Shawano Industrial and Commercial Development Committee
Regular MeetingShawano, WI · May 11, 2023
Agenda
CITY OF SHAWANO INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023 7:00 AM
CITY HALL, 127 S SAWYER STREET, SHAWANO, WI 54166
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1) CALL TO ORDER
2) ROLL CALL
3) REVIEW/APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
4) COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
5) CLOSED SESSION
Go into Closed Session per Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.85 (1)(e) Deliberating or
negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting
other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed
session.
6) OPEN SESSION
Return to Open Session per Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.85(2) to take action, if
necessary, on closed session items.
7) UPDATE ON CITY ACTIVITY
8) UPDATE ON SCEPI ACTIVITY
9) NEW BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED AT A FUTURE MEETING
10) SET NEXT MEETING DATE - June 15, 2023
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11) ADJOURN
DISABLED ACCESSIBLE (Contact City Clerk prior to meeting if require additional services.)
It is possible that members of and possibly a quorum of members of other governmental bodies of the municipality
may be in attendance at the above-stated meeting to gather information; no action will be taken by any governmental
body at the above-stated meeting other than the governmental body specifically referred to above in this notice.
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SHAWANO INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
March 23, 2023 7:00 AM 127 S. Sawyer Street, Shawano, WI 54166
CALL TO ORDER
• ThemeetingwascalledtoorderbyKerberat7:00AM.
ROLL CALL
• Members present: DaveKerber,ScottNordin,JimMeyer,ChuckFelts,MarkBolin, Charlie Harvey and Rhonda
Strebel
• Absent: CurtPreston,GregSeymour,andSandra Steinke
• Others present: BruceMilavitz,EddieSheppard,BrianKnapp,PeterThillman,Dave Moesch, Leslie Nemetz, Bruce
Gomm, Steve Tuma, Duane Henning and Dan Nier
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MEETING MINUTES
• Minutesapproved:January19, 2023
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
• None.
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON REQUEST FOR BELMARK EXPANSION
• Sheppard said he had received a request from Belmark to provide financial assistance for their building
addition.He said the addition was complete and they did not ask for funding prior to construction of the
addition.Their request was to add the addition to the developer’s agreement already in place for the initial
building project.The agreement for the initial
projectincludeda100%taxrebatefor20years.Sheppardsaidthe$350ktaxincentive given to Timberpro was
somewhat similar to this request.
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON PROPOSAL FROM ORION LANDSCAPES
• Steve Tuma presentedinformationonhisproposedproject.Hewantstopurchase3acresoflandin
theBayLakesIndustrialparkforhislandscapingbusiness.Theproposeddevelopment would include a 2400
S.F. office/workshop building, landscaping display areas, nursery stock area, material storage and
equipment storage areas.He intends to move his business to Shawano.The land he desires to purchase is
the south 3 acres of parcel #281041100020 and would require a subdivision of the 15-acre parcel at the
intersection of Baylakes Road and County Road B.
CLOSED SESSION
Go into Closed Session per Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.85 (1)(e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of
public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or
bargaining reasons require a closed session.
• Kerber requested a motion to go into Closed Session per Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.85(1)(e) deliberating or
negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified
business, whenevercompetitiveorbargainingreasonsrequireaclosedsession.Motiontogointo closed session by
Milavitz, 2nd by Felts, MC.
OPEN SESSION
Return to Open Session per Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.85(2) to take action, if necessary, on closed session items.
• Motion by Felts to return to Open Session per Wisconsin Statutes
Section19.85(2)totakeactiononClosedSessionitems,2ndbyStrebel,MC.Motionby Felts to approve all items
decided in Closed Session, 2nd by Strebel, MC.
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UPDATE ON CITY ACTIVITY
• Alterationsto130-132S.MainStreetforThornberryCottage
havebeencompleted.Thestoreisstockedandreadyforthegrandopeningtomorrow. Demolition has begun on
several of the former Muehl’s buildings.Asbestos has been removed from the quonset building.
UPDATE ON SCEPI ACTIVITY
• ThillmanreportedthatNewNorthwasawardeda$302k BEAD Planning grant from the Public Service Commission
(PSC) where Shawano County is a part of the group. This grant is to do additional planning for the
implementation of broadband infrastructure.
NEW BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED AT A FUTURE MEETING
• None.
SET NEXT MEETING DATE
• Thursday April 20, 2023
ADJOURN
• Meeting adjourned at 9:05 am.
Respectfullysubmitted,
ScottNordin,Secretary
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