APPROVED JANUARY 6, 2025 CITY OF FRANKLIN COMMON COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2025 MINUTES The regular Mtg of the Franklin Common Council was held on December 16, 2025, and was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by Mayor John R. Nelson in the Franklin City Hall Council Chambers, 9229 W. Loomis Rd, Franklin, Wisconsin. On roll call, the following were present: Ald Peccarelli, Hasan, Salous, Day and Craig. Ald Eichmann was excused. Also, in attendance were Director of Admin Kelly Hersh, City Atty Jesse A. Wesolowski and City Clerk Shirley Roberts. Ald Eichmann arrived at 6:30 p.m. Citizen comment period was opened at 6:32 p.m. and was closed at 6:45 p.m. Ald Eichmann moved to approve the minutes of the Common Council Mtg of December 2, 2025, as presented. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to adopt Res No. 2025-8409, A Resolution authorizing the City to execute a contract for Professional Services with Root-Pike Win for an Information and Education Program for Mtg the 2026-2027 DNR Storm Water Permit Requirements for a Lump Sum Fee of $11,781. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to adopt Res No. 2025-8410, a Resolution to authorize acceptance of Storm Water Facilities Maintenance Agreement and Storm Water Access Easement from Dr. Del Carpio Dental Offices – Dr. Nicole Del Carpio (7181 S. 76TH ST., TKN 755-1001-000). All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to adopt Res No. 2025-8411, a Resolution to authorize Professional Services Contract with Hydrocorp LLC. to perform Cross Connection Inspection Services for a 4-Year Term for a fee of $122,643.08. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Craig moved to adopt Res No. 2025-8412, a Resolution to Execute a 3-Year Service Agrmet with Primadata, LLC for Printing and Mailing Utility Bills, subject to an amendment to provide the approval of the agreement, shall be subject to such changes as approved by Water and Sewer Manager, Director of Admin and City Atty. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to authorize the City Health Officer or Mayor, Clerk, Dir of Finance and City Atty to sign and execute a contract with Northwoods Software Development Inc., in the amount of $10,000, for a 50-hour software development time block for ADA compliance assessments and remediations, funded by the health department ARPA Grant. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to adopt Res No. 2025-8413, a Resolution authorizing Director of Health and Human Services to sign and execute the Ugland Associates LLC Evaluation and Data Collection Contract. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Day moved to adopt Ord No. 2025-2717, an Ordinance to amend Chapter 183 Article VI Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia, of the Municipal Code of the City of Franklin, WI, to Renumber §183-23.1 Harmful Substances, to §183-25 Harmful Substances, and to Create §183-24 Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Regulations. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Craig moved to approve a 2026 Annual Market Adjustment to the Pay Ranges of the Compensation Plan and a Market Adjustment to Wage and Salary Rates, both by 2%, along with a progress to Market Wage Adjustment, for non-represented employees effective with the start of the pay period with a pay date of January 9, 2026, and authorize HR to incorporate the new Salary Ranges into the Employee Handbook. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to adopt Ord No. 2025-2718, an Ordinance to amend §245-10C. Parking, of the Municipal Code of the City of Franklin, WI, which pertains to Forfeitures for Violations of Parking Regulations, to Increase the Forfeitures Therefore. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Salous moved to authorize the Director of Admin to renew and execute the City's casualty insurance plans with R&R Insurance, LWMMI, MPIC, and ACE American Insurance Company for 2026, for an estimated total annual premium of $782,549, and to further authorize the payment of premiums in accordance with or as required by said policy documents. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to adopt Res No. 2025-8414, a Resolution authorizing the Director of Admin to execute a Service Agreement with Geographic Marketing Advantage, LLC to provide GIS Support and Database Maintenance Services for 2026. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to approve the 2026 Professional Services Agreement between the City of Franklin and Racine County for services to verify a certified soil tester's soil and site evaluation at designated properties when needed and to authorize the Director of Admin to execute such agreement. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to adopt Res No. 2025-8415, a Resolution to Authorize Certain Officials to execute an agrmt with Ehlers and Associates, Inc. for Potential TID Creation Financial Services subject to changes by the Economic Development Director, Finance and City Atty. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to enter closed session at 7:27 p.m. pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e), to consider TID 10 [creation thereof in process] Development agreements between the City of Franklin and LXL PG Apartments, LLC in relation thereto for properties in the SE corner area of S 76th St and W Rawson Ave, such potential development to be named Poth's General, for market competition and bargaining reasons, to deliberate and consider terms relating to potential residential/commercial development(s) and proposal(s) and the investing of public funds and governmental actions in relation thereto and to effect such development(s), and to reenter open session at the same place thereafter to act on such matters discussed therein as it deems appropriate. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Upon reentering open session at 8:24 p.m., Ald Eichmann moved to proceed as discussed in closed session. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to enter closed session at 8:25 p.m. with regard to City personnel compensation alignment, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c), considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governing body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, and to reconvene in open session at the same place thereafter to consider approval of a related budget allocation as it deems appropriate. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Mayor Nelson called a recess at 8:25 p.m. and reconvened at 8:33 p.m. Upon reentering open session at 9:31 p.m., Ald Eichmann moved to proceed as discussed in closed session. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Craig moved to enter closed session at 9:32 p.m. pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(g), to confer with legal counsel for the Common Council who is rendering advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to the subject litigation, and to reenter open session at the same place thereafter to act on such matters discussed therein as it deems appropriate. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Upon reentering open session at 10:35 p.m., Ald Hasan moved to proceed as discussed in closed session. On a roll call, Ald Craig, Salous, Hasan, Eichmann and Peccarelli voted Aye; Ald Day abstained. Motion carried. Ald Craig moved to enter closed session at 10:37 p.m. pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85 (1)(e), for market competition and bargaining reasons, to deliberate and consider terms relating to the Agreement between the City of Franklin and JPM Acoustics Noise Vibration and a potential Amendment thereto, the investing of public funds and governmental actions in relation thereto, including the terms and provisions thereof, and to reenter open session at the same place thereafter to act on such matters discussed therein as it deems appropriate. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Mayor Nelson called a recess at 10:38 p.m. and reconvened at 10:43 p.m. Upon reentering open session at 10:59 p.m., Ald Craig moved to proceed as discussed in closed session. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to approve the following licenses of the License Committee Mtg of Dec 16, 2025: Grant 2025-26 New Operator License to: Autumn Cummins, Amanda Alvarado, Nicole Dahlin, Bridget Rebro, Alexandra Trudeau; Hold 2025-26 New Operator License for Correction of Application to Amanda Feest; Hold 2025-26 New Operator License for Appearance to Ji Youn Cindy Kim & Jazzmine Moria-Muthig; and Grant Public Grant to: Franklin Lions Foundation-Fund Raisers & Club Monthly Mtg, Fee Waivers: Park Permits – Easter Egg Hunt, Club Mtgs: St. Martin's Fair Permit, Temp Class "B" Beer, Operators Licenses, 4/4/26, 6/9/26, 7/14/26, 9/6/25-9/7/26, Lions Legend I, St Martin's Fair; Fleet Reserve Association Branch 14-St Martin's Fair, Fee Waivers: License Fees-St. Martin's Fair, St. Martin's Labor Day Fair, 9/6-9/7/26; Fair Presbyterian Church-Worship Services in the Park, Fee Waivers: Park Permits, Lion Legend Park I, 5/31/26 & 9/27/26; Franklin Lioness Lions Club-St Martin's Fair, Fee Waivers: St Martin's Fair Permit, Temp Class "B" Beer & Operators Licenses, St Martin's Labor Day Fair, 9/6-9/7/26; St Martin of Tours Parish-Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration, St Martin Egg Roll Sale-St Martin's Fair, Scally Brothers Concert and Gilded Gala/Fall Harvest, Fee Waivers: Temp "Class B" Beer & Wine, Temp Ent & Amus, Operators Licenses; St Martin's Fair Permit, 2/22/26, 9/6-9/7/26, TBD Scally Brothers Concert, TBD Gilded Gala/Fall Harvest, St. Martin of Tours Parish Hall, Gym & Parking Lot at 7963 S 116th St; St Martin's Labor Day Fair; Franklin Public Library Foundation-Literary Event Fundraiser, Fee Waiver: Temp Class B License, TBD (Literary Event Fundraiser), Franklin Public Library-Fadrow Mtg Room. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to approve City vouchers with an ending date of Dec 11, 2025 in the amount of $3,073,605.48, and payroll dated Dec 12, 2025 in the amount of $524,708.68 and payments of the various payroll deductions in the amount of $301,128.59 plus City matching payments, and estimated payroll dated Dec 26, 2025 in the amount of $483,000 and payments of the various payroll deductions in the amount of $532,000, plus City matching payments. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Ald Craig moved to adjourn the Mtg of the Common Council at 11:02 p.m. All voted Aye; motion carried. WNAXLP January 14 2026 LWIX0436298