Agenda
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Call to Order, Roll Call, Affidavit of Posting, A Moment of Silent Prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance
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Discussion or Possible Action
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a. 2025 Resolution – Grant Application – United States Environmental Protection Agency – FY2026 Brownfield Assessment Coalition Grant
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Closed Session
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a. Entertain a motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(g) for the purpose of “[c]onferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved” specifically to discuss the County’s grant application submitted in accordance with Wis. Stat. §238.145.
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Open Session
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a. January 21, 2026
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Adjournment
Transcript
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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THIS SPECIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. WE ARE IN ORDER WITH, UH, CHAIRMAN SCHLEI, EXCUSE AND I WILL BE FILLING IN FOR HIM THIS EVENING. THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING WAS POSTED APPROPRIATELY THROUGH THE CLERK'S OFFICE ON THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY THROUGH THE VARIOUS, UH, MEDIA OUTLETS AS LISTED. WE'LL CONTINUE WITH A MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN WITH LIBERTY, ROUTINE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ITEM TWO ON OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING IS A RESOLUTION, A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE UNITED STATES EPA, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2026 BROWNFIELD ASSESSMENT COALITION GRANT. AND FOR WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE AN INTRODUCTION FROM, UH, DEB ILKE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. YEP. MOTION. SECOND. WE'LL LET YOU LET HER INTRODUCE AND THEN WE'LL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION. YEP. UM, SO THIS IS GONNA BE, UM, IF AWARDED. THIS WOULD BE OUR THIRD ASSESSMENT GRANT. UM, WE RECEIVED A 2014 GRANT AND A 2017 GRANT. UM, EACH FOR 600,000. UH, THIS GRANT, UH, COULD BE UPWARDS OF 1.5 MILLION. UH, THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WITH THIS GRANT. UM, FIRST OF ALL, UH, THEY DON'T ALLOW, UH, FUNDING MATCHES. SO WITH OUR CURRENT COUNTY ASSESSMENT GRANT, UH, WE HAVE A REQUIREMENT OF 20% MATCH FOR ANY DEVELOPER OR MUNICIPALITY. UH, WE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. UM, UNDER THE TERMS OF THE U-S-C-P-A GRANT, WE WOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH OUR COUNTY GRANT. UM, AND SECONDLY, UM, THE U-S-C-P-A ONLY ALLOWS FOR FOUR COALITION MEMBERS. SO THE COUNTY IS THE LEAD COALITION MEMBER, AND THEN WE HAVE CHOSEN, UH, THE CITY OF WEST BEND, THE CITY OF HARTFORD, AND THE VILLAGE OF KASUM. YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE, UM, PARAMETERS OF THE GRANT, UH, THOSE WERE THE THREE BEST MUNICIPALITIES TO FIT THE REQUIREMENTS, UM, AND GET THE MOST POINTS, UH, WITH THE GRANT. UH, ALTHOUGH, UM, WE ONLY HAVE THREE OFFICIAL COALITION MEMBERS, UM, AS THE COUNTY BEING THE LEAD COALITION MEMBER, WE COVER ALL THE REST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES. SO INTERNALLY IT'S GOING TO WORK JUST THE SAME, BUT THE EPA IS ONLY GOING TO RECOGNIZE THOSE THREE MUNICIPALITIES WITH THE COUNTY AS THE LEAD. THANK YOU. NOW A MOTION PLEASE. SUPERVISOR KEL AND SUPERVISOR SHARIN. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY QUESTIONS? NO. YES SIR. SUPERVISOR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. UM, SO I GUESS JUST TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS GONNA WORK, I, THE THREE COMMUNITIES SEEM TO MAKE THE MOST SENSE 'CAUSE THEY'VE HAD THE MOST AMOUNT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY, WHICH LIKELY THE BIGGEST POLLUTERS AND IF THERE'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM. UM, BUT THEN WOULD WEST BEND KI WASUM, WOULD THEY, UH, DO THEIR OWN? NO. SO WOULD THEY STILL HAVE TO COME THROUGH US AND CORRECT. YES. WORKING EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE THE SAME ON HOW, UM, WASHINGTON COUNTY WORKS WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES. UM, THROUGH THE, THE FUNDING, WE STILL HAVE THE SRC MUNICIPALITIES WOULD APPROACH, UM, THE COUNTY FOR FUNDING. UM, IT STILL COMES TO YOU FOR APPROVALS. WE DON'T HAVE A CERTAIN DESIGNATED AMOUNT ALLOTTED TO THOSE THREE. IT'S STILL THE 1.5 MILLION FOR EVERYONE. THAT EXPLANATION, THAT CLEARS IT UP A LOT. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTIONS, SAY AYE. AYE. ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A, UH, CLOSED SESSION ITEM. AND FOR THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNTY ATTORNEY BRAD STERN FOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION. YES. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. UM, I WANTED TO, UM, UH, REQUEST A CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING TO DISCUSS WITH, UH, THE COMMITTEE AND THOSE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE AS WELL THIS EVENING. THE STATUS OF OUR GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED WITH REGARD TO THE, UH, CAMPUS
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REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, UH, WE HAVE COME TO FIND OUT IN THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT, UH, THE WISCONSIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, CORPORATION, WHICH IS OF COURSE, THE, UH, THE AGENCY THAT IS STATUTORILY DESIGNATED TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT, HAS DECIDED TO PUT THE COUNTY'S GRANT ON ICE, UM, FOR A WHILE. UH, THEY'RE CLAIMING THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THERE'S A NOTICE OF CLAIM THAT WAS FILED AGAINST THE COUNTY RELATED TO A ALLEGED DONATION THE COUNTY RECEIVED, UH, DECADES AGO CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCIENCE HALL. THEY ALSO HAD PREVIOUSLY INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT GONNA PROCESS THE COUNTY'S APPLICATION BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THAT A COURT DECISION THAT CAME DOWN TO SUPREME COURT LAST SUMMER SOMEHOW NEGATED THE GOVERNOR'S VETO, UH, THAT MADE WASHINGTON COUNTY ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT. THAT'S ALL I'D LIKE TO SAY CURRENTLY, UH, IN OPEN SESSION. AND I'D LIKE TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS WITH YOU WHAT I BELIEVE THE COUNTY'S NEXT STEP SHOULD BE WITH REGARD TO POTENTIAL LITIGATION. THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO GO IN A CLOSED SESSION SUPERVISOR SCHULTE, I SECOND IT. SECOND FROM SUPERVISOR CHADRON AND A ROLL CALL VOTE. UM, WE'LL START WITH YOU SUPERVISOR SCHULTE. AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE ENCLOSED. EVERYTHING. OKAY? DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE, UH,
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SPEEDING?
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DATE
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UH, SCHEDULED FOR A WEEK FROM TODAY, JANUARY 21ST, WE ARE ADJOURNED AND ADJOURNED. , HELLO? DOING ALL.