Finance Committee starts hearing about the capital budget, Dairy Drive Campground future at stake, new city clerk and transit directors and more.
Monday, September 8, 2025
4:00pm Deferred Compensation Committee Virtual
4:30pm Finance Committee Virtual
- Submitting the appointment of Lydia McComas for confirmation of a five-year term as City Clerk.
- Submitting the appointment of Jamie M. Acton for confirmation of a five-year term as Transit General Manager.
- Repealing and recreating Section 4.28 of the Madison General Ordinances related to TIF Applications to update TIF application fee and application process.
- Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for a Section 5307, 5337 & 5339 Super Grant, public transit capital, capital maintenance, and capital planning grant with U.S. Department of Transportation and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT and the associated 13 (c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 120.
- Authorizing the execution of a Restated License Agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for premises at the Lake View Water Tower located at 1202 Northport Drive. (District 18)
- Authorizing the use of a Farmland Lease Master Template for those City-owned lands being rented for farming, the administrative approval of City staff to negotiate lease terms, and the execution of lease documents by the City’s Director of the Department of Planning, Community and Economic Development, or assigns. (Citywide)
- Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute 2025 Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) contract amendments with Briarpatch Youth Services, OutReach, and the Center for Community Stewardship, allocating previously unallocated funds. (Citywide)
- Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to amend the 2024-25 EHH contract with Briarpatch Youth Services to add $12,600 of State EHH funds reallocated from an EHH contract with Legal Action of Wisconsin. (Citywide)
- Authorizing the allocation of approximately $3.5 million of combined City and Federal funds among seven non-profit agencies to support the provision of homeless services and housing resources beginning in 2026, the outcomes of a competitive RFP process conducted by the Community Development Division, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into agreements with agencies selected to receive funds to implement the specified programs and services. (Citywide)
- Extending the contract between the City of Madison and MACH Onehealth, Inc. dba Madison Street Medicine to provide those services and extend currently allocated funding through April 2026, at an additional cost of $0 dollars from the City of Madison, and authorizes the use of up to $100,000 of additional funds from Dane County to pay for those services
- Establishing rules and procedures for Common Council deliberations on the City of Madison’s 2026 Capital and Operating Budgets.
- 2026 Executive Capital Budget
- Public Spaces
- Library
- Monona Terrace
- PCED
- Planning
- CDA Redevelopment
- Community Development Division
- Economic Development Division
- Public Safety & Health
- Fire
- Police
- Transportation
- Metro
- Parking Division
- Traffic Engineering
- Transportation
- Public Spaces
- CLOSED SESSION – Discussion regarding negotiations with Threshold Development for possible investment of Tax Increment Finance (TIF) funds into a mixed-use project proposed to be located at 3450 Milwaukee Street.
5:30pm Sister City Collaboration Committee Virtual
5:30pm Police and Fire Commission Virtual
- Fire Department Items
- Status update on the Fire Department hiring process
- General status report on Fire Department retirements and resignations
- General status report on Fire Department disciplinary matters
- Police Department Items
- Consideration and potential action regarding the final recommendation of the Acting Police Chief for promotion of the following candidate after successful completion of the probationary period:
- Justin Borton, Investigator, effective September 9, 2025
- Schedule special meeting during the week of September 29, 2025
- Status update on Police Department 2025-2026 applicant pool
- General status report on Police Department retirements and resignations
- General status report on Police Department disciplinary matters
- Consideration and potential action regarding the final recommendation of the Acting Police Chief for promotion of the following candidate after successful completion of the probationary period:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
9:00am Board of Review Madison Municipal Building
- OBJ: 1308 ~ PARCEL: 0708-242-0623-3 ~ ADDRESS: 306 N YELLOWSTONE DR ~ OWNER: WIGHT, STERLING AND SHIRLEY ~ ASSESSMENT: $701,300
- OBJ: 1922 ~ PARCEL: 0708-134-0216-5 ~ ADDRESS: 1014 HILLSIDE AVE ~ OWNER: ROGGENSACK, GEORGE F & PATIENCE D ~ ASSESSMENT: $1,004,500
- OBJ: 1598 ~ PARCEL: 0709-184-1024-5 ~ ADDRESS: 1118 RISSER RD ~ OWNER: TAYLOR II, RICHARD D & LINDA WARSEK ~ ASSESSMENT: $432,200
- OBJ: 1626 ~ PARCEL: 0708-231-1506-3 ~ ADDRESS: 310 OLDFIELD RD ~ OWNER: NING, LING & DIWEN CHEN ~ ASSESSMENT: $522,100
- Approval of Board of Assessor uncontested values from August 13, 2025.
1:00pm Notice of Possible Quorum of the Common Council Madison Municipal Building (Art Gallery)
- Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is hosting a press conference to announce a set of housing-related ordinances on Tuesday, September 9, at 1:00 PM in the Art Gallery of the Madison Municipal Building at 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Members of the Common Council have been invited and a possible quorum of the Common Council may exist at this event.
