City Budget at Board of Estimates – seems like a bit of a snoozer. Did you know there’s a city committee that has been cancelled 17 of the last 18 meetings?!
Monday, October 24, 2016
4:30 PM Board of Estimates Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 260 Madison, WI 53703
– Authorizing the increase of Police Department fleet vehicles by one and amending the 2016 Operating Budget to reallocate funds for the purchase of a full size SUV
– Authorizing the Mayor and Chief of Police to accept a $37,880 USDOJ COPS Community Policing Development grant award for the Madison Police Department’s South Madison Police-Community Advisory Board pilot program;and amend budgets accordingly.
– Authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and Chief of Police to accept a $700,000 Smart Policing Initiative grant award for the Madison Police Department’s Madison Addiction Recovery Initiative; and amend budgets accordingly.
– Accepting the recommendation of the Madison Police Department Policy and Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee to select Michael J. Gennaco d/b/a OIR Group as the expert consultant to conduct the review of the Madison Police Department
– Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Development Agreement to facilitate the development of the “Spark” project, the “Cosmos” project, and the Capitol East District Parking Structure on the 800 south blocks of East Washington Avenue and East Main Street; and, amending Res-16-00674 which authorized the City to execute a contract with Graef-USA Inc. for up to $610,000, to authorize expenditures of up to $776,560 to complete architecture/engineering for a Capitol East District Parking Structure.
– Approving the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit an operator for the Bicycle Center in the public parking facility on Block 88 as a component of the Judge Doyle project.
– Establishing guidelines for the implementation of the updated Park Impact Fee Ordinance.
– 2017 Executive Operating Budget
5:30 PM Sister City Collaboration Committee Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room LL-110 Madison, WI 53703
– 2017 SCCC Funding
– D’Gambia Resolution
5:30 PM Notice of Possible Quorum of the Board of Estimates City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 351 Madison, WI 53703
– SPECIAL MEETING: Joint Meeting with Dane County Board of Supervisors Personnel
and Finance Committee
– Discussion of the 2017 Budget of the Department of Public Health for Madison and Dane County.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
4:30 PM Water Utility Board Madison Water Utility 119 E Olin Ave, Room Conf Room A & B Madison, WI 53713
– Presentation by Tom Heikkinen on the future of water (Water 4.0)
– Water Quality Report
– Items of general interest and update on any rate case in progress. This will include an update on the Water Utlity ‘s plans to sell revenue bonds in December.
5:00 PM Pedestrian/Bicycle/Motor Vehicle Commission City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room GR-27 Police Conference Room Madison, WI 53703
– Repeal and recreate Section 12.325 of the Madison General Ordinances to limit persons entering or staying on highways.
– Approving roadway geometry for the reconstruction of Cottage Grove Road from Thompson Drive to Sprecher Road.
– Discussion of the Committee on the Environment on Vehicle Idling and Air Quality
– Approving the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit an operator for the Bicycle Center in the public parking facility on Block 88 as a component of the Judge Doyle project.
– Discussion of 800 block of State Street and Pedestrian usage
– Bike Equity Report – Update and Discussion
5:00 PM Community Gardens Committee Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room LL-110 Madison, WI 53703
– Dissolving the Committee on Community Gardens and expressing appreciation to past and current members for their accomplishments.
– Repealing Section 33.12 and amending Section 33.52 of the Madison General Ordinances to eliminate the Committee on Community Gardens.
– Updates and reports
5:00 PM Ethics Board City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 108 Madison, WI 53703
– Ethics Board Complaint: Katherine M. Hurtgen, Associate Director Monona Terrace , Complainant
Gregg McManners, Executive Director Monona Terrace , Subject of Complaint
Hearing on the Motion to Dismiss Held in Abeyance. Following a ruling on the motion to dismiss, the Board will set a further date for a hearing on the merits, if necessary.
