Office of the County Clerk, September 23, 2025. The Board met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by Chairperson Gabrielson at 7:00 p.m. in the County Board Room, located at 320 South Walnut Street, Appleton, Wisconsin. ROLL CALL: 31 present, 5 absent. Members present: Thompson, Smith, Patience, Gabrielson, Kostelny, Hammen, Lawrence, Krueger, Lamers, Ferguson, McCabe, Wegand, Hermes, MacDonald, Croatt, Spears, Heiser, Mitchell, Cuff, Hagen, Thiede, Janke, Weinberg, Culbertson, Monfils, Nejedlo, Clegg, Thyssen, VanderHeiden, Rettler, and Lautenschlager. Members absent: Supervisors Johnson, Zabronsky, Klemp, Winterfeldt, and Koury. The Board Chairperson requested the Board's confirmation to excuse Supervisors Johnson, Zabronsky, Klemp, Winterfeldt, and Koury. No objections; so ordered. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Gabrielson. MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 COUNTY BOARD MEETING Supervisor Thyssen moved, seconded by Supervisor Krueger, to approve the minutes of the September 9, 2025 County Board meeting. ROLL CALL: 30 yes, 1 abstain (Wegand), 5 absent. MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 COUNTY BOARD MEETING ARE APPROVED. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS – Anne Van, Executive Operations and Public Relations Specialist, provided an update on the Uniquely Wisconsin film series featuring Outagamie County. Executive Operations and Public Relations Specialist Anne Van provided a recap of Outagamie County's experience in collaborating with Discover Wisconsin's Uniquely Wisconsin production team and staff to help curate and showcase the stories of Outagamie County. She outlined the selection process and how Outagamie County assembled an unbiased committee to represent many sectors of County operations to review the submissions over the past year. This team included Chair Gabrielson (County Board), Anne Van (County Executive's Office), Commander Wang Lee (CJU), Ina Montgomery (UW-Extension Outagamie County), and Rochelle Oskey (Treasurer's Office). The committee published a press release out to the community to encourage residents to submit entries about their experiences in the county (with a timeline from February 17 – March 21, 2024). Although there were only fifteen (15) total submissions for consideration, the stories shared were meaningful and carefully curated. Considering the already well-tailored pool of submissions, the team relayed all of the stories to Discover Wisconsin's team, Discover Media Works, to carefully select the stories that would provide the best perspective in a media story. Topics that were submitted included: Then and Now (Kaukauna), Kaukauna – The Electric City, The Hearthstone, Givens Farm, Wooly Green Grazers, Muehl Public Library (Seymour), the bike, pedestrian and water trails throughout the County, Loop the Locks, Sturgeon Spawning, Spring Walleye Run, Apple Blossom Orchard and Market, St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store (Kaukauna), Outagamie County Conservation Club, Appleton International Airport (ATW), Wisconsin International Raceway (WIR), the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), and the History Museum at the Castle. Outagamie County's first featured segment, which showcased Givens Farm Estate (a special event space in Hortonville, Wisconsin), and the Wooly Green Grazers (herd sheep that clear fields of pests and undergrowth to promote better soil for lands), aired September 16, 2025, and is available to viewing on Discover Wisconsin's social media platforms. Anne Van then shared the segment with the County Board. The owners of Givens Farm Estate and Wooly Green Grazers were available after the segment viewing and provided their perspective on collaborating with the production crew and provided thanks to the County Board in their contribution efforts to share their stories. Other entities that will be featured in upcoming segments include the Museum at the Castle, and Outagamie County's CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). ESTABLISH ORDER OF THE DAY– Chairperson Gabrielson reported the request to have Resolution No. Z-10—2025-26 locked in at the meeting. No objections; so ordered. COMMUNICATIONS – Chairperson Gabrielson summarized the communications. The next scheduled County Board meeting will be on October 14, 2025. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO ONLY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND FOR A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN MINUTES WHICH MAY BE EXTENDED TO 30 MINUTES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR – None. APPOINTMENTS – County Executive Nelson nomination for appointment of Tim De Groot to the Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission; said term expiring October 2027. Supervisor Kostelny moved, seconded by Supervisor Spears, for confirmation of the above-listed appointment. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. TIM DE GROOT IS APPOINTED TO THE HEART OF THE VALLEY METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT COMMISSION. REPORT BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE – County Executive Thomas Nelson provided an Administrative Update. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None. NEW BUSINESS – Resolution No. Z-9—2025-26 – Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning and Land Conservation Committee. Approve the rezone request for Jason & Kim Gonnering, for parcel 030006603, 23.29 acres, from the AGD General Agriculture District to the RR Rural Residential District, in the Town of Buchanan, as depicted on the attached review and map. Supervisor VanderHeiden moved, seconded by Supervisor Rettler, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. Z-9—2025-26 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. Z-10—2025-26 – Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning and Land Conservation Committee. Approve of the rezone request for Wierichs Real Estate Trust, for a portion of parcel 101036500, approximately 13.05 acres, from the R-3 Single Family Attached Residence District to RSF Single Family Residential District, in the Town of Grand Chute, as depicted on the attached review and map. Supervisor Janke moved, seconded by Supervisor Kostelny, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. Z-10—2025-26 IS ADOPTED. RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. Z-10—2025-26. Supervisor Culbertson moved, seconded by Supervisor Patience, to reconsider the above listed resolution. Vote for reconsideration. ROLL CALL: 27 yes, 4 no (Ferguson, MacDonald, Thiede, Lautenschlager), 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. Z-10—2025-26 IS RECONSIDERED. Vote for lock in. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. Z-10—2025-26 IS ADOPTED & LOCKED IN. Resolution No. 72—2025-26 – Finance Committee. Approve of the County Clerk entering into an Intergovernmental Agreement with five municipalities to perform WisVote services, revenues are included in the 2026 Executive budget, as noted on the attachments. Supervisor Croatt moved, seconded by Supervisor Lawrence, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 72—2025-26 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 73—2025-26 – Finance Committee. Approve to go on record to support the Town of Grand Chute Project Plan Amendment #3 and Boundary Amendment #2 to Tax Incremental District (TID) No. 2A document dated August 4, 2025, as detailed on the attachments, and recommend that the County representative on the Town of Grand Chute TID Board of Review vote in favor of these plans. Supervisor Croatt moved, seconded by Supervisor Lautenschlager, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 73—2025-26 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 74—2025-26 – Legislative/Audit and Human Resources Committee. Approve a step regrade increase for the Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Nurse Managers at Brewster Village, to align their compensation with current market rates, and approve increasing the following Brewster Village line items: Medicare Revenue by $133,626, Salaries by $116,602, and Fringe Benefits by $17,024, as detailed on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Spears moved, seconded by Supervisor Krueger, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 74—2025-26 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 75—2025-26 – Property, Airport, Recreation and Economic Development Committee. Authorize and approve of increasing the line items for the Dog Park Capital Outlay and the 2022 Capital Projects Prior Year Revolving by $775,000 each, and decreasing the line items for Dog Park Development Capital Outlay and the 2021 Capital Projects Prior Year Revolving by $775,000 each, to combine the accounts for the new Dog Park, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Culbertson moved, seconded by Supervisor Croatt, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 75—2025-26 IS ADOPTED. Resolution No. 76—2025-26 – Agriculture, Extension Education, Zoning, and Land Conservation Committee. Authorize and approve the LC Grants line items by increasing the Grants Purchased Services and TRM Grant Revenue by $63,000 each, for the Cost Share Agreement for Targeted Runoff Management and Notice of Discharge Grant Programs with the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Golden Hill Vue Dairy, as noted on the attached fiscal note. Supervisor Cuff moved, seconded by Supervisor Mitchell, for adoption. ROLL CALL: 31 yes, 5 absent. RESOLUTION NO. 76—2025-26 IS ADOPTED. REPORTS – None. ADJOURNMENT – Supervisor Patience moved, seconded by Supervisor McCabe to adjourn until October 14, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Please call the Outagamie County Clerk's Office (832-5077) if you would like further elaboration of these minutes. Run: November 3, 2025 WNAXLP November 3 2025 LWIX0399593