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, December 15, 2025  
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  
A. Call To Order  
Meeting called to order at 12:01pm  
11 -  
Present  
RUBEN ANTHONY, ROBERT CRAIN, TOM DECHANT, HEATHER STOUDER,  
BREWER STOUFFER, CHUCK ERICKSON, JEFF GLAZER, ELLIE WESTMAN,  
LAURA HERSCHLEB, MICHAEL ENGELBERGER, and AIMEE DAVIS  
1 - PAM CHRISTENSON  
Excused  
Absent  
1 - ISADORE KNOX  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Minutes of the November 17, 2025 Alliant Energy Center Redevelopment  
Committee Meeting  
2025  
MIN-451  
Attachments: 2025 MIN-451  
A motion was made by WESTMAN, seconded by STOUDER, that the Minutes be  
approved. The motion carried by a voice vote (11-0).  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
E. Reports to Committee  
Review Exhibition Hall 90% Design Documents  
1. 2025  
RPT-606  
Attachments: AEC Development Committee Update 12-15-25_Strang_Slides  
Larry Barton from Strang gave an update on the design documents and shared  
updated slides and designs including mechanical systems, designs, central  
plant, environmental control zones, av systems, and the schedule  
Cost estimates should be completed in the beginning of 2026  
Reviewed overall full project schedule  
Questions ensued regarding:  
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Sound proofing  
Solar capabilities  
AC zoning - updated throughout the entire building  
Moveable stall walls  
Amenities and features that customers have requested  
How requests for features was gathered  
Scheibler indicated there will be a meeting sharing information with customers  
in January  
2. Chair's Update  
2026 Looking Ahead  
Erickson provided brief overview of some of the items to come in 2026  
Community Engagement and outreach  
Erickson indicated that there will be events coming in 2026 for an opportunity for  
outreach  
December Director's Report  
3. 2025  
RPT-605  
Attachments: AECRC Dec 15 Slides rev 2.0  
Samuel Diewald provided public comment  
Update on Mixed use RFI/RFP  
Director Scheibler provided an update on mixed use RFI and discussion with  
the City of Madison  
RFI out in Q1 of 2026  
Entitlements with the city in Q2  
Reviewed draft RFI questions  
Questions ensued regarding timing and coordination for potentially 3 projects at  
the same time  
Who will be enforcing the master plan - Director Scheibler indicated it would be  
the County  
Need to have someone/body coordinating the various projects  
Need to connect campus to city, capacity of hotel space, egress, and ways for  
the campus to be used when there aren’t large events  
Scheibler indicated they are close to finishing the parking update which will likely  
be presented to the committee at the February meeting  
More of the draft RFI can be shared because it is not an RFP  
Zoning and City approvals update and timeline overview  
Sonja Kruesel from Vandewalle gave an overview of city zoning and approvals  
Reviewed the estimated general timing and sequence for city approvals,  
existing parcels and potential future zoning  
Scheibler indicated that the Sheriff will vacate Ferris Center by 12/31, anticipate  
by end of summer 2026 the building will be demolished  
Scheibler indicated that the owners of Spark have contacted Strang to build  
hotel with 155 room hotel with additional parking in parcel 3b connected directly  
to expanded Exhibition Hall  
Stouder provided clarified the process related to the different land parcels and  
can be changed through a certified survey map  
Sonja indicated a meeting took place with the City on high level conversations  
on TIF parameters, what are the city’s policies for use of TIF, standards that  
need to be met  
Coliseum RFP Update  
County received 1 response - evaluation committee reviewing proposal  
Additional update:  
Client meeting on January 21, PBS segment on importance on in person events  
Doing work to understand impact on Dane County community  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
Next meeting on 1/12/26  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
A motion was made by CRAIN, seconded by STOUFFER, that the meeting be  
adjourned. The motion carried by a voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 1:13pm.  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Lauren Kuhl pending committee approval.