COMMON COUNCIL Official Proceedings of the Fifteenth Common Council Meeting of the City of Sheboygan. The Council met: November 3, 2025 Mayor Ryan Sorenson in the chair. The following Ald. were present: Dekker, Belanger, Close, Heidemann, Mitchell, Menzer, Perrella, Boorse, and Rust (remote) – 9. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion by Dekker/Perrella, the reading of minutes of the Fourteenth Regular Council Meeting held October 20, 2025 was approved as entered on the record, all Ald. voting "Aye." MAYORAL APPOINTMENT Ald. John Belanger to be considered for appointment to the Finance & Personnel Committee. Ald. Susie Boorse to be considered for appointment as the Vice Chair of the Licensing, Hearings, and Public Safety Committee. Ald. Dean Dekker to be considered for appointment to the Redevelopment Authority. Mitchell Tenpas to be considered for appointment to the Mayor's International Committee. Lays over. CONFIRMATION OF MAYORAL APPOINTMENT Elizabeth Majerus to the position of City Attorney. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to confirm. PUBLIC FORUM Lisa Salgado, Michael Brunette, and Roberta Filicky-Peneski spoke. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Upcoming Community Events, Proclamations, Employee Recognitions ELECTION Election was held this evening to fill the unexpired term of Alderperson - District 4. Alanza Grawien, Kris Johnson, Nicholas LaPoint, Timm McDonald all spoke. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to nominate all candidates who provided applications to the City Clerk are hereby nominated. Voting will be done by open ballot via the instant runoff method where each voter will rank the candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest votes will be eliminated and those votes transferred to their second choices. Ties will be broken by looking back to who received the most votes in the previous rounds. This process is repeated until a candidate has a majority. A candidate cannot be elected unless he or she is ranked on a majority of ballots. All ayes. After voting occurred, Mayor announced Alanza Grawien as the Ald. to fulfill the unexpired term of Alderperson – District 4. City Clerk swore in Alderperson Grawien. Consent Agenda - Motion by Dekker/Perrella to receive and file all reports and adopt all Resolutions. All were passed on call of the roll. All ayes. (*=Consent items) REPORTS Passed: *Report 27-25-26 by Board of Water Commissioners submitting the Board of Water Commissioners' Report on the Water Utility for the third quarter of 2025. *Report 24-25-26 by Deputy City Attorney Liz Majerus submitting the exit interview summary for the City of Sheboygan for Quarter 3 of 2025. *Report 26-25-26 by Sheboygan Police Department pursuant to section 30-50 of the Sheboygan Municipal Code, submitting the quarterly report showing the Benchmark Measurements for the police department for the period commencing July 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2025. *Report 25-25-26 by Fire Chief Eric Montellano pursuant to section 24-459 of the Municipal Code, submitting the quarterly report showing the Benchmark Measurements for the Fire Department, for the period commencing July 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2025. RESOLUTIONS Passed: *No. 116-25-26 by Ald. Mitchell and Perrella expressing the intent of the Common Council of the City of Sheboygan to exercise its police powers in levying a special assessment for the 2025 cost of operating and maintaining the off-street parking facilities within the Parking Assessment District No. 1. *No. 117-25-26 by Ald. Mitchell and Perrella expressing the intent of the Common Council of the City of Sheboygan to exercise its police powers in levying a special assessment for the 2025 cost of operating and maintaining the off-street parking facilities within the Parking Assessment District No. 2. *No. 118-25-26 by Ald. Mitchell and Perrella expressing the intent of the Common Council of the City of Sheboygan to exercise its police powers in levying a special assessment for the 2025 cost of operating and maintaining the off-street parking facilities within the Parking Assessment District No. 4. *No. 119-25-26 by Ald. Mitchell and Perrella expressing the intent of the Common Council of the City of Sheboygan to exercise its police powers in levying a special assessment for the 2025 cost of operating and maintaining the off-street parking facilities within the Parking Assessment District No. 5. *No. 121-25-26 by Ald. Rust and La Fave authorizing acceptance of the FY 2025 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program Grant. *No. 114-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust authorizing the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order for a Volvo DD25B Tandem Vibratory Compactor for the Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Public Works. *No. 113-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust authorizing the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order for a Caterpillar 275 Compact Tracked Loader for the Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Public Works. No. 120-25-26 by Ald. Mitchell and Perrella authorizing the appropriate City staff to adjust the Fleet Mechanic position within the City's compensation table. Motion by Mitchell/Perrella to adopt the Resolution. All ayes. No. 112-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust authorizing the appropriate City officials to sign necessary documents to effectuate a land transfer with Sheboygan County. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Resolution. All ayes. No. 115-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust accepting a donation from The Optimist Club of Sheboygan to support the installation of new playground equipment and sidewalk border at Optimist Park and authorizing the Finance Director to amend the 2025 budget for associated expenses. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Resolution. All ayes. No. 111-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute an underground Electric and Communication Easement to Alliant Energy at Parcel Nos. 59281206682 and 59281206683 located south of the Police Station. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Resolution. All ayes. No. 110-25-26 by Ald. Rust and Dekker establishing the 2026 Budget appropriations and the 2025 Tax Levy for use during the calendar year. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Resolution. Lays over: No. 123-25-26 by Ald. Close approving the amended General Development Plan and amended Specific Implementation Plan submitted by Quasius Construction Inc to expand EB Flow Coffeehouse located at 342 S Pier Drive within a Planned Unit Development (PUD) zone. Refer to Public Works: No. 122-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust vacating a 1034.86 square foot portion of right-of-way on the south side of North Franklin Street adjacent to Parcel No. 59281111200 located in part of Lots 15, 16, and 17, Block 313 of Original Plat, City of Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. GENERAL ORDINANCES Passed: No. 21-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust creating two (2) no parking zones on North Commerce Street. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Ordinance. All ayes. No. 22-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust creating two (2) no parking zones on Pennsylvania Avenue. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Ordinance. All ayes. No. 23-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust placing stop signs related to the relocation of North Commerce Street. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Ordinance. All ayes. No. 26-25-26 by Ald. Dekker and Rust amending Section 48-96 of the Sheboygan Municipal Code regarding temporary obstructions. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Ordinance. All ayes. No. 28-25-26 by Ald. Rust and La Fave amending various sections of the Sheboygan Municipal Code so as to increase fees charged by the police department. No. 27-25-26 by Ald. Rust and La Fave amending various sections within Chapter 12 of the Sheboygan Municipal Code. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Ordinance. All ayes. No. 25-25-26 by Ald. Rust and La Fave amending Section 40-55 of the Sheboygan Municipal Code so as to allow alcohol at Wildwood Athletic Complex. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adopt the Ordinance. All ayes. Lays over: No. 24-25-26 by Ald. Close amending section 103-50 of the Sheboygan Municipal Code regarding certified survey map approval timing. ADJOURN There being no further business. Motion by Dekker/Perrella to adjourn. All Ald. present voting "Aye." RYAN SORENON, MAYOR MEREDITH DEBRUIN, CITY CLERK WNAXLP November 10 2025 LWIX0403944