Municipal Services Committee Receives 2023 Annual Parking Utility Report – Parking Utility Had Net Revenue Of $100,000 In 2023 Because It Received $500,000 In ARPA Funds

The Municipal Services Committee met 04/22/2024. As an information item, they received the 2023 Annual Parking Utility Report. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: The report was fairly brief. They reviewed the parking inventory and parking ramp features, and noted that in […]

Common Council Votes Down Resolution Calling For City Parking Facility Management Study

The Common Council met 02/07/2024. One of the items they voted on was the Parking Facility and Management Study Resolution. This resolution called for staff to seek out a consultant to study and assess the city’s parking assets, including the downtown parking ramps, put together […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves $57,000 1-Year Contract For Increased Security Services In Downtown Parking Ramps – Increased Patrol Hours Requested After Increase In Vandalism And Unauthorized Behavior

The Municipal Services Committee met 01/22/2024. They spent 20 minutes, half the meeting, discussing the request to approve a single source $57,000 contract with Star Protection and Patrol to provide security services for 8 hours a day 5 days a week in the downtown parking […]

Finance Committee Approves Transfer Of An Additional $244,000 In ARPA Funds To City Parking Utility To Cover Lost Revenue

The Finance Committee met 12/11/2023. One of the items they voted on was a request to approve a budget amendment authorizing an additional $244,000 be transferred from the city’s ARPA funds and moved to the city’s Parking Utility to cover lost revenue by the parking […]

Common Council Approves $5 Increase To Monthly Parking Pass Fee, Public Facility Needs Assessment

The Appleton Common Council met 12/07/2022. It was a brief meeting lasting around 20 minutes. Only two items were separated out for individual votes: (1) the Public Works Fee Schedule and (2) the Public Facility Needs Assessment. Both items were approved, the Facility Needs Assessment […]

Municipal Services Committee Approves All Agenda Items – Alderperson Doran Raises Concerns About $200,000 Parking Utility Deficit

The Municipal Services Committee met 11/21/2022. The open portion of the meeting was fairly brief lasting only around 15 minutes. All items were approved unanimously, some without any questions or discussion. Those items were: I’ve prepared a transcript of the full discussion for your downloading […]