Community Development Authority Meeting — Agenda Packet

Administrative Offices Municipal Building - 138 East Main Street Mount Horeb, Wisconsin 53572 608.437.6884 | mounthorebwi.info Community Development Authority Meeting Agenda Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM Municipal Building Board Room 138 E. Main Street Mount Horeb, WI 1) Call to order 2) Roll call 3) Public Participation Participants may speak for up to three minutes. To participate, please complete a public comment form at the Board Room entrance and submit it to staff before the meeting begins. See below for more details. 4) Consent Agenda All items listed below are considered to be routine by the Governing Body and will be enacted by one motion (roll call vote). There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after the Consent Agenda. a. Consideration of September 9, 2026 Meeting Minutes 5) Presentations a. Presentation and discussion from WEDC regarding ongoing projects/iniatives and future Village projects 6) Chair's Report 7) Staff Reports a. Economic Development Director's Report b. Mount Horeb Area School District Report c. Mount Horeb Area Chamber of Commerce Report 8) Action Items Page 1 of 7 9) Adjournment *Public Comment Policy Members of the public are invited to speak at meetings of all Mount Horeb Public Bodies. To comment, please complete a Public Comment Form at the Meeting Room entrance and submit it to staff before the meeting begins. Comments are limited to three minutes, must be made from the podium, and the speaker must return to the audience after speaking. • Non-agenda item comments are heard at the start of the meeting. Public Body members and staff will not engage in discussion during public comment but may consider topics for future agendas. • Agenda item comments are heard during the relevant item, after the proposers or staff present the item and before Public Body discussion. All public comments on the item will be heard before any discussion by the Public Body. Members of the public will only be allowed to speak outside these public comment times if they are invited by the meeting chair to share additional information requested by the Public Body. If so invited to speak, the member of the public must do so from the podium. Written comments are also welcome. Written comments shall include the name and address of the submitter and should be submitted to the Deputy Treasurer/Governance Coordinator by email at niki.erickson@mounthorebwi.info (subject line: Public Comment Request-Name of Public Body) or delivered by to the Village at: 138 E Main Street, Mount Horeb WI, 53572, ATTN Public Comment Request-Name of Public Body. UPON REASONABLE NOTICE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH APPROPRIATE AIDS AND SERVICES. FOR INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST THIS SERVICE, CONTACT ALYSSA GAFFNEY, CLERK, AT 138 E MAIN STREET, MOUNT HOREB, WI (608) 437-9404. Page 2 of 7 Page 3 of 7 Page 4 of 7 October 6, 2026 To: Community Development Authority From: Kristen Fish-Peterson, Economic Development Contracted Staff Re: Report on work to date What follows is a list of activities for September: 1. Meetings in person and virtual a. Gabe Altenbernd individually (virtually, phone, and emails) b. Meetings regarding Lukken Property (with Making a Difference, Staff) c. Meetings regarding Karakahl Redevelopment (with JT Klein) d. Chamber Board Meeting e. September CDA Meeting f. September Village Board Meeting g. September Staff Technical Team meeting 2. Follow up from meetings 3. Work to certify TID 6 with WI DOR 4. Several emails and phone calls with Making A Difference Page 5 of 7 Agenda Item Report Community Development Authority: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Staff Reports: Mount Horeb Area School District Report Recommendation Background Board Communication - Mount Horeb Area School District MHASD Monthly Report Financial Impact n/a Attachments Prepared By Page 6 of 7 OCTOBER 2026 Chamber Report mounthorebchamber.com 608-437-5914 info@trollway.com F a ll V illa ge Mar k e t b r o u gh t a b u s y w e e k e n d t o d o w n t o w n M o u n t H o r e b o n O c t o b e r 3 –4 . 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B e h in d t h e s c e n e s , t h e B u s in e s s A d v o c a c y C o m mi t t e e a n d C o mm u n it y C o a lit io n h a v e a g r e e d t o m e r ge , w it h m e e t in gs p la n n e d e v e r y o t h e r m o n t h b e g in n in g in N o v e m b e r . T h e c o m b in e d g r o u p w ill p r e p a r e fo r t h e J a n u a r y J o in t B o a r d M e e t in g a n d c o n t in u e s t r e n g t h e n in g c o m m u n ic a t io n a m o n g c o m m un it y le a d e r s . W e a r e a ls o f in a liz in g 2 0 2 7 m e mb e r s h ip a n d s p o n s o r s h ip m a t e r ia ls , d e v e lo p in g n e x t y e a r ’s G o o d M o r n in g M o u n t H o r e b p r o gr a mmi n g , a n d p r e p a r in g fo r T r o llid a y s . Page 7 of 7