Board Of Education Receives 2021-22 AGR Report, Does Not Discuss The Fact That 40-60% Of AGR Students Did Not Achieve Targeted Growth

[Update (07/23/2022): You can read further communication regarding K-3 proficiency rates here.] [Update (08/31/2022): during the AGR report to the Board of Education, an AASD employee incorrectly equated a student reaching 100% of their targeted growth with achieving proficiency. Some of the actual proficiency rates […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Multiple Licenses Including Many Related To Mile Of Music

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 07/13/2022. After dispensing with the taxicab driver’s license application for Torrey, the committee moved onto the remaining action items many of which were alcohol licenses of one sort or another, and many of those were temporary licenses related to […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Denies Taxicab Driver’s License To Convicted Felon

The saga of Torrey’s taxicab driver license application has come to exactly the end that one would have expected. The Safety and Licensing Committee has specifically held off on voting on his application in order to give more time to the Police Department to contact […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Parking Ramp Planning And Design Services Contract, Agreement With Chamber Of Commerce To Maintain Landscape Peninsula At Green Ramp

The Municipal Services Committee met 07/11/2022. Outside of the informational update on the Modifications To Street Terrace Policy Resolution, they took up two actions items both related to parking ramps. The first was a request to award a contract for 2022 Parking Ramp Planning and […]

CEA Review Committee Approves Several Police Vehicle Requests Including Repurposed Crime Scene Van, Joint APD/Outagamie County Mobile Command Center

The CEA (Central Equipment Agency) Review Committee met 07/11/2022. It was a fairly short and straightforward meeting in which all of the items were approved. They started out with the request to use replacement reserve funds from van 1002 to outfit van 1001 and keep […]

City Staff Will Present Recommendations Regarding Street Terrace Policy Modifications Resolution Within 60 Days

The Municipal Services Committee met 07/11/2022. One of the items they covered was an update on the status of Resolution #7-R-22, the Modifications to Street Terrace Policy resolution. Deputy Director of Public Works Ross Buetow reiterated what was in the memo, namely that the resolution […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 07/13/2022 – Will Receive Updates On Police Department Bonus Programs, Recruitment Status Report

The Human Resources And Information Technology Committee is meeting 07/13/2022 at 6:30PM. They have no action items, but they will be receiving several information items including updates on the Police Officer Hiring Bonus Program, the Community Service Officer Bonus Program, and the Recruitment Status Report. […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 07/13/2022 – Will Vote On A Number Of License Application, Receive 2022 Police Department Mid-Year Budget Report

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 07/13/2022 at 5:30PM. The action items consist of a number of license applications. None of them seem particularly controversial other than the Taxicab license for Torrey. This application has already been held once to give police additional time […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 07/13/2022 – Will Vote On Items Related To The Expansion Of An Auto Sales Lot

The City Plan Commission is meeting 07/13/2022 at 3:30PM. There are two related action items on the agenda and no information items. The first action item is a request for a special use permit to expand the Midwestern Wheels automobile sales and display lot on […]

Utilities Committee Meeting 07/12/2022 – Will Vote On Two Contracts, Discuss WDNR Stormwater Permit Appendices, Receive May 2022 Water Main Break Report

The Utilities Committee is meeting 07/12/2022 at 4:30PM They will be voting on a couple of contracts and then discussing the WDNR Stormwater Permit Appendices A and C as well as receiving May 2022 Water Distribution and Meter Team Report. As of the end of […]