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Plan Commission Minutes 1 January 20, 2026
PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES
January 20th, 2026
PRESENT: Ed Bowen, Meredith Scheuermann, Kathleen Propp, Dan Paulick, David Rucker,
Margy Davey, Thomas Perry
EXCUSED: Karl Loewenstein, Council Member Buelow, John Kiefer
STAFF: Kimberly Gierach, Deputy Community Development Director; Justin Gierach,
Engineering Division Manager; Brian Slusarek, Planning Services Supervisor; Jeff
Nau, Principal Planner; Brandon Nielsen, Planner; Katrina Malson, Planning
Technician; Oshkosh Media
A. Call to Order/Roll Call: Chairman Perry called the meeting to order at 4:01 pm. Roll call was
taken and a quorum declared present.
B. Consent Agenda
1. Approve minutes from the January 6th, 2026 Plan Commission meeting
2. Recommend approval of an emergency siren easement at 1024 School Avenue
3. Recommend approval of a storm sewer easement on 2990 Global Parkway
4. Recommend approval of a street right-of-way dedication for West Fernau Avenue
located between Vinland Street and Jackson Street (STH 76)
Mr. Perry asked if any members of the public wished to speak. There were none.
Mr. Perry asked if any member of Plan Commission wished to pull any items off consent.
There were none.
Motion by Propp to recommend approval of all items on the consent agenda and adopt the
findings and recommendations for each item as stated in the staff reports.
Seconded by Davey.
Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. There was none.
Motion carried 7-0.
C. Items Removed from Consent Agenda: None
D. Regular Agenda
5. Public Hearing: Review and make a recommendation on deleting officially
mapped Tucker Trail from Vinland Street east to its eastern terminus
Site Inspections: Mr. Rucker and Mr. Perry reported visiting the site.
Staff report accepted as part of the record.
Mr. Nielsen presented the staff report and recommends approval.
Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff. There were none.
Mr. Perry opened the public hearing and asked if the applicant wanted to make a statement.
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The City did not have anything further.
Mr. Perry asked if any members of the public wished to speak.
There were none so he closed the public hearing.
Motion by Davey to recommend approval of the agenda item and adopt the findings and
recommendation as stated in the staff report.
Seconded by Propp.
Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. There was none.
Motion carried 7-0.
6. Review and make a recommendation on vacating a portion of Eichstadt Road, 135
feet south of Freedom Avenue
Site Inspections: Mr. Perry reported visiting the site.
Staff report accepted as part of the record.
Mr. Nielsen presented the staff report and recommends approval with the applicable findings and
conditions.
Mr. Perry opened up technical questions to staff.
Mr. Rucker asked if the school would be paying anything to the City. Mr. Nau stated no.
Mr. Paulick wanted clarification as to who owns the surrounding properties.
Mr. Perry opened public comment and asked if the applicant wanted to make a statement.
The City did not have anything further.
Mr. Perry asked if any members of the public wished to speak.
There were none so he closed public comment.
Motion by Davey to recommend approval of the agenda item and adopt the findings and
recommendation as stated in the staff report.
Seconded by Propp.
Mr. Perry asked if there was any discussion on the motion. There was none.
Motion carried 7-0.
E. Other Business: There was none.
F. Adjournment - There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:14 pm.
(Davey/Propp)
Two workshops followed the meeting.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brian Slusarek
Planning Services Supervisor
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