The Finance Committee met 05/20/2024. One of the items they took up was the request to approve ARPA non-profit grant awards of $500,000 for “Mental Health, Community Wellness, and Violence Prevention” services and $1.5 million for “Early Childhood Development, Childcare, and Family Support” services. The […]
Finance Committee Approves Resolution Creating Responsible Bidder Policy – Policy Would Give The City More Ability To Weed Out Substandard Contractors
The Finance Committee met 05/20/2024. One of the items it took up was the resolution to establish a responsible bidder policy. The purpose of such a policy would be to provide the city solid legal standing to reject bids from contractors that are unqualified to […]
Finance Committee Votes 3-2 To Deny Resolution To Increase The Wheel Tax But 6 Alderpersons Express Support For The Proposed Increase
The Finance Committee met 05/20/2024. One of the items they took up was the resolution to raise the wheel tax from $20 per vehicle per year to $30 per vehicle per year. Broadly speaking, the argument in favor of the increase was that the wheel […]
Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 05/22/2024 – Will Talk With Representatives Of 5 Separate Businesses About Alcohol License Violations
The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 05/22/2024 at 5:30PM. The action items on the agenda all appear to be various license applications and license renewal applications, mostly to sell alcohol. They do also have Demerit Point Violation Appearances scheduled for five different businesses. The […]
City Plan Commission Meeting 05/22/2024 – Will Vote On Special Use Permits For Coffee Shop And Wholesale Facility, Rezoning For Commercially Zoned House
The City Plan Commission is meeting 05/22/2024 at 3:30PM. They have three action items all of which have special hearings associated with them. The first public hearing and associated action item is an application for a special use permit to allow the sale and service […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 05/21/2024 – Will Vote On Contract For Badger Avenue Storm Sewer Design And Modeling Support
The Utilities Committee is meeting 05/21/2024 at 4:30PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request for a single source contract for design and modeling support pertaining to Badger Avenue as well as software training for city staff for a […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 05/21/2024 – Will Receive Update On ARPA Funding, Review Proposed Changes To Evening And Saturday Service
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 05/21/2024 at 2:50PM. They have only one action item on the agenda which is approval of the April payments. They have several information items they will be reviewing. These include information on American Rescue Plan Act funding, proposed […]
Common Council Approves Sole Source Purchase Of Water Main Leak Detection Monitoring System
The Common Council met 05/15/2024. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the request from the Public Works Department to award a sole source contract to Badger Meter Syrinix for a leak monitoring system to be used to monitor […]
Board Of Zoning Appeals Meeting 05/20/2024 – Will Take Up Three Variances Requests, Two For Garages On Residential Properties, One For Signage On Fox Commons Development
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting 05/20/2024 at 7PM. They will be taking up three separate requests for variances. The first variance request is from a home owner on Easterbrook Court who would like replace two existing garages with one single garage within the […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Meeting 05/20/2024 – Will Vote On Updated Scheig Center Rental Policy And Fee Schedule
The Parks and Recreation Committee is meeting 05/20/2024 at 6:15PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to adopt a proposed revised Scheig Center and Gardens Rental and Fee Policy. The updated policy would increase rental fees by $20 across […]