Madison City Week Ahead 2/9/26

Brenda Konkel

February 8, 2026 11:47 am

City Council meets this week and there are a couple meetings without agendas.

Monday, February 9, 2026

5:00pm Landmarks Commission Virtual

Removing “human burial designation” from Orton Park (District 6)
Amendment to Landmarks Commission Policy Manual
- Updated Elected and Appointed Official Code of Conduct
- Update Chair and Vice Chair election schedule
Demolition Historic Value Review
- 206 Bernard Court – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a commercial building (District 8)
- 5555 Odana Road – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a commercial building (District 19)
- 5534 Medical Circle – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a commercial building (District 19)
- 2030 Pennsylvania Avenue – Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish a commercial building (District 12)

5:30pm Police and Fire Commission Virtual

Fire Department Items
- General status update on Apparatus Engineer Process
- General status update on Fire Department Recruit Academy
- General status update on Firefighter hiring process
- General status report on Fire Department retirements and resignations
- General status report on Fire Department disciplinary matters
Police Department Items
- Consideration and potential action regarding the final recommendation of the Police Chief to promote/hire candidates following the successful completion of the probationary period:
  - Angela Kamoske, Assistant Chief, effective 03/02/2026
  - Kipp Hartman, Captain, effective 03/02/2026
- Status update and potential action regarding Police Department probationary status extension
- Consideration and potential action to add candidate to Police Department eligibility list and hiring list
- Discuss potential PFC rule modification regarding rehire of candidate
- General status report on Police Department retirements and resignations
- General status report on Police Department disciplinary matters
Closed Session
- Contemplated closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) to discuss and take action, if appropriate, regarding employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility; specifically:
  - Consider the preliminary recommendation of the Police Chief regarding promotion and report on personnel file review: Lisa Wedekind, Officer to Detective, effective 02/01/2026

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

4:30pm Common Council Executive Committee Virtual, 201 City-County Building

Repealing Section 9.12, repealing and recreating Section 33.17 to combine the Vending Oversight Committee and Economic Development Committee into the new Business and Economic Resources Committee (BERC), and updating references throughout the Madison General Ordinances.
Amending the “Regulations Governing Vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse” and “Regulations Governing Vending in High Density Vending Areas” to replace references to the Vending Oversight Committee and MGO 9.12 with the Business and Economic Resources Committee and MGO 33.17, to coincide with the ordinance merging the VOC and EDC into the BERC.
Council Chief of Staff Annual Performance Evaluation Tool and Process
Reducing the Size of the Common Council
Council Office Updates (2025-2026)

4:30pm Habitat Stewardship Subcommittee (Parks) Virtual

Informational Overview of Parks’ Woodland Data Dashboard INFORMATIONAL
2025 Parks Pesticide Report

