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April 1, 2026 ·7:00 PM Final-revised

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Agenda — 64 items

  1. A. CALL TO ORDER
  2. B. INVOCATION
  3. C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
  4. D. ROLL CALL OF ALDERPERSONS
  5. E. ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS
  6. F. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
  7. 7 Common Council Meeting Minutes of March 18, 2026 26-0399 approved Pass
  8. G. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR
  9. 9 Presentation of the Selected 2026 Sidewalk Poetry Poems 26-0315
  10. 10 Proclamations: - Hemophilia Awareness Day - Public Health Week - Library Week - Earth Day - Arbor Day - Golden Rule Day 26-0403
  11. 11 Board of Review Appointment & Reappointments 26-0410 approved Pass
  12. 11 Balance of the items under Business Presented by the Mayor. approved on the Balance of the Agenda Pass
  13. 12 Board of Zoning Appeals Reappointments 26-0411 approved Pass
  14. 13 Historic Preservation Commission Reappointments 26-0415 approved Pass
  15. 14 Police Chief's Advisory Board Reappointment 26-0413 approved Pass
  16. 15 Police & Fire Commission Reappointment 26-0414 approved Pass
  17. H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
  18. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS
  19. J. SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
  20. K. ESTABLISH ORDER OF THE DAY
  21. L. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  22. 1. MINUTES OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
  23. 21 Request to review and approve the proposed State historic marker text, or request revisions as needed, for the proposed State historic marker sign honoring Harry Houdini located in Houdini Plaza at 121 W. College Avenue (Tax Id #31-2-0065-00 and 31-2-0067-00) as described in the attached documents 26-0332 amended Pass
  24. 22 Request to award 2026 Bridge Inspection and Related Services Contract to Collins Engineers, Inc., in an amount not-to-exceed $50,000 26-0373 approved Pass
  25. 23 Request to award Sole Source Consultant Contract for 2026 Construction Inspections Services to raSmith in an amount not to exceed $80,000, contingent upon 2025 DPW budget carry over approvals 26-0374 approved Pass
  26. 2. MINUTES OF THE SAFETY AND LICENSING COMMITTEE
  27. 24 Balance of the action items on the agenda. approved on the Balance of the Agenda Pass
  28. 25 Hammen Family Orchard & Winery Full Service Retail Outlet Transfer Application for 2026 Appleton Farm Market: Saturdays from June 6 to October 17 26-0357 approved Pass
  29. 26 Appeal of the Removal of Mac's Towing, LLC d/b/a Bob's Towing from the Appleton Police Department's Towing Rotating Call List. 26-0358 approved Pass
  30. 27 Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License Temporary Premises Amendment application for Tipsy Taco and Tequila Bar, Sarah Gregory, Agent, located at 129 S Memorial Dr, on May 3, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for Cinco de Mayo block party event, contingent upon approval from the Fire, Inspections, and Public Works departments 26-0397 approved Pass
  31. 28 Class "B" Beer and "Class B" Liquor License Temporary Premises Amendment application for Sangria's Mexican Grill, Sarah Gregory, Agent, located at 215 S Memorial Dr, on May 3, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for Cinco de Mayo block party event, contingent upon approval from the Fire, Inspections, and Public Works departments 26-0398 approved Pass
  32. 3. MINUTES OF THE CITY PLAN COMMISSION
  33. 30 Request to approve Habitat's Gillett Street Extraterritorial Preliminary Plat located in the Town of Grand Chute as shown on the attached maps 26-0368 approved Pass
  34. 4. MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
  35. 5. MINUTES OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
  36. 33 Request to award the Fire Protection Inspection Services five-year contract to Summit Fire Protection in the amount of $160,435. 26-0385 approved Pass
  37. 34 Request to approve the following 2025 Budget Amendments: Community Development Block Grants Federal Grants +$18,412 Block Grant Payments +$18,412 To record additional funds received for Community Development Block Grant Programs (2/3 vote of Council required) Room Tax Fund Room Taxes +$49,795 Other Contracts/Obligations +$14,605 Transfer Out - General Fund +$35,190 To record additional room taxes received (2/3 vote of Council required) Wheel Tax Fund Wheel tax +$17,707 Transfer Out - General Fund +$17,707 To record additional wheel taxes received (2/3 vote of Council required) Facilities Capital Projects Donations & Memorials +$3,599,253 Buildings +$3,599,253 To record donations from Friends of Appleton Library for building project (2/3 vote of Council required) General Fund Salaries/Fringe Benefits - Public Health +$17,623 Salaries/Fringe Benefits - Human Resources +$65,487 Salarie/Fringe Benefits - Police +$160,820 Salaries/Fringe Benefits - Fire +$69,696 Wage Reserve -$313,626 To allocate wage reserve funds (2/3 vote of Council required) 26-0387 approved Pass
  38. 35 Request to approve Unit W-26 Sewer and Water Reconstruction Change Order #1 as a Contract Amendment in the amount of $92,515 for a new not-to-exceed contract total of $2,678,100 and an unchanged contract contingency of $60,000. 26-0390 approved Pass
  39. 36 Request to award project C-26 Sidewalk Sawcutting to ASTI Sawing Inc. in an amount not to exceed $30,000. 26-0391 approved Pass
  40. 37 Request to approve Development Agreement for Mission Ridge North (Dewitt Development Partners LLC). 26-0392 approved Pass
  41. 38 Request to approve the purchase of Klir Compliance Management Software through CDW-Government in the amount of $44,250. 26-0393 approved Pass
  42. 39 Request to approve 2025 - 2026 Budget carryover appropriations (2/3 vote of Council required): 1. Items not under contract $57,800,009 2. Items requesting special consideration $7,745,006 26-0394 approved Pass
  43. 6. MINUTES OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
  44. 41 Request to renew the lease with Erv Van Camp to farm the undeveloped land at 110 and 210 W. Edgewood Drive, estimated to be approximately 21.14 acres, at the rental rate of $76.58 per acre, with 5% annual escalators, with no crop loss provision 26-0303 approved Pass
  45. 7. MINUTES OF THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE
  46. 43 Request to Award 2026C Stormwater Consulting Services Sole Source Contract for Northland Bellaire Preliminary Design to Brown and Caldwell in an amount not to exceed $390,000. 26-0383 approved Pass
  47. 8. MINUTES OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
  48. 9. MINUTES OF THE FOX CITIES TRANSIT COMMISSION
  49. 10. MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
  50. 11. MINUTES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
  51. 48 Request to review and approve the proposed State historic marker text, or request revisions as needed, for the proposed State historic marker sign honoring Harry Houdini located in Houdini Plaza at 121 W. College Avenue (Tax Id #31-2-0065-00 and 31-2-0067-00) as described in the attached documents 26-0332 approved Pass
  52. M. CONSOLIDATED ACTION ITEMS
  53. N. ITEMS HELD
  54. O. ORDINANCES
  55. 52 Ordinances #25-26 to #30-26 26-0400 approved Pass
  56. P. LICENSE APPLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES OF JURISDICTION
  57. Q. RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED BY ALDERPERSONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES OF JURISDICTION
  58. R. OTHER COUNCIL BUSINESS
  59. 56 Discuss moving the second Common Council Meeting in April to April 22, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. 26-0401 approved Fail
  60. T. ADJOURN adjourned Pass
  61. Q. RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED BY ALDERPERSONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES OF JURISDICTION
  62. 58 Amy Molitor, City Clerk
  63. 58 Resolution #2-R-26 Supporting Vegetation Analysis & Advancing a Data-Informed Mowing Reduction Strategy 26-0432
  64. 59 Resolution #3-R-26 Expressing Support for Ranked-Choice Voting in Municipal Elections 26-0433

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