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Waukesha Water Commission Meeting - February 19, 2026

Public MeetingsThursday, February 19, 2026
BodyWaukesha, Wisconsin
SessionPublic Meetings
DateThursday, February 19, 2026
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0:01

All right.

0:02

So looks like we're ready to roll.

0:04

All right.

0:04

It's Thursday, February 19th, 2026, 4 30 p.m.

0:08

Uh, we're gonna call this meeting to order.

0:10

It's the regular meeting of uh City of Walkshaw Water Utility Commission.

0:15

Uh roll call, please.

0:26

Oh Commissioner Frankur?

0:29

Here.

0:30

Commissioner Fowell?

0:31

Here.

0:31

Commissioner Curry.

0:33

Here.

0:33

Commissioner Pyatt?

0:34

Here.

0:35

Commissioner Matthews.

0:37

Absent.

0:38

Maybe we'll determine Commissioner Riley.

0:41

Here.

0:42

Commissioner Bartels.

0:43

Here.

0:44

We have a quorum.

0:45

Excellent.

0:46

All right.

0:47

There's no public in attendance for public comment.

0:50

Anything?

0:51

Nothing was submitted.

0:52

Okay.

0:52

Move on to approval of the minutes.

0:54

Um Curry and second.

0:59

And Frank Core.

1:01

These are the minutes from uh January of 2026.

1:06

Questions or comments on the minutes.

1:09

All right.

1:09

All in favor say aye.

1:11

Aye.

1:12

Opposed.

1:13

Abstain.

1:14

Aye.

1:15

Mayor.

1:16

I just want to let you know I said aye.

1:18

Well, you're learning.

1:20

Thank you.

1:20

You abstained.

1:21

No, no, no, I.

1:23

I said aye.

1:25

Sorry.

1:26

Boy, this is getting a rough crowd.

1:29

We're starting hot.

1:30

Starting hot.

1:31

I see that.

1:31

All right.

1:32

This moves us on to uh five action items.

1:34

Uh approved payments on the general fund and the improvement fund.

1:37

So move.

1:38

Second.

1:39

Three motion, the mayor second.

1:41

All right.

1:43

So on the first page, you're gonna see um a payment to N Harris Computer Corporation for $82,000.

1:52

That's our CIS version 5 billing software upgrade.

1:55

So that's the first payment that we did.

1:57

So it's starting, but the actual conversion won't take place till the end of the year.

2:02

So I think it's the end of the year.

2:04

Um diggers hotline invoice.

2:07

You'll see there's two payments that are made to diggers hotline.

2:11

Um, and that is there's one on the second page, and then that one is for um the annual.

2:19

I shouldn't say that there it's the annual pay prepayment of all the 2026 hotline tickets, and then the January ticket.

2:26

So there's that's why it's so high.

2:28

I'm sorry, there's one payment, but it's higher because they're prepay for the entire year, and then at the end of the year we reconcile anything.

2:37

Um that was all that I have that one.

2:40

Yeah, is uh have we gotten any feedback?

2:42

I mean, it has the locating companies like this for our fiber and the water this is so that digger's hotline is for the tickets.

2:51

Yeah, and then and then we have the company that we do the third party that does that.

2:54

Uh I guess located.

2:56

I guess that's my question.

2:57

I think there's like company they're accurately relocating our facilities mainly out of the municipality and farm aware.

3:07

Now we got all the transfer box locations phone.

3:11

I haven't heard anything.

3:12

Okay, good.

3:14

Okay.

3:14

Not hearing anything is good.

3:16

Yeah, exactly.

3:17

Okay.

3:22

I'll just do Dan on the return flow where it says Smith Group Incorporated.

3:27

Yep.

3:28

What does that entail?

3:29

That is an electrical, is it?

3:31

That is no, that is so Brent Brown was the person that worked for Jacobs that was helping us with our return flow monitoring program.

3:40

He now went moved to the Smith group, and since he has all the information and all the background with related to how we're doing things with Parkside and USGS.

3:50

So he's just continuing on and that's the speech.

3:53

Is this a monthly billing?

3:55

Um, well, we get a monthly bill from them, but some months is higher, depending on what they're doing.

4:02

I think he's also working on the diversion report.

4:04

Kelly.

4:04

Yes, the diversion report is due at the end of the month.

4:06

So that's been uh a heavy push.

4:09

Okay, thank you.

4:09

I'm done.

4:13

Other questions.

4:18

All right.

4:18

Hearing none, all in favor say aye.

4:20

Aye, aye.

4:21

Oppose.

4:23

Abstain.

4:24

Aye.

4:26

I can't get all the words out at the same time, Mayor.

4:30

All right, that's true.

4:32

I don't have to vote.

4:35

All right, let's move on to item C.

