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T T I I M M E E T T A A B B L L E E TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 6:00 P.M.: REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Shortly thereafter the Council Meeting: COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING BUDGET WORKSHOP #1 – CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP)
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TTIIMMEETTAABBLLEE
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
6:00 P.M.: REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING Shortly thereafter the Council Meeting: COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING BUDGET WORKSHOP #1 – CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP)
CITY OF WAUPACA MISSION STATEMENT: “The city of Waupaca’s mission is to lead creatively, plan wisely and spend prudently to provide the services that ensure a safe and vibrant community.”
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. REPORT FROM CLERK ON OPEN MEETING LAW COMPLIANCE
4. ROLL CALL
5. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed below are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member or City staff so requests it, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the Regular Agenda. The items selected for the Consent Agenda are as follows: Regular and Special Meeting Minutes, Monthly Income Report for the Parks and Recreation Department, Airport Hangar Reports, Monthly Department Head Reports, Payrolls and Bills, Quarterly Weights and Measures Reports, Quarterly Room Tax Reports, project invoices for projects previously approved by City Council, any low bid budgeted operating or capital expenditure under $25,000 approved by the appropriate Board or Committee and any expenditure of non-city funds that received a unanimous recommendation.
A. MONTHLY REPORTS: 1. Finance Director/Treasurer’s Report for the Month of September 2020 2. Director of Public Works Report for the Month of September 2020 3. Parks & Recreation Department and Income Report for the Month of September 2020 4. Police Department Report for the Month of September 2020 5. IT/Community Media Director Report for the Month of September 2020 6. City Clerk’s Report for the Month of September 2020 7. City Administrator’s Report for the Month of September 2020
B. PAY REQUESTS AND CHANGE ORDERS, INVOICES FOR PROJECTS/CONTRACTS HAVING PRIOR COUNCIL APPROVAL AND ANY OTHER INVOICES THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL: none
C. MONTHLY/QUARTERLY/ANNUAL REPORTS: 1. Waupaca County Economic Development Corp. Monthly Report for August 2020 2. Waupaca Municipal Airport Hangar Report for September 2020
D. APPROVAL OF BILLS – CITY GENERAL, WATER, SEWER, AND SPECIAL FUNDS
E. MEETING MINUTES:
COMMON COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
VIA VIDEO / TELECONFERENCING
6:00 P.M.
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1. CITY PLAN COMMISSION • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on August 5, 2020
2. POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on September 8, 2020
3. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on August 18, 2020
6. REGULAR AGENDA 7. NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Certificate of Appreciation to Justin Berrens for 5 years of service to the City 2. Certificate of Appreciation to Sandy Stiebs for 20 years of service to the City
B) PUBLIC INPUT
C) COMMUNITY / DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a. Ordinance No. 08-2020, An Ordinance Repealing and Recreating Chapter 13.02 (Sewer Use
Regulations) City of Waupaca Municipal Code (2nd Reading) – Justin Berrens, Public Works Director
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. License Report No. 1512, Operator’s Licenses – Sandy Stiebs, City Clerk 10. ISSUES/PROJECT DISCUSSION (30 MINUTE MAXIMUM) – NO
ACTION REQUIRED: none
11. COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MAYOR
12. ADJOURNMENT /s/ Mayor Brian Smith
PLEASE NOTIFY THE CLERK’S OFFICE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND. PLEASE ADVISE THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS. THE CITY OF WAUPACA PROVIDES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
This meeting is held via video / teleconferencing.
Justin Berrens, Director 111 S. Main Street • Waupaca, WI 54981
[email protected] www.cityofwaupaca.org
715.258.4420
Council Update for August / September 2020: Page 1 of 2 WASTEWATER DIVISION
- Aeration Upgrade: Awaiting materials delivery. We expect everything to arrive in late September, we will start construction immediately.
- Clarifier rehabilitation project is making steady progress. Both tanks are currently offline. We expect to have the primary tank up and running by the end of the month and secondary tank ready in October.
- Taking extra steps around the plant to assist with social distancing. Certain doors have been locked to promote spacing and movement through enclosed areas. Crew is spacing out at break times.
- WDNR mandated mercury prevention and management program: We are taking steps to prevent mercury from entering our environment per EPA mandates. After updating the sewer use ordinance, we will continue with the amalgam program.
- All plant flow meters were calibrated per annual DNR requirements. - New Kohler generator arrived. The concrete slab was poured with the assistance of the
street crew. This will be installed soon.
STREET DIVISION
- Completed utility locates within 48 hours. - Mowed grass - Cleaned catch basins - Pavement marking continued. - Street sweeper running. - Routine vehicle/equipment maintenance for various departments. - Crack sealing streets. Takes about the entire crew to complete and many days. - Truck 156 is ordered. Expected delivery by October. - Main Street: 90% plan submitted to WisDOT for approval. Awaiting approval and will
continue to make next steps to get plan ready for bidding (November 2020). Property acquisitions are complete. This is big milestone completion for the project.
- Granite Street: Nearly all the new water main is installed. About half of the new laterals are installed. Grading crews are expected to start soon to prepare for new concrete and asphalt.
- We received our first order of salt in the new salt shed. About 260 tons of salt is now being stored.
- Leaf pickup will start October 19th. We have created a map that we will publish and distribute in October.
Justin Berrens, Director 111 S. Main Street • Waupaca, WI 54981
[email protected] www.cityofwaupaca.org
715.258.4420
Council Update for August / September 2020: Page 2 of 2
WATER UTILITY DIVISION
- Completed utility locates within 48 hours. - Conducted high and low usage checks. - Meter testing, repairs, and change outs. - Repaired chlorine equipment at Well #4 - Assisted Soper Grading and Excavating on setting up temporary water on Granite
Street. - New meter vault at trailer park planned before the end of the month. The meter vault
will provide a “master meter” to meter the entire park instead of each individual unit. This will satisfy Public Service Commission (PSC) regulations and simplify billing.
- Replaced an 8” valve and removed a 4” valve in the Harrison and Granite Street intersection.
- Getting ready for annual hydrant flushing. This year’s schedule is: September 22 – 27 from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am; and then September 30 – October 4 from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION
- Completed various maintenance items at Rec Center, PD, and Library - Weekly recycling. - Continual coronavirus cleaning coordination, adjustments, and response. - Weed control around buildings. - Garbage pickup around City Hall and Library. - Assisted with voting set up and take down in Rec Center. - Replaced/upgraded paper towel dispensers that are more sanitary. - Scheduled annual hearing test for crew. - Starting using our Trimble GPS unit to inventory trees for our GIS systems. - Coordinated washable masks through our uniform service. - Advertised for proposals/bids for delayed tree planting. Funds from the WDNR
will cover the cost of this year’s program.
PUBLIC WORKS GENERAL ANNOUCEMENTS - Justin Berrens, Director of Public Works, celebrated his 5-year work anniversary
on September 1, 2020 - Tegan Nolter, Street Laborer, celebrated his 1-year work anniversary on
September 9, 2020 - Mark Nollenberg, Water Superintendent, celebrated his 36-year work anniversary
on September 19, 2020
ul)ACAARKS RECREATION
407 School Streeti Waupaca, WI [email protected]
Phone: 715.258.4435
Parks and Recreation Director - August Report
Administrative:
* The work on the CORP (Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan) is continuing to move
forward. As stated before, a huge part of this plan is to get user and community feedback.
We currently still have our survey up and encourage everyone to go and fill it out. The
survey can be found on our website and as of this report we have around 300 filled out. To
help gather more information from the community we are placing some park amenity
boards at the Rec Center and City Hall. People can use the boards to give us their thoughts
on what amenities we need more of, less of or we are all good by placing stickers in the
appropriate column. Usually something like this would be done during a public input
meeting but we are staying away from that due to COVID-19.
* We have made some decisions as far as our fall programs due to COVID-19. These
decisions were made after communication with school representative and internal
discussions with city staff. We have decided to cancel Youth Flag Football and Youth
Volleyball as they are normally run. We will be looking into the possibility of running some
camp style skills days for these programs where we can more effectively keep participants
separated and safe. Kassandra and I will also be working on running other programming
again where we can keep participants safe. We will also be looking at more virtual events
such as escape rooms and ice fishing tournaments. All other COVID-19 rules that we have
put out in the past are currently in place at the Rec Center and other facilities.
@ I would like to congratulate Kassandra on passing her certification test to be a Certified
Park and Recreation Professional (CPRP). This is the top certification in our field and it is a
big deal to be able to put CPRP after your name. This certification shows her commitment
to this field and also keeps professional updated on the newest trends. She will have to do
a certain amount of continuing education to keep her certification current.
Community Events:
* August21st-ParkandDriveMoviewithFoodTrucks
* September 26th - Rock the Block Community Event at Swan Park
Parks:
* We will be taking deliver of some new park welcome signs in a few of our parks soon.
These will replace old/broken signs at Swan Park, South Park, Riverside Park andBrainards Bridge Park. They will be made of a hard plastic that will hold up well to the
different seasons we have around here. They will be a nice upgrade that will help keep our
407 School Streeti Waupaca, WI [email protected]
www.waupacaparknrec.com
Phone: 715.258.4435
parks looking nice and inviting. We plan to continue slowly replacing the other park signs
in the future until they all look the same.
* The Rock the Block Community event is still on as of writing this report. Habitat for
Humanity is planning to come to Swan Park with a group of workers and volunteers to help
spread some woodchips on the south loop which is also known as the storybook trail. They
also plan to help clean out the old wood from the community garden so that we can revamp
that and make it more user friendly in the future. The event would last from 9:00am to
12:00pm.
Andrew Whitman, CPRP
Parks and Recreation Director
August Report 8-24-2020
We currently do not have any registrations open for youth or adult programs.
Youth Programs:
Fla@ Football-this program will not be running this fall as it normally would. We are going to look into possibly
holding a camp where kids can still work on their skills, have fun, and be active.
Youth Volleyball-this program will not be running this fall as it normally would. We are going to look into
possibly holding a camp where kids can still work on their skills, have fun, and be active.
Fall Program Plans-In my report I have included a draft of our activities that I am currently working on
coordinating and planning to offer the community this fall. These programs include Golf, E-sports League, Perler
Beads, Disc Golf 101, and the Kids Running Group. Some of these programs are the same programs that we ran
this summer and had a good turnout and some of these programs are new ones.
Adult Programs:
All fall adult programs have been cancelled for the upcoming season.
Other
Park & Watch Movie in the Park-The Park & Watch Movie in the Park held on Friday, August 21"' was a huge
success! We had 52 vehicles show up for the movie and we ran out of parking spaces in one of the larger parking
lots out at Swan Park. Along with showing the movie, we also had a food truck join us and they were busy the
entire night as well! We have received many compliments since then and I have been asked numerous times
when we are going to be hosting the next one.
Virtual Escape Room-l am in the process of finalizing the Virtual Escape Room and plan to launch it on
September 1". This activity will encourage participants to get out on the River Ridge Trail to solve the riddles
that I have put together. In order to progress through and finish the activity, participants will need to solve the
clues by visiting different locations on the River Ridge Trail. This has been a very fun project and I hope the
community enjoys solving the codes/clues as much as I have enjoyed putting them together.
Halloween Party-Our annual Halloween Party is scheduled for Friday, October 30'h and is going to look different
this year. Instead of having everyone gather at the Recreation Center, I am going to set it up as a drive through
event where vehicles can drive through Swan Park and visit the different booths to receive their candy/trinkets.
I am looking into different entertainment options such as strolling magic and the possibility of doing another
drive-in style movie showing a Halloween Movie. (Below is an aerial photo from the drive-in movie)
Kassandra Humke, Recreation
Program Supervisor
If you are having problems signing your child up for any activities because of grade or age please call 715-258-4435.
Our department reserves the right to change program times and dates or cancel a program due to low participation.
GOLF
July 14-August 13 * T/Th * Swan Park
Resident Fee: 515 * Non-Resident Fee: see onlinePossible partnership with Foxfire Golf Club
Grades 6-8 (Fall 2020) 8:l5am-9:00am
1300.01
E-SPORTS LEAGUE
September 14-October 21 it 3:30-4:30pm ii Waupaca
Recreation Center
Resident Fee: S30 ii Non-Resident Fee: see onlineAre you looking for some competition and socialization while
staying safe? Join our e-sports league where individuals will
compete each week against one another via a video game
counsel in a round robin bracket. The league will either be played
as Super Smash Bros. or Rocket League. Standings will be kept
throughout the league and at the end of the league we will have
our first Waupaca Parks & Rec e-sports champion!
Gradesl-6 Tuesday 1010.01
Grades7-12 Monday 1010.02
VIRTUAL ESCAPE ROOM
September 1-September 30
The City of Waupaca has a wonderful environmental and
recreational resource known as the River Ridge Trail. Play along
in this virtual escape room and "Escape to the River Ridge Trail."
This is a fun family activity that can be done while staying safe.
1010.02
BUILDING WITH PERLER BEADS
September 15-October 20 it Wednesday ii 3:30-4:30pm
Waupaca Recreation Center
Resident Fee: S15 ii Non-Resident Fee: see onlineUse your imagination, or Google, to create the perfect Perler
Bead project! This program is for youth to hangout and work on
perler beads. Staff will supervise projects and use the iron.
Participants will be able to social distance while participating.
DISC GOLF 101
September 14-October 28 (No 9/21 & 9/23)4:00-5:00pm it Swan Park
Resident Fee: S15 * Non-Resident Fee: see onlineDisc golf is the perfect social distancing sport that everyone can
play and play safely. This class is for beginners or for those who
want to improve their game. You will learn how to throw and
catch, how to putt, and throw for distance. Increase your ability,
increaseyourfun! Participantswillreceiveafrisbeeonthefirst
day to be used throughout the entire program and will get to
keep it at the end of the program.
Gradesl-6 Monday 1010.01
Grades7-12 Tuesday 1010.02
KIDS RUNNING GROUP
September 17-October October 22 * Thursday * Swan Park
Resident Fee: S15 * Non-Resident Fee: see onlineAre you looking for a way to get your kids outside and let them
be active while being able to social distance themselves? Do your
kids want to stay in shape while other sports are not happening?
