100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance Committee  
Monday, January 12, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Chair Firkus called the meeting to order at 5:30pm.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Present:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
December 8th, 2025 & December 17th, 2025 Meeting Minutes.  
25-1523  
Attachments:  
Finance Committee Minutes Dec 8, 2025.pdf  
Finance Committee Minutes Dec 17th, 2025.pdf  
Croatt moved, seconded by Hartzheim, that the Report Action Item 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 approve Sourcewell Six-Year (2026-2031) Golf Cart Lease with  
Yamaha Golf & Utility for the Annual Amount of $57,175.  
26-0027  
Attachments:  
2026 Yamaha Golf Utility Lease Memo.pdf  
Croatt 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 Unit S-26 Repair and Preventative Maintenance for Parking  
Structures to Western Specialty Contractors in the amount of $1,206,718.50  
with a 15% contingency of $181,000, for a project total not to exceed of  
$1,387,718.50.  
26-0029  
Attachments:  
S-26_Award_Funding_Bid Tabs.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:  
Information Items  
7.  
Contract 130-25 was awarded to Northeast Asphalt Inc. for $139,094.60 for  
Parks Paving Projects. Payments issued to date total $0.00. Request final  
payment of $139,094.60.  
25-1531  
This item was presented.  
Contract 55-25 was awarded to Scott Lamers Construction LLC for  
$486,212.08 for Y-25 Lead/Galvanized Water Service Replacement.  
Payments issued to date total $236,170.61. Request final payment of  
$179,296.68.  
25-1532  
26-0028  
This item was presented.  
Contract 159-24 was awarded to Vinton Construction for $496,345.35 for Lutz  
Park Trail. Change orders were approved totaling $64,873.77. Final contract  
amount is $561,219.12. Payments issued to date total $533,854.95. Request  
final payment of $27,364.17.  
This item was presented.  
Contract 63-25 was awarded to M & E Construction, LLC for the J-25 Mini  
Storm Sewer Construction Project in the amount of $250,000.00. Payments  
issued to date total $0.00. Request final payment of $214,880.00.  
26-0030  
26-0041  
This item was presented.  
Contract Amendment #1 to McMahon for Water Treatment Facility Bulk  
Hypochlorite Tank Replacement Project for additional design and construction  
management services in the amount of $5,000 increasing the contract  
amount from $24,000 to $29,000.  
This item was presented.  
Change Order #1 and #2 to Staab Construction contract as part of the  
AWWTP Removable Retaining Wall / Column Storage Improvements Project  
totaling $18,677 applied to remaining contract allowance resulting in  
a contract deduct of -$9,054 (credit).  
26-0044  
This item was presented.  
Change Orders #4 to Sabel Mechanical as part of the AWWTP Mix Liquor  
Channel Blower Replacement Project totaling $22,053.52 resulting in a  
decrease in contingency from $25,275.20 to $3,221.68.  
26-0043  
26-0042  
This item was presented.  
Change Orders #1 through #4 to August Winter & Sons, Inc. contract as part  
of the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant 2025 L-Building HVAC and  
Receiving Station Upgrades Project totaling $90,253 resulting in a decrease in  
contingency from $476,337 to $386,084.  
This item was presented.  
Appleton Water Treatment Facility Bulk Hypochlorite Tank Replacement Tank  
work to August Winter and Sons Inc. in the amount of $272,000 plus a 10%  
contingency of $20,400 for a total cost of $292,400.  
26-0040  
This item was presented.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the meeting be adjourned at  
5:35pm. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye: