2025-06-23-Regular-Council-Minutes

1 | P a ge 0 6 / 23 /2 5 Minutes Date Approved 0 7 / 21 /202 5 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FENNIMORE, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2025 The Regular Council meeting of the Common Council was called to order by Mayor Ryan Boebel at 5:30 p.m. Roll Call was taken with the following alderpersons answering present. Adam, Chiefari, 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 6-0. Consent Agenda: The following Operators, Liquor, Tobacco, and Mobile Home Licenses were approved: See Attached. There was a motion by Hagen, and a second by Adam to approve the Operator’s License. Motion carried 6-0. Minutes of the preceding meeting. Approval of minutes if correct, and corrections of mistakes: The minutes from the May 12th, 2025 Regular Meeting and May 29th, 2025 Emergency Council Meeting was approved with a motion by Strack, and a second by Streif. Motion carried 6-0. Comments from Pre-registered Citizens: 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 Adam to approve the 06/23/2025 Council claims with the breakdown of bills to their respective accounts for a total of $412,831.98 with City bills at $212,108.37, Utility bills at $175,559.69, Sewer bills at $22,913.92, TIF-CDBG bills at $2250.00, and Capital Projects at $0. Gross Payroll amounts for 05/16/2025 were $65,553.04 with $40,528.41 for City, $18,773.78 for Utility and $6,250.85 for Sewer. Gross Payroll amounts for 05/30/2025 were $65,861.29 with $45,017.23 for City, $13,825.06 for Utility and $7,019.00 for Sewer. Gross Payroll amounts for 06/13/2025 were $73,163.71 with $48,135.38 for City, $17,359.75 for Utility, and $7,668.58 for Sewer. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Committee Reports: Unfinished Business: New Business: 2 | P a ge 0 6 / 23 /2 5 Minutes Date Approved 0 7 / 21 /202 5 Discussion on rubble dump filling: For the 2028 project on 12th St heading East, the City will potentially look into dumping rubble into a ravine on the Jeidy property. Approval of CMAR report: There was a motion by Roth, and a second by Adam to approve the 2024 CMAR report as presented. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion and possible approval of scope of services for sewer user rate study: There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Hagen to approve Town & Country’s scope of services memorandum for the swer user rate study. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Discussion and possible action on MOU-Septic for SWTC: There was a motion by Roth, and second by Adam to approve the Mou for SWTC as presented.. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Discussion and possible action for filling vacant council seat: There was a motion by Streif and a second by Strack to approve Sarah Kretschman to fill vacant council seat for Ward 2, and the vacant seat on the finance committee. Motion carried 6-0. Sarah joined the table at 6:04 pm, but did not vote. Approval of new library board member: There was a motion by Streif and a second by Strack to approve Sarah Kretschman as the library board with the acceptance of Jeff Hagen’s resignation from the library board. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion and possible action on Ordinance 19 revisions: No action taken. Mayor Boebel will work on updating ordinance 19. Discussion and possible action on chicken bbq tickets for employees: There was a motion by Adam, and second by Roth to approve the purchase of two (2) tickets for each full-time employee, and one (1) ticket for each part-time and seasonal employee. Motion carried 6-0. Discussion and possible action on School District Liaison officer agreement: There was a motion by Adam, and second by Roth to approve the contract as presented. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Discussion and possible action on MOU Cost Sharing Agreement: There was a motion by Adam, and a second by Streif to approve the cost sharing agreement as presented. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Discussion and possible action on reallocation of GO funds: There was a motion by Roth, and a second by Adam to reallocate $30,000 GO funds from the Street Shop (Quonset Hut) to the Street Maintenance fund. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. Discussion and possible approval of fireworks permit: There was a motion by Streif, and a second by Hagen to approve the fireworks permit for Judd Schmitz birthday celebration on June 25th, rain date June 30th, to be used no later than August 30th, 2025. Motion carried 6-0. There was a motion by Hagen and a second by Adam to consider moving into closed session at 6:32 pm. Motion carried on a roll call vote 6-0. 