Join our running group! If your child isn't an established runner
we will work with them to help lay the groundwork to get them
running. If your child has experience as a runner, this is a way for
them to be social, yet safe while logging some miles. Participants
should come to each session wearing appropriate athletic clothes
for the weather, shoes to safely run in and their own water
bottle.
Grades 1-6
1010.01
Grades 7-12
4:00pm-5:00pm
5:00pm-6:00pm 1010.02
HALLOWEEN PARTY
Friday, October 30 * 3:30-5:30pm
Swan Park
Join us for our annual free Halloween Partyl This year will look
different than in the past, but will be just as exciting! We will
have it set up as a drive through where there will be booths
spread out along the roadway of Swan Park and cars can stop at
each booth
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receive their candy/prize. We will end the evening with a
Halloween Themed Park & Watch Movie in the Park! There will
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501YouthPrograms S 3,540.44 lO.60%i504 Youth Center Fees S 590.56 :L.77%'
507 Concessions Rec Center S 1,034.99 3.10%
508 Rent ReC Center S 5,873.96 17.58%
511 Park Shelter Houses " 6,101.43 18.26%.
513 Beer Permits S 366.37 1.10%
514ShelterDeposit 5 3,516.61 10.52%
523AdultVolleyball S 5,305.02 15.88%
530Donations-Senior S 3,055.00 9.14%
702 Senior Programs " 13.32 0.04%
703 Senior Membership !> 766.32 2.29%'
530 Donations-Rec Center !> 350.00 1.05%
701SeniorTravel S (396.58) -1.19%
502 Swimming S 2,967.83 8.88%
530 Donations-Parks !,i 118.80 0.36%
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522 Adult Basketball " (7.00) -0.02%'
510 Concessions Swan Park S 215.00 0.64%
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511 Park Shelter Houses -S360.00
513 Beer Permits -S20.00
514 Shelter Deposit -S2,320.00
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MemoToi
From:
CC:
Dates
City Council
Chief Brian Hoelzel
City Clerk
9/8/2020
Re: Monthly Report, August 2020
The Police Commission met virtually on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
The commission reviewed and approved the Minutes from the Tuesday, August 11, 2020
commission meeting. The commission also reviewed and approved the Expense Report and
the Chief's monthly report for August 2020.
The commission was advised of the resignation of Sgt. Brent Krueger after 9.75 years of
service.
The commission was advised that Officer Dan Wasrud celebrated his five-year anniversary on
August 10, 2020.
Capt. Helgeson went over the chief's monthly report with the commission. The arrest for drug
offenses were up as there were two search warrants. Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Marijuana, and
Amphetamines were seized during the two search warrants.
The commission then went into closed session to discuss the hiring process/candidates for
the patrol officer position and patrol sergeant position. We went back into open session and
will continue with timeline of hiring an officei this Fall and promoting a patrol sergeant when
Officer Przybelski is off of field training.
The rest of the items in the packet are informational
Respectfully Submitted
8= t-t..ato,Chief Brian Hoelzel
1
August 24, 2020
WaupacaPolice DepartmentChief Brian Hoelzel
124 S. Washington StreetWaupaca, Wl 54981
71 5-258-4400
Sgt. Brent Krueger,
I wanted to acknowledge your resignation in writing and advise you thatI do accept your resignation.
Your last day of work will be September 7, 2020 and ending at 4:00 AM on September 8, 2020. I want to
thank you for your years of service with the City of Waupaca Police Department and wish you all the
luck in your new adventure.
Sincerely,
C'h'ief ;r"i; H/o#l 7
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Each jurisdiction submits monthly reports to the Uniform Crime Reporting (IBR) Program,
which collects and reports crime offense data for the Nation as Part I and Part II crimes. This is
essential to maintain the uniformity and consistency of data nationwide.
The attached reports contain arrests made during the month of August 2020.
* Murder/Non-Negligent - the willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
it Forcible Rape - the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will.
* Robbery - the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control
of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.
* Assault(S) - an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe
or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon
or by means likely to produce death or great bcdily harm.
* Burglary - the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft.
* Larceny/Theft - the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the
possession or constructive possession of another. Motor Vehicle Theft is not included. All theft
and attempted thefts are counted.
@ Motor Vehicle Thefts - the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is
classified as a self-propelled vehicle that runs on land surface and not on rails.
@ Arson - any willful or malicious buming or attempt to burn, with or without intent to defraud,
a dwelling house, public building, motor vehicle or aircraft, personal property of another, etc.
9/2/2020 Print Crime Counts - Wisconsin UCR
Wisconsin Uniform Crime Reporting
Wiscoi'isin Departinent o( ,hiskice - Brireau of Justice Inforrnatiori & Anal5isis
Crime Counts - Waupaca PD, W10690300
Group A Crime Counts by Incident/Arrest Date
8/2020 Date Updated: 9/2/2020
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Burglary
Theft/Larceny
Theft - Pocket-Picking
Theft - Purse Snatching
Theft - Shoplifting
https://ucr.doj.wi.gov/IBR/Reports/PrintCrimeCounts/2020/08/'l ?DateMode=OneMonth
9/2/2020 Print Crime Counts - Wisconsin UCR
Group B Arrests by Arrest Date
8/2020 Date Updated: 9/2/2020
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Counting Rules
Counts on tl'iis page are based on tlie montli of the incident or arrest, rather tlian the montli the incident was submitted. If the incident date is
cinknown, tlie report date is used. Counts are subject to change as data are updated.
Offense counts are calculated based on the i'iumber of offenses for each victim (per incident) for Crimes Against Persons and tlie nuinlier of unique
offense types (per incident) for Crimes Against Property and Crimes Against Society. For burglary and inotor vehicle theft, offense counts are based
on the number of premises entered and the number of vehicles stolen, respectively.
Victim counts are calculated based on tlie number of victims connected to eacli unique offense type in an incident. For Crimes Against Persons, the
number of victims will be eqrial to the number of offenses. Victii'ns will be counted more than once if they are connected to multiple offenses.
Arrest counts are calculated based on the nuinber of arrestees listed on a Group A or Group B incident. Each arrestee is counted only once per
incident. Arrests are categorized based oi'i the specific Group A or Group B arrest code submitted by the agency, ratlier than the incident offense
https://ucr.doj.wi.gov/IBR/Reports/PrintCrimeCounts/2020/08/1 ?DateMode=0neMonth
Board ofDirectors
Kathy Barnhart
The!!readB@sket, POBox304, WaupamWIS4082
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Joshua Werner, Director
111 S. Main Street • Waupaca, WI 54981
www.cityofwaupaca.org
715.258.4405
IT/Community Media Update | Joshua Werner
Ralph and I have continued conversations on three different projects for Waupaca Online. We
have narrowed down tower locations for the project we will be working with WCEDC and
Waupaca County on. Dave Thiel will continue working through the appropriate committees at
the county for approvals needed to submit an application for the internet tower project. Ralph
and I have met with New London Schools and the Readfield Co-op regarding structure use to
start expanding services into the town of Caledonia. We are working on a first set of plans on
how to get a signal over there and the best way to get started. Use of these structures will likely
require council approval and approval from the New London School Board. We are hopeful, if
things continue how they have been so far, to have our first access point in Caledonia this fall.
Finally, we are awaiting the property owner we are working with east of Manawa to give the
final okay to sign the lease agreement previously approved by city council. He is waiting for
another set of eyes to review it. Ralph has started reaching out to tower companies to get
quotes for a tower.
Durant and Nick setup a new POP on Bow & Arrow Road in the town of Waupaca. This is an
area which we have some customers but not all properties can see the nearest POP. Now we
can see everyone and provide service. This area has no other internet options. Finally, staff
should be congratulated on the number of installs completed. Eleven customers added and
only two discontinued service (both moving).
On the IT side of things three new laptops have been issued to staff at the PD and GIS. I have
been working with public works and the police department regarding placement of a couple
cameras downtown along main street. These will be temporarily setup with permanent
placement to happen when the Main Street reconstruction project occurs. Finally, the camera
system upgrades at the lift stations has been completed.
Joshua Werner, Director
111 S. Main Street • Waupaca, WI 54981
www.cityofwaupaca.org
715.258.4405
Web Stat Summary
City of Waupaca/Department Website Stats
Apr May June July Aug
# Visits 7,955 10,045 11,999 12,959 11,998
# Visitors 6,161 7,955 9,555 10,137 9,625
Time on Site 1:19 1:44 1:41 1:19 1:25
Page Views 19,889 23,880 27,546 27,701 24,070
City of Waupaca Facebook Likes
Apr May June July Aug
1,940 2,007 2,068 2,133 2,212
Waupaca Online Facebook Likes
Apr May June July Aug
197 196 200 202 204
Waupaca Radio
Apr May June July Aug
317 329 404 438 455
Joshua Werner, Director
111 S. Main Street • Waupaca, WI 54981
www.cityofwaupaca.org
715.258.4405
Waupaca Online Monthly Update
Waupaca Online Monthly Stats
Customer Count Customers Lost New Customers
338 2 11
Customer Breakdown In-City Out of City Extended Area Other
Residential 54 125 64 POPS: 44
Business 16 7 2 BBP: 32
Past Month Comparison
May June July August
329 329 338 344
Reasons Customers Left Monthly Marketing Activities
2 x Moving Yard Signs
Mailers
CITY CLERK’S REPORT SEPTEMBER 2020
To Mayor Smith and Members of the Common Council: Election, Election, Election! My department is once again extremely busy with Election duties and voters who wish to Register or vote Absentee by mail for the November 3, 2020 General Election. As of the writing of this report I have received 922 absentee ballot applications on file, which will be mailed on Thursday, September 17, 2020 as required by State Statute. Temporary Class B (Picnic) Licenses issued:
• Waushara Classic League August 28, 2020 – August 30, 2020 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. at Swan Park
• The Farmhouse Table Dinner (formerly known as Farm to Table) by Living the Waupaca Way September 3, 2020, 3:30-8:30 p.m. at Rotary Riverview Park
LICENSES ISSUED: August 2020
• Agent – 0 • Alcohol – 0 • Arcade/Amusement Device – 0 • Bartender – 11 • Cat – 1 • Cigarette – 0 • Dance Hall – 0 • Dog - 15 • Farmer’s Market – 0 • Food Truck - 3 • Garbage Pick-up – 0 • Hotel/Motel License – 0 • Parking Permits – 1 • Scrap Dealers – 0 • Second Hand Dealer – 0 • Septic and Holding Tank License – 0 • Taxi Driver’s – 1 • Taxi Cab Vehicle – 0 • Temporary Picnic – 2
• Temporary Operator – 2 • Tree Operator – 1 • Transient Merchant – 1
Meetings/Training/Vacation: August 17 – Delivered the one (not counted) Provisional Ballot to the Waupaca County
Clerk August 18 – Attended Department Head Meeting
– Clerked Council Meeting August 19 – 21 - Vacation August 25 – Attended The Community Arts Board Mural 2020 Committee Meeting August 28 – Attended Training on PlanIt Program September 1 – Attended The Community Arts Board Mural 2020 Committee Meeting
– Attended Department Head Meeting - Clerked Inland Lakes Public Hearing and Annual Meeting and Council Meeting
September 3-4 – Vacation September 9 – Attended miViewPoint Training
– Attended The Community Arts Board Mural 2020 Committee Meeting – Attended Wellness Committee Meeting
September 15 – Attended Department Head Meeting – Clerked Committee of the Whole Budget Workshop and Council Meeting
Waupaca County Economic Development Corp.
Date: August 31, 2020 To: Mayors, Village Presidents, City Councils & Village Boards From: David Thiel, WCEDC Executive Director Re: Monthly Report for August 2020 The following statement was taken from the first page of the WI Economic Development Corporation’s report to the Governor & Legislature, who passed and signed legislation that directed WEDC to put together a roadmap for the State’s response to the pandemic. As instructed by Act 185, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation respectfully
submits, in accordance with s. 13.172 (2) the following report for consideration by the legislature
and the governor today, the 30th of June 2020. This report includes a plan for providing support
to the major industries in Wisconsin that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 public
health emergency, including tourism, manufacturing, agriculture, forest products, construction,
retail, and services.
The WEDC report recommended the State focus on three priorities. 1. Get Everyone Back To Work
2. Fix Broadband
3. Support Innovation
The full text below on how to fix broadband, from WEDC’s report, is particularly relevant to Waupaca County as we seek to use CDBG CLOSE Funds for that purpose. COVID-19 transformed the way people think about school, health, and the workplace — and
much of that transformation relies on dependable, widely available internet connectivity.
Telehealth has become more widely used, online learning at every level is growing and
teleworking is sure to become more common in years to come. But without access to broadband
services, people have been cut off from what are vital tools in the Wisconsin economy, especially
for those in rural Wisconsin. Internet access is a catalyst to drive community, public safety,
learning, health, and economic goals across the state. Studies have shown a correlation between
broadband access and decreases in rural unemployment, increases in rural property values,
enhanced workforce skills and the amount of time tourists stay and spend when traveling.
According to the Federal Communications Commission, 7.1 percent of Wisconsin’s population
— about 410,000 people — lack access to a fixed terrestrial broadband service with a speed of
25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. That compares to a national average of 5.6 percent.
FCC broadband deployment data is a census block-based data set, meaning it likely overstates
broadband coverage in Wisconsin. If one location in the census block is considered served by a
broadband provider, the entire census block is considered “served”. In turn, the figures above
likely understate the reality of how many people in Wisconsin lack broadband. Additionally,
many areas in Wisconsin lack the population density to give internet service providers a
sufficient rate of return on their investments. These are just some of the challenges to broadband
expansion. In March, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) awarded $24 million
through the Broadband Expansion Grant Program — part of $48 million in broadband funding
included in Governor Tony Evers’ first biennial budget. That one round of funding invested more
money in broadband than in the previous seven rounds of grants combined. The 72 new grants
will extend high-speed internet access to as many as 3,182 business locations and 46,537
residential locations, including 39,778 locations that are currently unserved.
