What Will The Council Talk About Tonight? (Updated!)

This, and anything else anyone shows up to testify about or alders choose to pull off the agenda.

Agenda Items #4 – #10 are PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

The following items are extra-majority items to be included on the consent agenda with request for unanimous vote:
12. Legislative File No. 36369 Amending the City’s 2014 Adopted Operating Budget to re-appropriate $25,000 from Various Appropriations to the Community Development Division for the United Way HIRE Initiative. (Business by the Mayor – 15 votes required)
32. Legislative File No. 36087 Approving the Fire Department to negotiate the sale of fire and medical equipment carried on ambulances and fire engines/trucks and for the 2015 capital budget to be amended to allow for sale proceeds to be used for future purchases from fund CE72 Fire Equipment (Report of BOE – 15 votes required)
55. Legislative File No. 36230 SUBSTITUTE Appropriating $ 3,969,395 from the General Fund balance to agency budgets and the Insurance and Room Tax Workers Compensation Funds to cover various unbudgeted expenditures in 2014. (Report of BOE – 15 votes required)
56. Legislative File No. 36249 Amending the City’s 2014 Adopted Operating Budget to re-appropriate $25,000 from Miscellaneous Appropriations to the Community Development Division for the provision of homeless-focused case management services at MPL’s Central Library, authorizing CDD to select an appropriate vendor agency via an RFP process, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with the selected vendor to provide these services. (Report of BOE – 15 votes required)

Agenda Items part of the Consent Agenda but with Additional Recommendations as noted:
135. Legislative File No. 36321 Amending the 2015 adopted capital budget to create a new project with authorized expenditures of $575,000 within the Planning and Community and Economic Development agency (PCED) entitled “Urban Footprint Scenario Transit Oriented Planning,” and to transfer funds to the project from the Sustainability Fund; amending the 2015 adopted Operating Budget of the Planning Division to create a 1.0 Limited Term Employee Planner 2 or 3 to serve as project coordinator; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a sole source agreement with Calthorpe Analytics to provide UrbanFootprint scenario modeling software and training to be used by the Planning Division in support of Bus Rapid Transit station area planning. (New Business – Ald. Ledell Zellers, D. 2 – Additional Referrals: Plan Commission, Transit & Parking Commission, Long Range Transportation Planning Committee)
147. Legislative File No. 36405 – Recognizing the role of the Common Council in addressing institutionalized bias and proactively advancing racial equity. (Ald. Denise Demarb, Council President Pro Tem – Recommended Action: Adopt Substitute)

Agenda Items requested by alders to be placed on EXCLUSION LIST
18. Legislative File No. 35723 SUBSTITUTE Accepting the Report of the Judge Doyle Square Negotiating Team dated November 3, 2014. (Report of BOE – Ald. David Ahrens, D. 15)
52. Legislative File No. 36185 Authorizing the allocation of Affordable Housing Funds to support the creation of approximately 200 units of affordable rental housing in Madison. (Report of BOE – Ald. Anita Weier, D. 18)
54. Legislative File No. 36201 Authorizing a 4 year service contract for tourism marketing services, between the City and the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau. (Report of BOE – Ald. David Ahrens, D. 15 – for purpose of offering a substitute)
82. Legislative File No. 36174 Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for Yahara Hills Facility Improvements – HVAC Upgrade. (16th AD) (Report of BPW – Ald. David Ahrens, D. 15)
83. Legislative File No. 36176 Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for Yahara Hills Facility Improvements – Window Replacement. (16th AD) (Report of BPW – Ald. David Ahrens, D. 15)

Introductions from the Floor for Referral
 None were submitted before this list was printed.

UPDATE:
Attached is an updated listing. Ald. David Ahrens no longer requests that Agenda Items #82 and #83 be separated for discussion.

82. Legislative File No. 36174 Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for Yahara Hills Facility Improvements – HVAC Upgrade. (16th AD) (Report of BPW)

83. Legislative File No. 36176 Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for Yahara Hills Facility Improvements – Window Replacement. (16th AD) (Report of BPW)

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