The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 12/12/2023 at 2:50PM. The agenda includes requests to approve five different intermunicipal agreements for various transit related services. The commission will also vote on a request to certify Valley Transit’s Public Transportation agency Safety Plan and approve a […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 12/11/2023 – Will Vote On Revised Rental And Fee Schedule Policies For Houdini Plaza And Jones Park
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 12/11/2023 at 6:15PM. They will be voting on requests to approve the revised rental and fee schedule policies for Houdini Plaza and Jones Park. Changes to the Houdini Plaza policy include a $25 increase in rental fees and […]
Finance Committee Meeting 12/11/2023 – Will Vote On Resolution That Would Use ARPA Funds To Fund 10 Flock License Plate Reader Cameras, Resolution Changing Budget Delivery Date, Creation Of Special Fund For Maintenance Of Sexual Assault Survivors Monument
The Finance Committee is meeting 12/11/2023 at 5:30PM. They will be taking up two resolutions, Resolution 13-R-23 that would reallocate $25,000 of ARPA funds to cover the cost of an additional 10 Flock license plate reading cameras and Resolution 14-R-23 that would change the timeline […]
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 […]
Alderperson Doran Introduces Resolution Calling For Study To Determined Best Management Practices Of Publicly-Owned Parking Ramps And Metered Stalls
During the 12/06/2023 Common Council meeting, one new resolution. Authored by Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15), Resolution 15-R-23 would, if passed, direct a parking facility strategic plan to be created. Part of that strategic plan would include a study assessing the value and conditions of […]
Common Council Meeting 12/06/2023 – Will Vote On Design Parameters Of Perkins And Morrison Reconstruction Projects, Go Into Closed Session To Discuss The US Ventures Development Project
The Common Council is meeting 12/06/2023 at 7PM. There are only a few items on the agenda. The Council will be voting on the design parameters for the Perkins Street reconstruction project and the Morrison Street reconstruction project. Both of these items received pushback from […]
Appleton Public Arts Committee Meeting 12/06/2023 – Will Discuss Possible Themes For New Houdini Plaza Welcome Tower Pictures
The Appleton Public Arts Committee is meeting 12/06/2023 at 8:00AM. There are no action items on the agenda but they do have several information items. First they will be accepting the resignation of committee member Kim Kolbe Ritzow who has taken on new work responsibilities […]
Posting Will Be Sporatic Through 12/08/2023
I had high hopes for these two recent weeks and had expected to be able to recap some older non-time-sensitive meetings and maybe cover some of the recent budget discussions. Instead, I was the lucky parent of an even luckier child who needed to visit […]
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 […]