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Key approvals included a resolution authorizing the issuance of not-to-exceed $3,965,000 in general obligation promissory notes and a separate resolution authorizing not-to-exceed $3,995,000 in sewer system revenue bonds. Both measures were passed by roll call vote and recorded as 10 ayes.

The council also approved an administrative update to the city’s capital fixed-asset policy, raising the capitalization threshold from $5,000 to $10,000 to align with recent federal guidance; that motion passed on a roll call recorded as 10 ayes.

Licensing items approved included a transfer of a Class B intoxicating liquor license and Class B fermented malt beverage license to GNL LLC doing business as Grand National Lounge at 106 West Union Street (license report 17O8); a slate of operator (bartender) licenses and dance-hall licenses were also approved (license reports 17O9 and 1710). Those license motions were approved by voice vote; the council recorded the motions as carried.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution No. 1572 — Authorizing issuance and establishing parameters for sale of general obligation promissory notes not to exceed $3,965,000. Motion: approve Resolution No. 1572. Mover: Olson. Second: Velacher. Roll-call outcome: 10 ayes, 0 nays. Vote record: Paul Mayo (Aye); Corey Nagel (Aye); Henry Velacher (Aye); Eric Halverson (Aye); Dave Peterson (Aye); Colin Dykstra (Aye); Demetri (Dimitri) Martin (Aye); Paul Hagen (Aye); Eric Olsen (Aye); Scott Perchatsky (Aye).

- Resolution No. 1573 — Authorizing issuance and establishing parameters for sale of sewer system revenue bond not to exceed $3,995,000. Motion: approve Resolution No. 1573. Mover: Hagen. Second: Nagel. Roll-call outcome: 10 ayes, 0 nays. Vote record: Paul Hagen (Aye); Eric Olsen (Aye); Henry Velacher (Aye); Paul Mayo (Aye); Dave Peterson (Aye); Colin Dykstra (Aye); Demetri (Dimitri) Martin (Aye); Corey Nagel (Aye); Eric Halverson (Aye); Scott Perchatsky (Aye).

- Capital fixed-asset policy update (threshold increased from $5,000 to $10,000). Motion: approve updated policy. Mover: Peterson. Second: Olson. Roll-call outcome: 10 ayes, 0 nays. Vote record (selected from roll call): Colin Dykstra (Aye); Paul Hagen (Aye); Henry Velacher (Aye); Eric Olsen (Aye); Dave Peterson (Aye); Paul Mayo (Aye); Demetri Martin (Aye); Corey Nagel (Aye); Scott Perchatsky (Aye); Eric Halverson (Aye).

- License Report 17O8 — Class B intoxicating liquor license & Class B fermented malt beverage license for GNL, LLC (d/b/a Grand National Lounge), 106 W. Union St., agent: Jenny Beeland. Motion: approve license report 17O8. Mover: Hagen. Second: Velacher. Outcome: voice vote; motion carried.

- License Report 17O9 — Operator (bartender) licenses. Motion: approve license report 17O9. Mover: Hagen. Second: Perchatsky. Outcome: voice vote; motion carried.

- License Report 1710 — Dance hall licenses. Motion: approve license report 1710. Mover: Peterson. Second: Nagel. Outcome: voice vote; motion carried.

