Safety And Licensing Committee Denies Taxicab Driver’s License To Convicted Felon

The saga of Torrey’s taxicab driver license application has come to exactly the end that one would have expected. The Safety and Licensing Committee has specifically held off on voting on his application in order to give more time to the Police Department to contact […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 07/13/2022 – Will Vote On A Number Of License Application, Receive 2022 Police Department Mid-Year Budget Report

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 07/13/2022 at 5:30PM. The action items consist of a number of license applications. None of them seem particularly controversial other than the Taxicab license for Torrey. This application has already been held once to give police additional time […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Approves Premise Amendment Allowing Restaurant To Use Shipping Container As Outdoor Bar

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 06/22/2022. One of the items they took up was a permanent premise amendment for the restaurant Area 509 that would allow them to add a shipping container to their premise so they could use the shipping container to serve […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Receives Police Department Update – Chief Thomas Discusses New Squad Car Design And Staffing Issues

During the 06/22/2022 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting, Police Chief Todd Thomas provided a brief update regarding some of the things that are going on in the police department. Attached to the agenda was a picture of the new squad car design. The change was […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Holds Taxicab Driver Application Until Next Meeting To Give Police More Time To Contact Applicant

The Safety and Licensing committee met 06/22/2022. It was a brief meeting, clocking in at under 10 minutes. I had been hoping that there might be an interesting discussion regarding the taxicab drivers license application, because it looked like Torrey, the applicant, had a somewhat […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 06/22/2022 – Will Take Up Convicted Felon’s Taxi Driver Application

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 06/22/2022 at 5:30PM. They have several temporary alcohol license applications, a permanent premise amendment application, some mechanical amusement device license renewals, and a taxicab company license renewal. While most of the items seems pretty straightforward, the first action […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 06/08/2022 – Will Vote On Multiple License Applications

 The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 06/08/2022 at 5:30PM. They will be voting on a number of license related items be they initial applications, renewals, or change of agent requests. They will also review upcoming special events, received reports from the City Clerk, Fire […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 05/25/2022 – Will Vote On Multiple License Applications

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 05/25/2022 at 5:30PM. The action items on the agenda consist entirely of various license and license renewal applications. I would expect it to be a short meeting, but one never knows with complete certainty. View full meeting details […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Recommends Option 2 Redistricting Map Creating Fewer New Wards, Adjusting Line Between Aldermanic Districts 3 And 4 To Conform With Redistricting Requirements

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 05/11/2022 and took up the redistricting modifications required by the April 15, 2022, Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling. After a brief discussion, they ended up recommending Option 2 for approval. Alderperson Chris Croatt (District 14) asked Clerk Kami Lynch to […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Determined Excessive Vehicle Noise Resolution Is Unnecessary – Expresses Optimism At Steps Police Department Is Taking To Tackle Vehicle Noise

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 05/11/2022 and took up Resolution 14-R-21, the Excessive Vehicle Noise Resolution. This had been discussed in September of 2021 at which time the committee voted to hold the resolution to give staff time to research the issues further. Per […]