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1 Common Council - October 06, 2026 City of Oconomowoc Common Council Meeting Minutes October 06, 2026 - 7:30 PM Aldermen Present: Zachary Frankowski, Jennifer Aultman Kloth, Kevin Ellis, Karen Spiegelberg, Lou Kowieski, Erik Jungwirth Alderman Absent: Charles Schellpeper (excused) Also Present: Matt Rosek, Mark Frye, Gina Kozlik, Eric Boettcher, Jason Gallo, Kevin Kaari, James Pfister, Tim Reel, Steve Hatton, Ivan Lam Mayor Rosek called the Common Council Meeting to order at 7:30 PM and appropriate meeting notice was confirmed. Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Approval of Meeting Minutes a. Minutes of September 15, 2026 Motion to approve the Council minutes of September 15, 2026 made by Ellis and seconded by Spiegelberg. Motion carried 6-0-0. Comments/Suggestions from Citizens Charles Dittrich, 380 Yosemite Rd, spoke about concerns with construction on Lisbon Rd. Consent Agenda (Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered in one motion - a Council member may request to remove an item): Motion to approve the Consent Agenda made by Aultman Kloth and seconded by Ellis. Motion carried 6-0-0. a. Licenses 1. Full-Service Retail Sales Application - Yahara Bay Distillers, Inc for Sales at the German Christmas Market Committee Reports a. Finance - Aultman Kloth, Chr; Schellpeper, Secy; Frankowski 7:38 PM 1. Consider/act on Resolution 26-R3410 Authorizing the Issuance and Establishing Parameters for the Sale of Not to Exceed $6,310,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2026A Greg Johnson from Ehlers reviewed the presale report giving an overview of existing debt and revenues paying shares of debt service and further reviewed how the notes impact tax levy. Johnson reviewed the project list and TID #7 with the developer’s agreement and personal guarantee from Neumann in the event of a shortfall. He reviewed the impact to the tax levy consistent with the budget document and two-year projects. Johnson explained with the upward movement in rates and the use of a parameters Resolution to allow for debt issuance with flexibility to secure the best rate. He indicated the presale report stated a maximum interest at 5.25% on the exempt notes and the taxable GO notes at 6.85% and the anticipated date of sale would likely be mid-November. There was further 2 Common Council - October 06, 2026 discussion about the levy impact and the TIF financing impact and it being a great tool if used correctly under policy. Motion to adopt Resolution 26-R3410 authorizing the Issuance and Establishing Parameters for the Sale of Not to Exceed $6,310,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2026A made by Ellis and seconded by Jungwirth. Motion carried 6-0-0. 2. Consider/act on Resolution 26-R3412 Authorizing the Issuance and Establishing Parameters for the Sale of Not To Exceed $6,145,000 Taxable General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2026B Motion to adopt Resolution 26-R3412 authorizing the Issuance and Establishing Parameters for the Sale of Not to Exceed $6,145,000 Taxable General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2026B made by Ellis and seconded by Aultman Kloth. Motion carried 6-0-0. b. Protection & Welfare - Kowieski, Chr; Spiegelberg, Secy; Jungwirth 1. Consider/act on Ordinance 26-O1138 to Repeal and Recreate Section 9.26 3(a) Regulation of Private Alarm Systems - First Reading Chief Pfister explained the Ordinance revision is a housekeeping item, updating the table with occurrences with warnings and penalties along with adding court costs. There was discussion on coverage of costs for dispatching resources and the tiered occurrences within a calendar year. Motion to adopt the ordinance and waive the second reading made by Aultman Kloth and seconded by Frankowski. Motion carried 6-0-0. c. Utility - Schellpeper, Chr; Jungwirth, Secy 7:50pm 1. Consider/act on Resolution 26-R3406 Budget Amendment to Increase the 2026 Lead Water Service Line Budget Utility Manager Kaari explained the budget increase request as due to the additional interest from homeowners to take part in redoing their lead lines where there was work in their area. Motion to adopt Resolution 26-R3406 Budget Amendment to increase the 2026 Lead Water Service Line Budget made by Ellis and seconded by Kowieski. Motion carried 6-0-0. 2. Consider/act on Resolution 26-R3407 to Join WPPI Group Filing for New Parallel Generation Rates Pgs-1 and Pgs-2 Utility Manager Kaari explained the current solar excess overproduction rate and the City having to pay a higher rate under the guidelines to homeowners producing more than they can use through the regular purchase rate at four times as much. There was discussion about the 10-year grandfathering and the review process through WPPI. Evan Ferrce, 489 Lake Bluff Dr., spoke against the proposed change, stating his investment was financed over 30 years with no change anticipated. Kaari encouraged homeowners to right size their panels and noted the other rate payers carried the additional costs. Motion to adopt Resolution 26-R3407 to join WPPI Group filing for New Parallel Generation Rates made by Aultman Kloth, seconded by Kowiewski. Motion carried 6-0-0. 