Minutes: Redevelopment: April 17, 2008

Evansville Redevelopment Authority
Board of Commissioners

Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 17, 2008, 5:30 pm
Evansville High School, 640 S. Fifth Street, Evansville, Wisconsin

MINUTES

I. Roll Call. Present: Betsy Ahner, Tony Wyse, Barb Jacobson, and John Decker. Absent: Chris Eager, Roger Roth, and Tom Calley. Also present: Executive Director Dan Wietecha.

II. Old Business.

a. Economic Development Summit Task Force Presentations. The meeting was held jointly with the Economic Development Committee to hear the recommendations of the task forces. The task forces were Workforce Development, Governmental Relations, Downtown Revitalization, Marketing, and Entrepreneurial Environment & Networking.

b. TID #5. The Board noted that there would be lots of opportunities for redevelopment and that the TID #5 Project Plan should be reviewed in light of the Task Force presentations. The Board also noted its responsibility for explaining tax increment financing and individual projects to the public.

III. New Business.

a. Chair. Jacobson nominated, seconded by Ahner, John Decker to serve as Chair through April 2009. There were no other nominations. Decker was elected by unanimous vote.

b. Vice Chair. Jacobson nominated, seconded by Wyse, Betsy Ahner to serve as Vice Chair through April 2009. There were no other nominations. Ahner was elected by unanimous vote.

IV. Adjournment. With no further business, Wyse made a motion, seconded by Jacobson, to adjourn. Motion passed unanimously.