Wow. I wonder if its long because people are trying to get their notices in by Friday at noon so it is included here, or . . . if there will still be stragglers this week? Sorry, I’m betting the latter.
Monday, October 18, 2010
9:00 AM DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ROOM 406 CCB
– Closed session to discuss “Request for emergency withdrawal 2010-12”. Nothing attached so hard to know what the proposal is and since it will be in closed session . . . well, who knows.
4:00 PM COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT ROOM 300 MMB
– Committee on the Environment/Sustainable Design & Energy Committee Joint Discussion on their efforts and possible possible areas of partnership.
4:00 PM SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND ENERGY COMMITTEE ROOM 300 MMB
– Same discussion as the committee above – its a joint meeting, plus discuss items from draft Sustainability Plan and Public Comment process.
5:00 PM MADISON ARTS COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Overture briefing
– Also on the agenda, but with no materials October 2010 Blink Applications, UW Year of the Arts Proclamation, AFTA’s Economic Prosperity Study (DCCAC’s proposal to collaborate on this project). I have no clue what that last item is.
5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION ROOM 201 CCB
– Ace Auto Upholstery, businesses behaving badly.
– Greenbush-Vilas Neighborhood Housing Revitalization Strategy Report
– Erdman and Allied projects to be referred at the request of the developers. Note: Delay caused by developers, not city.
– Demolition of house on Willy St next to Ace Hardware. This is the only hearing on this, the council does not vote on demolitions unless there is an appeal.
– Discussion on EDC presentation from October 6th.
6:00 PM ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE-SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN ALCOHOL ISSUES & ORDINANCES ROOM 103A CCB
– No attachments of anything but they will be discussing: Alder Kerr’s Perspective on Extending Alcohol License Density Ordinance (ALDO) Boundaries in District 13, Expansion of the ALDO Boundaries and Exceptional Circumstances
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
12:15 PM BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD (Cancelled) ROOM LL-110 MMB
4:00 PM OLBRICH BOTANICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS 3330 ATWOOD AVE, MEETING ROOM
– No link to agenda.
4:30 PM BOARD OF ESTIMATES ROOM GR 22 CCB
– More closed session Overture discussions, joint meeting with CCOC (below).
4:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE; MAY CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION ROOM GR 22 CCB
– More closed session Overture discussions, join meeting with CCOC (above).
4:30 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 2300 S PARK ST
– Payment Standards for Section 8
– Taking 30 more vouchers from the regular section 8 housing project and sticking them to the Burr Oaks development project. This means if you want section 8 you have to live there, instead of getting a voucher and being able to live anywhere in Madison within the rent limits. i.e. Concentrating section 8 in certain buildings, instead of doing what the section 8 program was intended to do, disperse section 8 throughout the community.
– Giving Bayview back to Bayview. i.e. Not enforcing our rights to own it from a 1969 deal.
– Updates on Allied, Truax, Truman Olson, Villager and Burr Oaks
– Changing the name of Villager and more naming at Allied.
– Closed session for Capital Revolving Loan Fund Application for Taylor’s One Price Cleaners
5:00 PM PARKING COUNCIL FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ROOM 108 CCB
– Discussion on Disabled Passenger Loading Zones
– I wonder if the recent ethics decision on the mayor fundraising impacts this: Discussion of potential organizations willing to donate printing services
5:30 PM WATER UTILITY BOARD ROOM 103A CCB
– Special meeting on Water Utility Bonds.
6:00 PM BOARD OF ESTIMATES ROOM 103A CCB
– Special meeting on Water Utility Bonds.
6:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ROOM 201 CCB
– Public hearing on Operating Budget
– 1/5 of committee appointments for people who don’t live in the city.
– Authorize spending to have an independent review of the Overture “Focus Model”
– Also and independent review of the building condition for Overture.
– Independent Living project that is somewhat controversial.
– Hiring lawyers to figure out how to get New Market Tax Credits for the Library.
