Lyons public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Arts & Humanities Commission
The Commission approved a grant of up to $1,000 for the Lyons Community Theater to build a stage, subject to fund availability. Members also developed a draft budget for 2024 including allocations for sculpture programs, art shows, and teen programming.
- Approved up to $1,000 for Lyons Community Theater stage (Unanimous)
- Approved agenda (Unanimous)
- Approved July meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Drafted 2024 budget including $10,000 for heARTS of LYONS and $2,000 for Teen Art Programming
Housing & Human Services Commission
The commission approved the July meeting minutes and discussed updates on local housing projects and human services. No new ordinances or funding requests were decided upon during the meeting.
- Approved July meeting minutes (unanimous)
Utilities & Engineering Board
The board unanimously approved budget recommendations for the Board of Trustees to include $30,000 for transitioning to time-of-use electric rates and $20,000 for an LED streetlight photometric study. The board also approved the meeting agenda and previous minutes.
- Approved recommendation for $30k budget for transition to TOU electric rates (unanimous)
- Approved recommendation for $20k budget for LED streetlight photometric study (unanimous)
- Approved agenda and August 2, 2023, minutes (unanimous)
Board of Trustees
The Board approved three ordinances on first reading regarding utility late fees, the National Electric Code, and a property lease for Spirit Hound Distillers. The Board also directed staff to deny retroactive pay for a design contract with Horrocks while agreeing to a $23,000 fee for design completion by year-end.
- Approved 1st reading of Ordinance 1151 updating utility late fees (unanimous)
- Approved 1st reading of Ordinance 1152 adopting 2023 National Electric Code (unanimous)
- Approved 1st reading of Ordinance 1153 leasing town property to Spirit Hound Distillers for $3,300/year (unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 2023-57 amending professional services agreement with RockSol Consulting Group (unanimous)
- Approved September Accounts Payable, including a $9.5 million state loan for flood recovery (unanimous)
- Denied retroactive pay for Horrocks contract; approved $23,000 for design completion by end of year
- Consensus to sponsor DRCOG annual dinner for $900
- Appointed Dehru Comer to Planning & Community Development Commission