Board of Public Works Meeting — Minutes

Minutes are not official until formally approved by the Board of Public Works at the next scheduled meeting. Page 1 of 3 MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MEETING HELD AT THE GREENFIELD CITY HALL ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 1. Call to order The meeting was called to order by Bruce Bailey at 6:34pm. 2. Roll Call Present: Alderperson Bruce Bailey, Alderperson Andrew Drzewiecki, Alderperson Pam Akers Citizen Members: Denise Collins, John Graber Also present: Jeff Katz, Director, Neighborhood Services; Bryan Haas, City Engineer Excused: Randy Esch, Superintendent of Public Works 3. Approval of the July 28, 2026, meeting minutes. Motion by Denise Collins, seconded by Alderperson Andrew Drzewiecki to approve the July 28, 2026 meeting minutes. Alderperson Akers abstained because she was not in attendance at the July 28, 2026 meeting. 4. Citizen Commentary Mr Richard Bartz, 8700 W Forest Home Ave, spoke in favor of the traffic signage changes for agenda item #5 on the agenda. Mr. Stuart Lesar, 8718 W Forest Home Ave, spoke against the additional signage for agenda item #5. Ms. Courtney Hubatch and Jason Stachowiak, 4126 S. 91st Place, are concerned about the new light in their front yard from the 90th St/Plainfield Reconstruction. They live at a dead end and the light is too bright. 5. Discussion and decision to modify traffic signage to address traffic concerns in the neighborhood adjacent to Woodlawn Place. Mr. Katz displayed a map showing the proposed signage at Woodlawn Place, Dosie Avenue, 87th Street and Melody Lane. Signage would include Stop Signs, No Thru Traffic, Yield to Pedestrians, and Speed Limit signs. The Board members discussed excluding the one sign, which is "No Left Turn." Motion by Alderperson Pamela Akers, seconded by Denise Collins to modify traffic signage to address traffic concerns in the neighborhood adjacent to Woodlawn Place with an amendment to temporarily exclude one sign that would have been located northbound on 87th Street, "No Left Turn." Motion carried unanimously. 6. Presentation on the draft 2027-2031 Pavement Improvement Plan. Mr. Katz stated that a 5-year pavement improvement plan is created to guide future planning and funding requests. This is an estimate and subject to change for a variety of reasons. The improvement plan includes roads under the jurisdiction of Greenfield. It does not include Milwaukee County and Wisconsin Department of Transportation improvements. It also does not include pedestrian or traffic signal improvements. Mr. Haas provided information shown on the map and details on how funding, road Minutes are not official until formally approved by the Board of Public Works at the next scheduled meeting. Page 2 of 3 condition ratings, and construction costs impact the improvement plan. He said traffic signal improvements are not included in the Pavement Improvement presentation. There are future plans to update the signals on 74th and Edgerton, and 35th St and Howard Ave. Mr. Haas also provided an update on other County and State agency's plans. The Wisconsin DOT plans to replace the 92nd Street Bridge in 2028. Milwaukee County DOT plans to resurface 76th St from Layton Ave to Howard Ave in 2029 and the Layton Ave bridge over Forest Home Ave in 2029. 7. Superintendent of Public Works report Mr. Katz provided Randy Esch's update in his absence. Public Works staff received training from CIVMIC for forklift safety, operator recertification, flagger safety training, ariel platform and scissors lift safety training. Five staff members attended Winter Road Maintenance training provided by Wisconsin Salt Wise. DPW crews have been working on replacing some storm sewer pipes that are in the City Hall/Community Center parking lot. Thewy have also been out repairing catch basins that need higher priority repairs and doing some off-season tree work. Some full removals and clearance pruning throughout the City. DPW crews should be wrapping up the 68th St light rehab project next week. Later this fall we will start replacing all the 27th St. luminaires with LED fixtures: 162 total from College to Howard Ave. This week, Thursday, September 24th, is our Public Works Expo at Konkel Park. Looks to be our biggest yet, with 92 vendors and over 885 preregistered attendees. Leaf collection starts October 12th. Public Works mechanics have been going over leaf equipment to get it ready for the season. Since the last Board of Public Works meeting, we’ve completed 820 Diggers Hotline tickets and 280 Service requests. 8. Engineering Report Update on Greenfield construction projects: 1. 90th St and Plainfield Ave Neighborhood Reconstruction Phase 1 is complete for this year. Next spring, the top layer of asphalt will be placed, and the landscaping will be re-evaluated and addressed as necessary. 2. Layton Ave reconstruction between 60th St and 68th St will be complete by early November. This Friday, September 25th, the project will shift into the last stage of construction. Starting Monday for approximately 2 weeks, the middle of the 60th St/Layton Ave intersection will be closed to replace that pavement. 3. The Powerline Trail Phase 3, along with a pedestrian bridge over the Root River is nearly complete. A ribbon cutting is scheduled for Monday, October 5th at 3:30pm. 4. The Box culvert replacement project on Howard Ave between 27th St and Loomis Rd is progressing on schedule and will last into November. Update on other agency projects: Minutes are not official until formally approved by the Board of Public Works at the next scheduled meeting. Page 3 of 3 1. Milwaukee County is upgrading the traffic signals at 84th St and Layton Ave. Work is expected to last into November. 2. WisDOT is repairing bridges within the Hale Interchange. They are accessing the bridges from underneath and there is a closure of the Oak Leaf Trail. 9. Other topics for future agendas None 10. Adjournment Motion by Alderperson Pamela Akers, seconded by John Graber to adjourn at 7:50pm. Motion carried unanimously. Minutes transcribed by Stefanie Richter, Administrative Assistant, Engineering, Distributed: 9/29/26