Short week, missing agendas and Council meets tonight to discuss Willy St. Business Fund and funding Office of Independent Monitor
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
1:30pm Board of Review Madison Municipal Building
- no agenda
6:30pm Common Council Virtual, 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
- Appointing Devine Nzegwu as alder for District 1 to serve until the Spring 2027 election.
- Proclaiming September 2026 to be National Recovery Month
- Appeal of the Landmarks Commission’s approval of a land division at 113 Ely Place in the University Heights Historic District, Legislative File ID 93071.
- ALRC New Licenses
- Approving a landmark nomination of the property located at 222 E Olin Avenue as the Wonder Bar (District 14).
- Approving an amendment to a landmark nomination of the property located at 3706 Nakoma Road, known as the Old Spring Tavern (District 10)
- Approving an amendment to a landmark nomination of the property located at 619 W Mifflin Street, known as the Wiedenbeck-Dobelin Warehouse (District 4)
- Creating Section 28.022-00755 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 6145-6301 Mineral Point Road and 510 Genomic Drive from PD (Planned Development) District to Amended PD (GDP) (Planned Development-General Development Plan) District and creating Section 28.022-00756 to approve a Specific Implementation Plan. (District 19)
- Amending sections of Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances to remove maximum height limits and landscape requirements in the Airport District.
- SUBSTITUTE: Creating Section 28.022-00759 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 8302 McDowell Drive at the northeastern corner of Mid Town Road and S Pleasant View Road from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to TR-U2 (Traditional Residential-Urban 2) District, and creating Section 28.022-00760 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 8302 McDowell Drive from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to CC-T (Commercial Corridor-Transitional) District, and creating Section 28.022-00819 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 8302 McDowell Drive from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to TR-U1 (Commercial Corridor-Transitional) District. (District 1)
- Creating Section 28.022-00757 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 1001 Wisconsin Place from PD (Planned Development) District to Amended PD (GDP) (Planned Development-General Development Plan) District and creating Section 28.022-00758 to approve a Specific Implementation Plan. (District 2)
- Change of License Conditions
- Luna’s Groceries 2010 Red Arrow Trl – Request to revise or remove condition one to allow sale of single containers of beer of one liter.
- 3 change of Agent, 5 entity reorganization, 2 21+ Entertainment license
- Request to extend license issuance beyond the 180 day – Amisto 313 W Johnson St
- Establishing revised assessments for the installation of street trees requested by the property owner (notices and public hearings have been waived). (Citywide)
- Accepting improvements
- sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and street improvements (excluding bituminous surface pavement) – Acacia Ridge Phase 12
- storm sewer improvements – 838 Williamson St & 306 S Paterson St
- Approving Addendum No. 2 to Westwind Phase 1 – Stormwater Management
- Approving plans and specifications
- Declaring the City of Madison’s intention to exercise its police powers establishing the Milwaukee Street – Assessment District 2027. (District 15)
- Approving Addendum
- No. 1 to Reiland Grove Phase 1
- No. 1 to Reiland Grove Phase 1 (surface paving)
- No. 1 to Reiland Grove (stormwater managment)
- No. 1 to 320 S Brearly Street CSM
- Assessing benefits
- Badger Rusk Shared-Use Path & N. Rusk Avenue Assessment District – 2025.
- 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)
- Awarding Public Works Contract
- Report of Operator License Applications September 8, 2026. See attached report for list of operators.
- Amending the 2026 Adopted Parking Division Capital Budget to transfer existing budget from the Single Space Meter Replacement Project to the Overture Center Garage LED/Electrical Upgrade. (District 4)
- 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.
- Authorizing ongoing noncompetitive purchases over $75,000 from Metropolitan Unified Fiber Network Consortium, Unincorporated Association (MUFN-C) or its members.
- 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).
- Create a 1.0 FTE Real Estate Development Specialist 4 position within the DPCED Office of the Director Operating Budget.
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into a multi-year competitively selected service contract with Strand Inc for engineering services for the Badger Mill Creek Watershed Models Update. (District 1, District 7, District 9, District 20)
- Authorizing electric service agreements for the purchase of backup generation service with Madison Gas & Electric Company, including the installation of a standby generator, on Madison Water Utility facility sites
- Authorizing the Water Utility General Manager to enter into Interruptible Electric Service Agreements with Madison Gas & Electric Co. at Water Utility Sites
- Authorizing a contract between the State of Wisconsin, Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management and the City of Madison for the City of Madison Fire Department to be a Participating Agency in a statewide urban search and rescue team.
- 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)
- 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)
- SUBSTITUTE Amending the 2026 Economic Development Division (EDD) Operating Budget by transferring $75,000 from other agency budgets to EDD and authorizing intra-departmental transfers within EDD, approving program materials, and authorizing the Economic Development Division to administer a Williamson Street Business Stabilization Support Program (District 6).
