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, January 12, 2026

12:00 PM

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

Board Room of Exhibition Hall, 1919 Alliant Energy

Center Way, Madison, WI; attend virtually via Zoom

The January 12, 2026 Alliant Energy Center Committee meeting will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the

public can either attend in person or virtually via Zoom.

The public can attend in person in the Board Room of Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center, 1919

Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI.

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A. Call To Order

Others present: Kuhl, Scheibler, Gotschalk, Kruesel, Wachter, Anderson, Chair

Miles, Gault, Linnerud

Chair Erickson called the meeting to order at 12:02pm.

8 -

Present

RUBEN ANTHONY, TOM DECHANT, HEATHER STOUDER, BREWER

STOUFFER, LAURA HERSCHLEB, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, AIMEE DAVIS,

and KATE LEMON

2 - PAM CHRISTENSON, and ELLIE WESTMAN

Excused

Absent

1 - ISADORE KNOX

B. Consideration of Minutes

Minutes of the December 15, 2025 Alliant Energy Center Redevelopment

Committee Meeting

2025

MIN-479

Attachments: 2025 MIN-479

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

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

Alder Knox arrived at 12:04pm.

9 -

Present

RUBEN ANTHONY, TOM DECHANT, HEATHER STOUDER, BREWER

STOUFFER, ISADORE KNOX, LAURA HERSCHLEB, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER,

AIMEE DAVIS, and KATE LEMON

2 - PAM CHRISTENSON, and ELLIE WESTMAN

Excused

C. Action Items

D. Presentations

None

E. Reports to Committee

1. Chair's Update

a. Introduction of new committee member

Committee members introduced themselves

Kate Lemon introduced herself - Madison Area Sports Commission

appointment

b. Newsletter outreach

Erickson commented on the reach of the newsletter, hope to increase

readership

2. Director's Update

a. Coliseum update

Scheibler indicated there is no new update, one respondent received questions

and they are being evaluated - will have update by next committee meeting

b. Update on RFI for Mixed Use

Scheibler indicated the intention is to issue an RFI the week of January 12.

Reviewed draft questions with committee

Question regarding parking and ratios for mixed use

RFI language includes a requirement to address

parking in RFI response that doesn’t rely on

existing parking elsewhere

Gotschalk noted that they are working with Strang

on parking

Questions regarding wording of question #4 - is this question needed?

Suggestion to add additional parking to question #2

Should there be something included in the RFI related to the Coliseum

Discussion regarding process for RFP Coliseum and assumptions made

related to RFI next steps

Suggestion to use language that is not negative or positive as related to RFP

Questions regarding the urgency to get RFI out. Scheibler indicated there is no

rush, just to keep the project moving.

Scheibler proposed that the RFI will not be released this week, will wait until

committee meets next month

Questions regarding RFP process and why information is not available to the

committee. Corporation Counsel indicated that the terms of RFP can be kept

confidential is needed for bargaining and negotiations.

3. Update on Zoning master plan

Kreusel provided an update on the city zoning timing and sequence

Provided overview of what is included in the master plan submittal to the City of

Madison

4. Update on town halls

Town halls are in the planning process for Late February and early March to

update stakeholders on the recent progress on projects that advance the

master plan and gather input on initial analysis and upcoming projects.

Topics will include: summary of past input, ex hall expansion, coliseum,

stormwater and traffic analysis, mixed use area and zoning, destination district

and connectivity

Locations include Urban League and AEC

5. Stormwater and traffic update

Scheibler indicated the AEC has some documents related to the

stormwater and traffic plans and will provide an update at a future

committee meeting - likely February or March

F. Future Meeting Items and Dates

The next committee meeting will be at 12:00pm in hybrid format on Monday,

February 16, 2026.

G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

Steve Books spoke related to Lyckberg park

H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law

I. Adjourn

A motion was made by STOUFFER, seconded by DECHANT, that the meeting be

adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote.

The meeting adjourned at 1:27pm.

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