Public Works Committee Meeting — Agenda Packet

June 22, 2026 Public Works Committee Agenda 1 City of Lake Geneva, 626 Geneva St, Lake Geneva, WI 53147-262.248.3673-www.cityoflakegeneva.gov Public Works Committee Agenda Monday, June 22, 2026 - 4:00 PM Lake Geneva City Hall, Council Chambers Members: Chair: Cathy Stoodley JaNelle Powers, Linda Frame, Mary Jo Fesenmaier and Brian Smith 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Comments from the public limited to 5 minutes, limited to items on this agenda 4. Approval of the minutes from May 26,2026 5. Written Staff Reports a. Director of Public Works Report b. Street Superintendent Report c. Parking Manager Report d. Engineer Report 6. Highway 50 Update 7. Discussion/Recommendation regarding 2026 Tapco Contract 8. Discussion/Recommendation move-up of replacement of (1) heavy plow and (1) bucket truck from 2027 to 2026 in Equipment Replacement Fund 9. Discussion/Recommendation regarding the Maximum Extent Feasible for the Bike Path on Townline Rd and Edwards Blvd. 10. Adjournment A quorum of the Council may be present; however, no official Council action will be taken. Requests from persons with disabilities who need assistance to participate in this meeting should be made to the City Clerk’s office in advance so that the appropriate accommodations can be made. Page 1 of 28 May 26, 2026 Public Works Committee Minutes 1 City Of Lake Geneva Public Works Committee Minutes Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - 4:00 PM Lake Geneva City Hall, Council Chambers Call to Order Meeting was called to order by chairperson Stoodley. Roll Call Present: Stoodley, Powers, Frame, Fesenmaier, and Smith Others present: City Administrator Dave De Angelis, Public Works Director Tom Earle, Public Works Superintendent Neil Waswo, Parking Manage Beth Gehris-Padro, and Noami Rauch. Comments from the public limited to 5 minutes, limited to items on this agenda Sherri Ames 603 Center Street, spoke in reference to Broad and Dodge Intersection. Approval of the minutes from April 27, 2026 Motion by Stoodley to approve, second by Powers. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Written Staff Reports Director of Public Works Report The Public Works Director's report was included in the packet. Earle gave an overview of his report. Discussion ensured regarding CIP projects. Street Superintendent Report The superintendent's report was included in the packet. Committee members discussed topics in the report. Parking Manager Report Parking Manager report was included in the packet. Fesenmaier and Gehris-Padro discussed parking during Highway 50 construction. Engineer Report The engineer's report was included in the packet. Rauch from Kapur gave an update on Center St and Interchange North. Discussion ensued regarding stripped crosswalks on Broad and Dodge intersection. Highway 50 Update Highway 50 update was included in the packet. Walworth County Highway Dept Update on CTH H construction County Highway H construction update was included in the packet. Discussion/Recommendation regarding draft policy for crosswalks, curb ramps, and sidewalks Motion by Stoodley to approve, second by Powers. Voice vote, approved, motion carried. Committee members discussed cross-hatched crosswalks, referring to the documents included in the packet. Adjournment Motion by Powers to adjourn, second by Frame Voice vote, approve, motion carried. Page 2 of 28 City of Lake Geneva Department of Public Works 1065 Carey St. Lake Geneva, WI 53147 262.248.6644 Streets l Parks l Forestry l Cemeteries l Buildings & Grounds _____________________________________________________________________________ To: Public Works Committee From: Tom Earle, Director of Public Works RE: June. 2026 Director’s Report PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE & ADMINISTRATION DOT. • Discuss Hwy 50 with LGUC and WisDOT several times, ongoing. Meet regarding street lights. • Discuss Real Estate acquisitions for STH 120 project with Admin and WisDOT Engineer. Ongoing, meet with MaryKate. • Meet with WisDOT regarding building projects on STH 50. Signage and traffic signage and signals. Discuss ROW encroachments. Meet on site. The Manor Pillars. • Discuss project with The Manor and also street light upgrades. DPW • Meet regarding spillway lighting, ongoing, discuss with LGBC. Meet with BC regarding this and other projects. Discuss with GLLC. • Meet with Admin several times • Meet with Comptroller several times. • Currently working on CIP projects. Museum roof RFB opened 22 April. Museum furnace RFB due 20 May. Meet with Comptroller regarding funds. Museum roof postponed. Furnace at museum approved. • Meet with designer/engineer on salt shed addition. Project projected start date 22 Sept. Project moved back due to scheduling. Tentative date, April 2026. Started 1st week April, walls poured. Floor in, demo work begun. Roof sheathing on today. • Discuss border roads winter maintenance with surrounding Muni’s. • Review ROW permits, meet with B&Z. Attend DRT • Daily activities, signage, roads, salt allocation, salt application seminars, etc. Signage issues around town. • Meet with WalCo, Engineers regarding Int. North project. Traffic issues for detour. • Alleys are being listed based on PASER ratings. DPW aware of several issues in alleys. Baker St, Crawford, Etc. Lists moving forward will include any known issues. City Engineer will list. Cemeteries • Survey complete, data compilation for design started. Borings performed. Project bids collected, to be on Cemetery Board Agenda. Paving project approved. • Attend Cemetery Board in June.. Updates on projects • Several issues at Oak Hill are being resolved and ongoing. Many ownership issues lately, assisted numerous families for ownership issues. This is ongoing and ramping up. LTE employment looked at, looking for applicants. • Address past errors in record keeping at Oak Hill, ongoing. Many new issues found. • DPW Admin Assistant is working on finding possible remedies for the Oak Hill Columbarium issues. Page 3 of 28 City of Lake Geneva Department of Public Works 1065 Carey St. Lake Geneva, WI 53147 262.248.6644 Streets l Parks l Forestry l Cemeteries l Buildings & Grounds • Columbarium rebid opened 08 April, recommendation on Council agenda. Approved • RFB for Sexton Shed came in at budget, hopefully work starts in next few months. Fence is moved, trees removed. Waiting for project to begin • 2nd columbarium approved at Cemetery Board, RFB due • Meet with Comptroller, Admin and Asst. Admin regarding ERF and CIP Page 4 of 28 City of Lake Geneva Department of Public Works 1065 Carey St. Lake Geneva, WI 53147 262.248.6644 DPW June 2026 Operational Report Streets I have been working with city Engineer on the 2026 Street program. The 2026 street program construction has started. Highway H construction has started. Sweepers are out cleaning curb lines downtown 5 days a week. Staff have been repairing and straightening street signs and traffic signs. Doing repairs to traffic lights. Staff have been out cleaning up storm damage to city park and ROW trees. Staff are working on streetlight repairs. Staff have been out doing utility locates. Staff are doing downtown and park garbage pickup Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Staff have meetings with County on HWY H project bi-weekly. Stop signs will stay in middle of road at Broad and Dodge St. DPW office have been getting visitors regularly for the brush drop off. Staff also have been completing needed repairs to equipment. Crews are out when weather permits filling Potholes weekly. Staff have been attending online training courses and getting additional certifications. Crews are out doing storm drain repairs along with contractors. Crews were out clearing storm drains and keeping culverts cleared. New salt shed construction is under way. Meeting with contractor Bi-weekly. Met with TDS contractors. They will be installing fiber optics in the cit. Working on the N. side of the city now. Page 5 of 28 City of Lake Geneva Department of Public Works 1065 Carey St. Lake Geneva, WI 53147 262.248.6644 Crews have been out painting crosswalks and parking stalls. Mosquito sprayer has been calibrated and ready for the season if needed. Parks Staff have been working on some PMs to mowing equipment. Contractor has edged and mulched city flower beds. Staff have finished mulching tree rings in parks. Completed painting public restrooms. Working on dirtying and seeding dead spots in the park. All public restrooms are open for the season. Have been working on minor repairs to some playground equipment. New control box has been ordered for Library Park irrigation system. Crews are out mowing. Lake front crew has started on the weekends. Crews are out doing restorations from winter damage. Vets Park has been busy with weekend tournaments. And summer baseball. Beach is being cleaned, groomed and garbage’s emptied every day. Forestry Staff have been attending online and in person training. The crew is out trimming trees. Crews have been working on tree removals. Also working on specs for new bucket truck. Page 6 of 28 City of Lake Geneva Department of Public Works 1065 Carey St. Lake Geneva, WI 53147 262.248.6644 Riviera Working on AC unit issues