2026-10-20 - Common Council
Summary
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.
- Recognition: the Go Big Green Bay 2050 Comprehensive Plan won the American Planning Association Wisconsin Planning Excellence Award.
- Approved up to $51,000 in TID 25 funds for right-of-way for the Padi-Wood Lane extension (Grandview Industrial Park) and Development Agreement 26-02 with Global Optics. See Grandview Industrial Park and Erie Road Development and Tax Incremental Districts.
- General Ordinance 24-26 (vacant commercial property registration): amendments passed (11-1 and 10-2), then a motion to advance as amended failed 5-7 and a motion to deny also failed 5-7; the ordinance was referred back to Protection and Policy 10-2. Six members of the public spoke. See Vacant Commercial Property Registration Ordinance.
- Rezoned University Ave from C1 to C2 (ZP 26-42), unanimously after one speaker. See University Avenue Rezoning.
- Approved Public Works Toter containers ($50,728.45), HVAC design for the West Side Municipal Garage ($80,000), 2027-2029 agricultural leases, thermal imaging cameras for the Fire Department (30 Bullard TXS), an overtime budget amendment, and 2027 Operating Plans for four Business Improvement Districts. See 2027 Budget and City Finances.
- Parks: a $68,500 GRAEF contract for Bay Beach shoreline walk engineering, a $50,000 Optimist Club donation and a $45,771.99 Gametime playground grant. See Bay Beach and Parks Funding.
Agenda
Agenda posted on the city's CivicClerk portal; see Sources.
Sources
- Meeting page (agenda, packet, minutes): https://greenbaywi.portal.civicclerk.com/event/9725/files
- Agenda text: https://greenbaywi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=31514,plainText=true)
- Minutes text: https://greenbaywi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=31536,plainText=true)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz_RjsW0q3g (City of Green Bay YouTube channel; titled 10-20-2026)
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