900 Quay Street  
Manitowoc, WI 54220  
City of Manitowoc  
Meeting Agenda  
Common Council  
Monday, February 17, 2025  
6:30 PM  
Council Chambers  
Note: This meeting will also be held via remote  
conferencing software (Zoom)  
Pursuant to Section 19.84(2) and (3) of the Wisconsin Statutes, notice is hereby given to the public,  
to the Herald-Times-Reporter, the official newspaper of Manitowoc, and to those news media who  
have filed a written request for this notice that a meeting of the above-referenced will be held at the  
date, time and location listed above.  
This meeting is being conducted both in Council Chambers at City Hall and via Zoom to maximize  
opportunities for residents to attend. Those attending the meeting via Zoom who wish to give public  
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Public input will be accepted at the meeting. Those wishing to make public comment in advance of  
the meeting should email jswokowski@manitowoc.org or call 920-686-6952 with their comment no  
later than 12:00 p.m. central the day of the meeting. Emailed public input will be attached to the  
agenda and made part of the public record.  
The above governmental body will meet to discuss and possibly take action on the agenda items  
set forth below.  
A. CALL TO ORDER  
B. ROLL CALL  
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION  
D. PRESENTATIONS  
City Clerk administers Oath of Office to Detective Alex Nebel, followed by  
Badge Pinning  
City Clerk administers Oath of Office to Captain of Detectives Cooper Schmidt,  
followed by Badge Pinning  
City Clerk administers Oath of Office to Police Lieutenant Matthew Klein,  
followed by Badge Pinning  
Commendation by Mayor Nickels to commend, congratulate and wish a happy  
retirement to K9 Neko  
Attachments:  
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Public Hearing to be held at 6:31 p.m. for the purpose of hearing any and all  
interested parties in the matter of a proposed change in zone from R-4 Single  
and Two Family Residential to R-6 Multiple Family for property located east of  
Kinglet Drive and South of Viebhan Street. (Parcel 801-102-061)  
Public Hearing to be held at 6:32 p.m. for the purpose of hearing any and all  
interested parties in the matter of a proposed Amendment to a Conditional Use  
Permit for the expansion of an existing Manufactured Home Park for property  
located eat of Kinglet Drive and South of Viebahn Street. (Parcel 801-102-061)  
F. PUBLIC INPUT  
Members of the public will be permitted to speak at the Common Council meeting each  
month on any matter of public interest. The comments from each speaker shall be  
limited to five minutes in length unless extended by action of the Common Council.  
Previously submitted Public Input  
Attachments:  
G. APPOINTMENTS AND BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR  
H. CONSENT AGENDA  
These items will be approved by one motion unless any member of the Council wishes to  
remove an item for discussion.  
1. Removal of Consent Agenda Items  
Any Common Council Member may request removal of any item from the consent  
agenda, and such item shall be removed without debate or vote. Any item or part thereof  
removed from the consent agenda shall be separately considered.  
2. Miscellaneous  
Minutes of the January 20, 2025 Common Council meeting; recommending  
approval and place on file  
Attachments:  
Thank you letters from Salvation Army and Society of St. Vincent de Paul for  
donation from the Schuette, Wernecke, Wilda, Rank Christmas Fund;  
recommending to accept and place on file  
Attachments:  
3. Committee of the Whole (Consent)  
Report of Special Events Committee relative to the approval of the following  
events: Spring Vendor Craft Fair on 4/12/2025; Ultimate Lakeshore Weekend on  
6/20/2025-6/22/2025; Sing Along Play Along on 7/9/2025; Sexual Assault  
Awareness Month Fun Run on 4/19/2025; Downtown Manitowoc Farmers  
Market on Saturdays from 5/3/2025-10/25/2025; and Manitowoc Area Pickleball  
Tournament on 8/9/2025; recommending approval  
Attachments:  
Report of Special Events Committee relative to the approval of the following  
waiver of fees: AMVETS Memorial Day Picnic on 5/26/2025; and Manitowoc  
Police Shop with a Cop on 12/10/2025-12/12-2025; recommending approval  
Attachments:  
4. Finance Committee (Consent)  
Presentation by Brad Viegut from Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. on City's 2025  
Debt Financing Plan; recommending to place on file  
Attachments:  
4th Qtr. 2024 Claims Report; recommending to accept and place on file  
Attachments:  
Out of State Travel Request - Community Development - GIS Coordinator -  
2025 ESRI User Conference in San Diego, CA - July 14-18, 2025;  
recommending to approve the request  
Attachments:  
Settlement of Damage to Red Arrow Park Tennis Courts; recommending to  
accept the settlement proposal and direct the City Attorney to execute the  
property damage release and any further documents as he determines is  
necessary to conclude this matter  
Attachments:  
L24-00125 Claim for Damages - E. Allain; recommending to deny the claim and  
place on file  
Attachments:  
General City Claims in the amount of $2,395,654.38 enumerated on list thereof,  
recommending that the claims be allowed and ordered paid and Mayor, Clerk  
and Finance Director/Treasurer are instructed to issue the necessary order  
Attachments:  
5. Personnel Committee (Consent)  
Request for Out of State Travel Request for the City of Attorney to the IMLA  
Mid-Year Seminar in Washington D.C. for April 25-28, 2025; recommending to  
approve the request  
Attachments:  
6. Public Infrastructure Committee (Consent)  
Mobile Cookie Booth Request; recommending approval  
Attachments:  
Request to Erect Crosses at Evergreen Cemetery; recommending approval  
Attachments:  
Transit Development Plan Update for Maritime Metro; recommending approval  
with City Attorney review  
Attachments:  
City Facility Usage and Maintenance Agreement Between The City of  
Manitowoc and Roncalli Catholic School; recommending approval  
Attachments:  
City Facility Usage and Maintenance Agreement Between The City of  
Manitowoc and Manitowoc Youth Baseball Association; recommending approval  
Attachments:  
Request to Use Metal Detector on City Property at the corner of Viebahn Street  
and Hecker Road; recommending approval with signed liability waiver that is  
only for that particular parcel. Notification of dates and timeline entering property  
with the City Staff and to fill in any holes that will potentially be made.  
