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Fitchburg Board of Public Works Meeting - January 26, 2026

Common Council & City Boards — Monday, January 26, 2026
BodyFitchburg, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & City Boards
DateMonday, January 26, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Hi, I'm Jeremy Crosby.

0:01

And I'm Nick Boucher.

0:02

We're your hosts for the program that's all about your city, Talking Pittsburgh.

Speaker 2

0:06

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0:12

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Speaker 1

0:12

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Speaker 2

0:23

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0:30

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Speaker 4

1:23

It is 5 38 on January 26, 2026.

1:28

I'm calling this meeting of the Board of Public Works to order.

1:32

We have the bare minimum quorum tonight.

1:35

We've got myself and Dave Wilburn in the in the hall here and Alder Dave Herbst remote.

1:44

All right.

1:44

Um so public appearances for non-agenda items.

1:48

I see nobody in chambers and nobody online, so we can skip ahead and we will uh I'll look for a motion to approve the minutes of the January 5th meeting.

2:00

I should be approved January 5th meetings.

2:05

Second.

2:06

Thank you.

2:07

Is there any discussion or corrections?

2:12

Seeing none, I will call the vote.

2:14

All in favor of the meetings as printed.

2:17

Please signify by saying aye.

Speaker 5

2:19

Aye.

Unassigned speaker

2:22

It

Speaker 4

2:22

is unanimous.

2:24

Moving on to item four report from director of public works, Mr.

2:28

Tim Volker, P.E.

Speaker 6

2:30

Good evening.

2:31

A couple project updates for the board this evening.

2:34

Our 2026 Street Resurfacing Project.

2:38

We're looking to advertise that by uh Friday, February 13th, 2026.

2:45

And then looking to have bids due by the end of February, and then looking to award that contract in March.

2:55

And then uh a tower D update for everyone, McGuire Iron Incorporated.

3:00

That's the contractor for the new water tower.

3:03

Uh they continue to weld the uh tower, and basically they're currently building it in sections on the ground, and then the sections will be uh uh raised to to build the water tower.

3:19

And then our Fitcherona Road reconstruction project that's from Tonto Trail to Nesbit.

3:24

Uh we're we're still working through the property acquisition.

3:28

Uh we currently have about half of the the TLEs and PLEs and fee simple looking to obtain the the remaining of them and start construction uh before summer 2026.

Unassigned speaker

3:44

And

Speaker 6

3:44

with that, does anyone have any questions?

Speaker 7

3:49

Dave.

3:51

Yeah.

Speaker 5

3:52

Um do you expect them to start um

Unassigned speaker

3:55

when

Speaker 7

3:56

you iron up in the air for the

Unassigned speaker

3:59

that

Speaker 7

4:00

interesting to see sometimes?

Speaker 6

4:01

I don't I think it's supposed to be anticipated here in spring.

4:07

So closer to maybe April.

4:09

I think we we're looking to have that up in the air.

4:12

I can kind of update the board at our next meeting, which is Monday, a week from today, to see if we have a more concrete date.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Public Works█████████████████████████████████████████████64%
Procedural█████7%
Library Standards█████7%
Water And Wastewater Management████6%
Public Transportation████5%
Public Infrastructure████5%
Budget Equity Analysis█2%
Human Resources█2%
Wetland Management█2%
Summary of Proceedings

