Evening meetings, a thing of the past? Work til 5:00? Government not interested in you participating. Well, except for the council meetings, but by then they will tell you its too late.
Monday, August 4, 2014
4:45 PM LANDMARKS COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– 115 South Hamilton Street – Mixed-use development adjacent to a landmark building and on a landmark site – the Jackman Building and the Baskerville Condominiums.
5:00 PM EOC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROOM 523 CCB
– Restorative racial justice pertaining to the Diversity Report
– Discussion: Prioritizing Items before the Equal Opportunities Commission
a) Homeless Protected Class
b) Disconnected Youth & Court Systems
c) Diversity in Elections
d) Diversity in Entertainment Venues
e) Amending Sec. 39.03, the Equal Opportunities Ordinance, to add “atheism” as protected under “religion”
6:30 PM GARVER FEED MILL CIRTERIA AND SELECTION COMMITTEE GOODMAN ATWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER, 149 WAUBEST ST
– PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING DRAFT GARVER FEED MILL RFP
– DISCUSSION OF REFERENDUM REQUIREMENT FOR GARVER FEED MILL
– Garver Feed Mill Criteria and Selection Committee (2014) Request for Proposals
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
4:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE ROOM 108 CCB
– Committee Appointment Applications/Legistar Reports
– 2015 Proposed Common Council Office Operating Budget
– President’s Work Group (or CCOC Subcommittee): Council Structure and Function Issues
– Directing the Equity Core Team develop an equity pilot project to address barriers to opportunity
5:00 PM COMMUNITY GARDENS COMMITTEE ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Garden Photo Narrative Project by Lexa Dundore and Elissa Brown of Dane County-UW Extension
– Updates and reports
5:45 PM COMMON COUNCIL – DISCUSSION ROOM 201 CCB
– Information: New Proposed Sanitary Sewer Utility Customer Billing Class – Commercial Kitchens & Restaurants
6:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ROOM 201 CCB
– SUBSTITUTE Creating Section 28.022 — 00133 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning at property located at 1936 Tennyson Lane, 12th Aldermanic District, from Planned Development District (General Development Plan) District to Planned Development District (Amended General Development Plan and Specific Implementation Plan) District to allow construction of a multi-family dwelling with 75 independent units and 60 assisted living units.
– Zoning code and map clean up.
– Directing city staff to develop an implementation plan to promote transit-oriented housing options for older adults.
– Wiggies
– Amending Sections 23.01 and 1.08(3)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit obstructive and threatening behavior at reproductive health care facilities.
– SUBSTITUTE Amending Sections 34.105(14), creating Sec. 34.105(16), renumbering Secs. 34.105(16) and (17) to (17) and (18), amending Sec. 34.5601, repealing and recreating Sec. 34.5608, and amending Secs. 1.08(3) and (4) of the Madison General Ordinances to make a more extensive firework permitting process.
– SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Madison and AnchorBank FSB for the purchase of 51 lots and 1 outlot in the Owl’s Creek Subdivision and amending the 2014 Capital Budget to provide funding for the acquisition.
– Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute amendments to the 1999 agreements with Marcus Hotels, Inc. to revise the exclusive negotiation period with the Block 88 hotel developer
– Authorizing a Request for Proposal that solicits applications for affordable rental housing projects that utilize Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
– Amending the 2014 Operating Budget to appropriate $60,000 from the Contingent Reserve to Miscellaneous Appropriations to be paid to the Capitol Area Regional Planning Commission.
– Resolution changing the calculation formula used for Madison Water Utility’s Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) for 2015 and beyond .
– Accepting the Ban the Box Report and removing questions regarding an applicant’s criminal history from the City of Madison employment application for all City of Madison job vacancies except those in the Police Department and commissioned fire personnel.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
8:00 AM EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– Forward Community Investments – Funding Process Study
– Breaking barriers and building opportunities by providing childcare and transportation to support paid internships.