- Amending the 2026 adopted operating budget by transferring $28,500 from the contingent reserve to the Office of the Independent Monitor for additional staffing and services costs, and directing staff to provide a full accounting of costs associated with the City’s critical incident response between July 22, 2026 and September 8, 2026.
- Approving the preliminary plat and final plat of Hawks Nest on land generally addressed as 8302 McDowell Drive and located at the northeastern corner of Mid Town Road and S Pleasant View Road (District 1).
- Report of the Risk Manager
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a contract between the City of Madison and TYLin, for corridor safety studies and demonstration project planning and evaluation for three priority corridors (District 6, District 10, District 12, District 19, District 20).
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a 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) (District 3, District 12, District 17, District 19, District 20).
- Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a contract between the City of Madison and SEH for planning and engineering services for the Systemwide Safety Improvements project (Citywide).
- Authorizing the Mayor to sign a Torch Relay Agreement with the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2028.
- Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Joe Daniels Construction Co., Inc. located at 979 Jonathon Drive (District 14).
- Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Monticello Holdings, LLC located at 5025-5029 Sheboygan Avenue (District 11).
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
9:00am Board of Assessors Madison Municipal Building
- 2 pages of adjustments to assessments, some up, some down
1:30pm Personnel Board Virtual
- Recreate the 1.0 FTE position #779 of Accounting Technician 3 (CG20, R16) as an Accountant 1 (CG18, R06) and reallocate the employee to the new position.
- Delete the classification of Parking Division Director from CG18, R17 in the salary schedule and recreate the classification in CG18, R19. Recreate position #1275 as Parking Division Director in CG 18, Range 19 and reallocate the employee
- Recreate the 1.0 FTE position #4782 of Civil Technician 2 as a GIS Specialist 2.
- Personnel Board Report on position studies approved through authorized administrative actions.
- Compensation Study update.
1:30pm Board of Review Madison Municipal Building
- OBJ: 1234 ~ PARCEL: 0709-011-0528-3 ~ ADDRESS: 1426 SHERIDAN DR ~ OWNER: HUNT, DAVID A ~ ASSESSMENT: $391,700 94600
- OBJ: 715 ~ PARCEL: 0809-244-2808-3 ~ ADDRESS: 91 GOLF PKWY # H ~ OWNER: WITHHELD PURSUANT TO WIS. STATS.~ ASSESSMENT: $374,000 94602
- OBJ: 1236 ~ PARCEL: 0710-164-0105-3 ~ ADDRESS: 4814 CAMDEN RD ~ OWNER: SCHMID, JOSHUA M ~ ASSESSMENT: $607,500 94603
- Approval of Board of Assessor uncontested values from August 12, 2026.
- Approval of Board of Assessor uncontested values from August 19, 2026.
4:30pm Board of Public Works Virtual
- Consider a Report of the City Engineer regarding the results of a review of water resource impacts and the necessity of permits for public works construction projects on this agenda.
- Approving Plans, Specifications
- Parman Terrace Assessment District – 2027.
- Milwaukee Street – Assessment District 2027
- Sherman Avenue, N. Sherman Avenue, and McGuire Street Assessment District – 2026
- Subdivision known as UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PARK PHASE II
- 4305 Cherokee Drive – Cherokee Middle School
- Change Orders
- No. 19 – Imagination Center at Reindahl Park– $27,037.29
- No. 1 – 2026 Playgrounds – Set 1– $4,080.00 and a time extension to a completion date of 9/4/26.
- No. 3 – Warner Park Pickleball Courts and Worthington Park Futsal Court– $0 and a time extension to a completion date of 9/18/26.
- No. 8 – Mineral Point Road Widen Sidewalk (for East-West Bus Rapid Transit) – $27,570.00 (over contingency)
- No. 8 – Well 15 PFAS Treatment Facility– $23,909.20 (over contingency).
- No. 1 – Yahara Hills Golf Course Paved Paths, – $2,500.00 and a time extension to a completion date of 10/16/26. (District 16)
- Adopting the City of Madison Pedestrian Plan (Citywide).
- Adopting the City of Madison Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan (Citywide)
- Accepting improvements
- sidewalk improvements – University Research Park – Science Drive Sidewalk
- public stormwater management improvements – Woods Farm – Stormwater Management
- street and lateral improvements – 5622 Eastpark Boulevard
- sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and street improvements (excluding bituminous surface pavement)- Eagle Trace – Phase 8
- sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and street improvements (excluding bituminous surface pavement) – Village at Autumn Lake Phase 15
- Assessing Benefits S. Paterson Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement Assessment District – 2024. (District 6).
- Amending the Final Schedule of Assessments for the Evergreen Avenue, Ohio Avenue, and Sommers Avenue Assessment District – 2025. (District 15)
- Declaring the City of Madison’s intention to exercise its police powers establishing the Euclid Avenue and Birch Avenue Assessment District – 2027. (District 11)
- Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for Madison LakeWay – SkyLine Improvements. (District 4, District 13)
- 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
- July 2026 Non BPW Change Order Report.