4:38

Um, I mean, I'm sorry, item B.

4:40

Uh approve the water main replacement unit price contract and one percent city administration fee totaling 407,78.18 cents for the Walksh water utilities portion of the city of public works contract with one Dale Contractors Inc.

4:56

for the bidwell and prospect utility and street improvements.

5:00

So move the week scepted as proposed front for a second.

5:07

All right, Matt, is this you?

5:10

This is me.

5:12

Um, so this is the area for the the water main relays on prospect and bidwell.

5:18

Dellfield street was done um, I believe in 2017.

5:22

Also was relaid in around the same time, I think shortly after that.

5:28

So there's just uh it's roughly 1400 feet of eight inch water main that needs to be relayed between Delafuel and Barstow and then Barstow and the dead end.

5:37

Um prospect, there's a stretch that was relaid up in the golf course around 2014.

5:43

So we're just finishing off those areas.

5:47

Um so there was six bids for the for this project that was open for public works on Friday, January 23rd.

5:56

Um bidder was one Dell contractors for the water main total of 403,671 dollars and 47 cents.

6:07

Uh Board of Public Works has approved as well as common council has approved the wondell contractors.

6:13

Um this was approved as part of the 2026 budget with the estimate of 836,175.

6:23

So we are well under bid, which is good.

6:27

Um so the motion is to approve the water main replacement unit price and contract and one percent city administration fee totaling 407,000 dollars, 407,708 dollars and eighteen cents for the water utilities portion, the city of Waxhaw public works contract with Wandell contractors for the bidwell and prospect utility street improvements questions for Matt.

6:57

It's been gone through with the contractor.

7:00

The it well, I see the other ones are lower than 800,000 too, but uh no discrepancies, they bid it all.

7:09

At this point, have we worked frequently with Wandell?

7:16

They did green metal last year.

7:19

They've been doing a lot more projects.

7:21

They were a different company before.

7:23

Um they were, but they changed names to Wandell.

7:27

So questions for Matt.

7:33

Are they subbing out the utility?

7:35

The water is getting subbed out.

7:36

Yeah, so one delta's the the prime the general okay.

7:41

So that's water somewhere else.

7:44

Okay, right.

7:47

All right, any other questions?

7:49

All right, all in favor say aye.

7:51

Aye.

7:52

Aye.

7:53

Opposed abstain.

7:56

Okay, unanimous.

7:58

All right, we'll move on to action item C.

8:00

Approve the developers agreement for Meadowbrook Senior Living Development at no cost the utility.

8:06

So move second.

8:10

Is this mat again?

8:16

All right.

8:16

So this is for a um upcoming senior living development.

8:20

As you can see on the map, it is just north of Coldwater Creek and west of Meadowbrook.

8:25

Um, it's part of the smart family trust.

8:28

They have all the farmland up there.

8:30

Um, so it's it's part like the first part of uh several phase development, and it's just for the water main that's gonna go around the um this senior living facility.

8:43

Is there another map?

8:45

So that's the box for the water main.

8:47

So that's where the that development is going in that portion.

8:52

They split so this split this whole property here.

8:58

Oh wow into three different lots now.

9:01

So there's a new CSM that came through.

9:03

Like this is lot one that's gonna be a future business.

9:06

It's or it's zoned for business.

9:10

This is the property of where the new uh senior living is, and then everything around it is gonna be um single family or multifamily.

9:20

Part of what they were proposing was senior living, more of like a condo, and then that way they could transition from that into the um high rise not or not high-rise facility, but it assisted living memory care.

9:38

Yeah, so in your package, you can see sorry, there's kind of um so Tom Canka of Tuca properties reached out in October to ask for the water main extension.

9:53

It consists of 119 unit residential care apartment complex.

10:05

There is gonna be eight residential services that'll be stubbed on the north side of the property for future part of the future development so that they can finish the road and not have to come back into the road, and then one eight inch commercial service to the facility itself.

10:23

The design from the and the review from DNR was completed and approved on January 15th, and the developers agreement is our standard 24 month agreement with no exceptions.

10:34

There was also a CSM that was done that includes uh 30 foot water main utilities meant around the property because there's all private private roads.

10:44

So all the things that you just described are not up there in blue at all.

10:49

No, so this is our current this is the main that we currently have.

10:54

So it'll be connecting on to this short stub here, and then uh if you look in your packet, I don't know.

10:59

I must have missed the slide.

11:01

Um it's not mine, but that's okay.

11:03

Yeah, so there show here there's a that's gonna be the loop.

11:08

If you go to the next page page, yeah, that's all that uh so that's in this it comes off of here and then loops around in here, and then the rest of it's the future development.

11:25

Okay, thank you.

11:27

And in there, will that be public or private main?