Fitchburg Board of Public Works Meeting - January 26, 2026

The Board of Public Works convened on January 26, 2026 at 5:38 PM with a quorum of three members: the chair, Dave Wilburn (in person), and Alder Dave Herbst (remote). All agenda items were approved unanimously unless noted. The meeting adjourned at 6:22 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes of the January 5, 2026 meeting unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • Director of Public Works Report (Tim Volker): Provided updates on the 2026 Street Resurfacing Project (advertising by Feb 13, 2026, bids due end of Feb, award in March); the McGuire Iron water tower construction (sections being built on ground, raising planned for spring 2026); and the Fitcherona Road reconstruction project from Tonto Trail to Nesbit (half of property acquisitions obtained, construction to start before summer 2026). Also reported the first salt purchase of 300 tons, bringing inventory back to ~1,000 tons after December use.
  • Resolution R06-26: Accepting a proposal from Bachman Design Group for a creative/interactive feature at the children's library, budgeted at $100,000 (proposal $95,000). The project is part of the 2026 adopted budget. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R01-26: Amending the 2025 transit fund budget to increase the mass transit state aid revenue account by $15,000 and the Metro Transit Services expenditure account by $15,000 to cover a $14,391 shortfall, funded by a surplus in state aid. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R12-26: Amending the 2025 and 2026 budgets to add hours for Paul Woodards, a limited term special projects engineer assisting with the police services facility and city hall remodel. Adds 200 hours in 2025 and 350 hours in 2026. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R11-26: Approving Change Order No. 1 for Fish Hatchery Road repairs, adding $40,423.32 (total cost share 50/50 with Dane County; county's costs increased due to complexity of detours). Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R04-26: Accepting a 2026-2028 water treatment chemicals contract with Hawkins Incorporated for $228,228 (including 10% contingency), lower than current costs. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R07-26: Amending final assessment amounts for the 2024 sidewalk replacement to correct a second clerical error, affecting two parcels. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R05-26: Approving upgrade to a John Deere 5085M tractor (trade-in of 5075M) at additional cost of $4,902.35 (total purchase $92,677.26, trade-in credit $87,774.91) for front-mounted PTO capability. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R18-26: Postponed to an uncertain date pending receipt of a subdivision improvement agreement for Outlaw 2/CSM 15163 in No Oaks Ranch.
  • Resolution R29-26: Awarding a sanitary interceptor extension contract to Fisher Excavating Inc. for $661,173.15 (including 10% contingency). Bids came in significantly below engineer's estimate of $998,000; low bid was $601,066.50. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R23-26: Purchasing a 2024 Chevy Silverado 5500 series dump truck from Kaiser Truck and Trailer for $69,900 (state contract, four-wheel drive, diesel, budgeted $75,000). Approved unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • All resolutions (R06-26, R01-26, R12-26, R11-26, R04-26, R07-26, R05-26, R29-26, R23-26) were approved unanimously.
  • Resolution R18-26 was postponed to an uncertain date.
  • The next Board of Public Works meeting is scheduled for February 2, 2026 at 5:30 PM.

Note: No public comments were received.

Meeting Transcript

Hi, I'm Jeremy Crosby. And I'm Nick Boucher. We're your hosts for the program that's all about your city, Talking Pittsburgh. Every weekday, we pulled together the news, events, and information you need to stay on top of what's happening in the city of Pittsburgh. Find Talking Fitzburg on Cable TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, and our live stream on the web. Plus, you can find all our headlines and stories on Facebook, YouTube, and our video on demand service. This is your city. Keep up with Talking Fitzburg and the issues affecting you and your neighbors. Want to know what's happening in your city? Get notify me messages from the city of Fitchburg. Visit Fitchburg WI.gov on your computer or mobile device and select the big notify me button on the left. Enter your email and or phone number, whichever is best for you to get notifications. Scroll down the list and select all the topics you're interested in to receive email or text messages about. You'll be notified every time one of your topics is updated. Sign up for Notify Me. One more way to keep up with your Fitchburg government. It is 5 38 on January 26, 2026. I'm calling this meeting of the Board of Public Works to order. We have the bare minimum quorum tonight. We've got myself and Dave Wilburn in the in the hall here and Alder Dave Herbst remote. All right. Um so public appearances for non-agenda items. I see nobody in chambers and nobody online, so we can skip ahead and we will uh I'll look for a motion to approve the minutes of the January 5th meeting. I should be approved January 5th meetings. Second. Thank you. Is there any discussion or corrections? Seeing none, I will call the vote. All in favor of the meetings as printed. Please signify by saying aye. Aye. It is unanimous. Moving on to item four report from director of public works, Mr. Tim Volker, P.E. Good evening. A couple project updates for the board this evening. Our 2026 Street Resurfacing Project. We're looking to advertise that by uh Friday, February 13th, 2026. And then looking to have bids due by the end of February, and then looking to award that contract in March. And then uh a tower D update for everyone, McGuire Iron Incorporated. That's the contractor for the new water tower. Uh they continue to weld the uh tower, and basically they're currently building it in sections on the ground, and then the sections will be uh uh raised to to build the water tower. And then our Fitcherona Road reconstruction project that's from Tonto Trail to Nesbit. Uh we're we're still working through the property acquisition. Uh we currently have about half of the the TLEs and PLEs and fee simple looking to obtain the the remaining of them and start construction uh before summer 2026. And with that, does anyone have any questions? Dave.

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