2026-08-18 - Common Council

Summary

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Built from the city's approved minutes, which were read.

• All 12 alderpersons present: Jennifer Grant, Jim Hutchison, Bill Morgan, Jon Shelton, Doug Orlowski, Joey Prestley, Alyssa Proffitt, Jim Ridderbush, Ben DeBaker, Ben Delie, Melinda Eck, Kathy Hinkfuss.
• Approved the August 12 Improvement and Services items except items 1 and 11, with contract PARKS 6-26 amended to include alternate 1.
• Declared a public emergency under Wis. Stat. 62.15(1b) for restoration of Fire Station No. 3 after a June 24, 2026 flooding event. See Fire Station 3 and 420 South Broadway Redevelopment.
• Redevelopment Authority items: termination of TID 12 (I-43 Industrial Park) and two project-plan and boundary resolutions. See Tax Incremental Districts.
• Finance items: the 2027 fee schedule (bulk waste), a revised General Ordinance 12-26 (responsible bidder), and an Innovation Fund for a new Lead - Innovation and Data Strategy position in the Mayor's Office, also approved by the Personnel Committee. Mayor Eric Genrich's office would house the position. See 2027 Budget and City Finances.
• Parks items: a $1.5 million donation from Friends of Bay Beach for early payoff of Bay Beach debt, renaming Beaver Dam Park (amended to MacArthur Family Park), a partial cash call on the 2018A general obligation bonds, and a rail and track purchase. See Bay Beach and Parks Funding.
• Personnel items: Income Continuation Insurance effective 1/1/2027 and moving the Pharmacy Benefits Manager to SmithRx. See 2027 Budget and City Finances.
• Held a public hearing and acted on the partial closure of the 700 block of Weise St and a comprehensive-plan amendment and rezoning for the Weise St block. See Weise Street Closure and Rezoning.
• Miscellaneous Ordinance 04-26 was held to September 15.

Agenda

Agenda posted on the city's CivicClerk portal; see Sources.

Sources

• Meeting page (agenda, packet, minutes): https://greenbaywi.portal.civicclerk.com/event/9565/files
• Agenda text: https://greenbaywi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=31195,plainText=true)
• Minutes text: https://greenbaywi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=31215,plainText=true)
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9OC-GRVvr0 (City of Green Bay YouTube channel; titled 8-19-2026)

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