11:31

It's public water main in a private side in a private traffic.

11:36

Yeah, okay.

11:40

So you do get the loop as opposed to not having it.

11:43

So it'll be looped around and then stubbed out for future the future development of it, like this the stuff to the west.

11:49

They add it, but they didn't want to do it all at once.

11:52

So what about the conclusion of it?

11:56

Is it still gonna be dead ended on to the left side of that picture?

12:01

So for now it'll be stubbed similar to the way it is on there.

12:05

Oh, there's a stub going to the north, it'll be set up with a hydrant on the end to take off for future development.

12:12

Okay, all right.

12:17

Yeah, so yeah, it's this is kind of the area where we're trying to get that arrowhead loop, and until we can get a good solid path from smart how he wants to develop the whole property.

12:28

It'll eventually all be connected together and looped.

12:32

Um, it's just depending on their phasing of when they're ready for the new subdivisions, or to continue adding on to it.

12:42

Okay, okay.

12:46

We're reaching our boundaries.

12:49

He's been trying to do this for years.

12:53

Maybe have plans in front.

12:54

The smarts, yes.

12:57

I think this was originally he was trying to do it over off a summit, I guess, by the church before they proposed it there and then they moved up to this area.

13:10

Jonah and I have seen it numerous times.

13:12

Yeah.

13:17

Any other questions?

13:19

No.

13:20

All right, all in favor say aye.

13:21

Aye, aye.

13:22

Opposed, abstain.

13:25

All right, thank you, Matt.

13:27

All right, this to D approve the purchase of materials in the amount of 152,961 dollars and 62 cents from Ferguson, and 152,951 dollars and 74 cents from Corn Main for a total of 305,913 and 36 cents.

13:48

So move second frank core second.

13:54

All right, all right.

13:58

So request for quotations for the purchase of our 2026 materials for inventory and repair parts for received from Ferguson and Corn Main on February 2nd of 2026.

14:09

Both Ferguson and Corn Main will hold pricing until basically next week when we hopefully after you approve this, we can set the orders out.

14:18

Um, there was issues in the past, the corn main not holding it pricing, but pricing's become more steady, it's not fluctuating as much as possible.

14:26

Low the price of materials have substantially gone up, they're both very competitive.

14:34

So we have reviewed the quotes, and as in years past are proposing to split between the two firms, keeping like items together as far as like bell boxes and hydrants ordering from one firm rather than splitting every individual item between everybody.

14:52

Funds for these materials were taken out of several accounts in the budget, and they're roughly 330,000 in the budget for these parts.

15:00

So the motion is to approve purchases an amount of 152,961.

15:11

And I think this memo got updated and was not maybe not updated in the packet.

15:19

We there was a change in the price on the corn main one.

15:23

It's correct in the package.

15:24

It's correct in there.

15:25

Sorry, the slide is right.

15:26

Slide is wrong in the packet.

15:28

This price is right.

15:29

Okay.

15:30

So it's 153,522.09 cents to corn main.

15:35

Oh for a total of 306,483.

15:40

There was a fix-up on my part when I was putting the bolt count in because both of them supplied different quantities per bucket, and the quantities got messed up in the bucket amounts.

15:53

So there was a little bit of a difference there.

15:55

But the motion on the memo is correct, right?

15:58

Yeah, motion's right there.

16:01

So we don't have to correct the motion.

16:03

Well, the motion says 150 to go quick.

16:06

152 and 900.

16:07

There was an update.

16:08

Says that of the motion oh here at the very bottom.

16:11

Oh gotcha.

16:12

All right.

16:13

Okay.

16:13

The motion on the memo says correct.

16:19

Glad you pointed that out because I was gonna spin up confusion.

16:24

All right, Jake.

16:30

That's still 152 on the memo.

16:35

Oh, the memo.

16:36

All right, okay.

16:37

Sorry about that.

16:38

So the memo was outdated.

16:40

So uh look at the very the very bottom, the recommended one is right.

16:45

Oh gotcha.

16:47

All right, okay.

16:48

Why don't you just state the dollar amount again?

16:53

Yeah, so the it's easier to move to approve the purchase materials in the amount about 152,961 and 62 cents from Ferguson, yeah, and 153,522 dollars and nine cents from corn main.

17:10

That's correct.

17:11

Okay, um so Jerry, you agree.

17:15

I agree.

17:16

Okay.

17:17

Joan, you agree?

17:18

Yes, okay, and we're good.

17:20

All right, fall in favor say aye.

17:22

Aye, opposed, abstain.

17:26

Right, that brings us out of action items into discussion items.

17:37

Um the new operation center is the first one, so that would be oh that would be somewhat.

17:45

Oh, and that one I didn't turn the page, sorry.

17:48

Um okay, uh new operations center update.

