City Attorney’s Office Answers Questions About Proposed Ordinance That Would Request Class B Licensed Establishments To Install Video Surveillance Equipment

As you may be aware, the Police Department put forward a proposed new ordinance that would require Class B establishments (essentially, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol) to, as part of maintaining their alcohol license, install surveillance cameras at the entrances and exits of their […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 03/20/2024 – Will Vote On Municipal Code Amendment Pertaining To False Alarm Fees

The Safety and Licensing Committee is holding a special meeting on 03/20/2024 at 6:45PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. They will be voting on a number of applications including liquor licenses, liquor premise amendments, and retail licenses. They will also be voting […]

Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting 03/20/2024 – Will Vote On Development Agreement To Renovate 222 Building And Turn It Into US Venture’s Corporate Headquarters

The Community and Economic Development Committee is holding a special meeting on 03/20/2024 at 6PM prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. They will be voting on a request to approve a development incentive agreement between the City of Appleton and US Ventures to […]

Library Board Meeting 03/19/2024 – Will Undergo Trustee Training, Receive Program And Project Updates

The Library Board is meeting 03/19/2024 at 4:30PM. The only action items are approval of the February bill register and approvement of a budget amendment for $100. There are several updates including Children’s Program updates, Community Partnerships updates, and the hiring process update, and the […]

Board Of Education Meeting 03/18/2024 – Will Vote On Summer School Courses, Discuss Science Instructional Materials For 6th Grade And High School

The Appleton Area School District Board of Education is meeting 03/18/2024 at 7PM. They will be voting on 2024 Summer School Courses as well as a food service management company contract for the 2024-2025 school year. They will also be discussing the proposed adoption of […]

Board Of Health Approves Changes To Public Pool License Fees And Updates To Rodent Control Ordinance

The Board of Health met 03/13/2023. They had two action items on the agenda, neither of which took up much time. One was a request to update pool license fees and categories to align with new state categories and the other was a request to […]

Utilities Committee Approves 2024 Native Landscape Management Contract – Alderperson Del Toro Expresses Desire To Limit Herbicide Products Contractor Can Use To Non-Glyphosate Products

The Utilities Committee met 03/12/2024. The item which resulted in the most amount of discussion was the request to award a single source contract for 2024 native landscape management to NES Ecological Services. Alderperson Israel Del Toro (District 4) was concerned that the contract allowed […]

Municipal Services Committee Holds Overnight Parking Resolution Until 04/08/2024 Meeting – Hopes To Find Way To Meet DNR Stormwater Regulations While Also Allowing Overnight On-Street Parking

The Municipal Services Committee met 03/11/2024. One of the items they took up for discussion was Resolution 11-R-23 which calls for allowing overnight on-street parking with a monthly permit. This resolution was authored by Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) and was initially introduced back in […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Street Vendor Ordinance Proposal Until 03/25/2024 Meeting – Expresses Hesitancy To Require Food Trucks To Close At Midnight Instead of 4AM

The Municipal Services Committee met 03/11/2024. One of the items they took up was the request to approve modifications to the Central Business District Street Vendors Ordinance. Currently, food trucks/street vendors in the downtown area are allowed to stay open until 4PM. The ordinance changes […]

Common Council Approves Special Assessments For 2024 New Street Pavement And Underground Utility Projects – Residents Express Opposition To Cost And Necessity Of Projects

The Common Council met 03/06/2024. Two of the items they took up were the final resolutions declaring the city intended to levy special assessments against property owners for the city’s 2024 concrete pavement, driveway aprons, and sidewalk construction projects as well as the city’s 2024 […]