrades Project totaling  
$31,042 resulting in a decrease in contingency from $383,130 to $352,088.  
26-0775  
26-0785  
Attachments: 260604_Finance Memo_Phase 2 BFP Change Orders13_Staab.pdf  
Request to approve change order #1 to Kruczek Construction contract 3-26  
Unit U-26 Sewer and Water Construction with an increase of $13,510.50 for a  
new contract total of $370,510.50 resulting in a decrease in contingency from  
$35,000 to $21,489.50.  
Attachments: U-26 Change Order 1_r1.pdf  
Request to approve change order #1 to Western Specialty Contractors contract  
17-26 Unit S-26 Parking Ramp Repairs and Maintenance with an increase of  
$181,000 for a new contract total of $1,387,718.50 resulting in a decrease in  
contingency from $181,000 to $0.  
26-0784  
26-0787  
Attachments: S-26 Contract Change Order Form 1_final.pdf  
Request to approve new Fox Cities Exhibition Center (FCEC)  
Management Agreement, between the City of Appleton and Appleton Hotel  
Holdings, LLC.  
Attachments: 25-0325 - Fox Cities Exhibition Center Management Agrm - 06-05-2026.pdf  
FCECNewManagementAgreement_memo.pdf  
Request to award Sole Source Contract to Full Service Organics Management  
LLC, as part of the AWWTP Anaerobic Digester Inspection, Maintenance, and  
Improvements Project in the amount of $157,360 plus a 20% contingency of  
$31,472 for a total cost of $188,832.  
26-0776  
260604_ESD_CleaningSoleSourceContact_FSO_FinanceMemo.pdf  
Attachments:  
26-0773  
26-0772  
Request to award Sole Source purchase of a Vulcan EWP 400/600 Wash  
Press to Vulcan Industries in the amount of $68,518.  
260604_SoleSourceAward_Vulcan_Ind_WP.pdf  
Attachments:  
Request to award Sole Source Contract to Dixon as part of the Matthias Tower  
Coating Project in the amount of $93,962.50 plus a 5.0% contingency of $4,700  
for a total cost of $98,662.50.  
26-06-03_Matthias_SoleSourceContact_Dixon_FinanceMemo.pdf  
Attachments:  
Request to award project Z-26 Sewer & Water Main Reconstruction to Kruczek  
Construction in the amount of $546,000 with a contingency of $20,000 for a total  
amount not to exceed $566,000.  
26-0786  
26-0783  
Attachments: Z-26 Award-Funding-BidTab.pdf  
Request to apply for a Safe Drinking Water Loan and to approve a Resolution  
declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures for loan disbursement  
payments.  
Attachments: 20260608_FC Memo_Request to Apply_Resolution to Reimburse.pdf  
7.  
Information Items  
Contract 20-24 was awarded to Rohde Brothers for $720,840 with a  
26-0744  
contingency of $64,876 for the WWTP B-Bldg HVAC Improvements. Change  
orders were approved totaling $51,550. Final contract amount is $772,390 with  
a contingency of $13,326. Payments issued to date total $753,080.25. Request  
final payment of $19,309.75.  
8.  
Adjournment  
Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the Common Council may be present during this  
meeting, although no Council action will be taken.  
Reasonable Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities will be made upon Request  
and if Feasible.