Okay.

So let's like call this meeting to order.

This is a regularly scheduled Washhaw Water Utility Commission for the City of Waukeshaw.

It's Thursday, May 21st.

It is 6.04 p.m.

Uh roll call, please.

Commissioner Francour?

Here.

Commissioner Fowl?

Here.

Commissioner Curry.

Here.

Commissioner Pyatt.

Here.

Commissioner Matthews.

Absent.

Commissioner Bartels.

Absent.

And Commissioner Hell Hulvin Slabin.

Here.

You got it.

Excellent.

Very good.

All right, excellent.

So we do have a quorum to proceed.

We do have a couple of uh announcements for uh closed sessions.

Um so we're gonna announcement of closed session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85 sub one sub G.

A motion will be made to convene a closed session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85 sub one sub G to confer with legal counsel regarding status and strategy with respect to continuing lawsuit, SJ Lewis construction re city of Waukeshaw.

I'd also like to announce uh a closed session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85 sub one sub C.

A motion will be made to convene a closed session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 1928 sub one sub C to consider employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation of the general manager position over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility announcement thank you.

I I thank you for helping me make those announcements no those are just the announcements.

We have to announce them first.

Um public comments.

Um there's no public comment today, so there's nobody here.

So anything about you know I do I do not have anything additional.

All right, so we're gonna proceed then into the uh announcing the first of the two closed sessions.

We'll make motions for both of the closed sessions since we'll do them back to back.

Okay, sounds good.

That's your motion.

No, I can't make a motion.

That's why I'm asking what's going on there.

So then I will read.

Do we need to vote on them separately or can I read them both and then we'll vote on them separately?

Okay.

All right, but you want me to read them both off first.

We'll do the motion the first motion, we'll vote on it.

The second motion we'll vote on it, and then we'll session.

And we have to go to roll call.

Yes, yep.

Okay, excellent.

Thank you for the help.

I'll make the motion to go into closed session pursuant to Wisconsin state statute 19.85, parents one, parents G to confer with legal counsel regarding the status and strategy with respect to the continuing lawsuit, SJ Lewis Construction, the City of Waukeshaw.

Second.

All right.

Uh yeah, roll call vote, please.

We just got a free quote names.

No words.

Yes, okay.

There's three Bs.

All right, Commissioner Francour.

Aye.

Commissioner Fowell.

Aye.

Commissioner Curry.

Aye.

Commissioner Pyot.

Aye.

Commissioner Matthews, absent.

Commissioner Bartels.

Absent.

Commissioner Holvin Slavin.

Aye.

All right.

All right.

And I'd like to make a motion uh to be made to convene in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85, uh parent one, parent C to consider employment promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation date of the general manager position over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility.

Second.

All right, roll call, please.

Commissioner Francour.

Hi.

Commissioner Fowl.

Aye.

Commissioner Curry.

Aye.

Commissioner Pyatt.

Aye.

Commissioner Matthews.

Absent.

Commissioner Bartels.

Absent.

Commissioner Holvin Slavin.

Here.

Aye.

Sorry.

All right.

So we have uh motion.

Okay.

We're back in.

We're back on.

All right.

So I'm reading.

I read the first one on the I'm reading C and D now.

Oh no.

C and DF.

So a motion uh may theref be made to reconvene an open session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85 parent two whereupon action may be taken on matters discussed in closed session.

Is that your motion?

That's the motion.

Yes.

Second.

A roll call, please.

Well we're oh no, we don't have to be on favorite.

All in favor?

Aye.

Okay.

And there's no action.

Motion passes.

I'm zero.

All right.

I make a motion uh uh thereafter be made to reconvene an open session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85 parent two whereupon action may be taken on matters discussed in closed session.

I'll second and there's no action.

Oh no, I'm supposed to say all in favor, aye opposed, same, and there's no action.

Now you can go back to public comments.

All right.

Public comment.

Um well we we would like to uh welcome ex-mayor uh Sean Riley.

Yes, thanks former mayor, how's it former mayor, former mayor, pardon me?

I'm sorry, the honorable former mayor from Riley.

Um we did seriously, so we uh just um commission is as happy here tonight.

Um just so we can thank you.

We'd like to read uh sort of a thank you commendation letter for your for your service on the water utility commission.

Dear mayor, on behalf of the water utility uh and water commission, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude for your 12 years of dedicated service.

Your time on the commission reflects an extraordinary commitment, both time and effort, particularly in helping guide the successful transition to a safe and sustainable water supply for the city of Waukeshaw.

