900 Quay Street  
Manitowoc, WI 54220  
City of Manitowoc  
Meeting Minutes  
Common Council  
Monday, December 19, 2022  
6:30 PM  
Council Chambers  
Note: This meeting will also be held via remote conferencing  
software (Zoom)  
A. CALL TO ORDER  
B. ROLL CALL  
10 -  
Alderpersons Present:  
Jim Brey, Eric Sitkiewitz, Steven Czekala, Bill Schlei, Brett Vanderkin, Chad  
Beeman, Michael Cummings, Tim Boldt, Todd Reckelberg and Darian Kaderabek  
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION  
D. PRESENTATIONS  
City Clerk administers Oath of Office and Badge Pinning of Police Officer Alexia  
Zak  
Lakeshore Holiday Parade Awards  
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS  
F. PUBLIC INPUT  
Mayor declared the meeting open for public input. In accordance with  
policy, the public input portion of the meeting is not made a part of the  
official record.  
G. APPOINTMENTS AND BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR  
Mayor makes the following appointment: Crime Prevention Committee - Haelee  
Bauer  
Moved by Czekala, seconded by Sitkiewitz, that this Appointment be approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
H. CONSENT AGENDA  
1. Removal of Consent Agenda Items  
None  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Moved by Czekala, seconded by Sitkiewitz, to accept the Consent Agenda Items  
and recommendations of the various committees The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
2. Miscellaneous  
Minutes of the November 21, 2022 Joint Common Council and Manitowoc  
Public Utilities Commission meeting, recommending approval and place on file  
Minutes of the November 21, 2022 Common Council meeting, recommending  
approval and place on file  
Attachments: Minutes 11-21-22  
Minutes of the December 7, 2022 Common Council Special Meeting,  
recommending approval and place on file  
Attachments: Minutes 12-7-22  
3. Committee of the Whole (Consent)  
Report of the Special Events Committee relative to approval of the following  
events: American Red Cross Blood Drives on various dates in 2022 & 2023;  
Flyover Silver Creek on 9/9/23; EWC Softball Jamboree on 4/19/23; 5th Annual  
Roncalli Softball Tournament on 5/13/23; Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5K  
on 4/29/23; recommending acceptance of report and place on file.  
4. Finance Committee (Consent)  
Request from the Attorney's Office for a credit card for the Assistant City  
Attorney, with a credit limit of $2,000; recommending to approve the request  
General City Claims in the amount of $3,376,761.44 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: Claims  
Report of Finance Committee to grant the various licenses subject to approvals,  
inspections, insurance, payment of license fees and meeting State Statute  
requirements, as detailed therein  
5. Personnel Committee (Consent)  
Request to Add Payroll Deduction Option for Employees for Edvest;  
recommending to approve the request  
6. Public Infrastructure Committee (Consent)  
Request for $3,000 from Zoo Donation Tube for annual landscaping,  
recommending approval of donation tube funds  
Request for Out of State Travel for Jeremy Walvoord for Transit Bus Summit  
2023 in Dallas, Texas, February 20th through February 23, 2023,  
recommending approval  
BRIC Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities Program) Grant for  
Stormwater Project Design for South 23rd Street (Division Street - Grand  
Avenue), recommending applying for the Grant  
Stormwater Management Facility Maiintenance Agreement for parcel #  
052-756-000-210.00 located on Albert Drive, recommending approval  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Facility Maintenance Agreement for Parcel  
#052-817-203-031.00 located in the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17, T19N,  
R24E, City of Manitowoc, recommending approval  
Attachments:  
Stormwater Management Facility Maintenance Agreement with Wisconsin  
Aluminum Foundry Company, Inc., for Parcel #052-000-208-180.00 located at  
838 South 16th Street, recommending approval  
Obligations and Potential Liability for Airport Drainage Channel; recommending  
to place on file  
Attachments:  
Reed Avenue Reconstruction Discussion, recommending approval of Option 4A  
Design (14 foot Islands to remain, Roadway narrows by 6 feet each side with  
parking on both sides, and installation of a 10 foot multi-use asphalt path on  
south side only).  
