# City Council Meeting   Monday 2025 08 25


**Body:** City of Eau Claire
**Date:** September 01, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The City of Eau Claire City Council meeting, identified in the title as Monday, August 25, 2025, included public hearings on a proposed rezoning and development plan for approximately seven acres near Dort Road and Darl Street, and an ordinance changing downtown parking rules. The development proposal would create 40 twin-home units and sought a reduction in front-yard setbacks and a waiver of the 15% common open-space requirement. Plan Commission conditions included preserving two lots as open space, protecting neighboring trees during grading, and providing detailed stormwater, street, utility, and subdivision information. The transcript does not show a council vote on the development proposal.

Staff presented a proposal to introduce paid downtown on-street parking from noon to 10 p.m., with rates of $1 per hour in the core and 50 cents per hour in designated areas, while keeping parking free before noon. The proposed start date was June 1, 2026. Staff estimated approximately $500,000 in 2026 revenue under conservative assumptions and said revenue would remain in the parking program to support enforcement, operations, maintenance, capital improvements—including future parking-ramp replacement—and debt service. A parking administrator position was described as part of the related budget proposal if paid parking proceeds. The parking ordinance hearing and other discussion are shown, but no vote on the proposal is captured. Staff also requested postponing the aldermanic redistricting charter ordinance until September 9 so it could be considered with related ward changes; the transcript does not capture the council’s action. No contract awards, vendor selections, or purchasing approvals were identified.

**Source:** City of Eau Claire