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Committee members also received an informational update on contingency funds. Director Ellenbecker reported the 2024 contingency account balance has been rolled into the city's general fund following completion of the audit; final audit numbers were not yet available. \"Yes. That has. We've just completed our audit. I don't have the final numbers from our audit yet but that has now been rolled back in for a fund balance,\" Director Ellenbecker said.

Both items were handled without amendment and the committee adjourned after recording the next meeting date of May 13, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance Committee 4-29-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a resolution to refund 2024 real estate taxes for one parcel and received an informational update that the 2024 contingency was rolled into the general fund after the audit; both items passed by unanimous voice vote.","taxTitle","Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin","taxId",2853,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255176,"Committee backs city resolution to authorize WEDC CEI grant application for downtown rehabs",270,1965000,2235000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3167402-5443d9997f70c851e7db1b7d3f1adeb3&start=1965&end=2235","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3167402-5443d9997f70c851e7db1b7d3f1adeb3/thumbnail_1965000.jpg","/articles/6255176/Green-Bay/Brown-County/Wisconsin/Committee-backs-city-resolution-to-authorize-WEDC-CEI-grant-application-for-downtown-rehabs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255176-527b51f2ee91fe382d0680d58d5ac7c2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145663&Signature=Wat2dgx3XdHWiaAC8rf-z5f8HJch6nYO80FG4fxk6-nSWfX7w8n8fCqLT4RuWTbJ2WApSneHoFtKhvPX3bJ00ze42N69JoRd2vkWhvUDU1tJz4fGljyq49IE9nqshzMSZ~TG-K07CnWn1H1C8y0A2bxOcXJRz657SEIMaDd5SYXr5yjw8RnotY~z~r6qGts9fB3HiOvsj~VlG1-zRH0lxTdqYakB4dcUYYVFGFKkc4z5dA8I9S8PvF2Im3w9f20C8h~5HGx6GQ~WJDvsvIKl5tpex8PPP7KElm-i6I3KPWLquUa1q3Q7XJrWsPezhApVeFOSKEKbklVNBYXK8CCQLw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Green Bay Finance Committee unanimously approved a resolution authorizing Investment Creations LLC to submit a Community Development Investment (CEI) grant application to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for rehabilitation work on properties at 109 North Adams Street, 101 North Adams Street and 227 East Walnut Street.

City staff explained WEDC CEI grants of $250,000 are available for downtown improvement projects and that the municipality's resolution is required for WEDC to accept an application. Staff said this request is for properties that are part of a redevelopment authority-approved development agreement and that the proposed uses include a law office on Adams Street and commercial/retail with second-story apartments at the corner property.

Staff noted WEDC's fiscal-year timing and underwriting windows limit application timing; this authorization represents the city's support for the developer to apply. \"They're $250,000 that allow applicants to apply to invest in downtown improvement projects,\" staff said. Committee members discussed timing and competitiveness; staff said if the application is not funded this fiscal year the authorization should still be valid for the next fiscal year should the developer reapply.

The motion to approve the resolution carried unanimously by voice vote.","The committee approved a resolution authorizing Investment Creations LLC to apply to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) for a Community Development Investment (CEI) grant to rehabilitate three downtown properties; staff said WEDC caps awards and timing is tied to the state fiscal year.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255179,"Green Bay committee approves $75,000 contingency and $56,200 single-source contract to repair Joannes Aquatic Center slides",411,714000,1125000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3167402-5443d9997f70c851e7db1b7d3f1adeb3&start=714&end=1125","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3167402-5443d9997f70c851e7db1b7d3f1adeb3/thumbnail_714000.jpg","/articles/6255179/Green-Bay/Brown-County/Wisconsin/Green-Bay-committee-approves-75000-contingency-and-56200-single-source-contract-to-repair-Joannes-Aquatic-Center-slides","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255179-738bdda122fd9f04689908c13dd973dd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145663&Signature=cnXEsUxdTnA2Asc0IKHiVRlNijGaQC3kXaymyFx1LcGMXGeX2HJ6U67LOo1ka5lYx8--7NOoPBonnPGFpGXRUYdB1U8v26~OffvFhmWHpC85A~shxU9S~XH1gbnyEuZ4V3i6AAjyXLcSDPY-MCdzUzsSUpkqPC5Ux6Bip8RI6iEy9BIGB8fzYsQQjM2A7lFqft4BxTEEqKpX5VKZUwYP42TwdH9HyDuF4-wnq2Bg4XHDXnV3scsYu1Yytjq3b1AbkZIcSDxu2M6R57XfQ9eHWoUpH8GeB2F~sCdO8XozbzFJv6dQxmrQ-ThuQWiO7R8eBMKs3yZW1CxyHkzgyjgf8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Green Bay Finance Committee on April 29 approved using up to $75,000 from contingency funds to make structural repairs to water slides at Joannes Aquatic Center and then approved a single-source contract for $56,200 with Benson and Hall to perform the steel repairs.

City parks staff told the committee state law requires an inspection of aquatic slides every five years. Staff said inspections this spring found significant rust and structural deterioration on the steel wing supports and vertical support columns for the slides. \"In summary, what they are saying is the slides are not safe to open to the public in the condition that they're currently in,\" the parks staff member said. The consultant recommended replacing most or all wing supports and repairing stair-railings and several wood stringers.