No votes failed or were tabled during the meeting. The council also approved (by separate motion) contracts and other items during the session; one such contract — a design-services agreement with Strand Associates for Fulton Street and a pedestrian-bridge planning and design package (amount not to exceed $477,800) — passed by roll call (10 ayes) and is reported separately in council proceedings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Waupaca City Council 2.19.25","oneSentenceSummary","The Waupaca Common Council approved two financing resolutions (general obligation promissory notes and a sewer revenue bond), updated the city’s capital fixed-asset threshold, and approved several licenses; most votes were unanimous voice votes or roll calls recorded as 10 ayes.","taxTitle","Waupaca, Waupaca County, Wisconsin","taxId",71039,"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},6316773,"Library, arts groups outline events and record exhibit attendance as Waupaca prepares spring celebrations",834,252000,1086000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2375700-09bad9d349e3bedb44803bd430f75468&start=252&end=1086","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2375700-09bad9d349e3bedb44803bd430f75468/thumbnail_252000.jpg","/articles/6316773/Waupaca/Waupaca-County/Wisconsin/Library-arts-groups-outline-events-and-record-exhibit-attendance-as-Waupaca-prepares-spring-celebrations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6316773-24b1ed56b83e77a6bd57871f8d695d3e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775549978&Signature=f~fiqFZR--aUVxzEyB2OavGSBUPPISLiAyYvPGeQLWlD9zbwMwsmcGVpWGQ8o8y1y3AvJUXT6Ng5eGsHzvuQcjMI-mglKAN1W43srh3iPIY4F7euOAk2j4DNZ42ZGqio5D8-jdgHFrio8H~tt69tnETIK11cb3q3C3ZqlMhSZB68OGvBxzjyxLqbhvwRSVJA5ZsQ9aIEm7X3czofZanr2p9BKtoQ17Kk5y3kUQL-websnXG-lPCXwsC3yGYblsqwNrv9sLySpcJN02qtQyy2xIyV2qmttafe1QPJKW~I13bm6RHDsrDL8gYn8bwhoe8dZxvoM5zAbFJ~LI4TUGqIIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Leaders from the Waupaca Area Public Library and the Waupaca Fine Arts Festival updated the Common Council Tuesday on 2024 attendance figures and plans for spring 2025 events.

Liz Kinnear, exhibit room coordinator for the Waupaca Area Public Library and a representative of the Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network (WACN), said last year’s exhibits and programs drew record attendance and deepened partnerships with local schools and cultural organizations. She reported 27,457 visitors to the library’s exhibit space in 2024 and 44 in-person programs that together drew 3,032 attendees. The library’s exhibit-room budget for staffing and displays is funded by the library foundation and was listed at $3,000 for those activities.

The library hosted Americans in the Holocaust, a national traveling exhibit organized by the American Library Association and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Kinnear said that exhibit drew more than 4,000 visitors over its multi-week run, including people who traveled up to two hours to attend.

Kinnear also announced joint events for spring: a citywide celebration tied to Waupaca’s April anniversary and library displays of historic images on the bandstand planned for April 12. She said the library is bringing New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys to speak at Waupaca High School on March 6 at 6:30 p.m.; Sepetys will also present to high school students.

Dan Wolfgram, who represents the Waupaca Fine Arts Festival and community performing groups, outlined festival programming and encouraged council members and residents to attend choir rehearsals, community theater productions and the April art show. Wolfgram said the Fine Arts Festival is a long-running community institution and described multiple spring and summer performances being planned by the festival and community theater.

Both presenters emphasized partnerships with the Waupaca School District and other local organizations and said arts programming attracts a broad set of residents and visitors. Kinnear noted the library hosted more than 1,200 local students on field trips in 2024 and highlighted collaborative events such as Halloween on Maine and the Yuletide Trail as examples of cross-organization work that brought new visitors into the library.","Library and arts network leaders reported higher exhibit attendance and upcoming anniversary events, including a national exhibit that drew visitors from outside the county and an author event in March.",{"_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},6316777,"Council hears design update on Waupaca rec center expansion, staff says grant remains available",1055,1105000,2160000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2375700-09bad9d349e3bedb44803bd430f75468&start=1105&end=2160","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2375700-09bad9d349e3bedb44803bd430f75468/thumbnail_1105000.jpg","/articles/6316777/Waupaca/Waupaca-County/Wisconsin/Council-hears-design-update-on-Waupaca-rec-center-expansion-staff-says-grant-remains-available","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6316777-3a52394cfe812594e2777f2bb1428d83/orig.mp4?Expires=1775549978&Signature=EmhthcWPwQB6yweS-mNgk8MI49PAH06Z-uELMxUbPU073J3vtsLj4nAZG9OKllxmbopXfgGEu7PVwRs-wGVss39CkcAsoteSFX6g-uTxNrAL1W~Bzy-61cOpdo7xCay3VSE7XrRCUCbA~ohe7nISBr8ES0IrgsXTjeARL97HYZElVFqOtJaLDEUM1DOvtybhIjqVueAF4~6v9dsGB-dTTPq6fgTkS9sO2TOXQpGTHeODbiN-XeKi01uRimgkxZmigS7ntDlyiowL7IyqUPSeJiX1pCZqD6mJw70kYgkto8ArP11aOTWrouobUtDY-E-PsSHXwdiX0JZ6izOBy~GDeQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Waupaca Common Council members heard a conceptual design update Tuesday for a planned expansion to the city recreation center that would add flexible office space, classrooms, a business center and an expanded gym, with construction targeted to start mid-2026.

