A nice presentation for Anna Mae Harley's retirement after 28 years with the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry and a presentation and discussion of the placement of the Guido Brink sculpture at the Brookfield library were the highlights of the meeting. The tabled motion for an approval in a change to the building of "Brookfield Junction" Phase II was again tabled for lack of information from the developer.

I truly appreciate the consent agenda system used at the meetings, especially since I tried to have that installed when I was on the council. But it does place a large responsibility on the Aldermen to attend committee meetings or, at least read minutes of those meetings, so they can be up on the issues presented. The real work of any deliberative group of size is done in the committees. Often, discussion that would not occur at the Council meeting would occur at the committee level. I will be attending a number of committee meetings in the next two weeks.

The meetings:

Plan Commission 3/10 – 7:00 p.m. - Public Hearing re: Brookfield Academy

Neighborhood Informational Meeting re: MSO re-zoning 3/11 – 5:00 p.m.

Water & Sewer Board 3/11 – 7:00 p.m.

Board of Public Works 3/11 – to follow the WSB

Library Board 3/12 – 7:00 p.m.

Plan Commission 3/17 – 7:00 p.m.

Finance Committee 3/18 – 7:00 p.m.

Legislative & Licensing Committee 3/18 – 7:15 p.m.

Common Council 3/18 – 7:45 p.m. - Public Hearing re: Zoning Code Amendment

Plan Review Board 3/20 – 4:30 p.m.