Members Present: Paul Marose, Wayne Klug, Curt Firari, Butch Chase, Mike Mueller, Robert Buhr, Jon Jensen and Mayor Bosak
Member Absent: None.
Also Present: James Michaels, D.D.S., Juneau City Attorney Joe Sciascia.
The meeting was called to order at 4:30 PM, and roll call was taken.
Firari/Klug: to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Klug/Firari: to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard: No person appears who wishes to be heard on any agenda items.
Old Business:
Vet Clinic Revolving Loan
A. Possible release of some collateral. Discussion of the CDA’s interests is undertaken by the committee. Bosak/Klug: to release the following items of collateral: lawn and garden equipment; farm equipment; horses and horse equipment; horse trailer and 1996 Chevrolet truck. Motion excludes requested release of lien on “property at N3485 Pratt Road.”
New Business:
Discuss possible incentives/loans for new business. Application for revolving loan proceeds from James Michaels, D.D.S.
Directors Report
Set date and time for next meeting: remains to be set. Note: Regular monthly meeting for Dec.16, 2008, is cancelled.
Bosak/Firari: to adjourn the meeting at 5:40 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By: Paul Marose
Members Present: Jonathan Jensen, Wayne Klug, Butch Chase, Curt Firari, Robert Buhr, Mayor Bosak, and Mike Mueller
Member Absent: Paul Marose
Also Present: Joe Sciascia, Bob Schwark, Michelle Schwark
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Jensen/Firari: to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Klug/Firari: to approve the minutes. Motion carried 6-0.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard: None
Old Business:
A. Vet Clinic Revolving Loan Collateral
Mueller/Bosak to release non-business assets, and take second mortgage on clinic building subject to assurances there is enough equity in the property.
B. Industrial Park lots update – Devin Piehl
Spoke with Devin Piehl on phone, working on a lead with business looking for a building. Discussed marketing/advertising budget.
C. Revolving Loan Fund – Flood Recovery Program – Recommendation to council
Bosak/Firari to $40,000.00 from our RLF fund. 3-3 tie vote. No action taken. Refer to previous action last month for council.
D. Gardner Incentive
Jensen/Bosak to not give Gardner anymore incentives than have already been presented previously. Buhr to write letter to them.
Directors Report:
1. Suggestions for dinner.
2. Discussed budget.
Set date and time for next meeting. December 16 th, 2008 at 5:15 PM.
Firari/Klug to adjourn the meeting at 6:40 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Robert Buhr
Members Present: Paul Marose, Wayne Klug, Curt Firari, Jonathan Jensen, Mike Mueller, Robert Buhr, and Mayor Bosak
Member Absent: Clarence Chase.
Also Present: No one.
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Bosak/Jensen: to approve the agenda. Motion carried 6-0.
Bosak/Klug: to approve the minutes. Motion carried 6-0.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard: No one is present who wishes to be heard.
Old Business:
A. Industrial Park lots update – Devin Piehl. Piehl did not attend.
B. Revolving Loan Fund – Flood Recovery Program – Recommendation to council: Buhr presents an e-mail from Dean Perlick of Dodge County, regarding revolving loan funds and the State Department of Commerce’s desire to recapture “under-utilized” revolving loan funds and apply them to flood relief. The e-mail indicates, “there is nothing to force a community to contribute.” Jensen/Klug: to recommend to the council that Juneau not participate in the recapture as requested. Jensen, aye; Klug, aye, Firari, aye, Mueller, aye, Bosak, aye, Marose, abstain. Motion carried 5-0 with one abstention.
New Business:
A. Promotional/Marketing Ideas: Buhr has been in contact with Devin Piehl and discussed promotional and marketing ideas for the industrial park. Buhr indicated such ideas were needed by the Juneau commercial community as a whole. One such idea is to recreate the CDA website, which recently was wiped from the face of the internet. Mueller suggests cooperation with the chamber of commerce regarding the website.
Directors Report: Buhr reports the business dinner is set for 6 p.m. November 13, with cocktails at 5 p.m. at the Juneau Community Center. The guest speaker is Carol Maria, of the Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corp. Buhr attended the Downtown Conference last week in Wausau. Jack Schultz, author of Boomtown USA, was the keynote speaker and was joined by Blaize Winter, former Green Bay Packer. Buhr said he received a call from a business in Hartland who is looking for an existing building.
Set date and time for next meeting: Nov. 18, 2008, at 5:15 p.m. Marose will not be present.
Bosak/Firari: to adjourn the meeting at 5:52 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Paul Marose
Members Present: Mayor Ron Bosak, Curt Firari, Wayne Klug, Butch Chase, Paul Marose and CDA Director Bob Buhr.
Members Absent: Mike Mueller, Jon Jensen.
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Firari/Klug: to approve the agenda. Motion carried, unanimously.
Klug/Bosak: to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Persons desiring to be heard: No one appears for this purpose.
Old Business:
A. Gardner Equipment electric upgrade costs and possible incentives. Buhr states he sent Ken Hepp the letter we received from Eric Kostecki, of WPPI, but has not heard anything further from Hepp or his agents regarding his proposed project at Gardner Equipment.
B. Industrial park lots: Devin Piehl reports the refrigeration facility considering locating here has located in Iowa, instead. He also reports another interested party, with more than 30 employees, has been contacted regarding building in the industrial park.
New Business:
A. Revolving Loan Fund – Flood Recovery program – Recommendation to council. Dodge County and the state department of commerce have asked communities involved in the Community Development Block Grant Program to approve reallocation of $40,000 from our revolving loan fund to Dodge County for flood relief. Buhr is asked to contact Joyce Fiacco and other authorities as to why we must comply with request.
B. Approve Director to attend Downtown Conference: Bosak/Klug: to approve Buhr’s attendance as set out in the Training Authorization Form. Carried unanimously.
Directors Report:
Buhr reports Dr. Kahn’s building has been sold. The new owner of the coffee shop downtown plans to open sometime in November as a take-out place and later open as a full restaurant. The proposed date of the business dinner is November 12 or 13, depending upon availability.
Bosak/Firari: to adjourn into closed session as per §19.85 (1)(c) considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation date of any public employee over which the government body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Motion carried unanimously. Annual Performance Evaluation.
Bosak/Chase: to reconvene into open session as per §19.85 (2) and disclose findings if any. Motion carried unanimously.
Set date and time for next meeting. Oct. 21, 2008. 5:15 p.m.
Bosak/Firari: to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Paul Marose
Members Present: Paul Marose, Wayne Klug, Curt Firari, Butch Chase, Mike Mueller, Robert Buhr, Mayor Ron Bosak
Members Absent:
Also Present:
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Klug/Chase: to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Chase/Klug: to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard: No persons so desire.
Old Business:
1. Gardner Equipment electric upgrade costs and possible incentives. Buhr says he still awaits Eric Kostecki’s answer regarding what may be done by WPPI on this project. Gardner could receive a credit from the Juneau Utility for what they presently have for electric service.
2. Industrial Park lots – Devin Piehl said he cannot attend, but he has no news regarding sale of industrial park lots.
C. Farm Technology Days booth: Alternative to a booth might be to attend, seek out contacts and follow-up.
D. Linendoll Properties: Buhr reports he spoke to Bob Linendoll who said he has made an arrangement with the DNR to clean up the former Gore Salvage in the industrial park.
New Business:
A. 2009 budget: Marose notes Dennis Sheldon’s Aug. 5, 2008 memorandum regarding budget preparation. Buhr presents a preliminary budget worksheet for 2009. Bosak/Klug: to submit proposed budget to finance committee for approval. Motion carried.
CDA goals: Firari suggests contacting businesses to be dispossessed by Beaver Dam’s plan to demolish structures along Front Street. CDA reviews previous suggestions to contact home-based businesses in an effort to revive downtown. Buhr reports the update of the industrial park site map can be done by MSA without charge.
Director’s Report: None. See above item.
Set date and time for next meeting: Sept. 16, 208 at 5:15 p.m.
