CITY OF FRANKLIN COMMON COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 7, 2025 MINUTES The regular meeting of the Franklin Common Council was held on October 7, 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, WI. On roll call, the following were present: Ald Peccarelli, Eichmann, Hasan, Salous, Day and Craig. Also in attendance were Dir of Admin Kelly Hersh, City Atty Jesse A. Wesolowski and City Clerk Shirley Roberts. Citizen comment period was opened at 6:31 p.m. and was closed at 6:34 p.m. Ald Hasan moved to approve the minutes of the Common Council meeting of Sept 16, 2025, as presented. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to approve the minutes of the Special Common Council meeting of Sept 25, 2025, as presented. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to confirm the following Mayoral Appts: Matt Cool, 8820 S. 68th St., Ald. Dist. 1 – Community Development Authority, 4 year unexpired term expiring 08/30/29. Danelle Kenney, 12302 W. Loomis Ct., Ald. Dist. 6 – Personnel Committee, 3 year unexpired term expiring 04/30/26. Hamza Zuberi, 8550 W. Hawthorne Ln., Ald. Dist. 6 – Personnel Committee, 3 year unexpired term expiring 04/30/26. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Ald Day moved to approve the following consent agenda items: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-8384, a Res authorizing Franklin Dir of Health and Human Services to accept the 2025-2026 Division of Public Health Immunization Grant Contract; and Adopt Resolution No. 2025-8385, a Res authorizing Franklin Dir of Health and Human Services to accept the 2025-2026 Division of Public Health Consolidated Contract; and Approve the Dir of Health and Human Services to sign the FHS Community Internship Agrmt to host a volunteer student intern during the 25-26 school year. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Ald Salous moved to adopt Resolution No. 2025-8386, a Resolution authorizing deferment of Special Assessment for installation of a Water Main on the E Frontage Road of S Loves Lane from a point of connection at the intersection of W Herda Place to a point of connection at the intersection of S Phyllis Ln. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. This report is for informational purposes only. No formal action is required at this time. Ald Hasan made a motion to place on file. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to allow John Bergner to execute contracts and agreements for the 2026 Franklin Civic Celebration 3 day event with the fireworks amount to be reduced to $30,000 and to bring back to council for review, if needed. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Peccarelli moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-2701, an Ord to amend the UDO Text at Art. 2 Establishment of Districts, Art. 3 District Specific Standards, Art. 4 Use-Specific Standards, Art. 5 General Development Standards, Art. 6 Sign Standards, Art. 7 Natural Resource Protection Standards, Art. 8 Subdivision Standards and Art. 9 Administrative Standards and Procedures, with additional changes as discussed. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-2702, an ordinance to amend § 80-9(b) of the Municipal Code, "keeping of vicious or barking dogs" to include private property regulation and terms of compliance. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to approve the fire department to apply, accept, and spend a Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Assistance for Firefighters (AFG) Grant in the amount of $67,762.45 with a required local match of $6,160.23 to incorporate yearly department physicals and purchase new health and wellness equipment at the City's three fire stations. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-2703, an Ord to amend Ord 2024-2649, an ordinance adopting the 2025 annual budgets for the Fire Department Grants Fund to provide additional appropriations to the support the necessary equipment repairs needed or the Fire Department. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Ald Craig moved to adopt Resolution No. 2025-8387, a Resolution for Emergency Authorization to contract with Kelmann Restoration for the remediation of mold at Fire Station #1 in the City in lieu of the public bid process with a not-to-exceed amount of $28,753. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-2704, an Ord to amend §169-1 of the Municipal Code as it pertains to due dates for License Fee Payments and License Fees for Transient Merchants for the St. Martins Fair. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to adopt Ordinance No. 2025-2705, an Ordinance to amend Chapter 121 Entertainment and Amusements, of the Municipal Code of the City of Franklin, WI, to Create Article III Amusements Arcades. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Eichmann moved to amend the Employee Handbook to change retiree health insurance eligibility for non-represented full-time employees (excluding Fire and Police Command Staff, Police Sergeants, and Public Works employees) to require 15 years of credited City service, with a minimum retirement age of 62; to update the Public Works/Sewer & Water provision to 15 years of credited service at age 60; to make these changes effective January 1, 2026; and to direct Human Resources and Finance to implement necessary updates. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Craig moved to amend the Employee Handbook and Civil Service Manual to eliminate Good Friday as a legal holiday for non-represented employees and to provide five (5) personal holidays for benefited non-represented new hires (pro-rated in the hire year), maintaining a total of 14 paid holidays annually; to make these changes effective January 1, 2026; and to direct Human Resources to update and communicate the changes accordingly. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Day moved to accept and place on file the 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the City of Franklin. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Day moved to amend the 2026 Mayor's Recommended Budget for resources and expenditures by Fund and appropriation unit as detailed above and be included in the Proposed 2026 City of Franklin Budget for the Public Hearing Scheduled for November 11, 2025. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the Milw County Department of Transportation Safety Plan and authorize the Dir of Admin to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. All voted Aye; motion carried. Mayor Nelson called a recess at 8:01 p.m., reconvened at 8:10 p.m. Ald Hasan moved to enter closed session at 9:45 p.m. pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e), for market competition and bargaining reasons, to deliberate and consider terms relating to potential commercial/industrial/manufacturing/residential development(s) and proposal(s) and the investing of public funds and governmental actions in relation thereto and to effect such development(s), including the terms and provisions of potential development agreement(s) for, including, but not limited to the propert(ies) at 9661, 9745, 9821 W. Loomis Rd, 9710, 9760, 9824 W. St. Martins Rd, 9530 W. Puetz Rd, 9355 W. Brenwood Park Dr and other properties surrounding the intersection of St. Martins and Loomis Rds, 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 10:46 p.m., Ald Salous moved to table indefinitely and to bring back at the call of the chair. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to enter closed session at 10:47 p.m. pursuant to Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(e), for competitive and bargaining reasons, to deliberate and consider terms relating to a TID 8 Developer Request to Adjust Guaranteed Assessed Value Schedule (2025-2040) to TID No. 8 Development Agrmt between the City of Franklin and Oakwood Industrial LLC, and the investing of public funds and governmental actions in relation thereto, 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 10:54 p.m., Ald Craig moved to proceed as discussed in closed session. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Craig moved to approve the following licenses of the License Committee Meeting of Oct 7, 2025. Grant New 2025-26 Operator License to: Clair Almquist, Ryan Daehn, Madelynn Moore & Myah Pearson; and Grant Class A Combination Change of Agent to Walgreens #05459, Walgreen Co, Spencer Peck, 9909 W Loomis Rd. All voted Aye; motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to approve City vouchers with an ending date of Oct 2, 2025 in the amount of $1,665,988.64, and payroll dated Sept 19, 2025 in the amount of $483,190.96 and payments of the various payroll deductions in the amount of $530,932.28 plus City matching payments, and estimated payroll dated Oct 3, 2025 in the amount of $467,263.14 and payments of the various payroll deductions in the amount of $267,046.12, plus City matching payments, and estimated payroll dated Oct 17, 2025 in the amount of $473,000 and payments of the various payroll deductions in the amount of $276,000 plus city matching payments. On roll call, all voted Aye. Motion carried. Ald Hasan moved to adjourn the meeting of the Common Council at 10:56 p.m. All voted Aye; motion carried. WNAXLP October 29 2025 LWIX0394780