Enterprise Fleet Lease Insurance Addendum, recommending approval  
Lease and Sublease Agreement to Support a Potential Solar Power Project on  
City Owned Property  
Report of Board of Public Works of 11/30/2022 for 3rd & final payment of  
$4,854.28 to Vinton Construction Company for 2022 concrete Intersection  
Recon Cleveland Ave at Maritime Dr, WS-22-12; recommending payment  
Agreement between WisDOT and The City for a $900,000 Harbor Assistance  
Grant related to the Konecrane/Broadwind/City Centre LLC project;  
recommending approval  
Attachments: HAP Agreement  
Report of Board of Public Works of 12/15/2022 of approval to enter into  
AGMT-22-15 with Fortress Floors for Floor Coatings for Park Facilities, for a  
contract price of $22,096.50; recommending acceptance of report and place on  
file  
Report of Board of Public Works of 12/15/2022 of approval to enter into  
AGMT-22-16 with Highway Landscapers, Inc. for Guardrail at Camp Vits, for a  
contract price of $15,789.59; recommending acceptance of report and place on  
file  
Progress invoice from Wisconsin Department of Transportation totaling $19.76;  
recommending payment  
Progress Invoice from Wisconsin Department of Transportation totaling  
$145.46; recommending payment  
Progress Invoice from Wisconsin Department of Transportation totaling $23.50;  
recommending payment  
Progress Invoice from Wisconsin Department of Transportation totaling $31.59;  
recommending payment  
Report of Board of Public Works of 12/15/2022 for 3rd & final payment of  
$14,468.78 to Vinton Construction Company for Concrete Slab Replacement,  
WS-22-11; recommending payment  
Report of Board of Public Works of 12/15/2022 for 1st & final payment of  
$45,843.50 to Northern Pipe Inc for Televising II Misc Sewers, WU-22-25;  
recommending payment  
Report of Board of Public Works of final payments to contractors for  
agreements under $25,000.00; recommending acceptance and place on file  
7. Public Safety Committee (Consent)  
8. Plan Commission (Consent)  
I. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
1. Committee of the Whole  
2. Finance Committee  
Resolution establishing Compensation of Election Pollworkers for 2023  
Moved by Brey, seconded by Sitkiewitz, that this Resolution be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
L22-00046 CHASE (TIKR HOLDINGS LLC) Claim (1035 S 10th St) sewer  
backup/broken sewer lateral $19,634.60  
Moved by Brey, seconded by Sitkiewitz, to approve the Claim in the amount of  
$19,634.60. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution approving the 2023 Tourism Fee Schedule  
Moved by Brey, seconded by Sitkiewitz, that this Resolution be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
3. Personnel Committee  
Agreement with City of Manitowoc Transit Employees, Teamsters Local No.  
662 for 2023-2025  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Vanderkin, that this Agreement be approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution to revise the job title from Zoo Maintenance Education and Animal  
Care (Part-time) to Zookeeper (Full-time)  
Attachments:  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Vanderkin, that this Resolution be adopted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution to revise and reprice the Community Service Worker to Community  
Service Worker Supervisor/Fleet Maintenance  
Attachments:  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Vanderkin, that this Resolution be adopted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution to approve revisions to the Employee Policy Manual - December  
2022  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Vanderkin, that this Resolution be adopted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution to approve the Seasonal Hiring Policy and Payrates for 2023  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Vanderkin, that this Resolution be adopted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution to Revise and Reprice Multiple Job Descriptions: Cemetery Team  
Leader, Arborist-Forester, and Park Team Leader; and to approve the New  
Senior DPI Laborer Job Description  
Attachments:  
Moved by Sitkiewitz, seconded by Vanderkin, that this Resolution be adopted.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
4. Public Infrastructure Committee  
Resolution for 2023 Dust Palliatives  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Brey, that this Resolution be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution for 2023 Sidewalk Program  
Attachments: Sidewalks 2023  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Brey, that this Resolution be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution for 2023 Sealcoating  
Attachments: Sealcoating 2023  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Brey, that this Resolution be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution for 2023 Street Improvements  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Brey, that this Resolution be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Resolution for Non-Ornamental Lighting - S 39th Street Extension  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Brey, that this Resolution be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
The Manitowoc Lutheran High School Federation, Inc.; Quit Claim Deed for a  
1.89 acre parcel of land at the intersection of Waldo Boulevard and North  
Rapids Road  
Moved by Cummings, seconded by Brey, that this Deed be approved. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
5. Public Safety Committee  
6. Plan Commission  
Resolution to approve the final subdivision plat for Creekwood Estates  
Moved by Brey, seconded by Czekala, that this Resolution be adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
J. OTHER BUSINESS  
K. ADJOURN  
Moved by Czekala, seconded by Sitkiewitz, that this meeting be adjourned at  
6:59 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Brey, Sitkiewitz, Czekala, Schlei, Vanderkin, Beeman, Cummings, Boldt,  
Reckelberg and Kaderabek  
Mackenzie Reed  
City Clerk / Deputy Treasurer