– Amending Section 3.35(4) and creating Section 3.35(12)(d) of the Madison General Ordinances to restrict complaints before the Ethics Board to allegations of violation of the Ethics Code, and to require that any complaint filed against a managerial employee be forwarded to the Mayor.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
10:00 AM Street Use Staff Commission Cancelled City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room 108 (Parks Conference Room) Madison, WI 53703
1:30 PM Committee on Aging Madison Senior Center 330 W. Mifflin St Madison, WI 53703
– Reports
– 2017 Budget Discussion and Advocacy
– SOAR (Sharing Outdoor Activity Resources)
4:30 PM Urban Design Commission Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd,
Room 260 Madison, WI 53703
– 489 Commerce Drive – New 4-Story, 79-Unit Multi-Family Development.
– 604 South Point Road/9702 Watts Road – New Development Consisting of 8 Buildings with 299 Multi-Family Units.
– 1109 South Park Street – New Development of a 4-Story Mixed-Use Building with Underground Parking
– 810 East Washington Avenue – Galaxie Phase 3: Starliner Condominiums and Lofts
– 302 South Gammon Road – New Development of a Mixed Commercial Center.
4:45 PM Joint West Campus Area Committee WARF Bldg. 610 Walnut Street, Room 132 Madison, WI 53726
– Tons of updates
– UW-Madison Campus Master Plan
1. Overall Status Report
2. Draft Design Guidelines Presentation
3. Schedule for City approvals
5:00 PM Vending Oversight Committee Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room 300 Madison, WI 53703
– A RESOLUTION amending the “Regulations Governing Vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse” to create a demerit point for missing a day of the Food Cart Review, to modify the rules for a food vendor to move into another food vendor’s unoccupied site, eliminating the rule that Mall/Concourse food carts cannot be moved with a vehicle until after 2:30 p.m., and making various housekeeping changes regarding Food Cart Review point tabulation and appeals.
– Amending Section 9.13(6)(e)7.c. of the Madison General Ordinances to allow coffee that is locally roasted to meet the definition of “personally prepared food” for purposes of Mall/Concourse Food Vending.
– Results of 2016 Food Cart Review
– Discuss the Fates of Zones A and B in Late-Night Vending
– Consider Allowing Mall/Concourse Food Vendors to Use Queue System
5:00 PM Transportation Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room GR-27 Police Conference Room Madison, WI 53703
– Review of draft ordinances creating a Department of Transportation, Transportation Policy and Planning Board, and Transportation Commission
5:30 PM Community Services Committee City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 108 Madison, WI 53703
– wow – there is nothing on this agenda.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
8:00 AM Commission of the Madison Metropolitan Sewage District Maintenance Facility 1610 Moorland Rd, Room Training Room Madison, WI 53713
– No agenda
4:00 PM Housing Strategy Committee Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 313 Madison, WI 53703
– PBS Newshour Article Regarding Tiny Houses
– 2016 Housing Report – Consolidated and Updated.
– Housing Report – Student Housing
5:00 PM Zoning Board of Appeals Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room LL-110 Madison, WI 53703
– 2725 Atwood Ave
– 311 S. Orchard St
5:00 PM Equal Opportunities Commission To Be Determined Madison, WI 53703
– No agenda
5:00 PM Long Range Transportation Planning Committee Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room LL-110 Madison, WI 53703
– Adopting the Yahara Hills Neighborhood Development Plan as a supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan and authorizing the City’s applications to amend the Central Urban Service Area as required to implement the development phasing recommendations in the Yahara Hills Neighborhood Development Plan.
– Authorizing the City of Madison Planning Division to prepare an amendment to the High Point-Raymond Neighborhood Development Plan.
5:00 PM Disability Rights Commission Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 260 Madison, WI 53703
– Accessible Taxi Letter to Common Council
– Strategy for Addressing Housing Issues
– Reports
5:30 PM Allied Area Task Force Revival Ridge Community Room 2313 Allied Dr, Room Community Room Madison, WI 53711
– Cancelled, just like 17 of the last 18 meetings have been.
