Madison City Week Ahead 12/4/23

Last council meeting of the year, special plan commission meeting and more this week, plus a few missing agendas.

Monday, December 4, 2023

12:15 pm Madison Arts Commission Standing Subcommittee Virtual

• Annual Grants Guidelines and Application – Discussion of edits to guidelines and application & vote. Changes will be reviewed by the full body of MAC on 12/12/2023.

5:00 pm Landmarks Commission Virtual

• 2229 Eton Ridge – Landmark Nomination (District 5)

• 101 N Hamilton Street – Installation of signage on a Designated Madison Landmark – Draper Brothers Block (District 4)

• Planning Division staff update – West Area Plan
• Reports
• Demolitions

5:00 pm Equal Opportunities Commission – Executive Committee Virtual

5:30 pm City-County Homeless Issues Committee Virtual

5:30 pm Sister City Collaboration Committee Virtual

5:30 pm Notice of Possible Quorum of Downtown Coordinating Committee Virtual, Madison Municipal Building

• 2024 State Street Pedestrian Mall Experimental Closure – Initial Concept Review

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

12:30 pm Police and Fire Commission Virtual

• Informal discussion with Police Captain Edward Marshall

4:00 pm Monona Terrace Booking Event Assistance Advisory Committee Virtual

• Fund Availability – Fund Activity Memo

• American Embryo Transfer Assoc – Joint AETA & CETA Annual Conf 2026

• Christian Community Development Assoc – 2025 CCDA National Conference

• Comparative and International Education Society – CIES 2026 Annual Conf

• International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization WCSMO-16

• MEA Energy Assoc – Gas Operations Technical & Leadership Summit 2024

• North American Lake Mgmt Society – NWQMC National Monitoring Conf 2025

4:30 pm Common Council Executive Committee Virtual

4:30 pm Small Business Enterprises Appeals Committee Virtual

5:00 pm Transportation Commission – Ad Hoc Subcommittee Virtual

• Jezelle Dunn, Appeal of Taxicab Driver Permit Denial

6:30 pm Common Council Virtual

• Presentation: Poetry recitation by Madison’s Poet Laureate, Angie Trudell Vasquez – “Eyes Alive”

• Recognizing the dedicated service and outstanding achievements of Angela Trudell Vasquez during her tenure as Madison Poet Laureate.

• Recessed hearings
  • New Liquor License
    • Oscar’s Qcos Mexican Restaurant LLC • dba Q-Cos Mexican Restaurant 1824 S Park St

    • Double Tap – 347 State St

• Public Hearings
  • New liquor license

    • 57 Ford Entertainment LLC • dba The Electric Eye – 121 W Main St

    • Ernie’s Liquor – 4521 Cottage Grove Rd

  • Plan Commission

    • Creating Section 28.022-00650 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 201-301 South Park Street from PD (Planned Development) District to RMX (Regional Mixed-Use) District; creating Section 28.022-00651 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 702 Braxton Place from TR-U1 (Traditional Residential-Urban 1) District to TR-U2 (Traditional Residential-Urban 2) District; and creating Section 28.022-00652 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 755 Braxton Place from PD (Planned Development) District to TR-U2 (Traditional Residential-Urban 2) District. (District 13)

    • Creating Section 28.022-00653 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 421 South Yellowstone Drive from SE (Suburban Employment) District to TR-U2 (Traditional Residential-Urban 2) District. (District 19)

    • Creating Section 28.022-00654 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 4702-4724 Tradewinds Parkway from IL (Industrial-Limited) District to SE (Suburban Employment) District. (District 16)

    • Creating Section 28.022-00655 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 4404 Hoepker Road from A (Agricultural) District to NMX (Neighborhood Mixed-Use) District and creating Section 28.022-00656 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 4404 Hoepker Road from A (Agricultural) District to TR-U1 (Traditional Residential-Urban 1) District. (District 17)

    • Creating Section 28.022-00657 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 3002-3020 Meier Road from A (Agricultural) District to IL (Industrial-Limited) District. (District 16)

    • Creating Section 28.022-00658 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 8603-8901 Femrite Drive and 7501-7525 Luds Lane from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to A (Agricultural) District; and creating Section 28.022-00659 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 8603-8901 Femrite Drive and 7501-7525 Luds Lane from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to SE (Suburban Employment) District. (District 16)

• Adopting an amendment to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan.

• 2024-2025 Appointment of Election Inspectors

• Submitting the appointment of Michelle Drea for confirmation of a five-year term as the City Assessor.

• Alcohol License Review Committee
  • 2 18+ license
  • 4 change of agent
  • 2 business name change
  • 1 entity reorganization
  • Change of Licensed Premises

    Dandyfire Inc • dba DVino – 116 King St – Request to expand kitchen service area between 116 King St and 106 Webster (attached building) to incorporate retail area.

