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 4 MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MEETING HELD AT THE GREENFIELD CITY HALL ON TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026 1. Call to order The meeting was called to order by Bruce Bailey at 6:32pm. 2. Roll Call Present: Alderperson Bruce Bailey, Alderperson Andrew Drzewiecki, Citizen Members: Denise Collins, John Graber Also present: Jeff Katz, Director, Neighborhood Services; Randy Esch, Superintendent of Public Works; Bryan Haas, City Engineer Excused: Alderperson Pam Akers 3. Approval of the May 26, 2026, meeting minutes. Motion by John Graber, seconded by Denise Collins to approve the May 26, 2026, meeting minutes. On a roll call vote, motion carried unanimously. 4. Citizen Commentary Mr Richard Bartz, 8700 W. Forest Home Ave, spoke to the Board of Public Works regarding a Petition to the City of Greenfield to address various neighborhood traffic concerns on 87th St, 88th St, 90th St, Dosie Ave, Green Leaf Ct, Melody Ln, Woodlawn Pl. and the Forest Home Frontage Road. The petition was signed by 41 residents and includes recommendations for changing speed limits, posting signage, and enhanced enforcement, Mr, Katz stated that this will be discussed at this meeting under item #11. 5. Discussion and decision to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code regarding a parking restriction on West Loomis Road, north of West Howard Avenue. Mr. Katz said there is a commercial business that parks their cars on the street and it's difficult for residents to see when they are exiting the apartment complex. Motion by John Graber, seconded by Alderperson Andrew Drzewiecki to approve.to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code regarding a parking restriction on West Loomis Road, north of West Howard Avenue. Motion carried unanimously. 6. Discussion and decision to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code by repealing Ordinance 0573 regarding stop signs at S. 45th St, and W. Ohio Ave. Mr. Katz said we are changing the two-way stop and four-way stop because of citizen input. Motion by Alderperson Andrew Drzewiecki, seconded by John Graber to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code by repealing Ordinance 0573 regarding stop signs at S. 45th St, and W. Ohio Ave. Motion carried unanimously. 7. Discussion and decision to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code regarding stop signs at the intersection of West Midland Minutes are not official until formally approved by the Board of Public Works at the next scheduled meeting. Page 2 of 4 Avenue and South 46th Street. Mr. Katz said this is an ordinance amendment. Traffic in all directions must stop before entering the intersection at West Midland Avenue and South 46th Street, Motion by John Graber, seconded by Alderperson Andrew Drzewiecki to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code regarding stop signs at the intersection of West Midland Avenue and South 46th Street. Motion carried unanimously. 8. Discussion and decision to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code regarding stop signs at the intersection of West Midland Avenue and South 47th Street. Mr. Katz stated this is a two-way stop changing to a four-way stop. Motion by Alderperson Andrew Drzewiecki, seconded by John Graber to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code regarding stop signs at the intersection of West Midland Avenue and South 47th Street. Motion carried unanimously. 9. Discussion and decision to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code regarding stop signs at the intersection of West Armour Avenue and South 69th Street. Mr. Katz said this ordinance is to change the intersection to a 4-way stop. Motion by Denise Collins, seconded by John Graber to adopt an ordinance amending Section 8.04 of the Greenfield Municipal Code regarding stop signs at the intersection of West Armour Avenue and South 69th Street. Motion carried unanimously. 10. Discussion and decision to approve updated DPW City equipment billing rates. Mr. Esch stated that DPW repairs, replaces and/or maintains public property that has been damaged due to an accident or other reasons the City bills the responsible party. The billing rates are adjuuted by the Wisconsin DOT and need to be reviewed by the Board of Public Works each year. Motion by Denise Collins, seconded by John Graber to approve updated DPW City equipment billing rates. Motion carried unanimously. 11. Discussion and decision regarding a petition received requesting that the city address various neighborhood traffic concerns. Mr. Katz stated that he appreciates Mr Richard Bartz presenting the traffic control petition that was prepared and presented during the Citizen Commentary. It is recommended that a study is conducted and items listed in the petition be reviewed. Mr. Katz would also like to talk to Management at the KinderCare company to talk about traffic and speeding. Motion by John Graber, seconded by Alderperson Andrew Drzewiecki to approve a study of the issues and make recommendations at a future Board of Public Works meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 12. Superintendent of Public Works report Mr. Esch reported that DPW crews are working on the 68th Streetlight project. The department has also received 162 new LED lights that will be installed on 27th Street, between College and Howard Avenue. Crews have also been checking for debris in Minutes are not official until formally approved by the Board of Public Works at the next scheduled meeting. Page 3 of 4 ponds and waterways throughout the City. Work has also continued at The Turf and installation and the new sign base Jansen Park where the new pickleball courts are located. Public Works is also working on road stripping from 92nd St to 60th St. There have been 1029 Diggers Hotline tickets and 626 service requests. 13. Engineering Report Mr. Haas provided an update on Greenfield construction projects: o The Pondview Park dredging project is complete. Benches will be re- installed by DPW as their work load allows. o Phase 2 of the 31st/Holmes Resurfacing project is underway. The top layer of asphalt was paved yesterday. Landscaping work and a concrete speed table remains and should be complete in the next 2 weeks. o 90th St and Plainfield Ave Neighborhood Reconstruction Phase 1 is essentially complete for this year. We will be back in spring to evaluate and touch up the landscaping and pave the top layer of asphalt. We requested the United States Postal Service to allow residents to re- install their mailboxes on their side of the road, but the request was denied. Greenfield does not make those decisions. o Layton Ave. Reconstruction between 60th St and 68th St is underway in Stage 2 which is the south half of the road. Starting August 5th, the south-east corner of 60th St and Layton will be closed for about 3 weeks. Traffic going north on 60th St will not be able to access Layton Ave. Please use the posted detour on Loomis Rd to go around. After this closure, the other south-west corner will be closed in a similar manner. Construction will last until November. o The Powerline Trail Phase 3 with a pedestrian bridge over the Root River is underway. The bridge should be delivered and installed in a couple of weeks. The rest of the path will be constructed after that with completion in September. o Box culvert replacement on Howard Ave between 27th St and Loomis Rd has started with a full road closure. Work is expected to last until November. o Storm sewer in City Hall’s parking lot has been found to be in poor condition. Some of the pipes will be lined so we can minimize the amount of area that needs to be dug up. o Turf work is on-going and includes a shelter, stage and parking lot. Completion is expected around Labor Day. • Update on other agency projects: o Milwaukee County is upgrading the traffic signals at 84th St and Layton Minutes are not official until formally approved by the Board of Public Works at the next scheduled meeting. Page 4 of 4 Ave. Lane closures have started this week. Work is expected to last into the fall. 14. Other topics for future agendas None 15. Adjournment Motion by John Graber, seconded by Denise Collins to adjourn at 7:10pm. Motion carried unanimously. Minutes transcribed by Stefanie Richter, Administrative Assistant, Engineering, Distributed: 8/19/26