Community Development Authority (CDA)

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES VILLAGE OF EAST TROY November 28, 2023 Page 1 of 2 Call Meeting to Order Roll Call Chairperson Jim Holm called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Present: Chairperson/Trustee Jim Holm, President Johnson, Commissioners, Bryan Harding, John Isleb, Tyler Olson, and Elizabeth Scherbarth Excused: Absent: Commissioner Johnathon Biersack Others: Eileen Suhm, Administrator/CDA Executive Director Public Comment None. Approval of Minutes Motion by Commissioner Isleb, seconded by Commissioner Harding, to approve the minutes dated September 25, 2023. Motion carried with President Johnson abstaining. New Business 1. Strategic Planning Session (continue discussion from 9/25/23) The CDA discussed properties on the Main Street corridor east of the square in need of improvement. Discussion included various properties. The property with the greatest need identified was the prior Marathon gas station. 2711 Main Street. The potential Tax Incremental District (TID) 5 boundaries were discussed as well as possible façade grant funding available through TID increment. Other potential TID-funded improvements to the east Main Street corridor were also discussed. This included the possibility of upgrading streetlights to a style similar to the lighting on the square from the square to Byrnes street. An additional business the Village does not have was noted to be a bait shop. (This was inadvertently left out of the 9/25/23 meeting minutes.) This item will remain on the next agenda to provide updates. 2. Funding for Façade Grant Program 2024 Cycle Signage along the east Main Street corridor was discussed as an area of focus. The CDA asked that an informational mailing be sent to business owners from Mill Street east to highway ES regarding the façade grant program. No limits were placed on the façade grant program. The CDA agreed applications for the Main Street corridor could potentially be delayed until it is know if some TID funds could be utilized for a façade grant program within the TID boundaries. 3. Pending Matters List Ranking  COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MINUTES VILLAGE OF EAST TROY November 28, 2023 Page 2 of 2 President Johnson will send out a form for members to rank the priority of matters in a form that can populate the results and be discussed at the next meeting. Old Business 1. Verbal update regarding East Troy to Mukwonago Bike Trail Project Executive Director Suhm informed the CDA the application for the transportation assistance program (TAP) was submitted by the October 27, 2023, deadline. The grant was for planning purposes so the project can be completed in steps including planning, design, and construction. She does not anticipate knowing whether the award is successful until spring. Future Agenda Items 1. Discussion regarding mobile application for self-guided walking tours Next potential meeting date: January 22, 2024 Adjourn Motion by President Johson, seconded by Commissioner Isleb, to adjourn at 7:06 p.m. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted: Eileen Suhm, Administrator/CDA Executive Director