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Waukesha Board of Public Works Meeting – July 9, 2026

Public Meetings — Thursday, July 9, 2026
BodyWaukesha, Wisconsin
SessionPublic Meetings
DateThursday, July 9, 2026
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All right.

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We'll go ahead and then get started with the Board Public Works meeting for uh Thursday, July 9th, 2026.

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We'll start with the roll call.

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Chad O'Ronnell.

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Kevin Riley.

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Joel Piper.

0:11

Eileen Micklitz.

0:12

All right.

0:13

That will move to the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

0:22

And to the Republic for which it stands on a nation under indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

0:33

All right.

0:36

Anyone in here for public comment?

0:41

I don't think so.

0:42

Seeing none, I'll move to approval minutes.

0:45

Minutes from June 18th are attached to the agenda for your review.

0:48

Piper will make a motion to approve.

0:50

Kevin Riley, a second.

0:52

You have a motion and a second.

0:54

Any discussion?

0:55

Seeing none to vote.

0:57

O'Donnell, aye.

0:58

Kevin Rayleigh, I.

0:59

Piper I.

1:00

That's aye.

1:01

Okay.

1:01

Motion passes.

1:02

We'll move to item 5A.

1:04

5A.

1:04

Um I'd ask that you move that down to after the discussion and recommendation items.

1:10

There's a change order that would be attached to one of those chain uh partial payments.

1:15

Okay, we'll move to item 6A then.

1:17

6A.

1:18

Uh, this would be the first bid uh we would be reviewing tonight.

1:21

That would be for the Luke Avenue Bourne Place and Walton Avenue Street and Utility Improvement Project.

1:26

Um we've reviewed the bids and recommend moving forward with a little bid from Musin Brothers in the amount of one million four hundred and eighteen thousand six hundred and fifty-five dollars and fifty cents.

1:39

So any questions, Brendan or I try to answer Kevin Riley make a motion to approve.

1:54

I'll second it.

1:56

All right, any discussion.

1:59

Seeing none, let's go out.

2:00

Uh O'Donnell Aye.

2:02

Kevin Riley, aye.

2:03

Piper I.

2:05

All right.

2:05

Motion passes.

2:06

We'll move to item six P6B.

2:10

Uh, this is a bid we received for the Greenway Terrace Playground Resilient Surface bid.

2:15

Uh, we recommend moving forward with the bid from Blue Mills and the amount of 112,800.

2:23

Um, and for your references, park is on the north side of town near Rubin Drive, right?

2:28

I believe I have a question.

2:32

Sure.

2:32

Go ahead.

2:33

So I know when we first brought this forward had everything in here and it it was too much.

2:38

So now we're just getting a resilient surface.

2:41

So what happens to the other stuff that's on the bottom then?

2:43

Uh we're gonna be working with Park Rec uh to complete that work on the side.

2:48

Okay.

2:48

Um outside of the bid or outside of the contract.

2:51

Okay.

2:53

The the prices for that did not come in very favorable either for those items.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Water And Wastewater Management█████████████████████████████████████████41%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████████████████████████████████34%
Procedural███████████████████19%
Parks and Recreation██████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Waukesha Board of Public Works Meeting – July 9, 2026

The Board of Public Works of the City of Waukesha met on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Members present: Kevin Reilly (Vice Chair), Chad O'Donnell, Joe Pieper, and Eileen Micklitz. Steve Kassens was absent. The meeting was called to order, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. No public comments were made.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes (June 18, 2026): Approved unanimously (4-0).
  • Approval of Payments: Approved with a correction to the All-Ways Contractors partial payment showing the amended contract amount of $265,000.00. Motion carried 4-0.
  • Bids Received:
    • Luke Avenue, Born Place and Walton Avenue Utility and Street Improvements: Recommended awarding the low base bid from Musson Bros., Inc. in the amount of $1,418,655.50. Approved 4-0.
    • Greenway Terrace Playground Resilient Surface (Rebid): Recommended awarding the low base bid from Bluemel's Maintenance Service, Inc. in the amount of $112,800.00. Approved 4-0. Park and Recreation will handle remaining work (concrete and playground equipment) outside the contract.
    • Grede Park Irrigation Installation (Rebid): Approved the only bid from All-Ways Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $64,425.00, with the condition that additional funding is approved from the Waukesha Community Foundation. The city's budget was $57,500; additional funding of approximately $20,000 is needed for a water connection. Approved 4-0.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • Contract Change Order No. 1 – South Side Pump Station Consolidation with Advance Construction, Inc.: Chris Langemak, P.E., presented the change order, which included several deductive and additive items. The net result was a deduction of $92,720.43 from the original $13.6 million contract. The change order was recommended for Council Consent. Approved 4-0.
  • Storm Water Management Practice Maintenance Agreements: Six agreements were reviewed and recommended for Council Consent. All approved 4-0:
    • Carroll University, 245 N. Barstow St. (business school development).
    • Innio Waukesha Gas Engines, Inc., 1101 W. St. Paul Ave. (expansion).
    • Bielinski Homes, Inc., Waypoint Villas Development (24 units).
    • ProHealth Care, Meadowbrook Rd. site.
    • Carol O. Smart Survivor’s Trust et al., Country Crest Lane Development.
  • Developer’s Agreements: Two agreements were reviewed and recommended for Council Consent. Both approved 4-0:
    • Skyline Waukesha, LLC, Phase Two of Skyline Subdivision (north of Summit Ave, west of STH 318).
    • Smart Realty, Country Crest Lane Development (north of Summit Ave, west of Torhorst Road).
  • One-Time Sewer Credit Requests:
    • Requests from Madeline Nowak (101 Woodlark Ct) and Vamsidhar Lolugu (201 Jersey Cir): Denied 4-0 because the requests were for watering trees, and the ordinance (Chapter 29.11) defines landscaping as installation of grass, not trees. The board noted that the water did not enter the sewer but the definition does not cover tree watering.
    • Requests from Timothy Ryan (1001 Fleetfoot Dr), Beth Schultz (3827 Retzer Ct), Ruth Anne White (2200 Summit Ave), and Deborah Crawford (1707 White Deer Trail): Approved 4-0. Two involved new lawn establishment (meeting the ordinance); two involved leaking faucets. The board voted to approve all four, noting that historically they have approved more leaky faucet credits than denied. The board also discussed the need to clarify the ordinance.

Key Outcomes

  • All motions were approved unanimously (4-0) with one member absent.
  • The board approved a referral to the Common Council's Operations and Licensing (O&L) Committee to review Chapter 29.11 of the Waukesha Municipal Code to clarify who is entitled to one-time sewer credits, including parameters and limits. This was initiated by Vice Chair Kevin Reilly.
  • The next Board of Public Works meeting on July 23, 2026, will be held at the Metro Transit Center (2311 Badger Drive) to view the new bus wash system. An invitation was extended to tour the Clean Water Plant on July 21, 2026, at 4:30 PM before the Common Council meeting.

Meeting Transcript

All right. We'll go ahead and then get started with the Board Public Works meeting for uh Thursday, July 9th, 2026. We'll start with the roll call. Chad O'Ronnell. Kevin Riley. Joel Piper. Eileen Micklitz. All right. That will move to the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the Republic for which it stands on a nation under indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right. Anyone in here for public comment? I don't think so. Seeing none, I'll move to approval minutes. Minutes from June 18th are attached to the agenda for your review. Piper will make a motion to approve. Kevin Riley, a second. You have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Seeing none to vote. O'Donnell, aye. Kevin Rayleigh, I. Piper I. That's aye. Okay. Motion passes. We'll move to item 5A. 5A. Um I'd ask that you move that down to after the discussion and recommendation items. There's a change order that would be attached to one of those chain uh partial payments. Okay, we'll move to item 6A then. 6A. Uh, this would be the first bid uh we would be reviewing tonight. That would be for the Luke Avenue Bourne Place and Walton Avenue Street and Utility Improvement Project. Um we've reviewed the bids and recommend moving forward with a little bid from Musin Brothers in the amount of one million four hundred and eighteen thousand six hundred and fifty-five dollars and fifty cents. So any questions, Brendan or I try to answer Kevin Riley make a motion to approve. I'll second it. All right, any discussion. Seeing none, let's go out. Uh O'Donnell Aye. Kevin Riley, aye. Piper I. All right. Motion passes. We'll move to item six P6B. Uh, this is a bid we received for the Greenway Terrace Playground Resilient Surface bid. Uh, we recommend moving forward with the bid from Blue Mills and the amount of 112,800. Um, and for your references, park is on the north side of town near Rubin Drive, right? I believe I have a question.

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