100 North Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911-4799  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Plan Commission  
Wednesday, May 13, 2026  
3:30 PM  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
Meeting called to order by Chair Mayor Woodford at 3:30 p.m.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
2.  
3.  
Roll call of membership  
Present:  
6 - Robins, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
1 - Palm  
Excused:  
Others present:  
Alderperson Patrick Hayden, District #7  
Alderperson Adrian Stancil-Martin, District #11  
Martha Carpenter  
Eric Broten  
Jack Herkowski  
Hilary Webster, 837 E. South Sreet  
Janice Ruechel, 820 E. South Street  
Benjamin Sumnicht, 826 E. South Street  
Kristin Efthimiou, 804 E. South Street  
Joseph King, Lawrence University  
Alex Zelinski, 832 E. South Street  
Greg Johnson, Ehlers Public Finance Advisors  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
City Plan Minutes from 4-22-26  
Attachments:  
Neuberger moved, seconded by Robins, that the Minutes be approved. Roll  
Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Robins, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
1 - Palm  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
5.  
Rezoning #2-26 for the subject parcel located at 816 East South Street  
(Tax Id #31-1-0550-00), including to the centerline of the adjacent street  
right-of-way, as shown on the attached maps, from P-I Public Institutional  
District to R-2 Two-Family District (Associated with Action Item  
#26-0582)  
Attachments:  
This public hearing was held and 5 people spoke.  
This public hearing was held, and 5 people spoke on the item.  
Rezoning #3-26 for the subject parcels located at 209 North Union Street  
(Tax Id #31-1-0316-00), 217 North Union Street (Tax Id #31-1-0318-00),  
221 North Union Street (Tax Id #31-1-0319-00) and 229 North Union  
Street (Tax Id #31-1-0322-00), including to the centerline of the adjacent  
street right-of-way, as shown on the attached maps, from P-I Public  
Institutional District to R-2 Two-Family District (Associated with Action  
Item #26-0584)  
Attachments:  
This public hearing was held and no one spoke.  
This public hearing was held, and no one spoke on the item.  
Proposed district boundaries and the project plan for the proposed  
creation of Tax Incremental District No. 14 generally located north of  
Interstate 41, east of North Meade Street, west of North Ballard Road,  
and south of Edgewood Drive, in the City of Appleton, Wisconsin  
(Associated with Action Item #26-0586)  
Attachments:  
This public hearing was held and no one spoke.  
This public hearing was held, and no one spoke on the item.  
Action Items  
6.  
Request to approve Rezoning #2-26 for the subject parcel located at 816  
East South Street (Tax Id #31-1-0550-00), including to the centerline of  
the adjacent street right-of-way, as shown on the attached maps, from P-I  
Public Institutional District to R-2 Two-Family District  
Attachments:  
Neuberger moved, seconded by Lambrecht, that Rezoning #2-26 be  
recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Robins, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
Aye:  
Excused:  
1 - Palm  
1 - Mayor Woodford  
Abstained:  
Request to approve Rezoning #3-26 for the subject parcels located at  
209 North Union Street (Tax Id #31-1-0316-00), 217 North Union Street  
(Tax Id #31-1-0318-00), 221 North Union Street (Tax Id #31-1-0319-00)  
and 229 North Union Street (Tax Id #31-1-0322-00), including to the  
centerline of the adjacent street right-of-way, as shown on the attached  
maps, from P-I Public Institutional District to R-2 Two-Family District  
Attachments:  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Robins, that Rezoning #3-26 be recommended  
for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Robins, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
Aye:  
Excused:  
1 - Palm  
1 - Mayor Woodford  
Abstained:  
Request to approve the Resolution Establishing the Boundaries of and  
Approving the Project Plan for Tax Incremental District No. 14 generally  
located north of Interstate 41, east of North Meade Street, west of North  
Ballard Road, and south of Edgewood Drive, in the City of Appleton,  
Wisconsin  
Attachments:  
Proceeds to Council on June 3, 2026.  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Dougherty, that the Resolution Establishing  
the Boundaries of and Approving the Project Plan for Tax Incremental District  
No. 14 be recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Robins, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
Aye:  
1 - Palm  
Excused:  
Request to approve the attached Affidavit of Correction for Lake  
Park/STH 441 Certified Survey Map 2720 to be recorded with the  
Calumet County Register of Deeds' office  
Attachments:  
Lambrecht moved, seconded by Robins, that the Affidavit of Correction for CSM  
2720 be recommended for approval. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following  
vote:  
6 - Robins, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
1 - Palm  
Aye:  
Excused:  
Elect Vice Chair  
Robins nominated Lambrecht for Vice Chair. No other nominations were received.  
Lambrecht was elected Vice Chair by unanimous consent.  
Set Meeting Date and Time  
The members agreed to keep the meeting date and time as it currently stands at 3:30  
p.m. on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month.  
Designate Contact Person  
Director Kara Homan was designated as the contact person.  
Information Items  
7.  
Welcome new appointment, William Dougherty, to the City Plan  
Commission  
Attachments:  
William Dougherty was welcomed to the Commission.  
Adjournment  
8.  
Carpenter moved, seconded by Robins, that the meeting be adjourned at 4:27  
p.m. Roll Call. Motion carried by the following vote:  
6 - Robins, Mayor Woodford, Neuberger, Carpenter, Dougherty and Lambrecht  
1 - Palm  
Aye:  
Excused: