Twentieth Regular Common Council Meeting Monday, January 19, 2026 06:00 PM City Hall, 3rd Floor - Council Chambers, 828 Center Avenue, Sheboygan, WI

Notice of the 20th Regular Meeting of the 2025-2026 Common Council.

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OPENING OF MEETING

• 1.Call to order

• 2.Roll Call

• 3.Pledge of Allegiance

• 4.Approval of Minutes
  Nineteenth Regular Council Meeting held on January 5, 2026

• Nineteenth Regular Common Council Meeting Minutes Document.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 5.Resignation
  Jim Hollister from the Mead Public Library Board of Trustees effective immediately.

• resignation 1-19-26.pdf (0.01 MB)

• 6.Confirmation of Mayoral Appointment
  Fern Lomibao to the Historic Preservation Commission

• lomibao appt.pdf (0.11 MB)

• 7.Public Forum
  Limit of five people having five minutes each with comments limited to items on this agenda.

• 8.Mayor's Announcements
  Upcoming Community Events, Proclamations, Employee Recognitions

CONSENT

• 9.Report 38-25-26 by Director of Planning and Development submitting the 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the purpose of a presentation and public hearing to be held on January 12, 2026.

  Voted 5-0 by Finance and Personnel Committee to recommend filing

• report 38-25-26.pdf (0.01 MB)
• 2024 CAPER DRAFT.pdf (0.35 MB)
• CAPER Affidavit of Public Notice.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 10.Report 39-25-26 by City Attorney Department submitting list of claims from Quarter 4 of 2025.

  Voted 5-0 by Finance and Personnel Committee to recommend filing

• report 39-25-26.pdf (0.04 MB)
• City Attorney Department Claims Report - December 2025 - complete.pdf (1.13 MB)

• 11.Report 40-25-26 by City Clerk submitting various license applications

  Voted 4-0 by Licensing, Hearings, and Public Safety Committee to recommend granting all applications subject to approvals, inspections, insurance, payment of license fees and meeting state statute requirements and Sheboygan Municipal Code.

• REPORT 40-25-26.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 12.Res. No. 153-25-26 by Alderpersons Mitchell and Perrella authorizing the City to implement an incentive program for Workers Compensation claim medical appointments in conjunction with the transition to the Holista Network Rewards Program.

  Voted 5-0 by Finance and Personnel Committee to recommend adoption

• res 153-25-26.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 13.Res. No. 149-25-26 by Alderpersons Mitchell and Perrella authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute an Addendum to the Contract for the Revaluation of All Real and Personal Property and Contract Extension for Annual Assessment Services City of Sheboygan 2021-2026 relating to the term of the contract.

  Voted 5-0 by Finance and Personnel Committee to recommend adoption

• res 149-25-26.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Sheboygan WI_addendum correcting date error in 21-26_Assessor contract 12-9-25.pdf (0.19 MB)

• 14.Res. No. 148-25-26 by Alderpersons Mitchell and Perrella amending the residential Recycling Fee and residential Garbage Collection Fee for services provided by the City.

  Voted 5-0 by Finance and Personnel Committee to recommend adoption

• res 148-25-26.pdf (0.01 MB)

• 15.Res. No. 150-25-26 by Alderpersons Rust and Boorse authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute the documents necessary to purchase an ambulance from American Response Vehicles for the Sheboygan Fire Department and to make other purchases necessary to equip the new ambulance.

  Voted 4-0 by Licensing, Hearings, and Public Safety Committee to recommend adoption

• res 150-25-26.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Ambulance sales agreements - 2026.pdf (2.58 MB)

RESOLUTIONS

• 16.Res. No. 147-25-26 by Alderpersons Mitchell and Perrella authorizing retaining outside legal counsel to represent the City in the matter of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. City of Sheboygan, and authorizing payment for said services.

  Voted 5-0 by Finance and Personnel Committee to recommend adoption

• res 147-25-26.pdf (0.06 MB)

• 17.Res. No. 151-25-26 by Alderpersons Mitchell and Perrella authorizing entering into a Purchase and Sale Contract with Amazon.com Services LLC regarding the sale of 58.1 acres of land located at the intersection of Stahl Road and South Taylor Drive for the purpose of a Class A logistics facility.

  Voted 3-2 by Finance and Personnel Committee to recommend adoption

• res 151-25-26.pdf (0.01 MB)
• DSB2 _ draft Purchase Agreement(320192254.11) (1).pdf (0.35 MB)
• Impact_Scenario_45MinuteDriveTime_1000Jobs.pdf (0.12 MB)
• Project Smile - Signed Appraisal Agreement - Valbridge.pdf (5.40 MB)

GENERAL ORDINANCES

• 18.Gen. Ord. No. 37-25-26 by Alderperson Close repealing and replacing Chapter 105 of the Sheboygan Municipal Code entitled "General Zoning" and referred to as the City of Sheboygan Zoning Ordinance. REFER TO CITY PLAN COMMISSION

  Voted 7-0 by City Plan Commission to recommend adoption with the following amendments:
  Voted 6-1 TO STRIKE 3.03(J)(III)(1) SECTION 7
  Voted 6-1 TO STRIKE 3.03(j)(III)(1) 3, 10, 12, and verbiage “40% of” 13
  Voted 6-1 TO STRIKE 3.03(b)(I)(1)
  Voted 5-2TO STRIKE 3.03(d)(I)(1) verbiage “greater than 21,780 sf”
  Voted 7-0 TO STRIKE 4.06(h)(I) verbiage “3.0 per unit (1-2unit structure)” under R Uses on table IV-2

• GO 37-25-26.pdf (1.38 MB)
• [Cleaned]2025-12-23 Final Draft Letter to the Plan Commission, Mayor, and Staff(43680751.1) (1).pdf (0.07 MB)

VETO

• 19.Memorandum filed with the City Clerk from Mayor Ryan Sorenson formally exercising his authority under Section 2-124 of the Sheboygan Municipal Code to veto General Ordinance No. 35-25-26.

• VETO GO 35-25-26.pdf (0.25 MB)

CLOSED SESSION

• 20.Motion to convene in closed session under the exemption contained in Wis. Stat. s. 19.85(1)(g) for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is involved, to wit: Chad Pelishek v. City of Sheboygan, et. al. AND motion to convene in closed session under the exemption provided by Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) for deliberation or negotiation of the investment of public funds, where competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, to wit: receive an update from the City Administrator on development projects which may require negotiation related to the investment of public funds.

OPEN SESSION

• 21.Motion to reconvene in open session for possible action relating to the matters discussed in closed session.

• 22.Res. No. 152-25-26 by Alderpersons Mitchell and Perrella authorizing the City Attorney’s Office to settle the matter of Chad Pelishek v. City of Sheboygan, et al., United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin Case No. 23-CV-1048.

  Voted 5-0 by Finance and Personnel Committee to recommend adoption

• res 152-25-26.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Pelishek - 2026.1.7 Proposed Settlement Agreement (clean)- 1.2.pdf (0.19 MB)

TENTATIVE DATE OF NEXT REGULAR MEETING

• 23.Next Regular Meeting Date: February 2, 2026

ADJOURN MEETING

• 24.Motion to Adjourn

In compliance with Wisconsin's Open Meetings Law, this agenda was posted in the following locations more than 24 hours prior to the time of the meeting:

City Hall  •  Mead Public Library
Sheboygan County Administration Building  •  City's website