Village Minutes 11.05.2025

Cassie Lang Village Clerk / Deputy Treasurer 311 Walnut Street | P .O. Box 487 Marathon City, WI 54448 Tel: 715-443-2221 www.marathoncitywi.gov VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES Wednesday, November 5, 2025 1. CALL TO ORDER at 5:39 pm ROLL CALL: K. HANDRICK-Present, M. AHRENS-Present, K. SORENSON-Present, K. PAUL-Present at 5:45pm, B. PARLIER-Present, J. LAWRENCE-Present at 5:45 pm, A. CABRERA-Absent 2. VILLAGE BOARD WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PER WIS. STAT. 19.85 (1)(c) “CONSIDERING EMPLOYMENT, PROMOTION, COMPENSATION OR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DATA OF ANY PUBLIC EMPLOYEE OVER WHICH THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY HAS JURISDICTION OR EXERCISES RESPONSIBILITY.” MOTION – Village Board will go into Closed Session per WIS. STAT. 19.85 (1)(c) at 5:40 pm Motion made by Ahrens second by Sorenson. Motion passed by roll call vote 4/0 a. Administrator Cherek Performance Review 3. VILLAGE BOARD WILL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION MOTION – Village Board will return to Open Session at 6:15 pm Motion made by Ahrens second by Parlier. Motion passed by roll call vote 6/0. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS a. Virtual Meeting Guidelines i. This meeting will be recorded and available upon request b. Public Participation at Government Meetings Attended in Person: Derek Trainer – Rocket Construction, Derek and Taryn Riesgraf, Shari Stittleburg, Pam & Jay Kangas, Holli Soczka – Stittleburg Restorative Health Care, Kevin O’Brien – Record Review 6. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES a. Regular Village Board Meeting – October 1, 2025 MOTION – Approve October 1, 2025 Village Board Minutes Motion made by Paul second by Lawrence. Motion passed by voice vote. b. Board of Review Meeting – October 21, 2025 MOTION – Approve October 21, 2025 Board of Review Minutes Motion made by Paul second by Sorenson. Motion passed by voice vote. 7. APPROVAL OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS – Home Bar & Grill – Thalia Ippolito Administrator Cherek informed that Board that Thalia Ippolito turned in all required paperwork and passed the background check. He recommends her for approval. MOTION – Approve Operator License for Thalia Ippolito for Home Bar & Grill Motion made by Paul second by Parlier. Motion passed by voice vote. 8. ADMINISTRATORS REPORT Administrator Cherek presented the Board with an update of daily operations of the Village for the Month of October and upcoming operations for November. Details of the report can be found in Agenda Packet. 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – No Unfinished Business 10. NEW BUSINESS a. Presentation from Stittleburg Restorative Health Care, LLC & Rocket Construction President Handrick opened the floor to Derek Trainer with Rocket Construction and Taryn Reisgraf with Stittleburg Restorative Health Care (SRHC) to present their proposal for a new development on the 400 Block. The proposed development will be a 2-phase project. Phase 1 will consist of a 7,915 square Cassie Lang Village Clerk / Deputy Treasurer 311 Walnut Street | P .O. Box 487 Marathon City, WI 54448 Tel: 715-443-2221 www.marathoncitywi.gov VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES Wednesday, November 5, 2025 foot commercial building on the corner of 3rd St and Main St with the building running East to West along 3rd St. The building will consist of a 5,547 sq ft integrated health clinic providing functional and holistic medicine services and a 2,368 sq ft farm to table grocery focused on local healthy foods and grab-n-go prepared options with a rental space for community or private events. Phase 2 would include development of a spec building designed to attract future economic development and businesses to the downtown district, an outdoor community garden/park and dining area. The clinic itself will be a hybrid approach of traditional and alternative medicine. Services to include, but not limited to, private primary care, IV health, chiropractic care, neurology, nutrition services, vision and speech language therapy. The closest clinic in comparison is 3-4 hours away. The farm to table grocery will supply fresh meat and produce from local farmers. SRHC plans to employee around 10-15 employees. Phase 1 is projected to be substantially completed by December 2026 with a conservative timeline of 3-5 years for Phase 2. Schematic Design documents can be found in Agenda Packet. 11. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF BILLS – Moved to After Items 12a & 12b. Trustees questioned the following bill payments: Check 49075 – Joseph Leitermann – EMS Training. Ahrens questioned if the Village gets reimbursement for training Check 49109 – After All, Inc. – WWTP sludge hauling MOTION – Approve Payment of Bills Motion made by Ahrens second by Paul. Motion passed by voice vote. 12. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES – Moved to Before Item 11 a. Discuss and Approval of Resolution 2025-11-05 - Authorizing Submission of a Community Development Investment Grant Application Administrator Cherek informed the Board approval of this resolution would give the Village permission to submit a CDI Grant application on behalf of Stittleburg Restorative Health Care. Disbursement of awarded funds is spelled out in the Development Agreement. Ahrens questioned if the Village had any concerns with submitting resolution. Cherek mentioned he has gone over it with Village Attorney Shane VanderWaal and neither see any concerns with it. MOTION – Approve Resolution 2025-11-05 – Authorizing Submission of a Community Development Investment Grant Application Motion made by Sorenson second by Paul. Motion passed by voice vote. b. Discuss and Approval of Resolution 2025-11-05B – Supporting TAP Grant Application for Marathon Rapid Flash Beacon Project Cherek began discussion stating the Village, along with the School District and North Central Regional Planning Commission have been working on a Safe Routes to School Plan. Their studies identified concerns with sign/crosswalk placement and safety of pedestrians. The Village has been having issues with current flashing pedestrian crossing beacons nearing the end of their life and getting the timing set up so they flash at peak pedestrian times, including beginning and end of school. The TAP Grant would help to resolve these issues. The Village would plan to do the needed upgrades in coordination with the DOT Project of State Highway 107 in 2026. A budgeted amount to raise manholes is no longer needed for 107 Project so funds would be reallocated for this TAP Project. If awarded the Village would be responsible for 20% of the project, around $15,000. MOTION – Approve Resolution 2025-11-05B – Supporting TAP Grant Application for Marathon Rapid Flash Beacon Project Motion made by second by. Motion passed by voice vote. Cassie Lang Village Clerk / Deputy Treasurer 311 Walnut Street | P .O. Box 487 Marathon City, WI 54448 Tel: 715-443-2221 www.marathoncitywi.gov VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES Wednesday, November 5, 2025 13. VILLAGE BOARD WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION PER WIS. STAT. 19.85(1)(e) “DELIBERATING OR NEGOTIATING THE PURCHASE OF PUBLIC PROPERTIES, THE INVESTING OF PUBLIC FUNDS, OR CONDUCTING OTHER SPECIFIED PUBLIC BUSINESS, WHENEVER COMPETITIVE OR BARGAINING REASONS REQUIRE A CLOSED SESSION.” a. Stittleburg Restorative Health Care Development Agreement With Stittleburg Restorative Health Care not ready to sign Development Agreement there was no need for closed session for the Board to review the DA. DA will be reviewed by Board at a later date. 14. VILLAGE BOARD WILL RETURN TO OPEN SESSION 15. TAKE ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS IF NEEDED 16. FUTURE SCHEDULED MEETINGS: a. Special Board Meeting – Wednesday, November 12, 2025 – 6:00 pm b. Regular Village Board Meeting – Wednesday, December 3, 2025 – 6:00 pm 17. ADJOURNMENT at 7:19 pm Motion to adjourn made by Parlier second by Ahrens. Motion passed by voice vote.