COWM 25.08.26 ApprCITY OF MUSKEGO
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES
August 26, 2025
Muskego City Hall, W182 S8200 Racine Avenue
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Petfalski called the meeting to order at 6:34 pm.
ROLL CALL
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APPROVED
Present: Mayor Petfalski, Alderperson Wolfe, Alderperson Hammel, Alderperson Decker, Alderperson
Bryce, Alderperson Schroeder, Alderperson Duelge, Alderperson Madden
Also Present: City Attorney Warchol, Finance & Administrative Director Mustapich, Public Works and
Development Director Kroeger, Superintendent of Public Works Beilfuss, Superintendent of Utilities
Bourdo, Recreation Program Manager Dunn, Information Technologies Director Loudon, Planning
Manager Trzebiatowski, Recreation Specialist Young, Chief Westphal, Captain Fons, and Assistant
Deputy Clerk -Treasurer Crisp
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE
Assistant Deputy Clerk -Treasurer Crisp stated that the meeting was noticed in accordance with the
open meeting law on Friday, August 22, 2025
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Committee of the Whole Minutes - August 12, 2025
COWM 25.08.12_Draft.docx
Moved by Alderperson Madden; seconded by Alderperson Hammel to Approve.
Motion Passed: 7 - 0
Voting For: Alderperson Wolfe, Alderperson Hammel, Alderperson Decker, Alderperson Bryce,
Alderperson Schroeder, Alderperson Duelge, Alderperson Madden
Voting Against: None
NEW BUSINESS
Discussion with Financial Advisor from Baird on Capital Borrowing
Baird Director of Public Finance, Kevin Mullen, presented information concerning borrowing to fund
capital projects.
2026 Capital Projects Fund Budgets (Expenditure & Borrowing)
2026-2030 Capital Budget Requests.pdf
Special Revenue Funds:
Park Dedication (Pages 79 & 80). Public Works & Development Director Kroeger,
Superintendent of Public Works Beilfuss, Recreation Manager Dunn, and Recreation
Specialist Young presented the requests.
Project Name
Expenditure
Baseball: Park Arthur Field Turf Care Field 1, 2, 3 & 4
$12,000
Baseball: Horn Field Safety Improvements
$7,000
Baseball: Jensen Field Safety Improvements
$3,000
Baseball: Kurth Field Safety Improvements
$4,500
Committee of the Whole Minutes — August 26, 2025
Page 12
Project Name (continued from Page 1)
Expenditure
Baseball: Denoon Field Safety Improvements
$4,000
Baseball: Bluhm Field Safety Improvements
$9,000
Rugby Field: Bluhm Safety Improvements
$2,500
Soccer Field: Safety Improvements
$5,000
Football Field: Safety Improvements
$5,000
Splash Pad: Veterans Park (with structure for two heated bathrooms and
splash pad mechanicals)
*The consensus is to defer this project until 2028
$800,000
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Dog Park: Yearly Maintenance
$2,000
Playgrounds Sets:
Misc. Playground replacement equipment
Wood chips for all playgrounds
$10,000
$10,000
Boat Ramps: Lake Denoon Boat Launch (dredging)
$135,000
Park Structures and Lots:
Manchester Park — Pavilion by playground
Picnic Tables throughout the parks
$15,000
$15,000
TOTAL
$239,000
Consensus: 7 in favor
Public Works and Development Divisions:
Community Development Division (Pages 48 - 49). Public Works & Development Director
Kroeger and Superintendent of Public Works Beilfuss presented the requests.
Project Name
Expenditure
Trail Maintenance
$25,000
WE Energies Trail
$300,000
TOTAL
$325,000
Consensus: 7 in favor
(Council Members requested to have the above projects added to the Road Program as a
separate line item.)
Utilities:
Water Utility (Pages 55 - 58). Public Works & Development Director Kroeger and
Superintendent of Utilities Bourdo presented the requests.
Project Name
Expenditure
Well Rehabs
$100,000
Meters
$200,000
SCADA Water & Sewer
$97,650
Truck Water & Sewer
$45,000
TOTAL
$442,650
Consensus: 7 in favor
Committee of the Whole Minutes — August 26, 2025
Page 13
Sewer Utility (Pages 68 - 74). Public Works & Development Director Kroeger and
Superintendent of Utilities Bourdo presented the requests.
Project Name
Expenditure
Forcemain — Emerald Park
$360,000
Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehab
$24,000
SCADA Water & Sewer
$97,650
Private Property I & I MMSD Funding)
$250,000
Truck Water & Sewer
$45,000
Lift Station Upgrades
$600,000
Sewer System Upgrades
$65,000
TOTAL
$1,441,650
Consensus: 7 in favor
Public Works and Development Divisions:
Public Works Division (Pages 38 - 43). Public Works & Development Director Kroeger and
Superintendent of Public Works Beilfuss presented the requests.
Project Name
Expenditure
Pressure Washer
$20,000
Forklift
$40,000
Hot Patch Trailer
$45,000
Plow Truck
$300,000
Pickup Truck
$75,000
Small Equipment / tools
$5,000
TOTAL
$485,000
Consensus: 7 in favor
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Alderperson Wolfe; seconded by Alderperson Schroeder to Adjourn at 9:06 pm.
Motion Passed: 7 - 0
Voting For: Alderperson Wolfe, Alderperson Hammel, Alderperson Decker, Alderperson Bryce,
Alderperson Schroeder, Alderperson Duelge, Alderperson Madden
Voting Against: None
Minutes recorded by and transcribed by Assistant Deputy Clerk -Treasurer Crisp