Municipal Services Committee Approves Terrace Occupancy Permit For Property On West Commercial Street – Permit Will Allow 4-Foot Fence To Remain So Daycare Can Maintain Its License

The Municipal Services Committee met 08/07/2023. One of the items they took up was a terrace occupancy permit from Colleen, the owner of a home on West Commercial Street, who was seeking to be able to maintain an existing 4’ foot fence, lilacs, landscaping stone […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 08/09/2023 – Will Take Up Bird Safe Glass Resolution, Mayor And City Attorney Both Recommend Waiting Until Legal Issues On Madison Ordinance Are Resolved

The Community and Economic Development Committee is meeting 08/09/2023 at 6:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is Resolution 6-R-23, the Bird Safe Glass resolution. As outlined last week, this resolution has issues regarding legality and unknown financial and economic impact. In […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 08/09/2023 – Will Conduct Alcohol License Suspension Hearing For Speakeasy Ultra, Vote For Second Time On Gold Cross Ambulance Service Agreement

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 08/09/2023 at 5:30PM. They will be, once again, taking up the Fire Department Service Agreement for Gold Cross Ambulance. This was previously approved by the committee but then referred back to the committee for further discussion by Alderperson […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Meeting 08/09/2023 – Will Vote On Table Of Organization Changes For Valley Transit And Department Of Public Works

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee is meeting 08/09/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on two table of organization changes, one for the Department of Public Works Traffic Division and one to Valley Transit. The committee will also be receiving as information items […]

City Plan Commission Meeting 08/09/2023 – Will Vote On Two Items Related To Clearwater Creek Development

The City Plan Commission is meeting 08/09/2023 at 3:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda both related to the Clearwater Creek development. The first is a request to rezone the vacant land south of E Spartan Drive and east of N Haymeadow Avenue […]

Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Approves City Website Redesign And Management Contract With Revize

The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 08/03/2023 and took up the request to award the city’s website redesign and servicing contract to Revize. The contract was a four-year contract. The initial year one cost for creating the website and getting it up and […]

Utilities Committee Meeting 08/08/2023 – Will Vote On Contract For Water Treatment Facility Project, Receive 2022 Consumer Confidence Report

The Utilities Committee is meeting 08/08/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to award the engineering services contract for the Appleton Water Treatment Facility’s Clearwells and Lindbergh Standpipe Project. They will also be receiving as information items […]

Finance Committee Meeting 08/07/2023 – Will Vote On Sale Of $20.2 Million General Obligation Promissory Notes, Partial Refund Of Dental Associates’ Property Tax Payments For 2021 and 2022

The Finance Committee is meeting 08/07/2023 at 5:30PM. They will be receiving a presentation from Brad Viegut, the city’s Baird representative, on the 2023 General Obligation Notes Sale. After that presentation, the committee will be voting on a request to approve the sale of $20.2 […]

Common Council Approves $6,180 In Reimbursements To Riverside Cemetery For The Maintenance Of Veterans’ Graves, Refers Back St. Joseph’s Cemetery Reimbursement Request For Further Review

The Common Council met 08/02/2023. Outside of Resolution 7-R-23, two other action items were separated out for an individual vote, both related to the maintenance of veteran graves. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. The first item was a reimbursement request from […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 08/07/2023 – Will Receive Complete Streets Study Presentation From ALTA, Vote On Terrace Occupancy Permit From Homeowner Seeking To Maintain Existing Fence In Terrace

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 08/07/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be receiving a presentation from ALTA on the Complete Streets Planning and Design Study. Back in February of this year, ALTA was awarded a sole source contract to review and update the city’s Complete […]