2026-07-20 Regular Council Minutes

1 | P a ge 0 7 / 20 /2 6 Minutes Date Approved 0 8 / 17 /202 6 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FENNIMORE, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 20th, 2026 The Regular Council meeting of the Common Council was called to order by Mayor Rob Krantz at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call was taken with the following alderpersons answering present. Adam, Lippert, Kretschman, Roth, Strack, Streif, and Hagen. Agenda: Proof in the form of a certificate of public notice given as required by Section 19.84, Wis. Stats., as to the holding of this meeting, was presented by the City Clerk-Treasurer. Motion by Streif, second by Hagen to approve the proof of posting and agenda. Motion carried 7-0. Consent Agenda: The following Operators were approved: Izabella Bender, Kala Robinson, Scot Lang, Jonathan Lucey. There was a motion by Strack, and a second by Adam to approve the Operators Licenses. Motion carried 7-0. Minutes of the preceding meeting. Approval of minutes if correct, and corrections of mistakes: The minutes from the June 15th, 2026 Regular was approved with a motion by Strack, and a second by Adam. Motion carried 7-0. Comments from Pre-registered Citizens: a. Greg Ashmore-Grant/Money: Ashmore was concerned about the $21 million private investment that was recently published in relation to the EDA Grant the city was awarded. Mayor Krantz clarified that the City is not receiving any private investment and that it was the potential of what could happen if the land was all sold to businesses. Reports of Officers: Clerk DPW Chief of Police Presentation of accounts and other claims against the city: There was a motion by Streif and a second by Kretschman to approve the 07/20/2026 Council claims with the breakdown of bills to their respective accounts for a total of $884,052.04 with City bills at $673,524.14, Utility bills at $190,548.14, Sewer bills at $19,979.76, TIF-CDBG bills at $0, and Capital Projects at $0. Gross Payroll amounts for 06/26/2026 were $84,713.08 with $52,202.00 for City, $24,571.34 for Utility and $7,939.74 for Sewer. Gross Payroll amounts for 07/10/2026 were $83,633.39 with $51,858.40 for City, $21,090.14 for Utility and $10,684.85 for Sewer. Motion carried on a roll call vote 7-0. Committee Reports: Unfinished Business: 2 | P a ge 0 7 / 20 /2 6 Minutes Date Approved 0 8 / 17 /202 6 New Business: Discussion and possible action on Scope of Services for Wastewater Treatment Facility Plan Amendment: Due to DNR updating rules, and requiring a disinfection process, Evan from Town and Country is recommending an amendment. There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Hagen to approve the Scope of Services for Wastewater Treatment Facility Plan Amendment as presented, not to exceed $25,000 for engineering costs. Motion carried 7-0. Discussion and possible action on zoning violations: Brad Weist, 1580 4th St, came in to ask for specific examples of how his property is not up to code. He has received email correspondence from Zoning Administrator, Mitchell Bortz, but does not understand that code that Mitchell is referring to. DPW, Downing said that he would reach out to Mitchell to come walk the property to clarify what items need to be corrected to be in compliance. Discussion and possible action on police squad build: There was a motion by Streif and a second by Strack to approve Belco for $12,873.18 to build the new squad. Motion carried 7-0. Discussion and possible approval of Grant County Road Aid: There was a motion by Streif, and a second by Roth to approve the 2026 Grant County Road Aid. Motion carried 7-0. Discussion and possible action on Amendment 1 for TID 7: There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Hagen to start the process to get the amendment started. Motion carried 7-0. Discussion and possible action on sale of lots Discussion and possible action on EDA Grant Match Funds Discussion and possible action on library financial request There was a motion by Roth and a second by Hagen to consider moving into closed session at 5:59 pm. Motion carried on a roll call vote 7-0. Return to open session: There was a motion by Roth and a second by Strack to return to open session at 7:25 pm. Motion carried 7-0 No action taken on closed session items. Comments and suggestions from Citizens present: Communications and recommendations from the mayor: Schedule Committee meetings: Adjourn: Motion by Roth, second by Strack to adjourn at 7:27 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. _________________________________ Ashley Edge, City Clerk-Treasurer 3 | P a ge 0 7 / 20 /2 6 Minutes Date Approved 0 8 / 17 /202 6 _________________________________ Robert Krantz, Mayor