Municipal Services Committee Meeting 01/22/2024 – Will Vote On Avenue Of Ice Permit, Sole Source Traffic Equipment Purchases, Contract For Increased Security For Downtown Parking Ramps

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 01/22/2024 at 4:30PM. They have 4 action items on the agenda. The first is a request from Boldt for a street occupancy permit for the Fox Commons City Center Plaza construction site access point along Washington Street for period […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Amended Parking Facilities Study Resolution Removing Reference To Studying The Possible Lease Or Sale Of City-Owned Parking Ramps

The Municipal Services Committee met 01/08/2024. One of the items they took up was the Parking Facility and Management Study resolution. As originally written by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15), this resolution called for staff to seek the services of a consultant to help them […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes To Hold Whitman Yard Waste Site Closure Resolution Until February – Hold Will Give More Time To Find Out How Grand Chute Would React, Research Potential Cost Savings Of Closure

The Municipal Services Committee met 01/08/2024. One of the items they took up was Resolution 12-R-23 which, if passed as written, would close the city’s Whitman yard waste site leaving only the Glendale site open, a change that would take place in 2025. The resolution […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 01/08/2024 – Will Vote On Resolution Calling For Closure Of Whitman Yard Waste Site, Resolution Calling For Study Of Downtown Parking Facilities

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 01/08/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be taking up two resolutions. The first is Resolution 12-R-23 which would close the Whitman Yard Waste Site. This resolution was discussed during the 11/20/2023 Municipal Services Committee meeting during which committee members provided […]

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 […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 12/11/2023 – Will Take Up Overnight On-Street Parking Resolution, Parking Facility Study Resolution, 2024 Department Of Public Works Fee Schedule

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 12/11/2023 at 4:30PM. They have a full agenda. That includes two resolutions. They will be taking up Resolution 11-R-23 which if passed would allow overnight parking on city streets with the purchase of a parking permit. This resolution was […]

Municipal Services Committee Discusses Bird E-Scooters – Alderperson Siebers Expresses Concerns About Mess Of Scooters In District 1, Says Bird’s Communication Stank

The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. They had a brief but, I thought, interesting discussion about the Bird E-Scooter program. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download. Alderperson William Siebers (District 1) started the conversation out by saying that the scooters in District […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Permit Extension For Perimeter Fence Around Fox Commons/City Center Development – Access To City’s Drive Up Finance Window To Be Limited Through 02/29/2024

The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. The item they spent the least amount of time discussing was the request from the Boldt Company for an extension to the existing street occupancy permit for the Fox Commons/City Center Plaza construction site perimeter fencing. The permit for […]

Municipal Services Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve Design Parameters As Proposed By Staff For Morrison Street Reconstruction Project

The Municipal Services Committee met 11/20/2023. The item they spent the most amount of time discussing was the design parameters for the Morrison Street reconstruction project between Glendale Avenue and Pershing Street. The proposed design included Three residents of the neighborhood spoke on the item. […]