Public Works Committee — Minutes

VILLAGE OF BIRON 451 KAHOUN ROAD, WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI 54494 PUBLIC WORKS, SANITATION & WASTEWATER COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES February 24th, 2026 11:00 A.M. Members Present: Tammy Steward, Chairperson (present by phone); Dan Muleski Committee Member, Mike Guillemot excused Others Present: Kayla Lumaye, Public Works Director; Samanatha Daugherty, Village Clerk and Tim Hale, resident 1. Chairperson Tammy Steward called the meeting to order at 11:01 a.m. 2. Discussion and possible action on MSA proposal for Shore Acres Drive storm sewer rehabilitation – The committee reviewed the proposal from MSA for permanent and temporary easement acquisitions along the Shore Acres storm sewer rehabilitation project. Motion Muleski, second Steward to approve the proposal from MSA. Motion carried. 3. Discussion and possible action on televising proposals for Shore Acres Drive storm sewer rehabilitation – The committee reviewed a proposal from Great Lakes TV Seal to televise the sewer lines serving 271 and 291 Shore Acres Drive. The purpose of the televising is to confirm that there are no active connections to the homes before the lines are slurry filled. Kayla stated that she also requested a proposal from Visu Sewer but has not yet received a response. Motion Muleski, second Steward to first contact Visu Sewer again to request a proposal. If a proposal is not received by Friday, the Village will proceed with Great Lakes TV Seal. If a proposal is received, the work will be awarded to the lowest bidder. Motion carried. 4. Discussion and possible action on either increasing cost or getting rid of bulk item collection – The committee reviewed the cost breakdown for providing bulk item collection using Village staff and equipment. Based on the information, current fees would need to increase by approximately four times to continue providing this service. Dan asked Samantha to research the cost of having Waste Management deliver and pick up a dumpster for bulk item collection as a possible alternative. Additional information will be provided at the next meeting 5. Discussion and possible action on having another E-recycling event – The committee discussed having another E-recycling event through COM2 since the last one was successful. The event would be held April 14th through the 24th. Motion Muleski, second Steward to approve the contract with COM2. Motion carried. 6. Superintendent’s report – Kayla stated that at the wastewater commission meeting, Derek, Wisconsin Rapids Wastewater Superintendent, indicated that a draft of the rate case study has been completed. Kayla contacted the Village’s consultant, who was not yet aware that the draft had been finalized. Kayla will follow up with the consultant to confirm whether they have received and reviewed the draft and to determine when a meeting can be scheduled for Jon and her to review it together. 7. Set next meeting date and time - Next meeting will be set at the board meeting. Motion to Adjourn: Dan Muleski, second by Tammy Steward Time: 11:16 a.m. Minutes Respectfully Submitted by: Kayla Lumaye, Public Works Director