Village Board agenda

BOARD MEMBERS STAFF Village President Burt R. McIntyre Village Administrator Paul F. Evert Trustee District 1 Maria Lasecki Dir. of Community Dev. David Wiese Trustee District 2 Chris Nielsen Dir. of Admin. Serv. Chris Haltom Trustee District 3 Catherine Hughes Fire Chief Dennis Staeven Trustee District 4 John Muraski Dir. of Public Works Geoff Farr Trustee District 5 Scott Beyer Dir. of Engineering Josh Gerrits Trustee District 6 Ray Suennen PIO/Deputy Clerk Ciara Hurrish Trustee District 7 Adam Lemorande DEO II Brandon Dhuey Trustee District 8 Craig McAllister Howard Commons Dir. Alexandria Burgraff Village Attorney Bob Gagan 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. RECITE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. REPORT BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAWS Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.81-19.98, the Village Board is meeting to conduct public business. In accordance with state law, the meeting agenda was posted at Village Hall, other municipal buildings, and on the Village of Howard website and was also distributed to the local media and other requesters at least 24 business hours prior to the start of this meeting. 5. APPROVE THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING 6. PUBLIC APPEARANCES (For up to 15 minutes, but no more than three minutes per person.) Pursuant to Section 2-81(6) of the Howard Code, the Village Board will hear comments of interest from the public for up to 15 minutes and for no more than 3 minutes per person. Any resident wishing to speak regarding any agenda item or to address the board for any matter at all should come forward at this time. 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS/ANNOUNCEMENTS 8. COMMUNICATIONS (NONE) 9. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda contains routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless an item is requested to be removed for a separate vote. a. Approve the Village Board meeting minutes from Jan. 26, 2026 b. Accept the Plan Commission meeting minutes from Jan. 26, 2026 c. Approve the Municipal Invoices d. Approve Change Order #5 to Triple P Inc. dba Peters Concrete Company for the Red Oak Street and Lancaster Creek Residential – Utility Contract involving a $1,295.00 decrease Meeting: Village Board Meeting Place: Howard Village Hall Board Room 2456 Glendale Ave. Please see the NOTE below for information to attend virtually. Date/Time: Feb. 9, 2026 @ 6:30 p.m. Web Page: www.villageofhoward.com NOTE: Interested parties also may attend via computer, tablet, or smartphone here: Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 256 995 135 706 01 Passcode: Tq94NE2n Meeting ID: 277 846 298 097 Passcode: ZbEx8H Village Board Meeting Agenda, Feb. 9, 2026 Page 2 of 2 e. Approve the following Operator Licenses Operator licenses, per s. 125.17 of the Wisconsin Statutes and s. 12.02(4)(h) of the Howard Municipal Code, if approved, are valid for a period of up to two years expiring on June 30. i. Liz D Vega ii. Charlie Joseph Klaus iii. Tara Kay Rettler iv. Erin Stephanie Collette f. Approve the following committee appointment: Committee Name First Last Term Yrs Expiration Plan Commission Ellery Gulbrand 3 Apr-28 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS OR OLD BUSINESS ITEMS a. The sale of and terms of a development agreement for village-owned lots VH-4017, VH-4018, VH- 4019, and VH-4020 on Security Boulevard with Tycore Built, LLC 11. NEW BUSINESS ITEMS a. Review and take action on purchase of VH-29-4 – Steven and Susan Pamperin property b. Review and take action on Resolution 2026-06 authorizing the application for an Outdoor Recreational Trail Program Grant c. Review and take action on Ordinance 2026-03, amending Village Parking Regulations on a portion of West Deerfield Avenue d. Review and take action on Resolution 2026-07 amending the 2025 budget e. Review and take action on awarding the Valley Brooke Pond Construction project to McKeefry & Sons, Inc. for $182,690.75 contingent on attorney review of the contracts and WNDR Grant Approval Letter 12. REPORTS OF VILLAGE OFFICIALS a. P. Evert will provide a status update on the Strategic Plan, including reviewing changes to the goals, vision, mission, motto and values. b. C. Haltom will have an unaudited financial report for the period ended December 31, 2025 for the General Fund, Village Green Golf Course, the three utilities, Howard Commons Apartments and Howard Commons Activity Center. He will also discuss future borrowing projects that were listed in the 2026 budget document and the need to review utility rates in 2026. 13. CLOSED SESSION The Village Board of the Village of Howard will convene to closed session pursuant to Sec. 19.85(1)(c), Wis. Stats, to consider the employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of the village administrator. 14. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION 15. ACTION (IF ANY) 16. ADJOURNMENT