with contractors. Riv has hosted 15 events. Page 7 of 28 Parking Operations Report -June 2026 2026 Parking Permits: • 5,340 (4,907 Resident – 245 WalCo Resident - 188 Business) • 31/40 Parking Lot Permits Citation Report: Total: 16,410 Issued:2,460 Paid: 10,716 Dismissed/Closed: 2,618 Sent to Collection: 216 Warning: 261 In Dispute: 139 Information pulled 6/17/2026 Ongoing Plan for 2026: • Completion of new Parking Configuration at Boat Launch o Loss of 4 parking spaces on Wrigley Drive o Updated location of signs at kiosk and spaces. (Thank you, DPW) • Uptick in paid parking in Zone 8016 Dodge Street & North Broad due to parking lot closure at 500 Broad Street. • Identification of areas requiring more paid parking signs or signposts ▪ Addition of signage on Center Street Near Mill Creek Hotel ▪ Dodge Street (have added temporary PBox for impact) ▪ Lake Shore Drive, 100 block west side ▪ Broad Street, 400 block west side ▪ Cook St at Geneva St (may use temporary PBox option) Month Parkmobile-App Flowbird-Kiosks Jan-26 18,895.00$ 29,416.30$ Feb-26 68,987.00$ 101,207.89$ Mar-26 66,394.00$ 87,701.80$ Total Q1 154,276.00$ 218,325.99$ Q1 G rand Total 372,601.99$ Apr-26 71,183.00$ 92,495.25$ May-26 144,135.00$ 193,489.18$ Jun-26 80,658.00$ 111,320.29$ Total Q2 295,976.00$ 397,304.72$ Q2 G rand Total 693,280.72$ Month Parkmobile-App Flowbird-Kiosks 2025-01 -$ 1,016.72$ 2025-02 59,369.00$ 89,258.76$ 2025-03 69,120.00$ 105,650.17$ Total Q1 128,489.00$ 195,925.65$ Q1 G rand Total 324,414.65$ 2025-04 65,362.00$ 101,188.91$ 2025-05 122,054.00$ 187,317.80$ 2025-06 156,953.00$ 270,242.27$ Total Q2 344,369.00$ 558,748.98$ Q2 G rand Total 903,117.98$ Page 8 of 28 ▪ Library Park, West (have added 2 temporary PBox option) o Removing Compact Sign at parallel space in front of Post Office o Removing one Compact Space in 700 block of Geneva St • Staff discussion of No Parking Zone on Broad Street at Geneva Theatre o Possible use for Trolley Stop. Will discuss with DTC • Ongoing participation in Hwy 50 Construction Discussion Group • Parking Manager returned after attending the International Parking & Mobility Institute Conference in Milwaukee WI, June 14-17, 2026  Solving Residential Challenges: Residential Parking Permits and Districts  Eye Tracking Software Survey and Demonstrations  Sign Refresh City-wide for Future Revenue Impact • Winterfest -$15,940 +shuttle value • Church Parking Weekly Retail Value -$44,280 • Food Pantry Weekly Retail Value -$4,320 • YMCA 5K -$640 • Farmer’s Market -$13,260 • Concerts in the Park -$700 • Liberty on the Lake -$800 • Pink the Lake -$120 • Art in the Park -$13,500 est +shuttle value • Venetian Fest -$39,120 est +shuttle value • Fat Tire Charity Ride -$1000 • Firebells Fundraiser -$320 o Total Impact -$134,000 2025-Revenue Impact (-$134,173.72 includes shuttle) Page 9 of 28 kapurinc.com 1224 South Pine Street Burlington, WI 53105 T: 262.767.2747 • F: 262.767.2750 D:\Walworth_Co\Lake Geneva_City\Gov\260261_2026_Lake_Geneva_General_Engineering_DPW\PHSE 01 Meetings\PWC\06 JUNE\June 2026 PWC Kapur Update.docx Memo to City of Lake Geneva To: Tom Earle, Director of Public Works Date: June 16, 2026 From: Bridget Barry, P.E. CC: Kassandra Vina, City of Lake Geneva Subject: Kapur Updates – June 2026 PWC Oak Hill Cemetery Roads – Phase 1 We are planning a pre-construction meeting with the Contractor in the City. Anticipated late summer construction. Center Street and Interchange North The CTH H project has moved into phase 2 after completing the inside lanes. Sidewalk and outside lanes are within phase 2. Kapur attends bi-weekly update meetings with the County and contractors. HWY 50 The project is set to be let in November of 2026 and construction through the 2027 and 2028 seasons. Work is projected to start at the west end (Snake Road). Notifications to property owners with structure encroachments within the Right of Way will begin within the next few weeks. Draft PS&E is under review. 2025 Street Program Punchlist items remaining. Working with Wolf to complete with the Oak Hill Cemetery. HWY 120 / Townline SISP Pedestrian accommodations have been reviewed and discussed with WisDOT. Kapur will present justifications for “maximum extents feasible” design decisions at July PWC for discussion. HWY 120 DOT Project The plat and relocation order for real estate on STH 120 were approved at Council and filed with the County. The real estate consultant can begin negotiations. 