This achievement stands as one of the most significant milestones in our community's history, and your leadership played a vital role in making it possible.

You're instrumental in advancing the transition to Lake Michigan water, an effort that required not only navigating the rigorous approval process through the Great Lakes Compact, but also engaging and educating the public.

Your ability to clearly communicate the importance of securing a long-term sustainable water source source, help build the understanding and support necessary to move this critical initiative forward.

The countless hours you devoted to this effort did not go unnoticed.

Your diligence, leadership, and vision were essential in bringing the Great Water Alliance project to fruition.

This project will benefit Walkshaw residents for generations to come and serves as a model for prudent and responsible Great Lakes water management.

Thank you again for your unwavering dedication and for the long-lasting impact you've made on our community.

I am pleased to have had the opportunity to work with you and want to offer my personal thanks and best wishes for continued success in your professional and personal affairs.

Sincerely, the water utility commission.

Very nice.

Very nice to commission has uh or I should say the utility.

Yes, this is for the honorable there's uh a little little bit.

Our appreciation does everybody know what it is, it's uh kind of telling me.

Oh yeah, so it is a gift card to the brand new stakehouse in the town.

No, yeah, no, no, no, no, no.

They they did not return my cause.

Oh well, uh very nice, awesome.

That's better.

Very nice.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

And uh are we eating by the way.

Um make reservations now.

There we will do it uh next Tuesday for a hamburger today.

But thank you very much.

Um as you're reading the letter.

I couldn't help but think back to uh when we got compact approval and all the cameras uh surrounded me, and Dan went off to the corner and cried.

You did, didn't you?

I walked away.

Uh relief.

Yeah, uh that's it's it is a big uh chapter in walkshow's history.

So but thank you very very much.

I do appreciate it.

Uh I'm gonna miss these meetings.

Yeah.

Yes.

You're you're always welcome in public comments.

Right, yeah.

I will I've already I've been to two common council meetings already, so I plan on coming to all these.

Uh oh.

Just sitting in the back and nice watching you guys eat.

Well, I was supposed to be golfing tonight, but uh I was in uh Madison until just an hour ago.

Um for the executive director for League of Wisconsin Miss Pills, picking that person.

So I've been busy staying busy, get it nice.

So you're supposed to be taking time off this summer.

I you I have to say I have taken about six naps, and I don't think I napped in my life six except as a baby because uh part of the problem is is uh I have hay fever and I take Zertech and it just wipes me out.

I like and now I can sit instead of trying to power through it.

I sit in my uh uh lounge chair and fall asleep for about an hour.

There you go.

So well, thank you guys.

All right, well, thanks for letting you get through me.

Do you want a quick photo?

Oh, yeah.

Oh thanks for that.

Yeah, how are you doing?

Are you still soldier?

Yeah, they shoulder.

There you go.

I'll just hand it to you, yeah.

Oh god, yeah, no.

Look at this.

I got studio walking.

I know it's got more slides on video.

Here, you can stand next to everybody.

Everybody turns sideways a little bit.

So we suck the Tommy's and all right.

I should just do it the other way.

Okay.

Say cheese, say water tastes great.

Watch your water.

That's not a good smile thing.

Wow, all you do is like grit your teeth.

Thank you.

All right, excellent.

All right, thank you.

Oh, and there's your big check.

There was a little error on that.

Really?

Well, don't don't spend it.

Don't spend it all in the place 38 cents or something.

No, it's more than that.

Eight times more than that.

There you go.

All right, appreciate it very much, and thanks.

Thank you.

Thanks.

If you ever want to golf, let me know.

I'm getting pretty good now.

Yeah.

He went to Eagle Springs.

Oh, yeah.

I went to Eagle Springs.

Good place for uh someone who's learning.

Yeah, that was not a good thing.

Thanks for everything you've done.

Yeah, thank you.

It's better to do better than that much.

Yeah, right.

And I'll talk to you about June.

Okay.

I thought you were gonna give us a story about the road trip.

I was gonna say they're gonna miss traveling together.

Yeah.

Maybe won't.

I remember the Dan's told the story a couple times, but uh I was did we hit a bump or something, or did I just drop my coffee?

All dressed up to go into the DNR in Michigan, and uh cup of coffee build all over my chest and uh classy guy I just like no what?

Okay, it's like and I didn't have an extra shirt, so Myers.

The first and I wanted to go into Myers because we were getting no, it was Myers.