    SSP America Inc • dba Ancora Coffee Roasters (2), Stella Bar, Goose Island Bar, Madtown Gastro Pub, Metcalfe’s, Vinoteca Winne & Tapas, Launch Deck Bar – 4000 International Ln – Request to add two additional points of sale being added: Look Mom, No Hands; and Picnic Point Public House.

  • Second request to extend license issuance beyond the 180 day limit under MGO 38.05
    Tacos & Tequila LLC • dba TBD – 1925 Monroe St

  • Request to extend license issuance beyond the 180 day limit under MGO 38.05
    BB1 LLC • dba Butterbird 1134 Regent St

• SUBSTITUTE – Approving geometry, plans, and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for Mineral Point Road Widened Sidewalk. (District 9, District 11, District 19)

• Approving plans and specifications and authorizing the Board of Public Works to advertise and receive bids for 1904 Bartillon Drive Homeless Shelter project.

• Authorizing the allocation of up to $2 million of City Affordable Housing Funds to Madison Revitalization and Community Development Corporation (MRCDC) to help finance the demolition of four (4) dwelling units for the development of six (6) new townhome dwelling units located at 1309-11 and 1401-03 Theresa Terrace, currently owned by MRCDC, and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into a Loan Agreement. (District 20)

• Approving the 2024 Urban Forestry Special Charge

• Approving the 2024 Resource Recovery Special Charge

• Authorizing the City of Madison Economic Development Division to apply for a 2024 $500,000 Brownfield Community Wide Assessment Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, and if awarded, amending the 2024 EDD operating budget to reflect acceptance of the grant and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the EPA to accept the grant. (District 13, District 14)

• A Resolution to authorize the noncompetitive purchase of banquet chairs and shipping costs, for Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, not to exceed $645,509.92, from The Boelter Companies, Inc. as a sole source provider and licensed distributor of custom MTS Seating premium banquet chairs. (District 4)

• Approving a loan of up to $400,000 of federal Community Development Block Grant funds to The River Food Pantry, Inc. from the Community Facilities Loan Program to help finance the acquisition of real property generally located at 2102 and 2202 Darwin Road, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement for that purpose. (District 18)

• 12 personnel committee items

• Approving the recommendations of the Early Childhood Care and Education Committee regarding the allocation of City funds, for use beginning in 2024, for Early Childhood programs.

• Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a 3-Year, competitively
  selected service contract with Environmental Control of WI, Inc for important ongoing janitorial services.
• Awarding up to $11,295,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund to support five affordable housing development projects, selected through a City Request for Proposals (RFP) process, that will support construction of approximately 375 units of new rental housing in Madison, 300 of which will be affordable, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute loan agreements with the developers of those projects (Districts 11, District 13 and District 19).
• Approving the allocation of up to $1,850,000 of additional Affordable Housing Funds to be divided between Wisconsin Housing Preservation Corporation (WHPC) for Gardner Bakery Housing Redevelopment and St. John’s Lutheran Church, in partnership with Urban Land Interests, for St. John’s Lutheran Church Housing Redevelopment and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute loan agreements with the developers of those projects. (District 2 and District 12)
• Authorizing a loan to R.E. Golden Produce Company, Inc or its assigns in the amount of $250,000 for real estate improvements to the commercial property at 2001 Fish Hatchery Road through the TID 51 Small Cap TIF loan program using TID #51 incremental revenue as authorized in an amendment to the TID #51 Project Plan (RES 23-00208 adopted by the Common Council on March 7, 2023). (District 14)
• Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an Annual Performance Contract for the 2024 operations of the Overture Center, and providing for a grant from the City (District 4).
• Authorizing execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Madison Area Technical College and/or its assigns for the sale of surplus property located at 825 W. Badger Road (Fire Station No. 6) for the purposes of expanding the Goodman South Campus. (District 14)
• Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a Professional Services Agreement with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for professional construction administration and inspection services during the construction of the Unit Well #15 PFAS Treatment Facility at 3900 E Washington Avenue (District 12)
• Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract for Purchase o Services with MSA, Inc. to provide professional planning consultant services for the Madison Parks 2025-2030 Park and Open Space Plan.
• Authorizing a 2-year extension to a noncompetitive contract with MGT of America Consulting, LLC for a central services cost allocation plan
• SUBSTITUTE: 2023 Year End Appropriation Resolution to amend the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget by appropriating a net amount of $1.9 million from the General Fund contingent reserve and direct appropriations to agency budgets, making transfers of appropriations within agency budgets, and amending the 2023 Capital Budget to appropriate funding and transfer funds across projects
• Authorizing the double fill of firefighter positions (Local 311) in the City of Madison Fire Department in order to run two recruit academies in 2024 and maintain full staffing following planned and anticipated retirements in 2024 and 2025
• Approving the preliminary plat of Pumpkin Hollow and the final plat of Pumpkin Hollow – Phase 1, all on land generally addressed as 4404 Hoepker Road (District 17).
• Amending Section 16.03 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Transportation Demand Management to clarify Transportation Demand Management procedures, including broadening applicability.
• Amending Section 12.1331 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Vehicle Towaway to increase the Towing Charge Forfeiture to $115 and authorizing the Transportation Commission to bi-annually review and increase the forfeiture amount beginning in 2025.
• Supporting and approving the City of Madison applications to WisDOT for Federal funding under the 2024-2028 Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), the acceptance of the grant if awarded, and authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a grant agreement with WisDOT if awarded the grant (District 14, District 10, District 18).
• Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the design and construction for retrofitting older energy inefficient streetlights to energy efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures citywide through the Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Project, I.D. 5992-11-34/35.
• Adopting an amendment to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan.
• Calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
• Condemning Islamophobia and Antisemitism
• Authorizing the City Engineer or designee to Apply to the Department of Energy for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit under the Inflation Reduction Act