17:58

So they're moving along good.

18:00

This warm weather is really helping out.

18:02

Um, as you can see on the picture, they have the roof is now complete on the shop area, so all the rubber is on the roof, um, and it is basically ready now for to get solar panels.

18:15

Uh the office part in the front is all framed.

18:18

The roof is decked.

18:19

They are doing the framing around the outside of the office currently.

18:24

Uh, and they're they're working on finishing that roof.

18:27

They're trying to get everything closed in so they can start working on pouring slabs and uh getting heat in.

18:34

They do have heat in the it'd be the left side of the building up there that's all pretty much closed in and it's heated to the ground is thawed, so they can go in and when they have time, they can fall back and pour slabs and inside and keep it heated.

18:48

So that's just the picture on the inside.

18:53

This is the office area now.

18:54

As you can see with the warm weather, everything's thawing and is creating a little bit of a mess out there right now with the snow and the frost coming out of the ground, but or the dust they're getting there.

19:09

Uh, and then this would just be the the far west end looking over the building again.

19:14

You can see the roof is completed.

19:17

Uh the windows are in around most of the building.

19:19

The I think the only spot that the windows aren't in are in the office area where the framing's not quite finished and the sheeting's not on, but the windows are in the rest of it.

19:27

They do have the doors for the wash bays blocked off so they can keep heat in, try to get the ground pod and everything inside of there.

19:35

That's it.

19:36

But the site it's holding up really well.

19:39

Like I said, with the warm other is getting a little sloppy in some areas, so they're doing the best they can to keep it clean, and everything seems to be moving along really well.

19:50

So on time and under budget.

19:55

So far, okay.

19:58

Solar panels are going on, yes.

20:00

Yes.

20:01

Nice.

20:03

Anything else?

20:05

Is it all right?

20:06

Questions for Matt on the operations center.

20:10

All right.

20:11

That's awesome.

20:12

All right, let's move on to the uh 2026 blanket field vendor changes.

20:17

So there was a few changes to the um memo that we to the there's no attachment to this.

20:32

Oh, it's up there.

20:33

Okay, sorry.

20:34

I thought they might, I thought it was in the tech.

20:37

There were a few changes that were made in the blanket purchase order since we approved them in December.

20:44

Um one of them is corporal for the safety and climbing equipment.

20:49

Um that company has changed to Vickery contracting.

20:54

So we're just making that update on the purchase orders.

21:00

Same price, just different same price, different company.

21:03

They just change our name or same price, just different name, same company, different name.

21:10

It's a different name.

21:11

But the and then energetics for the radios is divided between those five different companies that are out there.

21:22

But it's the same amount.

21:24

We learned we learned from the last from the previous phase that we can purchase the equipment at a more cost effective price if we don't purchase everything from Energics.

21:34

We avoid their markup, basically.

21:36

And budget numbers are the same, but to get the POs to line up with what we're actually gonna be invoiced.

21:43

The division needed to be here, and we thought you should be aware of it, but since the amounts didn't change, we figured you probably didn't need to rebook on it.

21:52

Oh so the vendors, you'll see the vendors change on the vendor list.

22:01

So that's just for your information purposes only.

22:08

Thank you.

22:10

Umtility performance report, administrative activities.

22:17

Sorry, I mean you know it.

22:19

All right, I have Courtney's.

22:21

Courtney's obviously not here tonight.

22:23

Um she's at the hospital with her father.

22:26

Um, but let's see, the Dunst case.

22:29

We've been working on the Dunce case for a long time, and you've heard about the Dunce case for a long time.

22:34

That was the one he was he's a customer, he has three properties, and he has three fire protection charges because he has three properties.

22:42

But his argument was that since he's a customer, he should only be charged for one fire protection instead of three.

22:50

Let me know if it works.

22:51

So do we leave two of them burned out?

22:52

Um, no.

22:54

So a decision was made at in the appeals court.

22:58

So this all uh went all the way up to the appeals court, affirming the decision with the PSD in favor of water shell water.

23:05

So and the PSC.

23:07

So there's only one step remaining, and that's the Supreme Court.

23:11

And I just don't see the Supreme Court.

23:14

And they don't have particularly I don't see them taking this.

23:19

What's the economics of this approximate for him?

23:23

I don't know what the monthly charge is for fire protection.

23:27

Um be a 40 savings a month for him, something like that.

23:34

Okay, thank you.

23:35

And again, it's one of those where it costs us a lot more, it costs all the ratepayers a lot more because we have to defend our decision, but you can't make this change, it's impossible to change because you have everybody else that owns multiple.

23:50

Well, you set a precedent on everything, right?

23:52

Um, I have could say I own three.

23:58

We submitted answers on February 9th to the first set of questions from the PSC on the rate case, so that seems to be going along fairly well.

