What will the Council Talk about Tonight?

Nothing except . . . well, who knows. These are the items they say they are going to talk about. If people show up and testify they will likely talk about a few other things, maybe.


Agenda Items #3 – #8 are PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
8. Public Hearing Item – Legislative File No. 54503 – Rezoning property located at 3840 Maple Grove Drive,7th Aldermanic District from A to PR (Parks and Recreation) District. (Report of Plan Commission – Public Hearing – Ald. Steve King, District 7 – Recommended Action: Recess Public Hearing and Refer to 4/16/19 Common Council meeting)

The following items are EXTRA-MAJORITY ITEMS – Extra Majority vote items will be recorded as unanimous votes unless a roll call or exclusion is requested:
57. Legislative File No. 53967 – SUBSTITUTE – Amending the 2019 Adopted Operating Budget authorizing the Chief of Police to sign a Cost Reimbursement Agreement with the FBI annually for three years for a total amount of $22,500 for overtime expenses. (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)

63. Legislative File No. 54742 – Approving the City of Madison’s application to the Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s (PSC) Energy Innovation Grant Program to help purchase 20 plug-in electric vehicles for the City Fleet. (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)

65. Legislative File No. 54765 – Amending the 2019 Engineering-Other Projects capital budget to transfer $45,000 in existing budget authority from the Right-of-Way Landscaping program to the Warning Sirens Program to provide required additional funding to install four (4) new warning sirens. (9th, 17th, 3rd and 16th ADs) (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)

76. Legislative File No. 54898 – Authorizing the City’s Economic Development Division to submit, for a $250,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Community Development Investment Grant program and if awarded, accepting the granted funds, amending EDD’s 2019 Operating budget and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with WEDC to accept Community Development Investment Grant award for use of the funds. (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)

83. Legislative File No. 54949 – Amending the 2019 Parks Division Capital Budget to transfer existing GO borrowing authority between major program Beach and Shoreline Improvements and major project Forest Hill Cemetery Improvements. (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)

Agenda Items part of the CONSENT AGENDA WITH ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS as noted:
10. Legislative File No. 54917 – SUBSTITUTE Amending the 2019 Parks Division Capital Budget and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a Permanent Limited Easement for Sanitary Interceptor Sewer Purposes to Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District across a portion of Reindahl Park located at 1818 Portage Road. (17th A. D.) (Business by the President – Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4 – Additional Referral to Finance Committee)

84. Legislative File No. 54962 – Amending the 2019 Operating Budget and Setting the 2019 Rates for the Sewer and Stormwater. (City Wide) (Report of Finance Committee – Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4 – Recommend Adoption of Substitute Resolution – 15 votes required)

86. Legislative File No. 54405 – Approving the preliminary plat of FRED-Maple Grove Drive on property addressed as 3840 Maple Grove Drive; 7th Ald. Dist. (Report of Plan Commission – Ald. Steve King, District 7 – Refer to the 4/16/19 Common Council meeting)

Items requested for EXCLUSION:
72. Legislative File No. 54854 – Delete the classifications of Assistant City Assessor Commercial (CG18, R13), Assistant City Assessor Residential (CG18, R12), and Assessment Services Supervisor (CG18, R08), and create new classifications of Assessment Business Systems Manager and Assessment Operations Manager, both in CG 18, Range 14. Recreate position #709 of Assessment Services Supervisor as the Assessment Business Systems Manager and reclassify current Assessment Services Supervisor (CG 18-08), Sally Sweeney, to the Assessment Business Systems Manager position. Recreate vacant position #727 of Assistant City Assessor Commercial as the Assessment Operations Manager in CG18, R14. Delete position #4123 of Assistant City Assessor Residential and recreate it as a Property Appraiser 4 in CG 16, R21. (Report of Finance Committee – Ald. Rebecca Kemble, District 18 – Refer to: Common Council Executive Committee)

95. Legislative File No. 54766 – Calling for the federal government to pass a Green New Deal. (Items Referred to this Meeting)

Items Introduced from the Floor for Referral
Legislative File No. 55109 – BY TITLE ONLY – Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a non-disclosure agreement with the Madison Gas and Electric Company (MGE) to facilitate the sharing of otherwise protected and confidential Trade Secrets with City Staff and City Consultants for the purposes of negotiating a contract for the procurement of solar energy through MGE’s Renewable Energy Rider Program. (Ald. David Ahrens, District 15)
*Introduction of any matters by title only or without a fiscal note shall require a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote.
– Recommended Action: Refer to Finance Committee

Legislative File No. Affirming the principles of fundamental human rights and equality for women in our community and supporting the United States ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). (Ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5)
– Recommended Action: Refer to 4/16/10 Common Council meeting for adoption

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