CITY OF WAUPACA ABRIDGED COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS REGULAR MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL (with the option to attend virtually via video / teleconferencing) TUESDAY JUNE 16, 2026 • 6:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to regulations, the Common Council of the city of Waupaca met on the above date and time. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. CLERK TO READ OPEN MEETING STATEMENT Barb Nowak, City Clerk stated this meeting and all meetings of the Common Council are open to the public. Proper notice has been posted and given to the Media, in accordance with Wisconsin State Statutes so that the citizens may be aware of the time, place, and agenda of this meeting. 4. ROLL CALL Present: Alderpersons Paul Hagen, Eric Halverson, Dmitri Martin, Paul Mayou, Eric Olson, Dave Peterson, Scott Purchatzke and Henry Veleker Absent: Mayor Brian Smith, Alderpersons Collin Dykstra and Cory Nagel A quorum was declared. Also Present: Barb Nowak, City Clerk, Justin Berrens, Interim City Administrator/Director of Public Works, Eric Bailey, Library Director, Greg Grohman, Finance Director, Laura Colbert, Parks and Recreation Director, Pete Kraeger, Police Chief and Josh Werner, IT Community Media Director 5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member or City staff so requests it, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Regular Agenda. The items selected for the Consent Agenda are as follows: Regular and Special Meeting Minutes, Monthly Income Report for the Parks and Recreation Department, Airport Hangar Reports, Monthly Department Head Reports, Payrolls and Bills, Quarterly Weights and Measures Reports, Quarterly Room Tax Reports, Second Reading of Ordinances, if received a unanimous recommendation at the previous meeting, project invoices for projects previously approved by City Council, any low bid budgeted operating or capital expenditure under $25,000 approved by the appropriate Board or Committee and any expenditure of non-city funds that received a unanimous recommendation. A) MONTHLY REPORTS 1. Airport Manager’s Report 2. Library Director’s Report 3. Community and Economic Development Director’s Report 4. Director of Public Works Report 5. Parks & Recreation Department Report 6. Police Department Report 7. IT & Community Media Director Report 8. City Clerk’s Report 9. City Administrator’s Report 10. Waupaca Area Fire District B) MONTHLY/QUARTERLY/ ANNUAL REPORTS: C) APPROVAL OF BILLS – CITY GENERAL, WATER, SEWER, AND SPECIAL FUNDS D) MEETING MINUTES: COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS • Minutes of three (3) Public Hearings and Regular Meeting on June 2, 2026 CITY PLAN COMMISSION • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on May 6, 2026 AIRPORT BOARD • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on May 27, 2026 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on June 3, 2026 POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSSION • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on June 9, 2026 PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on June 4, 2026 BOARD OF REVIEW • Minutes of An Annual Meeting on June 10, 2026 MOVED by Ald. Olson SECONDED by Ald. Peterson, Council APPROVES of the Consent Agenda as printed. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. 6. REGULAR AGENDA MOVED by Ald. Veleker, SECONDED by Ald. Purchatzke, Council APPROVES of the Regular Agenda as presented. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. A. NON-AGENDA ITEMS: 1. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE: • Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation to Scott Christie for 26 years of service to the City of Waupaca serving on the Historic Preservation Committee • Presentation of Gift to our Sister City Mitoyo, Japan – Ald. Paul Hagen 2. PUBLIC INPUT 3. COMMUNITY / DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS • Ann Linden is reporting on Winchester Academy for the Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network (WAACN) B. