100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
www.appletonwi.gov  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint Review Board  
Thursday, July 30, 2026  
12:00 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Meeting called to order at 12:00 p.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll call of membership  
2.  
3.  
Jennifer Messerschmidt represents City of Appleton  
Holly Burr represents Appleton Area School District  
Amy Van Straten represents Fox Valley Technical College  
Kami Lynch represents Public Member  
Kevin Englebert represents Outagamie County (participated virtually via Zoom)  
Others listed are Calumet & Winnebago County members (not part of this meeting)  
5 - Messerschmidt, Burr, Van Straten, Lynch and Englebert  
4 - Bellcorelli, Adesso, Stoegbauer and Hansen  
Present:  
Others :  
Others present:  
Kara Homan, Director of Community Development (virtually via Zoom)  
Dave Kress, Deputy Director of Community Development  
Stephanie Lynaugh, Economic Development Specialist  
Amanda Abshire, Deputy City Attorney  
Sheri S. Hartzheim, 3929 E. Benvalley Drive (not in her capacity as Alderperson)  
Walter Blank, 2623 E. Sundance Drive  
Mike Thomas, 1 Hillock Court  
George Barker, 1601 S. Seminole Road  
Becky Bartoszek, Fox Cities Chamber  
Jack Herkowski, Fox Cities Chamber  
Eric Broten, Fox Cities Chamber  
Jed W. Engel, 1745 N. Superior Street  
Greg Johnson, Ehlers Public Finance Advisors (virtually via Zoom)  
Schane Rudlang, Ehlers Public Finance Advisors (virtually via Zoom)  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
26-0992  
JRB Minutes from 5-13-26  
Attachments:  
Joint Review Board Minutes 5-13-26.pdf  
Van Straten moved, seconded by Messerschmidt, that the Minutes be  
approved. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Messerschmidt, Englebert, Burr and Van Straten  
1 - Lynch  
Aye:  
Abstained:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
5.  
26-0993  
Public Participation  
Attachments:  
Email Received From Natalie Tienor 7-27-26.pdf  
Email Received From Alisyn Cundiff 7-27-26.pdf  
Email Received From Breanna Mottley 7-27-26.pdf  
Sheri Hartzheim, 3929 E. Benvalley Drive, spoke on the proposed TID 14.  
Walter Blank, 2623 E. Sundance Drive, spoke on the proposed TID 14.  
Mike Thomas, 1 Hillock Court, spoke on the proposed TID 14.  
George Barker, 1601 S. Seminole Road, spoke on the proposed TID 14.  
Four people spoke at the meeting, and three emails were received and  
distributed to the Board members prior to the meeting, all regarding proposed  
TID 14.  
Action Items  
6.  
26-0994  
Appointment of Proposed Public Member, Kami Lynch (previous public  
member Tony Saucerman resigned June 12, 2026 due to moving out of  
the City in early July)  
Attachments:  
Public Member Appointment Memo_JRB_For 7-30-26.pdf  
Van Straten moved, seconded by Burr, to appoint Kami Lynch as the Public  
Member. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Messerschmidt, Englebert, Burr and Van Straten  
1 - Lynch  
Aye:  
Abstained:  
26-0996  
Review the public record, planning documents and approved Plan  
Commission and Common Council Resolutions for the creation of Tax  
Incremental District No.14  
Attachments:  
TID 14 Project Plan FINAL.pdf  
Appleton TID 14 Summary.pdf  
Legal Notice of Public Hearing and JRB_TID 14.pdf  
Joint Review Board Minutes 5-13-26.pdf  
City Plan Commission Minutes 5-13-26.pdf  
Resolution_City Plan Commission _TID 14_SIGNED.pdf  
Common Council Minutes 6-3-26 HELD.pdf  
Common Council Minutes 7-15-26.pdf  
Resolution_Common Council_TID 14_SIGNED.pdf  
This information item was reviewed by the JRB before the following action item  
26-0995.  
The public record, planning documents and approved Plan Commission and  
Common Council Resolutions for the creation of Tax Incremental District No. 14  
were presented.  
26-0995  
Consideration of Joint Review Board Resolution Approving the Creation  
of Tax Incremental District No. 14  
Attachments:  
Resolution_Joint Review Board_TID 14.pdf  
Lynch moved, seconded by Englebert, that the JRB Resolution approving the  
creation of Tax Incremental District No. 14 be approved. Roll Call. Motion  
carried by the following vote:  
5 - Messerschmidt, Englebert, Burr, Van Straten and Lynch  
Aye:  
Information Items  
7.  
26-0997  
Review 2025 Annual Reports for Tax Incremental Financing Districts Nos.  
3, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 (within Outagamie County)  
Attachments:  
44201-TID003-Annual Report-2025.pdf  
44201-TID008-Annual Report-2025.pdf  
44201-TID009-Annual Report-2025.pdf  
44201-TID010-Annual Report-2025.pdf  
44201-TID011-Annual Report-2025.pdf  
44201-TID012-Annual Report-2025.pdf  
JRB TID Annual Report Presentation.pdf  
The 2025 annual reports were presented.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Lynch moved, seconded by Burr, that the meeting be adjourned at 1:05 p.m.  
Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Messerschmidt, Burr, Van Straten, Lynch and Englebert  
Aye: