Alderperson Doran Submits 3 Resolutions – One Would Close Whitman Yard Waste Site, One Would Fund Purchase Of 10 Flock Cameras With ARPA Dollars, One Would Move Up Executive Budget Delivery Date To 3rd Wednesday In September

During the 11/15/2023 Common Council meeting, Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) submitted three resolutions.

Resolution 12-R-23 the Resolution to Close Whitman Yard Waste Site, would, as the name suggests, result in the closure of the Whitman Street yard waste site. Yard waste operations would continue at the Glendale Avenue yard waste site. Per the resolution, the closure of the Whitman facility would decrease duplicative services and result in savings to the city of over $50,000 annually.

This resolution has been referred to the Municipal Services Committee for review.

Resolution 13-R-23 the Resolution to Use ARPA Funding For Flock License Plate Reading Cameras For APD would reallocate $25,000 of ARPA funds to the Police Department to fund the purchase of 10 additional Flock cameras.

As outlined by Chief Polly Olson to the Safety and Licensing Committee in September, the Police Department ran a trial of 29 Flock Automatic License Plate Readers Cameras from 05/01/2022-07/25/2023. During that trial, the cameras contributed to 183 “verified successes” by the Police Department, included solving 30 hit and runs and 22 retail thefts, making 5 domestic violence arrests, and handling 19 major crimes including burglaries, weapons complaints, and fraud. They also recovered 30 stole vehicles and 4 stolen license plates.

Although the trial included 29 Flock cameras, the budget only included enough funds to maintain 19 cameras going forward. The reallocation of $25,000 in ARPA funds would facilitate the purchase of the 10 remaining Flock cameras.

This resolution has been referred to the Safety and Licensing Committee for review.

Resolution 14-R-23 the Resolution Changing The Timeline For Budget Delivery To The Common Council, would change the deadline for the delivery of the mayor’s executive budget for the city to the Common Council from the first Wednesday in October to on or before the third Wednesday in September. Per the resolution, this would bring Appleton’s budget review timeframe in line with other municipalities and give the Common Council more time to consider changes to the proposed budget.

This resolution was referred to the Finance Committee for review.