What will the Madison City Council talk about tonight?

The Madison City Council is expected to pass everything as noted on the agenda in one big “consent agenda” motion, except for items noted below, anything an alder separates at the meeting or items the public shows up to speak on.

NOTE: An obvious item that is supposed to take quite a bit of time tonight that is not listed here is Edgewood.

Agenda Items #3 – #13 are PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
20. Legislative File No. 58225 – Amending Sections 28.127(1)(a) and (2), repealing Sections 28.127(3) and (4) of the Madison General Ordinances to expand the Alcohol Overlay District, remove the requirement that there be an annual review, and remove the previous sunset provision. (Note – This agenda item is a PUBLIC HEARING item)

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:
17. Legislative File No. 58826 – Amending the 2020 Engineering-Major Streets and
Engineering-Bicycle and Pedestrian Capital Budgets to transfer $1,300,000 of existing GO
borrowing authority between major project Cottage Grove Road and major project
Gammon Road, South and West Towne Path Phase 1. (City Wide ADs) (Business by the
President – 15 votes required)

40. Legislative File No. 58497 – Amending the 2020 Capital Budget of Engineering-Major
Streets and Determining a Public Purpose and Necessity and adopting a Relocation Order
for the acquisition of land interests required for the construction and maintenance of
improvements for a public street. Being part of NE 1⁄4 of the SE 1⁄4 of Section 17, T 7 N, R 8 E in the City of Madison. (9th AD) (Report of BPW – 15 votes required)

58. Legislative File No. 57713 – Amending the 2019 Capital Budget for Sewer Utility and
Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute an Amendment to the contract
between Madison and Strand Associates, Inc. for additional design engineering services for
the Blair/John Nolen Intersection final design. (6th AD) (Report of Finance Committee – 15
votes required)

Agenda Items part of the CONSENT AGENDA WITH ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS as noted:
32. Legislative File No. 57897 – THIRD SUBSTITUTE A Resolution amending the 2019 2020 Operating Budgets of the Police Department, Fire Department and Public Health
Madison Dane County; and accepting a U.S Department of Justice Comprehensive Opioid
Abuse Site-Based Program (COAP) grant award of $1,200,000 to create a “Pathways to
Recovery Madison & Dane County” initiative to combat opioid abuse. (Report of Public
Health Madison Dane County – 15 votes required & 3rd Substitute contains fiscal note – Recommended Action: Adopt 3rd Substitute)

66. Legislative File No. 57605 – SUBSTITUTE. Amending Section 11.06(4)(g) of the Madison General Ordinances to allow a license transfer with the approval of the Transportation Commission. (Report of Transportation Policy & Planning Board – Recommended Action from 1/6/20 TPPB meeting: Adopt)

67. Legislative File No. 56465 – Creating Section 28.022 – 00399 of the Madison General
Ordinances to approve a Planned Development District at property located at 506-518 E.
Wilson St. & 134-148 S. Blair St., 6th Aldermanic District, to approve a General
Development Plan, and creating Section 28.022 – 00400 to approve a Specific
Implementation Plan. (Report of UDC – Recommended Action: Re-Refer to Plan
Commission Public Hearing [1/13/20] Common Council Public Hearing [1/21/20])

97. Legislative File No. 58882 Recreating 24 0.3 FTE Transit Operator positions into 7 1.0 FTE Transit Operator positions in order to more effectively provide service with less overtime.(New Business for Referral – Ald. Grant Foster, District 15 – Additional Referral to
Transportation Commission – Updated Referrals: Finance Committee [1/27/20],
Transportation Commission [1/22/20], Common Council [2/4/20])

Items requested for EXCLUSION:
– No items submitted for exclusion

Items Introduced from the Floor for Referral
Legislative File No. 58945 – Submitting the appointment of Matthew B. Mikolajewski for
confirmation of a five-year term as the Economic Development Division Director. (Council
President Shiva Bidar)
Recommended Action: Refer – Finance Committee (1/13/20) Common Council
Confirmation Hearing (1/21/20)

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