Dane County

Minutes - Final Unless Amended by

Committee

Alliant Energy Center Redevelopment Committee

Consider:

Who benefits? Who is burdened?

Who does not have a voice at the table?

How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?

Monday, May 19, 2025

12:00 PM

HYBRID: In person at the Alliant Energy Center, in the

Administration Conference Room in the Administration

building, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI;

attend virtually via Zoom

A. Call To Order

Others present: Rob Gottschalk, Ben, Carolyn Clow, Marketing, Aaron Collins, Nicole

Anderson, Lauren Kuhl, and County Board Chair Patrick Miles

Chair Erickson called the meeting to order at 12:03 PM.

WESTMAN CHIN arrived at 12:19 PM.

ANTHONY arrived at 12:29 PM.

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Present

ROBERT CRAIN, TOM DECHANT, HEATHER STOUDER, BREWER STOUFFER,

PAM CHRISTENSON, CHUCK ERICKSON, ISADORE KNOX, LAURA

HERSCHLEB, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, and KEVIN SCHEIBLER

3 - RUBEN ANTHONY, JEFF GLAZER, and ELLIE WESTMAN

Excused

B. Consideration of Minutes

Minutes of the April 21, 2025 Alliant Energy Center Redevelopment Committee

Meeting

1. 2025

MIN-080

Attachments: 2025 MIN-080

A motion was made by CHRISTENSON, seconded by ENGELBERGER, that the

Minutes be approved. The motion carried by a voice vote.

C. Action Items

D. Presentations

E. Reports to Committee

1. Chair Updates

Introduction of new member

Erickson introduced Aimee Davis, committee members introduced themselves,

Architectural drawings at meeting

Portion of drawings from Potter and Lawson available to see at meeting

BCycle

Erickson provided an update on information related to BCycle

June 12 Committee of the Whole

Erickson provided information about the June 12 County Board Committee of the

Whole

2. Director's Updates

Operations

Scheibler provided an update on operations at the Alliant Energy Center including

positions, grounds upkeep

Events

Scheibler provided an update on the number of events booked

Crain inquired about where things are at compared to pre-covid. Scheibler indicated

they are not quite there yet, but close

Exhibition Hall update

Strang will be at the next meeting to give an update

Stormwater

Kick-off meetings on both stormwater and traffic study’s - Strang will provide an

update at the next meeting

Traffic study

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Present

ROBERT CRAIN, TOM DECHANT, HEATHER STOUDER, BREWER STOUFFER,

PAM CHRISTENSON, CHUCK ERICKSON, ISADORE KNOX, ELLIE WESTMAN,

LAURA HERSCHLEB, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, and KEVIN SCHEIBLER

2 - RUBEN ANTHONY, and JEFF GLAZER

Excused

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates

June 16 at 12:00pm in Exhibition Hall conference room

G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

I. Closed Session

A motion was made by ENGELBERGER, seconded by KNOX, that the be enter

into closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Ayes:

CRAIN, DECHANT, STOUDER, STOUFFER, CHRISTENSON, ERICKSON, KNOX,

WESTMAN, HERSCHLEB, ENGELBERGER and SCHEIBLER

2 - ANTHONY and GLAZER

Excused:

Development of RFP for Public Private Partnerships to Redevelop the Coliseum

The Committee plans to meet in closed session for the purpose of discussing the terms

of a draft RFP to solicit public private partnerships for the redevelopment of the Coliseum

where an open discussion of the financial terms, bargaining positions and strategies the

County will take in its development and evaluation of the RFP would harm the competitive

nature of the RFP process and the public interest in securing the most favorable

partnership. The authority for this possible closed session is Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e)

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Present

RUBEN ANTHONY, ROBERT CRAIN, TOM DECHANT, HEATHER STOUDER,

BREWER STOUFFER, PAM CHRISTENSON, CHUCK ERICKSON, ISADORE

KNOX, ELLIE WESTMAN, LAURA HERSCHLEB, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, and

KEVIN SCHEIBLER

1 - JEFF GLAZER

Excused

J. Return to Open Session

A motion was made by KNOX, seconded by DECHANT, that the committee exit

out of closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Ayes:

ANTHONY, CRAIN, DECHANT, STOUDER, STOUFFER, CHRISTENSON,

ERICKSON, KNOX, WESTMAN, HERSCHLEB, ENGELBERGER and SCHEIBLER

1 - GLAZER

Excused:

K. Adjourn

A motion was made by KNOX, seconded by WESTMAN, that the meeting be

adjourned. The motion carried unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 1:31 PM.

Minutes respectfully submitted by Lauren Kuhl, pending committee approval