3 | P a ge 0 6 / 23 /2 5 Minutes Date Approved 0 7 / 21 /202 5 Return to open session: There was a motion by Roth and a second by Strack to return to open session at 6:48 pm. Motion carried 6-0. There was a motion by Roth, and a second by Strack to approve Anthony Downing for DPW as presented by the Personnel and Administrative Committee. Motion carried 6-0. There was a motion by Roth, and a second by Strack to approve Jordan Fritche for a Journeyman Lineman position. Motion carried 6-0. There was a motion by Strack, and a second by Hagen to approve Cathy Smith to get PTO above 40 hours to be paid out. Motion carried 6-0. The sale of land in business park was tabled. Comments and suggestions from Citizens present: Cathy Smith invited everyone to the library groundbreaking on Thursday at 11:30am. Communications and recommendations from the mayor: None Schedule Committee meetings: Personnel & Administrative Committee to interview for Utility position on July 7th. Adjourn: Motion by Roth, second by Strack to adjourn at 6:57 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. _________________________________ Ashley Edge, City Clerk-Treasurer _________________________________ Ryan Boebel, Mayor KATHRYN BROWN CHRISTOPHER FRITZ MONICA FRITZ CHRISTINE JACOBSON MARGAUX PASCOE LISA FUERSTENBERG SCOTT JERRETT MARY WALL SUSAN FRIEDERICK CHRISTINA HILL MICHELLE RINDY JACOB BENDER ALEJANDRO BONILLA ERICH AHRENS ANNA CONLEY ERIN ERB WESLEY ERB SHANNON GROOM JOHNATHAN HALVERSON TEUKA HALVERSON HELEN JONES NATASHA KLAIS MICHELLE KIRSCHBAUM MARK KUFAHL CASEY LEESER THERESA LEY BELINDA LEWIS TYLER LIVINGSTON HEATHER MOON EMMA NeCOLLINS CAROLYN PEDERSON TRISTEN PIERCE KATELYNN ROBB KATELYN SCHNITZLER NOAH SCHWENDINGER JAMIE SMITH TINA SMITH ANDREA WASHA JEREMY WERCHOWSKI BRENDA GANDER KAROLYN GRASER TIFFANY HALVERSON BRITANY POWERS VALERIE COOK AMY REYNOLDS PATRICIA REYNOLDS TYLER REYNOLDS BRIAN HEISZ BRIANNA HEISZ LESLIE WUNNICKE JAMES ANDERSON II DANIELLE ADRIAN JOY CLOVER ASHLEY HARTIG SHANNON NUGENT JULIETA ZOPIYACTLE RODRIGUEZ ISRAEL ACATZIHUA TEMOXTLE MIGUELINA RODRIGUEZ ATLAHUA IZABELLA BENDER CRYSTAL STIVARIUS SAMARA SCHMITT LEVINS JANEL DANIELS ASHLEY VALE FELICIA MEINERS TED NOVINSKA JOSEPH LOY County: Grant 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2026 Municipality: City of Fennimore Phone: 608-822-6119 Legal Trade or Business Business Premises Over the Counter Name Name Address Address or Vending Angela M Faith Speedy Mart LLC 280 Roosevelt Street, Fennimore, WI 53809 435 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI 53809 OTC Benders Enterprises Inc Bender's Foods 31409 Bellevue Drive, Bellevue, IA 52031 325 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI 53809 OTC Casey's Marketing Company Casey's General Store #1867 One SE Convenience Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50021 1155 12th Street, Fennimore, WI 53809 OTC DolgenCorp, LLC Dollar General Store #21082 100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN 37072 640 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI 53809 OTC Kwik Trip, Inc Kwik Trip #755 P.O. Box 2107, La Crosse, WI 54602 745 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI 53809 OTC Municipal Clerk Name: Ashley Edge Signature of Municipal Clerk Ashley Edge Retail Outlets Licensed to Sell Tobacco Products MOBILE HOME LICENSE: Maple Lane Trailer Court Northview Estates-2731-WI MHC, LLC Published: June 12, 2025 Ashley Edge, City Clerk- Treasurer City of Fennimore LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATIONS Notice is hereby given that I have on file in my office the following Fermented Malt Beverage and Intoxicating Liquor license applications for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026. CLASS “A” LICENSES Lusy Mexican Store LLC, 1075 14th Street, Fennimore WI 53809, Israel Acatzihua Temoxtle - Agent, 1075 14th St, Fennimore, WI. For Premises: Lusy Mexican Store LLC, 1230 8th Street, Fennimore WI CLASS “A” AND “CLASS A” LICENSES Bender Enterprises Inc, 31409 Bellevue Drive, Bellevue, IA 52031, Michelle Rindy – Agent, 14009 US 61, Fennimore WI. For Premises: Bender’s Foods, 325 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore WI Carr Valley Cheese Co., Inc., S3797 County Hwy G, La Valle, WI, Tiffany Halverson- Agent, 50375 Onstine Hill Rd, Wauzeka, WI 53826 For Premises: Carr Valley Cheese Co. Inc, 1675 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI Casey's Marketing Company, One SE Convenience Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50021, Aaron Dalton, Agent, 1921 N Elinor St, Appleton, WI 54914 For Premises: Casey's General Store #1867, 1155 12th Street, Fennimore, WI 54655 Dolgencorp, LLC, DBA- Dollar General Store #21082, Jacob Stankowski- Agent, 1016 S Division Street, Waunakee, WI For Premises: 640 Lincoln Ave, Fennimore, WI 53809 Kwik Trip, Inc., PO Box 2107, La Crosse, WI 54602, Tyler Livingston - Agent, 1106 Western Ave Apt 105, Lancaster, WI 53813 For Premises: Kwik Trip #755, 745 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI Speedy Mart LLC, Angela M. Faith-Agent, 280 Roosevelt Street, Fennimore, WI For Premises: Speedy Mart, 435 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI The Quilt Peddler LLC, DBA- Quilt Peddler, Jenifer Heisz – Agent, 1080 9th Street, Fennimore WI For Premises: 4420 Highway 18, Fennimore WI CLASS “B” AND “CLASS B” LICENSES BD’s Eagles Nest LLC, Janel Daniels - Agent, 695 12th Street, Fennimore, WI For Premises: BD’s Eagles Nest, 690 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI Fennimore Lanes LLC, John F. Klais-Agent, 1160 12th Street, Fennimore, WI For Premises: Fennimore Lanes LLC, 1160 12th Street, Fennimore, WI Hilltop Mexican Restaurant LLC, Israel Temoxtle Acatzihua -Agent, 1075 14th Street, Fennimore, WI For Premises: Hilltop Mexican Restaurant, 760 Lincoln Avenue, Fennimore, WI Second Shot Saloon, Gerald Day- Agent, 1475 Garfield Street, Fennimore, WI 53809 For Premises: Second Shot Saloon, 1260 7th Street, Fennimore, WI Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Christina Hill-Agent, 604 E Dubay Street, Boscobel, WI For Premises: Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, 1800 Bronson Blvd., Fennimore WI 53809 The Cottonwood B & B, LLC, DBA- Reggie’s, Patricia Reynolds-Agent, 13635 Bartow Rd Fennimore, WI For Premises: Reggie’s, 645 Lincoln Ave, Fennimore, WI