Municipal Services Committee Meeting 08/07/2023 – Will Receive Complete Streets Study Presentation From ALTA, Vote On Terrace Occupancy Permit From Homeowner Seeking To Maintain Existing Fence In Terrace

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 08/07/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be receiving a presentation from ALTA on the Complete Streets Planning and Design Study. Back in February of this year, ALTA was awarded a sole source contract to review and update the city’s Complete […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Commercial Variance Process Services Contract With E-Plan Exam, Approves Kaleidoscope Academy Street Vacation, Receives June 2023 Bird E-Scooter Report

The Municipal Services Committee met 07/10/2023. The meeting was brief, lasting just over 6 minutes. I have prepared a complete transcript of the meeting for download: The committee approved a contract amendment with E-Plan Exam, the company that manages most of Appleton’s commercial plan reviews, […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 07/10/2023 – Will Vote On Commercial Building Variance Process Services Contract, Street Vacation Near Kaleidoscope Academy

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 07/10/2023 at 4:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to Approve Commercial Variance Process Services Contract for Large Projects to the E-Plan Exam. The city currently has contracted with E Plan Exam […]

Municipal Services Committee Receive College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Update – Restriping To Start July 10, Expected To Be Completed Mid-July

The Municipal Services Committee met 06/26/2023. One of the items they received was an update on the College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration project. The update was so brief there really is no need to provide a transcript of the discussion. Director of Public Works Danielle Block […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 06/26/2023 – Will Receive Update On College Avenue Lane Reconfiguration Project

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 06/26/2023 at 4:30 PM. The agenda is short with only one action item and one information item on it. They will be voting on what appears to be a fairly straightforward request from Rise Apartments for a permanent street […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 06/12/2023 – Will Vote On Parking/Traffic Changes For Two Downtown Projects, Receive May Bird Scooter Report

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 06/12/2023 at 4:30PM. They’ll be voting on the anticipated awards of two pavement marking contracts, as well as voting on requests for various parking and/or traffic changes and restrictions. One of those parking/traffic items includes parking changes related to […]

Municipal Services Committee Reviews Glendale Avenue Resurfacing Plan – Project Facilitated By Lower Than Expected Asphalt Prices

The Municipal Services Committee met 05/22/2023. They received one information item which was an update on the Glendale Avenue Maintenance Project. Per the memo to the committee, pricing for asphalt materials came in below budget estimates for 2023 and the city has around $295,000 in […]

Municipal Services Committee Vote 3-1 To Approve Terrace Occupancy Permit For Fence In Public Right-Of-Way

The Municipal Services Committee met 05/22/2023. One of the items they took up was a request from a resident under the recently updated Street Terrace Policy for a Terrace Occupancy Permit. Under the updated Street Terrace Policy guidelines, residents have the option to install fences […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves Design Contract For Lawe Street Reconstruction Project

The Municipal Services Committee met 05/22/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to approve the three-party engineering design services contract for the Lawe Street reconstruction. The contract for design services by Ayres Associates Inc totaled $439,934.38 with the Wisconsin Department of […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 05/22/2023 – Will Vote On Lawe Street Design Services Contract, Bridge Inspection Agreement With Outagamie County, Occupancy Permit For Terrace Fence

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 05/22/2023 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a request to approve the three-party engineering design services contract between the city, the state, and Ayres Associates Inc for the design of the Lawe Street reconstruction between College Avenue and […]