Ben DeBaker
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- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 17:04
- Avg per meeting
- 1:33
- Segments
- 256
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
New single-family homes on South Broadway
City covers one additional sewer lateral for the 13th townhome lot, discounted from the lot sale price; homes expected at $350,000-$400,000.
GenCap fire station apartments on S. Broadway
Includes a $5.1 million city loan, a $450,000 developer fee, $417,349.98 in pass-through federal funds, and a potential $3.17 million grant obligation.
Artificial intelligence policy for public art
No direct cost identified; staff time will go toward drafting the policy and running the survey.
Scoring of affordable housing assistance
Program and development costs are funded through the Authority's housing programs; specific figures weren't stated.
Heralys Beverage retail building at University & Henry
A denied variance stalls a private retail investment on an aging stretch of University Avenue.
JBS Redevelopment Site housing
HOME funding supports the NeighborWorks townhome component; amount not stated in the minutes.
Historic design review at 638 S Monroe Avenue
The window alone is quoted at about $1,168, with deck costs on top — all paid by the property owner.
Infill housing at 560 N. Henry Street
Enables construction of a new single-family home on a long-vacant parcel; the owner will still carry flood insurance.
Global Optics headquarters and warehouse project
The project itself is $9.65 million private investment; the city's cost for the public infrastructure wasn't itemized in the packet.
Downtown Streetscape Design Standards
No immediate cost — the standards apply as future projects are built.
Future road removal denied on city's far east side
The owners' chosen home site is blocked, though staff says the house could go elsewhere on their roughly 3-acre parcel.
Divine Temple steeple and roof repair
Not specified in the meeting.
New indoor tennis and simulator facility on west side
A $180,000 loan from the revolving loan fund at 4% over 10 years, covering just over half the construction costs.
TID 34: Brook Park creation
TID project plans commit future property tax increments to pay for infrastructure.
Parking around new North Adams Street development
Meter revenue resumes on a block where meters had been removed during construction.
Shipyard Redevelopment Phase 2 construction award
Brings $2.15 million in additional federal funding to the Shipyard II project.
Quincy/Pine/Cherry Street redevelopment
Demolition by neglect at 402 Dousman Street
If the owner doesn't repair within 60 days, the city can pay for stabilization work itself.
NeighborWorks townhomes at JBS site
$275,000 in HOME funds plus $225,000 in private donations make the townhome project viable.
New TIF districts proposed: Velp and Locust, Brook Park, 200 N Monroe
Each new district would redirect property tax revenue from its area to fund development costs; exact figures are in the draft plans.
Decisions during term (19)
Recorded while DeBaker was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Global Optics development agreement (26-02)
GenCap fire station apartments development agreement (25-08)
Parking modifications around new North Adams Street development approved
Development Agreement 26-02 with Global Optics, Inc.
One-year development agreement at 1200 S Broadway awarded to Radue Homes Inc.
GenCap Fire Station Apartments development agreement
Amended and Restated Development Agreement 25-08 with GenCap Green Bay Fire Station Apartments, LLC
90-day extension to planning option with MOE Development, LLC (321 & 325 N. Broadway)
Development Agreement with Greater Green Bay Habitat for Humanity (Lots 4-7, Vernon Taylor Drive)
HOME request by NeighborWorks Green Bay for JBS Townhome Development (Lots 1-6 Dahlia Lane)
Reallocate $200,000 of Community Development Revolving Loan Funds to Parks & Infrastructure Improvements
Adjournment of the Tuesday, September 8, 2026, meeting of the Redevelopment Authority.
Shipyard Redevelopment Phase 2 contract plus $750,000 additional TID 22 funding
To approve the request by the Department of Public Works to transfer ownership of 2475 Remington Road (Parcel 21-8049), currently owned by the Redevelopment Authority of Green Bay to the City of Green Bay, that includes maintenance of the…
Redevelopment Authority report — TID 12, TID 5, Revir Hospitality, Badger Greenway, CDBG/HOME, TID 10 road
NeighborWorks townhome development agreement — Dahlia Lane
Approval of the agenda for the Tuesday, July 14, 2026, meeting of the Redevelopment Authority.
Memorandum of Agreement with Oneida Nation — $300,000 for JBS Redevelopment Urban and Food Production Barn
Development Agreement 26-03 — 1409 Velp Avenue
Voting record (7)(Development)
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