In September of 2020, the PSC will begin accepting applications for the 2021 Broadband
Expansion Grants for another $24 million in funding. This round will include a strong, targeted
focus and prioritization of unserved areas of the state. To assist providers in creating successful
applications that address these highest priority areas, the PSC will publish a listing of census
blocks and communities deemed to be unserved. In April, the PSC awarded an additional $1
million in the Medical Telecommunications Equipment Program to 16 recipients. The program
allows nonprofit medical clinics and public health agencies to purchase equipment that increases
access to telemedicine. In addition to healthcare, education was also a key area impacted by
COVID-19, given its reliance on virtual learning and connectivity.
The financial and practical ability for students to access the internet was cited in a Wisconsin
Policy Forum paper in May, highlighting a 2019 Department of Public Instruction (DPI) survey
that shows a difference in internet access by district size, with larger districts reporting greater
access. Among districts with fewer than 500 students, 47 percent said more than three-quarters of
their students had enough home access to complete assignments, while among districts with
more than 2,000 districts, 80 percent reported meeting that threshold. In partnership with the
DPI, the PSC surveyed hundreds of schools and libraries and other places with public Wi-Fi to
create a map of Emergency Wi-Fi locations where people can drive up and access the internet. In
addition, the Wisconsin Broadband Office has collected and posted on the PSC website lists of
free and discounted internet that providers are offering to the community, and have launched a
state-run internet and phone helpline to assist in finding broadband access, and if none is
available, an Emergency Wi-Fi location.
As businesses and people adjusted to virtual living, working, and learning, employers —
especially those with staff working from home in rural areas — reinforce the need for improved
internet access to maintain their productivity. From agribusiness to manufacturing, industry has
underscored the need for strong and reliable internet connections to serve their rural-based
customers, suppliers, and employees. The Department of Tourism also cites broadband as
essential in rebuilding the state’s hard-hit tourism industry to ensure businesses can remain
competitive, promote their services, manage customer booking, and use cashless payment
technologies. Broadband is a workforce, economic development, education, and healthcare issue
There are many challenges when it comes to connecting everyone. In addition to the Broadband
expansion Grant Program, the solution to these challenges will be multifaceted and will need
input from a variety of stakeholders. The state will need to take a holistic view towards planning
with the goal to connect every Wisconsin citizen to adequate, reliable, equitable and affordable
broadband service.
The WCEDC is putting together Waupaca County’s CDBG CLOSE application, and if all goes well, will be sending that application to the State by the end of September. If approved, the CLOSE funding will be used to construct broadband towers, which will further develop a wireless network that Waupaca County can use to ensure that high-speed internet service is available to as many residents and visitors as possible, which as pointed out above in the WEDC report, is crucial to future of our economy.
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Waupaca Mtmicipal Airport
Brunner Field
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Hangar Rentals
September 2020
Report
2020
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Hangar Number Name of Lessee Rent Contract Check Number Amount Paid
#I Steven Levezow
Cash $375.00
2138 $1,125.00
Check Date Paid Through CTY R
2/4/2020 3/31/2020
05/23/20 01/31/21
2019-2020 -langar Numbe Name of Lessee Rent Contract Check Number Amount Paid Check Date Paid Througr CTY RMonth #2 TroyMillman M24.25
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 2652 $1,424.25 12/09/19 11/30/20 x
2020 Hangar Number Name of Lessee
Month #3 Michael Long
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rent Contract Check Number Amount Paid Check Date Paid Through CTY R
$125.00
Cash 125 1/9/2020 1/31/2020 x
Cash 250 U30/2020 3/31/2020 x
cash $al25.00 3/26/2020 4/30/2020 x
Cash $125.00 4/29/2020 5/31/2020 x
cash
cash
cash
$125.00 6/4/2020 6/30/2020 x
$125.00 7/28/2020 7/31/2020
$125.00 8/17/2020 08/31/20 x
2020
Month
Hangar Number Name of Lessee Rent Contract Check Number Amount Paid Check Date Paid Through CTY R
#4 PMNEnterprise $1,424.25
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
8271 1424.25 3/'1 0/2020 2/28/2021 x
2020 Hangar Number Name of Lessee Rent Contract Check Number Amount Paid
Month #5 )an & Cristal Engli $al25.00 $1,424.25
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
11514 $1,424.25
Check Date Paid Through CTY R
05/27 /20 04/30/21
20'19-2020 Hangar Number Name of Lessee
Month #6 Phil Thompson
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rent Contract Check Number Amount Paid Check Date Paid Through CTY R
$"l25.00
15116 $250.00 2/25/2020 2/29/2020
15121 $250.00 04/02/20 4/30/2020
15134 $250.00 6/17/2020 6/30/2020
2019-2020 Hangar Numbei Name of Lessee Rent Contract Check Number Amount Paid Check Date Paid Through CTY R
Month #7 HJ& J Flying Club $125.00
January
February
March
7418 $250.00 01/07/20 02/31 /2020
7424 $250.00 02/29/20 04/30/20
April
May
June
7429 $250.00 04/30/20 6/30/2020
7434 $125.00 07/14/20 07/31/20
July
August
September
October
5602 $125.00 8/12/2020 8/31 /2020
November
December
2019-2020 HangarNumber NameofLessee
Month # 8 Jim Woroniecki
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rent Contract Check Number
$125.00
8850
Amount Paid Check Date Paid Through CTY X
$1 ,424.25
$1,424.25 6/26/2020 5/31/2021
Waupaca Municipal Airport
Bruwer Field
Lot Lease
September
2020
Report
Month of Contract
January
Hangar #
2
leasee Name
Susan Andersen
Lease Amount
S500.00
Date Paid Check # Paid Through City Rec
1/28/2020 3365 01/31/21 X
February
March
7
1
10
17
Bob Ebbens
Waupaca Foundry
Axel Aircraff
RP Aviation
$500.00
S100.OO
S500.00
S500.00
3/8/2020 1688 02/28/21
3/7/2019 sentdirecttocity 02/28/20
3/15/2020 2052 02/28/21
3/7/2020 1688 2/28/2021
April
15A
Il
KLMR International
Jim Larson
$995.80
$100.00
05/1 5/20
04/1 0/20
63077
2930
04/30/21
04/30/21
May
June
13 Darrel Massman 5250.00 9/8/2019 3633 06/30/20 x
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Month of Contract
July
Hangar # leasee Name Lease Amount
15 Tony Say TSS Hanger LLC 51,000.00
Date Paid
7/6/2020
Check # Paid Through City Rec
3014 07/31/21
August
8 Richard Merkley S100.OO 08/12/20 5602 08/31/21 x
September
October
Paul Roloff
Robert Wubben
Ellen Voie
Maciolek
S100.OO
S500.00
S500.00
9100.00
10/18/19 cash
9/12/2019 996475
09/30/20
09/31/20 X
10/12/19
10/09/19
4094
3286
10/31/20
10/31/20
November
4 Sykes/Polhman 5100.00 12/09/19 7975 11/30/20
December
14
6
16
3
Tim Gorski
Jeff Lange
Steve Nofkee
PMN Enterprises
S250.00
S500.00
S250.00
S500.00
12/08/20 5059 12/31/20
12/31/19 cash 5500.00 12/31/20
12/09/19 1327 12/31/20
12/20/2019 8268 12/31/2020
2020
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Passenger Operations JeUTurbo Piston
236 309 82
383 568 108
285 541 75
95 238 6
271 497 16
321 601 9
699 1012 37
389 797 16
65
128
123
77
164
197
385
244
Based
112
168
142
48
94
101
127
130
Transit
55
35
80
108 WithoutWF Numbers
288 Without WF Numbers
'l 33 Without WF Numbers
Total 2020
CITY OF WAUPACA CITY PLAN COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL AND VIA VIDEO / TELECONFERENCING 5:15 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Brian Smith, Chairperson, Commissioners Ald. Alan Kjelland, Justin Berrens, Public Works Director, Tracy Behrendt, Pat Phair and John Kneer
Absent: Ald. Eric Olson (excused)
Others Present: Aaron Jenson, City Administrator, Andrew Dane and Jeff Sanders, Zoning Administrator 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOVED by Ald. Kjelland SECONDED by Comm. Phair to APPROVE the Agenda with uploaded minutes as presented. 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote.
3. APPROVAL OF PLAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES: July 13, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes and July 29, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes
MOVED by Comm. Phair, SECONDED by Ald. Kjelland to APPROVE the July 13, 2020 City Plan Commission Public Hearing and Meeting Minutes with one correction that this was a ‘special’ meeting not a ‘regular’ meeting as listed on the minutes and places them on file and to approve the July 29, 2020 Special meeting minutes. 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote.
4. SITE PLAN REVIEW / WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP., AMERICAN TRANSMISSION COMPANY, AGENT, 430 RIVER STREET
Jeff Sanders, Zoning Administrator said this proposed site by Wisconsin Public Service Corp., American Transmission Company, Agent, 430 River Street is compliant with the zoning ordinance and he recommends approval of the site plan. Justin Berrens, Public Works Director commented that this Site Plan is based on DNR recommendations which included the following:
• Total square foot disturbance should be estimated and noted. • Will any erosion control devices be needed? None are noted. • Surface runoff drainage direction should be noted on the plan sheet. • During heavy rain falls the public road way and ditch lines get overwhelmed with storm water in this
area. The gravel driveways should be regraded to direct water to nearby wooded areas and not to the gravel road. Please include reshaping gravel to promote proper drainage.
MOVED by Comm. Phair, SECONDED by Comm. Kneer to APPROVE the Site Plan for Wisconsin Public Service Corp., American Transmission Company, Agent, 430 River Street. 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent, 1 abstain (Ald. Kjelland). MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote.
City Plan Commission August 5, 2020
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5. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE / REVIEW LAND USE CHAPTER
Informational, discussion only. 7. REPORTS: JULY 2020 BUILDING PERMITS, JULY 2020 CODE ENFORCEMENT STATUS REPORT AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
a. July 2020 Building Permits – informational b. July 2020 Code Enforcement Status Report - informational c. Development Update – informational
8. ADJOURNMENT
MOVED by Ald. Kjelland, SECONDED by Comm. Kneer, to ADJOURN the August 5, 2020 Regular City Plan Commission Meeting. 6 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m. Mayor Brian Smith, Chairperson ss
POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 @4:31 P.M. Via Video/Teleconferencing Present: Commissioners Bryon Gyldenvand, Chairperson, Jim Schulz, Mary Phair, Romie Jungers and Don Fisher Also Present: Chief Brian Hoelzel, Captain John Helgeson, Jeri Allen, Josh Werner
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVE AGENDA MOVED by Comm. Schulz, SECONDED by Comm. Jungers to APPROVE the agenda as presented. 5 ayes, 0 nays 0 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote.
3. MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 11 2020 MEETING
MOVED by Comm. Fisher, SECONDED by Comm. Schulz to APPROVE the Minutes from the August 2020 meeting. 5 ayes, 0 nays 0 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote. 4. REVIEW OF THE AUGUST 2020 EXPENSE REPORT
MOVED by Comm. Schulz SECONDED by Comm. Phair to APPROVE the August 2020 Expense Report. 5 ayes, 0 nays 0 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote. 5. RESIGNATION OF SGT. BRENT KRUEGER
MOVED by Comm. Jungers SECONDED by Comm. Schulz to APPROVE the resignation of Sgt. Brent Krueger. 5 ayes, 0 nays 0 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote. 6. CERTIFICATE 5 YEARS OF SERVICE – OFFICER DAN WASRUD - informational
7. CHIEF’S MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST 2020
MOVED by Comm. Schulz, SECONDED by Comm. Fisher to APPROVE the August 2020 Chief’s Monthly Report. 5 ayes, 0 nays 0 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote. 8. THANK YOU CARDS FROM BREAD BASKET/ COMMUNITY - informational
Police and Fire Commission Meeting September 8, 2020
9. MOTION TO CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH WISCONSIN STATE STATUES 19.85(1)(C)
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION FOR HIRING PROCESS / CANDIDATES FOR THE PATROL OFFICER AND PATROL SGT.
Convene into closed session 4:39 p.m. MOVED by Comm. Jungers SECONDED by Comm. Schulz to APPROVE the closed session. 5 ayes, 0 nays 0 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote. 10. MOTION TO RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION FOR POSSIBLE ACTION
Reconvene into open session 4:47 p.m. MOVED by Comm. Fisher SECONDED by Comm. Schulz to APPROVE the reconvening into open session. 5 ayes, 0 nays 0 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote. 11. ADJOURNMENT
MOVED by Comm. Fisher, SECONDED by Comm. Jungers to ADJOURN the Regular September 8, 2020 Police and Fire Commission Meeting. 5 ayes, 0 nays 0 absent. MOTION CARRIED on a voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m. Commissioner Bryon Glydenvand, Chairperson Police and Fire Commission ja
CITY OF WAUPACA COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY AUGUST 18, 2020 VIA VIDEO / TELECONFERENCING 6:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to regulations, the Common Council of the city of Waupaca met on the above date and time.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. REPORT FROM CLERK ON OPEN MEETING LAW COMPLIANCE
Sandy Stiebs, City Clerk stated this meeting and all other meetings of the Common Council are open to the public. Proper notice has been posted and given to the Media in accordance with Wisconsin State Statutes so that the citizens may be aware of the time, place, and agenda of this meeting.
4. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Brian Smith, Alderpersons Steve Hackett, Lori Chesnut, Paul Hagen, Alan Kjelland, Scott Purchatzke, Dave Peterson, Paul Mayou, Dmitri Martin and Eric Olson Absent: Ald. Mary Phair (excused)
Also Present: Aaron Jenson, City Administrator, Sandy Stiebs, City Clerk, Kathy Kasza, Finance Director/Treasurer, Peg Burington, Library Director, City Attorney Tom Hart, Justin Berrens, Public Works Director, Andrew Whitman, Parks and Recreation Director, Police Chief Brian Hoelzel and Josh Werner, IT Community Media Director
A quorum was declared. 5. CONSENT AGENDA
A. MONTHLY REPORTS:
1. Finance Director/Treasurer’s Report for the Month of August 2020 2. Director of Public Works Report for the Month of August 2020 3. Parks & Recreation Department and Income Report for the Month of August 2020 4. Police Department Report for the Month of August 2020 5. IT/Community Media Director Report for the Month of August 2020 6. City Clerk’s Report for the Month of August 2020 7. City Administrator’s Report for the Month of August 2020
B. PAY REQUESTS AND CHANGE ORDERS, INVOICES FOR PROJECTS/CONTRACTS HAVING PRIOR COUNCIL APPROVAL AND ANY OTHER INVOICES THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL: none
C. MONTHLY/QUARTERLY/ANNUAL REPORTS: 1. Waupaca County Economic Development Corp. Monthly Report for July 2020 2. Waupaca Municipal Airport Hangar Report for August 2020
D. APPROVAL OF BILLS – CITY GENERAL, WATER, SEWER, AND SPECIAL FUNDS
Council Proceedings August 18, 2020
E. MEETING MINUTES: 1. AIRPORT BOARD
• Minutes of a Regular Meeting on July 22, 2020 2. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
• Minutes of a Public Hearing and Regular Meeting on July 27, 2020 3. CITY PLAN COMMISSION
• Minutes of a Public Hearing and Special Meeting on July 13, 2020 • Minutes of a Special Meeting on July 29, 2020
4. POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION • Minutes of a Regular Meeting on August 11, 2020
5. JOINT REVIEW BOARD • Minutes of a Special Meeting on July 28, 2020
6. COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS • Minutes of a Public Hearing and Regular Meeting on July 21, 2020
Under Letter A Monthly Reports, No. 1 the Finance Director/Treasurer’s Report for the Month of August was uploaded to the city website. MOVED by Ald. Chesnut, SECONDED by Ald. Kjelland, Council APPROVES of the Consent Agenda as Amended. 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. 6. REGULAR AGENDA MOVED by Ald. Olson SECONDED by Ald. Martin Council APPROVES of the Regular Agenda as printed. 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE.
7. NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE: 1. Thank You Note from the Community Blood Center - informational
B. PUBLIC INPUT: none
C. COMMUNITY / DEPARTMENT HEAD ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS: -Cheryl Sletten, Rotary Club of Waupaca thanked the Council for their continued support of Rotary.
Ms. Sletten explained the year-long Rotary Youth Club and encouraged listeners to consider joining the program as well as becoming a host family.
-Kathy Kasza, Finance Director/Treasurer reported that she has hired Michelle Morzfeld part time to help with the utility billing. Ms. Kasza said there should be a 1.5% increase in the tax levy this year and she will be refinancing the city’s bonds because of the current low interest rates.
-Peg Burington, Library Director reported that the Community and Library met their goal of We Read 5000. The snap shot exhibit is still around the gazebo which is photographs that center around the Safer at Home time. The Library has installed a new system for check out and check in and they are working on virtual programming for the upcoming fall.
Council Proceedings August 18, 2020
–Justin Berrens, Public Works Director reported the Wastewater Department Clarifier rehabilitation project is underway and they are taking steps to prevent mercury from entering our environment per EPA mandates. The Water Utility Department is getting ready to install meter vault at Oak Manor Trailer Park. The meter vault will provide a “master meter” to meter the entire park instead of each individual unit.
-Andrew Whitman, Parks and Recreation Director reported that his department is working with
Habitat for Humanity about holding a Rock the Block event on September 26, 2020. And they will be having a movie in the park at Swan Park where families can pull up in the parking lot to watch a movie and listen to it on their radio. There will also be food trucks available. The Senior Center will be hosting a Drive in Bingo and they are also making grab bags.
-Chief Brian Hoelzel reported that they are replacing the existing hot water boiler with Automate Comfort Controls being the lowest bid. Chief also introduced the newest Officer Paul Przybelski to the Police and Fire Commission.
–Josh Werner, IT Community Media Director reported he is still in discussions with Waupaca County, Dave Thiel, WEDC and a landowner where they are interested in installing a tower. He has also installed key fob entrances to two more city hall doors.
-Sandy Stiebs, City Clerk reported that her department was extremely busy with Election duties and
voters who wished to absentee vote by mail or in person. A total of 759 absentee ballots were issued of which 506 were received back to be counted. After we closed the Polls on Election Day and tallied the votes there were 848 voters overall or a 27% voter turnout and now her office is gearing up for the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election. Ms. Stiebs is also looking to purchase and install a ballot drop box prior to the next Election.
–Aaron Jenson, City Administrator reported on the updated Comprehensive Plan and the updated
Zoning Code adding that both projects are in the works and coming along nicely. His department is putting an RFP together for Assessor services for 2021 and 2022 with the bid due date of September 18, 2020. There will also be a Waupaca Counts Picnic which is in partnership with Foundations for Living and the Census on August 27, 2020 at South Park from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Ordinance No. 07-2020, An Ordinance Amending the Official Traffic Map of the City of Waupaca, Wisconsin by Changing Street Signs (2nd Reading) – Justin Berrens, Public Works Director MOVED by Ald. Kjelland SECONDED by Ald. Chesnut Council ADOPTS Ordinance No. 07-2020, An Ordinance Amending the Official Traffic Map of the City of Waupaca, Wisconsin by Changing Street Signs. ON A CALL OF THE ROLL Ald. Hackett, Ald. Chesnut, Ald. Hagen, Ald. Kjelland, Ald. Purchatzke, Ald. Peterson, Ald. Mayou, Ald. Martin and Ald. Olson voted aye, 0 nays,1 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE. 9. NEW BUSINESS:
Council Proceedings August 18, 2020 a. Request by H. H. Hinder Brewing Co., Mike Stroik to extend his Premise Description to include a Tent for Hinder Fest 2020 to be held on Saturday September 12, 2020 from Noon – 10:00 p.m. – Sandy Stiebs, City Clerk Aaron Jenson, City Administrator said that Mike Stroik is requesting to extend his premise description for H. H. Hinder for their annual event Hinder Fest 2020. Everything will be the same as last year except they are ending the tent festivities between 8:00-8:30 p.m., all tables will be social distanced, there will be a fence around the tent with two manned gates checking I.D.’s and masks required, as well as hand sanitizer stations available. MOVED by Ald. Chesnut SECONDED by Ald. Martin Council APPROVES of the request by H. H. Hinder Brewing Co., Mike Stroik to extend his Premise Description to include a Tent for Hinder Fest 2020 to be held on Saturday September 12, 2020 from noon – 10:00 p.m. 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. Ald. Hackett left the meeting. b. Portable Radio Purchase for Waupaca Police Department – Chief Brian Hoelzel Chief Brian Hoelzel received three quotes to purchase and upgrade the Police Department’s portable radios and asked Council to approve awarding the contract to Northway Communications, Inc. for a total of $27,356.57 MOVED by Ald. Chesnut SECONDED by Ald. Kjelland Council APPROVES of the Purchase of Portable Radios for the Waupaca Police Department from Northway Communications, Wausau, WI for n amount not to exceed $27,356.57. ON A CALL OF THE ROLL Ald. Chesnut, Ald. Hagen, Ald. Kjelland, Ald. Purchatzke, Ald. Peterson, Ald. Mayou, Ald. Martin and Ald. Olson voted aye, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE.
c. Taser Purchase for Waupaca Police Department – Chief Brian Hoelzel
Chief Brian Hoelzel said that currently the Waupaca Police Department has seven Tasers that are shared amongst patrol staff when they are working. He is requesting to purchase eight more to provide each officer their own less lethal weapon. Chief would like to purchase these from Axon Enterprises, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona for an amount not to exceed $12,359.44 MOVED by Ald. Kjelland SECONDED by Ald. Chesnut Council APPROVES of purchasing 8 Tasers from Axon Enterprises, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona for an amount not to exceed $12,359.44. ON A CALL OF THE ROLL Ald. Chesnut, Ald. Hagen, Ald. Kjelland, Ald. Purchatzke, Ald. Peterson, Ald. Mayou, Ald. Martin and Ald. Olson voted aye, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE. d. Employee Handbook Temporary revision: Flex Time Policy – Aaron Jenson, City Administrator
City Administrator Aaron Jenson explained that while the schools are shut down, employees are asked to balance work duties with helping their children keep pace through virtual learning. In a response, he is recommending to temporarily amend the city’s Flex Time Policy to assist employees in meeting both responsibilities by increasing the city’s current 4 hours per week to 8 hours per week. This will be short term only.
Council Proceedings August 18, 2020 MOVED by Ald. Purchatzke SECONDED by Ald. Peterson Council APPROVES of the Employee Handbook Temporary Revision to the City’s Flex Time Policy in the Employee Handbook. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. e. License Report No. 1509, Taxi Driver’s License Renewal – Sandy Stiebs, City Clerk MOVED by Ald. Olson SECONDED by Ald. Chesnut Council APPROVES License Report No. 1509, Taxi Driver’s License Renewal, pending background checks and payment of any monies owed to the city. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE.
f. License Report No. 1510, Operator’s Licenses – Sandy Stiebs, City Clerk
MOVED by Ald. Kjelland SECONDED by Ald. Chesnut Council APPROVES License Report No. 1510, Operator’s Licenses, pending background checks and payment of any monies owed to the city. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. 10. ISSUES/PROJECT DISCUSSION (30 MINUTE MAXIMUM)-NO ACTION REQUIRED - none 11. COMMUNICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MAYOR Mayor Smith said he is considering that all future council meetings be held via video / teleconferencing versus in person at the Council Chambers and will discuss this option with city staff. 12. ADJOURNMENT MOVED by Ald. Hagen, SECONDED by Ald. Martin Council ADJOURNS until the next Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday September 1, 2020, subject to call. 8 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent. MOTION CARRIED ON A VOICE VOTE. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:01 P.M. Mayor Brian Smith
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Ordinance No. 08-2020 This Ordinance repeals and recreates Chapter 13.02 (Sewer Use Regulations)
City of Waupaca Municipal Code
13.02 - SEWER USE REGULATIONS (Rep. & Recr. Ord. #03-15(2015))
(1) INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS. This Chapter sets uniform requirements for discharging waters and wastes into the public sewerage system within the City. This Chapter enables the City to protect public health in conformity with administrative provisions, water quality requirements and other discharge criteria which are required or authorized by local, State and Federal law. The objectives of this Chapter are as follows:
(a) To regulate the construction and use of public and private sewers and drains, and disposal of holding tank and septic tank wastes into the public sewerage system.
(b) To provide for annexations and connections to the public sewerage system.
(c) To provide a means of determining wastewater volumes, constituents and characteristics, and to issue permits to certain users.
(d) To set limitations or restrictions on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged to the system to prevent the introduction of pollutants into the wastewater facilities which will damage the facilities, interfere with the normal adequate treatment in the wastewater facilities, pass through the system into the receiving waters, or contaminate the resulting municipal sludge.
(e) To recover from users of the wastewater facilities, on an equitable basis, the share of the wastewater facilities costs attributable to such users and to provide funds for the operation and maintenance, maintenance project account, debt retirement, and replacement of the wastewater facilities.
(f) To set penalties for violations of the requirements of this Chapter, and to set forth collection of nonpayment of bills.
(2) ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS. It is not intended by this Chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul, impair, or interfere with any existing easements, covenants, deed restrictions, agreements, rules, regulations, ordinances or permits previously adopted or issued pursuant to law. However, wherever this article imposes greater restrictions, the provisions of this Chapter shall govern.
(3) INTERPRETATION. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements and shall be liberally construed in favor of the City and shall not be deemed a limitation or repeal of any other power granted by the statutes of the State of Wisconsin.
(4) SANITARY REGULATIONS.
(a) Public wastewater collection facilities are required to be used for the deposit of human wastes, garbage or other liquid wastes that cannot be discharged into a receiving stream or disposed of in any other manner in accordance with federal and state statutes and state administrative regulations and approved by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to maintain, keep in existence or use any outdoor toilet, privy or cesspool within the corporate limits of the City except where the property does not abut on any street or alley wherein a sewer has been laid, in which event the owner or occupant of said premises shall be required to construct and maintain a covered cesspool or septic tank.
(c) It is the duty of the City employees and officials and all police officers to regularly inspect all premises and all thoroughfares in the City and enforce the provisions of this Chapter; and to that end, health, inspection and law enforcement officials are authorized to enter upon the premises of any individual, firm, or corporation for the purpose of making said inspection.
(5) DEFINITIONS. Unless the text specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows:
(a) Accidental Discharge. Any discharge which was not intentional and shall include as well a discharge caused by gross negligence or wanton or reckless conduct.
(b) Ammonia Nitrogen (NH 3 -N). One of the oxidation states of nitrogen in which nitrogen is combined with hydrogen in molecular form as NH 3 or in ionized form as NH 4 + . Quantitative determination of ammonia nitrogen shall be made in accordance with Chapter NR 219 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(c) Applicable Pretreatment Standard. Any standard established by Federal, State or local authority limiting the discharge of pollutants that may be discharged or introduced into a wastewater treatment system by specific Industrial Dischargers.
(d) Approving Authority. The City Council or its duly authorized deputy, agent or representative.
(e) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD 5 ). The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter in 5 days at 20° Centigrade., expressed as milligrams per liter. Quantitative determination of BOD 5 shall be made in accordance with Chapter NR 219 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(f) Building Inspector. The Building Inspector of the City or said person's appointed assistant, agent or representative.
(g) City. The City of Waupaca, Wisconsin City Council or its duly authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
(h) Combined Sewer. A sewer designed to receive both wastewater and storm or surface water.
(i) Commercial User. Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conduct of a profit oriented enterprise in the fields of construction, wholesale or retail trade, finance, insurance, real estate or services, and who discharges primarily normal domestic sewage. This definition shall also include multi-family residences having 3 or more units served by a single meter.
(j) Compatible Pollutant. Biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, pH, fecal coliform bacteria, chemical oxygen demand, phosphorus and phosphorus compounds, nitrogen and nitrogen compounds, or any additional pollutants identified in the WPDES permit issued to the City for its wastewater treatment system, provided that such wastewater treatment system was designed to treat such pollutants and, in fact, does remove such pollutants to a substantial degree.
