My blogging is about to get really crappy as TRC is about to get really, really busy for the next three months and we have the least amount of staff we have had in probably 10 years. Including, in September, no office manager. Bleck. Our staff of 7.75 FTEs down to 3.25 . . . wanna buy a raffle ticket?
Monday, July 25, 2011
8:00 AM COMMISSION OF THE MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT 1610 MOORLAND RD
– Sewer extensions for more sprawl
— Hidden Oaks-Phase 4, City of Middleton
— North Towne Corporate Park-CAPWIN 19 LLC, Village of DeForest
9:00 AM BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY-BUDGET COMMITTEE (Cancelled) ROOM 356 CCB
4:30 PM BOARD OF ESTIMATES ROOM 260 MMB
– City grantwriter position
, seems like a no-brainer, eh?
– New finance director
– Another shitty deal the city made, extending a no-bid contract to George Austin
– Setting up a TIF District on Whitney Way, for more city give aways.
– Overture sick leave payments
4:45 PM LANDMARKS COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Including landmarks commission in land use decisions in Historic districts
– Luther Memorial Landmark Application
5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION ROOM 201 CCB
– ATC power line easement by I-90
– Acacia project – same building as the one that got rejected, only prettier.
– 3502 Monroe
6:00 PM ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– Orpheum
– R Place
– Headliners
– A couple other new licenses you might want to check out
– Whole bunch of Open Pantries
– Repealing violation for habitually drunk persons
– Council approving block parties
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
12:00 PM DEFERRED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ROOM 501 CCB
– Replacement for Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value
4:30 PM WATER UTILITY BOARD 119 E OLIN AVE. WATER UTILITY CONFERENCE ROOM A & B
– Reports
– Accept the recommendation of the East Side Water Supply Citizens Advisory Panel and staff to use an appropriate treatment technology to mitigate volatile organic compounds on site at Unit Well 15. Initiate detailed design following completion of conceptual design. Continue the Public Participation Process, including discussions of treatment technology selection, with the Well 15 Citizens Advisory Panel through Phase 3 – Facility Design.
– Accept the recommendation of the East Side Water Supply Citizens Advisory Panel and staff to use an appropriate treatment technology to remove iron and manganese from Unit Well 8 and Well 7. Allow room for potential future treatment needs due to nearby sources of groundwater contamination. Continue the Public Participation Process with a Well 8 Citizens Advisory Panel through Phase 2 – Facility Site Selection and Phase 3 – Facility Design.
– Replacing Well 3
– Madison’s Sustainability Plan
5:00 PM PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION ROOM 260 MMB
– Discussion on Fall 2011 Ride the Drive Event
– Downtown Bike Parking – legal issues of bike parking on public and private property, moped parking and increasing the supply of bicycle parking downtown
– Reallocate roadway width via pavement markings on Segoe Rd from Mineral Point Road to Odana Rd and providing buffered bicycle lanes.
5:00 PM ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ROOM LL-110 MMB
– More homeowners that have to follow the law, unlike the Edgewater
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
3:30 PM SENIOR CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS 330 W MIFFLIN ST
– Reports
– Strategic Plan
– City Budget (Why are they telling them about the meeting the day after the meeting?)
5:00 PM VENDING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ROOM 313 MMB
– Football game day vending spots
– Alliant Energy Center Vending
– Make illegal any airborne art or airborne performance art such as spray painting and air brushing.
5:30 PM COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE 810 W BADGER RD (CENTRO HISPANO)
– City and Federal Budget and impacts on the Community Development Division and Community Budget Discussions – (why are they doing this with the committee the day AFTER they are supposed to be at a meeting?)
– Neighborhood Centers, “Road Trip” for Community Development Division Committees, future topic Demographics/Neighborhoods/Adult Workforce
– Update on 2 year funding process
– Update on Leopold Neighborhood Concentrated Planning effort
Thursday, July 28, 2011
8:00 AM EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– Presentations
– Same information about city budget, only two days late. And not even the latest information.
1:00 PM WOMEN’S ISSUES COMMITTEE ROOM 108 CCB
– A couple art shows
– Discussion/Q&A re: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Utilization in City Projects
5:00 PM COMMISSION ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ROOM 260 MMB
– Presentation on laws regarding Services Animals
– A whole bunch of reports
6:00 PM WARNER PARK COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE 1625 NORTHPORT DR, WARNER PARK COMMUNITY REC. CENTER
– Reports
