Madison City Week Ahead 8/3/26

A few meetings this week, a few missing agendas, and a virtual only city council meeting “for safety reasons” 

Monday, August 3, 2026

5:00pm Landmarks Commission Virtual

• Public Hearing Item
  • Approving a landmark nomination of the property located at 222 E Olin Avenue as the Wonder Bar (District 14).
• Demolition Historic Value Review
  • 222 E Olin Avenue – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a commercial building (District 14)
  • 232 E Olin Avenue – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a commercial building (District 14)

5:30pm City-County Homeless Issues Committee Virtual

• CDA Overview & Goals – Chad Ruppel, Community Development Authority of Madison (CDA) Action Items
• 2027 City & County Budget Recommendations Reports
• Staff Report (City & County)

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

4:30pm Common Council Executive Committee Virtual

• All Alders Email Data Project
• District 1 Vacancy Appointment Process
• Council Leadership Updates (2026-2027)
• Council Office Updates (2026-2027)

6:30pm Common Council Virtual

• Presentation by Council President Sabrina Madison on next steps regarding the Police Civilian Oversight Board and Office of the Independent Monitor
• Public Hearing – New License
  • Cambria Hotel Madison East 5045 Eastpark Blvd
  • Tacos El Arriero Restaurant 4222 East Towne Blvd
  • Killdevil Rum Club 2042 Atwood Ave
  • Grandad’s Farm Stop 3802 Mineral Point Rd
  • Osaka 2505 E Washington Ave
  • Harley’s Liquor & Bait 3838 Atwood Ave
• Amending Section 16.26(1)(f) of the Madison General Ordinances related to Oscar Avenue Setbacks to remove part of a setback line. (District 12)
• Submitting the appointment of Charles J. Romines for confirmation of a five-year term as Director of Public Works
• Submitting the appointment of David Schmiedicke for confirmation of a five-year term as Finance Director.
• Submitting the appointment of Christine Knapp for confirmation of a five-year term as Water Utility General Manager.
• 6 change of agent, 2 business name change, 1 21+ license, 2 operator license, 21 entity reorganization
• Change of licensed premises
  • Madison’s  119 King St – Request to add adjacent address 117 King St, a 100 sq ft ice cream shop to the licensed premises.
  • Local Motive 646 W Washington Ave #5 – Request to expand from train car #5 to include car #4 with same dimensions (approx 900 sq ft) & accessible bathroom. Private outdoor train platform area beside car #4 (approx 400 sq ft), fenced off from adjacent private parking lot.
  • Greenbush Bar 914 Regent St – Request to remove upstairs club space from licensed premises.
• Accepting improvements
  • sanitary sewer improvements – 2110 Schlimgen Avenue
  • storm sewer improvements – 1004-1032 S. Park Street
  • bituminous surface pavement – Village at Autumn Lake Phase 13 – Surface Paving
• Public Works Contracts
  • Madison Municipal Building Flagpole Replacement
  • 2026 Sport Courts Resurfacing
• Assessing Benefits
  • Evergreen Avenue, Ohio Avenue, and Sommers Avenue Assessment District – 2025.
• Approving Plans and Specs
  • Cypress Spray Park Redevelopment
  • 1103 Regent Street
  • N Frances Street adjacent to UW Kohl Center – Hall of Fame Plaza
• Report of Operator License Applications August 4, 2026. See attached report for list of operators.
• Temporary Class B Retailer License
  • Orton Park Festival
  • Great Taste of the Midwest
• Re-approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Northside Christian Assembly located at 709 Northport Drive (District 18).
• Authorizing completion of City-County Sustainability Campus Metrics Report and addendum of the development agreement.
• Authorization to Enter a Sole Source Intergovernmental Agreement with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellows Program (2026 C RES-001)
• Amending the Public Health Budget to Accept Grant Funds from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Inc. on behalf of the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) for Partnerships for Success: Innovative Health Support for Young Parents in Schools (2026 C RES -002)
• Declaring Official Intent to Reimburse Expenditures from Proceeds of Borrowing (Citywide)
• Authorizing the City of Madison to accept, if awarded, a private grant of up to $10,000 from the Alliant Energy Foundation, and authorizing the Water Utility General Manager to enter into a grant agreement and sign related document(s) authorizing acceptance of the grant and amend the 2026 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate the grant revenue and expenses, up to $10,000, for the Water Utility Water on Wheels (WU-WOW).
• Authorizing the acceptance of a grant for $250,000 from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Community Development Investment Grant program, and authorizing contracts with WEDC and the MTZ Charitable Organization, Inc. for the use of the funds and amending the 2026 Adopted Operating Budget for Economic Development Division-Office of Business Resources’ purchased services. (District 14)
• Approving a Revised Rate for the 2026 Resource Recovery Special Charge and Amending the 2026 Streets Division Operating Budget
• SUBSTITUTE: Authorizing the City to issue loans not to exceed $5,691,636.97 to the Community Development Authority related to the Monona Shores Apartments and Revival Ridge Apartments.
• Authorizing the Issuance and Establishing the Parameters for the Sale of Not to Exceed $173,830,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, of the City of Madison, Wisconsin, and Directing the Final Approval of the Terms Thereof.
• Authorizing a noncompetitive contract with Strand Associates, Inc., for professional engineering services for the Reservoirs 126 and 225 Recoating and Maintenance project (Districts 1 and District 3).
• Authorizing the Parks Division to submit, and if awarded, accept a grant of up to $1,505,000 from Dane County Conservation Fund Grant Program for acquisition of park land acquired from Madison Crushing & Excavating, Inc. and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with Dane County to accept the grant award.
• Approving the design of a site-specific public artwork for the South Point Public Works Facility (402 S Point Road) and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a competitively selected agreement with The Milligan Studio, LLC. for fabrication, delivery, and installation. (District 1)
• Authorizing the Sale and Issuance of up to $10,369,862 Subordinate Water Utility Revenue Bonds, Series 2026; and Providing for Other Details and Covenants with Respect Thereto and Authorizing an Amendment to the 2026 Water Utility Capital Budget.
• Approving the design for the State Street Campus Garage/Hawthorne Court Percent for Art Project, authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with StudioKCA, LLC for design, fabrication, delivery and installation of a site-specific public art feature, and dissolving the State Street Campus Garage/Hawthorne Court Public Art Ad-Hoc Committee. (District 2)
• Authorizing a noncompetitive contract with Arch Solar C&I to remove hail damaged solar modules and install new modules at the Madison Public Market (District 12)
• Mid-Year Appropriation Resolution amending the 2026 Adopted Operating Budget by taking the following actions: transferring $500,000 from the general fund contingent reserve to agencies, making transfers within agency budgets based on projected spending through the second quarter of 2026, and appropriating revenues and making other adjustments in non-general fund agencies; and amending the 2026 Adopted Capital Budget by taking the following actions: appropriating funding from non-borrowing sources, updating TID proceeds and borrowing based on TID project plans, and authorizing transfers of borrowing across projects.
• SUBSTITUTE: Amending Subsections 5.19(6), (7)(i) and (8) and amending Subsection 5.20(9)(f) of the Madison General Ordinances to add public reporting requirements for the Office of the Independent Monitor and Police Civilian Oversight Board. AGENDA NOTE: File 92386 has been withdrawn at the request of the sponsors. No action can be taken since the file lacks a sponsor.
• Risk Manager report
• Granting additional Special Vending Approvals under MGO 9.136(1)(k) for additional 2026 Special Events as detailed on the accompanying special event resolution table.

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

11:15am Personnel Board Virtual

• 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.
• Recreate the classifications of Fire Community Education Specialist 1, 2 and 3 (CG16, Ranges 13, 16 and 19, respectively) in the salary schedule and recreate 1.0 FTE position #2150 of Fire Education/Enforcement Officer 2 (CG 16, Range 16) as a Fire Community Education Specialist 3 (CG16, Range 19).
• Personnel Board Report on position studies approved through authorized administrative actions.
• Compensation Study update

1:00pm Homeless Services Consortium Board of Directors Virtual

• Updates Lived Experience Council, Youth Action Board, Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP), Voices of Dane County
• Presentation & Action: Memorandum of Understanding between Community Development Authority & Homeless Services Consortium – Mark Figley
  • Proposal: Approve MOU as presented.
• Presentation & Action: CoC Funding Recommendation – Mark Figley
  • Proposal: Approve CoC Funding Recommendation as presented.

1:30pm Board of Review Madison Municipal Building

• OBJ: 1199 ~ PARCEL: 0810-221-0607-6 ~ ADDRESS: 4750 S BILTMORE LN ~ OWNER: SLJ II LLC ~ ASSESSMENT: $20,770,000 94219
• OBJ: 1204 ~ PARCEL: 0708-252-0401-2 ~ ADDRESS: 6905 ODANA RD ~ OWNER: CPC MADISON LLC ~ ASSESSMENT: $9,204,300 94220
• OBJ: 1205 ~ PARCEL: 0708-252-0419-5 ~ ADDRESS: 6725 ODANA RD ~ OWNER: CPC MADISON LLC ~ ASSESSMENT: $4,655,700

4:30pm Board of Public Works Virtual

• Change Order No. 1 to Contract 8836, Chip Sealing 2026 – East, to Fahrner Asphalt Sealers, L.L.C., for $0 and a time extension to a completion date of 8/19/26. (District 15)
• Contracts
  • multi-year competitively selected service contract with Strand Inc for engineering services for the Badger Mill Creek Watershed Models Update.
  • contract between the City of Madison and SEH for planning, engineering, and public engagement services for East Washington Avenue (US Hwy 30 to Annamark) and Schroeder Rd (Whitney Way to Gammon Rd)
  • contract between the City of Madison and SEH for planning and engineering services for the Systemwide Safety Improvements project
• Authorizing the City’s transfer and conveyance of a certain portion of a 50-foot-wide strip of remnant lands to Dane County. (District 18)
• Accepting improvements
  • sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and street improvements (excluding bituminous surface pavement)- Acacia Ridge Phase 12
  • Accepting storm sewer improvements constructed by Private Contract In 838 Williamson St & 306 S Paterson St
• Contract addenda
  • Addendum No. 2 to Westwind Phase 1 – Stormwater Management
  • Addendum No. 1 to Reiland Grove Phase 1
  • Addendum No. 1 to Reiland Grove Phase 1 – Surface Paving
  • Addendum No. 1 to Reiland Grove Stormwater Management
  • Addendum No. 1 to 320 S Brearly Street CSM
• Approving Plans and Specs
  • public improvements-2019 Fisher Street 
  • public improvements – UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK PHASE II
• Declaring the City of Madison’s intention to exercise its police powers establishing the Milwaukee Street – Assessment District 2027. (District 15)
• Assessing Benefits , 8763, Badger Rusk Shared-Use Path & N. Rusk Avenue Assessment District – 2025. (District 14)
• Appeals regarding prequalifications of various contractors to bid on City of Madison Public Works Projects, and contractors applying to be licensed Concrete Layers, Asphalt Pavers, and Mudjackers as approved by the City Engineer, if any.
• Establishing revised assessments for the installation of street trees requested by the property owner (notices and public hearings have been waived). (Citywide)
• Subcontractor list for Contract 9610, Imagination Center at Reindahl Park, to Corporate Contractors Inc. (CCI), for 81.62% (District 12)
• Approval of bids
  • Hermina Street and Union Street Reconstruction District – 2024.
  • Willows Biobasin Repair.
  • Overture Center Garage Electrical Upgrade.

5:30pm Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Virtual, City-County Building

• Authorization to Accept Funds from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services through the Environmental Public Health Tracking Program’s “Taking Action with Data” Grant Program for the Take a Hike, Not a Tick Project (2026 BOH RES-023)
• Authorization of Line-Item Budget Transfers
• Reports

6:30pm Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board Virtual

• Public Hearing for Major Amendment to the 2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
  • Revise the cost and timing of the federally funded North-South Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) construction project, sponsored by the City of Madison.
• MPO 2026 Resolution No. 17 Approving Amendment No. 26 to the 2025-2029 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Madison Metropolitan Area & Dane County
  • North-South BRT construction costs, funding, and timing (REVISE, Construction in 2028- 2031)
  • Section 5307 Amendment to adjust federal and local funds between three Metro Transit projects (REVISE, Capital funding in 2026)
  • Five WETAP Projects to fund Forward Service Corp., SWCAP, and YWCA projects with state and federal funds (REVISE, two Capital and two Operating projects in 2026; NEW, one Operating project in 2026)
  • City of Madison’s federal ATTAIN Program grant (NEW, Implementation beginning in 2026)
  • STH 138 (Van Buren Street) (W. Main Street to W. Milwaukee Street) Resurfacing (NEW, Design in 2026, Construction anticipated in 2033)
• MPO 2026 Resolution No. 18 Approving an amendment to the Transit Development Plan to adopt Appendix A, Service Standards and Design Guidelines
• Update on MPO-administered Federal Funding Programs: a. STBG-Urban b. TAP c. Carbon Reduction Program
• Update on Draft 2027-2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Madison Metropolitan Area & Dane County
• Announcements and Staff Reports

Thursday, August 6, 2026

5:00pm Madison Public Library Board

• No agenda

5:30pm Community Development Block Grant Committee Virtual

• Authorizing the use of up to $125,000 of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and authorizing the Community Development Division to enter into agreements with the Parks Division in order to implement neighborhood improvement projects identified in the North East Area Plan (District 3, District 12, District 17, District 18)
• Authorizing the allocation of up to $1,300,000 of City Affordable Housing Funds to help the Community Development Authority finance energy efficiency improvements at Monona Shores Apartments and CDA 95-1 “The Reservoir” and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into Loan Agreements. (District 6, District 14)
• Staff Presentation- Shelter Update
• Work Plan
• Staff Report

5:30pm Affirmative Action Commission Virtual

• No agenda