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. Ordinance No. 05-26 (2026) – An Ordinance Amending Chapter 14 Building Code and Chapter 17 Zoning Code of the Municipal Code of the City of Waupaca (2nd Reading) – Justin Berrens, Interim City Administrator/Director of Public Works MOVED by Ald. Peterson SECONDED by Ald. Olson, Council ADOPTS Ordinance No. 05-26 | An Ordinance Amending Chapter 14 Building Code and Chapter 17 Zoning Code of the Municipal Code of the City of Waupaca. ON A CALL OF THE ROLL Ald. Peterson, Hagen, Purchatzke, Halverson, Veleker, Martin, Mayou and Olson voted aye, 0 nay, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE. 2. Ordinance No. 06-26 (2026) | An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, City of Waupaca Zoning Ordinance (2nd Reading) – Justin Berrens, Interim City Administrator/Director of Public Works MOVED by Ald. Hagen SECONDED by Ald. Veleker, Council ADOPTS Ordinance No. 06-26 | An Ordinance Amending Chapter 17, City of Waupaca Zoning Ordinance. ON A CALL OF THE ROLL Ald. Veleker, Hagen, Martin, Peterson, Purchatzke, Olson, Halverson and Mayou voted aye, 0 nay, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE. C. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Update on Taxi Service – Valerie Lefler, Feonix Mobility Rising 2. Request for Street Closure for Rotary Rocktoberfest Event on September 3rd – 5th, 2026 – Barbara Laedtke, Waupaca Rotary MOVED by Ald. Martin, SECONDED by Ald. Hagen, Council APPROVES Street Closure for Rotary Rocktoberfest Event on September 3rd – 5th, 2026. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. 3. Park Shelter Use Policy Update – Laura Colbert, Parks and Recreation Director MOVED by Ald. Olson SECONDED by Ald. Purchatzke, Council APPROVES Park Shelter Use Policy Update. ON A CALL OF THE ROLL Ald. Halverson, Peterson, Purchatzke, Mayou, Veleker, Martin, Hagen and Olson voted aye, 0 nay, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE. 4. Bowlby Lift-Station Construction Bid Award – Justin Berrens, Interim City Administrator/Director of Public Works MOVED by Ald. Hagen, SECONDED by Ald. Purchatzke Council APPROVES awarding the bid to Advanced Construction Inc for an amount not to exceed $2,822,721.50 for the construction of the Bowlby Lift-station. ON A CALL OF THE ROLL Hagen, Olson, Mayou, Halverson, Peterson, Martin, Veleker and Purchatzke voted aye, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE. 5. Resolution No. 1594 | Compliance Maintenance Resolution – Justin Berrens, Interim City Administrator/Director of Public Works MOVED by Ald. Olson, SECONDED by Ald. Peterson Council APPROVES Resolution No. 1594 | Compliance Maintenance Resolution ON A CALL OF THE ROLL Purchatzke, Olson, Peterson, Veleker, Mayou, Martin, Halverson and Hagen voted aye, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE. 6. Certified Survey Map | Bank First N.A., 111 Jefferson St and 105 Jefferson St – Justin Berrens, Interim City Administrator/Director of Public Works MOVED by Ald. Martin, SECONDED by Ald. Veleker, Council APPROVES Certified Survey Map | Bank First N.A., 111 Jefferson St and 105 Jefferson St. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. 7. License Report No. 1762 | Operator Licenses – Barb Nowak, City Clerk MOVED by Ald. Peterson, SECONDED by Ald. Veleker, Council APPROVES License Report No. 1762 | Operator Licenses. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. 8. License Report No. 1763 | Arcade / Amusement Devices – Barb Nowak, City Clerk MOVED by Ald. Olson, SECONDED by Ald. Veleker, Council APPROVES License Report No. 1763 | Arcade / Amusement Devices. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. 9. License Report No. 1764 | “Class B” Intoxicating Liquor License and Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage License - RB’s Waupaca Bowl, LLC, RB’S BACK ALLEY, Dale K Schwertfeger, Agent, 810 Bowling Lane - (Change of Agent Only) – Barb Nowak, City Clerk MOVED by Ald. Peterson, SECONDED by Ald. Hagen, Council APPROVES License Report No. 1764 | “Class B” Intoxicating Liquor License and Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage License - RB’s Waupaca Bowl, LLC, RB’S BACK ALLEY, Dale K Schwertfeger, Agent, 810 Bowling Lane - (Change of Agent Only). 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. D. ISSUES/PROJECTS DISCUSSION (30 MINUTES MAXIMUM) – NO ACTION REQUIRED E. COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MAYOR • July 1st Plan Commission meeting is cancelled • July 2nd Parks and Recreation meeting is cancelled • July 7th Council Meeting is cancelled F. ADJOURNMENT MOVED by Ald. Hagen, SECONDED by Ald. Olson, Council ADJOURNS until the next Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday July 21, 2026, subject to call. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:00 P.M. Paul Mayou, Council President bn Audio of all Council meetings can be found on the City of Waupaca website: www.cityofwaupaca.org Published July 30, 2026 WNAXLP
