Council meets this week along with a handful of other committees, but several cancelled meetings this week.
Monday, June 22, 2026
1:00pm Building Code, Fire Code, Conveyance Code and Licensing Board Virtual
- Amending Section 29.21 of the Madison General Ordinances to update the composition of the Board of Building Code, Fire Code, Conveyance Code and Licensing Appeals.
4:30pm Sustainable Madison Committee Virtual
- Update on Data Center Moratorium
- Ordinances, Procedures, and the Power of Committees Presentation
- Sustainable Madison Committee Work Plan
- September Field Trip Discussion
- Ad-hoc Zero Waste Working Group Update
5:00pm Landmarks Commission Virtual
- Request for Certificate of Approval
- 1138 Williamson Street – Exterior Alteration in the Third Lake Ridge Historic District – Signage (District 6)
- New Business
- Demolition Historic Value Review
- 3902 Winnemac Avenue – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a residential building (District 11)
- 4635 Odana Road – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a commercial building (District 11)
- 633 W Main Street – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a commercial building (District 4)
- 502 Pflaum Road – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish an institutional building (District 15)
- 4301 Cherokee Drive – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish an institutional building (District 10
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
4:30pm Common Council Executive Committee Virtual, Room 201 City-County Building
- Progress Updates on Goodman Pool Process and Staffing Changes
- Engaging with the Department of Civil Rights Community Connectors
- Adopting the 2027 Common Council Meeting Dates 2027
- Alder Pods Updates
- Feedback on Budget Engagement Events
- Juneteenth Events Debrief
- Council Leadership Updates
- Council Office Updates (2026-2027)
6:30pm Common Council Virtual, 210 City-County Building
- Presentation: Poetry recitation by Steven Espada Dawson-“WE LIVED HAPPILY DURING THE WAR” by Ilya Kaminsky
- Presentation by the Welch Group on State Legislative Affairs
- Approving Plans, Specifications, And Schedule Of Assessments For Spooner Street Assessment District – 2026. (District 5) – recommend to place on file without prejudice
- Approving Plans, Specifications, And Schedule Of Assessments For Sugar Maple Lane Reconstruction Assessment District – 2025. (District 1)
- Approving a landmark nomination of the property located at 415 W Gilman Street as Master Hall (District 2).
- Adopting the Southeast Area Plan and the related Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. (District 3, District 15, District 16)
- Adopting the Southwest Area Plan and the related Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. (District 1, District 7, District 10, District 19, District 20)
- Creating Section 28.022-00754 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 1151 Jenifer Street from TR-C4 (Traditional Residential-Consistent 4) District to TR-C3 (Traditional Residential-Consistent 3) District. (District 6)
- Disciplinary Matter – Revocation Action MCKO LLC • dba Cielo 118 State St • Agent: Sean Ortega McKinney 21+ Entertainment • 85% alcohol, 15% food Police Sector 406 (District 4)
- Municipal Approval of Full Service Retail Alcohol Sales
- Temporary Class B Retailer License Concurrent with Street Use Permit
- Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra – June 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 4pm – 9pm (Rain dates each following Thursday) – Concerts on the Square
- Jazz at Five Inc Event Location: 2 E Main St Event Date: August 5, 12, 19, and 26; and September 2 4pm – Jazz at Five Summer Series
- Amending Subsections 8.12(3) and (12) of the Madison General Ordinances to clarify the requirements for burials in the veterans section at Forest Hill Cemetery, and to clarify the Parks Division’s role in cemetery operations. (District 13)
- Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Donation and Improvement Agreement with the Madison Parks Foundation and Michael and Jocelyn Keiser, and a Developer’s Agreement for the Donation and Construction of Public Improvements with the Madison Parks Foundation for the Privately Funded Improvement of Odana Hills Golf Course (District 11)
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a contract between the City of Madison and KL Engineering, Inc. for design engineering services for West Towne Path Phase 2B – Zor Shrine Pl to Gammon Rd (District 9).