Request for Michelle Michels to escort a 1-day Senior Center trip to Lake  
County, IL in May 2025; recommending approval  
Attachments:  
Request for Michelle Michels to escort a 3-day Senior Center trip to  
Dubuque, Iowa in September 2025; recommending approval  
Attachments:  
Port of Manitowoc - Tonnage and Harbor Activity Report for year 1-01-2024  
through 12-31-2024; recommending to accept and place on file  
Attachments:  
Report of Board of Public Works of 1/29/2025 for an appeal for snow removal  
assessment for property located at 3713 Division Street; recommending to  
rescind the assessment and not allow the property owner to appeal if it  
happens again  
Attachments:  
Report of Board of Public Works of 1/29/2025 for an appeal for snow removal  
assessment for property located at 910 Mac Arthur Street; recommending to  
rescind the assessment and not allow the property owner to appeal if it  
happens again  
Attachments:  
Various Progress Invoices from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation;  
recommending payment  
Attachments:  
Report of Board of Public Works of 2/12/2025 of an appeal for snow removal  
assessment for property located at 1801 S 39th Street; recommending to deny  
the appeal for December 23rd, 2024 and uphold the appeal for December 26th,  
2024  
Attachments:  
Report of Board of Public Works of 2/12/2025 of an appeal for noxious weed  
assessment for property located at 3304 Mero Street; recommending to uphold  
the appeal and not allow the property owner to appeal if it happens again  
Attachments:  
Report of Board of Public Works of 2/12/2025 of approval to enter into  
AGMT-25-01 with Mulch Express, to furnish and install certified wood chips for  
City Playgrounds, Flowerbeds and islands at South 26th and Calumet Avenue  
as outlined in "Exhibit A", Mulch Express Proposal; recommending acceptance  
of report and place on file  
Attachments:  
Report of Board of Public Works of 2/12/2025, of bids received for 2025  
Televising Miscellaneous Sewers I - Project WU-25-5; recommending awarding  
to Green Bay Pipe & TV, LLC in the amount of $49,087.24  
Attachments:  
Report of Board of Public Works of 2/12/2025, of bids received for 2025 Sewer  
Re-Lining - Project #WU-25-7; recommending awarding to Visu-Sewer in the  
amount of $363,501.00  
Attachments:  
7. Public Safety Committee (Consent)  
Downtown Core Sign Code and Design Review Overlay District Map Update;  
recommending to approve the Downtown Core Sign Code and Design Review  
Overlay map amendments  
Attachments:  
Sex Offender Residency Board Appeal for Rondal Brueggeman; recommending  
to approve the appeal  
Sex Offender Residency Board Appeal for Ryan Zellner; recommending to  
approve the appeal  
8. Plan Commission (Consent)  
PC 2-2025: Annual Review of Community Living Arrangements pursuant to  
MMC 15.370(19)b; pursuant to section 15.370(19) the Plan Commission  
has reviewed the Community Living Arrangements and is recommending  
to the Council to approve the associated licenses for the Community Living  
Arrangements for 2025  
Attachments:  
PC 6-2023: Annual Review McMullen & Pitz Construction Co.; Conditional  
Use Permit for the Establishment of a Contractor’s Storage Yard pursuant  
to 15.330(4) located off of S. 26th and Franklin Streets; recommending to  
approve the annual review of the Conditional Use Permit to McMullen &  
Pitz Construction Company / 110 East 310 LLC for the continued use of a  
Contractor's Equipment Storage Yard in I-1 Light Industrial zoning district  
pursuant to the conditions  
Attachments:  
PC 23-2023: Annual Review: Lotus Recovery Homes: Conditional Use  
Permit for the Operation of a Transitional Housing at 1111 Marshall Street;  
recommending to approve the re-issuance of the Conditional Use Permit  
to Lotus Recovery Homes Inc. for the transitional housing use located at  
1111 Marshall Street  
Attachments:  
PC 24-2023: Annual Review: Lotus Recovery Homes: Conditional Use  
Permit for the Operation of a Transitional Housing at 404, 406 & 408 N.  