(k) Debt Service. Costs to the Sewer Department for the retirement of debts incurred in the provision of wastewater facilities, including both principal and interest.
(l) Easement. An acquired legal right for the specific user of land owned by others.
(m) Equipment Replacement Fund Costs. Expenditures for processing and installing equipment, accessories or appurtenances that are necessary during the useful life of the wastewater facilities to maintain the capacity and performance for which such facilities were designed and constructed.
(n) Excessive. Means in such magnitude that, in the judgment of the City, it will cause damage to any facility, will be harmful to the wastewater treatment system to the degree required to meet the requirements of the WPDES permit, can otherwise endanger life, limb or public property, and/or which can constitute a notable public nuisance.
(o) Fats, Oil, and Grease. A group of substances including fats, waxes, free fatty acids, calcium and magnesium soaps, mineral oils, and certain other non-fatty materials. Quantitative determination of fats, oil, and grease shall be made in accordance with Chapter NR 219 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(p) Floatable Oil. Oil, fat or grease in a physical state such that it will separate by gravity from wastewater by treatment in an approved pretreatment facility. A wastewater shall be considered
free of floatable oil if it is properly pretreated and the wastewater does not interfere with the collection or treatment system.
(q) Flow Proportional Sample. Sample taken that is proportional to the volume of flow during the sampling period.
(r) Garbage. The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of food products and produce.
(s) Grease. A group of substances including fats, waxes, free fatty acids, calcium and magnesium soaps, mineral oils, and certain non-fatty materials as analyzed for in accordance with Chapter NR 219 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(t) Ground Garbage. The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers with no particle greater than ½-inch in any dimension.
(u) High-Strength Wastewater. Wastewater in which BOD 5 , suspended solids, nitrogen or phosphorus concentrations BOD 5 (275 mg/L), suspended solids (293 mg/L), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (43 mg/L), and phosphorus concentrations (9 mg/L) or other pollutants exceed domestic strength wastewater as defined within this chapter.
(v) Incompatible Pollutant. Any and all pollutants that the wastewater treatment system either is not designed to remove, or, is incapable of being removed through the wastewater treatment system.
(w) Industrial User. Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conduct of a profit-oriented enterprise in the fields of manufacturing, transportation, communications or utilities, mining, agriculture, forestry or fishing.
(x) Industrial Waste. Any solid, liquid or gaseous substance discharged, permitted to flow or escaping from any industrial, manufacturing, commercial or business establishment or process or from the development, recovery or processing of any natural resources, as distinct from sanitary sewage.
(y) Institutional User. Any user whose premises are used primarily for the conduct of activities of a social, charitable or educational character.
(z) Interceptor Sewer. A sewer whose primary purpose is to convey sewage from a wastewater collection system or systems to a wastewater treatment system. Size of the sewer is not a factor.
(aa) Infiltration. The water unintentionally entering sanitary sewers, building drains and building sewers, from the ground, through such means as, but not limited to, defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manhole walls. (Infiltration does not include and is distinguished from, inflow.)
(bb) Infiltration/Inflow. The total quantity of water from both infiltration and inflow without distinguishing the source.
(cc) Inflow. The water discharge into the sanitary sewers, building drains and building sewers, from such sources as, but not limited to, roof leaders, cellar, yard and area drains, foundation drains, unpolluted cooling water discharges, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections from storm sewers and combined sewers, catch basins, stormwaters, surface runoff, street wash waters or drainage. (Inflow does not include, and is distinguished from infiltration.)
(dd) Injure the System. To damage or destroy facilities being a part of the wastewater collection or treatment facilities; to cause an upset of the wastewater treatment system; to obstruct or interfere with the flow of the wastewater anywhere in the system; to cause a public nuisance; or to cause a violation of the City's WPDES permit.
(ee) Interference. A discharge, which alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, directly or indirectly, both, inhibits or disrupts the City's wastewater treatment system, its treatment processes or operations or its sludge processes, use or disposal; and therefore, is a cause of a violation of the City's WPDES permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation), or of the prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal in compliance with any of the following statutory/regulatory provisions or permits issued thereunder, or any more stringent State or local regulations: Section 405 of the Act; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, including Title II commonly referred to as RCRA; Chapters 144 and 147, Wis. Sat.; the Clean Air Act; TSCA; and the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act.
(ff) Maintenance Project Account Costs. Expenditures for maintenance at the wastewater treatment works that is not covered under the equipment replacement fund schedule.
(gg) May. May is permissive (see "Shall").
(hh) Natural Outlet. Any outlet, including storm sewers and combined sewer overflows, into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other body of surface water or groundwater.
(ii) Normal Domestic Wastewater. Sanitary wastewater discharged to the wastewater collection system in which BOD 5 , suspended solids, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, and phosphorus concentrations do not exceed normal concentrations presented in Appendix "A."
(jj) Operation and Maintenance Expenses. Includes all expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of the wastewater collection and treatment systems, as well as the costs associated with periodic equipment replacement necessary for maintaining capacity and performance of wastewater collection and treatment systems.
Includes all ordinary and necessary costs to the City of carrying out and administering its powers, duties and functions of operating and maintaining the WWTP. The cost shall include, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: wages and administrative expenses, legal, accounting, engineering and consultants' fees and expenses. The cost shall also include payments to retirement, health and hospitalization funds, fringe benefits, insurance premiums, expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories, or appurtenances that are necessary to maintain the capacity and performance of the WWTP during its service life. All other ordinary and necessary costs required to support the daily operations of the WWTP and on site sewer maintenance shall be included in the cost.
(kk) Pass Through. A discharge which exits the City's wastewater treatment system into waters of the State of Wisconsin in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with a discharge or discharges from other sources, is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the City's WPDES permit, including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation.
(ll) Person. Any and all persons, including any individual, firm, company, municipal or private corporation, association, society, institution, enterprise, governmental agency or other entity.
(mm) pH. The logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. The concentration is the weight of hydrogen ions, in grams, per liter of solution. Neutral water, for example, has a pH value of 7 and a hydrogen-ion concentration of 10 -7 .
(nn) Phosphorus (P). Total phosphorus in wastewater, which may be present in any of 3 principal forms: orthophosphate, polyphosphates or organic phosphates. Quantitative determination of total phosphorus shall be made in accordance with Chapter NR 219 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(oo) Pollutant. Dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, medical wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discharged equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, municipal, agricultural and industrial wastes, and certain characteristics of wastewaters (e.g., pH, temperature, total suspended solids (TSS), turbidity, color, BOD5, chemical oxygen demand (COD), toxicity, or odor).
(pp) Pretreatment. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater prior to, or in lieu of, introducing such pollutants into the City's wastewater treatment system. This reduction or alteration can be obtained by physical, chemical, or biological processes; by process changes; or by other means, except by diluting the concentration of the pollutants unless allowed by a applicable pretreatment standard.
(qq) Pretreatment Requirement. Any substantive or procedural requirement related to pretreatment imposed on a sanitary sewer user, other than a pretreatment standard.
(rr) Pretreatment Standards or Standards. Pretreatment standards shall mean prohibited discharge standards, categorical pretreatment standards, and local limits.
(ss) Private Building Drain. That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning 5 feet (1.5 meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
(tt) Private Building Sewer. The extension from the private building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal. Once constructed, the portion of the private building sewer located within the public right of way or easement shall be considered an integral part of the public sewer, and the only structural integrity of this portion shall become the responsibility of the City. All other routine maintenance will be the responsibility of the private property owner.
(uu) Properly Shredded Garbage. The residue from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food that has been shredded to such degree that all particles will be carried freely in suspension under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than ½-inch in any dimension.
(vv) Public Authority. Any user whose premises are used for the conduct of the legislative, judicial, administrative or regulatory activities of Federal, State, local or international units of government; government-owned educational facilities; government-owned health facilities; or government-owned recreational facilities. This does not include government-owned or operated business establishments.
(ww) Public Sewer. Any sewer provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of the City. It shall also include sewers within or outside the City boundaries that serve one or more persons and ultimately discharge into the City wastewater collection system, even though those sewers may not have been constructed with City funds.
(xx) Receiving Waters. Any watercourse, river, pond, ditch, lake, aquifer or other body of surface or subsurface water receiving discharge of sewage.
(yy) Residential User. Any user whose premises are used primarily as a domicile for one or more persons and discharges only domestic wastes, but not including multi-family dwellings classified as commercial users as defined in sub. (5)(l).
(zz) Sanitary Sewage. A combination of liquid and water-carried wastes discharged from toilets and/or sanitary plumbing facilities, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may have inadvertently entered the sanitary sewer.
(aaa) Sanitary Sewer. A sewer that carries liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with minor quantities of ground, storm and surface water that are not admitted intentionally.
(bbb) Segregated Domestic Wastes. May be defined as wastes from nonresidential sources resulting from normal domestic activities. These activities are distinguished from industrial, trade and/or process discharge wastes.
(ccc) Septage. The wastewater or contents of septic or holding tanks, dosing chambers, grease interceptors, seepage beds, seepage pits, seepage trenches, privies or portable restrooms.
(ddd) Sewage. Also referred to as wastewater. A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
(eee) Sewerage System. All properties, structures, manholes, catch basins, inlets, pipes, equipment and conduits for the purpose of collecting, treating, testing and disposing of domestic wastewater and/or industrial or other wastewaters, as existing now or hereafter added to, expanded or improved.
(fff) Sewer. A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water.
(ggg) Sewer Use Charge. The charge levied on users of the wastewater facilities for the user's proportional share of the capital related expenses, replacement costs, and operation and maintenance costs of wastewater facilities.
(hhh) Shall. "Shall" is mandatory; "May" is permissible.
(iii) Significant Industrial Sanitary Sewer User. All industrial sanitary sewer users subject to categorical pretreatment standards; or any industrial sanitary sewer user that discharges a flow of 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater to the wastewater collection and treatment systems (excluding sanitary, non contact cooling, and boiler blowdown wastewater); any industrial sanitary sewer user that contributes a process waste stream which makes up 5% or more of the average dry weather hydraulic or organic capacity of the System; or is designated as such by the City on the basis that it has a reasonable potential for adversely affecting the wastewater collection and treatment systems operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
(jjj) Slug. Any discharge of water or wastewater with a concentration or flow for any time period greater than 15 minutes that exceeds 5 times the average 24-hour concentration or flow that adversely affects the system and/or performance of the wastewater treatment system.
(kkk) Storm Drain (storm sewer). A drain or sewer for conveying water, groundwater, subsurface water or unpolluted water from any source.
(lll) Stormwater Runoff. That portion of the rainfall that is drained into the sewers.
(mmm) Superintendent. The Superintendent of Wastewater for the City or his authorized deputy, agent or representative.
(nnn) Suspended Solids (SS). Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquid, and that are removable by laboratory filtering. Quantitative determination of suspended solids shall be made in accordance with Chapter NR 219 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(ooo) Time Composite Sample (24 Hours). The combination of individual samples taken at intervals of not more than one hour.
(ppp) Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN). Total organic nitrogen and ammonia nitrogen of the wastewater. Quantitative determination of TKN shall be made in accordance with Chapter NR 219 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code.
(qqq) Toxic Substance. Any substance whether gaseous, liquid or solid which, when discharged to the wastewater facilities in sufficient quantities, interferes with any wastewater treatment process, or constitutes a hazard to human beings or animals, or inhibits aquatic life in the receiving waters of the effluent from the wastewater treatment system.
(rrr) Unmetered User. A user who is not connected to the municipal water system and thereby does not have his private water supply metered.
(sss) Unpolluted Water. Water of quality equal to or better than the effluent criteria in effect or water that would not cause violation of receiving water quality standards and would not be benefited by discharge to the wastewater facilities provided.
(ttt) User. Any person who discharges or causes to be discharged domestic wastewater, industrial discharges or any other wastewater into the wastewater collection system.
(uuu) User Charge Equivalent (UCE). The basic unit of charging for sewer service and shall represent the volume and demand factors of wastewater discharged into the wastewater facilities by a single family residence with the capability of producing normal domestic wastewater and shall further reflect the peak discharge into the wastewater facilities by such a user.
(vvv) User Classes. Categories of users having similar flows and water characteristics; that is, levels of BOD 5 , suspended solids, phosphorus, nitrogen, etc. For the purposes of this Chapter, there shall be 4 user classes, i.e., residential, multi-family, commercial, industrial and public authority.
(www) User Charge System. That system which generates operation and maintenance, replacement and debt retirement revenues equitably for providing each user category with services.
(xxx) Wastewater. The spent water of a community. From the standpoint of source, it may be a combination of the liquid and water-carried wastes from residences, commercial buildings, industrial plants and institutions, together with any groundwater, surface water and storm water that may be present.
(yyy) Wastewater Collection Facilities. Wastewater Collection Facilities include gravity sanitary sewers, gravity sanitary sewer laterals, pressure sanitary sewers, pressure sanitary sewer laterals, grinder pump stations, sewage lift stations, sewage force mains, flow equalization facilities and associated appurtenances. The Wastewater Collection Facilities are collectively referred to in this Ordinance as the "Wastewater Collection System".
(zzz) Wastewater Facilities. The City's structures, equipment and processes which are designed to collect, carry and treat domestic wastewater and industrial discharge.
(aaaa) Wastewater Parameters. Includes volume, BOD 5 , suspended solids, phosphorus, nitrogen, actual customers, equivalent meters and such additional parameters as may, from time to time, be determined by the City.
(bbbb) Wastewater Treatment Works. An arrangement of devices and structures for treating wastewater and sludge. Wastewater Treatment Works includes the influent pumping facilities, preliminary treatment facilities, primary treatment facilities, secondary treatment facilities, disinfection facilities, sludge treatment and stabilization facilities, sludge storage and disposal facilities, operation and maintenance facilities, ancillary facilities, administrative facilities, and associated appurtenances operated by the City for treatment of wastewater. The Wastewater Treatment Works are collectively referred to in this Ordinance as the "Wastewater Treatment System".
(cccc) Watercourse. A natural or artificial channel for the passage of water, either continuously or intermittently.
(dddd) WPDES Permit. The Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) permit issued to the City to discharge pollutants under Chapter NR 210, Wisconsin Administrative Code, pursuant to Chapter 147 of the Wisconsin Statutes.
