Finance, Plan Commission, Urban Design Commission and much more going on this week, along with . . . missing agendas.
Monday, June 9, 2025
12:00pm Madison Arts Commission – Public Art Standing Committee Virtual
- 400 Block W Gilman Art Plan
- Review social practice artist proposals and recommendation will be reported to the full body of MAC on 6/10/2025
- Review lighting proposal and recommendation will be reported to the full body of MAC on 6/10/2025
4:30pm Finance Committee Virtual
- Submitting the appointment of Christof Spieler for confirmation of a five-year term as Director of Transportation.
- Submitting the appointment of Chad Ruppel for confirmation of a five-year term as CDA Housing Director.
- Approving a loan of up to $400,000 to Eastmorland Community Center, or an affiliate LLC, from the Community Facilities Loan Program to help finance the construction of a new community center to be located at 3565 Tulane Avenue and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement for that purpose (District 15).
- Authorizing a non-competitive selection contract between the City of Madison and UKG Inc. for the initial 5-year term for the UKG Pro Subscription Services Support and Maintenance and Professional Services Contract to migrate to the cloud.
- Authorizing the City to Execute the First Amendment to Lease Agreements, Future Easements and a Stormwater Agreement with Dane County Pertaining to Yahara Hills Golf Course and the Future Landfill. (District 16)
- Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Purchase of Services contract with Reed Hilderbrand LLC Landscape Architecture for consultant services for the completion of a comprehensive master plan for Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave. (District 15)
- Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a one (1) year, competitively selected service contract with the option for one (1) additional one (1) year term with Galls, LLC for the uniform management program for Fire and Police.
- Amending Resolution 11-00919 regarding a TIF Loan to GI Clinic, LLC to authorize the execution of a PILOT Agreement. (District 19)
- Amending the 2025 Economic Development Division Capital Budget by transferring $550,000 from Land Banking (Project #12640) to TID #51 (Project #99011) for the purpose of funding small business development programs (District 14).
5:30pm Plan Commission Virtual
- Vacating and discontinuing a small surplus portion public street right-of-way of Schewe Road dedicated by Certified Survey Map No. 9672 to allow for the redivision of Lot 1 of the Certified Survey Map and Outlot 1 of Eagle Trace. Located in the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 20, Township 7 North, Range 8 East, City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. (District 9)
- Amending Section 28.037(2) of the Madison General Ordinances related to SR-C3 District Dimensional Requirements to update Lot Area Requirements.
- Amending Section 28.183(9)(b) of the Madison General Ordinances related to conditional uses to clarify conditional use approval language.
- Amending Subsections within 28.138 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Lakefront Development to update the lakefront setback requirements.
- Amending Section 28.082(1) of the Madison General Ordinances related to Employment Districts to allow Lodge, Private Club, Reception Hall as a conditional use in Suburban Employment Districts.
- Amending the definition of ‘Place of Worship’ in Section 28.151 of the Madison General Ordinances to include a minimum seating capacity size for the sanctuary or main activity area of new places of worship.
- Amending various sections of Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances to modify restaurant and alcohol-related uses in zoning code.
- 842 Jupiter Drive (District 3): Consideration of an alteration to an approved Planned Development District-Specific Implementation Plan (PD-SIP) to amend the zoning text to allow ‘Community living arrangements with greater than 15 residents’ and ‘Community and counseling services’ as conditional uses. AND 842 Jupiter Drive (District 3): Consideration of a conditional use in the Planned Development (PD) District for Grandview Commons for a community living arrangement with greater than 15 residents, and consideration of a conditional use in the same PD District for community and counseling services to allow an assisted living facility to be converted into an approximately 54-bed residential substance abuse treatment facility with inpatient and outpatient counseling services.
- 10 S Paterson Street (District 6): Consideration of a conditional use in the Traditional Employment (TE) District for a restaurant-tavern, and consideration of a conditional use in the TE District for food and related goods sales, all to allow a cafe/ grocery tenant in a mixed-use building.
- 3450 Milwaukee Street (District 15): Consideration of a conditional use in the Commercial Corridor-Transitional (CC-T) District for a mixed-use building with less than fifty percent (50%) of non-residential ground-floor frontage facing the primary street, including all frontage at a street corner, and consideration of a conditional use in the CC-T District for dwelling units in a mixed-use building with greater than 60 units, all to allow construction of a four-story mixed-use building containing approximately 6,200 square feet of commercial space and 156 apartments on Lot 4 and associated site improvements on Outlots 2 and 3 of the approved but currently unrecorded Starkweather plat.
- 6105 S Highlands Avenue (District 19): Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a single-family residence.
- Creating Section 28.022-00715 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 733 and 737 North Meadow Lane from TR-C1 (Traditional Residential-Consistent 1) District to CC-T (Commercial Corridor-Transitional) District. (District 5) AND 3535-3553 University Avenue and 733-737 N Meadow Lane (District 5): Consideration of a conditional use in the [Proposed] Commercial Corridor-Transitional (CC-T) District to modify the required rear yard height transition to a residential district; consideration of a conditional use in the CC-T District for a mixed-use building with less than fifty percent (50%) of non-residential ground-floor frontage facing the primary street, including all frontage at a street corner; consideration of a conditional use in the CC-T District for dwelling units in a mixed-use building with greater than 100 units; and consideration of a conditional use in the CC-T District for a building exceeding five stories and 78 feet, all to allow construction of a six-story mixed-use building containing approximately 4,300 square feet of commercial space and 146 apartments in Urban Design Dist. 6, Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District.
- 6901-6933 Manufacturers Drive (District 17): Consideration of a conditional use in the Industrial-Limited (IL) District for a personal indoor storage facility AND Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Interstate Commerce Park and Wheelhouse Storage – MDS East, LLC located at 6901-6933 Manufacturers Drive (District 17).
5:30pm City-County Homeless Issues Committee Virtual
- Budget Recommendation Listening Session
- Staff Report
5:30pm Police and Fire Commission Virtual
- FIRE DEPARTMENT ITEMS
- Consideration and potential action regarding the final recommendation of the Fire Chief for promotion of the following candidates after successful completion of the probationary period:
- Lieutenant Patrick Howe, effective 06/09/2025
- Lieutenant Dan Verhagen, effective 07/07/2025
- Lieutenant Chad Powell, effective 06/07/2025
- Firefighter Gabby Grandin, effective 06/13/2025
- Firefighter Jack Baggot, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Mark Lemminger, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Theron Baumann, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Patrick Li-Barbour, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Matthew Brooks, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Cody Marooney, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Zachary Chapman, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter John McGrath, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Jerek Clifford, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Jake Nelson, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Elliot Eisner, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Jose Alvarez, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Paul Foster, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Jonathan Rosenau, effective 07/08/2025
- Firefighter Henry Gore, effective 07/08/2025
- Consideration and potential action regarding request to extend probationary period for two probationary firefighters
- Status update regarding probationary period extension for probationary firefighter
- Status update on 2025 Lieutenants Promotional Process
- General status report on retirements and resignations
- General status report on disciplinary matters
- Consideration and potential action regarding the final recommendation of the Fire Chief for promotion of the following candidates after successful completion of the probationary period:
- POLICE DEPARTMENT ITEMS
- Present the preliminary recommendation of the Acting Police Chief regarding promotion of Glenn Davis, Detective Sergeant to Lieutenant, and schedule personnel file review.
- Consideration and potential action regarding the final recommendation of the Acting Police Chief for promotion of the following candidates after successful completion of the probationary period:
- Nick Hill, Sergeant, effective 06/09/2025
- Ben Hogan, Detective, effective 06/29/2025
- Status update on 2025-2026 Hiring Process Statistics as of 05/28/2025
- Status update on 2025-2026 Promotional Process
- General status update on acting positions
- General status report on retirements and resignations
- General status report on disciplinary matters
- Contemplated closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) to discuss and take action, if appropriate, regarding employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility; specifically:
- Discuss the resignation of specific Fire Department employees (if necessary)
- Discuss initial interviews for police chief position, including schedule of candidates
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
5:30pm Madison Arts Commission Virtual
- Poet Laureate Program
- Confirming the reappointment of Steven Dawson to the position of Poet Laureate discussion & vote.
- Existing Art Call
- Endorsing Community Projects
- Review 2025 storm drain murals & vote
- Review Tenney Park Beach House Mural project & vote
- 400 Block W Gilman Art Plan
- Review Public Art Standing Committee Social Practice Artists’ proposal recommendation & vote
- Review Public Art Standing Committee Light Art plan recommendation & vote
- Madison Public Market Art Plan
- Municipal Art Fund additional allocation request for the substrate for the Madison Public Market native landscape mural & vote
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
7:30am Notice of Possible Quorum of the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission Maintenance Facility Training Center
- Commission + Community Listening Session
- This meeting will take place in-person with no virtual option. The event will be held in the Maintenance Facility Training Center at 1610 Moorland Road, Madison, WI 53713. Guests are asked to enter and exit the campus using Gate 4 off Moorland Road. No Commission business or action will be taken at this meeting.
2:30pm Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center Board – Nominating Committee Virtual
- Consideration and recommendation to Board of the 2025 Slate of Officers
4:00pm Room Tax Commission Virtual
- Room Tax Revenues and Expenditures – Actual and Forecast
- Annual Discussion of the Elected and Appointed Official Code of Ethical Conduct
4:30pm Urban Design Commission Virtual
- 109 E Wilson Street – Comprehensive Design Review for Signage (CDR). (District 4)
- 501 E Washington Avenue – New Multi-Family Residential Building Located in Urban Design District (UDD) 4. (District 6)
- 34-46 Oak Grove Drive – Major Amendment to a Previously Approved Planned Development (PD). (District 19)
- 139 W Wilson Street – New Multi-Family Residential Building in UMX Zoning. (District 4)
- 305 N Frances Street + 533 Conklin Place – New Multi-Family Residential Building in UMX Zoning. (District 2)
- 1402 Wyoming Way – Public Building, MMSD Gompers Elementary School and Black Hawk Middle School. (District 18)
- 1601 N Sherman Avenue – Public Building, MMSD Sherman Middle School and Malcom Shabazz High School. (District 12)
5:00pm Public Safety Review Committee Virtual
- Report from the Madison Police Department and an update on the strategic plan
- Report from the Madison Fire Department including an update on CAREs
- Report from Alders
- Report from Chair
5:00pm Transportation Commission Virtual
- Vacating and discontinuing a small surplus portion public street right-of-way of Schewe Road dedicated by Certified Survey Map No. 9672 to allow for the redivision of Lot 1 of the Certified Survey Map and Outlot 1 of Eagle Trace. Located in the Northeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 20, Township 7 North, Range 8 East, City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. (District 9)
- Vacating and discontinuing a portion of public street right-of-way of University Bay Drive; realigning and accepting a Permanent Limited Easement for public street purposes; and amending the City of Madison Official Map, all to allow for the future relocation of University Bay Drive and construction of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve Frautschi Center. Located in part of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 and part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 16, Township 7 North, Range 9 East, City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin. (District 5)
- Metro Transit Route 75 stop and trip updates and additional bus stop changes
- Review and Approve the TC Annual Work Plan
- Public Works Transportation Projects Review and Feedback
5:30pm City, County Schools Collaborative Committee
- No agenda
6:00pm Notice of Possible Quorum of the Common Council Warner Park Community Recreation Center
- Budget Engagement Session: Focus on Administration & Public Facilities
- The City of Madison is hosting a 2026 Budget Engagement Meeting with a focus on Administration and Public Facilities on Wednesday, June 11, at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center at 1625 Northport Dr. from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The meeting will feature an update of the 2026 budget process with Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke and presentations from the Clerk’s Office, Information Technology, and the Madison Public Library. The goal of this public meeting is to provide an opportunity for residents to speak directly with City staff about ideas, concerns, and priorities for Madison’s future. A possible quorum of the Common Council may exist at this event.
6:30pm Board of Park Commissioners Virtual
- Approving Park Commission President Resident Appointments to the Subcommittees of the Board of Park Commissioners
- June 2025 Superintendent’s Report
- Approval of the Report of the May 7, 2025 Parks Long Range Planning Subcommittee and May 13, 2025 Habitat Stewardship Subcommittee
- Confirming location and format of the Board of Park Commissioners August 13, 2025 meeting
- Declaring July 2025 as “Park and Recreation Month” in the City of Madison and recognizing the benefits that Madison parks provide for recreational opportunities and preservation of public lands. RECOMMEND APPROVAL
- Review of Events Administratively Approved by Staff INFORMATIONAL
- Nature Everywhere Initiative Update INFORMATIONAL
- Adopting the Updated Elected and Appointed Official Code of Ethical Conduct RETURN TO LEAD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO THE COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Informational Presentation from Staff Regarding Planning for the future of Olbrich Botanical Gardens with the completion of a comprehensive master plan. INFORMATIONAL
- Authorizing the City to Execute the First Amendment to Lease Agreements, Future Easements and a Stormwater Agreement with Dane County Pertaining to Yahara Hills Golf Course and the Future Landfill. (District 16) RETURN TO LEAD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
- Informational Presentation on Parks Athletic Field Maintenance Program. INFORMATIONAL
- Approving Request from Parks Division Staff to Rename the Madison Senior Center Courtyard to Capitol Centre Park RECOMMEND APPROVAL FROM PARKS LONG RANGE PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE’S JUNE 4, 2025 MEETING
- Approving Request from Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance to install sound collection devices at Warner Park DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION
- Informational Presentation from staff on the Parks Open Space Plan (POSP) INFORMATIONAL
Thursday, June 12, 2025
8:00am Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission Virtual, Maintenance Facility Training Room
- Consent agenda items
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- Approval of 5-29-2025 Meeting Minutes
- Approval of Cash Statement – Capital Fund
- Review and Approval of Sanitary Sewer Extension Plans • 637 West Mifflin Street
- Approve Transaction Amount: Articulating Boom Lift Purchase
- Authorization of Increased Total Project Cost: Miscellaneous Treatment Plant Projects-2024
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- Topics
- Accept: 2024 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR)
- Project Update: District Tour Program
- Project Update: Educational Bathroom Activation Madison Public Market
- Reports
- Executive Director Update
- Committee Reports
- Executive Director Performance Review Subcommittee
- Finance Committee
- Regulatory and Legal Report
- Future Meeting Schedule
- Closed Session
- he Commission May Convene into Closed Session Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute section 19.85 (1)(g): Conferring with Legal Counsel who is Rendering Oral or Written Advice Concerning Strategy with Respect to Circuit Court Case No. 2024-CV-3109, City of Verona v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Future Agenda Topics
12:00pm TIF Review Board Virtual
- RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT PLAN FOR TID 42 (WINGRA)
- RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT PLAN FOR TID 45 (CAPITOL SQUARE WEST)
- RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT PLAN FOR TID 48 (REGENT ST)
- RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE PROJECT PLAN AND BOUNDARY FOR TID 53 (EAST WILSON ST)
- RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROJECT PLAN AND BOUNDARY FOR TID 55 (VOIT)
4:30pm Community Development Authority Virtual
- No agenda
5:00pm Equal Opportunities Commission Virtual
- Reverend James Wright Award Schedule and Timeline
- Non-Discrimination Clause – Klebba
- EOC Work Plan
- Future Topics
- EOC Ordinance Update (Continued)
- Semi-Annual EOC Newsletter or Blog
- Appeals Committee – July 10, 2025 at 4:00 pm
- Invite property management company for conversation
- Recognition of Ten Years of Service – Dr. Corinda Rainey-Moore and Zach Madden
- EOC 2025 Vacancies
- Alder Report to the EOC
- EOD Manager Report:
- Technology updates
- HUD Project updates
- Training and Outreach
- Special Projects
- Employment/Housing/Public Accommodations Updates
5:00pm Zoning Board of Appeals Virtual
- Angela Black, owner of the property at 2013 Rusk St, requests a side yard setback variance for an addition to a single-family house. Alder District #6
- Bruce Hollar, representative of the owner of the property at 1417 Wright St, requests a variance for the location of outdoor storage at a contractor’s yard. Alder District #12