Public Works and Utilities Committee Agenda & Packet (PDF)

MEETING AGENDA PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES COMMITTEE OF THE PLYMOUTH COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026 @ 6:00 PM Plymouth City Hall Council Chambers Plymouth, WI 53073 1. Call to Order & Roll Call 2. Approval of February 10, 2026 Meeting Minutes 3. Election of Committee Chair 4. Outage Management Presentation 5. Adjournment It is likely a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality may be in attendance at the above stated meeting to gather information. No action will be taken by any governmental body at the above stated meeting other than the governmen tal body specifically referred to above in this notice. Please note that, upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appro priate aids and services. For additional information or to request this service, please contact the City of Plymouth Clerk’s Offic e, located at Plymouth City Hall at 128 Smith St., Plymouth, WI or call (920) 893-1271. Members Present: ____ Mayor Don Pohlman ____ John Binder ____ Dana Haucke ____ Dave Herrmann ____ Kevin Sande Staff: ____ Anna Voigt ____Tim Blakeslee Other: PUBLIC WORKS & UTILITIES COMMITTEE OF THE PLYMOUTH COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2026 @ 6:15 PM Plymouth City Hall Council Chambers Plymouth, WI 53073 1. Call to Order & Roll Call: Acting Chairperson Mayor Pohlman called the meeting to order at 6:15 PM. On the call of the roll, the following members were present: Mayor Pohlman, David Herrmann, John Binder, Kevin Sande, and Dana Haucke. Others present were Alderperson Diane Gilson, Alderperson Jeff Tauscheck, Alderperson Mike Penkwitz, Alderperson Angie Matzdorf, Deputy Police Chief Matt Starker, Assistant Administrator/Community Development Director Jack Johnston, Director of Public Works Cathy Austin, City Administrator Tim Blakeslee, and City Treasurer/Deputy Clerk Paul Seymour. 2. Approval of February 27, 2025 Meeting Minutes: Motion was made by Binder/Hermann to approve the minutes from February 27, 2025. A unanimous aye vote was cast. Motion carried. 3. Election of Committee Chair: Hermann nominated Binder as Chairperson. Binder confirmed that he would accept the position if selected. No other nominations were made. Motion was made for a unanimous ballot by Hermann/Haucke. Motion carried. 4. Parking Structure Report: Aaron Groh from Kapur Engineering presented his company’s findings on the structural soundness of the Mill Street parking structure. He said that, overall, the structure was sound and that if basic repairs and upkeep were completed to address concrete cracking, the structure could last 50 plus years. The committee thanked Mr. Groh for his report. The matter was given to staff to proceed with pricing and planning. 5. City Park Update: Director Austin reported to the committee on the Parks Committee’s desire to add pickleball courts to City Park. Concerns were raised about taking parking away from the park and about noise from the pickleball courts reaching the neighboring residences. Other locations were mentioned as possible sites for the new courts, including Meyers Nature Park. Austin said she would need to look into possible deed restrictions for Meyers Nature Park. She was directed to look at other sites throughout the city for the pickleball courts and the overall sentiment expressed by the Committee was to not take away parking for pickleball courts. No action was taken. 6. Adjournment: Motion was made by Penkwitz/Hermann to adjourn the meeting. A unanimous aye vote was cast. Motion carried. City of Plymouth 128 Smith St. - P.O. Box 107 Plymouth, WI 53073-0107 Telephone: (920) 893-1271 Facsimile: (920) 893-0183 Web Site: plymouthgov.com DATE: August 7, 2026 TO: Public Works and Utilities Committee FROM: Tim Blakeslee, City Administrator/Utilities Manager RE: Outage Management System Presentation Background: Plymouth Utilities has been working on the implementation of a new Outage Management System (OMS) to improve how electric outages are identified, managed, and communicated. Assistant Electric Operations Manager Nick Whipple will provide an update and presentation to the Public Works and Utilities Committee at tonight’s meeting, including an overview of the system, implementation progress, and next steps. Recommendation: No action needed