(6) USE OF THE PUBLIC SEWERS.
(a) Management. The management, operation and control of the sewer system for the City is vested in the City Council of the City of Waupaca. All records, minutes, and all proceedings thereof shall be kept by the City Clerk and the financial records shall be kept by the City Finance Director.
(b) Construction. The City shall have the power to construct sewer lines for public use and shall have the power to lay sewer pipes in and through the alleys, streets and public grounds of the City and, generally, to do all such work as may be found necessary or convenient in the
management of the sewer system. The City shall have power by themselves, their officers, agents and servants to enter upon any land for the purpose of making examination or supervise in the performance of their duties under this Chapter without liability therefor and the City shall have power to purchase and acquire for the sewer utility all real and personal property which may be necessary for construction of the sewer system or for any repair, remodeling or additions thereto.
(c) User Rules and Regulations. The rules, regulations and sewer rates of the City hereinafter set forth shall be considered a part of the contract with every person, company or corporation who is connected with the sewer system and every such person, company or corporation by connecting with the sewer system shall be considered as expressing his or their assent to be bound thereby. Whenever any of said rules and regulations, or such others as the City may hereafter adopt are violated, the service shall be shut off from the building or place of such violation (even though 2 or more parties are receiving service through the same connection) and shall not be re-established except by order of the City and, on payment of all arrears, the expenses and established charges of shutting off and putting on and such other terms as the City may determine and a satisfactory understanding with the party that no further cause for complaint shall arise. In case of such violation, the City, furthermore, may declare any payment made for the service by the party or parties committing such violation to be forfeited and the same shall thereupon be forfeited. The right is reserved to the City to change the rules, regulations and sewer rates from time to time as they may deem advisable and to make special rates and contracts in all proper cases.
(d) Public Utility. The Utility shall be operated by the City as a public utility in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the ordinances and resolutions of the City and the rates and charges herein set forth shall be applicable to all services furnished and made available by said Utility to the City and its inhabitants and all other persons, firms and corporations, both public and private, until modified by ordinance amendatory hereof or supplemental hereto, provided, however, that such rates and charges as amended shall always be fixed, maintained and collected in such amounts as shall produce gross revenues adequate to pay as incurred all costs of the operation and maintenance of the Utility and to accumulate an adequate reserve for the depreciation thereof and to pay when due the principal of and the interest on all bonds of the City which are payable from the revenues of the Utility.
(e) Funds. The funds received from the operation of the public utility, in accordance with the rates and charges authorized by this Chapter, shall be deposited at regular intervals in a depository to be designated by the City and shall be set aside into a special and separate fund heretofore provided for by the City for the reasonable and proper operation and maintenance of said Utility for a proper and adequate equipment replacement fund and plant maintenance fund and for the payment of interest and principal of bonds issued and outstanding, or which may be hereafter issued to provide funds to construct, improve or extend such public utility.
(f) Sanitary Sewers. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any unpolluted waters as storm water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling water to any sanitary sewer except storm water runoff from limited areas, which storm water may be polluted at times may be discharged to the sanitary sewer by permission of the Approving Authority. The Approving Authority has the right to require sewer users, at the sewer user's expense, to repair or replace private building sewers that have infiltration.
(g) User Connections.
1. The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right of way in which there is now located or may, in the future, be located a public sanitary sewer of the City is hereby required at the owners' expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and connect such facilities directly to the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter within 3 months after the date of official notice from the Approving Authority to do so.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to displace, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
3. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Chapter.
(h) Storm Sewers. Storm water other than that exempted under this paragraph and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Approving Authority and other regulatory agencies. Unpolluted industrial cooling water or process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Approving Authority, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
(i) Discharge Prohibitions. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewer:
1. Any waste or other substance directly into a manhole, catch basin or inlet. All discharges, including trucked or hauled pollutants, to the sewer shall be through an approved sewer connection at an approved location.
2. Any gasoline, kerosene, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
3. Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any waste treatment process or which constitutes a hazard to humans or animals, creates a public nuisance or creates any hazard in or has an adverse effect on the receiving waters of the wastewater treatment system.
4. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 10.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the wastewater facilities.
5. Any solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the wastewater facilities such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers, sanitary napkins and disposable diapers, either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
6. Any water or wastes that contain an incompatible pollutant.
7. Any water or wastes that injure the system.
8. Any water or wastes that bypass a pretreatment system.
(j) Discharge Limitations. The following described substances, materials, waters or waste shall be limited in discharges to municipal systems to concentrations or quantities which will not harm either the sewers, wastewater treatment process or equipment, will not have an adverse effect on the receiving stream or will not otherwise endanger lives, limb or public property, or constitute a nuisance. The Approving Authority may set limitations lower than the limitations established in the regulations below if, in its opinion, such more severe limitations are necessary to meet the above objectives. In forming its opinion as to the acceptability, the Approving Authority will give consideration to such factors as the quantity of subject waste in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, the wastewater treatment process employed, capacity of the wastewater treatment plant, degree of treatability of the waste in the wastewater treatment system and other pertinent factors. The limitations or restrictions on materials or characteristics of waste or wastewaters discharged to the sanitary sewer which shall not be violated without approval of the Approving Authority are as follows:
1. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than 150° Fahrenheit (65° Celsius).
2. Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or products of mineral oil origin, whether emulsified or not, in excess of 100 mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between 32° and 140° Fahrenheit (0° and 60° Celsius).
3. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. Garbage grinders may be connected to sanitary sewers from homes, hotels, institutions, restaurants, hospitals, catering establishments or similar places where garbage originates from the preparation of food in kitchens for the purpose of consumption on the premises or when served by caterers.
4. Any wastes that cause clogging of collection system sewers; sewage lift stations; and treatment plant equipment, channels, and pipelines. These wastes include, but not limited to, baby wipes, personal hygiene wipes, single use floor mop pads, dental floss, single use toilet cleaning pads, protective undergarments, clothing, towels, and anti bacterial surface cleaning wipes.
5. Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, mercury and similar objectionable or toxic substances to such degree that any such material received in the composite wastewater at the wastewater treatment plant exceeds the limits established by the Approving Authority for such materials.
6. Any waters or wastes containing taste or odor-producing substances exceeding limits which may be established by the Approving Authority.
7. Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Approving Authority in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8. Water or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the wastewater treatment processes employed or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the wastewater treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
9. Any water or wastes which, by interaction with other water or wastes in the public sewer system, release obnoxious gases, form suspended solids which interfere with the collection system or create a condition deleterious to structures and treatment processes.
10. Quantities of flow or concentrations, or both, which constitute a "slug" as defined herein.
11. Materials which exert, cause or contain:
a. Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, phosphorus, nitrogen or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the wastewater treatment system. A fee may be charged by the City for review of proposed discharges.
b. Unusual volume of flow or concentrations of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
c. Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids, such as, but not limited to, fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues; or dissolved solids, such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate.
d. Excessive discoloration, such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
e. Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases, or solids or any pollutants that result in the presence of toxic gases, vapors, or fumes that alone or in combination create a public nuisance or worker health or safety hazard.
12. Any wastes that create a fire or explosion hazard, including, but not limited to, wastewater with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60 degrees Centigrade) using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 261.21.
13. Any volatile substance that causes 2 consecutive air monitor readings greater than 5% or any single reading greater than 10% of the Lower Explosive Limit (LEL). Examples of volatile substances include, but are not limited to, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohol, ketones, aldehydes, and peroxides. Benzene concentrations shall not exceed 0.5 milligrams per liter (mg/l). Total BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, sylenes) concentrations shall not exceed 1.0 mg/l.
14. No wastewater, regardless of character, shall be discharged to the sewage system in such a manner as to interfere with the designed operation of the wastewater collection system or wastewater treatment system, or pass through the wastewater treatment system to cause the wastewater treatment works to exceed the limits presented by the WPDES permit; or interfere with the sludge management program.
15. Local Limitations. A user shall not discharge into the sewerage system wastewater containing pollutants in amounts exceeding the concentrations stated below. Where Federal, State or local regulations outline different limitations for the same pollutant, the more stringent limitation shall apply.
Pollutant Concentration, mg/l
Arsenic (Total) 0.20
Cadmium (Total) 0.25
Chromium (Total) 2.00
Copper (Total) 1.50
Cyanide (Total) 1.00 0.025
Lead (Total) 0.40
Mercury (Total) 0.002 0.000015
Molybdenum 0.10
Nickel (Total) 2.60
Selenium 0.30
Silver 0.70
Zinc (Total) 1.70
No provision of this Chapter shall be construed to provide lesser discharge standards than are presently or may hereafter be imposed and required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Discharged wastewater with concentrations greater than the following parameters for Discharge of BOD 5 (275 mg/L), suspended solids (293 mg/L), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (43 mg/L), and phosphorus loadings (9 mg/L) having concentrations greater than domestic strength will be shall be surcharged. The unit costs for BOD 5 , suspended solids, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, and phosphorus loadings are presented in the Sewer User Charge Schedule Appendix “A” Part II.
(7) SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS. No statement contained in this subsection shall be construed as prohibiting any special agreement between the City and any person whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character may be admitted to the sewage disposal works, either before or after pretreatment, provided that there is no impairment of the functioning of the sewage disposal works by reason of the admission of such wastes and no extra costs are incurred by the City without recompense by the person, provided that all rates and provisions set forth in this Chapter are recognized and adhered to.
(8) NEW CONNECTIONS. New connections to the wastewater facilities shall not be permitted if there is insufficient capacity in the wastewater treatment system to adequately transport and/or treat, as required by the WPDES permit, the additional wastewater anticipated to be received from such connections.
(9) SERVICE AREA. The area served by the wastewater facilities shall coincide with the area within the City limits. Sanitary sewer extensions beyond said limits are prohibited. Annexation to the City is required of all properties to be serviced by the wastewater facilities which currently lie outside the City limits unless there is an approved agreement with the City Council.
(10) CONTROL OF HIGH STRENGTH, TOXIC WASTES DIRECTED TO PUBLIC SEWERS.
(a) Submission of Basic Data. If requested by the City, establishments discharging industrial wastes to a public sewer shall prepare and file with the Approving Authority a report that shall include a brief description of the activity resulting in the discharge and the location of the discharge, a site plan showing the source of the waste and location of sewers, pertinent data relating to the quantity and characteristics of the wastes discharged to the wastewater facilities, and a copy of all material safety data sheets (MSDS) for products used at the facility. Similarly, each establishment desiring to make a new connection to public sewer for the purpose of discharging industrial wastes shall prepare a file with the Approving Authority a report that shall include actual or predicted data relating to the quantity and characteristics of the waste to be discharged.
(b) Extension of Time. When it can be demonstrated that circumstances exist which would create an unreasonable burden on the establishment to comply with the time schedule imposed by subs. (10)(a), a request for extension of time may be presented for consideration of the Approving Authority.
(c) High Strength Toxic Discharges. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters or wastes contain substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in sub. (2) and which, in the judgment of the Approving Authority, may have deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life, health or constitute a public nuisance, the Approving Authority may:
1. Reject the wastes;
2. Require pretreatment to an acceptable limit for discharge to the public sewers;
3. Require control over the quantities and rate of discharge; and/or
4. Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges.
The toxic pollutants subject to prohibition or regulation under this subsection shall include, but need not be limited to, the list of toxic pollutants or combination of pollutants established by Sec. 307(a) of the Clean Water Act of 1977 and subsequent amendments. Effluent standards or prohibitions for discharge to the sanitary sewer shall also conform to the requirements of Sec. 307(a) and associated regulations.
Pretreatment standards for those pollutants which are determined not to be susceptible to treatment by the wastewater treatment system or which would interfere with the operation of such works shall conform to the requirements and associated regulations of Sec. 307(b) of the Clean Water Act of 1977 and subsequent amendments. The primary source for such regulations shall be 40 CFR 403, General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution.
(d) Control Manholes. Each user discharging industrial wastes into a public sewer may be required by the Approving Authority to construct and maintain one or more control manholes or access points to facilitate observation, measurement and sampling of these wastes, including domestic sewage.
Control manholes or access facilities shall be located and built in a manner acceptable to the Approving Authority. If measuring devices are to be permanently installed, they shall be of a type acceptable to the Approving Authority.
Control manholes, access facilities and related equipment shall be installed by the establishment discharging the waste, at its expense, and shall be maintained by it so as to be in safe condition, accessible and in proper operating condition at all times. Plans for installation of the control manholes or access facilities and related equipment shall be approved by the Approving Authority prior to the beginning of construction.
(e) Metering of Waste. Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged may be required by the Approving Authority if this volume cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records. Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the discharger. A maintenance schedule shall be accepted by the Approving Authority. Following approval and installation, such meters may not be removed without the consent of the Approving Authority. Metering equipment for wastewater and noncontact cooling water shall be calibrated annually by a third party that is qualified to perform meter calibrations with the results submitted to the Superintendent. All costs associated with metering of wastes shall be paid by the discharger.
(f) Waste Sampling. Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character and concentration of said wastes. The determination shall be made by the industry as often as may be deemed necessary by the Approving Authority.
Sampling shall be conducted in such a manner as to be representative of the composition of the wastes. The sampling may be accomplished either manually or by the use of mechanical equipment acceptable to the Approving Authority.
Installation, operation, and maintenance of the sampling facilities shall be the responsibility of the establishment discharging the waste and shall be subject to the approval of the Approving Authority. Access to sampling locations shall be granted to the Approving Authority or its duly authorized representative at all times. Every care shall be exercised in the collection of samples to ensure their preservation in a state comparable to that at the time the sample was taken.
(g) Analysis. All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be performed by certified and registered laboratories at the expense of the discharger. Certification and registering of laboratories shall be in accordance with Chapter NR 149 of the
Wisconsin Administrative Code. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes shall be performed in accordance with Chapter NR 219 "Analytical Test Methods and Procedures" of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Sampling methods, location times, durations and frequencies are to be determined on an individual basis subject to approval of the Approving Authority.
Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial wastes shall be made by the establishment discharging them or its agent as designated and required by the Approving Authority. The Approving Authority, at its expense, may also make its own analysis on the wastes and these determinations shall be binding as a basis for charges.
(h) Wastewater Discharge Permits. The City may establish a wastewater discharger permit program. Each high strength sewer user may be issued a wastewater discharge permit by the City. The permit shall contain the following information and requirements:
1. Description of facility and sources of wastewater.
2. Description of monitoring facility including location, flow element, and monitoring equipment.
3. Requirements for flow meter calibration at discharger expense.
4. Requirements for monitoring station maintenance and repairs.
5. Notice to City 2 weeks prior to any change in process that affects the characteristics of wastewater discharge (Flow, BOD 5 , suspended solids, TKN, phosphorus, and other pollutants).
6. Monitoring frequency and requirements.
7. Payment by significant users for monitoring.
8. Reporting requirements.
9. Access to monitoring facilities by City authorized representatives.
10. General conditions.
(i) Pretreatment. Where required, in the opinion of the Approving Authority, to modify or eliminate wastes that are harmful to the structures, processes or operation of the wastewater treatment system, the discharger shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment or processing facilities as may be determined required to render his wastes acceptable for admission to the public sewers.
(j) Submission of Information. Plans, specifications, any other pertinent information relating to proposed flow equalizations, pretreatment or processing facilities shall be submitted for review of the Approving Authority prior to the start of their construction if the effluent from such facilities is to be discharged into the public sewers.
The Approving Authority may require a user of sewer services to provide information needed to determine compliance with this Chapter. These requirements may include:
1. Wastewater discharge peak rate and volume over a specified time period.
2. Chemical analyses of wastewaters.
3. Information on raw materials, processes and products affecting wastewater volume and quality.
4. Quantity and disposition of specific liquid, sludge, oil, solvent or other materials important to sewer use control.
5. A plot plan of sewers for the user's property showing sewer and pretreatment facility location.
6. Details of wastewater pretreatment facilities.
7. Details of systems to prevent and control the losses of materials through spills to the municipal sewer.
(k) Grease, oil and Sand Interceptors. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Approving Authority, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in excessive amounts, as specified in sub. (6)(j)2., or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be connected to sources of grease, oil, fats, and sands. The layout of all interceptors shall be approved by the Approving Authority. All interceptors shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease interceptors shall be constructed and sized in accordance with the State of Wisconsin Department of Commerce 82.34 Standards. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Approving Authority. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the owner's personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms. Disposal of the collected materials performed by the owner's personnel or currently licensed waste disposal firms must be in accordance with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources regulations, and save harmless the City from any and all liability, claims, damages or costs arising out of or resulting from such disposal.
The grease interceptor shall be pumped at a minimum frequency determined by the City and inspected annually by a licensed plumber or contract hauler. The sewer user shall submit a report of such pumpings and inspections to the City annually on January 1st. The report shall include amount of grease removed, date of removal, named and license number of inspector, date of inspection, and results of inspection. The frequency of pumping will be more frequent than annually if deemed necessary by the City.
(11) AMALGAM MANAGEMENT AT DENTAL OFFICES. The WPDES permit for the Wastewater Treatment System contains an effluent maximum daily limit for mercury of 4.9 4.5 nanograms per liter (ng/l). The City of Waupaca has developed and implemented a Mercury Pollutant Minimization Program to comply with the requirements of their WPDES permit.
This subsection applies to any dental office that places or removes mercury amalgam. All dental offices shall implement best management practices (BMP) for mercury amalgam as established by the Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA). Compliance with this Chapter does not guarantee compliance with the local limits for mercury as contained in this Chapter. All users of the Waupaca Wastewater Facilities are required to comply with all terms of the Chapter, including local limits. The Approving Authority will enforce compliance with local limits whenever necessary regardless of existing BMPs that may be in place at a dental facility.
(a) Waste Management Practices. All owners and operators of dental facilities that place or remove amalgam fillings shall comply with the following waste management practices:
1. No person shall rinse chairside traps, vacuum screens, or amalgam separators equipment in a sink or other connection to the sanitary sewer.
2. Owners and operators of dental facilities shall ensure that all staff members who handle amalgam waste are trained in the proper handling, management and disposal of mercury containing material and fixer containing solutions, and shall maintain training records that shall be available for inspection by the Authorized Representative during normal business hours.
3. Amalgam waste shall be stored and managed in accordance with the instructions of the recycler or hauler of such materials.
4. Bleach and other chlorine containing disinfectants shall not be used to disinfect the vacuum line system.
5. The use of bulk mercury is prohibited. Only pre capsulated dental amalgam is permitted.
(b) Amalgam Separator Installation. Each dental office that places or removes mercury amalgam shall install an amalgam separator that is certified by the International Standards Organization (ISO 11143). An amalgam separator is a device that employs filtration, settlement, centrifugation, or ion exchange to remove amalgam and its metal constituents from a dental office vacuum system before the wastewater is discharged to the wastewater collection system. Each dental office shall install, operate, and maintain the amalgam separator according to instructions provided by the manufacturer. The amalgam separator shall be maintained by replacement of the amalgam retaining cartridge, separator canister or units as directed by the manufacturer, when the collection unit reaches capacity, or every 6 months, whichever comes first. Dental offices must submit a certificate of compliance to the City within 30 days of recycling an amalgam retaining cartridge, separator canister or unit. A malfunctioning or non-compliant amalgam separator shall be replaced or repaired if malfunctioning according to in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions within 10 business days of discovering defect. The installed device must be ISO 11143 certified as capable of removing 95% of amalgam. The amalgam separator system shall be certified at flow rates comparable to the flow rate of the actual vacuum suction system operation. Neither the separator device nor the related plumbing shall include an automatic flow bypass. Each dental office shall notify the Approving Authority prior to installation of a new amalgam separator or modification to existing amalgam separator or associated plumbing. A plumbing permit maybe be required per Wisconsin Statue Chapter SPS 382.
For facilities that require an amalgam separator that exceeds the practical capacity of ISO 11143 test methodology, a non-certified separator will be accepted, provided that small units from the same manufacturer and of the same technology are ISO certified.
Each existing dental office that places or removes mercury amalgam shall install an amalgam separator on or before November 1, 2015. All dental offices that are newly constructed on and after the effective date of this Chapter, shall include the installation of an ISO 11143 certified amalgam separator device at the dental offices. Each dental office shall submit a report to the Approving Authority within 30 days of the installation of the amalgam separator that certifies that the installation of the amalgam separator is complete, including the installation date, invoice from installing contractor, the manufacturer, the model name or number, and proof of purchase certification or formal warranty registration. The dental office shall notify the Approving Authority of the completion of installation within 5 days after completion.
Any dental office that cannot install an approved amalgam separator by November 1, 2015 shall notify the Approving Authority by letter no later than October 1, 2015 with an explanation for the delay. The letter shall provide an installation schedule and identify the manufacturer and the model name or number of the amalgam separator that will be installed. The dental office shall notify the Approving Authority of the completion of installation within 5 days after completion.
(c) Record Keeping. Each dental office that owns and operates at least one amalgam separator shall maintain and keep current an operation and maintenance manual at its office complete with the manufacturer's recommendations and standard operating procedures for removing and properly disposing of captured mercury amalgam. Installation, certification, and maintenance records shall be maintained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Approving Authority for inspection and copying upon request.
Each dental office shall obtain records from the contractors used to remove amalgam waste for each shipment showing volume or mass of amalgam waste shipped, name and address of the destination, and name and address of the contractor. These shipping records shall be maintained for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Approving Authority for inspection and copying upon request.
(d) Reporting Requirements. On or before January 1, 2016 and annually thereafter, Each dental office shall provide the Approving Authority, by December 1st annually, with a report using
forms provided by the Approving Authority. Reporting information that must accompany this form(s) annually will include at a minimum:
1. Dates of routine maintenance of the amalgam separator(s) describing maintenance that was performed.
2. A copy of an invoice or bill providing names and addresses of contractors used to remove mercury amalgam waste or performed maintenance on the amalgam separator.
3. A copy of an invoice or bill providing dates, volume, and destination, and recycling certificate of any mercury amalgam waste shipped.
4. Certification that BMP for mercury amalgam as established by the American Dental Association are being implemented.
5. Certification that the amalgam separator was installed and is being operated and maintained in accordance with instructions provided by the manufacturer or as stated within Section 11 AMALGAM MANAGEMENT AT DENTAL OFFICES.
6. Any updates to the amalgam separator operation and maintenance manual.
(e) Inspections. Each dental office shall allow the Approving Authority to inspect manuals, records, the vacuum system, amalgam separator, amalgam waste storage area, and other areas deemed necessary to determine compliance with this Chapter. Inspections shall occur during the normal operating schedule of the dental office. The Approving Authority shall inspect the dental offices according to appointments made in advance whenever possible.
(f) State and Federal Regulations. All dental offices that handle amalgam waste shall additionally comply with all additional state and federal regulations, as now exist or may be enacted in the future regarding the disposal of said wastes.
(g) Enforcement. Any A dental office violating any of the provisions of this subsection within Section 11 AMALGAM MANAGEMENT AT DENTAL OFFICES, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of sec. 25.04, plus court. Noncompliance shall include not properly maintaining, emptying or servicing the separator, or maintaining proper records.
(12) NOTIFICATION OF ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE. The accidental discharge of any prohibited waste into any sewer shall be reported to the City by the person responsible for the discharge or by the owner or occupant of the premises where the discharge occurs immediately upon obtaining knowledge of the fact of such discharge so that steps may be taken to minimize its effect on the sewerage system. Notification of such discharge shall not relieve the person of liabilities for any expense, loss or damage to the system, or for any forfeitures imposed on the City on account thereof.
(13) NOTIFICATION TO CITY OF SERVICE MAINTENANCE. No person or business shall do any private sanitary sewer service root cutting or similar service pipe maintenance unless they provide the Superintendent or his authorized deputy, agent or representative with notice prior to commencement of the work. The prior notification by sewer user and contractor shall be at least 48 hours before commencement of the work. In an emergency situation where at least 48 hours notification is impractical, the prior notification to the Superintendent or his designee shall be as soon as possible by the quickest available means of communication. The notification shall include the date, time and location of the proposed work. The purpose of the notification requirement is to permit the City to inspect and assist in the removal of roots in the sewer main to prevent sewer backups. No private contractor shall remove any sanitary or storm sewer manhole covers without prior approval by the City. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to the penalty provisions of sec. 25.04.
(14) RIGHT OF ENTRY, SAFETY, AND IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Right of Entry. A duly authorized employee of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, and testing, all in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and State law. The duly
authorized employee of the City shall have no authority to inquire into any process beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for wastewater treatment.
(b) Safety. While performing the necessary work on private premises referred to in sub. (14)(a), the duly authorized City employees shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the owner or occupant and the City shall indemnify the owner against loss or damage to its property by City employees and against the liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the owner and growing out of gauging and sampling operation of City employees, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the owner to maintain safe conditions as required in sub. (10)(d).
(c) Identification, Right to Enter Easements. Duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the City holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement, all subject to the terms, if any, of the agreement.
(15) SEWER CONSTRUCTION (BUILDING SEWERS).
(a) Work Authorized.
1. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written plumbing and public right of way permit from the City's Building Inspector. The fee for the plumbing and public right of way permit shall be determined by the City's Building Inspector and shall be paid prior to the issuance of the permit.
2. All contractors, plumbers, pipe fitters or other persons shall be licensed to do work in the City and shall have an acceptable certificate of insurance before being permitted to work on any public sewer or building sewer. A license from the State of Wisconsin shall be received, except in cases where State law permits building owners to do their own work without being licensed.
Prior to commencement of the work, the permittee shall notify the proper utilities at least 48 hours before beginning excavations.
(b) Cost of Sewer Connection. All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the property owner. The property owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(c) Use of Old Building Sewers. The City may allow use of old building sewers for connection with new buildings only if they are found on examination by televising and pressure test by a third party, at sewer user's expense, to meet all requirements for this Chapter. Televising or pressure testing may be required by the Approving Authority at the property owner's expense.
(d) Materials and Methods of Construction. The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, the State Department of Natural Resources, the Building and Plumbing Codes and other applicable rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of code provisions or an amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
(e) Building Sewer Grade. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(f) Storm and Groundwater Drains. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
All existing downspouts or groundwater drains, etc., connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer shall be disconnected no later than 60 days from the date of an official written notice by the Approving Authority. Failure to disconnect after such notice shall authorize the City to cause disconnection and assessment of the costs of such disconnection against the property involved. The City may, in the alternative, institute legal action for violation of this subsection. Exceptions to the above shall be made only by the Approving Authority in writing.
(g) Conformance to Plumbing Codes. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable rules and regulations of the City or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials shall be approved by the Approving Authority before installation.
All connections to existing sewer mains shall be made with an approved manufactured "T" or "Y" fitting along with approved manufactured flexible couplings connecting to the existing sewer pipe, all airtight and watertight.
(h) Inspection of Connection. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Approving Authority when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Approving Authority.
(i) Barricades and Restoration. All excavations for the building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Advance reflective roadside warning signs shall be used in all traffic flow directions. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
(j) User to Keep in Repair. All users shall keep their own service pipes in good repair and protected from frost at their own risk and expense and shall prevent any unnecessary overburdening of the sewer system.
(k) User Use Only. No user shall allow others or other services to connect the sewer system through his lateral.
(l) Mandatory Hookup.
1. The owner of each parcel of land adjacent to the sewer main on which there exists a building usable for human habitation or in a block through which such system is extended shall connect to such system within 90 days of notice in writing from the City. Upon failure to do so, the City may cause such connection to be made and bill the property owner for such costs. If such costs are not paid within 30 days, such notice shall be assessed as a special tax lien against the property, all pursuant to §144.06, Wis. Stats., provided, however, that the owner may, within 30 days after the completion of the work, file a written option with the City Clerk stating that he/she cannot pay such amount in one sum and ask that it be levied in not to exceed 5 equal installments and that the amount shall be so collected with interest at the City's current borrowing rate plus 2% per annum from the completion of the work, the unpaid balance being a special tax lien, all pursuant to §144.06, Wis. Stats.
