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PROCEEDINGS OF COMMON COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING FROM MAY 5, 2026 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 5:00 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: 1st Ward – Alderperson Ken Keller; 2nd Ward – Alderperson Jeffrey Skorik; 3rd Ward – Alderperson Dylan Demmith; 4th Ward – Alderperson Mike Wolfe; 5th Ward – Alderperson Liz Mikutowski; 6th Ward – Alderperson Deb Klegin; 7th Ward – Alderperson Chris Lesperance; 8th Ward – Alderperson Tom Karban and Citywide At-Large Seat – Alderperson Dorothy Kowalski. Absent: None. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS No comments were made regarding any agenda item. COMMON COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Alderpersons Wolfe moved/Mikutowski seconded and all concurred to approve as presented, the regular Common Council meeting minutes from 04/08/2026 and Reorganization Common Council meeting minutes from 04/21/2026. 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 Skorik moved/Demmith seconded and all concurred, to accept, as presented, the following standing committee meeting minutes: Finance & Insurance Committee minutes –April 8 & 28, 2026; Personnel & License Committee minutes – April 28, 2026; Civic Affairs, Cemetery, Traffic & Lights Committee minutes – April 20, 2026; Board of Public Works Committee minutes – April 8, 2026; Parks & Recreation Committee minutes – April 20, 2026; Public Safety and Code Enforcement Committee minutes – April 20, 2026. COMMUNICATIONS & APPOINTMENTS Mayor Genisot recognized Professional Municipal Clerks week May 3-9. Fire Chief Heckel stated life rings have been installed at the fisherman’s walk on the Hattie Street bridge and also at Menekaunee Harbor. Alderpersons Klegin moved/Skorik seconded and all concurred to approve the Mayor’s recommendations for Citizen Boards & Committees. They are as follows; Police and Fire Commission – Mr. Randy Pecard, May 2026-2031; Plan Commission – Mr. Jon Heraly, April 2026-2029; Zoning Ordinance Board of Appeals – Mr. Keith West, April 2026-2029 and Mr. Wally Hitt, April 2026- 2028. Ashley Campbell, Executive Director for Marinette district of St. Vincent De Paul discussed the work and impact their organization is making in our community. Fire Chief Heckel presented life-saving commendation awards to Lieutenant Mark Diercks and firefighters Darius Dohl, David Swiatnicki and Sienna Grawey for actions taken on March 9, 2026 resulting in the rescue of two individuals stranded on the ice seven miles from the boat launch in Oconto, WI. Fire Chief Heckel also presented an award to Lieutenant Mark Diercks for his 15th anniversary with the Mairnette Fire Department. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Alderpersons Mikutowski moved/Karban seconded and upon a call of the roll, the motion failed by a vote of 2 ayes to 7 nays to override the Mayor’s veto dated April 13, 2026. OLD BUSINESS Katherine Hitch, representative from Boldt, provided an update including material samples, cost estimate vs. budget, anticipated soft costs, schedule and upcoming milestones for the Marinette City Hall and Police Department relocation. NEW BUSINESS ROCK I LLC CONTRACT: Alderpersons Skorik moved/Lesperance seconded and upon a call of the roll, the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to approve the contract for professional services between the City of Marinette and Rock I LLC for Eagles tribute band on July 10, 2026 at Stephenson Island. SPIELBAUER FIREWORKS LLC CONTRACT: Alderpersons Wolfe moved/Mikutowski seconded and upon a call of the roll, the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to approve the contract between Spielbauer Fireworks LLC and the City of Marinette for the Annual Logging and Heritage Festival, Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Stephenson Island. FINANCE AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE MONTHLY EXPENDITURES: Alderpersons Mikutowski moved/Lesperance seconded and upon a call of the roll the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to grant advance authorization to the City Treasurer/Finance Director to pay May 2026 expenditures contingent upon Finance and Insurance Committee approval. MARCH BUDGET REPORTS: Alderpersons Klegin moved/Keller seconded and all concurred to approve the March budget reports. Common Council Minutes Page 2 of 3 MC & E PROPOSAL: Alderpersons Kowalski moved/Wolfe seconded and upon a call of the roll the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to approve the bid from MC & E for fiber install from the Armory to County hub on Wells Street. PERSONNEL AND LICENSE COMMITTEE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LICENSE CLASS “B” BEER AND INTOXICATING LIQUOR APPLICATION FOR BAR 715 LLC : Alderpersons Klegin moved/Kowalski seconded and motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays, to deny a retail Class “B” fermented malt beverage and intoxicating liquor license application for Bar 715 LLC located at 1719 Main Street. ALCOHOL LICENSE PREMISES EXTENSION APPLICATION FROM BRIGETTE BUYARSKI – CUSACK’S PUB: Alderpersons Skorik moved/Wolfe seconded and all concurred to approve