The update focused on a flexible-facilities grant the city received to fund elements of the project and on design choices intended to preserve existing expansion capacity. The council heard schedule, layout and budget planning from a design team and city staff and discussed parking, mechanical systems and grant-side conditions.

Steve from Berners Schober, the project presenter, said the design team has been refining floor plans and is aiming to issue drawings for contractor pricing in late spring or early summer, with construction starting in mid-summer and completion in fall 2026. He described the proposed business center as roughly 1,000 square feet with private offices and multiple seating types and said one of the smaller rooms specified by the grant — a telehealth room — is about 120 square feet.

\"Our intent is the business center wraps around off the existing space towards the road, gives us the opportunity for a new entry sequence,\" Steve said, describing an entry that would better reveal activity inside the building and make the facility feel more welcoming.

City Administrator Aaron Johnson and Steve told council members that the project relies on a state-administered funding contract. Johnson said the Department of Administration has executed a contract with the federal government that provides access to the grant funds and has directed recipient communities to proceed. \"The Department of Administration has a signed contract with the federal government, to get access to that money, and they have been able to act,\" he said, adding the city expects a signed contract to be delivered to staff this week.

Council members raised multiple issues: preserving a large oak tree shown on the conceptual plans, the location of the marquee and main entry relative to the existing parking lot, the project’s effect on future expansion capacity and boiler and mechanical-system sizing. Justin Verance, director of public works, confirmed the separate boiler-replacement project remains under design and that a larger boiler will likely be required if the addition moves forward.

On site configuration, Steve said the design team considered six to eight floor-plan concepts and chose a layout that keeps future eastward expansion possible while improving curb appeal and providing a dedicated business-center entry. He said the team is trying to avoid moving previously renovated elements where possible.

Staff and designers noted program flexibility as a goal: if telehealth or coworking demand is lower than expected, rooms can later be repurposed for offices or senior-center programming. \"It's in your grant. It's definitely part of what those folks are looking to award you the money for fulfilling,\" Steve said of the telehealth room, adding that the overall program needs to be adaptable for long-term use.

Budget questions remain. Steve and city staff said the project is tracking within the grant parameters but that the city will continue refining cost estimates as design advances. Council member Henry Velacher asked directly about the $4.6 million figure referenced in the presentation; staff confirmed the grant award amount and said they are monitoring the state and federal contracting steps that unlock the funds.

No formal action was taken Tuesday; staff asked the council for continued direction and said they will return with more detailed design documents, cost estimates and, if needed, budget requests as the design proceeds.

The project team said the design will include survey, geotechnical work, public renderings, regulatory reviews and construction estimates. They also said they will aim to preserve the marquee and the large bur oak shown adjacent to the proposed addition whenever feasible.","Designers presented conceptual plans for a rec center expansion funded by a flexible facilities grant; officials said construction drawings are expected in 2025 but final funding depends on a state contract still pending with the Department of Administration.","actionData","errors"]

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