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GM/JATCO Redevelopment Advisory Board Meeting - September 25, 2026

Meeting Portal — Friday, September 25, 2026

BodyJanesville, Wisconsin

SessionMeeting Portal

DateFriday, September 25, 2026

StatusFILED

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0:02

And John Witchell.

0:04

Okay.

0:05

Paul What I need present and comment here.

0:07

And just apologies, Chair.

0:10

Brief uh notice I hit record on this because this will serve as our video records.

0:16

I just want to let everybody know we're recording.

0:22

We received the minutes from the July 22nd meeting in your packet or on the website.

0:28

Was there any questions or comments on those?

0:38

I have one question for Amy on those.

0:42

You said that we're finishing up some stakeholder interviews.

0:46

Any more of those have been completed since then?

0:49

Oh, since July 20.

0:53

Since July 22nd.

0:55

Yes.

0:56

I would need to check the exact dates to see which ones were completed after July 22nd.

1:02

But I can send those over if that's okay.

1:05

I just don't know them off the top of my head.

1:07

That's fine.

1:08

Well, will those get summarized back into the previous data because I I questioned some of the data we had were at Call of Arch architect agricultural greenhouses, but wanted jobs, and we didn't seem seemingly we didn't have all the information kind of melded together.

1:23

Will that kind of pull it all together then?

1:26

Yeah, so we're gonna release the first like chapter of the planning document and draft to you guys, and that's gonna have summaries of all the different engagements, including um some of the stakeholder feedback.

1:40

Thank you.

1:47

Um I think there might have been a bug.

1:51

Because I don't think I was getting after I signed up, maybe getting the emails, but it's not really obvious on the website like where the sign-up is.

1:59

Has anyone else tried to sign up for emails on the GM Jack website on the bottom?

2:03

Yeah, it's a little bit and that's a great point.

2:06

Amy, I believe we had talked about that and moving that up to the header.

2:10

Do you know if that's yes, because that's where originally we wanted it both at the bottom, but also at the top, so people saw it in two locations.

2:18

Um, I guess the issue was in the header, it wasn't allowing the link, so we may put it in the project introduction, but we are working to move it to the top.

2:27

That's great.

2:28

Thanks so much.

2:30

Yeah, we identified that.

2:31

I completely agree.

2:34

Okay.

2:35

Other questions on the minutes.

2:38

If not, I stand a motion to approve the July 22nd minutes.

2:43

Uh motion by Lindsay, is there a second?

2:47

Second.

2:47

Second by Jacarmo.

2:49

All in favor.

2:50

Opposed.

2:53

Hearing on motion carries.

2:55

Um business.

2:57

So with that, I will turn it over to new business, which Amy and Nottie are here to talk a little bit.

3:04

I think Nick has some things for us also within that.

3:10

You want me to go ahead and yeah, you go ahead.

3:13

Okay.

3:13

That sounds great.

3:15

Thanks for having us here today.

3:17

Um the plans are progressing nicely, and we're excited to give you guys an update today.

3:23

We will be talking about the design workshop.

3:27

That's the main purpose of this meeting today.

3:29

Kind of the overall um how it's gonna work, very similar to the last workshop, but want to go over some of the details on that and then some next steps on what to expect.

3:44

So for the design workshop.

3:46

Okay, so the objective on this one is to highlight the key insights learned from the community, the land, and the market.

3:55

So during the last few months, as you know, we've been doing the community engagement, analyzing the land, um, including the environmental conditions and the market analysis.

4:06

So now we have a good grasp on those, and we want to show the community what those key insights are.

4:12

Um, we also want to show how those are being incorporated into the plan.

4:16

So there's a couple slides to show case that.

4:20

Um, the big thing in the this is when it starts to get exciting is to show the community conceptual redevelopment concepts and to begin to get feedback on those.

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Summary of Proceedings

GM/JATCO Redevelopment Advisory Board Meeting - September 25, 2026

The GM/JATCO Redevelopment Advisory Board met on September 25, 2026, at Fire Station #1, 303 Milton Ave., Janesville, Wisconsin. (Note: The agenda packet lists the meeting date as Wednesday, September 16, 2026, 5:00 PM; the meeting record provided for this summary is dated September 25, 2026.) The board approved the July 22, 2026 minutes and devoted the main discussion to Stantec's preparations for the October 14 design workshop, including station concepts, outreach materials, and next steps.

