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OAKCREEK WISCONSIN - BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND CAPITAL ASSETS September 8, 2026 9: 00 A. M. Common Council Conference Room 8040 S. 6th Street Oak Creek, WI 53154 414) 766- 7000 Robert Cigale Curtis Czarnecki Kenneth Gehl Chris Guzikowski Lisa Marshall Fredrick Siepert- Alternate The City' s Vision Oak Creek: A dynamicregionalleaderdrivingthe future of the southshore. 1. Call Meeting to Order. Alderman Chris Guzikowski called the meeting to order at 9:04 AM. 2. Roll Call. All Board Members were present. Alsopresent: CityAdministratorAndrewVickers, Directorof UtilitiesBrianJohnston, FireChief MikeKressuk, AssistantCityAdministrator/EngineerMatthewSullivan, DesignEngineerAndrew Ledger, Police Chief David Stecker, Deputy City Administrator/Finance Officer Max Gagin, AdministrativeServicesDirectorSaraKawczynski, CityClerkCatherineRoeske, IT DirectorTom Kramer, and Accounts Payable Clerk Nicole Butler. 3. Approval of Minutes — 08/ 11/ 2026 Alderperson Gehl made a motion to approve the minutes of August 11, 2026, seconded by Alderperson Marshall. Roll call vote: All aye. Motion carried. 4. Informational: Reviewof CommonCouncil actionsrelatedto PublicWorks & Capital Assets. CityAdministratorVickersreportedCommonCouncilhasapprovedthepurchaseandsale agreement for the future location of Fire Station # 2. Additionally, CommonCouncilalsoapprovedtheSafeDrinkingWaterLoan. GENERAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL ASSETS 5. Motion: Considera motion to approvettie purchaseof 10 SelfContainedBreathingApparatus SCBA) cylinders in the amount of $ 14, 000. 00. FireChiefKressukrequestedapprovalto purchase10 additionalSCBAcylindersto replenishthe department's inventoryfollowinga priorgrant -fundedpurchasethatdidnotallowthedepartmentto fully replaceits existingcylinder inventory. Chief Kressuk explainedthat the additionalcylinderswould provide greater flexibility for maintenancerepairsandhydrostatictestingwhileallowingmoreSCBApacksto remainin service as cylindersarerotatedfor requiredservicing. Fundingforthepurchasewouldbeprovidedthrough 3 savingsfrom the ambulancereplacementproject. AlderpersonMarshallmadea motionto approvethepurchaseof 10SelfContainedBreathing Apparatus (SCBA) cylindersintheamountof $14,000.00, secondedbyBoardMemberCigale. Roll call vote: All aye. Motion carried. 6. Motion: Considera motionto authorizetheremovalandreplacementofcabinets, countertops, andsinkinthebreakroomatthePoliceDepartmentbyBrewCityHomeImprovementsinthe amount of $ 28, 601. 89. PoliceChiefSteckerrequestedapprovaltoreplacethecabinets, countertops, andsinkinthe PoliceDepartmentbreakroom. Theexistingkitchenetteis approximately23yearsoldandhas experienceddeteriorationassociatedwithwaterleaksaroundthesinkanddishwasher, resultingin damage to the cabinetry. ChiefSteckerexplainedthatmultiplecontractorswerecontacted, butsomeproposalsdidnotincludecompletelaborcosts. BrewCityHomeImprovementsprovidedacompletepriceandwas selectedfortheproject. Theworkwillalsoallowthedepartmenttobetterutilizepreviouslyvacantspaceadjacenttothebreakroomandaccommodatethedepartment's increasedstaffingand operational needs. Theprojectisexpectedtobecompletedbytheendoftheyearsothatthecurrentyear'sfunding can be utilized. AlderpersonMarshallmadea motionto authorizetheremovalandreplacementof cabinets, countertops, andsinkin the breakroomat thePoliceDepartmentby BrewCityHome Improvementsintheamountof $28,601.89, secondedbyAlderpersonGehl. Rollcallvote: Allaye. Motion carried. 7. Motion: Consideramotiontoapprovethepurchaseoftimeclockhardwareandsoftwarecontract fromAndrewsTechnologyintheamountof $27,425.00. TheITDirectorKramerrequestedapprovaltoreplacetheCity'sexistingtimeclocksystem, which hasbeenmaintainedin-houseforapproximatelynineyears. Theproposedsystemwouldprovidea supportedplatformandallowtheCitytoobtainvendorassistancewithsystemchangesand ongoing requirements. Thenewsystemwill integratewithBS&A, synchronizeusers, andstreamlineprocesses. AlderpersonGehlmadea motionto approvethepurchaseoftimeclockhardwareandsoftware contractfromAndrewsTechnologyintheamountof $27,425.00, secondedbyBoardMember Czarnecki. Roll call vote: All aye. Motioncarried. PUBLICWORKS & UTILITI 8. Motion: Considera motiontoapprovethefinalpaymentfortheW. RawsonAvenueHydrant RelocationandWaterMainRelayprojecttoUPIConstructionLLC., intheamountof $19,099.40. ProjectNo. 22108) (1s' AldermanicDistrict) TheDirectorofUtilitiesJohnstonexplainedthattheprojectincludedapproximately600feetof20- inchwatermainreplacementcompletedinadvanceofa MilwaukeeCountyproject, alongwith relocationwork. Theprojecthasbeensubstantiallycompletedforapproximatelytwoyears, andthe 4 finalpaymentwillcloseouttheproject. AlderpersonGehlmadea motiontoapprovethefinalpaymentfortheW. RawsonAvenueHydrant RelocationandWaterMainRelayprojecttoUPIConstructionLLC., intheamountof $19,099.40, secondedbyBoardMemberCigale. Rollcallvote: Allaye. Motioncarried. 9. Motion: Considera motionto approvechangeorderNo. 4 in theamountof $17,773.00to SouthportEngineeredSystems, LLC. (ProjectNo. 23109) (4thAldermanicDistrict) TheDirectorof UtilitiesJohnstonexplainedthatChangeOrderNo. 4 includesseveralitems associatedwiththeongoingHVACproject, includingmodificationsrequiredtomeetcurrentcode requirements, additionalinstallationandbalancingvalvesinthemezzanine, additionalductworkto improveair movementintotherestroomportionof the lockerroom, andreplacementof a thermostat in the lift room. Theadditionalbalancingvalveswillprovidegreatercontrolof thehotwatersystemandallow portionsofthesystemtobeisolatedforfuturemaintenancewithoutshuttingdowntheentiresystem. Theadditionalductworkisintendedtoaddresslongstandingair -balancingconcernsinthe locker room and restroom areas. Staffnotedthatradiantheatpanelswerestillawaitingdeliveryandanticipatedthattheproject wouldbenearingcompletiononcethoseitemswerereceived. AlderpersonMarshallmadea motiontoapprovechangeorderNo. 4 intheamountof $17,773.00 toSouthportEngineeredSystems, LLC. (ProjectNo. 23109) (4thAldermanicDistrict), secondedby BoardMemberCzarnecki. Rollcallvote: Allaye. Motioncarried. 10. Motion: Considera motionto authorizetheDirectorof Utilitiesto amendthegeneralservice agreementwithCDMSmithinthenottoexceedamountof $50,000. (AllAldermanicDistricts). TheDirectorof UtilitiesJohnstonrequestedauthorizationto amendtheCity's existinggeneral serviceagreementwithCDMSmithforadditionalon -callwatersystemmodelingandconsulting services. CDMSmithcompletedtheCity's watermasterplanin2020andmaintainstheCity's watersystem model. Thefirmis utilizedonanas -neededbasisto evaluateproposeddevelopments, system impacts, watertreatmentplantimpacts, flows, andcapitalimprovementprojects. TheBoarddiscussedownershipandportabilityoftheCity's modelingdata. Staffconfirmedthatthe Citywouldretainaccesstoitsdataandthatthemodelingsoftwareiscommonlyusedandcouldbe transferred if the City were to change vendors. Staffalsodiscussedcurrentmodelingwork, includingwatersystemscenariosrelatedtothewater treatmentplantandevaluatingsystemimpactsassociatedwithdevelopmentprojects. AlderpersonGehlmadeamotiontoauthorizetheDirectorofUtilitiestoamendthegeneralservice agreementwithCDMSmithinthe notto exceedamountof $50,000 (All AldermanicDistricts), secondedbyBoardMemberCigale. Rollcallvote: Allaye. Motioncarried. 