24:06

Um be a lot lower than the recent ones that we've seen out there, the 79 and 92 percent rate increases.

24:15

So you're seeing other utilities that are starting to have the larger rate increases, and it's just it's coming, it's just all coming.

24:26

Um the auditors are here March 11th through the 13th, so they're continuing to work on the UREND reports.

24:33

The cross connection report was submitted to the DNR on February 17th, and it's due, it was due March 1st.

24:40

And again, you know, the beginning the they'll start working on the CIS five upgrade with the consultant, but majority of the work transitioning to the new system won't happen to the end of the year.

24:52

So we start getting data and they start working with them and it's getting it ready to transition into the new system.

24:58

Um Matt and Kelly.

25:02

So we've had 11 main interruptions since last month, including one that they're currently on in a the backyard of a house on Cumberland with Dan got to go see with me.

25:15

So if it was 10 feet further, it would have been under a garage.

25:18

Holding out.

25:19

Yeah, it's not a good situation out there.

25:26

The water main it was or lateral.

25:28

We've talked, we kind of talked about no the main.

25:31

Wow.

25:31

We talked about this a little bit before.

25:34

Um in this area of the city, we have water main and sanitary stream that was installed and potential future alleyways.

25:44

Did not get in installed and they were reverted back to the owner.

25:48

So literally our water main is that's it's sitting in property that's not in an easement.

25:55

But Brian said it's uh prescriptive prescriptive prescriptive easing.

26:00

Yeah, one of those well, we should have reserved the easement when we vacated.

26:06

Yeah, usually I don't think that happened, but anyway, we're working.

26:10

We in fact Matt Matt and I were talking this afternoon, a couple hours before this happened about starting the process of transitioning.

26:19

There's we figured how how often?

26:22

How many sixty to eighty?

26:23

It's like sixty to eighty houses that I remember exactly.

26:26

But there's about what was that 60 what 60 to 80 services?

26:30

I don't remember exactly.

26:32

That need to be moved to abandon these mains so that we can but there's mains that need to be put in front of some houses on some streets.

26:40

So over the next three years, three to five years, you'll be seeing us with projects in this area moving, put installing mains in the front, installing services, and then we're gonna have to we'll end up hiring a plumber to m do the indoor modifications so that there's because we're moving their service from the back of their house to the front of their house.

27:01

So we're causing that problem.

27:03

So we will we'll have to hire a plumber to come in.

27:08

It's fifty fifties.

27:10

It's it's early 50s.

27:11

Okay.

27:11

So we had one earlier this year six or an eight.

27:15

Six.

27:17

And the last one that it happened was right by a pool.

27:22

If you remember, we had to drain the pool and take the pool down.

27:26

Oh, yeah.

27:27

So we were it's kind of an interesting area.

27:31

So we're gonna try to get out of this situation.

27:35

Wow, I didn't know that we had needs without easements.

27:40

Yeah.

27:41

We have prescriptive needs.

27:43

Yeah, that's right.

27:44

That's fine.

27:45

That doesn't mean you can get to it though, because that's the LDL.

27:48

That's the problem.

27:50

Yeah, so we're actually working with the city today on the one that's today, because they have a smaller backhoe that they can use.

27:58

And we can't get our equipment back there.

28:00

We may end up, you know, we're we're taking down a fence for sure.

28:05

We'll end up fixing that.

28:07

And it may end up being a driveway too that we end up tearing up.

28:10

So you don't have to tear down the house.

28:13

Um, it's Matt's cousin, so we're okay.

28:19

Yeah.

28:19

Oh wow, yeah.

28:22

So really hate the water you do.

28:26

The woman came home, we didn't know.

28:28

And we just stopped out there because we were out looking at the building, and the woman came home and she's like, Matt.

28:36

He's like, maybe.

28:37

Oh, nice.

28:41

So damage to the garage.

28:45

Not yet.

28:46

Not yet.

28:48

So we might not have a house, might be a good one.

28:50

Is the water off?

28:51

It should be now.

28:52

We actually happened just yeah.

28:55

It's we talked about that on the way back.

28:58

That what if the main brake was under the garage?

29:01

And we'd probably install a valve on each side and try to isolate that abandon that area, but then so do they just start seeing water?

29:08

Yes.

29:09

Coming up the lawn.

29:10

The neighbor saw it, it was coming up underneath the fence and then going across the neighbor's driveway into the other next the next neighbors.

29:17

He's the one that called it in.

29:18

Well, at least somebody called.

29:21

Yeah.

29:22

So there'll be about 25 people without water.

29:26

25 houses.

29:28

Oh, yeah.

29:30

We gave them the mayor's cell number.

29:38

Oh, I gave him that one too.

