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Finance/Personnel Committee approves lab services contract, website vendor, merchant services, and multiple development agreements

De PereApr 14, 20263 min read

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At the April 14, 2026 meeting the De Pere Finance/Personnel Committee unanimously approved a Quest Diagnostics lab services agreement, an increase to municipal court citation costs, selection of Govstack for website services funded from unassigned reserves, a Chase Paymentech merchant agreement for the Perkofski boat launch, sale/development terms for Ehlinger Properties and Lighthouse Productions, development terms for an 82-unit multifamily project, Bridge Connector TID funding recommendations, and accepted the February 28, 2026 cash and investments report.

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Approved a lab services agreement with Quest Diagnostics for communicable disease control/testing.
Adopted an increase to municipal court citation costs to the current allowed maximum of $48 per citation.
Selected Govstack as the City website provider; initial funding of $15,204 to come from unassigned reserves for setup; ongoing annual fees to be included in future budgets.
Approved the Chase Paymentech merchant application and agreement to replace the Perkofski boat launch payment machine.
Approved sale and development agreement terms with Ehlinger Properties LLC for a 5.9-acre portion of Parcel WD-L492-B-5 (American Blvd) including project details and grants; final assessment by Jan 1, 2028.
Approved sale and development agreement terms with Lighthouse Productions for a 4.1-acre portion of Parcel WD-L492-B-5 (American Blvd) for a ~40,000 sq ft facility; final assessment by Jan 1, 2028.
Approved development terms with Fore Development/Commercial Horizons (or entity TBD) for approximately 4.4 acres for an 82-unit multifamily development; requested funding gap coverage and PAYGO; final assessed value by Jan 1, 2030.
Approved the Bridge Connector Tax Increment District (TID) Funding Analysis 2026 Update and recommended approaches including revising Brown County cost-sharing agreements and amending TID 12 to adjust boundaries to reduce City borrowing needs.
Accepted the Cash and Investments Report for February 28, 2026.

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