Staff presented two principal options: repair the slides for an estimated $75,000 or replace the slides entirely, which a consultant estimated could cost $1 million to $1.5 million depending on the number and height of slides chosen. Staff said repairing the slides would \"buy us about 5 years of use\" and that a full replacement would be part of a longer-term master-plan and funding process. \"What this does is it buys us about 5 years of use so that we can figure out the phasing and the budget and figure out how we're going to implement building something new there,\" the parks staff member said.

For the immediate work, staff said one vendor with prior experience on these exact slides quoted $56,000 for the steel work; park carpenters could do the lumber work estimated at about $14,000, bringing the combined estimate to about $75,000. Because of the tight timeline to open slides for the pool season, staff recommended treating the $56,200 award to Benson and Hall as a single-source procurement. \"Our goal here was, to find a contractor that could do it quickly, so we could utilize these slides this year,\" staff said.

Committee members discussed funding options, including contingency, the ARPA interest fund, bonding, or reprioritizing capital projects. One alderperson said they preferred using contingency funds because the committee had not spent contingency in recent years. Staff said Joannes and Colburn pools are tax-subsidized and do not fully recover operating costs, while the Resch Aquatics Center approaches break-even.

The committee approved both the contingency allocation (motion carried unanimously) and the single-source contract to Benson and Hall for $56,200 (motion carried unanimously). Staff said the vendor is available to begin work immediately upon approval and that more regular inspections will continue; the next mandated inspection would be in five years unless circumstances require earlier review.","The committee approved up to $75,000 from contingency to repair structurally deficient water slides at Joannes (Duane's) Aquatic Center and separately approved a single-source $56,200 contract to complete the steel repairs, pending final award procedures.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6255184,"Green Bay committee approves three-year crossing guard contract worth about $1.14 million",70,42000,112000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3167402-5443d9997f70c851e7db1b7d3f1adeb3&start=42&end=112","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3167402-5443d9997f70c851e7db1b7d3f1adeb3/thumbnail_42000.jpg","/articles/6255184/Green-Bay/Brown-County/Wisconsin/Green-Bay-committee-approves-three-year-crossing-guard-contract-worth-about-114-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6255184-5779e891dac8902096cc6475e833cb9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771145663&Signature=fDuN7uorpitd277O1KYf1uTk6V5EjxfOcQFzxRYJloBLMD3cy1XVb8C9f6VOTuJPCmjjWdkzEGdllNTKR86A0mXjZWDf9V0VEpxeiT1Mi9CdyFfMpE48CfVxzyDhl~OzCwrCixqnRPnBWJ4n59UkfrnrDMUL~FntkvM~G4~GLtDqWLTPnrPGD-sfhhCDbcHFNvIks6DKjgk3L8lK97DtWOri2o06MvGgxiK3Li-kw7oNLT~vyHxVr3s6Bp0YIYbR9pkxZCNEjN~qj8lRE77VmHXkLCu3MbcsH5C~HGuOS6n9VLCUnKQQFniuGE4YywRzPIGQIpj3sfj8CRCKvtvWsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Green Bay Finance Committee on April 29 unanimously approved a three-year contract with All City Management for crossing guard services at an estimated total cost of $1,140,000, or roughly $380,000 per year, effective June 1, 2025.

Committee members heard from city staff that the program covers 32 schools in Green Bay and is staffed by 38 crossing guards, though many guards cover multiple school intersections. \"Just to give you some perspective, the crossing guard program reaches 32 schools,\" city staff said. \"It's staffed by 38 guards. Some guards have multiple schools in the morning and afternoon.\" The staff also said the service has chronic staffing shortages: \"There is a shortage of crossing guards. Just people just don't want to be crossing guards anymore.\"

Staff told the committee that under the contract the city will bill the vendor $50 per hour when the company cannot staff an intersection and the city must use police or community service officers to cover it; staff noted the previous bill-back rate had been about $6 per hour under the older arrangement. \"If they do not staff an intersection because for some reason there's a labor shortage, we've had community service officers or police officer staffing intersections. That does come at a considerable cost for the city. The bill back rate is $50 an hour,\" the staff member said.

Committee members questioned staffing levels and historical costs. Staff estimated the city had averaged about 26 guards filled under the previous contract, below the 38-guard target, and said the city budgeted approximately $360,000 for the program for the current year. \"For the 2024 actuals are 358,000,\" one committee member said during the meeting. Staff added that outsourcing to a vendor saves staff time on onboarding and reduces turnover-related labor demands. The staff also said All City Management had absorbed the prior vendor through a merger and that existing crossing guards had already transferred to All City Management.

The motion to approve the contract carried unanimously. The committee record shows no amendments and no recorded roll-call breakdown; members indicated voice approval with \"aye.\"","The Green Bay Finance Committee unanimously approved a three-year contract with All City Management for crossing guard services, budgeting roughly $380,000 per year amid ongoing staffing shortages and a higher city bill-back rate for police coverage of unstaffed intersections.","actionData","errors"]

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