2026 Street Program Park Drive sidewalk and path are under construction. Anticipated to be completed around the end of the month. Page 10 of 28 Highway 50 Update The reconstruction of WIS 50 through the City of Lake Geneva is on schedule to take place in 2027 and 2028. Weather permitting, roadway construction is anticipated to start as early as possible in 2027 (February) and go through the end of calendar year 2028. WisDOT project will also incorporate the City’s water and sanitary improvements into the final plan set and Let with the WisDOT project. Upcoming milestones/events: • Real estate acquisition process has begun and is anticipated to go through end of summer 2026 • Utility (private) coordination has started and is anticipated to go through mid- summer 2026 o Note: private utility (AT&T, WE gas/electric, etc…) relocations/moves are anticipated to start late summer/ early fall 2026. WisDOT is still working on getting anticipated dates on when those relocates will start. As soon as I hear when the utilities will start their work, I will notify the City. • Bloom submitted 90% draft plans for review, the 90% draft review meeting was held on 6/2 (Virtually). The city was in attendance. • On going coordination with the City regarding plan details and special provisions, the final plans and specifications are due 8/3/2026. • WisDOT has sent over the SMFA for review and approval. Page 11 of 28 Page 12 of 28 Page 13 of 28 Page 14 of 28 Page 15 of 28 Page 16 of 28 Page 17 of 28 Page 18 of 28 City of Lake Geneva Public Works Streets/Parks/Forestry/Cemeteries/Buildings and Grounds 1065 Carey St. Lake Geneva WI. 53147 (262)248-6644 dpwoffice@cityoflakegeneva.gov City of Lake Geneva Public Works Committee 17 June 2026 Re; 2027 Heavy Plow Purchase 2027 Bucket truck Purchase DPW has 2 heavy vehicles on the Equipment Replacement list for 2027, one heavy plow and one bucket truck. These are substantial purchases with price tags of apx. $360k and $300k respectively. The heavy plow, #27, is a 2004 IH 7400 with wing, DT530 8.6L Navistar engine and Allison 6sp auto trans. The unit currently is inoperable due to a faulty hydraulic master valve. DPW has been unable to purchase a new one due to the valve being discontinued. A retrofit valve, which would require substantial refitting of the electrical and hydraulic components is roughly $16-22k. The application controller is also inoperable; it will dispense material but does not track pounds per mile. This unit is also discontinued and a complete retrofit to an EX5100 would be needed with a price of apx. $9000. All our heavy plows are outfitted with EX5100 controllers or later, so all operators are familiar in case of a need. The truck currently serves as the #1 backup unit in winter, hauls snow/logs and has many mechanical and rust issues. Replacement would place the new truck at the top and move #23, a 2012 Freightliner, to the #1 backup spot. The backup truck must be a reliable unit. Apx price of replacement $360,000.00. The amortization schedule when purchased was 20 years. The bucket truck, #31, is a 2007 IH4300 with a Navistar DT466 7.6L engine and Eaton 5 speed manual transmission. It has a 60’ boom with a 10’ elevator and a working height of apx. 75’. Currently the unit is experiencing controller issues and we had to send the smaller bucket to Oak Hill to rescue the Arborist when the boom would not come down. The amortization schedule when purchased was 20 years. The issue; New emission standards have driven the price for heavy trucks up substantially in the post COVID economy. Cummins has decided to discontinue its tried-and-true L9 engine and replace it in 2027 with the X10 platform in response to the Biden era emission standards. As of now 6 of our main heavy plows have the L9, and 1, number 27, has the older Navistar 530. Page 19 of 28 Concerns we have with this change; The L9 is an industry standard for most medium to heavy duty truck manufacturers, parts are readily available, and service is very good. The new X10 is a fuel-agnostic platform which is concerning. Basically, the lower end of the motor is the same, while the top end is reconfigured based on type of fuel. This is a great idea to comply with the new EPA regulations, but in reality, can cause huge headaches. This is a Gen 1 design and we are concerned the “bugs” are not yet worked out, as was the case when #23 was purchased. Hopefully they figure out how to pair it well with the current Eaton or Allison transmissions as well. The X10 also comes with an apx $15-23k higher cost than the L9 not including the 7-9% increase in the cab and chassis for 2027. Concerns with the bucket truck are similar regarding the cost increases. We are unable to secure an L9 for this unit and it will most likely be installed with a Cummins B6.7L Turbo Diesel. This truck does