The Utilities Committee is meeting 04/23/2024 at 4:30PM. Outside of electing a vice-chair, setting a meeting date and time, and designating a contact person, they have one action item on the agenda. That action item is a request to approve a sole source engineering services […]
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Finance Committee Approves Multiple Infrastructure And Utility Maintenance Contracts, Discusses Cost Savings Experienced By Multiple Projects
The Finance Committee met 02/12/2024. The item that took up the single most amount of time was the discussion regarding the proposed installation of a kayak rental station/dock at Telulah Park, an item they opted to hold for two weeks before voting on. They did […]
Utilities Committee Votes Unanimously To Opt Out Of PFAS Class Action Settlement – Move Turns Down $2 Million Payout But Preserves Right Of Future Leadership To Pursue Lawsuit And Insurance Claims For Any Necessary Environmental Cleanup Costs
The Utilities Committee met 11/07/2023. The item which took up almost all of the roughly 40 minute meeting was a discussion regarding whether or not the City of Appleton should opt out of the PFAS contamination class action settlements against 3M and DuPont. If it […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/24/2023 – Will Review 2024 Utilities Budget
The Utilities Committee is meeting 10/24/2023 at 4:30PM. They have no action items on the agenda but they will be receiving a few information items. I would assume that the main focus of discussion will be the Utilities Department 2024 budget. The committee will also […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 10/10/2023 – Will Vote On 7% 2024 Wastewater Rate Increase, Discuss 2024 Utilities Budget
The Utilities Committee is meeting 10/10/2023 at 4:30PM. They have three action items on the agenda. The first is to approve a $50,000 single source award for stormwater consulting services pertaining to the Interstate 41 reconstruction project. The contractor, Brown and Caldwell, has already done […]
Utilities Director Shaw Explains The Impact Of Weather On The Wastewater Treatment Plant – Appleton’s Moderate Drought Has Resulted In Around $800,000 In Increased Revenue To Utility
The Utilities Committee met 09/12/2023. Much of the meeting was taken up by a presentation from Utilities Director Chris Shaw about the weather impact on the Appleton Wastewater Treatment Plant. The basic premise was that, in some respects, less rain is good for the water […]
Utilities Committee Meeting 09/12/2023 – Will Vote On Amendment To Lightning Drive Contract, Review July Water Main Break Report
The Utilities Committee is meeting 09/12/2023 at 4:30PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is a request to amend the 2021D Stormwater Consulting Services Contract for Lighting Drive and increase the contract amount by $27,000. They will also be receiving information on […]
Finance Committee Votes Unanimously To Move Forward With Wastewater Treatment Plant Heat To Power Project
The Finance Committee met 08/21/2023 and took up a number of items related to a Waste Heat to Power Project. The city would like to install two waste heat-to-power generators at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. These generators would allow them to take the methane gas […]
Parks And Recreation Committee Approves Final Design For Sexual Assault Survivors Monument, Receives June Reid Golf Course Revenue Report
The Parks and Recreation Committee met on 07/10/2023. It was a brief meeting lasting only approximately 7 1/2 minutes. They took up two action items. One was a request to approve proposed revised stormwater utility agreements for ponds at Reid Golf Course and Memorial Park. […]
Finance Committee Approves Request To Apply For Loan To Replace Private Lead Service Lines – City Will Only Accept If Loan Includes Principal Forgiveness
The Finance Committee met 06/26/2023. One of the items they took up was a request to apply for a Safe Drinking Water Loan through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. If awarded this money would be used to help pay for the replacement of private […]