City Week Ahead

Buying Brayton lot, Edgewater, Moving historic house in Bethel parking lot, James Madison Park Surplus mystery committee and more.

Monday, January 10, 2011
2:30 PM MEET & GREET: INCOMING DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT. OF PLANNING & COMMUNITY & ECOMIC DEVELOPMENT: STEVE COVER ROOM 103A CCB
– What an awful time for a meet and greet . . . if you have a day job. Why not noon? Or after work?

4:30 PM BOARD OF ESTIMATES ROOM 351 CCB
– Local 60 union contract
– Steve Cover as new Planning and Community and Economic Development department head
– 5 lucky people can get $60K to buy a rental downtown and live there for 10 years.
– Buying a parking lot – Brayton
– $650K loan to Biolink development

4:45 PM LANDMARKS COMMISSION ROOM LL-110
– Moving/relocating the Steensland House at Bethel Church
– Ordinance revisions

5:10 PM NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE 112 KING ST
– No agenda linked

5:15 PM MADISON BOARD OF POICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS, MAY CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION ROOM GR-22 CCB
– Promotions, fire department hiring process and who knows what else they “may” talk about.

5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION ROOM 201 CCB
– heh, its linked to the parks agenda on the weekly schedule. Real agenda found in legistar.
– Buying a parking lot – Brayton
– Public Access agreement for Edgewater
– Easements for Edgewater project
– 63 unit apartment building on Fish Hatchery.

6:45 PM MADISON WATER UTILITY CITIZEN ADVISORY PANEL, EAST SIDE WATER SUPPLY PROJECT 149 WAUBESA ST. BOLTZ ROOM A
– Organizing themselves and talking about public participation

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
4:30 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Also wrong agenda linked
– No agenda available in legistar.

4:30 PM WATER UTILITY BOARD POLICY GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP 119 E. OLIN AVE. ROOM A&B
– The title says it all.

5:00 PM AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMISSION ROOM LL-120 MMB
– Reports

5:00 PM EDC SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS REPORT 330 W. MIFFLIN ST. 2ND FLOOR MEETING ROOM
– Discussion and review of submitted comments and possible action regarding final Development Process Review Report document to be submitted to the EDC.

5:00 PM TRANSIT AND PARKING COMMISSION ROOM 201 CCB
– Buying a parking lot – Brayton
– $121/month for residents to park there, $145 for non-residents.
– Small Business Bus Pass report
– Stroller Policy

Wednesday, January 12, 2011
8:00 AM COMMISSION OF THE MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT, ANNEXATION HEARING AND MEETING, MAY CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION 1610 MOORLAND RD.
– Proposed Annexation of Lands in the City of Verona to the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.

10:30 AM MINORITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB
– Not much

4:30 PM CDA HOUSING OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE (Cancelled) ROOM 120 MMB

4:30 PM MADISON ELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ROOM 103A CCB
– November 2 debriefing
– Annual report

5:30 PM ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE SPECIAL HEARING, MAY CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION (Cancelled) ROOM 201 CCB

5:30 PM CULTURAL PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE 201 W. MIFFLIN ST. ROOM 202
– Updates and planning to present the plan

6:30 PM BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS 1625 NORTHPORT DR.
– Request of Vern Stenman President of Madison Mallards for fireworks and other promotions for the 2011 Mallards Baseball Season

Thursday, January 13, 2011
12:00 PM EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE 809 S. THOMPSON DR.
– Not really sure if anything of interest

4:30 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ROOM LL-130 MMB
– Making $200K per year on affordable housing in Allied
– Truman Olson, Villager and Burr Oaks updates

5:00 PM EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION ROOM LL-120 MMB
– Link on Weekly Schedule didn’t work, found in legistar.
– PRESENTATION ON POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION BY CITY ATTORNEY MICHAEL MAY – Oh dear, I wonder what changes we’ll see here.
– Updates and reports

5:00 PM JAMES MADISON PARK DISPOSAL SURPLUS CRITERIA AND SELECTION COMMITTEE ROOM 108 CCB
– Discussion on the houses, review of draft RFPs, development and ranking the review criteria

5:00 PM ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ROOM LL-110 MMB
– The poor schmucks who don’t have enough pull to have the council just change the rules for them.