Good evening.

I'd like to welcome all of you to the Plan Commission tonight, Monday, February 2nd, 2026.

Before we start the official meeting, I'd be remiss if we didn't notice that to my left is the seat where Commissioner Doug Markline sat.

So if I can get through this, I've got written down just in case.

Okay, remembering Commissioner Markliner, as we fondly referred to him as Doug, or if you were so called honored to call him, you immediately heard Douglas.

My words about Doug are wit, sarcasm, sense of adventure, his appreciation of architecture and history, his love of music, and his New York Times crosswords.

However, nothing compared to his love and pride of his family.

As for being a Plan Commission member, Doug just didn't attend the meetings.

He engaged dialogues, often seeing Janesville not just as it was, but as it could be.

Yes, Doug lived and worked in Janesville.

However, he was a Janesville community champion, and he understood that great cities aren't built overnight, but through careful, thoughtful decisions.

Doug listened.

I mean, he truly listened as someone who has sat next to him for almost 20 years, either on my left or on my right, or me on his left or his right.

He had copious notes and questions that he always had written down that he wanted to make sure he asked and get people's opinions of the questions.

He welcomed diverse perspectives and he sought to understand opposing views.

He encouraged thoughtful, respectful conversation.

He's gonna be, he was a great leader who will be solely missed and a great friend.

Remembered by many stories and lots of smiles.

So I think it's only fitting to remember what Doug's wish was or is for all of us, which is my wish to you is that you enjoy every day.

Be passionate about your loves, be kind to everyone that you encounter, and keep listening to new music.

It will keep you young.

So we know we're going to miss and continue to miss for a long time Doug's presence, but we know that he's watching, smiling, and probably giggling a little bit.

So I don't know if any other plan commission would like to make any further comment.

No.

No?

No.

But yeah.

Good guy.

Good guy.

And we we were, I should say before I forget, uh, thank you to Commissioner Williams.

In the near future, we'll have a letter of commendation from um Representative Spreitzer's office or Senator.

And uh that'll be maybe at the next plan commission meeting where we'll have his family uh come and receive that that letter as well.

So more to follow, but we wanted to make sure that we recognized him and recognized his inability to be here tonight.

But we we know that um he's with us in a different spirit.

So thank you.

At this time, I'll open uh again the plan commission meeting with roll call.

Commissioner Squire, Commissioner Bowerman.

Here, Commissioner Madare here, Commissioner Bosco here, Commissioner Dongera here, and Commissioner Williams here, all present.

Thank you.

Second item on the agenda are the approval of minutes, um, our fall under consent, seeing no other so moved, which moves us to item number three, the approval of final plats and certified survey maps and easement releases.

There are three this evening.

Certified survey map 25025-C.

Cody Ellicks and Justin Erdman, three lots along South Marion Avenue.

The second certified survey map is 25029-T.

Michael and Cynthia Kuzik, two lots along East Bingham Road in the town of Harmony, and the final certified survey map this evening, 25032-T.

William and Susan Krebs, Revocable Living Trust, one lot along North Polzine Road in the town of Janesville.

All are under consent unless seeing otherwise.

So moved, which moves us to item number four, set for public hearing.

There is nothing to set for public hearing this evening.

Item number five, old business, there is no old business, which moves us to item number six, new business, the review and recommendation concerning the proposed plan for a mixed residential housing development located at 2400 Beloit Avenue, subject to future required plan commission and city council reviews, recommendations, and actions.

And I'd like to welcome uh City Manager Laner and the consultant.

Um I wrote your name so I wouldn't Carolyn are going to do a presentation to the commission.

So without further ado.

Thank you, Commissioner.

Really just appreciate your time for being here.

We are near the end of a month-long process that is new for us.

Two concept plans that we're going to present to you this evening.

This is the end of that process, but also the beginning of another.

So if the council ends up adopting the concept plans, what we will do from this point forward is to issue either an RFP or an RFQ type process to solicit development interest in the process in the property, and then engage in discussions with those development interests to see if they can produce a product that's consistent with that concept that we've developed.

It's unlikely to be exactly the same as what's on the on the paper today.