- Declaring the City of Madison’s intention to exercise its police powers establishing the Parman Terrace Assessment District – 2027. (District 11)
- Accepting the Engineering Division’s 2025 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report (CMAR) for Operation and Maintenance of the Madison Sewer Utility. (Citywide)
- Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a State/Municipal Agreement(s) with the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation for Project I.D. 5401-04-00/20/72, 5410-04-00/20/71, & 5401-04-00/20/70 for cost sharing and maintenance of US51 Stoughton Road North (I39 to Milwaukee St) (District 3, District 12, District 15, District 17)
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 4 to the existing Purchase of Services contract between the City of Madison and Brown and Caldwell for engineering services for the Door Creek Watershed Study.
- Plans and Specs
- Public Contracts
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute an Amendment to the contract between Madison and Mead & Hunt for additional design engineering services for the Mineral Point Rd. Pavement Replacement Project. (District 1, District 9)
- Approving a maintenance agreement for privately maintained improvements within the public right of way of University Ave and W Johnson Street adjacent to UW Grainger Hall. (District 8)
- Awarding Public Works Contract No. 8830, Bridge Repairs – 2026. (District 14)
- Report of Operator License Applications June 23, 2026. See attached report for list of operators.
- Certified Survey Map
- 4726 E Broadway
- American Family Insurance Corporation – 4733 Eastpark Boulevard
- Amending the 2026 Police Department operating budget; and authorizing the Dane County Narcotics Task Force, led by the Police Department, to use its city multiyear fund account to purchase training, radios and investigative supplies through state funds provided by a 2026 Wisconsin Department of Justice Law Enforcement Drug Trafficking Response grant of $49,992
- Adopting the City of Madison’s required 2026 Annual Action Plan (AAP) and approving submission of the Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (Citywide)
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreement with Dane County to provide Volunteer Driver Escort Services for the City of Madison for the calendar year 2026.
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Dane County for the purpose of providing Metro Transit with State 85.21 funding given to Dane County for the provision of accessible transportation for eligible persons within Metro Transit’s service area in the calendar year of 2026.
- Approving the Madison Arts Commission’s selection of Samantha Jane Mullen as the next Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence, and approving Ankur Malhorta as the alternate.
- Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for a Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program 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, approving the associated Program Management and Recipient Coordination Plan and authorizing Metro Transit to pass through funding as approved in the Program of Projects
- Create a new 1.0 FTE position of “Data Analyst 3” in CG18, R10, within the Housing Operating Budget.
- Creating a 1.0 FTE position of Legislative Analyst-LTE in the Mayor’s Office operating budget, authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with Harvard College to place a Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellow in this LTE position in the Mayor’s Office and accept a grant from Harvard College to pay the salary, benefits and other employment costs, and amending the Mayor’s Office 2026 operating budget accordingly.
- Authorizing a collaboration agreement for data hosting and sharing between the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and the City of Madison Fire Department.
- Authorizing the City’s execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Madison and Madison Crushing & Excavating, Inc. for the purchase of four unaddressed tax parcels, one tax parcel addressed as 3328 Nelson Rd and a portion of two tax parcels both listed as 5185 Reiner in the Town of Burke and the City of Sun Prairie for future park land, together with a Public Access Easement Agreement over adjacent lands to access said park land.
- Amending Section 33.08 of the Madison General Ordinances to lower the term for alternate members from five years to one year, except the position from terms of appointment, and modify member pay and reimbursement.
- Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Glavinvestments, LLC located at 1151 Jenifer Street; Third Lake Ridge Historic District (District 6).
- Re-approving the preliminary plat of Herrling Property Subdivision on property generally addressed as 401 and 404 N Sugar Maple Lane and 402 Tawny Elm Parkway (District 9).
- Repealing and recreating Section 9.33 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Regulation of Massage Establishments.
- Accepting the report of the UPenn Center for Guaranteed Income Research on the ‘Madison Forward Fund’ Program. (Citywide)
- Naming MK Zariel as the 2026-27 Madison Youth Poet Laureate
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
12:00pm Alcohol License Review Committee Virtual
- Operator Subcommittee
- Operator License Application Joshua Drabek – Establishment where employed: Festival Foods
1:30pm Personnel Board Virtual
- Create the new classification of “Social Services Program Supervisor” in CG18, R7 in the salary schedule, and create a new 1.0 FTE position in the new classification, within the 2026 CDA Housing Operating Budget.
