Year: 2023

Downtown Parking Facility Study Resolution Referred Back To Municipal Services Committee For Second Look

It looks like we will have to wait until 2024 to find out what happens with Resolution 15-R-23, the Parking Facilities and Management Study Resolution. If passed, this resolution would direct city staff to seek the services of a consultant to help them conduct a […]

Finance Committee Approves Transfer Of An Additional $244,000 In ARPA Funds To City Parking Utility To Cover Lost Revenue

The Finance Committee met 12/11/2023. One of the items they voted on was a request to approve a budget amendment authorizing an additional $244,000 be transferred from the city’s ARPA funds and moved to the city’s Parking Utility to cover lost revenue by the parking […]

Common Council Meeting 12/20/2023 – Will Vote On Three Resolutions: Parking Facility Management Study, ARPA Funding For Flock Cameras, Timeline Change For Budget Delivery

The Common Council is meeting 12/20/2023 at 7PM. They have a full agenda both including business presented by the mayor as well as committee items that the Council will be voting on. Mayor Woodford will be recognizing Utilities Director Chris Shaw who is retiring as […]

Finance Committee Votes Unanimously To Deny Resolution That Would Have Moved The Executive Budget Delivery Deadline Up By Two Weeks

The Finance Committee met 12/11/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 14-R-23 which would move the deadline for the delivery of the executive budget to the Common Council up by a couple weeks from the first Wednesday in October to the third […]

Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 12/18/2023 – Will Vote On Two Fence-Related Variance Requests And One Request For A Garage Built 1 Foot Too Close To House

The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 12/18/2023 at 7PM. They will be reviewing and voting on three variance requests. The first request is from a residential property owner on Badger Avenue who currently has a 4-foot-tall fence along the front property line and would […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes 3-1 To Deny Resolution Calling For A Downtown Parking Facility And Management Study – Several Alderpersons Express Opposition To Language Asking To Investigate Privatization Of Parking Ramps

The Municipal Services Committee met 12/11/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 15-R-23 which, if passed as written, would direct staff to seek the services of a consultant to help them conduct a study of the city’s publicly-owned parking assets, help them […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Overnight On-Street Parking Resolution Until March 2024 – Committee Provides Feedback On What They Would Like Staff To Investigate Further

The Municipal Services Committee met 12/11/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 11-R-23 which, if passed as written, would allow on-street overnight parking in the city with the purchase of a parking permit. At the request of staff, the committee voted to […]

Board Of Health Reviews Dangerous Animal Declaration For Rottweiler/Mix Named Bear – 2023 Marks The Highest Number Of Dangerous Animal Declarations In The City Over The Last 10 Years

The Board of Health met 12/13/2023. One of the items they received as an information item was the Dangerous Animal Declaration pertaining to Bear a male Rottweiler/Mix dog. It was a brief discussion so I have not included a transcript. This dog engaged in an […]

Finance Committee Passes Resolution To Reallocate $125,000 In ARPA Funds To Cover The Cost Of Leasing 10 Additional Flock License Plate Reader Cameras – Some Alderpersons Express Opposition

The Finance Committee met 12/11/2023. It was a long meeting taking nearly an hour and a half, 40 minutes of which was taken up with discussion and a vote on Resolution 13-R-23. The resolution initially called for the reallocation of $25,000 of American Rescue Act […]