The Monroe Common Council convened on Monday, August 3, 2026, at 6:32 PM in City Hall Council Chambers, with Mayor Tom Miller presiding. The meeting featured the presentation of a proclamation celebrating the grand opening of the Eugene Hotel, the approval of several consent items, and a tabled resolution concerning school zone speed limits. The meeting adjourned at 7:11 PM.
Resolution Establishing School Zones, Stop Control, and Parking Restrictions near Northside Elementary and the new Monroe High School (Item I.1)
Alder Mosher proposed making the 15 mph speed limit permanent rather than limited to school hours. Council debated enforcement challenges, sign language (e.g., “when flashing” vs. “when children present”), and the absence of Public Works Director Al Gerber. Ultimately, a motion to table the resolution to a special council meeting on Monday, August 10, 2026, passed 7‑1 (only Alder Mosher dissenting). The item will be revisited after the Public Safety Committee meeting that same evening.
Resolution Establishing a No Parking, No Stopping, or Standing Zone on 26th Street adjacent to Abraham Lincoln Elementary School (Item I.2)
This resolution converts an existing 15‑minute parking zone on the south side of 26th Street to a year‑round no‑parking/no‑stopping/no‑standing zone for student safety. The motion carried 8‑0.
Resolution Approving the Athletic Field Maintenance Agreement between the City and the School District of Monroe (Item J.1)
The agreement covers the period from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027, for the high school baseball and softball complex. The motion passed 8‑0.
Well everybody appreciate you waiting on me. Call the meeting to order at 6 32. Uh stand up for the pledge, please. And do the Republican which it stands one nation under God. Individual liberty and justice for all. Clerk call a rule, please. Older gentlemen. Here. Older True Hart. Alder Warton Wheeler. Here. Alder Schaefer. Here. Alder Frankie. Here. Alder McGuire. Here. Alder Vestine. Here. Alder Vilkley. Here. And Alder Mosier. Well, we do have a quorum. Thank you. Okay. Corrections of minutes from July twenty s twentieth, twenty twenty-six meeting. None. They stand approved as presented. Presentation of petitions of communication. None. Business familiar. Well, first of all, I'd like to thank the street department, Luke, for giving us a tour. It was very nice and uh very educational. He showed us what they have and uh the conditions that they have and what they need in order to work efficiently. Uh big issue that's been going around lately. I know I've been getting calls about every other day about it. E-bikes and electric scooters. Uh Chief Foltz is on it. He puts stuff on social media and is even in reports. And uh he's worked with his officers in order to enforce it more. And uh he's working with uh school, YMCA and other areas in order to get some training and we need to see what we can do. There's limited laws on it from the state. So you don't have to be 16 or have a driver's license to ride them. And that's why we've got people using them and uh not trained, they're not using roadside knowledge. So it's uh something we're working on. Just bear with us. I got with Main Street and ordered talk to the business owners downtown in order to tell them that we are working on it, and uh can see them flying by all the time. So hopefully we'll be able to get stuff under control, which will take a while. I mean, it's gonna take a while in order to train people, but right now it's just word of mouth in order to get stuff going. So appreciate.