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Council approves rezoning for water utility site, ratifies administrative contract and awards multiple public-works bids
Summary
The Waukesha City Council unanimously approved a rezoning for a Waukesha Water Utility operations center, ratified an employee assistance program contract with ComPsych, and awarded several public-works contracts including a $2.985 million Silvernail Road project and other maintenance bids.
At its Feb. 16 meeting, the Waukesha City Council approved a series of land-use, contracting and procurement items.
Rezoning: The council approved a rezoning petition to rezone a vacant parcel on Chapman Drive (tax key WAKC1332001008) from M-3 limited business/industrial park to I-1 institutional in anticipation of construction of a Waukesha Water Utility operations center. Planning staff said the plan commission recommended approval and the council voted unanimously to pass the rezoning.
Ratification of EAP contract: City staff explained the council had previously approved an employee assistance program policy and that ComPsych (identified in the transcript as the successor to FEI) had been administratively selected as the provider. The current agenda item was to ratify execution of the contract so the city administrator could sign. Council voted unanimously to ratify and authorize execution of the contract.
Public-works bids: Public Works recommended award of several low bids and the council approved each unanimously: a fire-station boiler replacement to August Winter & Sons for $53,400; the Silvernail Road utility and street improvement project to the low bidder (transcript name appears as "Leilond") for $2,985,434.16; Badger Drive HVAC improvements to Hennis Services for $63,990; and rotary building door and window replacement to Corcoran Glass LLC for $174,982. Staff noted the Silvernail Road project drew seven bids and was recommended by the Board of Public Works.
Other updates: Community Development staff (Jennifer) said a federal funding freeze left the city without signed CDBG contracts for 2025 and that planned 2025 CDBG projects are on hold until contracts are received; staff have delayed allocations for 2026 pending federal clarity. Public Works (Alex) reported approximately 5,000 of 20,000 new solid-waste carts have been delivered and reminded residents to use old carts through the last March pickup and begin using new carts in early April under the new contract.
Financial and procurement details for each award and the ratified contract are recorded in the council packet and the meeting transcript. Several motions on the agenda passed by unanimous vote.
