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Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes from May 6, 2025: Motion made and seconded; council approved the minutes.
- Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda except for specified items removed for later consideration; the remaining consent items were unanimously approved.
- Licenses and renewals (City Clerk/O&L packet): The council approved multiple retail and liquor licenses (detailed list read into the record), including licenses for Aspen Sky (full-service retail permanent application not removed), Backstreet Pub, Hilltop Pub, Chef Jack's, Historic Courthouse 1893, Plaza Garibaldi, Good Harvest Market, Meyer's Store, Meijer gas and store locations, Sunset Bowl and others; several license items with clerical issues were held for later correction.
- Alley reconstruction (Alley No. 92): Board of Public Works recommended award to Wandell Contractors in the amount of $359,730.70; council approved the low bid.
- Mayoral appointment: The council approved the mayor’s reappointment of Chad O'Donnell to the Board of Public Works and Transit Commission.

The items above were recorded in the meeting minutes as approved; where individual items were removed from consent for later correction, staff indicated they will return at a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Waukesha, WI - City Council on 2025-05-20 6:00 PM - May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Waukesha City Council approved minutes, consent-agenda items including numerous liquor and business licenses, an alley reconstruction contract and a mayoral reappointment during its May 20 meeting; motions passed as recorded during the meeting.","taxTitle","Waukesha City, Waukesha County, Wisconsin","taxId",9326,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6540284,"Council approves low bid for new Waukesha Water Utility operations center; city says no additional rate impact",487,1797000,2284000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3429376-2a74c5f0facda9c000ab8ab3a4b1542d&start=1797&end=2284","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3429376-2a74c5f0facda9c000ab8ab3a4b1542d/thumbnail_1797000.jpg","/articles/6540284/Waukesha-City/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Council-approves-low-bid-for-new-Waukesha-Water-Utility-operations-center-city-says-no-additional-rate-impact","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6540284-778449148d3d8340c54ea07c84b91173/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185288&Signature=L21EkBXtCZ83Y4oZDnnLS5Ut9aZ22e1LkqTrNzgwOaPkTGebpRkOfQSBuPdTYvc0hARk9amItL0ehYVURVomWsMQS~mvDzHO9ITmRFDm3tio-RiJxpPu2179eFSpRuJmwPe13GIStKXTxJK3liqKXqBezeKEwYDfAqx3N8BKbtauGhPopdnre196NbyEXFqvtoTsd~KV62EPhJ6Ct1v4j~noermdxu2FdN3Qdq68yb4hkRRfZwRqgHlCM7S1Ke6GNKmjp~YunI3diD0quWwWp1PPiJfAmPmPu308E4UX~o3-D0nYVl0OAcJsAHvpJvRRs37UL7OAZKW~0NIhboaX0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Waukesha City Council approved a low bid for a new Waukesha Water Utility Operations Center on May 20, the council record shows.

Alderman Kelly and Water Utility staff described longstanding space and condition problems at the current facility, which dates to 1889 for administrative space and 1972 for the garage. The utility conducted a needs study and design work and publicly bid the project on May 6; nine bidders responded, staff said.

Dan Kelly, a Water Utility official, told the council the project will be paid using excess WIFIA funds from a larger water-supply project and borrowing at a favorable rate. “We are borrowing the money at 1.16% over 38 years,” Kelly said, adding the Public Service Commission had approved a $25,300,000 budget for the project and initial bids came in under that figure. He also said the utility received a separate $4,000,000 federal grant to cover demolition of excess sites, and staff expected to remain under the PSC-approved amount once furniture, moving and related costs are included.

Council members asked about the project budget and specific alternates, including an alternate for a bulk-fill water station to allow external tankers to pay by card to refill. Kelly said the fill station would allow commercial customers and others to fill trucks without renting a hydrant meter and that the utility would not discriminate against neighboring municipal users who set up accounts and pay for service.

A motion to approve the low bid was made, seconded and approved by council vote. City staff said the financing plan will not change previously projected water rates for the larger supply project and that lower-than-expected bids helped keep the project within budget.","The council approved the low bid to build a new Water Utility Operations Center, using WIFIA funds and other sources; officials said the project remains under the Public Service Commission-approved amount and will not change water rates beyond previously announced increases.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6540289,"Council approves countywide damage-assessment memorandum of understanding",546,1272000,1818000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3429376-2a74c5f0facda9c000ab8ab3a4b1542d&start=1272&end=1818","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3429376-2a74c5f0facda9c000ab8ab3a4b1542d/thumbnail_1272000.jpg","/articles/6540289/Waukesha-City/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Council-approves-countywide-damage-assessment-memorandum-of-understanding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6540289-b68072da52da6176ac0a75b335fcd883/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185288&Signature=NB67Rh~yL38RorhAjxoK8IatdFnGCNqvUO2oPPKPJ-ge30T04JRbEwVnYEiPrPjcGb2HfnquaCgcob5bf4Nk4-O~~uiYrj0Nq0s6LE2uHQHvYZsYRNL~iLFyS9cLTS60YqojFaqcT6C483ndkx7bcl8jL-MF9QDvrfsVCBYgiteU8DeggHpUEk6LSxvqo6z4nhs7sTKeIrK5lica5oPKoYcU3QEkAPKUjRfh6lXkjwGee00TKrmv4mNo5RqO78JoVn-eiMXuYxnwErLig13nirRXaKE27~oKeOSgU3Y-KproVHq-iegp2a3O82~WmcGQ8bgPN5BA~qh16noGHZZo1w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Waukesha City Council voted to enter a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Waukesha County to participate in a countywide damage assessment team, Fire Chief Gottman told the council on May 20.

