PW & Parks 6 pm — Minutes

Village of Whiting Public Works and Parks Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday December 23, 2025 Village of Whiting Municipal Center 3600 Water St., Stevens Point, WI, 54481 Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm by Chairperson, Karen Curtis 1. Roll call. Members present: Trustees Karen Curtis, John Koutre, Mike Kaczmarek; citizen member(s) Danny Farley, Sarah Brillowski. Also present: Bill Taugner (Village President), Jacob Wilcox (Director of Public Works), Paul Stroik and Dean Curtis (previous Village Presidents) and other Village residents. 2. Pledge of Allegiance was conducted. 3. Minutes of October 28, 2025 were discussed. Motion made by Kaczmarek and seconded by Farley to approve the minutes. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. Public comment may be permitted on the following agenda items. 4. Discussion/possible action on Ordinance 23.15 regarding the Trapping of Animals in the Village of Whiting from the Village Board for further consideration. Comments from the public and the committee were heard and acknowledged. Farley volunteered to research finding a volunteer who could legally remove the nuisance beavers. President Bill Taugner speaking from the floor, offered to draft a Trapping Permit if needed. Committee Member Koutre offered to assist him. No further action taken. 5. Discussion/possible action from the ordinance committee to see if the Village has a public facilities assessment meeting regarding the requirements of WI State Statute 66.0617, to proceed with amending the Village of Whiting ordinance 26.16. No action taken. 6. Discussion and assignments to prioritize several projects from the 2022 Village of Whiting Parks and Recreation Plan for budgeting and possible future implementation. Chairperson Curtis directed the Committee members to email to her, by January 15, a prioritized list of 3-5 projects from the Village Parks and Recreation Plan. All Committee members acknowledged the assignment. 7. Operations and Maintenance Report. No action required. 8. Motion made by Kaczmarek and seconded by Koutre to adjourn. Motion was approved by unanimous vote. Adjourned at 6:39 pm. Respectfully submitted by Danny Farley, Recording Secretary