100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Finance Committee  
Monday, May 11, 2026  
5:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
2.  
3.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll call of membership  
5 - Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Present:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
April 27th, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
April 27th, 2026 Meeting Minutes.pdf  
26-0647  
Attachments:  
Croatt moved, seconded by Hartzheim, 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 for recommendation to Common Council to authorize staff to  
26-0654  
proceed with development of a final implementation plan for modification of  
Central Equipment Agency Funding Structure, Brad Viegut, Financial Advisor  
with Baird to speak on model modification.  
Attachments:  
Central Equipment Agency Funding Analysis May 2026.docx  
Van Zeeland moved, seconded by Croatt, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Firkus  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to approve Contract Amendment #2 to McMahon for Water  
Treatment Facility Bulk Hypochlorite Tank Replacement Project for additional  
design and construction management services in the amount of $8,000  
increasing the contract amount from $29,000 to $37,000.  
26-0648  
Attachments:  
26-05-06_HypoReplace_McMahon_ContractAmend_No2_Memo.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Croatt, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Firkus  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to approve Change Order #1 as a contract amendment to Contract  
31-26 Unit A-26 Concrete Paving, with a decrease of $160,114.80, for a new  
not-to-exceed contract total of $3,595,314.32 and an unchanged contract  
contingency of $55,000.  
26-0649  
Attachments:  
A-26 Change Order 1_Form.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Croatt, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Firkus  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to adopt a resolution in support of a Safe Streets For All (SS4A)  
Planning and Demonstration Grant application for development of a CTH  
AP/Midway Road corridor study.  
26-0650  
26-0651  
26-0652  
Attachments:  
CTH AP SS4A resolution of support_final.pdf  
Van Zeeland moved, seconded by Hartzheim, that the item be recommended  
for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Firkus  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to adopt a resolution in support of a Safe Streets For All (SS4A)  
Planning and Demonstration Grant application for development of a CTH  
JJ/Edgewood Drive corridor study.  
Attachments:  
CTH JJ SS4A resolution of support_final.pdf  
Croatt moved, seconded by Hartzheim, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Firkus  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Request to adopt a resolution in support of a Safe Streets For All (SS4A)  
Planning and Demonstration Grant application for development of an STH  
47/Memorial Drive corridor study.  
Attachments:  
STH 47 SS4A resolution of support_final.pdf  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Croatt, that the item be recommended for  
approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
Aye:  
1 - Firkus  
Excused:  
Information Items  
7.  
Contract 106-25 was awarded to MCC, Inc for $131,126.25 with a  
contingency of $19,668.94 for DD-25 Mackville Quarry Grading and Capping.  
Change orders were approved totaling $19,668.94. Final contract amount is  
$150,795.19 with a contingency of $0. Payments issued to date total  
$143,255.43. Request final payment of $7,539.76.  
26-0653  
This item was presented.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Hartzheim moved, seconded by Croatt, that the meeting be adjourned at 6:41  
p.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt  
1 - Firkus  
Aye:  
Excused: