Madison City Week Ahead 11/29/21

End of the month has fewer meetings, including an Ethics Board meeting which is a rare occurrence.

Monday, November 29, 2021

3:30 pm President’s Work Group on Environmental Justice Virtual

• 2022 President’s Work Group on Environmental Justice Default Meeting Method: In-Person or Virtual
• PFAS: Broad Discussion
  • a. Overview of Issue(s)
  • b. City vs County Role(s) for Clean-up & Public Health
  • c. Setting a Drinking Water Standard
  • d. Update on Well 15 & Water Quality in Madison

5:00 pm Equal Opportunities Commission – Executive Committee Virtual

• Follow up Discussion from November meeting –  Truth and Listening Proposal name, Work Plan, Annual Report
• EOC Elections –  Method for receiving ballots
• Housing Issues in Madison: What can the EOC do and who can they partner with to address the continuing problems? 
  • Goals for Municipality follow-up discussions
    • i. What we/your commission has done in the past that has worked well
    • ii. New programs that we/your commission are trying
    • iii. Current problems we/your commission is trying to solve

6:00 pm Humanitarian Award Commission, Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. Virtual

• Update on Nominations Received.
• Finalize Timeline to review Nominations and Select Awardees.
• Update: 2022 King Coalition Program.

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

5:00 pm Ethics Board Virtual

• Ethics Board Complaint filed by Terrence Wall against City Assessor Michelle Drea – Hearing on the Merits.

5:30 pm Ad Hoc Landmarks Ordinance Review Committee Virtual

• Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance
• Additional Public Engagement

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

2:00 pm Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Board – Operations and Marketing Subcommittee Virtual

• Discussion of potential sponsor list and next steps
• Sponsor materials finalization
• Update on receiver of sponsorship contributions
• Programming updates, including committee’s input on F&B for sponsors
• Ideas for the anniversary theme

3:00 pm Madison Food Policy Council – Food Plan Work Group Virtual

• Covid food system assessment planning
• Regional food systems plan

4:30 pm Urban Design Commission Virtual

• 2860 E. Washington Avenue – Approval of an Exterior Building Mural in Urban Design District (UDD) No. 5. 12th Ald. Dist.
• 825 W. Badger Road – Public Building, Additions and Renovations to Fire Station No. 6 Located in Urban Design District (UDD) No. 1. 14th Ald. Dist.
• 5817-5830 Gemini Drive – Planned Development (PD) for Capitol View Townhouses. 3rd Ald. Dist.
• 5817 Halley Way – Planned Development (PD) for a 99-Unit Senior Housing Development. 3rd Ald. Dist.
• 222 W. Gorham Street – Signage Approval in the Downtown Core. 4th Ald. Dist.
• 322 E. Washington Avenue – Redevelopment of St. John’s Lutheran Church to include 126 Market-Rate and Affordable Residential Units in UMX Zoning Located in Urban Design District (UDD) No. 4. 2nd Ald. Dist.
• 222-232 E. Olin Avenue – New Planned Multi-Use Site Located in Urban Design District (UDD) No. 1. 14th Ald. Dist.
• Vote: Should Urban Design Commission meetings continue being Virtual or return to In-Person going into 2022?

5:00 pm Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Virtual

• COVID-19 Update for December 1, 2021
• retirements, budget transfers, grants and contracts
• Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2021-24 Authorization to Accept Funds from the American Lung Association to support tobacco free campus work at UW-Madison through Spark 
• Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2021-25 Authorization to Accept Funds from the Northeastern Wisconsin Area Health Education Center to Support the State Opioid Response Program
• SUBSTITUTE – Creating Section 23.66 of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit removing or disabling a cat’s claws by performing a declawing procedure, and amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to update and revise bail deposits for violations thereof, and amending Section 1.08(4) to provide Director of Public Health Madison Dane County enforcement authority to issue citations for violations thereof.
• 2021 RES-157 Urging the Director of Public Health Madison Dane County to Pull Back Her Emergency Order Until Public Input and the Consent of the Governed Has Been Achieved
• 2021 RES-269 Funding 0.2 FTE using Grant Funds to Add to Position #2679, Public Health Nurse for Communicable Disease Program
• Reports
  • Town of York Tax Report
  • Violence Prevention Update for December 1, 2021
  • Other
• 2022 Meeting Format

Thursday, December 2, 2021

11:30 am Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Board – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Ad Hoc Subcommittee Virtual

• Open board seats and potential candidates
• Outreach efforts
• DEI subcommittee candidates

5:00 pm Madison Public Library Board Virtual

• Reports
  • Director
  • Financial
  • Other

5:00 pm Public Market Development Committee Virtual

• Discussion Regarding Format of Future PMDC Meetings
• Public Market Discussion Project Updates
  • * Funding updates
  • * Public Market Design update
  • * Public Market Foundation updates
  • * Men’s Shelter update
  • * Next Steps Moving Forward

5:30 pm Community Development Block Grant Committee Virtual

• Adopting the South Madison Plan as a supplement to the Comprehensive Plan and directing staff to implement the recommendations contained in the plan.
• SUBSTITUTE: Approving the allocation of up to $500,000 of additional Affordable Housing Funds to Movin’ Out Inc.’s Red Caboose housing development and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to amend the City’s contract with Movin’ Out Inc. to reflect that change.
• 2022 CDD Conference Committee Appointments
• Virtual vs. In-person default 2022 meeting mode for CDBG Committee
• Housing Forward RFP
• Reports

5:30 pm Madison Arts Commission Virtual

• Confirming the reappointment of Angela Trudell Vasquez to the position of Poet Laureate
• Establishing a Youth Poet Laureate Program for the City of Madison and authorizing a noncompetitive contract with Urban Word NYC, Inc to become a member of the National Youth Poet Laureate program, and for annual subscription services.
• BLINK Proposal Review
• MAC Annual Grant Review
  • NEA ARP Grant
  • Annual Grant
• Honors Event Friday, January 21, 2022: Discuss Commissioners roles
• Reports

5:30 pm Task Force on Structure of City Government Ad Hoc Final Report Implementation Work Group Virtual

• Discussion of meeting format for 2022: virtual vs. in-person
• Discussion of draft ordinance amendment regarding changes to the Common Council’s Order of Business.
• Committee of the Whole meeting related to size and shape of Common Council, and appointments and chair of boards, committees, and commissions
• Continue Discussion of TFOGS Recommendations

7:00 pm Police Civilian Oversight Board Community Organization Interview Subunit Virtual

• Closed Session – Community Organization Panel Interview of Independent Police Monitor Finalist • Panelists: Keetra Burnette, Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores, and representatives from the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness, the Dane County NAACP, and UNIDOS.