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15 meetings . . . but expect them to add more next week . . . sigh . . .

I feel like I've been in the dark. I've gotten at least 15 emails in the last few months on the county parks and open space plan, but didn't realize the city is getting ready to pass theirs too. They asked for input last February, but I haven't heard anything much beyond that until last night, and I'm not sure I liked what I heard.

So, the Plan Commission is hearing about the conditional use for the day resource center tonight. If they approve it, (and its not appealed) this will be the final step to it opening sometime next year! Exciting? Or, more likely anti-climactic as it is after waiting for 7 years and being disappointed in the operator of the facility and their model for services. Local businesses have given a ABSURD list of conditions, local advocates have a long list of concerns and the city council and county board have been largely ignored when telling the staff to include adequate storage, laundry facilities and that they will not be funding additional services beyond the day resource center. So, it will interesting to see how this all turns out, see below for a list of concerns that are not adequately addressed.

Today the Board of Estimates will be voting on this item: "Creating Section 4.29 of the Madison General Ordinances to require Proprietary Interest...

We learned this week that Officers Scott McConnell and Dean Baldukas were disciplined for their online comments in a petition presented to the Common Council and four other officers the department refuses to identify were disciplined for their roles in the whiteboard incident suggesting how to make homeless persons move from the top of State St.

Here's the full debate.

The rest of Monday's meeting. Allied Drive Grocery, TIF Report, buing the Expo Inn, Global City Indicators and Judge Doyle Square , including a poorly handled open meetings law violation (plus Konkel rant).

I really wanted to have something relevant to say about the Health and Human Needs discussion about the POS (Purchase of Service - ok, that means nonprofits funded by the county) Audit, but . . . .

Heidi Wegleitner is amazing, look how she spent her first mother's day.

Occupy. Summons, Complaint, Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Brief in Support filed, parties served (they deny it), hearing held, no order issued but an agreement reached that people can stay past noon on Monday (til 4:00), structures (hoophouses) can stay til Wedensday at noon no matter what and after a hearing on Monday at 4:00 they may be able to stay even longer!

I thought they did a study and they found this doesn't happen so much . . . . I call bullshit. This is absurd.

Lots of cancellations and missing agendas - its that time of year . . .