– Neighborhood Center Report
– Universal Child Care and Child Development Services Charge to ECCEC
8:30 AM BOARD OF ASSESSORS SCHEDULE 11 ROOM 101 CCB
– Only 4 this time, three getting their taxes lowered
10:00 AM STREET USE STAFF COMMISSION ROOM 108 CCB
– Check out what might be going on in your neighborhood
11:00 AM MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT SUBCOMMITTEE 1610 MOORLAND RD
– Public comment on subcommittee charter
– Development of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Natural Resources
– Discussions with Dane County regarding brokering
– TMDL math and determining practical phosphorus reduction capacity in the watershed
– RCPP application update
1:30 PM BOARD OF REVIEW ROOM 118 CCB
– Long list, mostly Holbprn LLCs
4:00 PM BOARD OF PARK COMMISIONERS 1625 NORTHPORT DR
– Tour of Parks as listed below (Transportation Provided)
Meet at WPCRC AND BOARD BUS
View Worthington Park
Reindahl Park
Cherokee Marsh – North Unit
Return to WPCRC
4:30 PM URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– 502-504 West Main Street – Four-Story Mixed-Use Building with 18 Apartment Units, Rezoning to UMX District. 4th Ald. Dist.
– 2504 Winnebago Street (East Washington Avenue and Milwaukee Street) – PD(GDP) for the Union Corners Development.
6:30 PM MADISON AREA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD 119 E OLIN AVE
– Presentation on WisDOT Southwest Region Park-And-Ride (PNR) System Study
– 2014‐2016 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Capital Region Sustainable Communities Consortium
– Review of Final Draft Scoring and Priority Listing of Candidate Projects for STP Urban Funding for 2015-2019
– Release of Draft 2015-2019 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Madison Metropolitan Area & Dane County for Public Review and Comment
– Resolution TPB No. 91 Approving the Madison Area TPB Title VI Non-Discrimination Program/Limited English Proficiency Plan
– Resolution TPB No. 92 Approving Agreement Providing for the Provision of Services by the MPO to Dane County for Completion of a County Bicycle Wayfinding Plan
Thursday, August 7, 2014
12:00 PM MADISON CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) BOARD OF DIRECTORS 122 W WASHINGTON AVE
– Overture Center 10Fest Informational Presentation
– Parking Utility Financial Sustainability Report Informational Overview
– – Staff Report & Executive Summary
– – Full Parking Utility Financial Sustainability Report
– BID Reauthorization Results
– 2015 Operating Plan Preparation
1:00 PM METROPOLITAN UNIFIED FIBER NETWORK CONSORTIUM, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ROOM 525 CCB
– Reports
– Closed Session – Discussion and possible action regarding new applicants joining MUFN-C.
5:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– Accepting the report and recommendations of the Housing Strategy Committee – Affordable Housing Market Report.
– Approving the exchange of HOME funds for CDBG funds between the City’s Deferred Payment Loan program and the CDD Housing Development Reserve Fund in order to better align these two HUD funding sources with appropriate projects and expenditures, in light of recent HUD regulation changes regarding the use of HOME funds.
– Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a loan agreement with Mirus Partners, Inc., or an affiliate LLC, for up to $650,000 of Affordable Housing Trust funds and $650,000 in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funds for the acquisition and redevelopment of the existing Woodland Terrace Apartments
– Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a loan agreement with the Community Development Authority or an affiliate LLC for up to $280,000 in HOME funds for the development of 8 units of permanent supported housing.
5:30 PM EMERSON EAST-EKEN PARK-YAHARA NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE 2707 E WASHINGTON AVE
– Land Use, Housing and Urban Design Concepts
I would think that the Alders would want to work this out for their constituents. This is the electronic age when people can hear class lectures from home. Wouldn’t it be possible to set up a way that people could e mail in concerns or even speak over Skype to the members? It’s not ideal, but they are not incorporating technology to solve this.