Consent Calendar

A motion to approve the minutes of the July 22, 2026 meeting was made and carried.

Discussion Items

Design workshop date and format: Stantec consultants Amy and Nottie confirmed the design workshop will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2026, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, with a board and staff debrief immediately after (7:00-7:30 PM).
Station plan: Stantec will develop content, boards, and station questions, similar to the prior workshop. Planned stations include a welcome/project background/timeline station, a key-insights station, and three concept boards split between the GM and JATCO portions of the site because of the site's size and the railroad line. Each station will include comment areas so community members can share what they like and dislike.
Key insights station: Amy showed how prior public feedback will be presented, including multifamily housing (identified as a market need and viable), land-use and environmental data maps, and a map of areas where single-family housing will not be considered.
Referendum and site history: James asked that a call-out box be added to station materials addressing the upcoming referendum. The board agreed the message should be clear, concise, memorable, non-political, and recognize the city's position; James recommended the city legal team review the wording. The discussion also raised the need to address why GM did not clean up the site originally.
Public expectations and next steps: The board asked that materials state the next steps and timeframe so the public knows when to expect updates. Amy agreed to work with Stantec to include that information.
Outreach and communications: The city's new communications specialist will handle earned media, physical poster and cork-board distribution, city bus posters, and door hangers/postcards. Approximately 75 additional residential properties were added to the outreach area, and the registered voter list will also be used.
Website consolidation: Mick asked whether project information could be consolidated, noting the existing project webpage is robust but materials are spread across two areas. Amy explained that board materials go through Granicus archiving, which is why links point to that page.
Draft board review: James requested that Stantec share the draft workshop boards by October 8 so the board can review them before the October 14 meeting. Amy agreed to relay that request.
Site naming: The board discussed considering a name for the site other than GM and JATCO, and possibly rebranding the board itself.

Key Outcomes

Minutes of the July 22, 2026 meeting were approved.
The design workshop was confirmed for October 14, 2026, 5:00-7:00 PM, with a board debrief from 7:00-7:30 PM.
Stantec will share draft workshop boards with the board by October 8, 2026, for review.
The board will develop a short, non-political referendum statement for legal review before inclusion in workshop materials.
Stantec will include next-steps timelines and key-insights stations in the workshop materials.

Meeting Transcript

And John Witchell. Okay. Paul What I need present and comment here. And just apologies, Chair. Brief uh notice I hit record on this because this will serve as our video records. I just want to let everybody know we're recording. We received the minutes from the July 22nd meeting in your packet or on the website. Was there any questions or comments on those? I have one question for Amy on those. You said that we're finishing up some stakeholder interviews. Any more of those have been completed since then? Oh, since July 20. Since July 22nd. Yes. I would need to check the exact dates to see which ones were completed after July 22nd. But I can send those over if that's okay. I just don't know them off the top of my head. That's fine. Well, will those get summarized back into the previous data because I I questioned some of the data we had were at Call of Arch architect agricultural greenhouses, but wanted jobs, and we didn't seem seemingly we didn't have all the information kind of melded together. Will that kind of pull it all together then? Yeah, so we're gonna release the first like chapter of the planning document and draft to you guys, and that's gonna have summaries of all the different engagements, including um some of the stakeholder feedback. Thank you. Um I think there might have been a bug. Because I don't think I was getting after I signed up, maybe getting the emails, but it's not really obvious on the website like where the sign-up is. Has anyone else tried to sign up for emails on the GM Jack website on the bottom? Yeah, it's a little bit and that's a great point. Amy, I believe we had talked about that and moving that up to the header. Do you know if that's yes, because that's where originally we wanted it both at the bottom, but also at the top, so people saw it in two locations. Um, I guess the issue was in the header, it wasn't allowing the link, so we may put it in the project introduction, but we are working to move it to the top. That's great. Thanks so much. Yeah, we identified that. I completely agree. Okay. Other questions on the minutes. If not, I stand a motion to approve the July 22nd minutes. Uh motion by Lindsay, is there a second? Second. Second by Jacarmo. All in favor. Opposed. Hearing on motion carries. Um business. So with that, I will turn it over to new business, which Amy and Nottie are here to talk a little bit. I think Nick has some things for us also within that. You want me to go ahead and yeah, you go ahead. Okay. That sounds great. Thanks for having us here today. Um the plans are progressing nicely, and we're excited to give you guys an update today.

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