May 5 2026 Village Board Minutes

Village Board Meeting (May 5, 2026) ALLOUEZ VILLAGE BOARD MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M. ALLOUEZ VILLAGE HALL, 1900 LIBAL STREET CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL President Rafter called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: Atwood, Genrich, Harris, Hohner, Leiterman, Marsch, Rafter Staff Present: Chris Clark, Jim March, Julie Beauchamp, Sean Gehin, Trevor Fuller MODIFY/ADOPT AGENDA Leiterman/Hohner moved to adopt the agenda as presented. Motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. National Police Week, May 10th-16th b. Village Wide Rummage Sale, June 4th – 7th President Rafter- National Small Business Week, thanked local business owners and encouraged residents to visit local businesses to help them grow. PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Orourke, 2339 Oakwood Ave. - Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States on July 4th. Allouez has a lot of families that have been in the village for 200 years; gave an overview of the history of Allouez. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTING ORDINANCE 2026-01, AMENDING CHAPTER 475, ZONING, ARTICLE III, MIXED-USE DISTRICTS, OF THE VILLAGE OF ALLOUEZ MUNICIPAL CODE Jim Orourke, 2339 Oakwood Ave. - Mixed-use zoning is terrific, gives flexibility and anything to encourage mixed use development is good. Hearing closed at 6:38pm ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 2026-01, AMENDING CHAPTER 475, ZONING, ARTICLE III, MIXED- USE DISTRICTS, OF THE VILLAGE OF ALLOUEZ MUNICIPAL CODE Marsch/Harris moved to adopt Ordinance 2026-01, amending Chapter 475, Zoning, Article III, Mixed Use Districts, of the Village of Allouez Municipal Code. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-07, THANKING DENA MOONEY FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION/ CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION Harris/Leiterman moved to approve Resolution 2026-07 thanking Dena Mooney for her years of service on the Historic Preservation Commission. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-08, THANKING SANDY JUNO FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF REVIEW/ CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION Harris/Atwood moved to approve Resolution 2026-08 thanking Sandy Juno for her years of service on the Board of Review. Motion carried. Village Board Meeting (May 5, 2026) RESOLUTION 2026-09, THANKING JASON ALBERTZ FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF ETHICS/ CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION Genrich/Hohner moved to approve Resolution 2026-09 thanking Jason Albertz for his years of service on the Board of Ethics. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-10, THANKING MATT HOHNER FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE BOARD OF ETHICS & BOARD OF REVIEW/ CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION Marsch/Leiterman moved to approve Resolution 2026-10 thanking Matt Hohner for his years of service on the Board of Ethics & Board of Review. Motion carried. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT PHM-WEBSTER PARK C. Clark: - The Village is replacing the existing playground equipment at PHM-Webster Park that is close to 30 years old. - Obtained design options from three playground vendors; each were given a budget of $65,000 for equipment and installation assistance. - Item was budgeted for in the FY 2025 Capital Improvement Budget at $80,000 for equipment, wood chip surfacing, walkway, fencing, and installation. Funding was bonded for in the 2025 borrowing. - Old playground equipment will be sold through an online auction site as in the past. - Online community survey was conducted last month asking the community to select their preferred playground equipment design option. 391 responses were received, with the top choice as Option #3. - Plan to install fencing around the playground for safety purposes due to the proximity near the park roadway. - Parks, Recreation & Forestry Committee recommended Option #3 at their meeting on April 28th. Discussion: - Could the old playground equipment be used elsewhere at a different park? Clark indicated no, due to the age of the equipment, however, Langlade has quite a bit of playground equipment that could be reused at the parks once the village takes ownership. - Frequency of replacing wood chips Atwood/Leiterman moved to authorize purchase of playground equipment, Option #3 (Lee Recreation) at PHM Webster Park. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-11, ADOPTING AN INCREASE IN MUNICIPAL COURT COSTS Leiterman/Harris moved to approve Resolution 2026-11, Adopting an Increase in Municipal Court Costs from $38 to $48. Motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Marsch/Harris moved to: a. Accept and Place on File minutes from: i. Plan Commission dated 1/20/26 b. Approve accounts payable dated 4/17/26, 4/24/26, 5/1/26 Motion carried. Village Board Meeting (May 5, 2026) LANGLADE SCHOOL SITE PLANNING T. Fuller: - The Village will take ownership of the Langlade Elementary School property from the Green Bay Area Public School District later this year . - In preparation, Village staff have conducted walkthroughs of the school building and surrounding campus and have reviewed available condition reports. - Based on these evaluations, the building appears to be well maintained and in generally good condition. - Given the current state of the building, there may be viable opportunities to repurpose the existing structure while also considering how to utilize the remainder of the site to achieve its highest and best use for the community. - At the last Board meeting Somerville Engineers and Architects presented a case study highlighting the current rehabilitation of a former school building in the Village of Denmark into a Community Center and multi-use facility supporting both public and private functions. This example demonstrates a potential model for adaptive reuse that staff believes warrants further exploration into the Langlade property. - Staff propose this work begin with the Community Development Authority, under the direction of the Village Board, to further evaluate redevelopment and reuse options. It would include engaging an engineering and architectural firm to conduct a feasibility study and facilitate community input sessions to better understand stakeholder priorities and opportunities. Discussion: - CDA process/ cost of a feasibility study - Unique property with a lot of space - Maintain the offices/gymnasium/add some housing - Support the idea of converting it to a Community Center - Importance of community input FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS -None CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION Leiterman/Genrich moved to convene into closed session pursuant to: Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e), deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. (Negotiations regarding a real estate matter) Roll call vote: Atwood – aye, Harris- aye, Hohner – aye, Leiterman – aye, Genrich – aye, Marsch – aye, Rafter – aye. Motion carried. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION Harris/Atwood moved to reconvene into open session. Motion carried. No action taken. ADJOURNMENT Genrich/Atwood moved to adjourn at 7:26 p.m. Motion carried. Minutes submitted by Carrie Zittlow, Clerk/Treasurer