Appleton Common Council Regular Meeting - Dec 4, 2024
Appleton Common Council Regular Meeting – December 4, 2024
The Appleton Common Council met on December 4, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM with an invocation delivered by Alder Meltzer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. The meeting proceeded with routine items and concluded swiftly, with all agenda items approved without debate or public comment.
Consent Calendar (Approved en bloc via Balance of the Agenda)
- Approval of Previous Minutes: The minutes from the November 20, 2024 Common Council meeting were approved.
- Mayor's Appointments: The mayor presented a list of committee appointments and reappointments (Item 24-1520); the council confirmed the appointments.
- Committee Reports and Action Items: All committee reports were accepted and associated action items approved without discussion, including:
- Request to approve the revised Reid Golf Course Rates Policy (Parks & Recreation Committee).
- Award of Unit Z-25 Water Main Reconstruction (Ballard Rd at I-41) to Advance Construction, Inc. for $366,302 (plus $30,000 contingency, total not to exceed $396,302).
- Award of the AWWTP Painting and Crack Sealing Project to Masonry Restoration, Inc. for $103,235 (plus $15,485 contingency, total not to exceed $118,720).
- Ordinances: Ordinances #169-24 through #171-24 were adopted.
Public Comments & Testimony
No members of the public signed up to speak on agenda items; no comments were offered.
Key Outcomes
- All appointments on the mayor's list were confirmed.
- The balance of the agenda (including committee reports, contract awards, policy approval, and ordinances) was approved by a unanimous vote of 12 to 0.
- No items were held or pulled for separate discussion.
- The meeting adjourned shortly after the votes, with no other business conducted.
Note: The session was brief and entirely routine, with no debates, public hearings, or special resolutions.
Meeting Transcript
Good evening. I now call to order the Wednesday, December fourth, two thousand twenty-four meeting of the Appleton Common Council. Please rise for the invocation, which will be delivered by Alder Meltzer. As days get shorter and nights get longer, we look forward to the coldest and darkest part of the year. It inspires reflection. When we're confronted with darkness, we seek light. We don't always know where to seek. The darkness can be very heavy. But we will find over and over this winter opportunities to be the light in someone else's darkness. And when we are the light in someone else's darkness, our own path forward is illuminated. Thank you. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. Under God, indivisible injustice for all. That motion passes. Very good. All right. As you see, a whole raft of appointments and reappointments. Uh looking forward to welcoming some new folks to uh volunteer service uh for the city and uh appreciate your support of these recommendations. So look forward to uh getting back to work with committees, commissions, and boards. Uh with that uh on to public participation. If nobody signed up to speak on items that appear on the agenda, is there anyone who wishes to speak? Just just here for the show. All right. Uh with that, then we'll close public participation. Move on. We have no public hearings, no special resolutions. We'll establish the order of the day. Going once. Twice. All right, we need a motion on the balance of the agenda. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion on the balance. Hearing none, please cast your votes. All right, motion passes 12 to 0. Balance of the agenda has been approved. We have no consolidated action items, no items held. Need a motion on the ordinances. We have a motion and a second to approve any discussion. Hearing none, please cast your votes. Motion passes 12 to 0. Ordinances have been approved. License applications and communications refer to committees of jurisdiction. Resolution submitted by Alder Persons referred to committees of jurisdiction. Have there been any resolutions submitted? No, there have not. All right, is there any other business? With that, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. We have a motion and a second. All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Any opposed?
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