100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Appleton Redevelopment Authority  
Wednesday, July 15, 2026  
8:30 AM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Chair Carpenter called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
Present:  
4 - Carpenter, Downs, Lambrecht and Higgins  
2 - Van Dyke and Brokl  
Excused:  
Others present:  
James Schroll, Abt Global  
Naganika Sanga, Abt Global  
Sam Kling, Horizon 54  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
26-0930  
ARA Minutes from 6-17-26  
Attachments:  
ARA Minutes 6-17-26.pdf  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Higgins, that the Minutes be approved. Roll  
Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Carpenter, Downs, Lambrecht and Higgins  
2 - Van Dyke and Brokl  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Information Items  
5.  
7.  
26-0931  
Presentation by the Consultant, ABT Global, on the Appleton  
Redevelopment Readiness Initiative (ARRI)  
Attachments:  
Appleton_ARA Meeting 7.15.26_Thriving Communities Technical  
Assistance.pdf  
James Schroll, Naganika Sanga and Sam Kling gave the presentation on the  
HUD Thriving Communities Technical Assistance program.  
26-0932  
Requests for Future Agenda Items  
The ARA listed the following item as a Future Agenda Item:  
- Status update on the Appleton Redevelopment Readiness Initiative (ARRI)  
Adjournment  
8.  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Downs, that the meeting be adjourned at 9:30  
a.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Carpenter, Downs, Lambrecht and Higgins  
2 - Van Dyke and Brokl  
Aye:  
Excused: