_08252026-1676

Page 1 of 4 Land & Development Committee 8/25/26 LAND AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Douglas County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 3:00 P.M., Government Center Boardroom 201 1316 N 14th Street, Superior, Wisconsin Meeting called to order by Chair Luostari. 1. ROLL CALL Present – Scott Luostari , Charlie Glazman , Howard Hendrickson, Alan Jaques , Mark Liebaert. Absent – Wendy Bong. Others present – Shelley Nelson, Jim C aesar, Jenice Meyer, Daniel Litchke, Chris Summers ( virtual), Charles Summers ( virtual), Kaci Lundgren, Melissa Jarzomski (Acting Committee Clerk). 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Jaques , second Glazman , to approve minutes from July 28, 202 6. Motion carried. 3. ACTION ITEMS/REFERRALS a. Land Bid Openings: BID 3-26: East 4th St, Blocks 49, 50, 51 and 52 excluding Railway, Town of Superior. Zoned: R2 2 Family Residential. (10- 810-00768-00). $4,550 received from Tyler Kauther. BID 4-26: East 3rd St W 75 Ft, Block 51, Townsite of Superior, City of Superior. Zoned: R2 2 Family Residential. (10- 810-00911-00). $3,750 received from Tyler Kauther. BID 5-26: A parcel of land in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, on Section 24, Township 47 North, Range 14 West described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of said NE 1/4 of SW 1/4; thence North 190 feet; thence West parallel with the South line 3 00 feet; thence South parallel with the East line 190 feet; thence East 300 feet to the point of beginning, in Douglas County, Wisconsin. Zoned: A1 Agricultural. (TS-030-00594-00). $1,725 received from Mitch Miles. BID 6-26: A parcel of land in the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 6-47- 10, Described DP 331, 159 RP 451, Town of Maple. Zoned: F1 Forestry. (MA-020- 00039-00). $2,000 received from Robert K azmarek. Recommended not to be approved due to concerns regarding parcel ownership. BID 7-26: A parcel of land in the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 25- 48-14, N-200' of E-200' excluding parcel to Highway (.04A) Zoned: A1 Agricultural. (TS-030-01594-00). $1,725 received from Robert Motiff. BID 8-26: Lots 1-4 inclusive, Block 10, Townsite of Oliver 2nd Division, 12-48-15. Zoned: Residential. (OL-165-02490-00) $1,025 received from Kari Steltz. Page 2 of 4 Land & Development Committee 8/25/26 BID 13-26: Lots 11-23 inclusive, Block 8, 1st Rearrangement to Carnegie Central Division, Section 12- 48-15 and River St Vacated. Zoned: Residential. (OL- 165- 00592-00) $8,075 received from Vincent Zilka. ACTION (RESOLUTION): Motion by Jaques, second Hendrickson, to accept high bids as presented except Bid 6-26 and forward all others to County Board. Motion carried unanimously. b. 2027 Budget and Non-Departmental Budget Requests 1. The Development Association – $30,000 (funded $30,000 in 2026): Jim Caesar and Jenice Meyer provided background for the request. ACTION (REFERRAL): Motion by Luostari , second Hendrickson, to approve funding in the amount of $30,000 and refer to Administration Committee. Motion carried. Jaques and Glazman abstained, Liebaert voted to make quorum. 2. Designation of Exodus Reserve ($59,500 for Small Business Support) : Reserve to support small businesses before and during the Blatnik B ridge closure. Jenice Myers spoke on the topic. ACTION (REFERRAL): Motion by Liebaert , second Luostari , to approve funding in the amount of $59,500 for the grant match only , if grant is not acquired, funding to be returned, and refer to Administration Committee. Motion carried. Jaques and Glazman abstained, Liebaert voted to make quorum. 3. Douglas County Historical Society – $25,000 (funded $10,000 in 2026) No one present to speak on request from the Douglas County Historical Society. ACTION (REFERRAL): Motion by Jaques , second Glazman , to approve funding in the amount of $10 ,000 and refer to Administration Committee. Motion carried. 4. 4H – $25,000 (funded $15,000 in 2026) Daniel Litchke spoke on behalf of request for the Fairground and 4H Building. ACTION (REFERRAL): Motion by Jaques, second Hendrickson, to approve funding in the amount of $25,000 and refer to Administration Committee. Motion carried. 5. Operational Budget (includes fairgrounds stormwater utility fees): Budget included in agenda, Lundgren reviewed. ACTION (REFERRAL): Motion by Jaques, second Hendrickson, to approve operational budget and refer to Administration Committee. Motion carried. 4. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS Page 3 of 4 Land & Development Committee 8/25/26 a. Economic Development: Caesar and Meyer provided updates including loan applications, rebranding and updating signage, potential new businesses and small startups, grant funding updates, and use of the old post office. b. Parkland industrial park parcel 10-810-08500-00 – potential division of acreage and/or development potential: Open to proposals for division of acreage. c. Land Improvement Account fund balance: Reviewed. d. Wisconsin Assessment Monies Grant Update: (WAM) grant applied; environmental assessments completed on property in Summit. No major health concerns on property, further testing needed to confirm additional contamination within other depths of soil. DNR recommends holding property at this time, additional grant money may be available for further testing; Committee consensus to hold. e. Tax Deed Property Update: Two properties not included in appraisals due to repurchase process and eviction process. 5. APPRAISALS BID 14-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $10,000. BID 15-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $16,000. BID 16-26: Requested by Douglas County. Former owner requested hold of appraisal for process review. ACTION: Motion by Jaques, second by Glazman, to hold parcel for further information. Motion carried. BID 17-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $2,000. BID 18-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $2,000. BID 19-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $30,000. BID 20-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $5,000. BID 21-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $5,000. BID 22-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $5,000. BID 23-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $10,000. BID 24-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $2,500. Page 4 of 4 Land & Development Committee 8/25/26 BID 25-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $2,500. BID 26-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $4,000. BID 27-26: Requested by Douglas County. Minimum bid amount $4,000. ACTION: Motion by Jaques, second Hendrickson, to set minimum bids as listed except 16-26. Motion carried. 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None. 7. ADJOURNMENT ACTION: Motion by Glazman, second Jaques , to adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:13 p.m. Submitted by, Lexi Klasen, Committee Clerk