Lake Street; recommending to approve the re-issuance of the Conditional  
Use Permit to Lotus Recovery Homes Inc. for the transitional housing use  
located at 404, 406 and 408 N Lake Street  
Attachments:  
PC 25-2023: Annual Review : The Haven of Manitowoc County;  
Conditional Use Permit for the Operation of a Transitional Housing at 826  
S. 19th Street; recommending to approve the re-issuance of the  
Conditional Use Permit to The Haven of Manitowoc County for the  
transitional housing use located at 826 S 19th Street  
Attachments:  
I. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
1. Committee of the Whole  
Report of the Special Events Committee recommending approval for the  
following events subject to Council Action: Metro Jam on 6/20/2025-6/21/2025  
(Waiver of alcohol at Washington Park); and Sputnikfest on 9/6/2025 (Road  
closure of Park Street from N 7th Street through 9th Street from 12:00 p.m. on  
9/5/2025 to 8:00 a.m. on 9/7/2025, and closure on N 8th Street from State  
Street through St. Clair Street during the same time frame)  
Attachments:  
Resolution Authorizing Submission of the US DOT Promoting Resilient  
Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation  
(PROTECT) Grant on behalf of Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.  
Attachments:  
2. Finance Committee  
Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Establishing Parameters for the Sale  
of Not To Exceed $8,680,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes  
Attachments:  
Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Not to Exceed $7,000,000 General  
Obligation Promissory Notes and Authorizing the Issuance and Establishing  
Parameters for the Sale of Not To Exceed $7,000,000 Note Anticipation Notes  
in Anticipation Thereof  
Attachments:  
Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Not to Exceed $9,000,000 General  
Obligation Promissory Notes and Authorizing the Issuance and Establishing  
Parameters for the Sale of Not To Exceed $9,000,000 Taxable Note Anticipation  
Notes in Anticipation Thereof  
Attachments:  
Scope of Engagement Re: Proposed Issuance of $8,680,000 City of Manitowoc  
(the "City") General Obligation Promissory Notes (the "Securities")  
Attachments:  
Scope of Engagement Re: Proposed Issuance of $7,000,000 City of Manitowoc  
(the "City") Note Anticipation Notes (the "Securities")  
Attachments:  
Scope of Engagement Re: Proposed Issuance of $9,000,000 City of Manitowoc  
(the "City") Taxable Note Anticipation Notes (the "Securities")  
Attachments:  
Application for "Class B" Intoxicating Liquor & Fermented Malt Beverage  
License, TAB-2471, Brittiann LLC, 905 Washington St  
Attachments:  
Report of IDC relative to the Option and Right of First Refusal with GLTD  
Holdings LLC for property located off of West Drive (Parcel # 447-003-050)  
Attachments:  
Report of IDC relative to the AMMO / Olin Winchester, LLC; Request for  
Approval of an Assignment and Assumption of a Land Lease and Option to  
Purchase (part of Parcel # 449-008-010)  
Attachments:  
3. Personnel Committee  
Resolution to Revise Seasonal Employment Policy 2025  
Attachments:  
Resolution for Part-Time Police Officer  
Attachments:  
4. Public Infrastructure Committee  
Agreement with CivicPlus for CivicRec software for the Parks and Recreation  
Department  
Attachments:  
5. Public Safety Committee  
Resolution adopting the Manitowoc County hazard mitigation plan 2025-2030  
Attachments:  
6. Plan Commission  
PC 20-2024: Whispering Meadows MHC LLC; Request to Amend a  
Conditional Use Permit for the expansion of an existing Manufactured  
Home Park  
Attachments:  
PC 3-2025: City of Manitowoc / Redeemer Lutheran Church: Sale of  
City-Owned Parcel along N. 16th Street. (Parcel # 155-008-120)  
Attachments:  
Ordinance amending the amended zone map of the City of Manitowoc entitled:  
"Zoning Ordinance of Municipal Code of the City of Manitowoc" to rezone the  
property located east of Kinglet Drive and south of Viebahn Street from R-4  
Single and Two Family Residential to R-6 Multiple Family  
Attachments:  
J. OTHER BUSINESS  
K. ADJOURN  
1.Next Scheduled Common Council Meeting: Monday, March 17, 2025 at 6:30pm in the  
Common Council Chambers at City Hall.  
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City  
of Manitowoc will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of  
disability in its services, programs, or activities. If you need assistance or reasonable  
accommodations in participating in this meeting or event due to a disability as defined under the  
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event to request an accommodation. For additional assistance, individuals with hearing or speech  
disabilities can call 711 and be connected to a telephone relay system.  
Mackenzie Reed  
City Clerk