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Votes at a glance: council approves a five-year Surf Shack concession, lift-station rehabilitation and other routine matters
Summary
At its April 2 meeting the Waupaca Common Council approved a five-year concession with Surf Shack LLC for kayak rentals at the beach, awarded a sewage lift-station rehabilitation contract to Crane Engineering (not to exceed $19,600), approved an update to on-call pay policy, and approved operator's licenses and consent/regular agendas.
Here are the formal actions the Waupaca Common Council recorded on April 2, 2025. Where a roll call was read, those votes are recorded; where a simple voice vote was used, the transcript records that the motion carried.
Surf Shack LLC concession agreement (shadow-lake/Beach kayak rentals) Motion: Approve a five-year concession agreement with Surf Shack LLC to operate a kayak rental station at the city beach (move kiosk from Shadow Lake launch to the beach and continue revenue-share). Mover/Second: Motion by D. Martin; second by E. Olsen. Vote: Roll call recorded — Paul Hagen: Aye; Eric Halverson: Aye; Henry Velacher: Aye; Paul Mayo: Aye; Dave Peterson: Aye; Colin Dykstra: Aye; Dimitri Martin: Aye; Corey Nagel: Aye; Scott Perchatsky: Aye; Eric Olsen: Aye. Tally: 10 ayes, motion carried. Details: Staff reported the city received $195 under last year’s one-year agreement and collects 10% of vendor proceeds; staff recommended a five-year contract with termination language if needed.
Crane Engineering — sewage lift-station rehabilitation (Lower South and Beach House stations) Motion: Approve entering into an agreement with Crane Engineering to rehabilitate two existing sewer pump stations at a cost not to exceed $19,600. Mover/Second: Motion by Dave Peterson; second by Corey Nagel. Vote: Roll call recorded — Paul Mayo: Aye; Paul Hagen: Aye; Henry Velacher: Aye; Eric Halverson: Aye; Dave Peterson: Aye; Colin Dykstra: Aye; Dimitri Martin: Aye; Corey Nagel: Aye; Eric Olsen: Aye; Scott Perchatsky: Aye. Tally: 10 ayes, motion carried. Details: City had budgeted $25,000 in 2025 G.O. bonds for the replacements and received three quotes: Crane Engineering $18,000 (plus optional stainless adders bringing it to $19,600), Sable Mechanical $25,818 and BMB Technical Services $26,525; staff recommended Crane.
Captive/on-call pay policy (Article 3, Policy 3.5) Motion: Approve updating captive pay policy (see separate article for details). Mover/Second: Motion by Eric Olsen; second by Scott Perchatsky. Vote: Roll call recorded — 10 ayes, motion carried. (See captive-pay article for policy specifics and implementation tasks.)
Operator's license (No. 1714) Motion: Approve operator's licenses submitted under License Report No. 1714 (two names referenced in packet). Mover/Second: Motion by Paul Hagen; second by Corey Nagel. Vote: Voice vote recorded as carried; transcript did not read the two licensee names aloud. Motion carried.
Routine agenda approvals - Consent agenda: Motion by Eric Olsen; second by Dave Peterson. Voice vote recorded as carried. - Regular agenda: Motion by Corey Nagel; second by Colin Dykstra. Voice vote recorded as carried.
Notes on votes and recordkeeping: where the council read roll-call votes the transcript lists each council member’s “Aye.” Where the transcript records voice votes the outcome was recorded as “motion carried” and the transcript did not include a roll-call tally.
