Ryan Douglas

The commission reviewed and approved an amendment to the Conditional Use Permit for Rogers Behavioral Health, which involves constructing a full-service behavioral health campus including building layout and driveway modifications. Additionally, the commission evaluated and recommended for approval a request from Toycen Properties, LLC for a two-lot Certified Survey Map.

The City of Chippewa Falls Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan serves as a 20-year blueprint to establish the city as a Midwest leader in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, safety, and accessibility. The plan focuses on guiding the development of facilities and operations to create viable and attractive active transportation choices, building upon a previous 1995 plan. Key goals include enhancing safety by reducing fatalities and injuries, promoting social, cultural, and economic vibrancy through increased activity, improving public health by encouraging active lifestyles, and ensuring equitable infrastructure access for all demographic groups, with a particular focus on areas around schools and downtown.

The upcoming public meeting for the Board of Public Works will address the consideration of a two-year agreement with Rain to Rivers for the Storm Water Education and Outreach Component of the WisDNR MS4 permit, for which a recommendation to the Common Council will be made. The agenda also includes the approval of the minutes from the February 9, 2026 meeting.

Key discussions during the meeting included a presentation by National Honor Society Students regarding their water quality study. The Council held first readings for five proposed ordinances related to establishing pavement widths on Chippewa Street, Elm Street, Miles Street, and Willow Street. A resolution approving a Certified Survey Map for Toycen Properties, LLC was approved. Other business involved referring the holiday pay policy for non-union employees back for further consideration, approving the release of easement for HPE, and approving various funding measures, including a $2,500 recruitment bonus for the Fire Department and funding for the Utilities wage study. The Council also approved donating old downtown electrical cabinets and established a new vacation schedule policy for the Fire Chief. Additionally, the Account Clerk II Job Description and pay range were approved. The Council discussed ongoing Walgreen's litigation during a closed session.

The public meeting agenda included the consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for Rogers Behavioral Health to construct a full-service behavioral health campus, with a recommendation to be made to the Common Council. The attached minutes from the prior meeting detailed the recommendation to the Common Council to approve a two-lot Certified Survey Map for Toycen Properties, LLC along Chippewa Mall Drive after all fees were settled. The resolution regarding the Rogers Behavioral Health permit outlined several conditions, including the zoning remaining P-1, the facility offering crisis stabilization, residential treatment, and outpatient services, and specifications for secure outdoor fencing.