Mueller/Bosak: to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Paul Marose
Members Present: Paul Marose, Wayne Klug, Jonathan Jensen, Mike Mueller, Robert Buhr and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Curt Firari and Butch Chase.
Also Present: Ken Hepp, of Gardner Barn, and Devin Piehl.
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Bosak/Klug: to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Bosak/Klug: to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard: None.
Old Business:
A. Industrial Park lots update – Devin Piehl presents an update on real estate sales in the industrial park. The sales climate seems to have cooled recently, according to Piehl. Buhr is requested to seek price quotes for an update and reprinting of our industrial park map, with possible production of smaller, handout versions.
New Business:
A. Gardner Equipment expansion – possible incentives – Ken Hepp appears and presents a report regarding painting procedures at his business and a history of Gardner’s birdfeeder production and distribution. Consolidation to cut costs is in the offing at the Juneau plant. New painting equipment could reduce waste substantially and increase Gardner’s ability to compete. Gardner currently has 20 full-time employees. Birdfeeders represent about 75 percent of Gardner’s business. To bring a new paint line in, a 75-by-25-foot expansion to Gardner’s building is, in Hepp’s estimation, necessary. Hepp would like the city to install a new, heavy duty, electrical service to run the new paint line. Further, Hepp would like the city’s help purchasing a new air compressor, washing system and an infrared oven. He stated the proposed powder-paint system would have no impact on the city’s wastewater-treatment system.
Directors Report: Buhr has no monthly report.
Set date and time for next meeting: 5:15 PM Aug. 19, 2008.
Jensen/Bosak: to adjourn the meeting at 6:48 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Paul Marose
Members Present: Paul Marose, Wayne Klug, Curt Firari, Jonathan Jensen, Butch Chase, Robert Buhr, and Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Mike Mueller.
Also Present: Robert Schwark and Michelle Schwark of Juneau Veterinary Clinic.
The meeting was called to order at 5:19 PM, and roll call was taken.
Chase/Jensen: to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Jensen/Bosak: to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Jensen notes he was not present at the April 15, 2008 meeting and would like these minutes to reflect his absence on that date. Motion carried on minutes as amended.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard:
Robert and Michelle Schwark note they would like to discuss the collateral attached to their revolving loan at the next meeting of the CDA. Buhr is asked to send notice of that meeting to the Schwarks.
Old Business:
1. Industrial Park lots update: Buhr reports Automated Pet Care and J.B.R. Waterworks were visited by him along with Chase. No report on sale of lots.
2. Farm Technology Days update: Discussion of the CDA’s involvement, if any, in the 2009 event in Waterloo. Bosak/Chase to donate $500 to Farm Technology Days 2009. Motion carried.
New Business:
A. Revolving loan account collateral Vet Clinic was addressed above.
B. Augustfest ad: the CDA received a request for an ad in this year’s festival program. Jensen/Klug: to purchase the back cover of the Juneaugust Fest booklet for $225. Motion carried.
1. Money for park cameras: no discussion.
2. Election of Chairman & Vice Chairman: Firari/Jensen: to nominate Paul Marose for Chairman. No other nominations coming forward, a unanimous ballot was cast for Marose. Carried. Klug/Firari: to nominate Clarence Chase as Vice chairman. No other nominations coming forward, a unanimous ballot was cast for Chase. Carried.
Director’s Report:
Buhr reports a pharmacy has expressed interest in Juneau. Buhr also has been contacted by a financier regarding opening an office in Juneau and has discussed possibilities for the Co-op property with an interested party. Bullseye has talked with Buhr about expansion. Stan Smith was contacted about expansion of the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, but no news was available. No word from Alltech regarding their plans. Archie Monument has rented space to a number of organizations in their building north of town.
Set date and time for next meeting: July 15, 2008, at 5:15 p.m.
Chase/Klug: to adjourn the meeting at 6:08 PM. Motion carried unanimously.
Minutes Reported By:
Paul Marose
Members Present: Paul Marose, Wayne Klug, Curt Firari, Butch Chase, Mike Mueller, Robert Buhr, Mayor Ron Bosak
Members Absent: None
Also Present: Devin Piehl and Dave Gratton.
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.Firari/Klug: to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Chase/Firari: to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard:
A. Dave Gratton reports racecar owners seek small parcels to locate small auto shops which might be appropriate for the former Dodgeland property south of the public safety building, near the east industrial park. These parcels currently are for sale. Buyers are referred to Fred Kaping.
Old Business:
1. Industrial Park lots update – Devin Piehl of First Weber Commercial reports the MSI General is sold and closing is planned for May 2. Buyer is JBR Waterworks, which assembles components for water filtration. Industrial lot advertising is underway. Regarding the 1.4-acre Linendoll parcel, located along County Highway W, Buhr enquires whether the CDA wishes to repurchase. Buhr is authorized to hire a title search and UCC search on the parcel.
2. Farm Technology Days update: Buhr has contacted John Engels and U.W. Extension on this issue.
New Business:
1.Repurchase of Linendoll Property: addressed in Item A, Old Business.
2. Possible incentive for recruiting pharmacist: Buhr says he and the mayor spoke to a pharmacist last week.
Director’s Report:
Set date and time for next meeting. May 20, 2008 5:15 p.m.
Mueller/Firari: to adjourn the meeting at 6:40 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By: Paul Marose
Members Present: Paul Marose, Wayne Klug, Curt Firari, Jonathan Jensen, Butch Chase, Mike Mueller, Mayor Bosak, and CDA Director Robert Buhr
Members Absent: None
Also Present: Devin Piehl
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Bosak/Firari to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Chase/Bosak to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Persons desiring to be heard: No one is present for this purpose.
Old Business:
A. Marketing of industrial lots – Devin Piehl
1. Set price of lots in industrial park
Discussion of various, suitable market prices and space needs for various industries.
2. Set criteria for incentives for lots re; number of employees, cost of building etc. Discussion on types and sizes of incentives to attract new park residents.
New Business:
1. Recommend change in section VIII. Paragraph A of industrial park covenants.
Bosak/Klug to amend section VIII. Paragraph A of the Industrial Park Covenants to read: shall erect a building within one year of date of closing. Motion carried.
2. Recommend change in CDA policy regarding incentive for job creation
Bosak/Firari to amend policy for job creation credit to read, as set out in Attachment “A” with its included additions. Motion carried.
Director’s Report:
Set date and time for next meeting. March 18 th, 2008 5:15 at City Hall
Chase/Firari to adjourn the meeting at 6:24 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Paul Marose
Members Present: Paul Marose, Curt Firari, Jonathan Jensen, Mike Mueller, Robert Buhr, Mayor Bosak
Members Absent: Wayne Klug and Butch Chase
Also Present: Devin Piehl of First Weber Commercial Realty.
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Jensen/Firari: to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Bosak/Firari: to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard: None
Old Business:
A. Downtown Revitalization: Buhr reports a group of volunteers met to discuss downtown revitalization and home-based businesses received letters regarding available space in downtown. Cooperative arrangements between two or more such businesses might be an option. Buhr also plans to contact the Dodge County Bar and insurance organizations to alert them to available space. Newspaper ads also may be used to proclaim space. Discussion regarding the logistics of the farmers market also occurred.
B. 561 S. Fairfield- Final Update: Buhr reports this property is sold, with a May target date for new owners to move in. CDA received a check for about $152,000 as proceeds from the sale. Also, based upon the $75,000 mortgage taken by the city, monthly payments are about $535.00. Thanks to Wayne Bubolz and his crew for expeditious work on the building prior to sale.
C. Marketing of industrial-park lots – Devin Piehl presents his thoughts regarding sale of the remaining, unowned lots. Piehl recommends the CDA repurchase lots owned by Behnke and Alltech. Jensen/Bosak: to exercise our option to repurchase industrial park property owned by Behnke. Carried unanimously. Buhr is instructed to contact Alltech regarding their plans for the parcels they own. Piehl delivers a written presentation regarding eight parcels and proposed prices. He suggests sale prices based on job creation per acre. Future discussion for the CDA should include: whether the proposal presented, which involves commissions to realtor based on list prices, even in the event of discounted sales price based upon job creation, is satisfactory to the CDA.
New Business:
Donation to Farm Technology Days: Buhr presents information about possible participation in this event.
Director’s Report:
A. Monthly Report.
Set date and time for next meeting: Feb. 28, 2008 at 5:15 p.m.
Bosak/Firari: to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By: Marose
Members Present: Paul Marose, Butch Chase, Curt Firari, Jonathan Jensen, Mike Mueller, Mayor Bosak, and CDA Director Robert Buhr
Members Absent: Wayne Klug
Also Present: None
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Firari/Jensen to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Chase/Firari to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Persons desiring to be heard: No one is present for this purpose.
Old Business:
Marketing of Industrial Lots:
1. Set price of lots in industrial park: Buhr reviews proposal from D. Piehl to market lots in the industrial park at $89,000.00 per acre. Discussion of price incentives based on job creation.
2. Set Criteria for incentives for lots re; number of employees, cost of building, etc.
Issues:
Repurchase of “Behnke” parcel
Future of Alltech parcels
Possibilities for full improvement of S. Fairfield Avenue, south of West Kindt Street.
Incentives for purchase price abatement.
Set date and time for next meeting. March 3 rd, 2008 5:15 at City Hall
Chase/Bosak to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Paul Marose
Members Present: Paul Marose, Wayne Klug, Curt Firari, Jonathan Jensen, Butch Chase, Mike Mueller, Robert Buhr and Mayor Ron Bosak
Members Absent: None
Also Present: Dennis Schmidt, Rita Zillmer-Wilkinson and Devin Piehl.
The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM, and roll call was taken.
Bosak/Jensen: to approve the agenda. Motion carried.
Bosak/Klug: to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Motion carried.
Persons Desiring to Be Heard: No one appears for this purpose.
Old Business:
A. Downtown Revitalization – Buhr reports MSA would charge $3,600 to help us apply for a grant to help improve downtown. Buhr suggests creation of a committee to discuss ideas for downtown. Said committee is slated to meet at 5 p.m. at City Hall Jan. 24, 2008.
B. 561 S. Fairfield- Update
Inspection results – Buhr distributes a memo from Joe Sciascia re: signing sale documents for 561 S. Fairfield Ave. Jensen/Klug: to approve language in exhibit attached to these minutes to allow signing of all necessary documents, including the deed, for the sale of 561 S. Fairfield Ave. Motion carried. Devin Piehl reports regarding buyer’s notice of repairs or replacements needed to mechanical systems in structure at 561 S. Fairfield Ave. Klug/Firari: to repair or replace items listed on Jan. 9, 2008 Notice Relating to Offer to Purchase attached to these minutes. Motion carried.
New Business:
A. Marketing of lots in Industrial Park – Devin Piehl suggests placing vacant lots in the industrial park on the open market. He believes growth in Juneau hinges upon activity in our industrial park. Discussion with Piehl regarding his marketing and sale of lots in the industrial park. Bosak/Chase: That the CDA grant permission to Devin Piehl to advertise and sell available industrial park land. Motion carried 6-1. Marose voted in the negative.
B. Authorize Clerk-Treasurer to use leased building checking account for payment on building expenses (taxes, utilities,etc.). Bosak/Jensen: to approve said use. Motion Carried.
C. CDA goals for 2008: Mueller suggests revitalizing downtown, targeting enterprises that would come to town such as a dentist or hardware store and deciding what disposition of proceeds of real estate sales.
Director’s Report:
A. Monthly Report: Buhr notes Farmers and Merchants Bank plans to build this spring, a two-story structure with room for rental office space. They also have available land. Dodge Central Credit Union plans to open a branch office in Piggly Wiggly.
Set date and time for next meeting. Next meeting 5:15 p.m. February 19, 2008.
Bosak/Mueller to adjourn the meeting at 6:36 PM. Motion carried.
Minutes Reported By:
Paul Marose