Board Of Health Meeting 04/10/2024 – Will Vote On Noise Variance For Sewer Project, Receive Mental Health Presentation, Review Prohibited Dangerous Animal Declaration

The Board of Health is meeting 04/10/2024 at 7AM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request for a noise variance to facilitate the installation of sanitary and storm sewer CIPP liners later this year. They will also be receiving a […]

Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 04/08/2024 – Will Vote On Highview Park Playground Equipment Contract, Receive Updates On Ongoing Park Projects

The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 04/08/2024 at 6:15PM. They have one action item which is to approve the 2024 Highview Park Playground Equipment Project. The city would like to install new playground equipment in Highview Park at a cost of $95,000. As an […]

Finance Committee Meeting 04/08/2024 – Will Vote On 2024 Repair And Preventative Maintenance Contract For Yellow And Red Parking Ramps

The Finance Committee is meeting 04/08/2024 at 5:30PM. They have one item on their agenda which is a request to award the 2024 repair and preventative maintenance contract for the Red and Yellow parking ramps to Berglund Construction for a total including contingency of $1,386,000. […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 04/08/2024 – Will Vote On On-Street Overnight Parking Resolution, Discuss Bird Scooter Bankruptcy

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 […]

Common Council Approves Complete Streets Policy Documents – Traffic Engineer Eric Lom Explains Metrics Used To Determine “Equity Score” For Pedestrian Crossing Prioritization

The Common Council met 04/03/2024. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve the Complete Streets Policy documents. This items was approved by the Municipal Services Committee. During that meeting, the committee discussed the use and […]

Common Council Votes 13-1 To Approve Transfer Of $2 Million In ARPA Funds To Library Project To Cover Cost Of Installing Broadband

The Common Council met 04/03/2024. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve the transfer of $2 million in ARPA funds to the Library Project. There was minimal discussion about this, so there is no need […]

Bartender/Operators License For Miguel Referred Back To Safety And Licensing Committee For Further Discussion

The Common Council met 04/03/2024. One of the items that came before them was the bartender/operators license for Miguel. This item was initially recommended for denial by the Police Department but ended up being approved by the Safety and Licensing Committee after they were told […]

Common Council Vote 13-0 With 1 Abstention To Deny Bartender/Operator License For Isaiah

The Common Council met 04/03/2024. One of the items they separated out for an individual vote was the recommendation to deny the bartender/operator license for Isaiah. As was discussed at the Safety and Licensing Committee meeting, Isaiah needs the license in order to move into […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Receives 2023 Annual Police Department Report – Discusses Drug Issues, Police Staffing Levels

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 03/27/2024. During that meeting they received the 2023 Annual Report for the Police Department. Police Chief Polly Olson highlighted some of the areas of the report. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: There were some questions […]

Finance Committee Approves Budget Amendment Recording $279,800 Donation By Goodwill To Cover Cost Of Replacing Rubberized Surface Of Miracle League Field

The Finance Committee met 03/25/2024. One of the items they voted on was the request to approve a 2024 Budget amendment recording a $279,800 donation from Goodwill to cover the cost of replacing the rubberized surface at the Miracle League Field in Memorial Park. I’ve […]