– Purchasing Union Corners
– 10 year agreement with the Mallards and this is on improvements.
– Edible Landscape in Wingra Park.
– Fixing the elevator.
– Requiring custodians of open records to look at them before they release them and ask the city attorney if they have questions.
– Requiring ethics disclosures on all committee, commission and board agendas.
– When a third party can pay for city officials trips.
– New law on when a city official can raise money for their causes.
6:30 PM PARKS DIVISION/GOOSE MANAGEMENT LISTENING SESSION 6701 E BROADWAY
– The City of Madison Parks Division is hosting public informational/listening sessions concerning Goose Management in public parks. Staff is gathering information in order to put forth a Goose Management Plan for the Madison Parks Commission’s consideration in late 2010.
The first session will focus on the Goose population and Golf course use.
October 19, 6:30p.m. – 8:00p.m.
Yahara Hills Golf Course – Clubhouse, 6701 E. Broadway, Madison
The second session will focus on Geese in general parklands.
November 16, 6:30p.m. – 8:00p.m.
Goodman Maintenance Facility, 1402 Wingra Creek Parkway
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
1:00 PM COMMITTEE ON SWEATFREE PURCHASES ROOM 414 CCB
– Joe Bozich, CEO of Knights Apparel, and now of “Altagracia fame” (the factory in the Dominican Republic paying 3x minimum wages) will join a Consortium general membership call on Tuesday, October 20, at 1 pm central time. Please mark your calendars. This is a terrific opportunity to learn about an apparel business model premised on decent working conditions and good wages and to discuss how Consortium members may be able to support such a model.
1:30 PM SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE 330 W MIFFLIN ST
– 2011 – 2012 Community Development Division Funding Process – Prioritization of remaining B-List requests
4:30 PM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS 119 E OLIN AVE, ROOMS A & B
– I didn’t find anything of particular general interest, but you may find something regarding where you live or work.
4:30 PM URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– New Ice Arena for UW
– Nakoosa Trail development, finally. That’s the development they did to buy off Porchlight and put low income housing in the middle of nowhere so the CDA could have the Truman Olson site.
5:00 PM COMMITTEE ON SWEATFREE PURCHASES ROOM 406 CCB
– Workplan and annual report
5:00 PM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– Development Review Process
5:30 PM ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE ROOM 201 CCB
– Sconnie Bar and the Retro try again.
– Another Walgreens.
5:30 PM CULTURAL PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE 201 W MIFFLIN ST, ROOM 202
– Looks like a working meeting, revising the timeline and planning for the public presentation.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
8:30 AM MONONA TERRACE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SEARCH COMMITTEE ROOM 501 CCB
– Starting the process
12:00 PM HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSING COMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB
– They haven’t met for nearly a year, and they are meeting to get an update on Affordable Housing Trust Fund Ordinance and planning for the next 3 – 6 month’s agendas
4:30 PM LANDLORD AND TENANT ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE (Cancelled) ROOM LL-130 MMB
-Cancelled
4:30 PM MONONA TERRACE COMMUNITY AND CONVENTION CENTER BOARD ONE JOHN NOLEN DRIVE – HALL OF FAME ROOM
– Not much.
5:00 PM LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– Verona Rd corridor supplemental draft environmental impact statement.
5:00 PM ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ROOM LL-110 MMB
– I didn’t see anything of great interest, but there could be something that impacts your neighborhood.
5:30 PM DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE ROOM 108 CCB
– Approve the schedule of Special Charges for the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse for 2009/10 Maintenance Charges and reports
6:00 PM EMERALD ASH BORER STAFF COMMITTEE 201 W MIFFLIN ST
– The City of Madison Parks Division/Forestry Section is hosting public meetings on the number of possible options available to the City of Madison to combat Emerald Ash Borer. City staff will outline the role of City Forestry, a short history of EAB, the role of the EAB task force, and options and their associated costs available to communities to combat EAB.