29:41

Not answering it.

29:43

Uh and then our dump truck that we ordered last year has arrived, and we have it now.

29:53

So just the city is buttoning up a couple with the radio in it and stuff like that.

29:59

That helps out with that.

30:00

And then the other dump truck that for this year, the smaller Five Fifty, the chassis is supposed to be here next week.

30:08

So they'll start putting that together.

30:09

Hopefully in the next month we'll have it back.

30:15

We had our lab inspection by the state.

30:19

Um Matt, when you started, you said there were X amount of interruptions.

30:24

Yes.

30:28

It's been better this year than last year.

30:31

Okay.

30:32

That sounds good.

30:37

Um so we had our uh lab inspection by the state in January.

30:41

We passed, we did great there.

30:43

Uh the PLC projects that you've approved previously are ongoing.

30:47

I am working with we Chris at We Energy's on an easement at Woodridge that uh I'll bring to you next month for approval.

30:58

Um I'm finishing up the well abandonment bid documents and uh you'll have those at your April meeting to review.

31:07

I worked with Tim at the fire department on the water portion of the community risk assessment.

31:12

Sent that to him today to look at.

31:15

And Dave and I oh the diversion permit I worked while I was away with Brent from Smith Group to get that ready.

31:23

It's in final QC.

31:25

It'll be submitted next week.

31:27

It's due March 1st.

31:29

And then um Dave and I had a Teams call with the village of Oswego today regarding their future transition from groundwater to Lake Michigan water.

31:38

They'll be purchasing it from page and uh they had seen one of our traveling roadshow presentations before and wanted to talk about certain things and uh we invited them up to come up and tour our facility and uh without asking permission.

31:55

I offered to come down and do a presentation with Dave to their management board when it gets closer if that's something they're interested in.

32:03

So it's been a busy month.

32:07

Not too far from Jolie yet.

32:10

Oh, Illinois, okay.

32:12

Yeah, right.

32:15

That's all I have.

32:16

All right.

32:18

That's right.

32:19

Isn't that don't they have like a is that that I thought there's a project where they're extending Lake Michigan or it's like a five billion or two billion dollar project.

32:27

Is this that one?

32:28

It's close by.

32:30

Yes, there's a 54-inch transmission main that's gonna serve three communities and they're tapping off of it.

32:37

Wow, okay.

32:41

All right.

32:42

Anything else under administrative activities?

32:45

Commissioners, any questions?

32:48

All right, let's move on to the uh financial report.

32:51

There is no financial report.

32:53

No, I think early in the year we don't have financials done yet, so there is no financial report.

32:59

You'll notice that um the water usage is up this year by about two percent for January.

33:06

Um that's really just a numbers game.

33:09

Last year there was 29 days for 28 days in the month and because of windbilling and everything for this year.

33:16

There's 30 days, so it's really two days more, so it's really we're right on target with our with our water usage for January.

33:24

Um other than that, the balance sheet shows uh money money going out.

33:31

There is you'll notice 774,050 that goes to the tax equivalent, the pilot payment.

33:39

That's the first of three pilot payments that we city for a total of uh 2.25 million somewhere in there.

33:45

I'm just kind of confused, but we pay a lot of money to the city every year.

33:50

So again, this is the first of three payments to the city for 774,000 59.

34:00

What's the second payment is too?

34:01

Oh, I'll be letting you know when we come when the check comes out next month and we'll make sure you know.

34:05

How much was that again, Dan?

34:06

It was 774,050.

34:09

Right.

34:14

And then we go into the projects.

34:18

Um is there anything in the project?

34:20

Nothing's started yet this year.

34:22

Um beginning bidwell and uh prospect the water main is supposed to start March 14th.

34:31

So that'll be the first one coming.

34:33

The resurfacing project, the bids come back on March 6th.

34:39

Um Davidson Road, the bids are back.

34:43

We did pull it because there's some concern about which uh contract they're gonna go with because there's an asphalt and uh concrete bin and their public works meeting is right now, so I don't want to bring it to you and then have to switch it and bring it back again.

35:00

But that one is bid it, but they won't start till uh the middle of June after school is out because it's right in front of um school.

35:10

Davidson right can't think of what the name of the school is, but it's right in front of the school, so they have to wait till school's out on that one.

35:16

And then uh Williams Street is kind of on hold as of right now.

35:22

Uh possibly might get pushed.

35:25

I think there's some issues with uh the energies and the gas and electric getting done before a certain time.

35:33

So first time that's ever happened.

35:36

The 59 reconstruction, I haven't heard a startup date when they're gonna plan to start that up.

35:41

I'm assuming it's probably gonna be March, end of March when as long as the weather stays decent.

35:47

And the airline trail, we're still I think we're close to the do you know any more of that?

