2025-2370RESOLUTION NO. 2025-2370
A resolution establishing the GM/JATCO Redevelopment Advisory Board.
WHEREAS, the former General Motors/Janesville Automotive Transport Company
(GM/JATCO) site, located at 1000 General Motors Drive and 544 Kellogg Avenue,
represents a historically significant and strategically located 250 -acre site in the heart of
Janesville’s southside; and
WHEREAS, the site has experienced vacancy, environmental contamination, and blight
since the closure of the General Motors plant in 2009, but also presents a unique
opportunity for transformative redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the importance of guiding the site’s future
through a coordinated, collaborative, and visionary approach aligned with the City’s
Strategic Priority of Economic Development; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of an advisory board will ensure inclusive p ublic
engagement, promote diverse stakeholder participation, and provide informed oversight
of the redevelopment process in partnership with the City’s consulting partner, City
Manager, and City staff; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of
Janesville establishes the GM/JATCO Redevelopment Advisory Board (the “Board”), with
the guidelines as follows:
Section 1. The Board’s primary goals shall be to collaborate with the City’s consulting
partner to develop a Conceptual Redevelopment Plan; guide environmental remediation
planning and promote site readiness; lead community -informed rebranding of the site;
promote sustainable economic development aligned with the City’s broader goals;
facilitate inclusive engagement events and efforts for community members and key
stakeholders; recommend infrastructure investments and funding strategies to support
long-term redevelopment success.
Section 2. The Board shall be composed of eleven (11) members, including three (3) City
of Janesville residents living near the redevelopment site, one (1) leader of a
nonprofit organization serving the immediate area surrounding the redevelopment
site, the Economic Development Director of the City of Janesville, the Economic
Development Director of Rock County, two (2) additional City of Janesville residents
at-large, and three (3) representatives from the local business community, including at
least one business owner from the southside.
Section 3. City Councilmembers shall submit recommended resident, nonprofit, and
business representatives for the board to the City Manager’s Office within five business
days of the adoption of this resolution. The City Manager will make appointments to the
board for the City Council to
approve at its next regular meeting. The Board shall be established within 30 days of the
adoption of this resolution.
Section 4. The Board shall meet in accordance with Wisconsin Open Meetings Law.
Section 5. The Board shall provide, at a minimum, quarterly reports to the City Council to apprise
the body of its efforts.
Section 6. The Board’s work shall culminate in the development of a Conceptual
Redevelopment Plan, within approximately eighteen (18) months of the Board’s formation.
ADOPTED:
APPROVED:
Kevin M. Lahner, City Manager
ATTEST:
Lorena Rae Stotler, City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
Proposed by: City Manager’s Office
Prepared by: City Manager’s Office
Motion by:
Second by:
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Burdick
Cass
Erdman
Miller
Neeno
Squire
Williams
August 25, 2025 Burdick
Williams
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-2370 - GM-JATCO
Redevelopment Advisory Board w Amendments
Final Audit Report 2025-08-26
Created:2025-08-26
By:Elizabeth Lopez (lopeze@janesvillewi.gov)
Status:Signed
Transaction ID:CBJCHBCAABAA27DMm1F4dJp-91TZ84UfN6Rb_ubz3FKU
"RESOLUTION NO. 2025-2370 - GM-JATCO Redevelopment A
dvisory Board w Amendments" History
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Agreement completed.
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