3. Consider/act on Resolution 26-R3408 to Purchase Two Used Plow Trucks from City of Waukesha Utility Manager Kaari explained the opportunity to purchase two plow trucks to replace their trucks with failing engines. There was discussion about the resale of the current trucks, adding the brine equipment and the pricing for the city logo wrap. There was appreciation expressed for Justin bringing it forward. Motion to adopt Resolution 26-R3408 to purchase two used Plow Trucks from City of Waukesha made by Jungwirth and seconded by Kowiewski. Motion carried 6-0-0. 3 Common Council - October 06, 2026 New Business a. Consider/act on Amended Order for a Special Election for Municipal Court Judge for the Lake Country Municipal Court Clerk Kozlik explained the revision was to establish the same effective date of the Order for timelines for all member municipalities to add this seat onto the Spring Election. Motion to approve amended Order for a Speical Election for Municipal Court Judge for the Lake Country Municipal Court made by Aultman Kloth and seconded by Frankowski. Motion carried 5-0-1. Abstained: Ellis. b. Consider/act on Resolution 26-R3409 Rescinding Resolution of Necessity 26-R3387 The Mayor explained this relates to the Schmidt & Bartelt property and after looking at possible uses and costs, there is now a private purchaser interested and they are still hopeful to workout parking with the new owner. Motion to adopt Resolution 26-R3409 Rescinding Resolution of Necessity 26-R3387 made by Frankowski and seconded by Aultman Kloth. Motion carried 6-0-0. c. Consider/act on Release of of Certain Obligations Related to Tax Incremental Agreement Administrator Frye explained the history of the private easements and the Olympia Fields development and the settlement and how it relates to these the agreements and road issues. Motion to approve Release of Certain Obligations related to Tax Incremental Agreement made by Ellis and seconded by Aultman Kloth. Motion carried 6-0-0. d. Consider/act on Release of Stormwater Pond Maintenance Agreement Motion to approve Release of Stormwater Pond Maintenance Agreement made by Ellis and seconded by Aultman Kloth. Motion carried 6-0-0. e. Consider/act on Termination and Release of Condemned Easements Motion to approve Termination and Release of Condemned Easements made by Ellis and seconded by Aultman Kloth. Motion carried 6-0-0. f. Consider/act on Termination and Release of Ingress/Egress Easements Motion to approve Termination and Release of Ingress/Egress Easements made by Kowiewski and seconded by Aultman Kloth. Motion carried 6-0-0. g. Consider/act on Termination and Release of Private Road Maintenance Agreement Motion to approve Termination and Release of Private Road Maintenance Agreement made by Kowieski and seconded by Frankowski. Motion carried 6-0-0. Staff Reports Reports and Comments from the Aldermen Ellis announced that this would be his last term and he will not be running again in Spring. Spiegelberg thanked Ellis for his service and wanted to extend her support to Chief Pfister in his nomination for Citizen of the Year. Aultman Kloth also supported the nomination, being one of the people who nominated him, and appreciated that he also raised his family here and is very deserving. Kowieski spoke about an opinion article in the paper and provided feedback that the Senior Center serves multiple municipalities and the community can work collaboratively on the issue, and he also spoke about the civic duty and importance of voting and the upcoming school referendum and evaluation of candidates based on values. 4 Common Council - October 06, 2026 Reports and Comments from the Mayor Mayor Rosek extended thanks to Ald. Ellis for announcing his intensions to give others opportunity and said it shows respect for the community. He also wished Chief Pfister congratulations on his nomination and made a special request to move up the timing for the budget meeting to 4:30 p.m. Closed Session - Conference Room 3 a. Closed Session: Update on Lac La Belle Negotiations Motion to go into closed session made by Kowieski and seconded by Aultman Kloth pursuant to §19.85(1)(a), Wis. Stats., the closed session may be attended by the Common Council and staff. The purpose of the meeting is for deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session pursuant to §19.85(1)(e) and/or to confer with legal counsel who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted with respect to litigation in which it is likely to become involved as authorized under §19.85(1)(g), Stats,. Specifically, to be discussed is the potential provision of sanitary sewer capacity to the Village of Lac La Belle. Motion carried 6-0-0. Council convened into Closed Session in Conference Room 3 at 8:46 PM. Council adjourned from Closed Session with motion made by Ellis and seconded by Spiegelberg. Motion carried 6-0-0. The meeting adjourned at 9:03 PM. Minutes taken by Gina Kozlik, City Clerk