100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Safety and Licensing Committee  
Wednesday, January 28, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Vice Chair Van Zeeland called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
Present:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Firkus  
1 - Croatt  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
26-0095  
4.  
Safety & Licensing Committee Minutes from 1/14/2026  
Attachments:  
S&L Minutes 1.14.26.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Minutes be approved. Roll  
Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Firkus  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
5.  
26-0079  
Demerit Point Violation Appearance - Oneida BP  
Attachments:  
Oneida BP Demerit Pt Violation Letter.pdf  
No one appeared for the violation  
26-0080  
Demerit Point Violation Appearance - Missfits Tavern  
Attachments:  
Missfits Tavern Demerit Pt Violation Letter.pdf  
No one appeared for the violation  
Action Items  
6.  
26-0001  
Proposed Alcohol License Policy Revisions  
Attachments:  
Alcohol Licensing Policy - 2026 - Redlined.pdf  
Alcohol Licensing Policy - 2026 - Clean.pdf  
Appendix 1 - Fee Schedule.pdf  
Alcohol License Policy Revision Memo 1-23-26.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Firkus, that the Policy Revisions be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Firkus  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
26-0126  
Schedule of Deposits Update  
Attachments:  
City of Appleton Schedule of Deposits Updated 2026 - Redlined.pdf  
City of Appleton Schedule of Deposits Updated 2026 - Clean.pdf  
Memo to S&L_Council - Schedule of Deposits.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Firkus, that the Schedule of Deposits Update  
be recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Firkus  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
26-0081  
First Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding for Automatic  
Assistance between the Fox Crossing Fire Department and the Appleton  
Fire Department  
Attachments:  
22-0078 - Fox Crossing - Amendment to MOU.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the MOU Amendment be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Firkus  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Balance of the action items on the agenda.  
Hartzheim moved, Fenton seconded, to approve the balance of the agenda.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Firkus  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused:  
26-0083  
26-0086  
26-0089  
Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License application for Cleo's Bar  
LLC d/b/a Cleo's Brown Beam, Trent Duerr, Agent, located at 203 W  
College Ave, contingent upon approval from the Inspections and Health  
departments  
Attachments:  
Cleo's Brown Beam.Cleo's Bar LLC.Alcohol.Class B Beer  
Liquor.1.9.26.REDACTED.pdf  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval  
Class "B" Beer and "Class C" Wine License application for Tamil LLC  
d/b/a Madras Cafe, Sivakumar Rajarathinam, Agent, located at 819 &  
821 W Wisconsin Ave, contingent upon approval from the Community  
Development: Planning and Inspections departments  
Attachments:  
Madras Cafe.Tamil LLC.Alcohol.Class B Beer C  
Wine.1.12.26.REDACTED.pdf  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Cigarette, Tobacco, and Electronic Vaping Device License application  
for Great Lake Marketplace LLC d/b/a Smoke N Vape, Ibrahim Aloul,  
Agent, located at 2700 E Calumet St Ste C  
Attachments:  
Smoke N Vape.Great Lake Marketplace.CTV.1.9.26.REDACTED.pdf  
This Report Action Item was recommended for approval.  
Information Items  
7.  
26-0115  
AASD Truancy Ordinance Update  
Attachments:  
AASD Report - Jan 28 2026.pdf  
The update was presented by Superintendent Hartjes and Stephanie Marta, attendance  
coordinator.  
26-0092  
Flock Safety Cameras Presentation  
Attachments:  
ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY IN APPLETON The Role of Flock  
Safety Cameras (2).pdf  
Flock Safety Cameras FAQ Sheet.pdf  
The Presentation was presented by Captain Mike Wallace and Flock Representative  
Kristen Macleod.  
The following members of the public spoke:  
Kathy Flores  
Carla Hales  
Karen Riggers, 1919 N Appleton St  
Frankie Gilboa  
Corynn Stoltenberg  
26-0093  
26-0094  
Alcohol License Violation Convictions  
No Licensed Bartender on Premises  
- Newberry Mobil, 2811 E Newberry St  
Person Under Age of 21 on Premises  
- D2 Appleton, 403 W College Ave  
Director's Report  
1. City Clerk  
2. Fire Chief  
3. Police Chief  
- Focused Traffic Enforcement Violations  
Attachments:  
Focused Traffic Enforcement Violations.pdf  
Adjournment  
8.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Fenton, that the meeting be adjourned at 7:36  
p.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Firkus  
1 - Croatt  
Aye:  
Excused: