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1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL The regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of Chippewa Falls was held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Jason Hiess called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. CLERK CALLS THE ROLL Council Members present: John Monarski, Jody Marr, Chuck Hull, Dan Dixon, Paul Nadreau, and Tim Normand. Absent was Rob Kiefer. Also Present: City Attorney Sam Bach-Hanson; Director of Public Works/Utility Manager Brandon Cesafsky; City Planner/Transit Manager Brad Hentschel; Police Chief Ryan Douglas; Fire Chief Brian Tonnancour; Library Director Joe Niese; Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Director John Jimenez; City Clerk Bridget Givens; and those on the attached sign-in sheet. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (a) Motion by Monarski/Normand to approve the minutes of the Council Meeting of June 2, 2026. All present voting aye, motion carried. PERSONAL APPEARANCES BY CITIZENS (a) Representative Clint Moses, Assembly District 92, introduced himself to the Council as the current representative for the City of Chippewa Falls and encouraged Council to reach out to him with concerns. (b) Darin Flater,109 N Culver Street, appeared to express concern with drainage issues in the alleyway adjacent to his home following milling activities. (c) Alyssa Van Duyse, 462 Spring Green Drive, appeared in support of the pool and a future partnership with the YMCA. (d) Katie Crise, 601 Squires Street, of appeared in support of the pool and a future partnership with the YMCA. Mayor Hiess advised that the Committee of the Whole met on this topic, and the City is awaiting a draft partnership agreement from the YMCA in order to take the next steps. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None COMMUNICATIONS – None REPORTS The following Reports were presented: (a) Board of Public Works minutes of June 8, 2026. (b) Plan Commission minutes of June 8, 2026. COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS in the order in which they are named in Section 2.21 of the Municipal Code The following Council Committee Reports were presented: (a) Committee #1 Revenues, Disbursements, Water, and Wastewater minutes of June 10, 2026. (b) Committee #2 Labor Negotiations, Personnel, Policy and Administration minutes of June 10, 2026. (c) Committee #3 Transportation, Construction, Public Safety and Traffic minutes of June 2, 2026. (d) Committee #3 Transportation, Construction, Public Safety and Traffic minutes of June 9, 2026. (e) Park Board minutes of June 9, 2026. (f) Library Board minutes of May 13, 2026. APPLICATIONS (a) Motion by Monarski/Nadreau to approve the Alcohol Beverage License Applications/Renewals for 2026/2027. All present voting aye, motion carried. (b) Motion by Normand/Hull to approve the Dance License Applications/Renewals for 2026/2027. All present voting aye, motion carried. (c) Motion by Hull/Normand to approve renewal of the 2026/2027 Garbage/Recycling Licenses of GFL Solid Waste, LLC; Harter’s Expert Disposal, LLC; and Gorilla Dumpster Bag, LLC conditioned upon approval by the Health Inspector. All present voting aye, motion carried. 2 APPLICATIONS (continued) (d) Motion by Nadreau/Normand to approve renewal of the 2026/2027 Garbage/Recycling License of Waste Management conditioned upon approval by the Health Inspector and receipt of appropriate surety bond. All present voting aye, motion carried. (e) Motion by Monarski/Nadreau to approve renewal of the 2026/2027 Taxicab Business Licenses of Nina Eisold (Ready Ride Taxi); Matthew Goettl (Central Care Transportation) and Troy Rands (On Time Taxi). All present voting aye, motion carried. (f) Motion by Nadreau/Hull to approve renewal of the 2026/2027 Taxicab Business License of Jay McNulty (Town and Country Taxi) conditioned upon submission of passing Taxicab Vehicle Inspections as performed by the Police Department. All present voting aye, motion carried. (g) Motion by Hull/Nadreau to approve renewal of the Major Arcade Licenses of Micon Cinemas, Inc. (Micon Cinemas); Sugar Biscuit, LLC (On the Rocks); and Falls Bowl of Chippewa, LLC (Falls Bowl). All present voting aye, motion carried. (h) Motion by Monarski/Marr to approve the Alcohol Beverage License Application of La Poblanita II, LLC, Michael Nieves Flores, Agent, for La Poblanita located at 257 W Prairie View Road. All present voting aye, motion carried. (i) Motion by Normand/Marr to approve the Alcohol Beverage License Application of Glen Loch Tavern, LLC, Kara Watts, Agent, for Glen Loch Tavern located at 1300 Jefferson Avenue with the understanding that the applicant will not be meeting the continuation of business ordinance until December of this year. All present voting aye, motion carried. Motion by Monarski/Nadreau to consider items (j) – (o) in one motion. All present voting aye, motion carried. Motion by Monarski/Nadreau to approve items (j) – (o) as follows: (j) Temporary Class “B” Beer Alcohol Beverage License Application from Chippewa Falls Main