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PROCEEDINGS OF COMMON COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FROM JU LY 7 , 20 2 6 Cc: Eagle Herald, Common Council Members, Mayor, Department Heads and Clerks file. Common Council minutes page 1 of 3 Mayor Steve Genisot called to order, the regular monthly meeting of the City of Marinette Common Council at 0 5 :0 0 PM in the City Hall Common Council Chambers, 1905 Hall Avenue, Marinette. Upon a call of the roll, it was determined a quorum of Common Council members were present and the following attendance was recorded: Members Present: 1 st Ward – Alderperson Ken Keller ; 2 nd Ward – Alderperson Jeffrey Skorik ; 3 rd Ward – Alderperson Dylan Demmith ; 4 th Ward – Alderperson Mike Wolfe ; 5 th Ward – Alderperson Liz Mikutowski ; 7 th W ard – Alderperson Chris Lesperance ; 8 th Ward – Alderperson Tom Karban and Citywide At-Large Seat – Alderperson Dorothy Kowalski . Absent : Alderperson Deb Klegin . CITIZEN COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS Doug Oitzinger, 2572 C ircuit Dr, spoke against approving the Bike & Pedestrian Plan for 2026. COMMON COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Alderpersons Skorik moved/ Wolfe seconded and all concurred to a pprove as presented, June 2, 2026 & Special Joint Common Council/Water Utility June 2, 2026 and Special Joint Common Council/County Board June 16, 2026. REPORTS OF CITIZEN BOARDS & COMMISSIONS No action was taken on the various Citizen Board, Department and Commission reports as presented by Mayor Genisot. STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Alderpersons Mikutowski moved/ Lesperance seconded and all concurred, to accept, as presented , the following standing committee meeting minutes: (Finance & Insurance Committee minutes-June 16, 2026, Personnel & License Committee minutes- June 16, 2026, Civic Affairs, Cemetery Traffic & Lights Committee minutes-June 15, 2026, Board of Public Works Committee minutes- June 16, 2026, Parks and Recreation Committee minutes-June 15, 2026, Public Safety Code Enforcement Committee minutes- June 15, 2026, & Plan Commission Committee minutes- June 17 & Special June 2, 2026 . MAYOR ’S COMMUNICATIONS & APPOINTMENTS M ayor Genisot stated he has been in contact with Riley Laney and he is no longer pursuing the Duer Gym and looking into other locations , Genisot also shared a letter from the DNR regarding Red Arrow Park working with the Department of Public Works to clear the beach of debris for the holidays and make the public aware of the Turtle Nesting areas that are marked with signage . Mayor Genisot gave an update regarding the City of Marinette Logging & Heritage festival that will be happening on July 10th, 11 th & 12 th and if any Common Council members would like to participate as this is the City of Marinette ’s biggest festival. MAYOR ’S APPOINTMENTS : Alderperson K e ller moved/ Demmith seconded and all concurred to approve the appointment of Ms. Barbara Kopish to the Water & Wastewa ter Utilities board for a term of 3 years. DAR BOYS & GIRLS CLUB PRESENTATION: Korren Gardon, Chief Professional Officer of the Dar Boys & Girls club gave a presentation regarding the history & goals of the DAR Club. OLD BUSINESS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CITY OF MARINETTE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN 2026 : Brian Carranza , P lanner & landscaping Architect & Molly North, Transportation Engineer representative s from Mead & Hunt , w ere present to give an explanation of the Master Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan submitted to each Council member prior to tonight ’s meeting . Al derperson Karban moved/ Mikutowski seconded and upon a call of the rol l motion failed by a vote of 2 ayes (Karban & Mikutowski ) to 6 nays (Kowalski, Wolfe, Demmith, Skorik, Klegin & Keller) to send the plan back for further updates regarding concerns that were stated at tonight ’s meeting and a cost proposal to the next Common Council meeting. Alderperson Kowalski moved/ Lesperance seconded and upon a call of the roll motion passed by a vote of 6 ayes (Kowalski, Wolfe, Demmith, Skorik, Klegin & Keller ) to 2 nays (Karban & Mikutowski) to approve the City of Marinette Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan 2026 as presented. NEW BUSINESS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY ROCK I LLC FOR AN EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 2501 PIERCE AVE : Alderpersons Mikutowski moved/ Demmith seconded and upon a call of the roll, the motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays to approve the contract for Professional Services provided by ROCK I LLC for an event on September 18th at 2501 Pierce Ave as presented. FINANCE AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE MONTHLY EXPENDITURES : Alderpersons K arban moved/ Mikutowski seconded to approve all July 2026 expenditures except for any invoices from Ehlers for TID 20, after further discussion A lderperson Karban withdrew his motion. Alderperson Kowalski moved/ Wolfe seconded and upon a call of the roll the motion passed by a vote of 7 ayes (Alderperson Mikutowski abstained Common Council Minutes Page 2 of 3 from voting) to 0 nays to grant advance authorization to the City Treasurer/Finance Director to pay Ju ly 20 2 6 expenditures contingent upon Finance and Insurance Committee approval. MARCH BUDGET REPORTS : Alderpersons Mikutowski moved/ Lesperance seconded and all concurred to approve the May budget reports. PERSONNEL AND LICENSE COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE POLICE CAPTAIN : Alderpersons Demmith moved/ Karban seconded and all concurred to approve the Job Des cription for the Police Captain as presented. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING APPEAL FOR OPERATOR/BARTENDER LICENSE APPLICATION BY KAYLA R. BURKETT : A lderpersons Wolfe moved / Keller seconded and all concurred to approve the Operator License for Kayla R. Burkett. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING TEMPORARY CLASS "B" FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE FROM HOLY FAMILY PARISH FOR PICNIC TAKING PLACE AT 2715 TAYLOR STREET ON AUGUST 16, 2026 : Alderpersons Skorik moved / Wolfe seconded and all concurred to approve the Temporary Class “ B ” fermented malt beverage license f or Holy Family Parish for picnic taking place at 2715 Taylor Street on August 16, 2026. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING TEMPORARY CLASS “ B ” BEER LICENSE FROM MARINETTE MOOSE LODGE FOR LOGGING & HERITAGE FESTIVAL TAKING PLACE AT 1600 BRIDGE ST ON JULY 10 & 11, 2026 : Alderpersons Kowalski moved/ Lesperance seconded and all concurred to approve the Temporary Class “ B ” fermented malt beverage license for Marinette Moose Lodge for Logging & Heritage Festival taking place at 1600 Bridge St on July 10 & 11, 2026 . FIVE ( 5 ) RENEWAL OPERATOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS : Alderpersons K arban moved/ Kowalski seconded and all concurred to grant operator licenses to the Five ( 5 ) applicants who are renewing their 2-year beverage server license for the period expiring June 30, 20 28 as presented. SIX (6) NEW OPERATOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS : Alderperson Karban moved / Demmith seconded and all concurred to approve operator licenses to the following five (5) new applicants: Darcie J. Berger, Abigail R. Jackson, Michelle M. King, Hailee A. Malinski, and Anna L. Slawinski ; and, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 125.12(3), and deny the operator license application submitted by Anthony F. Skibba for non-compliance with Personnel and License Committee Policy No. PLC - 1.0010 review guideline chart item number 1. Each aforementioned operator license applicant, recommended to have licenses granted for the current licensing period expiring 6/30/2028, shall be contingent upon each applicant providing documentation to City Clerk ’s Office, prior to expiration date of their 60-day provisional operator license, confirming completion of a State of Wis. approved Responsible Beverage Server class. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING LINE STRIPING AGREEMENT FROM MARINETTE COUNT Y: Alderperson Keller moved/ Lesperance seconded and upon a call of the role motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays to approve L ine striping agreement from Marinette County with an estimated amount of $ 20,180.08 as presented. CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FROM ROBERT E. LEE & ASSOCIATES FOR THE 2026 ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND DETECTION STUDY : Alderperson K owalski moved/ Keller seconded and upon a call of the rol l motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays to approve the Professional services agreement from Robert E. Lee & Associates for the 2026 Illicit Discharge and Detection study as presented . CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING WORKING WITH MARINETTE COUNTY FOR ROAD CLOSURES ALONG ROOSEVELT ROAD : Alderperson Mikutowski moved/ Skorik seconded and upon a call of the rol l motio n passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays to approve t he city of Marinette working with Marinette County for road Closures along Roosevelt Road PUBLIC SAFETY AND CODE ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATION REGARDING UPGRADING AIR PACKS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT : Alderperson Lesperance moved/ Demmith seconded and upon a call of the roll, the motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays to approve the upgrading air packs for the Fire Department in the amount of $8,105.00. APPROVED ORDINANCES Please take notice that the City of Marinette enacted the following ordinance listed below on Tuesday Ju ly 7 , 2026. Pursuant to WI Stat. § 62.11(4)(c)(2) copies of the complete text of ordinance listed below may be obtained at the City of Marinette Clerk ’s office located at Marinette City Hall, 1905 Hall Ave., Marinette WI or by calling 715-732-5140. Each City of Marinette Ordinance listed below shall take effect on the day after publication in this newspaper or at a later date if expressly prescribed in the ordinance. ORDINANCE NO. 2554- AMENDING SCHEDULE A, ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS FEES, ADDING SECTION 67-39B POLICE AND FIRE FEES : Common Council Minutes Page 3 of 3 Alderperson K arban moved/ Skorik seconded and upon a call of the role motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays to approve Ordinance No. 2554- Amending Schedule A, Article VI Miscellaneous Fees, Adding Section 67-39B Police and Fire Fees. ORDINANCE NO. 2555-AMENDING ARTICLE V OUTDOOR BURNING, CHAPTER 221-36 RECREATIONAL FIRES A (6) : Alderperson Mikutowski moved/ Demmith seconded and upon a call of the role motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays to approve O rdinance No. 2555-Amending Article V Outdoor Burning, Chapter 221-36 Recreational Fires A (6) . ORDINANCE NO. 2556- AMENDING CHAPTER 39 COURT AND JUDGE, MUNICIPAL, 39-8 FEES, AMENDING 39-8(A) MUNICIPAL COURT FEES : Alderperson Lesperance moved/ Kowalski seconded and upon a call of the role motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays to approve Ordinance No. 2556- Amending Chapter 39 Court and Judge, Municipal, 39-8 Fees, Amending 39-8(A) Municipal Court fees. ORDINANCE NO. 2557- AMENDING CHAPTER 20-81 ARTICLE XVIII CITY ROOM TAX COMMISSION : Alderperson Mikutowski moved/ Skorik seconded and upon a call of the roll, motion passed by a vote of 8 ayes to 0 nays motion passed to approve Ordinance No. 2557- Amending Chapter 20-81 Article XVIII City Room Tax Commission. ADJOURNMENT: Alderpersons Kowalski moved/ Skorik seconded and all concurr ed to adjourn at 0 6 :53 PM. Lana Bero, City Clerk The next regular Common Council meeting is scheduled for Tue sday August , 4 20 26 at 0 5 :00 PM in the Common Council Chambers at Marinette City Hall, Marinette, WI.