4:30pm Finance Committee Virtual
- 2026 Executive Capital Budget
- Administration
- Finance
- Information Technology
- Mayor’s Office
- Zoo
- Public Works
- Fleet Services
- Parks Division
- Streets Division
- Water Utility
- Engineering
- Engineering-Bicycle & Ped
- Engineering-Facilities E
- ngineering-Major Streets
- Engineering-Other Projects
- Sewer Utility
- Stormwater Utility
- Administration
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
4:00pm Room Tax Commission Monona Terrace — Meeting Rooms K, L, O, P
- No agenda available
5:00pm Transportation Commission Virtual
- Approving roadway geometry for the construction of S High Point Rd from Mid Point Meadows Plat to Raymond Rd. (District 1, District 7)
- Public Works Transportation Projects – Midvale Blvd
- Public Works Transportation Projects – MacArthur Rd, MacArthur Ct, Larson Ct, Sycamore Ave
6:00pm Notice of Possible Quorum of the Common Council Vel Phillips Memorial High School
- The City of Madison Common Council and Madison College are excited to invite residents to a meet-andgreet event to connect with their Westside Alders. This is a great opportunity to engage with Alders and learn about their experiences as members of the Common Council.
- The meet-and-greet will take place at Vel Phillips Memorial High School (201 South Gammon Road) on Wednesday, September 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. Please register in advance to help estimate attendance. You can register using the following link: www.cityofmadison.com/meetandgreetSept10. Light refreshments will be provided, and the event is free and open to the public. Members of the Common Council have been invited and a possible quorum of the Common Council may exist at this event.
6:30pm Board of Park Commissioners Virtual
- REPORTS
- President of the Park Commission
- Superintendent of Parks
- September 2025 Superintendent’s Report
- Report of the Minutes of the August 19, 2025 Habitat Stewardship Subcommittee meeting.
- Informational Presentation of The Parks Division’s 2026 Executive Capital Budget INFORMATIONAL
- Authorizing the use of a Farmland Lease Master Template for those City-owned lands being rented for farming, the administrative approval of City staff to negotiate lease terms, and the execution of lease documents by the City’s Director of the Department of Planning, Community and Economic Development, or assigns. (Citywide) RETURN TO LEAD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO THE MADISON FOOD POLICY COUNCIL
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Mendota Yacht Club, for the use and closure of Marshall Park boat launch and surrounding area from September 17, 2025 – September 20, 2025. (District 19) RECOMMEND APPROVAL
- Informational report on the 2025 American Family Insurance Championship’s impact on Cherokee Marsh Park – North Unit INFORMATIONAL
- Recognizing the Lake Wingra Loop Community Bike Ride occurring on September 28, 2025, celebrating the special sites surrounding Lake Wingra, and urging city staff to identify and promote policies and practices that promote the health of Lake Wingra. (District 13) RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT – REPORT OF OFFICER
- Informational Presentation from City Engineering Regarding Potential Impacts of the East Isthmus and Yahara Watershed Study Conceptual Solutions on Park Owned Land INFORMATIONAL
- Authorizing the Madison Mallards to make improvements to the Warner Ball Park Stadium, subject to final written approval by the Parks Superintendent (District 18) DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION
Thursday, September 11, 2025
8:00am Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission Virtual, Maintenance Facility Training Room
- Consent agenda
- Review and Approval of Sanitary Sewer Extension Plans
- Sperle Corners Residential Subdivision, Village of McFarland D. E. F. 4.
- Approve Relocation Order and Determination of Necessity: Nine Springs Valley Interceptor Capacity Improvements Phase 2
- Approve Transaction Amount: Legal Services
- Approval of Abatement of 2026 Property Tax Levy
- Ratification of the Final Purchase Price for the Purchase of 1701 and 1705 Moorland Road
- Review and Approval of Sanitary Sewer Extension Plans
- Topics
- Review of Proposals and Award of Contract with Option to Renew: Level 1 & Level 2 IT Support Services
- Presentation of Proposed 2026 Operating, Capital Projects and Debt Service Budgets
- Reports
- Executive Director Update
- Committee Reports
- Executive Director Performance Review Subcommittee
- Finance Committee
- Regulatory and Legal Report
- Future Meeting Schedule
- Closed Session
- Conferring with Legal Counsel who is Rendering Oral or Written Advice Concerning Strategy with Respect to Circuit Court Case No. 2024-CV-3109 and Court of Appeals Case No. 2025-AP-1725, City of Verona v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Reconvene in Open Session Discussion or Actions, if any, Related to Items Discussed in Closed Session
- Future Agenda Topics
4:30pm Community Development Authority Virtual
- No agenda available
5:00pm Equal Opportunities Commission Virtual
- Emergent Immigration, Deportation and Housing Issues
- Immigration and Deportation
- Fabiola Hamdan, Dane County Office of Immigration
- Voces de la Frontera
- Karen Coller, Centro Hispano ACLU
- Housing and Dairy Drive Closing
- Sarah Lim, CDD – Point in Time Study
- Brenda Konkel, Little Village
- Deportation and Immigration in the Hmong Community
- Brenda Yang, Dane County Supervisor
- Peng Her, Hmong Institute
- Immigration and Deportation
- Community Listening Session
- September 17, 2025 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm The Black Business Hub or Greater Madison Urban League Discussion Items 5. 85693 4. 87443 6. 88445
- EOC Work
- Plan Initial Annual Retreat Planning
- Non-Discrimination Clause – Klebba
- EOC 2025 Vacancies
- Future Topics
- EOC Ordinance Update (continued)
- Invite property management companies to discuss housing discrimination issues
- Appeals Committee possibly October 9, 2025 at 4pm (Need one member and one alternate)
- Collective Letter from the EOC
- Alder Report to the EOC
- EOD Manager Report:
- Technology updates, HUD Project updates, Training and Outreach, Special Projects, Employment/Housing/Public Accommodations Updates