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100 North Appleton Street Appleton, WI 54911-4799 www.appletonwi.gov City of Appleton Meeting Minutes -Final Finance Committee Monday, March 9, 2026 5:30 PM Council Chambers, 6th Floor 1. Call meeting to order Chair Firkus called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call of membership Ald. Hartzheim attended remotely. Present: 5 -Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt 4. Approval of minutes from previous meeting 26-0296 February 23rd, 2026 Meeting Minutes Attachments: Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Feb 23rd, 2026.pdf Fenton moved, seconded by Hartzheim, that the Minutes be approved. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 -Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt 5. Public Hearing/Appearances 6. Action Items 26-0298 Request to approve the following 2026 Budget amendment related to a WI Department of Justice Law Enforcement Drug Trafficking Response grant (2/3 vote of Council required): Police Grants Fund Misc State Aids + $17,200 Misc Equipment + $17,200 Attachments: Grant Memo.pdf Croatt moved, seconded by Fenton, that the Report Action Item be recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 -Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt City of Appleton Page 1 Finance Committee Meeting Minutes -Final March 9, 2026 26-0311 Request to award sole source purchase of Allen Bradley PLC Equipment to Werner Electric in the amount of $25,678.40 along with the following 2025-2026 Budget carryover appropriations (2/3 vote of Council required): Water Utility Fund 2025 Utility Dept Computer Network Infrastructure -$25,678.40 2026 Utility Dept Computer Network Infrastructure + $25,678.40 260305_SoleSourceAward_Werner_AWTF_PLC.docx SoleSource -Werner Electric.pdf Attachments: Fenton moved, seconded by Croatt, that the Report Action Item be recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 -Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt 26-0306 Request to award the Anaerobic Digester Inspection, Maintenance, & Improvements Construction project base bid plus Alternatives 1 and 5 to Rohde Brothers Inc., in the amount of $1,547,320 with a 10% contingency of $154,732 for a project total not to exceed $1,702,052 along with the following 2025-2026 Budget carryover appropriations (2/3 vote of Council required): Wastewater Utility Fund 2025 Digester Cathodic Protection & Corrosion Control -$774,925 2025 Equipment Repairs & Maintenance -$927,127 2026 Digester Cathodic Protection & Corrosion Control + $774,925 2026 Equipment Repairs & Maintenance + $927,127 Attachments: 26-03-04_FinanceMemo_BidAward_ESD_Improvements_Rohde(1).pdf Fenton moved, seconded by Van Zeeland, that the Report Action Item be recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 -Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt 7. Information Items 26-0297 Contract 28-25 was awarded to Calnin & Goss for $1,138,754.30 with a contingency of $35,000.00 for X-25 Watermain Reconstruction #3. Payments issued to date total $1,029,729.98. Request final payment of $103,060.87. This item was presented. 8. Adjournment Croatt moved, seconded by Fenton, that the meeting be adjourned at 6:35 p.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 5 -Firkus, Hartzheim, Van Zeeland, Fenton and Croatt City of Appleton Page 2