35:53

Um I know uh attorney running was working with the Schoenstatt sisters on that easement.

36:00

I think we're fairly close to having that figured out, so and then I'll just be kind of coordinating with smart.

36:06

Hopefully, we can get a route plan so we can get the water main in there as soon as possible for the water quality up there.

36:14

Nice.

36:17

All right, any questions, commissioners.

36:23

All right.

36:27

I got one thing real quick.

36:28

No, okay.

36:28

It's it's in uh maybe in the engineering thing.

36:31

Last winter we had issues at the outfall site, or not issues, but potential with the freezing and everything.

36:37

Were there any issues at the outfall site with during the cold with the I they no is so the issues were with when it was really cold and the frost freezing, we covered it.

36:48

Okay, they did a more they did a more permanent cover for it.

36:51

So on it.

36:52

So we we held the no held the moisture closer.

36:55

Yeah.

36:56

Um I haven't heard anything, so I shouldn't say that there was nothing, but I haven't heard anything.

37:01

Excellent.

37:01

They worked on building.

37:02

We'll find out about it though, but that's the root creek of fire where it dumps into in the building itself.

37:08

The building was not um insulated and heated.

37:11

So everything froze over and there was ice pretty much over everything.

37:14

Okay.

37:15

So they we we worked on actually wastewater.

37:19

Our guys might have helped.

37:21

Um putting in a more permanent cover.

37:23

Gotcha.

37:24

Okay.

37:24

I shouldn't say a permanent cover, it's a semi-permanent coup cover that keeps the moisture down.

37:28

Okay, and that way it doesn't come up.

37:30

The steam doesn't come up.

37:31

Okay.

37:34

So good memory job.

37:36

Wow.

37:36

I just remembered you know, I'm thinking about the coal and it's yeah, they didn't hear from them at all.

37:41

So yeah, and we have a an agreement with the farmer again.

37:45

Um farm this year.

37:48

So we want to keep that property farm.

37:51

Just in case we get some credits for phosphorus.

37:54

Excellent.

37:55

And or you don't have to try to maintain it.

37:59

Right.

38:01

So publicity in the paper about Pewaki and Radon and Radium.

38:09

Yes.

38:10

Yes, we've been working with them.

38:12

In fact, the mayor and I will be going out to Washington with their mayor and their director of public works.

38:19

Um they they did present their water supply study and recommended for Great Lakes Water Um to the city and the village.

38:28

So we've been working with them to see how we can make that happen.

38:31

Do you know where their procurity stands right now?

38:34

Um no, I do not.

38:36

They're under court order though.

38:37

They're under, yeah.

38:39

Um and they could abandon one well, and that would they would bring them into compliance.

38:46

However, just timing over this over this winter they had an inbreak, and had they abandoned that well, then they wouldn't have had service on like half of their system and they'd have been under a boil water order.

38:56

So that's why Jane Kelly's counterpart over there is really reluctant to abandon the well because it's the only real source they have on that side of the system.

39:07

Um we're working through some possibilities of how they could potentially utilize well ten um in the interim.

39:18

Um and what it would look like if they ultimately connected with us.

39:22

So that continues to move forward.

39:25

You know how many clock customers they have approximately.

39:27

It's I think it's about two and a half million gallons a day right now.

39:32

I don't know exactly the customers.

39:34

That's what the village and the city.

39:39

So thank you.

39:40

It would be a nice nice regional cooperation opportunity, no doubt.

39:53

All right, anything else?

39:55

That's it.

39:56

All right.

39:58

If there are no objections, we're adjourned.

40:02

It is uh five ten.

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Summary of Proceedings

Waukesha Water Commission Meeting - February 19, 2026

The Waukesha Water Commission held its regular meeting on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 4:30 PM in the Water Utility Conference Room. Six commissioners were present (Joan Francoeur, Jeff Fowle, Gerald Couri, Joe Piatt, Shawn Reilly, Peter Bartels), with one absent (Dale Matthews). A quorum was established. The meeting adjourned at 5:10 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes (ID#26-03045): The minutes from the January 15, 2026 meeting were approved unanimously (6-0).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public attended or submitted comments.

Discussion Items

  • Action Item A – January Voucher Lists (ID#26-03046): Staff highlighted a payment of $82,000 to N Harris Computer Corporation for the CIS version 5 billing software upgrade (conversion expected by end of 2026) and explained that Diggers Hotline payments included an annual prepayment for 2026 tickets plus January tickets. A commissioner asked about locating accuracy for fiber and water facilities; staff reported no complaints. Approved unanimously.