Chief Gottman said the MOU formalizes a county-managed team to perform rapid damage assessments after major weather events and other incidents that cross municipal boundaries. “Ultimately what this document is, is [a] memorandum of understanding that allows us to enter into a damage assessment team at the county,” he said, noting the MOU is timely after recent tornadoes in the county.

Under the agreement, participating municipalities supply personnel and participate in training; the county oversees team management and deployment. Gottman said about 18 municipalities had already signed and roughly 65 people were part of the team. He said the city generally would be asked to provide personnel and incidental travel costs limited to deployments within the county, and that the agreement includes a mechanism for cost recovery if state, federal or insurance funds reimburse a municipality.

Council members asked how often federal reimbursement is available and whether a municipality could decline to send personnel when the team is activated. Gottman said federal reimbursement depends on whether an incident meets thresholds for a federal disaster declaration and that a municipality may decline to send personnel for a given deployment; the city may also call deployed personnel back if local needs require it.

Alderman Piper described the MOU as a formalization of mutual aid for damage assessment, and moved to approve the item. The motion was seconded and passed. The council recorded the measure as approved and directed staff to proceed with participation in the county team.","Waukesha City agreed to a county MOU establishing a countywide damage assessment team to help municipalities document tornado and storm damage; the agreement is voluntary, reciprocal and includes cost-recovery provisions tied to state or federal aid.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6540294,"Council hears annual review of Waukesha employee health clinic showing high use and satisfaction",1097,214000,1311000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3429376-2a74c5f0facda9c000ab8ab3a4b1542d&start=214&end=1311","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3429376-2a74c5f0facda9c000ab8ab3a4b1542d/thumbnail_214000.jpg","/articles/6540294/Waukesha-City/Waukesha-County/Wisconsin/Council-hears-annual-review-of-Waukesha-employee-health-clinic-showing-high-use-and-satisfaction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6540294-862cc1959c6295cf6fdd652282e9829e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771185288&Signature=Feh6k4SFEczrgWhM5UuxAFrKGf5jdqcBfy1PscU-dlRGSmQJFqXavHAqJsX9f9BlCYwhRTsBl7~kNsGloikoVItPLWrpcgiq4rPg6BnsnXBCaWEFr5DQWC0G6TxeHwxQwR79S645QSu2I7clViO~YM6Og-wpRhBUQcmk60aCKTCBGhILjoo9yyIgZKZ0X0IQQeN3At8XpXlXBoKpk8DQ25STpdgUWlfAqfm6F1UP6Bh1tozLrjquVHPMZMtggp132fkhzRT8KolRBRHEjtkDG~E0YrU1Lx68RGtKwMVJf6rMoqa5h3LU~Mj-xE8jB7a~DSpNRUpoOyOtmbobnoes3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Erin Eason, national director of clinical consulting at CBIZ, presented the Waukesha Employee Health and Wellness Clinic’s 2024 annual review to the Waukesha City Council on May 20.

Eason said the review covers city-specific data collected since the clinic opened in November 2014 and noted 2024 reflected the clinic’s 10th anniversary of operations. “For the city, there were 713 unique patients seen for personal health only,” Eason said, adding that total patients including occupational health visits numbered 969. She reported 84 percent of eligible employees used the clinic for personal health services in 2024, and that spouses and children who were eligible used the clinic at 53 percent and 33 percent rates, respectively.

Why it matters: Council members who asked about finances said they want to see more detailed cost comparisons that show whether employees who use the clinic incur lower aggregate health costs than those who do not. Eason described changes to program staffing and services: a health-coaching position was eliminated but health-coaching services remain available through other providers, and a physical-therapy position was added in late 2024 and filled in January 2025.

Eason gave utilization and service-quality figures. She said primary care accounted for just under 2,000 visits in 2024, physical therapy visits exceeded 1,000, occupational-health visits were up (about 669), and total completed visits were 3,861. She said appointment access goals were largely being met, with roughly one-third of visits offered same-day or next-day and 95.5 percent seen within 10 minutes of arrival. Post-visit surveys showed 99 percent of respondents rated services “excellent” or “good,” and 99.9 percent reported their privacy and confidentiality were maintained.

Alderman Piper asked how the city measures return on investment. Eason said the city measured ROI for the first eight years using a baseline-and-delta approach but that the advisory committee recommended shifting to trend measurement. “Return on investment is...really a cost avoidance, not a cost savings,” she said, noting avoided costs are often consumed by other high-cost claims or rising community care costs. Eason added that because Marathon Health (the clinic’s vendor) now hosts the city’s electronic health record, the vendor will provide aggregate, de-identified comparisons of engaged versus not-engaged populations; staff expected those reports after 2025 and discussed returning to the council or finance committee with results.

The presentation drew praise from council members who said employees value quick access to care. No formal council action was taken on the presentation; staff said a financial report on engaged vs. non-engaged members would be provided after Marathon Health’s analysis is complete.","City staff and consultants reviewed 2024 utilization and patient-satisfaction data for the Waukesha Employee Health and Wellness Clinic, reporting high employee uptake and near-universal positive ratings; staff said more financial analysis tied to engaged versus non-engaged members will be available after 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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