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TID No. 40 Miles Kimball Redevelopment
Meeting Minutes
January 18th, 2021
11:00 a.m., Virtual Meeting
Present: Barb Herzog, Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education; Mark Rohloff, City of Oshkosh; Amy Van Straten, Fox Valley Technical College; Mark Harris, Winnebago County; Burk
Tower, Public Member
Staff: Allen Davis, Community Development Director; Mark Lyons, Planning Services Manager; Kelly Nieforth, Economic Development Services Manager; Anna Maier, Community Development Administrative
Assistant
The meeting was called to order at 11:03 a.m. by Ms. Nieforth.
Ms. Nieforth asked for nominations for a Chair. Mr. Rohloff nominated Mr. Harris and was seconded by Ms. Van Straten. Motion carried.
Ms. Nieforth discussed the organization and functions of the Joint Review Board (JRB) and asked if there were further questions. There were none.
Chairperson Harris asked for nominations for the public member for TID No. 40. Mr. Rohloff nominated Burk Tower for the public member. Ms. Van Straten seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Ms. Nieforth provided a brief overview of TID. No 40 noting that it is a conservation and in need of rehabilitation TID. Ms. Nieforth provided a history of the parcel in the proposed
TID boundary including discussing the City’s involvement with an approved Planned Development. Ms. Nieforth discussed the plans for the residential development. Ms. Herzog inquired
who might be the future renters may be as it relates to the impact of the local schools. Ms. Nieforth indicated that the units will most likely be marketing to empty nesters and young
professionals. Mr. Tower asked about the process to approve the developer. Ms. Nieforth indicated that the developer is a Planned Development. Ms. Nieforth discussed the proposed schedule
of redeveloping the site and financing mechanisms being utilized. Mr. Tower asked about the size of the apartments and Ms. Nieforth reviewed all the submitted apartment sizes. Mr. Tower
asked about the developers and their past experience. Ms. Nieforth discussed the projects that the developers are currently working on. Mr. Lyons and Ms. Nieforth discussed the scoring
that city staff uses for TID projects. Mr. Tower asked about other financing options. Ms. Nieforth discussed the different grants and programs that were considered but that they did
not qualify for. Mr. Tower asked if the building owner ever considered tearing down the building. Mr. Davis discussed the costs for tearing down the building. A general discussion took
place regarding the developer’s ability to fund the project and why other developers have not pursued redeveloping the project.
Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Mr. Tower and second by Ms. Herzog. Meeting adjourned at 11:39 a.m. Motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kelly Nieforth
Economic Development Services Manager