- Subcontractor list for Contract 9709, Yahara Hills Golf Course Paved Paths, to Parisi Construction, LLC, for 44.14% (District 16)
- August 2026 Non BPW Change Order Report.
- SUBSTITUTE: Awarding Public Works Contract No. 8708, Hermina Street and Union Street Reconstruction District – 2024. (District 15)
- Awarding Public Works Contract No. 9668, Mayflower Lift Station Replacement project. (District 14)
5:30pm Madison Arts Commission Virtual
- State Street Campus Garage Murals
- Review & vote on Cheerio Madison Mural
- Review & vote on mural by Emily Balsley, Steph Hagens & Julie Vornholt
- 2026 BLINK Commissions
- Review cancellation of “All You Need Is Live” by Aaron Konkol & vote
- Artificial Intelligence Policy
- Review 2026 Artificial Intelligence Policy & vote
- Donation Policy
- Review 2026 Donation Policy & vote
- 2026 Administrative Updates
- Paint the Town in Paper Residency at Parks Alive
- Emily Balsley’s “Cultivate” installed at East Madison Community Center
- LakeWay Public Art Designs Due September 14, Survey opens September 15
- Music branding meeting: September 15, Central Library
- Triangle Public Art – Audifax Mural Workshop – 4pm, Wednesday, September 16
- Imagination Center at Reindahl Park Opening: 3-8pm, Friday, September 25 & 10am-4pm, Saturday, September 26
- Youth Poet Laureate Reception: 5:30pm, Tuesday, September 22, Room 201, Madison Municipal Building
- LakeWay Design Presentations: 5:30pm, Thursday, October 1, virtual
- Thurber Opening: 5:30-7pm, Tuesday, October 6, Thurber Studio -Bartillon install & opening (TBD)
- Public Market Art Party: 5-7pm, Wednesday October 21
- Teejop Closing: 5-7pm, Friday, November 6, STEAM Art Building, Edgewood University (see teejop.org for more events)
- 2027 Artist at Work Grant application
- Chair’s Report
- 2026 Press and Publicity
6:30pm Board of Park Commissioners Virtual
- Approving Park Commission Resident Appointment to the Long Range Planning Subcommittee of the Board of Park Commissioners
- September 2026 Superintendent’s Report
- Accepting the Reports of the August 17, 2026 Facilities, Programs and Fees Subcommittee and the August 18, 2026 Habitat Stewardship Subcommittee Minutes
- Approving Request from City of Madison Engineering to Install and Maintain Outdoor Warning Sirens in Door Creek and North Star Parks, and to Relocate Existing Siren from within Brittingham Park (District 3, District 13, District 16)
- Authorizing the City’s acceptance of a Permanent Limited Easement for Public Pedestrian Trail Purposes from the Mary Ann McKenzie Legacy Trust over and across a portion of the property located at 3105 Woods Road in the Town of Verona, Wisconsin to extend the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
- Authorizing the Parks Division to submit, and if awarded, amend the Parks Division’s Capital Budget and accept a grant of up to $2,300,000 from the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership program for the implementation of the James Madison Park Master Plan. (District 2 and District 6)
- Adoption of Southeast Area Park Development Plans (District 3, District 15, District 16)
- Approving the 2027 Athletic Reservations Fee Structure (Citywide)
- Approving the 2027 Recreation Services Fee Structure (Citywide)
- Approving the 2027 Shelter Reservations Fee Structure (Citywide)
- Approving the 2027 Watercraft, Mooring, and Permits Fee Structures (Citywide)
- Informational Presentation from Big Top Events regarding Proposed Capital Investments and Use Agreement changes at Breese Stevens Field
- Informational Presentation of The Parks Division’s 2027 Executive Capital Budget
- Informational Update on Discontinuation of Clean Beach System (District 18)
Thursday, September 10, 2026
12:30pm Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission Executive Director Performance Review Subcommittee Virtual
- Discuss 2026 Annual Review Process
4:30pm Notice of Possible Quorum of the Community Development Authority – Madison Revitalization and Community Development Corporation Virtual
- MRCDC Resolution No. 37 – Accepting the Final Audit for Fiscal Year 2025 for Madison Revitalization and Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) (Legistar File #94650)
5:00pm Equal Opportunities Commission Virtual
- Emotional support animals (ESA) and recent guidance to HUD on enforcement
- 2026 Rev. James C. Wright Award
- Tuesday, September 22, 2026 6:30 PM City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Room 201 Madison, WI 53703
- Alder Report to the EOC
- EOD Manager Report
5:00pm Community Development Authority Virtual
- No agenda
5:30pm Community Development Block Grant Committee Virtual
- No agenda
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