11. Motion: ConsideramotiontoapprovetheUtilityvouchersintheamountof $1,148,460.24. TheBoardreviewedtheUtilityvouchers. TheDirectorofUtilitiesJohnstonhighlightedseveralof the largerexpendituresincludedin thevouchers, includingwatermainworkandconstruction - related expenses. 5 An update was also provided on upcoming work at the water treatment plant, noting that excavation and shoring activities associated with the chlorine contact tank were anticipated to begin in the coming months. Current work includes exposing existing utilities and piping to verify their locations prior to beginning the shoring operation. Board Member Czarnecki made a motion to approve the Utility vouchers in the amount of 1,148,460.24, seconded by Alderperson Marshall. Roll call vote: All aye. Motion carried. 12. Informational: Administrative and Operations reports. The Director of Utilities reported that there were no significant issues to report on the distribution side. One water main break occurred on Marquette Avenue, and a broken shutoff valve was also replaced. Staff noted that the number of water main breaks had decreased following the increase experienced earlier in the summer. 13. Motion: Consider a motion to recommend the Common Council include various Capital Improvement Plan ( CIP) items in its 2027 CIP Budget. City Administrator Andrew Vickers and Deputy City Administrator/ Finance Officer Max Gain gave an overview of the Capital Improvement Plan ( CIP) for the 2027 CIP Budget. Department Directors presented their requested items to the Board in the order they appeared in the meeting packet. Alderman Gehl made a motion to recommend the Common Council include various Capital Improvement Plan ( CIP) items in its 2027 CIP Budget, seconded by Board Member Cigale. Roll call vote: All aye. Motion carried. 14. Motion: Consider a motion to approve the request to install " Wildlife Crossing" signs near the 8100 block of S. 6th St. Design Engineer Andrew Ledger explained that Engineering received a request from a resident to install wildlife crossing signs near the 8100 block of S. 6th Street, near Emerald Preserve. The request was prompted by wildlife periodically crossing the roadway and several close calls involving vehicles. Engineering did not support the request based on Wisconsin Department of Transportation guidance indicating that warning signs for sporadic or possible wildlife crossings have not been shown to have a measurable impact on driver behavior. Alderperson Marshall made a motion to approve the request to install " Wildlife Crossing" signs near the 8100 block of S. 6th St, seconded by Board Member Czarnecki. Roll call vote: All nay. Motion did not carry. Adjournment. Alderperson Marshall made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Board Member Czarnecki. Roll call vote: All aye. Motion carried. Dated on this 15thday of September 2026. 6 Public Notice Upon reasonable notice, a good faith effort will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through sign language interpreters or other auxiliary aid at no cost to the individual to participatein public meetings. Dueto the difficulty in finding interpreters, requestsshould be made as far in advance as possible, preferably a minimum of 48 hours. For additional information or to request this service, contact the Oak Creek City Clerk at 414-766-7000, by fax at 414- 766-7976, or by writing to 8040 S. 6ih Street, Oak Creek, Wisconsin 53154. It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmentalbodies of the municipality may attend the above -stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmentalbodyat theabove -statedmeetingotherthanthe governmentalbodyspecificallyreferredto above in this notice. 7