Municipal Services Committee Meeting 03/07/2022 – Will Discuss And Vote On Permanent No Mow May Resolution

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 03/07/2022. I would expect that a decent portion of the meeting will be taken up with discussion of the “No Mow May” resolution which the committee had previously voted to hold to allow time for further review and discussion. […]

Alderpersons Meltzer, Schultz, And Wolff Introduce Resolution Expressing Opposition To Enbridge, Inc’s Pipelines 3 And 5

There was one new resolution submitted during the 03/02/2022 Common Council meeting. Alderpersons Vered Meltzer (District 2), Alex Schultz (District 9), and Nate Wolff (District 12) are sponsoring Resolution #4-R-22 – Resolution On Clean Water And Treaty Rights. A company called Enbridge, Inc runs a […]

Alderperson Smith Withdraws Intoxicated Bartender Resolution

Resolution 1-R-22 which would have made it unlawful for bartenders to serve alcohol while intoxicated has been withdrawn by the resolution’s author, Alderperson Michael Smith (District 10). The resolution had been discussed extensively at the 01/26/2022 Safety and Licensing Committee meeting. At the time there […]

Municipal Services Committee Holds “No Mow May” Resolution Until Next Committee Meeting

The Municipal Services Committee met 02/21/2022. The item that took up the most amount of time was Resolution 3-R-22 regarding Municipal Code Chapter 12, Article III, Weeds and Wild Growth. There was one member in the audience who wanted to speak about this item. Israel […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Meeting 02/23/2022 – Will Take Up Intoxicated Bartender Resolution

The Safety and Licensing Committee is meeting 02/23/2022 at 5:30PM. The first item on the agenda is Resolution 1-R-22 which would create an intoxicated bartender ordinance and make it unlawful for a bartender to serve alcohol while intoxicated. The Safety and Licensing Committee first discussed […]

Municipal Services Committee Meeting 02/21/2022 – Will Vote On Resident’s Tire Fee Appeal, Consider “No Mow May” Resolution, Review Enhanced Crosswalk Flow Chart, Receive Update On Transportation Utility Study

The Municipal Services Committee is meeting 02/21/2022 at 4:30PM. They have a packed agenda, but many of the items seem minor such as awarding a plan review services contract for large projects to E-Plan Exam, a request to replace hotel signage on the College Avenue […]

Finance Committee Votes To Hold Resolution Reallocating City Brand Funds Until March 7 Committee Meeting

The Finance Committee met 02/07/2022. There were six action items on the agenda. The committee spent the first five or so minutes approving five of those items, but the bulk of the meeting was taken up with discussion of Resolution 2-R-22 which would take the […]

Finance Committee Meeting 02/07/2022 – Will Discuss And Vote On Resolution 2-R-22 To Improve Communication, Technology, and Pedestrian Safety

The Finance Committee is meeting 02/07/2022 at 5:30PM. The first item on the agenda and the one I would expect to garner the most discussion is Resolution #2-R-22. If passed this resolution would take the money currently allocated for a city brand study and reallocate […]

Safety And Licensing Committee Votes To Hold Intoxicated Bartender Resolution For 1 Month; Expresses Desire To Treat Intoxicated Bartending As License Violation Rather Than Criminal Issue

The Safety and Licensing Committee met 01/26/2022 and took up Resolution #1-R-22 Intoxicated Bartender Ordinance. If passed as written, the resolution would make it unlawful for a bartender to serve alcohol while intoxicated, and would give police the authority cite/arrest the individual as well as […]

Resolution #2-R-22 Calls To Allocate $61,495 More Than Needed For Enhanced Crosswalk Program

In light of Resolution #2-R-22‘s call to take $225,000 originally allocated for the city brand study and brand implementation and reallocate it to the enhanced crosswalk program, I reached out to Director of Public Works Paula Vandehey to get some background on the enhanced crosswalk […]