Proposed Rental And Fee Schedules For Houdini Plaza And Jones Park Referred Back To Parks And Recreation Committee For Further Discussion

The Common Council met 12/20/2023. During that meeting, Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) requested that both of the Parks and Recreation agenda items be referred back to the committee for further discussion. The proposed revised Houdini Plaza Rental and Fee Schedule would include a $25 […]

Alderperson Schultz Asks People During The Holidays To Remember People Held In Captivity By Hamas

During the “Other Business” portion of the Common Council meeting, Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9) took a moment to briefly mention the 8 Americans and 130 other people currently being held in captivity by Hamas. Mayor Jake Woodford: Alder Schultz. Alderperson Alex Schultz (District 9): […]

Common Council Votes 8-4 To Deny Resolution That Would Have Used ARPA Dollars To Fund 10 Flock License Plate Reader Cameras

The Common Council met 12/20/2023. The agenda item that took up the most amount of discussion was Resolution 13-R-23 which would have reallocated $125,000 in ARPA funds to pay for the 5-year lease and maintenance of 10 additional Flock license plate reader cameras. [The initial […]

Common Council Votes 11-1 To Deny Resolution That Would Have Bumped Up Deadline To Deliver Executive Budget By 2 Weeks

The Common Council met 12/20/2023. One of the items they took up was Resolution 14-R-23 which, if passed, would have bumped up the deadline for the delivery of the Executive Budget to the Common Council by a couple of weeks from the first Wednesday in […]

Downtown Parking Facility Study Resolution Referred Back To Municipal Services Committee For Second Look

It looks like we will have to wait until 2024 to find out what happens with Resolution 15-R-23, the Parking Facilities and Management Study Resolution. If passed, this resolution would direct city staff to seek the services of a consultant to help them conduct a […]

Common Council Meeting 12/20/2023 – Will Vote On Three Resolutions: Parking Facility Management Study, ARPA Funding For Flock Cameras, Timeline Change For Budget Delivery

The Common Council is meeting 12/20/2023 at 7PM. They have a full agenda both including business presented by the mayor as well as committee items that the Council will be voting on. Mayor Woodford will be recognizing Utilities Director Chris Shaw who is retiring as […]

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 Closes 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 […]

Alderperson Doran Submits 3 Resolutions – One Would Close Whitman Yard Waste Site, One Would Fund Purchase Of 10 Flock Cameras With ARPA Dollars, One Would Move Up Executive Budget Delivery Date To 3rd Wednesday In September

During the 11/15/2023 Common Council meeting, Alderperson Chad Doran (District 15) submitted three resolutions. Resolution 12-R-23 the Resolution to Close Whitman Yard Waste Site, would, as the name suggests, result in the closure of the Whitman Street yard waste site. Yard waste operations would continue […]

Common Council Votes 13-0 To Keep Alderperson Salary Unchanged For 2025 Term – Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland Provides Info Packet With Salary Comparisons And Inflation Information With The Hope Of Prompting More Robust Conversation Next Year

The Common Council met 11/15/2023. The meeting was on the shorter side at only 30 minutes, about half of it was taken up with a reconsideration of Alderperson salaries for the 2025 aldermanic term. The Council ended up voting 13-0 to approve no increase or […]