City of Jefferson - Jefferson Development Corporation Minutes

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Attending: Dempsey, Guttenberg, Lewis, Morgan, Olsen, Pierce, Schornack, Thomsen and van Lieshout.

1. Call to Order 6:50 a.m. by President Morgan.

2. Approval of Minutes

Motion (Thomsen/Dempsey) to a approve the December 21, 1999 minutes. MOTION CARRIED

3. Approval of Financials

Motion (van Lieshout/Lewis) to approve the financial report. MOTION CARRIED

4. Appointment of Directors

Motion (Thomsen/Guttenberg) to appoint Shirley Dempsey, Jeff Hamann, David Olsen and David Schornack to the JDC Board of Directors for three year terms. MOTION CARRIED

5. Election of Officers

Motion (Guttenberg/van Lieshout) to elect Lewis as president for 2000. MOTION CARRIED

Motion (Olsen/Lewis) to elect van Lieshout as vice-president for 2000. MOTION CARRIED

Motion (Morgan/Thomsen) to elect Olsen as secretary and treasurer for 2000. MOTION CARRIED

6. Bylaws Amendment

No negative feedback has been expressed from the either the JDC board or the common council. Reviewed the proposed amendment and made a change in Article II, Section 2. Motion (Dempsey/Morgan) to accept the new bylaws. MOTION CARRIED

7. Puerner Block Building Update

Schornack gave an update. The appraisal of the Big A Auto Parts property should be done by the end of the month.

8. Highway 26 Bypass

Olsen gave an update. The chamber of commerce will be appointing a bypass committee which will sponsor a community forum to discuss the proposed routes. It was suggested that Shirley Dempsey serve on that committee.

Lewis asked Olsen to try to get a speaker at a future meeting to report on the Fort Atkinson bypass.

9. Downtown Revitalization Committee

Discussed the status of Miss Kitty's Jefferson House.

Lewis suggested the JDC research the Revolving Loan Fund and other programs which may assist businesses that are renovating downtown buildings.

10. February Meeting Location Change

The JDC will be unable to meet in city hall on February 15th because of the primary election. Lewis suggested we hold the meeting at the Workforce Development Center.

11. Prospects

Discussed possible expansions of two of the North Industrial Park tenants.

The prospect who was looking for 10 - 15 acres of rail access in the North Industrial Park is no longer looking at Jefferson.

Olsen is still working with a prospect interested in 5 - 10 acres in the North Industrial Park.

12. Morgan Thank You

Morgan was thanked for his 15 years of service as JDC president.

13. Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 8:00 a.m.

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