I know I wanted to go in my I wanted to go into Myers because we were they were just building the one on one show.

Oh, yeah, I don't know what they even look like.

There you go.

All right, let's you get the button.

I was sitting there thinking, I think I've been through eight mayors or nine mayors now.

Wow, yeah.

That's impressive.

That's impressive.

Yeah, and Lombardi.

Yes, way back here.

Uh was probably prior to Barakas.

That's how long I've been on here.

I start this in my head.

Yeah, it was way before our bowl or something.

Well, that was thank you.

He's the one that first appointed me.

So we will celebrate uh Commissioner Waibera another time okay.

Uh I said about uh celebrate Commissioner Waibera All right.

Well that moves us.

Let's see, we're gonna lie.

All right, now we need to move to item five on the agenda.

Uh approval of minutes.

Have a motion.

I've got a motion of core and curry or file.

No, I'm good.

Oh, I'm sorry, no, no, that's okay.

Um back to me.

So all right.

Any comments or questions on the minutes from April.

All right, all in favor say aye.

Opposed, abstain.

All right, move this on to uh uh in the action items.

Uh first is approve uh payments from the general fund and the improvement fund.

So move second Curry and foul, all right.

All right, commissioners, questions on the improvement fund or general fund.

Oh, we would just like to point out on the second page.

774,000 dollars and 49 no 774,049, and that is the third, so that would be three payments of the tax equivalent that we see so that would be a total of almost 2.25 million dollars.

Really that high every year we're seeing that maybe every year.

Every year it's not absolutely amazing.

All right.

No, what is it?

What did you say?

The city provides again for that.

I I'm not sure.

We don't even get on the garbage.

We get the mayor on our commission.

There you go.

Just you know, you're gonna hear that three times a year just so you know.

I'm sure that I will.

In addition to the one percent city administrative fee.

I know.

Don't worry, you'll hear about that when it comes to it.

All right, sounds good.

All right.

Anything else on the that was it.

All right.

All right, very good.

All right.

Um, if there's no questions, then all favor say aye.

Aye, uh opposed, abstain.

That's you can analyze nicely.

Okay, that moves us on to action item six uh C, uh B, I'm sorry.

Uh approved 38,649.75 cents to communications cabling and networking or CCN for the purchase of an uninterruptible power supply for the new operations center.

So the Corey and Francora.

All right, and Courtney.

So, as part of the construction of the new operations center, the utility needs to purchase an uninterruptible power supply or a UPS.

Um, this is essentially a battery backup for the building.

So if the power goes out between that time and the time that the generator kicks in, this will hold power to all of our very important items and critical systems that are that are in the building.

Um, so this is a separate purchase outside the formal package from the operation center.

And as you all know, the city IT supports the utility for all of our IT services, and so um we have been working with City IT and their contractor uh communications cabling and networking or CCN to provide us a quote for this equipment.

Um this quote includes uh the UPS unit as well as the installation and startup and warranty for this um for a total of $38,649.75.

This quote has been reviewed by uh city IT and approved by them.

So I'm happy to take any questions, but it asked to approve the $38,649.75 to communications cabling and networking or CCNN for the purchase of an uninterruptible power supply or UPS unit for the new operations center, Jerry Courtney.

Uh this is a battery backup.

Do they give us any idea of the battery's life expectancy and a cost factor for the future?

Um, I do not have that.

I can certainly get that information.

I'm thinking these batteries are probably gonna be four to five years, but what would be the purchasing of that replacement bee as well?

Okay, is this an oh next part of that question?

So when this power generator kicks in, are we saying it's gonna be 30 seconds or a minute?

It it kicks in pretty quickly right when the power goes off.

It and then because a generator kicks in not too far after that, so it's it's just that short amount amount of time, and then if the generator malfunctions or anything like that, then this will also um take care of that in case that also goes wrong.

Sorry, okay.

Courtney, you said it's outside of the package, it is outside of the the operations center, but was it budgeted?

It it was not budgeted, um but it is um we do have a contingency uh of the million dollars, um, and we also have several items that have come in under budget, so there is no concern that this will will set us over in the budget.

So you'll get back to me on those two things.

Okay, would you like me to send you an email or should I just mean it?

And then in the last part of that, how long will this battery last if in fact our generator is destroyed somehow either through sabotage or whatever?

Okay, thank you.

It keeps up only in the critical infrastructure at that point.

What's that only the critical infrastructure at that point would stay on?

Yeah, I'm not disagreeing with you, but I'm just wondering how long if let's say that something happens to that generator.

