What Will the Council Talk About Tonight? (Updated)

Nothing?  Here’s the consent agenda an no alders have pulled any items to be discussed tonight.  McKinney, Carter and Kemble will all be absent.

AMENDED AGENDA

The agenda was amended since I blogged about it over the weekend to include:

WHAT IS A CONSENT AGENDA?

This is the note that accompanies this list:

Please note that exclusions on this listing may change at the meeting.
Items may be added or taken off the list when the consent agenda is presented.
What is a consent agenda?

Typical consent agenda items are routine, procedural decisions, and decisions that are likely to be noncontroversial.

Examples include:
Routine matters such as appointments to committees;
Routine resolutions approving plans, improvements, etc.
Reports provided for information only;
Correspondence requiring no action.

Why is a consent agendas used?

The consent agenda is used by the Council to save meeting time and to help ensure that Council meetings focus on substantive topics that are worth discussion. Through the “bundling” process, the entire set of routine agenda items can be voted on in one action versus taking the time to vote on each individual item.

What is the exclusion list?

These are agenda items that alders have requested be taken off the consent agenda.  The main reason an alder asks for an agenda item to be excluded is that they want to discuss/debate the item at the Council meeting.

Please note that public hearing items are never included on the exclusion list.  They are specifically scheduled and taken up by the Common Council at 6:45 p.m.

CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUSION LIST AND CHANGES TO CONSENT AGENDA

Agenda Items #10 – #23 are PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

10. Legislative File No. 56588 – RECESSED PUBLIC HEARING – Appeal of Madison Landmarks Commission finding of Demolition by Neglect of a Designated Madison Landmark in the Mansion Hill Historical District regarding 121 Langdon Street. (Recessed Public Hearing – Appeal)

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:

27. Legislative File No. 58244 – Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments (2/3 vote required for Sheesenphooyw Moua, Complete Count Committee)

86. Legislative File No. 58221 – Amending the 2019 Stormwater Utility Operating Budget for coverage from the Insurance Fund for the replacement of equipment destroyed in an accident. (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)

90. Legislative File No. 58293 – Amending the 2019 Adopted Operating Budget by appropriating a net amount of $950,000 from the General Fund balance to agency budgets, and $90,000 from the Library Fund balance, and making transfers of appropriations between and within agencies. (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)

94. Legislative File No. 57898 – Resolution amending the Police Department’s 2019 Operating Budget to increase the amount of a public safety grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Task Force by $9,000. (Report of Public Safety Review Committee – 15 votes required)

126. Legislative File No. 58224 – Amending the 2019 Capital Budget of Engineering-Bicycle & Pedestrian for the Troy Drive Underpass Project, # 11868. (18th AD) (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)

Agenda Items part of the CONSENT AGENDA WITH ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS as noted:

96. Legislative File NO. 56836 – 2nd SUBSTITUTE Creating Section 23.62 and amending Section 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to regulate the distribution of plastic straws and plastic stir sticks in the City of Madison and establish a bail deposit for violation thereof. (Report of Sustainable Madison Committee – Ald. Syed Abbas, District 12 – Recommended Action: Re-Refer to Disability Rights Committee)

98. Legislative File No. 58198 – Resolution Authorizing and Providing for the Sale and Issuance of $20,000,000 Water Utility Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2019, and All Related Details (Report of Water Utility – 15 votes required – Recommendation Needed from the Floor)

99. Legislative File No. 58215 – Resolution Authorizing and Providing for the Sale and Issuance of $13,140,000* Taxable Water Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2019B, and All Related Details (Report of Water Utility – 15 votes required – Recommendation Needed from the Floor)

100. Legislative File No. 58216 – Resolution Authorizing and Providing for the Sale and Issuance of $33,870,000* Water Utility Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2019A, and All Related Details (Report of Water Utility – 15 votes required – Recommendation Needed from the Floor)

ADDED –  111.      Legislative File No. 58385 – Approving an intergovernmental agreement for the Fire Department to participate in the Advanced Life Support Program. (New Business for Referral – Council President Shiva Bidar – Additional Referral: Public Safety Review Committee)

101. Legislative File No. 55206 – SUBSTITUTE – Accepting the final report and recommendations from the Urban Forestry Task Force. (Report of Board of Park Commissioners – Ald. Sheri Carter, District 14 – Recommended Action: Re-Refer to Urban Forestry Task Force)

122. Legislative File No. 58495 – Appeal of Conditional Use Approval for 630-648 E Washington Ave (New Business for Referral – Council President Shiva Bidar – Recommended Action: Place on File)

Items requested for EXCLUSION:

No agenda items submitted

Items Introduced from the Floor for Referral

Legislative File No. 58532 – Accepting ownership of the artwork “Momental” by Jeffrey Repko, a public art sculpture located in Elver Park, between the parking lot and splash pad. (Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4)

• Recommended Action: Board of Park Commissioners, Madison Arts Commission

Legislative File No. 58549 – BY TITLE ONLY – Amending Chapter 31 of the Madison General Ordinances, the Sign Control Ordinance, to make certain changes throughout the Chapter. (Council President Shiva Bidar)

• Recommended Action: Refer to Urban Design Commission