  • Action Item B – Bidwell and Prospect Water Main Replacement (ID#26-03048): Water Utility Manager Matt presented a contract with Wandel Contractors, Inc. for approximately 1,400 feet of 8-inch water main replacement at a cost of $407,708.18 (including 1% city administration fee). The project was part of the 2026 budget with an estimate of $836,175; six bids were received and the low bid was well under budget. The Board of Public Works and Common Council had already approved the prime contract. Approved unanimously.

  • Action Item C – Meadowbrook Senior Living Developer’s Agreement (ID#26-03049): Staff described a 119-unit residential care apartment complex proposed by Tom Canka of Tuca Properties, located north of Coldwater Creek and west of Meadowbrook. The water main extension will create a loop, with stubs for future phases. The design was approved by DNR on January 15, 2026. The agreement is a standard 24-month term at no cost to the utility. Commissioners discussed the phasing and eventual connection to the Arrowhead loop. Approved unanimously.

  • Action Item D – Purchase of Materials from Ferguson and Core & Main (ID#26-03050): Staff requested approval for $152,961.62 to Ferguson and a corrected amount of $153,522.09 to Core & Main (total $306,483.71) for 2026 inventory and repair parts. The memo in the packet had an outdated amount for Core & Main; the corrected motion was stated on the record. Funds are budgeted at approximately $330,000. Splitting between suppliers keeps like items together. Approved unanimously.

  • New Operations Center Update (Information Item A): Matt reported that the roof is complete on the shop area, windows are installed, and the office area is framed. The building is on time and under budget. Solar panels will be installed next. Warm weather has caused minor mud but progress is good.

  • 2026 Blanket Purchase Order Vendor Changes (Information Item B): Staff noted changes in vendors for safety equipment (Vickery Contracting replacing Corporal) and radios (split among five suppliers to avoid markup). Dollar amounts remain the same; no re-approval needed.

  • Utility Performance Report / Administrative Activities (Information Item C):

    • Dunst Case: The Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed the PSC decision favoring the utility regarding fire protection charges for a customer with three properties. The customer may appeal to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, but staff consider that unlikely.
    • Rate Case: Responses to the PSC’s first questions were submitted February 9, 2026; the requested increase is much lower than recent large increases seen elsewhere.
    • Audit: Auditors will be on site March 11–13, 2026.
    • Cross Connection Report: Submitted to DNR on February 17, 2026 (due March 1).
    • CIS 5 Upgrade: Work with consultant ongoing; system transition by end of 2026.
    • Main Breaks: 11 main interruptions since last month, including a break on Cumberland Street that occurred in a backyard without an easement. Staff noted that 60–80 houses have water mains in rear yards without recorded easements; a program to relocate mains to front yards (over 3–5 years) will begin, with the utility covering indoor plumbing modifications.
    • Other: Dump truck ordered last year arrived; smaller chassis expected next week. Lab inspection passed. Well abandonment bid documents to be presented in April. Diversion permit (due March 1) is in final QC. Staff had a Teams call with the Village of Oswego (Illinois) regarding Lake Michigan water transition; offered to present to their board.
  • Financial Report (Information Item D):

    • January water usage was up about 2% compared to the prior year, attributed to an extra billing day (30 vs. 29 days).
    • The first of three PILOT payments to the city in 2026 was $774,059 (total annual payment approximately $2.25 million).
    • Project updates: Bidwell & Prospect water main to start March 14; resurfacing bids due March 6; Davidson Road project delayed until after school ends; Williams Street on hold due to utility coordination; STH 59 reconstruction expected end of March; airline trail easement negotiations with Schoenstatt sisters are close to resolution.

Key Outcomes

  • All four action items (voucher lists, water main contract, developer’s agreement, material purchases) were approved unanimously (6-0).
  • No additional votes or directives were taken.
  • Staff will continue work on easement acquisitions, well abandonment, and the Arrowhead loop phasing.

Meeting Transcript

All right. So looks like we're ready to roll. All right. It's Thursday, February 19th, 2026, 4 30 p.m. Uh, we're gonna call this meeting to order. It's the regular meeting of uh City of Walkshaw Water Utility Commission. Uh roll call, please. Oh Commissioner Frankur? Here. Commissioner Fowell? Here. Commissioner Curry. Here. Commissioner Pyatt? Here. Commissioner Matthews. Absent. Maybe we'll determine Commissioner Riley. Here. Commissioner Bartels. Here. We have a quorum. Excellent. All right. There's no public in attendance for public comment. Anything? Nothing was submitted. Okay. Move on to approval of the minutes. Um Curry and second. And Frank Core. These are the minutes from uh January of 2026. Questions or comments on the minutes. All right. All in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed. Abstain. Aye. Mayor. I just want to let you know I said aye. Well, you're learning. Thank you. You abstained. No, no, no, I. I said aye. Sorry. Boy, this is getting a rough crowd. We're starting hot. Starting hot.

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