Yeah.

I think if it's 20 minutes versus two hours, it's gonna make a huge difference for if power doesn't come back out.

We we will also be notified, like if the power goes out.

Um there's systems that will notify us scatter alone anytime any power goes out, we're notified immediately, and they will know you know if this doesn't work or if the generator doesn't work, they know that through SCADA.

So there are other backups to the backups, if that makes sense.

Thanks.

So I will get you those.

Um, and I will I will send that email.

But this is power to back up the computer system, not scale until the speed is included.

It's included in this.

Okay, okay.

All right.

All right, other questions on the thanks.

All right, okay.

All favor say aye.

Opposed, abstain.

It's unless that moves us on to action item six C approve implementation of the updated PTO policy 202.3 and holiday policy 202.5 defective May 24th, 2026.

So all right, so the last time the water utility uh conducted a review of the PTO and holiday schedule was about 10 years ago, which is surprising because it doesn't seem very long ago.

Um so given that amount of time and also um some city uh changes that have recently been made with um benefits.

We thought it was time to take a look at the policies and uh review them.

Our um PTO and holiday schedule um offering a strong and competitive benefit package is essential for both attracting and retaining high quality employees, organizations that provide competitive PTO and holiday benefits are better positioned to recruit people to retain people and also to maintain institutional knowledge.

And so our holiday policy currently has nine holidays.

We have New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve.

And so uh beginning of 2020, uh, those those went along with the dates that the city previously had for holidays also.

Um, and then in January 2026, the city um added both Martin Luther King Jr.

Day and Veterans Day, and so in order to stay consistent with the city and remain competitive, um, we are asking um to update our holiday policy to include those additional days, and for PTO, um schedule here, so our current PTO schedule is on the left there, and our proposed is on the right.

So the third column is essentially the annual PTO of eligibility that goes along with the years of service there on the far left of each of each schedule.

So this proposed PTO schedule allows um for increased PTO a little bit earlier and also later in your years of service.

Um, so this allows again for both enhanced recruitment as long as well as um retention of of good employees.

So um we reviewed multiple different cities and also the city of Waukesha and the City of Waukesha's uh PTO schedule is a little bit heavier in the beginning, the earlier years, and then a little bit less than we are showing here for the annual years.

But we um we figure ours just incentivizes longevity just a little bit more, and so um but we but with looking at all of the other communities and cities that we looked at where this would be right in line with what they all have.

Um, and so also taking a look at the PTO policy.

There is a policy right now that we pay out um for all any accrued PTO in your bank when you leave is paid out, and so um we're asking to make an amendment to that that if an employee is terminated as a result of misconduct, then that PTO bank would not be paid out.

They would they would forego that they would use that benefit, and so um the proposed policy is attached, and all of the changes that would be made are highlighted in yellow for your review in the packet.

Um so I'm happy to take any questions, but um to move to approve the implementation of the updated PTO policy 202.3 and the holiday policy 202.5 effective May 24th, 2026.

And that May 24th date would be the first day of the next pay period, so that it's easy to calculate in.

And also the the new schedule there in the third column is nice round weeks.

So that's easy for employees to understand.

Sometimes it's just really hard, you know, you get this many weeks.

And so it's just very easy for for anybody coming in to understand, you know, for for the first four years, I get I get this many weeks.

So versus three weeks and two days.

That's correct.

Correct.

Or three weeks, two weeks, four flooring holidays and two per three personal days.

So the one other difference between us, there's a there is a difference between us and the city and a lot of the municipalities and um but everything else that everyone else that we looked at.

Um you get a day a month of sick time as part of what our accrual process is.

As part of our PTO, three days is included in that PTO accrual.

The other nine days are put in an extended lead bank, and you can only use those for an FMLA situation.

So if you if you're off for an FMLA event and whatever it may be, then you qualify and you can use your extended lead bank.

You can't use those for sick days like you can in all other in a lot of other municipalities and a lot of even in the city.

So the city people, employees look at it like we have 12 sick days a year, and we can use up to 12 a year.

Whereas here, if you're using them, the average people the average usage is three days a year.

So that's what we give you in your in your PTO bank, and then you have to use PTO when you call in sick, unless you have any unless you have an FMLA event, then you can use your extended lead bank.

So that is a difference between us and the city and a lot of other municipalities.

So built into that 160 hours is three days of PTO for sick for sick.

So when you call in sick, you have to use your C PTO.

But if you're not sick for the year, those are still a PTO benefit, then you get then you get the same.

