City Week Ahead

Thursday meetings have lots of missing agendas . . . tons of policing issues (recent shootings, Koval’s fees, buying a Bearcat, final council committee report and recommendations for short term changes to policing policies, updates on EROs in the schools and I’m probably missing something, but nothing about the Top of State St.)

Monday, May 1, 2017
4:45 PM Landmarks Commission City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room GR 27
1706 Regent St – New Construction in a Local Historic District, University Heights (just a detached garage)
1008 Jenifer St – Exterior Alteration in the Third Lake Ridge Historic Dist (accessible ramp)
115 N Spooner St – Exterior Alteration in University Heights Historic District (replacement of windows)
1724 Hoyt Street – Exterior Alteration in University Heights Historic District (replacement of windows)
1106 Williamson St – Historic Ghost Sign in Third Lake Ridge Historic District (exposing sign painted on side of building)
1402 Williamson Street – Exterior Alteration in Third Lake Ridge Historic District (replacement of storefront system, installing light and sign)
315, 319, 323 N Blair Street & 615, 619, 623 E Gorham Street – Rehabilitation/Renovation of 6 buildings within the National Register Historic District
Accepting the report entitled, “Ensuring a Vibrant Downtown Retail Destination: A Retail Assessment and Strategy for Downtown Madison”, directing staff to begin implementing key recommendations of the report, and repealing resolution RES-15-00206 (Legislative File # 36697)

5:00 PM EOC Executive Committee City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 523
– (Martha White) Discussion on Task Force on Equity in Music and Entertainment

6:00 PM Notice of Possible Quorum of City of Madison Committee(s) Imagine Madison Phase 2 201 W Mifflin St, Room 3rd Floor Community Room
6:00—6:30: Open House, Refreshments
6:30—7:45: Interactive Presentation and Small Group Activities
1. Overview of Imagine Madison—the City’s Comprehensive Plan Update
2. Strategies: What steps should we take to achieve our shared community goals?
3. Future Land Use Map: How should the city grow and change?

6:30 PM City-County Homeless Issues Committee City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 357
– New Family Day Services – Jeanne Erickson, Project Babies
– Family Shelter Update – The Salvation Army, The YWCA, The Road Home
– Families Living in Hotels and Barriers They Face – Madison Metropolitan School District Transitional Education Program Staff
– Updates (Day Resource Center, Messner’s, ETH State funding and Built for Zero)

7:00 PM President’s Work Group on Police & Community Relations City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room 201
President’s Work Group on Police & Community Relations: Draft Recommendations

Tuesday, May 2, 2017
4:00 Monona Terrace Booking Event Assistance Advisory Committee Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau 22 East Mifflin Street, Suite 200
National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) – Region V Conference Update. Request to roll funding of previously approved 2019 NACADA National Academic Advising Association fund request to NACADA 2020 Region V Conference, April 1-3, 2020.
– Fund requests for Acres USA, American Embryo Transfer Association, Utility Arborists Association, Solution Tree.

5:00 PM Common Council – Discussion City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room 201
– Common Council Informational Presentation: Alder Benefits & Time Entry Process

5:00 PM Parking Council for People with Disabilities Cancelled Madison Municipal Bldg 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 120
– Cancelled

6:30 PM Common Council City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Room 201
#1 – Recognizing Madison Police Department Officers during National Police Week 2017 and to honor the service and sacrifice of those law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty while protecting our communities and safeguarding our democracy.
#2 – Commending and honoring Cathy Dethmers on her dedication, leadership and success bringing live music to the City of Madison.
#13 – Creating Section 28.022 — 00275 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 707-713 E. Johnson Street , 2nd Aldermanic District, from TR-V2 (Traditional Residential-Varied 2) District to NMX (Neighborhood Mixed-Use) District
#14 – Judge Doyle Square Parking Ramp – cleverly disguised as Creating Section 28.022 – 00278 and Section 28.022 – 00279 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property generally located at 210 S. Pinckney Street, 4th Aldermanic District, from DC (Downtown Core) District to PD(GDP-SIP) (Planned Development (General Development Plan, Specific Implementation Plan)) District.
#15 – Creating Section 28.022 – 00276 and Section 28.022 – 00277 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of properties located at 201-215 N. Blount Street, 2nd Aldermanic District, from TR-V2 (Traditional Residential – Varied 2) District to PD(GDP-SIP) (Planned Development (General Development Plan, Specific Implementation Plan)) District.
#16 – Judge Doyle Square – Creating Section 28.022 – 00280 and Section 28.022 – 00281 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 215 S. Pinckney Street, 4th Aldermanic District, from DC (Downtown Core) District to PD(GDP-SIP) (Planned Development (General Development Plan, Specific Implementation Plan)) District.
#22 – No public input – Council Discussion on the Increase in Gun Violence in the City of Madison (Committee of the Whole). (no link)
#62 – Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for Judge Doyle Garage.
#83 – Amending the Police Department’s 2017 Capital Budget to transfer $50,000 in GO Borrowing from the Building Improvements capital program to a capital project authorizing the purchase of a used Lenco Bearcat, and increasing the Police Department fleet vehicles by one.
#84 – Approving the provision of up to $150,000 in 2017 Emerging Opportunities Program (EOP) funds to agencies and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with those agencies to implement the designated projects.
#87 – Extending the life of Tax Increment District (TID) #32 for twelve (12) months for the purposes of the creation of affordable housing and improving City housing stock in the City of Madison.
#89 – Extending the life of Tax Increment District (TID) #27 for twelve (12) months for the purposes of the creation of affordable housing and improving City housing stock in the City of Madison.
#90 – Terminating Tax Incremental District (TID) #40 (Northside).
#91 – Extending the life of Tax Increment District (TID) #43 for twelve (12) months for the purposes of the creation of affordable housing and improving City housing stock in the City of Madison.
#92 – Amending the 2017 Adopted Capital Budget to increase the funding authorization for the Capitol East Parking Garage project by $1,890,465, and amending the Graef-USA, Inc design contract to increase the design fee by $45,600.
#95 – Amending the 2017 Capital Budget and Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a development agreement to fund a $595,000 Jobs TIF Tax Incremental Finance Loan to Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. or its assigns to assist in the development of a corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility within the boundary of a proposed TID #47 (Silicon Prairie).
#106 – Authorizing the City to reimburse legal fees to Chief Michael C. Koval, as allowed under Sec 62.09(7)(e), Wis. Stats., and, amending the 2017 Adopted Operating Budget to appropriate $21,953 from the Contingent Reserve to Direct Appropriations.
#107 – Accepting the report and recommendations of the Housing Strategy Committee – Student Housing Report.

