Common Council Approves Use Of $134,180 Grant To Purchase Electric Vehicle And Install Charging Station

The Common Council met 02/19/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request to accept a $134,180 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to be used for the purchase of an electric vehicle and the installation of a charging station. The city had […]

Common Council Meeting 02/19/2025 – Will Vote On Delaire’s Alcohol License, Grant For Electric Vehicle Purchase, Sole Source Contract To Replace Light Poles On College Avenue Bridge, Consulting Contract To Investigate Creation Of Tax Increment Finance District For Thrivent Development

The Common Council is meeting 02/19/2025 at 7PM. As an information item, they will be receiving a presentation on the I-41 project. Among items they will be vote on are a few of note. They will be voting on the alcohol license application for Delaire’s. […]

Community Development Committee Approves Preliminary Allocations Of Community Development Block Grant Funds To Community Partners

The Community Development Committee met 02/12/2025. One of the items they voted on was a request to approve the preliminary Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations to community partners for the 2025-2026 program year. These preliminary allocations were set by the CDBG Advisory Board and now […]

Finance Committee Votes Unanimously To Approve Use Of $134,180 Grant For Purchase Of Electric Vehicle And Installation Of Charging Station

The Finance Committee met 02/10/2024. The item they spent the most time discussing was the request to accept a $134,180 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant to be used for the purchase of an electric vehicle and the installation of a charging station. After initially […]

Common Council Votes 12-2 To Accept $274,000 Grant For Library Project – Denies Amendment That Would Have Confirmed Funds Would Not Be Used To Increase Overall Project Budget

The Common Council met 02/05/2025. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the request to accept a $274,000 grant for the library project. During the Finance Committee meeting on 01/20/2025, Alderperson Sheri Hartzheim (District 13) had proposed an amendment […]

CDBG Advisory Board Makes Preliminary Grant Allocation Recommendations – Awards Pillars Full Amount Requested, Decreased WWBIC Award To $0

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board met 01/28/2025 and set the preliminary allocations for the 2025-2026 CDBG allocations for private community partners. City staff estimated that there would be approximately $145,000 available to be divided among non-public partners and provided the initial recommendations: […]

Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board Meeting 01/28/2025 – Will Vote On Preliminary Allocations Of Grant Funds To Private Entities

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Board is meeting 01/28/2025 at 11AM. They will be discussing and voting on the preliminary 2025-26 community partner allocations of CDBG funds. The Community Development Committee already voted to approve a preliminary allocation of $443,231 of expected CDBG […]

Finance Committee Approves Use Of $134,180 Grant For Purchase Of Electric Vehicle And Charging Station After City Was Denied Request To Use It For Library Project’s Solar Panels

The Finance Committee met 01/20/2025. One of the items they took up was a request to approve a budget amendment related to a $134,180 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) the city had been awarded. City staff outlined plans to use that money to […]

Community Development Committee Discusses Process For Managing 2025 Community Development Block Grant Funding, Plan To Create 5-Year CDBG Consolidated Plan

The Community Development Committee met 08/28/2024. They held two public hearings with two related informational discussions pertaining to the Community Development Block Grant Program. Nobody spoke at either of the public hearings, but the committee did spend time discussion both the CDBG notice of funding […]

Community Development Committee Meeting 07/10/2024 – Will Vote On Contract For City’s Comprehensive Plan Update And Contract For Neighborhood Leadership Academy Programming

The Community Development Committee is meeting 07/10/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be holding a public hearing pertaining to the 2024 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant Program. They will be voting on two requests to award contracts. The first is a request […]