So you get those three still.

Yes.

Yes.

And the other nine just continue to bank.

They're in there in the bank, they're in the they're in the extended lead bank.

And those do not get paid out at the end, they can be used though for uh health insurance purchase as part of this.

Okay.

So then when a so somebody is sick, they just call in and say, I'm taking a PTO day.

And it comes out of their bank.

Yes.

That is a big difference between us and a lot of municipalities.

And that's not a change for us.

We had that, we had that previously.

That the three days, but three days in here is included in that as part of that.

That's right.

It's three point something.

Okay.

Oh, we just say three.

And then so it's this plus the holidays.

Yes.

Correct.

Um, okay.

Um, thank you for answering those questions.

Uh, commissioners, other questions?

No.

No.

Okay.

Thank you, Courtney.

Well done.

Um, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed?

Abstain.

Dale, is this something that Lynn used to do?

This is the of what these types of policies.

Yes, this is something that Lynn would.

And so now this is fallen to Courtney.

This is on the Courtney now.

Just the jack of all trades, aren't you?

We just we've had a discussion.

We've we've been having discussions about how we're gonna handle things moving forward, and um we're thinking about a few things.

So is your other duties as assigned in like 72 point font or what 72, it's 0.8 fonts.

Yeah, okay.

All right, um, all right, approval of uh Renown action item 6D as in dog, approve implementation of the updated retiree insurance benefit policy 202.2 effective June 1, 2026.

So Curry and uh Frank Orthodox.

This will be Courtney, yeah.

Courtney again, show off so currently um any employee that was hired prior to January 1 of 1994 was offered um insurance benefits.

We call them retiree insurance benefits between the ages of 62 and Medicare eligible 65.

Currently, um, we have two active employees that are still available for this benefit.

Everyone else is as um been hired after January 1 of 1994.

Um you are offered insurance at the same level that current employees are, and you're offered it at the family rate.

So your entire family, your your spouse, if you have one, it can also get that.

And so while the family rate is the current policy, we do have some individuals that only require the single policy.

And so we're we're asking to amend this policy to keep the family rate for employees from 62 to 65, but then also offer a single coverage for a little bit longer from 60 to 65.

The single rate is a much cheaper rate than the family rate, and so the there is still a savings to the utility from that 60 to 65 if you compare it to the family rate.

Um, so this essentially we have like I said, we had two employees.

One employee has indicated that they are um taking the current plan and um plan to retire next year.

So this essentially only impacts one employee.

Um and then this piece of the policy will go away because we won't have any any more employees.

And that employee currently takes a single plan and couldn't take a family plan.

Yeah, so they they could decide when they retire to take the family plan, but if they take this single plan and choose to head out at single plan time and then decide they want to move to the family plan, they will have to pay that difference.

So once they select the family plan and leave or the single plan, they have to stay at that.

They can move to the family plan, but then they have to pay that difference completely out of pocket.

So this is essentially us writing into a policy that this is a cost savings specifically for this one employee.

If they choose, if they choose, and the other benefit to this is um we do the the current department that this employee is in, we have um a couple part-time employees, and so um if they do choose to elect this uh it in the future, um, this is something that then we can take a look at that department and reevaluate and decide, you know, where do we want to go and how do we want to move position our duties around and things like that?

And so it's a good opportunity for us then to again reevaluate the the department as a whole and and what our needs really are.

So but this would only apply if the employee decided to retire.

That is correct.

So it's it's not a guarantee there, and there's no no anything, it's just an option for those employees if they if they choose to, and again, if they take that single plan, it is definitely a savings from the family plan.

So um I I'm happy to take more questions, but I am asking to approve the implementation of the updated retiree insurance benefit policy 202.2 effective June 1st, 2026.

Other questions for Courtney?

All right, all in favor say aye.

Aye.

Opposed, stain.

Okay.

Thanks so much.

It brings us out of the great job.

Well done, Courtney.

That brings us out of uh action items and discussion items.

Doesn't appear that there's correct.

There's no discussion items.

Okay, all right.

We're gonna move on to information items.

Okay.

So we have uh some pictures of the new operation center, and I'm gonna do my best to um to explain these.

The picture on the left left and right are the outside of basically that's the side of the office.

Uh the picture on the left, that large item in the middle there is a well driller for our geothermal that is going to be installed.

And then it also shows in both pictures there that brown stuff that to me looks like paper is um the brick that's going on the outside.

