Meeting Minutes

Page 1 of 2 pages Town of La Pointe Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Thursday October 9, 2025 5:00 pm Town Hall/Zoom Minutes Members present: Jim Peters, Samantha Dobson, Lois Carlson, Mark Pass and Jackie Noha Members absent: John Nielsen and Michael Kuchta Staff present: Max Imholte, Town Administrator 1. Call to Order/Roll Call Meeting called to order by Lois at 5:02 pm. 2. Public Comment – none 3. Minutes of the following meetings to be considered for approval: A. September 11, 2025 Motion by Jim to approve the minutes as presented, seconded by Sam, all ayes. Motion Carried. 4. Discussion Topics A. Updates on Skyline and existing contracts Mark gave a background of this committee for new members. He also gave a recap of the information received from builders/developers so far. B. Review 2023 RFQ for Affordable Workforce Housing Development Lois recommended committee members review the market analysis from Maxfield Research. Sam suggested having a workshop to involve the community in this discussion to see who the players are, have our questions answered and possible investor interest. Motion by Sam to move item 4E to below 4B, seconded by Jim, all ayes. Motion Carried C. Discussion on affordable housing constructed on Beaver Island, MI Lois gave a recap and will e-mail information to the committee on affordable housing units which were built for Beaver Island. D. Discuss site layout possibilities – rental vs small family vs tiny home Sam will e-mail a link to the committee for Gorman & Co, which is a company who does development for WI Housing Authorities. Mark encouraged Sam to reach out for more information. Page 2 of 2 pages Jackie asked if there is a way for the committee to have access to the previous documents discussed. Jim will ask Charlie for information he has. E. Financing – guest via zoom – Pennelys Droz Pennelys gave her background including; community development, grant writing, philanthropy and building/engineering. Pennelys will further review the housing study and RFQ she received from Lois and e -mail some ideas to the committee. 5. 2026 Budget Request Max stated there is approximately $4,000 in the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee designated fund. Motion by Sam to request $4,000 from the current designated fund for their 2026 budget, seconded by Lois, all ayes. Motion Carried. 6. Public Comment - none 7. Set Next Meeting Agenda and Date Next meeting scheduled for Thursday 11/13/25 at 5pm Agenda – community outreach 8. Adjourn Meeting adjourned by Lois. Minutes taken from recording and submitted by Dorgene Goetsch, Clerical Assistant Minutes approved as presented 11/13/25. D. Goetsch, Clerical Assistant