2. In lieu of the above, the City, at its option, may impose a penalty for the period that the violation continues after 10 days written notice to any owner failing to make a connection to the sewer system of an amount equal to 150% of the minimum quarterly charge for sewer service payable quarterly for the period in which the failure to connect continues and, upon
failure to make such payment, said charge shall be assessed as a special tax lien against the property, all pursuant to §144.06, Wis. Stats.
This Chapter ordains that the failure to connect to the sewer system is contrary to the minimum health standards of the City and fails to assure preservation of public health, comfort and safety of the City.
(m) Maintenance of Services. The user shall be responsible for maintaining the entire private sewer lateral in service including routine blockages and root intrusion. The entire private sewer lateral is as defined by Section (5) Definitions (tt) Private Building Sewer. If the City agrees that the sewer lateral must be replaced due to its structural failure in the public right of way, the City shall be responsible for the portion within the street right of way and the sewer user shall be responsible for the portion on the private property. When any sewer service is to be relaid and there are 2 or more buildings on such service, each building shall be disconnected from such service and a new sewer service shall be installed for each building all the way to the public sewer main. Shared use of the sewer lateral is prohibited.
(n) Septic Tanks Prohibited. There shall be no additional septic tanks or other private sewage disposal systems allowed within the corporate limits of the City after the date of this Chapter except as defined in Section (4)(b). The maintenance and use of septic tanks and other private sewage disposal systems within the corporate limits of the City serviced by its sewer system are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and a health hazard.
(o) Vacating of Premises and Discontinuance of Service. Whenever premises served by the system are to be vacated, or whenever any person desires to discontinue service from the system, the City shall be notified in writing. The owner of the premises shall be liable for any damages to the property or such damage which may be discovered having occurred to the property of the system other than through the fault of the system or its employees, representatives or agents. If the building or structure is to be demolished, the sewer service shall be adequately capped to be airtight, inspected by the City, the remaining sewer lateral location measured from the property line and submitted to the City.
(p) Charges on a Rental Property. All sewer services, charges and special assessments on a rental property shall become the responsibility of the lessor in the event of nonpayment by the lessee. Bills shall be mailed to the lessee on a monthly basis and, if payments are not received in 30 days thereof, a subsequent bill shall be mailed to the lessor. The lessor of the premises shall be liable for any damages occurring to the property of the system as a result of the actions, or lack thereof, of the lessee.
(q) Charges Are a Lien on Property. All sewer services, charges and special assessments shall be a lien on a lot, part of a lot or land on which sewer services were supplied. All sums which have accrued during the preceding year and which are unpaid by the first day of October in any year shall be certified to the City Clerk to be placed on the tax roll for collection as provided by the Wisconsin Statutes.
(16) SEPTIC TANK SLUDGE AND HOLDING TANK WASTEWATER DISPOSAL.
(a) No person in the business of gathering and disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank wastewater shall transfer such material into any portion of the wastewater facilities unless a permit for disposal has been first obtained and approved by the City. Written application for such permit shall be made to the City and shall state the name and address of the applicant, the number of its disposal units and the make, model and license number of each unit. Permits shall be nontransferable, except in the case of replacement of the disposal unit for which a permit shall have been originally issued. The annual permit may be obtained upon payment of a fee in accordance with the Sewer User Charge Schedule. The City may impose such conditions as it deems necessary on any permit granted. Such sewage waste shall only be discharged at locations and quantities approved by the City. The City may require sampling and testing of waste at the discharger's expense. These discharges to the wastewater facilities shall be invoiced to the contractor by the City at the approved rates.
(b) Charges. Charges for disposal shall be as determined by the City. Bills shall be mailed on a monthly basis and, if payments are not received in 30 days thereof, disposal privileges shall be suspended.
(c) Public Liability Insurance. Any person or party disposing of septic tank sludge or holding tank wastewater shall carry public liability insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000 to protect any and all persons or property from injury and/or damage caused in any way or manner by any act or failure to act by any of his employees. The person shall furnish a certificate certifying such insurance to be in full force and effect.
(d) Hold Harmless. The person disposing waste agrees to indemnify and save harmless the City from any and all liability, claims, damages or costs arising out of or resulting from such disposal.
(e) Compliance with Ordinances. The person disposing of waste shall comply with the provision of any and all applicable ordinances of the City.
(f) Dumping Limited to Wastewater Treatment System. All dumping shall be done at the dumping facility provided at the wastewater treatment system site. No dumping will be allowed at remote manholes without permission from the City.
(g) Suspension of Dumping. If the City determines that they do not have the capacity capable for maintaining separate treatment of septage or holding tank waste, the City shall limit or suspend such dumping until adequate capacity becomes available.
(17) DAMAGE OR TAMPERING WITH SEWAGE FACILITIES.
(a) Willful, Negligent or Malicious Damage. No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewage facilities. Any persons violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under a charge of disorderly conduct.
(b) Liability to Discharger For Losses. Any person who intentionally, negligently or accidentally violates any provisions of this Chapter shall become liable to the City or any downstream user for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by reason of such violation which the City or any downstream user may suffer as a result thereof. This Chapter shall be applicable whether or not a written notice of the violation was given as provided in sub. (17)(a) and without consideration for any penalties which may be imposed for a violation of this Chapter.
(18) BASIS FOR SEWER SERVICE CHARGES.
(a) Sewer Users Served by Water Utility Water Meters. There is hereby levied and assessed upon each lot, parcel of land, building or premises having a connection with the wastewater system and being served with water solely by the water utility a user charge based, in part, on the quantity of water used as measured by the water utility water meter used upon the premises.
(b) Sewer Users Served by Private Wells. Sewer users served by private wells have 2 options as described below:
1. If any user discharging wastewater into the system procures any part or all of water used from sources other than the Water Utility, all or part of which is discharged into the system, the user shall be required to have water meters installed for the purpose of determining the volume of water obtained from these other sources. Where wastewater meters are already installed, the water meters shall not be required. The water meters may be furnished by the Water Utility and installed under its supervision. All costs, including the cost of the meter, shall be charged to the user requiring the meter.
2. As an alternative to the installation of a water or wastewater meter, the Approving Authority may, upon petition by the user, establish a flat rate for sewer service which shall be based on the average Water Utility consumption for the classification of service which applies to the petitioner or an estimated discharge volume.
(c) Measurement of Flow From Multi Family, Commercial, Industrial and Public Users. The volume of flow used for computing the user charge shall be the metered water consumption of the user
as shown in the records of meter readings maintained by the Water Utility, except as noted in subs. (18)(d).
(d) Exemption Meters For Lawn Sprinklers. Except as provided in this subsection, no exemption meters shall be permitted to sewer users with regard to water used for lawn sprinkling or similar purposes. Governmental subdivisions, school districts or agencies thereof, cemeteries and golf courses may be granted an exemption meter for lawn sprinkling purposes and may have an exemption water meter installed. Said meter shall be furnished and installed by the City. All other costs may be at the expense of the sewer user requesting the meter, including any piping revisions required to ensure that only water not reaching the sanitary sewer is metered by the exemption meter. The City shall charge, for each meter, the labor costs and expenses to compensate for furnishing, installing, reading and servicing the meter. This charge shall be in addition to the water user charge. The amount of exemption water metered shall be subtracted from the total amount of water used by the sewer user to determine the applicable wastewater user charge.
(e) Metering of Waste. Devices for measuring the volume of waste discharged may be required by the Approving Authority if this volume cannot otherwise be determined from the metered water consumption records. Metering devices for determining the volume of waste shall be installed, owned and maintained by the discharger. A maintenance schedule must be accepted by the Approving Authority. Following approval and installation, such meters may not be removed without the consent of the Approving Authority.
(f) Waste Sampling. Industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character and concentration of said wastes. The sampling may be accomplished either manually or by the use of mechanical equipment acceptable to the Approving Authority. The use of flow proportional composite sampling is preferred.
(g) Free Service. No user shall receive free service or pay a sewer use charge less than the user's proportional share of debt retirement, operation and maintenance, and replacement costs.
(19) BILLING PRACTICE.
(a) Billing Period. User charges shall be billed to coincide with water utility billing as regulated by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission.
(b) Payment. User charges shall be payable 20 days after the billing date to the City Clerk.
(c) Penalties. Charges levied in accordance with this section shall be a debt to the City. If the debt is not paid within 20 days after it is due and payable, it shall be deemed delinquent. There shall be an added penalty of one % monthly of the amount of the monthly bill (penalties shall compound).
Charges and penalties shall constitute a lien upon the property serviced and be recorded on the municipality's tax roll. Change of ownership or occupancy of premises found delinquent shall not be cause for reducing or eliminating these penalties.
(d) Notification. Each user shall be notified annually in conjunction with a regular bill of the rate of those portions of the user charges that are attributable to wastewater treatment services.
(20) AMOUNT OF USER CHARGES.
(a) User Charge System. The user charge system for the City sewer users shall be in accordance with methods and procedures outlined in Appendix "A" (see sub. (24)).
(b) Wholesale Users. The user charge system for the Waupaca Chain O'Lakes Sanitary District shall be in accordance with Part 1 of Appendix "A".
(c) Retail Use. The user charge system for retail users shall be in accordance with Part II of Appendix "A".
(d) Minimum Monthly Billing (Fixed Charge). The minimum monthly charge for all retail users shall be based upon the size of their water meters in accordance with Part II of Appendix "A". Deduct meters are not included in the fixed charge.
(e) Variable Monthly Billing (Volume Charge). The volume charge for users discharging wastewater having normal strength shall be based upon the volume of water discharged to the sewerage system. The volume charge for users discharging wastewater having normal strength shall be in accordance with Part II of Appendix "A".
(f) User Charge For High-Strength Wastewater. The user charge for high-strength wastewater shall be in accordance with Part II of Appendix "A".
The user charge for high-strength wastewater shall be calculated as follows:
User Charge = (Total Flow × Flow Charge/1,000 gal.) + (Total BOD Loading Greater Than Domestic Strength × BOD Charge/lb.) + (Total Suspended Solids Loading Greater Than Domestic Strength × Suspended Solids Charge/lb.) + (Total TKN Loading Greater Than Domestic Strength × TKN Charge/lb.) + (Total Phosphorus Loading Greater Than Domestic Strength × Phosphorus Charge/lb.)
(21) VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
(a) Written Notice of Violation. Any person found to be violating any provisions of this Chapter shall be served by the City with a verbal or written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of the time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
(b) Accidental Discharge. Any person found to be responsible for accidentally allowing a deleterious discharge into the sewer system which causes damage to the treatment facility and/or receiving body of water shall, in addition to a forfeiture, pay the amount to cover damage, both values to be established by the Approving Authority.
(c) Continued Violations. Any person, partnership or corporation, or any officer, agent or employee thereof who shall continue any violation beyond the aforesaid notice time limit provided shall, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to forfeiture as identified in sec. 25.04. Each day in which any violation is continued beyond the aforesaid notice time limit shall be deemed a separate offense.
(d) Liability to the City For Losses. Any person violating any provision of this Chapter shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by reason of such violation that the City may suffer as a result thereof.
(22) APPEALS PROCEDURE.
(a) Any user, permit applicant or permit holder affected by any decision, action or determination, including cease and desist orders, made by the Approving Authority interpreting or implementing the provisions of this Chapter or in any permit issued herein may file with the Approving Authority a written request for reconsideration within 10 days setting forth in detail the facts supporting the user's request for reconsideration. The Approving Authority shall render a decision on the request for reconsideration to the user, permit applicant or permit holder in writing within 15 days of receipt of request. If the ruling on the request for reconsideration made by the Approving Authority is unsatisfactory, the person requesting reconsideration may, within 10 days after notification of the Approving Authority's action, file a written appeal with the City Clerk.
(b) A fee of $100 shall accompany any appeal for a ruling by the City Council. This fee may be refunded if the appeal is sustained in favor of the appellant.
(c) The written appeal shall be heard by the City Council within 45 days from the date of filing. The City Council shall make a final ruling on the appeal within 60 days from the date of filing.
(23) VALIDITY.
(a) Repeal of Conflicting Ordinance. All ordinances or parts of ordinances or regulations or parts of regulations in conflict with this Chapter are hereby repealed.
(b) Invalidation Clause. Invalidity of any Chapter, clause, sentence or provision in this Chapter shall not affect the validity of any other Chapter, clause, sentence, provision of this Chapter which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
(c) Amendment. The City, through its duly qualified officers, reserves the right to amend this Chapter in part or in whole wherever it may deem necessary, but such right shall be exercised only after due notice to all persons concerned and proper hearing on the proposed amendment.
(24) AUDIT. The City shall conduct an audit, as deemed necessary, the purpose of which is to insure that each user and user class pays its proportionate share of capital costs, operation and maintenance (including replacement), and other costs of constructing and operating the treatment works within the City service area. Following the completion of the annual audit, the City shall revise the charges for users and user classes, if necessary, to maintain the proportionate distribution of costs among users and user classes, generate sufficient revenue to pay the total costs necessary for the proper operation (including maintenance and replacement) of the treatment works, and to apply excess revenues collected from a class of users to the costs of operation attributable to that class for the next year and adjust the rates accordingly. The basic format of the system shall conform to that of Appendix "A" which is hereby adopted by reference and included herein as if set forth in full and which is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
LICENSE REPORT N0. 1512
WE, the Common Council of the City of Waupaca have considered the following license
applications and approve the issuance of the license upon meeting the requirements of
said license and upon payment of the fees and stipulations provided by ordinances:
OPERATOR'S LICENSES: 2020- 2021
D P YMENT OF ANY MONIES OWED TO THE Cl
Emily Barlow 835 Merritt Ave Oshkosh
Amber Button * 855 Smith St Apt E Waupaca
Sandra Ewald N1407 East Rd Waupaca
Miranda Jones 306 E Sumner St Weyauwega
Jacob Landvatter 426 North St Waupaca
Alianna Satorino 504 Center St Waupaca
Natasha Sell 9578 37th Ave Fremont
Tana Weggel N447 W. Setter Ln Waupaca
jPendinq payment of money owed to city of WaupacJl
DATED: SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