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
8:30 AM Early Childhood Care and Education Subcommittee 30 W Mifflin St, Room 1000B, 10th Floor
– Discussion of strategies and options for serving low income children in quality early care
and education
– June Child Care Forum
– Consider referring to a future meeting of the EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE for discussion, the topic of geographic distribution, or lack thereof, of quality childcare facilities/opportunities.

3:30 PM Personnel Board City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 525
– Creating Fleet Maintenance Program Administrator, recreating Surveyor 2, recreating Accounting Tech 2, deleting Water Quality Aide and creating Water Quality Sampler 1, 2 &3, creating Field Service Leadworker 1 (Water Utility), delete Traffic Engineering Development Specialist and creating Computer Mapping/GIS Coordinator, recreate Program Assistant 1 as Account Technician 2 (Traffic Engineering) and Recreating Admin Clerk 1 as Program Assistant 1 (Traffic Engineering)

4:30 PM Board of Public Works City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 108
Wow – I got nothing. 27 agenda items and not much remarkable . . .
Repealing and replacing Section 10.05 of the Madison General Ordinances entitled “Occupancy of Rights-of-Way” and amending Sec. 1.08(3)(a) to update the bond schedule.
Establishing Registration of Right-of-Way Occupancy Fees, Excavation Permit Fees and Street Degradation Fees.

5:00 PM Affirmative Action Commission Appeals Subcommittee City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 103A
– Identification of Background Documents Provided in Advance by the Department of Civil Rights and Applicant
– Introduction of Intent to Deny Letter
– Discussion of Reasons for Denial of Certification
– Questions from Panel of DCR Staff and Applicant
– Closed Session – Deliberating concerning a case which was the subject of any quasijudicial hearing before the Subcommittee, under Wis. Stats. Section 19.85(1)(a).
– Announcement of Decision
NOTE: The case is: Workforce Solutions and Building Equities, Inc. (WSBE) relative to its
denial of certification from the SBE (Small Business Enterprise) and WBE (Women Owned Business Enterprise) Programs.

5:30 PM Madison Food Policy Council Madison Central Libarary 201 W Mifflin St, Room 302
– 7 work group reports
– 6 Updates
– No apparent real decisions being made

6:00 PM Notice of Possible Quorum of City of Madison Committee(s) Imagine Madison Phase 2 702 Pflaum Rd
6:00—6:30: Open House, Refreshments
6:30—7:45: Interactive Presentation and Small Group Activities
1. Overview of Imagine Madison—the City’s Comprehensive Plan Update
2. Strategies: What steps should we take to achieve our shared community goals?
3. Future Land Use Map: How should the city grow and change?

Thursday, May 4, 2017
12:00 PM Madison Central Business Improvement District (BID) Board 122 W Washington Ave, Room 1st Floor Conference
– Lot of reports and updates, no apparent business to be conducted

4:30 PM Public Market Development Committee City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Room 108
Public Market Discussion
-Site plan and architecture
-Fundraising update
-MarketReady update
-Outreach
-Project timeline

5:00 PM Community Development Block Grant Committee Madison Public Library 201 W Mifflin St, Room 1st Floor Boardroom
– No agenda available

5:00 PM Madison Public Library Board Lincoln Elementary School 909 Sequoia Trl, Room Library
– APPROVAL OF PINNEY LETTER OF INTENT – Document will be distributed and discussed at the meeting if introduced at the May 2, 2017 Common Council meeting and referred to the Library Board.
– APPROVAL OF PROPOSED 2018 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN – Document will be distributed at the meeting.
– CONSIDERATION OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO RESTORE LIBRARY FUNDING ELIMINATED IN PROPOSED FEDERAL BUDGET
– Bunch of reports
– DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATION OF RENEWAL OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (may go into closed session)

5:00 PM Solid Waste Advisory Committee 1501 W Badger Rd
– No agenda available

5:00 PM Landlord and Tenant Issues Committee 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Room 103A (City County Building)
– No agenda available

5:30 PM Madison Police Department Policy & Procedure Review Ad Hoc Committee Urban League of Greater Madison 2222 S Park St
Presentation by Madison Metropolitan School District Board member Anna Moffit and Captain Brian Ackeret of the Madison Police Department on the on-going discussions regarding the use of Educational Resource Officers in Madison High Schools.
Update from OIR, Michael Gennaco and staff on meetings with community groups, city agencies, data gathered and on future work processes, priorities, and time line.
Review the committee’s progress, it’s ability to meet the council resolution’s objectives and to complete the report within the stated timeline. This subject shall also include a discussion on the adequacy of the committee’s process; whether the committee is meeting its mandated objectives; ways that the committee members can act more effectively as a group, and; additional feedback concerning the committee’s process and its progress.

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