Alcohol license Premises extension application from Brigette Buyarski – Cusack’s Pub for 60th Anniversary event taking place on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 2206 Hall Ave. SICK BANK POLICY: Alderpersons Mikutowski moved/Demmith seconded and all concurred to approve as presented the following changes to the City of Marinette Employee Manual: Sick Bank Policy (Page 20-22) – remove “hired on or before June 30, 2011” and change it to “all eligible” and remove paragraph #7. TEMPORARY CLASS “B” FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE APPLICATION FOR AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL OF MARINETTE INC.: Alderpersons Wolfe moved/Demmith seconded and all concurred to approve the Temporary Class “B” fermented malt beverage applications from American Legion Baseball of Marinette, Inc. for events taking place at Pedersen Ball Park, 1401 Ridge Street on the following dates in 2026; May 10, May 17, May 31, June 5, June 19, June 26-28, July 3, July 4, July 8, July 10-12, July 16, July 18, July 19, August 2 and August 9. SECONDHAND ARTICLE LICENSE FOR ECOATM, LLC: Alderpersons Skorik moved/Keller seconded and all concurred to approve the Secondhand Article License for 2026 for ecoATM, LLC. SIXTEEN (16) NEW OPERATOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS: Alderpersons Goes moved/Skorik seconded and all concurred, to conditionally grant operator licenses to the following sixteen (16) new applicants: Matthew J. Carlberg; Susan E. Erdman; Nichole L. Everard; James M. Hansen; Allison e. Lancour; Matthew A. Marineau; Alan J. Marriott; Renee L. Norman; Chelsea R. Schiller; Pa mela L. Schoreder; Cesar E. Valdez-Soria; Shyann-Noel S. Beery; Melissa M. Geitz; (contingent upon Melissa paying all debts owed to the City of Marinette) Nathan A. Lindsay; Kayla M. Peak and Gurli Annette Rasmussen. 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 . and Pursuant to Marinette Municipal Code § 150-16(A), Personnel and License Committee Policy No. PLC - 1.0010 and Wis. Stat. § 125.17, to deny the operator license application submitted by Kayla R. Burkett, due to Kayla’s non-compliance with Personnel & License Committee Policy No. PLC - 1.0010 flowchart item # 1. SIX (6) RENEWAL OPERATOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS: Alderpersons Klegin moved/Skorik seconded and all concurred to grant operator licenses to the following six (6) applicants who are renewing their 2-year beverage server license for the period expiring June 30, 2028: Jose H. Aguirre; Andres J. Aguirre Benavidez; Kendra A. Adams; Spencer J. Adams; Natalie M. Roetzer; Andrea M. White. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS DPW EQUIPMENT: Alderpersons Keller moved/Mikutowski seconded and upon a call of the roll the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to purchase a Versalift VST-47 mounted on a 2017 Ford F550 in the amount of $72,000. Alderpersons Lesperance moved/Demmith seconded and upon a call of the roll the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to approve the purchase of a 2026 Bobcat in the amount of $70,672.19, including budget transfer utilizing funds originally allocated for the purchase of a 1.5-ton truck. FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT 1ST CLASS REAL ESTATE/ANCHORED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: Alderpersons Karban moved/Mikutowski seconded to deny the application from Dave Anderson, 1st Class Real Estate/Anchored Property Management and upon further discussion Alderperson Karban withdrew his motion. Alderpersons Klegin moved/Lesperance seconded and upon a call of the ro ll, the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to approve the application for fall project at 1611 Main Street received from Dave Anderson, 1st Class Real Estate/Anchored Property Management up to the amount of $22,750. LEANNE AND DUANE SEBERO: Alderpersons Karban moved/Demmith seconded to approve the application for spring project at 134 E. Russell Street from Leanne and Duane Sebero for improvements up to the amount of $25,000. APPROVED ORDINANCES Please take notice that the City of Marinette enacted the following ordinance listed below on Tuesday May 5, 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 Cler k’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 t he ordinance. ORDINANCE # 2552: Alderpersons Skorik moved/Lesperance seconded and upon a call of the roll the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to approve, as presented, City of Marinette Ordinance No. 2552 amending Marinette Municipal Code Ordinance Common Council Minutes Page 3 of 3 Chapter 282 Sections 17 and 18. ORDINANCE # 2553: Alderpersons Klegin moved/Karban seconded and upon a call of the roll the motion passed by a vote of 9 ayes to 0 nays to approve, as presented, City of Marinette Ordinance No. 2553 amending Marinette Municipal Code Ordinance Chapter 308 Article 1. ADJOURNMENT: Alderpersons Demmith moved/Karban seconded and all concurred to adjourn at 06:08 PM. Mindy Campbell, Deputy City Clerk The next regular Common Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday June 2, 2026 at 05:00 PM in the Common Council Chambers at Marinette City Hall, Marinette, WI.