After attending the Franklin Common Council Meeting last night, sitting through the citizen comment period, and listening to the tape, specifically the sections that referred to the famed Boomgaard District, I happened to see the agenda for the last 27th Street Steering Committee Meeting (below).
I have to tell you, that after reading it, I thought it appears that there was a lot of tooting of horns from people on the Committee. Also, maybe they would have liked it if some citizens had come and joined them for a change, just to see what was going on. There was a citizen comment period, by the way.
The whole thing ...the comments made last night, the Steering Committee and the arrogant group, the circus surrounding everything...just popped one old Dick VanDyke Show scene into my mind. Maybe you can relate some actual public figures to the actors/lyrics in the video.
Enjoy!
27th STREET STEERING COMMITTEE
FRANKLIN - OAK CREEK JOINT 27th STREET STEERING COMMITTEE
Franklin City Hall
Hearing Room
9229 West Loomis Road
Franklin, Wisconsin
Friday, April 18, 2008
4:30 p.m.
Meeting Agenda
I. Call to Order and Roll Call
II. Citizen Comment Period
III. Meeting Minutes
a. March 12, 2008
b. March 19, 2008
c. April 2, 2008
IV. Business
A. Future reconstruction of South 27th Street by the Wisconsin Departmentof Transportation, between West College Avenue and the southernboundary of Milwaukee County.
B. Design and implementation of streetscape features for the South 27thStreet Corridor Plan Area.
C. Context Sensitive Design for improvements to the I-94 freeway I-94,between General Mitchell International Airport and the southernboundary of Milwaukee County. This item will include, but not belimited to, cost, timetable, and creative input.
D. Third-party development review process for the South 27th StreetCorridor Plan Area.
E. Nominations for “Salute to Local Government Awards” from the PublicPolicy Forum.
F. Nominations for “Excellence in Economic Development Awards” fromthe International Economic Development Council.
G. Availability of Transportation Enhancement (TE) funds through theWisconsin Department of Transportation for projects within the South27th Street Corridor Plan Area.
H. Marketing, branding, positioning, and public relations activities for theSouth 27th Street Corridor Plan Area. This item will include, but not belimited to, an update on marketing activities from the Zizzo Group. TheCommittee may enter into closed session pursuant to §19.85(1)(e),Wisconsin Statutes, to deliberate on matters concerning investment ofpublic funds relating to strategy for naming, branding, and marketing,for competitive and bargaining reasons, and to reenter open session atthe same place thereafter to act on such matters discussed therein as itdeems appropriate.
V. Next meeting date(s) and location(s)VI. Adjournment
Notice is given that a majority of members of the Franklin Community Development Authoritymay attend this meeting to gather information about an agenda item over which they havedecision-making responsibility. This may constitute a meeting of the Community DevelopmentAuthority per State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale Village Bd., though the Community DevelopmentAuthority will not take formal action at this meeting.Notice is further given that upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate theneeds of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information,please contact the Franklin City Clerk’s office at (414) 425-7500.
