Public Arts Committee And Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 04/02/2025 – Will Receive Notice That Houdini Plaza Selfie-Sculpture Proposal Has Been Withdrawn

The Public Arts Committee is meeting 04/02/2025 at 8AM and the Parks, and Recreation Committee is holding a special meeting 04/02/2025 at 6:45PM just prior to the Common Council meeting at 7PM. Each meeting agenda only contains one item which is the selfie sculpture that […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Renewal Of Appleton’s Bird City Designation – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Speaks Highly Of Recently Deceased Former Alderperson Joe Martin Who Spearheaded Original Bird City Designation

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request to approve the renewal of Appleton’s Bird City Designation. Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) took the opportunity to remember former Alderperson Joe Martin who passed away on […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Votes 3-1 With 1 Abstention To Approve Houdini Plaza Selfie Sculpture – Discusses Purpose, Value, And Location Of “Selfie Station”

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. One of the items they took up was the request from Creative Downtown Appleton, Inc to install a selfie sculpture in Houdini Plaza. There was some discussion about the purpose and value of the piece as well as […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Unanimously Approves Resolution Setting Goal Of 50% Reduction In City’s CO2 Emissions By 2034 – Questions Remain As To Cost And Strategy To Reach That Goal

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 03/10/2025. The item they spent the most amount of time discussing was Resolution 2-R-25 regarding the City of Appleton’s emissions reduction goals. Currently, Appleton has a target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. This was […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 03/10/2025 – Will Vote On Resolution Changing City’s Emissions Reduction Target, Selfie Sculpture, Renewal Of Bird City Designation

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 03/10/2025 at 6:15PM. They have three items on their agenda. The first is Resolution 2-R-25 regarding the city’s carbon emissions reduction target. Currently, Appleton has a target of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or earlier. This […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Receives Grounds 2024 Annual Report – Discusses Issues Surrounding Homeless Individuals In Parks

The Parks and Recreation Committee met 02/10/2025. One of the information items they received was the Grounds 2024 Annual Report. This ended up resulting in a discussion about some of the issues the Grounds Division and the Parks and Recreation Department more broadly was experiencing […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 02/10/2025 – Will Vote On Memorandum Of Understanding With Wisconsin Entertainment Group To Manage 4th Of July Celebration

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 02/10/2025 at 6:15PM. They will be voting on two action items. The first is a revised Park Pavilions and Special areas Rental and Fee Policy. There are three changes that staff wants to make: The second is a […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 12/04/2024 – Will Vote On 2025 Fee Schedule For Reid Golf Course, Review October 2024 Revenue And Expense Reports For Reid Golf Course

The Parks and Recreation Committee is holding a special meeting on 12/04/2024 at 6:45PM prior to the 7PM Common Council meeting. They will be voting on updates to Reid Golf Course’s fee rates. Staff is recommending increasing the annual pass rate. Rates for non-senior individuals […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 10/21/2024 – Will Review Various 2025 Department Budgets

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 10/21/2024 at 6:15PM. They do not have any action items but they will be reviewing the 2025 proposed budgets for Reid Golf Course, the Parks and Recreation Department, and the Special Revenue Fund. In addition, they will be […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 08/12/2024 – Will Vote On Golf Course Irrigation System Upgrades, Irish Fest, Mom Prom Raffle License

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 08/12/2024 at 6:15PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve the use of $27,459.47 from the Reid Golf Course fund balance to pay for updates to its irrigation system and […]