So they're they're putting that, and then the the top part turquoise will be like a metal type look to give it kind of a contrast and a nice look to the outside of the building.

I mean, I think yeah, I was gonna say and so they're also installing garage doors.

Um, they've installed one big one and they're working on the small one.

Um, they said that uh one of these large garage doors takes a week to install, so that's kind of interesting.

Yeah, and then we have our amazing garage that they've graded, and there's uh drainage now installed there, and so they are getting ready for pouring concrete.

So that should be coming up, and then we have a couple videos to watch.

So um, this first one is going to uh start in the vault area, and it's going to show us the new vault.

Yep, that's the new vault and the storage area for paperwork, and then um it moves along to um the uh technical services area for storage and then down the hall to some offices.

And then the floor in here is concrete.

This is polished concrete.

I'm sorry.

Oh, go ahead.

Sorry.

This is what?

I yeah, polished concrete.

Oh, yeah, the floors are polished concrete because then when the field guys come, it's easy to clean up and there's no carpeting in the back here.

And it looked pretty nice when we were in there last time.

Check it out.

Yeah.

Um, and then this one is gonna show more of the office area.

Um, so I believe that that room straight ahead.

Um, they said is my office.

And then to the left there would be another office, and then the general manager way back there, and then this is gonna be um basically accounting staff and um HR staff going down this hallway.

Um, just taking a look at some of the offices now that we have the drywall in there.

So they all look really nice.

So that uh that's the current update.

Now we um this is the hallway.

So yeah, so um I we're not not sure if you guys are interested, but we thought maybe um if the commission's interested in and taking a tour, we could maybe do it before the next commission meeting.

Maybe if we want to meet at 4 35 o'clock over at the new building, um, then the the staff that's working on it will be gone, so it'll be easier to hear, and we won't have all of the construction stuff going on.

But if uh if you guys want to take a look at it, we can certainly do that, or if you want to wait here.

Okay, so you mean like the same day as our next meeting?

Same day.

We can certainly send an email ahead of time and just kind of check with everybody and do that if you guys want to do that.

We were thinking that when they poured the floor for the garage if we all wanted to show up and put our handprints in it.

Yes, yes, yeah, it works for me.

Matt I'll love it.

He wasn't he wasn't here to object.

So that's very exciting.

Thank you for the drywalls going on.

Yeah.

That's been a lot of progress since I did my tour.

I know.

Which was less than a month ago.

Three weeks ago, I think I was in there pretty crazy.

So lots of progress.

It's pretty cool to see the office area now sort of take shape from the outside of the salt.

I think it's pretty cool.

So it's really nice.

Okay.

Well, very good.

Uh that moves then on to utility performance administrative activities.

All right.

Um, so I will start with the operations, the construction area first.

Um we have replaced one hydrant and two valves.

We are continuing to work on hydrogen valve survey, the turning of those.

Um, and the water main is done on the prospect and bidwell project.

And mussen is doing an offset next week on Racine Avenue for us.

And the Willow Park project, which was that emergency relay that we had to have with all of those breaks.

Um, that is done.

We're just waiting for maintenance to pave that.

So that's all good and back together.

We had our engineering intern start last week, and he's doing really well so far.

He's a uh Carol student.

Yeah, so that's very exciting.

Um, he seems to like it, and uh so that's going really well.

Um we are working on water main installation on Hillside in Harris, and Prairie is gonna start next week, and that's that one that we just approved.

Um, I believe it was last month.

Um that the town is doing or the village, I apologize.

The village is doing, so we're doing that in in conjunction with them.

Um Kelly is um going to talk with the Historical Society for our building um that we have on New Hall.

We are working to get that off the historical registry.

So she's having a meeting with them in July.

So it's like New Hall and West.

Yes, correct.

That is correct.

Yep.

And then um we have an update on the Cumberland Hein Glen.

Um, that is the area with the water mains that are in the backyards that we had discussed.

Yes.

Um, so we had reached out to city uh attorney's office to ask their opinion um with the with the fact that we didn't have uh proper easement and things like that.

And so we received a letter back from them basically with um statement that uh we need to take care of this for them.

So we need to get that water main moved, get the services installed into the homes, and basically make the customer whole each of them, and and that becomes then a responsibility of the entire city, not just each property owner.

So we will be starting to work on sending out letters to the people in that area and um get into each home because obviously each property is going to be different based on their basement and how that all looks, and uh start to collect the data that we need so that we can um start designing and getting you know bids and everything in there for a plumber and things like that so that we can uh get this project rolling and hopefully started maybe um you know, 2728, something like that.