- Recreate the 1.0 FTE position #2579 of Administrative Assistant (CG20, R14) as an IT Specialist 1(CG18, R6) within the Police Department operating budget.
- Delete the Parking Enforcement Leadworker classification in CG 16, Range13; delete the Parking Revenue Leadworker classifcation in CG 16, Range 11; create the classification series of Field Leadworker 1 and 2 in CG 16, Ranges 14 and 15 respectively in the salary schedule; and create four (4) new 1.0 FTE positions in the 2026 Parking Division operating budget; and reallocate employees into the new classification.
- Personnel Board Report on position studies approved through authorized administrative actions.
- Compensation Study update.
3:00pm Sister City Collaboration Committee Public Relations Work Group Virtual
- Continuing Work Plan
4:30pm Board of Public Works Virtual
- Change Order No. 7 to Contract 9342, Well 15 PFAS Treatment Facility, to Joe Daniels Construction Co., Inc., for $271,561.06 (over contingency), and 213 additional days (District 12).
- Determining a Public Purpose and Necessity and adopting a Relocation Order for the acquisition of land interests required for the construction, maintenance and use of a Public Easement for Sanitary Sewer, Water Utility, & Storm Sewer south of Macarthur Road and associated Temporary Limited easements for reconstruction of the public road Located in part of the NE ¼ of the SW ¼ of Section 33, T8N, R10E (District 3).
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute Amendment No.1 to the existing Purchase of Services contract between the City of Madison and Carollo Engineers for engineering services for the Campus, Downtown, and East Washington Ave Sanitary Sewer Study (District 2, District 4, District 5, District 6, District 8, District 12, District 13, District 15, District 17).
- Approving Addendum No. 1 to Midpoint Meadows Phase 1 – Stormwater Management, Contract No. 9540 (District 1)
- Approving Addendum No. 1 to Westwind Phase 1 – Stormwater Management, Contract No. 9130 (District 1).
- Accepting street, terrace, and private lateral connection improvements constructed by Private Contract for 821-823 Williamson Street, Private Contract No. 9023 (District 6).
- Accepting street and terrace improvements constructed by Private Contract for 448 S. Park St and 914 Drake St, Private Contract No. 2336 (District 13).
- Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for South Point Public Works Facility (District 1).
- Approval of Bids
4:30pm Water Utility Board 119 E Olin Ave.
4:30pm Notice of Possible Quorum of the Madison Arts Commission Madison Parks Lakeside Community Room
- LakeWay Skyline Public Art Project Finalists Meet & Greet
4:30pm Notice of Possible Quorum of the Madison Lakeway Public Art Selection Ad Hoc Committee Madison Parks Lakeside Community Room
- LakeWay Skyline Public Art Project Finalists Meet & Greet
6:00pm Notice of Possible Quorum of the Common Council Warner Park Community Recreation Center
- Budget Engagement Session: Planning & Transportation
- The City of Madison is hosting a Budget Engagement Session on Wednesday, June 24, at 6:00 PM at Warner Park Community Recreation Center at 1625 Northport Drive. These sessions are an opportunity to learn more about the City Budget process and provide feedback to policymakers on priorities for Madison’s future.
- This session will focus on Planning and Transportation and feature staff and information from the following agencies: Community Development Authority, Community Development Division, Economic Development Division, Metro, Planning, Parking, and Traffic Engineering.
- The open house portion of the meeting will be followed by a budget presentation from Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke and a Q&A with Alders.
- Please consider attending this important informational meeting and use this link to register. (https://www.cityofmadison.com/mayor/events/2026-06-24/city-budget-engagement-planningtransportation)
- Alders have been invited to attend and a possible quorum of the Common Council may exist at this event.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
4:30pm Housing Policy Committee Virtual
- Evictions in Dane County. Presentation by Tenant Resource Center Associate Director, Chrisbelly Antimo.
5:00pm Disability Rights Commission Virtual
- Housing Update/Supports for Transitional Housing Populations
- Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan
- DRC Workplan
- Reports
- Report from the Common Council
- Transportation Commission Liaison
- Housing Committee Liaison
- Beyond Compliance Subcommittee Liaison
- Emergency Planning
- Report from the Department of Civil Rights
- Report from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award Commission