Street for Pure Water Days Riverfest to be held at Chippewa Riverfront, 12 S Bridge Street, on August 8, 2026. (k) Street Use Permit Application from Chippewa Falls Main Street for the Pure Water Days Parade to be held on August 8, 2026 utilizing the 100 – 700 blocks of N Bridge Street. (l) Temporary Class “B” Beer/“Class B” Wine Alcohol Beverage License Application of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce for an Open House Member Appreciation to be held at the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, 1 N Bridge Street, on August 19, 2026. (m) Street Use Permit Application of the Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce for an Open House Member Appreciation to be held on August 19, 2026 utilizing a portion of the parking lot at 1 N Bridge Street. (n) Temporary Class “B” Beer/“Class B” Wine Alcohol Beverage License Application of the Northern Wisconsin State Fair Association, Inc. for the Northern Wisconsin State Fair to be held on July 7 – 12, 2026 at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds, 225 Edward Street. (o) Street Use Permit Application from the Northern Wisconsin State Fair Association, Inc. for the Northern Wisconsin State Fair to be held on July 9 – 11, 2026 requesting one-way traffic on Edward Street from the NWSF entrance to Prentice Street during high traffic times of the fair. All present voting aye, motion carried. PETITIONS – None MAYOR ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS – None MAYOR’S REPORT – None REPORT OF OFFICERS – None ORDINANCES – None RESOLUTIONS (a) Motion by Monarski/Marr to approve Resolution #2026-14 Entitled: Compliance Maintenance Resolution including a correction to the date. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Monarski, Marr, Hull, Dixon, Nadreau, Normand. Motion carried. 3 RESOLUTIONS (continued) (b) Motion by Normand/Monarski to approve Resolution #2026-15 Entitled: Resolution Approving a Certified Survey Map (3-lot CSM along Kennedy Road). Roll Call Vote: Aye – Normand, Monarski, Marr, Hull, Dixon, Nadreau. Motion carried. (c) Motion by Nadreau/Normand to approve Resolution #2026-16 Entitled: Resolution Adopting Rates for Wastewater Treatment. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Nadreau, Normand, Monarski, Marr, Hull, Dixon. Motion carried. OTHER NEW/UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) Motion by Marr/Nadreau to approve overlap funding from unspent wages for the training of a new Parking Enforcement Officer. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Marr, Nadreau, Normand, Monarski, Hull, Dixon. Motion carried. (b) Motion by Dixon/Normand to approve advancing a $16 per diem to the K-9 handler in relation to scheduled, out-of-state training with funds to come from the existing Police Department Budget. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Dixon, Normand Monarski, Marr, Hull, Nadreau. Motion carried. (c) Motion by Monarski/Hull to approve awarding the bid for engineering and design services for the Casper Park Maintenance Building to River Valley Architects in the amount of $53,950 as recommended by the Park Board with funding to come from reserves with reimbursement from the 2026 borrowing proceeds. Councilor Dixon offered a substitute motion to refer the item back to Committee #4 for further review. Discussion ensued relative to statutory requirements surrounding requests for proposals, specifically when both design and construction work are needed. It was noted that engineering and design services are not required to be bid out; however, the specifications of a project must be defined so those bidding on the construction are all bidding on the same project. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Monarski, Hull. No – Dixon, Nadreau, Normand, Marr. Motion failed. This item will be addressed by Committee #4 at their upcoming meeting. (d) Motion by Nadreau/Marr to approve expending the safety equipment grant on eligible department expenses. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Nadreau, Marr, Hull, Dixon, Normand, Monarski. Motion carried. (e) Motion by Dixon/Marr to approve authorizing the Fire Chief to reserve a place in line for the ambulance remount. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Dixon, Marr, Hull, Nadreau, Normand, Monarski. Motion carried. (f) Motion by Dixon/Marr to approve altering the Street Department work schedule to a 4/10 schedule on a year-round basis. It was noted that this will not impact the hours for the yard waste site. Roll Call Vote: Aye – Dixon, Marr, Hull, Nadreau, Normand, Monarski. Motion carried. CLAIMS (a) Motion by Hull/Nadreau to approve the claims as recommended by the Claims Committee. City General Claims: $358,889.25 Authorized/Handwritten Claims: $101,651.79 Department of Public Utilities: $61,993.28 Total of Claims Presented $522,534.32 Roll Call Vote: Aye – Hull, Nadreau, Normand, Monarski, Marr, Dixon. Motion carried. CLOSED SESSION – None ADJOURNMENT Motion by Dixon/Marr to adjourn at 7:36 pm. All present voting aye, motion carried. Submitted by: Bridget Givens, City Clerk