So it'll happen over a few years.

It's not something that'll happen all at once because there's seven to seven homes.

So that are impacted.

So that many.

Yeah, the mains go through the back the backyards and the last main break we had, we really got lucky on.

Um, I actually went out on it, it was probably 10 feet from being underneath the garage.

Right.

And we had to take a fence down.

We've also we've already had to take a pool down and put it back up.

So it's not a good situation when your water mains and people's backyards, they don't know about it, and they put pools, fences, garages, sheds, landscaping over your over your water main, and then when it breaks, yeah, it's a mess and is um each 80 units.

So when you say I I understand that that is a shared city cost when you use those words, does that mean it is charged to the city?

No, it's like charging, yes.

Sorry, so it is part of a rate payer thing that's individual and it's also a liability from the ratepayer standpoint in that if it breaks under a garage and a garage collapses as a part of it.

We're responsible.

Right.

So there's a big liability there for us, and we're gonna work over the next few years to eliminate that line.

Is it a six-inch main through going through there?

I think yeah, because it's all six or eight.

I think it's from the 59 or 38 or something.

I don't know, yeah.

It's either six or eight.

It's not a it's not a larger main.

Um sorry, I say I assume this is not currently budgeted for we did start to budget.

We did start to open okay.

It is in the five-year plan, and I do believe we have a little bit of design money in this year.

Okay, yeah.

And to do we are gonna try to do a few.

Matt was going to try to set up a few customers for this year just to figure out how the process is gonna work.

Right, right.

Um and we have mains in front of some of the houses in front of other houses.

We don't have Maine yet.

So we're working with the city on putting installing main with the roads coming in so that we're not putting in a new road as a result of putting in the main.

So there's a lot of coordination that's been taking place with this with regards to the city with us, um, with the residents, and there's going to be a lot of coordination in the future that we have to figure out.

Is there any idea on total project cost for the we don't really know?

It's gonna, it's gonna be talking about it today.

Yeah, I I'm gonna say 30 grand a unit.

It depends.

I mean, if we can if it's simple, if it's simple and we can transfer it to the front, you could probably do it for five grand.

You know, if their basement is finished and there's not access on one side, Joe can be talking a little bit more.

Okay, so that's why each individual home is gonna be a separate new asset.

And that's why it'll add in.

And it'll take pledge.

What?

Can a person deny us?

Um well, if they do, we're going to be turning off their water, and then their house is uninhabitable.

So we'll just send that one.

We'll send that way on the year.

We'll just sign the mayor's name on that letter.

Yeah.

Yeah, my pen ready.

Put her cell phone number on it.

Hey, I've got a mayor's cell phone now, so you can put that one on.

I'll try it off.

Okay.

Okay.

So continuing on, uh, Jennifer Andrews uh at City Planning is um going to be taking all of our properties that uh we'll be selling for from the GWA project and also from the new operations center.

So here um to the common council, and she has to do we have to declare them as surplus.

And once they're declared as surplus, then we can um try to go to sell them and and do whatever we're gonna do with each of the properties.

But that is the first step, and so we're gonna start working on that to get that um that's going to the planning commission.

Not a quantum plan commission in the council.

Yes, yes.

Um we are working on tower inspections.

Um, those are required every five years.

And this year we are doing a full drain of each of the towers.

Uh we have one left for next week.

Um, other than that, all the rest of them are done.

Um most oftentimes we do uh a dive inspection.

So this is something that we don't do as frequently.

So um kudos to our operations department for for working through this.

Um DNR, um, we're working on the DNR required well samples.

Uh, we are preparing for all of those well abandonments.

The annual PSC report was submitted.

Uh the CCR report has been prepared and will be filed after the notice goes out for the May bills.

We gave Mayor Halvenslavin a tour of our office, the BPS and also the new operations center.

We met with the two new aldermen, Eileen Micklitz and Jim Effert.

And we are um working with Eileen to find a time where we can give her a tour of the facility.

Uh we did file an official letter with the PSC requesting a pause on our water rate in increase.

Um, we have asked them to pause that until we know those Milwaukee rates.

Um once they have those, then we can roll with ours again so that we don't have to do that two rate right in a row to to our customers.

So we have not heard back, but we did file the official letter for that.

Um, Valerie and I attended the regulatory affairs seminar.

Our youth education through the schools has begun.

Marion Haley attended the Waukeshaw County Green team event at Retzer where Joe Pyot was a speaker.