not see the hardships the plow trucks encounter but does run all day when used. The 6.7L is a parent block platform unlike the wet sleeve L9 although this is not as concerning with the use of the unit and it does have forged steel connecting rods. Salesmen have been informing us of these upcoming issues, and we are working on solutions. Lakeside International, our heavy plow dealer, has secured a spec unit for us with an L9 until July 20th, after that the offer is void. The bucket truck dealers are working on units for 2026 as well. + + Bottom line; If we wait until 2027 to order these trucks we will see, $15-23k increase for engine and 7-9% increase in cab and chassis for the heavy plow. $7-9k increase for engine and 7-9% increase in cab and chassis for bucket truck. Recommend moving purchase of the heavy plow and bucket truck to 2026, they would be ordered in 2026 and payment in 2027 when delivered. Respectfully, Tom Earle. DPW Page 20 of 28 Page 21 of 28 Page 22 of 28 Page 23 of 28 Page 24 of 28 Page 25 of 28 MEMO TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE To: Tom Earle, Director of Public Works Date: June 18, 2026 From: Neal Styka, P.E., P.T.O.E., R.S.P.1 Bridget Barry, P.E. CC: Kassandra Vina, Public Works Dave De Angelis, City Administrator Neil Waswo, Streets Superintendent Naomi Rauch, P.E. – Kapur and Associates Subject: Maximum Extent Feasible Curb Ramp: Townline Rd. and Edwards Blvd. Background: This memo seeks to explain any areas of multi-use path or sidewalk that are outside of the standards defined in the Public Right of Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It will explain what measures were considered and where the design has been done to the maximum extent feasible. 28 CFR §36.402(c): “The phrase ‘to the maximum extent feasible’ applies to the occasional case where the nature of an existing facility makes it virtually impossible to comply fully with applicable accessibility standards through a planned alteration. In these circumstances, the alteration shall provide the maximum physical accessibility feasible. Any altered features that can be made accessible shall be made accessible.” 28 CFR §35.151(b)(1) (Title II – public entities like trails and paths): “Each facility altered shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be altered in such manner that the altered portion is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.” Proposed Design: The multi-use path in the northwest quadrant of Townline Road and Edwards Boulevard is designed to the maximum extent feasible. See Figure 1 with the subject area highlighted and labeled as MEF (Maximum Extents Feasible). The path has a running slope between 9.5% and 10.5%. The maximum running slope allowed is 8.3% per ADA and would require level landings. To match into the existing path the project is currently replacing approximately 95’ beyond the level landing at the curb ramps. Page 26 of 28 Figure 1- Curb Ramp Details Showing Area of MEF Why We are Invoking Maximum Extents Feasible: 1. Recently Repaved Bike Path a. Due to the roadway slope being between 6-11% and the path going up a steep hill (see Figure 2 below) it is not possible to achieve a desirable slope without significant earthwork to lower the hill that the path is going up to the west of the intersection. The team looked at going 225’ from where we currently match in and the slope would still be around 10%. Grading and reshaping the path is not within the scope of this project. It would add time and cost to the project that would not be reimbursed by WisDOT. This was reconstructed only two years ago with the 2024 Street program. Figure 2 - Townline Road Looking West at the Existing Path and Hill Page 27 of 28 2. Property Acquisition a. It is likely that in order to reduce the grade of the bike path, grading into the property on the NW corner of the intersection. 3. Cost a. The reconstruction would have to extend further than 225’. An estimated 300’ of reconstructed bike path as well as re-grading the steep slope would likely be approximately $50,000. This does not include potential property acquisition costs. Conclusion and Summary: The multi-use path in the northwest quadrant of Townline Road and Edwards Boulevard is designed to the maximum extent feasible. The path has a running slope between 9.5% and 10.5%. The maximum running slope allowed is 8.3% per ADA and would require level landings. We do not recommend adding the work to reach 8.3% for the running slope because the bike path is in good condition, we would likely need to acquire property, and the cost would not be reimbursable by WisDOT. Page 28 of 28