The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 04/08/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on Resolution 11-R-23 regarding allowing overnight parking on city streets for people who purchase a monthly parking permit. This resolution was first introduced back in October of 2023, but was held several […]
Category: Municipal Services
Municipal Services Committee Approves Complete Streets Policy And Associated Documents – Discusses Equity Around Prioritizing Pedestrian Crossings
The Municipal Services Committee met 03/25/2024. One of the items they took up was the request to approve the Complete Streets documents consisting of the Complete Streets Policy, the Pedestrian Crossing Improvements Policy, Priority Project Locations, and the Complete Streets Design Guide. The Complete Streets […]
Municipal Services Committee Accepts Withdrawal Of Proposed Changes To Food Truck Ordinance
The Municipal Services Committee met 03/25/2024. The first action item on the agenda was the proposed modification to the Central Business District Street Vendors Ordinance which, if passed, would have required food trucks in downtown Appleton to close down at midnight. City staff ended up […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 03/25/2024 – Will Vote On Street Vendor Ordinance Changes, Approve Updated Complete Streets Policy
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/25/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on the request to require street vendors in the Central Business District to close at midnight instead of 4AM as a way to reduce gatherings at and around bar close time—gatherings that […]
Municipal Services Committee Receives Update On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Project – Traffic Times Nominally Impacted, Crashes Down, Main Public Complaints Focus On Merge Points
Back at the end of February during the 02/26/2024 Municipal Services Committee, the committee received a report on the July 2023 – January 2024 period of the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Pilot Period. I didn’t have an opportunity at the time to recap the discussion, […]
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 […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 03/11/2024 – Will Vote On Overnight Street Parking Resolution, Proposal To Require Downtown Food Trucks/Street Vendors To Close At Midnight
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/11/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be taking up a number of action items including a couple street occupancy permits, proposed parking changes on Drew Street, and a proposed all way stop at the intersection of Capitol Drive and Conkey […]
Municipal Services Committee Votes 4-1 To Change Yard Waste Site Hours – Would Provide 7 Day A Week Service In Summer, Eliminate Weekend Hours In Winter
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/26/2024. They briefly took up a request from staff to modify the hours of operation for the city’s two yard waste sites. Currently, both the Glendale and Whitman sites are open Friday-Monday during the summer. During the winter the Glendale […]
Municipal Services Committee Approves Lighting Upgrades To Intersection Where Recent Shooting Took Place
The Municipal Services Committee met 02/26/2024. They took up two items related to improving safety in the downtown area, one was a request to utilize $15,000 in ARPA dollars to install updated lighting near the intersection of Walnut Street and College Avenue and the other […]