The Municipal Services Committee met 06/24/2024. They spent nearly an hour and a half discussing the resolution to rescind the No Mow May ordinance language in the city’s Municipal Code. Right now, the city has an 8-inch height restriction on the grass on developed properties […]
Tag: Resolutions
Recap Of The Common Council’s Discussion Around Increasing The Wheel Tax
During the Common Council meeting on 06/19/2924, the Council voted 8-7 to approve a $10 increase to the wheel tax, raising the tax from $20 per vehicle per year to $30. The Post Crescent posted an article about that on 06/20/2024. If you would like […]
Municipal Services Committee Meeting 06/24/2024 – Will Vote On Resolution To Rescind No Mow May, Request From Lil Taco To Place Picnic Tables On Street
The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 06/24/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a street occupancy permit for the Rise apartment development. The building is built up directly to the lot line. They would like to install a front door that swings outward onto […]
Common Council Votes To Direct Staff To Organize Their Records Of Pesticide Usage Under The Umbrella Of The Turf Management Policy
The Common Council met 06/19/2024. One of the items they separated out for individual discussion and a vote was the resolution regarding pesticide use by city staff and contractors. In its original form, this resolution prohibited the use of chemical pesticides by city staff and […]
Common Council Approves $10 Wheel Tax Increase, Bringing Wheel Tax Up To $30 Per Vehicle
The video and minutes for the 06/19/2024 Common Council meeting have not yet been posted, but the Council did vote to approve the $10 increase to the wheel tax, bringing the wheel tax up to $30 per vehicle. You can read more about that here.
Common Council Meeting 06/19/2024 – Will Vote On Wheel Tax Resolution, Pesticide Prohibition Resolution, Proposal To Create Ordinance Banning Short Term Rental Of Scooters In Appleton
The Common Council is meeting 06/19/2024 at 7PM. Last week was a week with full committee meetings so there is a lot on the agenda including two resolutions. They will be taking up the resolution to increase the wheel tax. This resolution was held at […]
Municipal Services Committee Discusses Pesticide Prohibition Resolution – Votes To Hold Item For 2 Weeks To Give Staff Time To Provide More Details On Pesticide Use By The City
The video for the Municipal Services Committee meeting on 06/10/2024 was posted Thursday of last week, and I have been able to prepare a transcript of the discussion regarding Resolution 4-R-24, the resolution which would prohibit the use by city staff and contractors of a […]
Human Resources And Information Technology Committee Reviews Environmental Education Resolution – Votes To Hold It At Committee Indefinitely
The Human Resources and Information Technology Committee met 06/12/2024. One of the items they took up was the Environmental Education Resolution. This resolution was authored by former Alderperson Israel Del Toro (formerly District 4) as well as current Alderpersons Vered Meltzer (District 2) and Alex […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Takes Up Resolution Prohibiting Pesticide Use By City Workers – Amends It To Remove Ban And To Merely Require An Accounting Of Pesticide Purchases Moving Forward
The Parks and Recreation Committee met 06/10/2024. They spent 1 hour and 15 minutes discussing Resolution 4-R-24 which, as originally written, would have banned the use and purchase of certain pesticides by City of Appleton employees and contractors. It also included one sentence requiring the […]
Resolution To Rescind No Mow May Is Held For 2 Weeks At Committee
The resolution to rescind No Mow May was held at committee for two weeks and was neither discussed nor voted on due to time constraints. Alderperson Chris Croatt (District 14) one of the authors of the resolution posted about that briefly on Facebook, and also […]