6:30pm Common Council Virtual, Council Chambers

Celebrating February 2026 as Black History Month in the City of Madison
Public Hearings
- New Liquor License
Creating Section 28.022-00743 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 5025 Sheboygan Avenue from PD (Planned Development) District to Amended PD (GDP) (Planned Development-General Development Plan) District and creating Section 28.022-00744 to approve a Specific Implementation Plan. (District 11)
Approving Plans, Specifications, And Schedule Of Assessments For Elmside Boulevard, Sommers Avenue, and Center Avenue Assessment District – 2026. (District 15)
Creating Section 28.022-00745 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 1936 Tennyson Lane from PD (Planned Development) District to SR-V2 (Suburban Residential – Varied 2) District.
4 change of agent
Reaffirming the City of Madison’s Commitment to Supporting Pollinator Health and Authorizing the City of Madison to Take the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge.
Accepting public stormwater management improvements constructed by Private Contract for 3840 Maple Grove Drive (Stormwater Management), Private Contract No. 8530 (District 7)
Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for Unit Well 12 Upgrade. (District 11)
Amending the 2026 Adopted Bicycle & Pedestrian Capital Budget and Approving Plans and Specifications for the Capital City Path Extension AND the Dane County led work on Underdahl Road for the Glacial Drumlin Extension. (District 16)
Approving plans and specifications
- Manitou Way Storm Box Replacement.
- public improvements required to serve Phase 14 of the Subdivision known as Acacia Ridge
- 121 N Butler Street
- 230 S Fair Oaks Avenue
- Cannonball Path: Phase 6
- Midvale Boulevard Pavement Patching
Report of Operator License Applications February 10, 2026. See attached report for list of operators.
Authorizing a loan of up to $300,000 to Chrysalis, Inc. from the Community Facilities Loan Program to help finance the acquisition of a property located at 2425 Atwood Avenue, Madison WI, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement for that purpose (District 15).
Recreate position #3945 of 0.5 FTE Police Report Typist 2 as a 1.0 FTE Police Report Typist 2 within the Police Department operating budget.
Authorizing the Parks Division to apply for a Recreational Trails Program grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for the Madison LakeWay Project, the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the resulting grant agreement if awarded, and amending the 2026 Parks Division Capital Budget to allow for acceptance of up to $100,000 if awarded the grant. (District 4 and District 13)
Recreate the vacant 0.75 FTE Parks Worker, position #4656 in CG16/R04P, as a 1.0 FTE position, within the Parks Division operating budget.
Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by 2211 Fordem Ave, LLC located at 2103 Sherman Avenue (District 12).
Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Kathryn A. K. McQueen located at 1109 Seminole Highway (District 10).
Report of Risk Manager
Amending Section 13.18 and 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to update the Lead Water Line Replacement Ordinance so that it is consistent with the recent updates to the Federal Lead and Copper Rule.
Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Voell Real Estate, LLC located at 999 S Park Street (District 13).

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

4:30pm Board of Public Works Virtual

Approving Plans, Specifications, And Schedule Of Assessments For Virginia Terrace, Norwood Place, Rugby Row, and Hillington Way – Assessment District 2026. (District 5)
$266,000 in change orders
Authorizing the City Engineer to apply for a WDNR Municipal Flood Control Grant for the West Towne Pond project, the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the resulting grant agreement to accept the grant if awarded, and amending the 2026 Capital Budget for Engineering – Stormwater Utility to allow for the acceptance of up to $600,000 if awarded the grant. (District 19)
Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an 2-year competitively selected service contract with Carollo Engineers, Inc 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)
Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute an Amendment to the contract between the City of Madison and KL Engineering, Inc. for additional design engineering services for John Nolen Drive. (District 4, District 13).
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Agreement with Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, LLC for cost sharing for the Troy Drive Railroad Bridge Reconstruction Project (District 18)
Approving plans and specifications for public improvements necessary for the project known as 118 N Orchard Street and authorizing construction to be undertaken by the Developer, Private Contract No. 9741 (District 8)
Accepting sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and street improvements (excluding bituminous surface pavement) constructed by Private Contract In Grandview Commons Phase 25, Contract No. 8134 (District 3).
Accepting public stormwater management improvements constructed by Private Contract for Birchwood Point – Phase 2, Private Contract No. 2382 (District 9).
Accepting public stormwater management improvements constructed by Private Contract for North Addition to Grandview Commons Phase 5, Private Contract No. 8136 (District 3)
Declaring the City of Madison’s Sherman Avenue, N. Sherman Avenue, and McGuire Street Assessment District – 2026. (District 12)
Assessing Benefits Northport Drive & School Road Traffic Signal Assessment District 2023. (District 12)
Approving plans and specifications
- Mayflower Lift Station Replacement project
- Southwest Commuter Bike Path & West Washington Avenue
- Kennedy Road Terminal and On-Route Bus Charger
- University Avenue and Babcock Drive Railroad Crossing Improvements
- Annual Construction and Reconstruction of Concrete Sidewalk and Incidental Concrete Curb and Gutter Work
- Annual Horizontal Sawcutting of Concrete Sidewalk and Incidental Work (District 2 and 6)
- Safe Streets Madison 2026. (District 1, District 2, District 6, District 9, District 11, District 12, District 13, District 15, District 16, District 17, District 18, District 19, District 20)
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.
January 2026 BPW Change Order Report.