That's very nice, thank you.

Yes.

Uh, we are working with the clean water plant on chlorides.

Um, we have until November to be compliant on that.

So letters are going to be going out to customers who have not optimized their softeners yet.

So that's coming up in the very short future.

Um, we also have had several customers that have had credits on their accounts for a very long time.

Um we've made several attempts at contacting all of these customers uh with no luck.

And so, but you have seen over the past I think year many more refunds, and so that's what we have been working on.

Um, so we have written written off or opposite of written off all of those credits for those customers that we couldn't get a hold of because we needed to clean up our books.

Those will always be available, though.

If someone does call and say, I need my credit, we will be happy to issue that to them.

Most of them were sewer-related credits, so they didn't really impact us much.

Um, Dave uh attended the WSWPA, which is the West Shore Water Producers.

So it's basically everybody that deals with Lake Michigan water.

He attended that conference today.

And I believe that is everything that I have, but we've been busy, it sounds like I do have one question.

Yes.

Do you plan to meet with the new alder person who was just um appointed on Tuesday night?

Uh he's a former alder person, so he probably doesn't need like a full full rundown.

Um, but he might at least want a tour of the new facility or something.

Eric Helgas did.

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

Oh, okay.

Yeah.

Okay.

He was just appointed on Tuesday.

So it's it's okay if you haven't raised out yet.

So um last time um Rebecca at the city put that whole thing.

Oh, yeah, she'll probably do so.

I'm if she does not, we certainly will reach out.

Um, I'll I'll reach out to her and just check that.

I perfect know that happens.

So it was just my replacement.

So perfect.

Yep.

Thanks.

All right.

I think that uh so thank you, Courtney again.

All right, uh financial report.

Okay, so we will start with revenue as we do each month.

Um, so revenue is up for the month.

Um, we did have um our section one and section four customers had two more days of billing than they did last year.

So just a little perspective for for you, Mayor.

Um, we budget each month based on last year's consumption and usage, um, unless we know of some kind of anomaly or or something like that.

So um sometimes the days fall a little bit different, and and so the consumption and the and the cost can be a little off from that, but um we're we're pretty good for the year.

We're about 2.4% over budget for um revenues, and we're about three percent over budget right now for consumption, so that's looking really good.

Um, expenses are next.

So our expenses uh for um April, we are a little bit over budget in our source department there for about 20,000 dollars, 21,000.

Um, that is a result of the Milwaukee Waterworks invoice is a little bit over budget for April.

So um again, we've had a little more consumption, and then we're also working on those towers, and so that draining all that water that does use more water and things like that.

And so that draining all that water that does use more water and things like that.

So and then also we had the administrative category.

We are about 16 and a half thousand under budget for the month.

And again, this is the same thing that we've kind of talked about each month.

So customer our customers.

We have two vacancies with the general manager and also one of the operations.

So other than that, uh financials are looking really good this month.

Kind of a boring month.

There's not a whole lot going on, which is which is good.

Our cash then for the month, uh, we started at 54.4 million.

And uh under issuance of long-term debt, there's that 863,000.

That's our monthly amount that we collect from Wi-Fi for our operations center.

Uh I guess I'll call it a reimbursement, but it's it's just a borrowing for our operations center.

And then you'll also see down there in uses, we have our debt services for principal and interest.

And if you'll recall last month, we had those on our our voucher list that we had to make our our debt service payment.

So that shows there of the money going out for April.

And so we ended the month at about 54 and a half million, so pretty consistent throughout the throughout the month.

And then uh finally we have our transmission and distribution spreadsheet, which shows of our our projects for the year.

Um, as I mentioned previously, Bidwell and Prospect uh is complete.

That one is done.

Um we do not have all the invoices in for that yet, but um the the work on it is done.

Davidson Road will be starting mid-June.

Uh the 2026 resurfacing, the uh uh Harrison Hillside, as I I talked about, they're working on uh that main replacement right now, and then they will be moving to the easy Norton Oakland, and then um uh Pebble Valley.

Think of a word, pebble Valley uh next.

So um and then again they're working on the highway 59, as I think we probably all know.

Um bypass, yeah.

When they say local construction only at this time, at least when I tried to get through, yeah.

And that'd be local.

I can certainly take any questions anyone has.

I'm there.

All right, well, the court and shows my mat's missing.

Yeah, all right.

Uh anything else we'll go to the cause and commissioners.

No, all right.

If there was no objection, we're adjourned.

Thank you.

It is uh 728.