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

1:00 pm Homeless Services Consortium Board of Directors Virtual

• Presentation -City Year End Report
• Policy for Approval of CoC Consolidated Application – Torrie Kopp Mueller
•  RFP Process to Select New Provider for Special NOFO RRH

2:30 pm Committee on Aging Virtual

• Highlight Summary – EQT By Design
• Staff Reports

5:30 pm Madison Food Policy Council Virtual

• Presentation from Dane County Waste & Renewables
• Many, many, many reports

5:30 pm Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Atrium Community Room

• Amending Chapter 45 & 46 of the Dane County Code of Ordinances, Regarding Public Health License Fees
• Authorizing the Split of a 1.0 FTE Public Health Nurse Position into two Public Health Nurse Positions of .5 FTE Each
• Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2023-37 Authorization to Accept Grant Funds to Support the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Programs
• Board of Health for Madison and Dane County Resolution #2023-38 Authorization of Line Item Transfers
• Tax Levy Report
• Healthy Communities Fund Presentation
• 2024-2029 PHMDC Strategic Plan
• Reports

6:00 pm Notice of Possible Quorum of Housing Strategy Committee Madison Municipal Building

• Homeownership Subcommittee
• Discussion of Housing Report- Homeownership

6:30 pm Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board Virtual

• Approval of Award of Supplemental ARPA and CRRSAA Section 5310 Funding
• MPO 2023 Resolution No. 16 Approving Amendment No. 1 to the 2024-2028 Transportation Improvement Program for the Madison Metropolitan Area & Dane County
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) I-39/90 Corridor Study update
• Electric Vehicle (EV) Plan Presentation and Approval to Release
• Regional Safety Plan Goal Setting Discussion and Planned Next Steps
• Status Report on Capital Area RPC Activities
• Staff Reports and Announcements

Thursday, December 7, 2023

12:00 pm Madison Central Business Improvement District (BID) Board Virtual, Conference Room

• Reports and updates
  • Board Chair Report – Vic Villacrez
    a. Statement of Interest for renewing Board members
    b. 2024 Board Meeting dates
  • Nominating Committee Report – Vic Villacrez, Peggy Gunderson
    a. 2024 Executive Committee nominations and election
    b. 2024 Board of Directors nominations and election
  • BID Financial Reporting update – Jason Salus
  • BID Updates – Matt Tramel
    a. State St. Pedestrian Mall Experimental Closure – 12/4 DCC meeting update
    b. Bylaws update
    c. Questions and discussion from board members.
  • City of Madison Updates
    a. Parking Division Updates – Stefanie Cox, Parking Manager
    b. Police & Safety Update – Captain Michael Hanson
    c. Office of Business Resources – Saran Ouk
    d. District 2 Update – Alder Juliana Bennett
    e. District 4 Update – Alder Mike Verveer
  • Neighborhood and Partner Updates (1:20p)
    a. University of Wisconsin Campus – Kirstin DeMartino

5:00 pm Plan Commission City-County Building

• Sustainability Plan Update -Plan Commission input on draft goals and actions
• West and Northeast Area Plans – Progress update and Plan Commission input
  on key issues
• Demolition Approval Standards – Discussion of potential language change

5:00 pm Public Market Development Committee Virtual

• Authorizing the Dissolution of the Public Market Development Committee
  (District 12)

5:00 pm Madison Public Library Board Central Library

• Director’s Report – November, 2023
• Approval of the 2024 Dane County Walk-In Contract
• Approval of Named Gift Opportunities for the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park
• Review of the Madison Public Library draft strategic plan
• Approval of the October 2023 Capital Budget Report.
• Approval of the October 2023 Financial Reports.
• Reports

5:30 pm Community Development Block Grant Committee Virtual

• No agenda

5:30 pm Affirmative Action Commission Virtual

• No agenda

Friday, December 8, 2023

11:00 am Equal Opportunities Commission – Hearing Virtual

• Jophia Turner vs Frito-Lay

4:00 pm Room Tax Commission Monona Terrace

• Presentation on Monona Terrace Community Programs
• Room Tax Fund — Room Tax Collections and Forecast Update
• Format for 2024 Meetings