I’ve been gone the last few weekends and I’m looking forward to being home . . . and getting caught up on all my work.
Monday, June 28, 2010
8:00 AM COMMISSION OF THE MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT, MAY CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION 1610 MOORLAND RD.
– No agenda linked.
4:00 PM EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROOM 523 CCB
– Public education about age discrimination
– Feasibility of testing taxi cabs relative to requiring that fares be paid in advance.
4:30 PM BOARD OF ESTIMATES ROOM 260 MMB
– David Dryer’s Contract
– Uniform contract. – Finally found someone to kinda meet both the Living Wage requirement (as modified by the waiver) and the Sweatfree ordinance.
– Amending the 2010 Capital Budget for a new Park Street Streetscape Improvement project, a new Sycamore Avenue Street Reconstruction project and amending the 2010 Capital Budget for Engineering-Major Streets.
– Giving the county some of the money for if we start collecting taxes quarterly for the business community (yeah, this isn’t about the homeowners.)
4:45 PM LANDMARKS COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Discussion on the Planning, Zoning, and Attorney’s Office staff
recommendation to remove the Historic Preservation Landmark and District Overlays from the new Zoning Ordinance.
– Ordinance Revisions
5:10 PM ADA TRANSIT SUBCOMMITTEE TO THE TRANSIT AND PARKING COMM ROOM LL-130 MMB
– Triennial Review – Update on ADA Items
a. Customer Service Hours on Sundays & Holidays Change July 1.
b. Change in Free Fare Routes (the 80s series) and Impact on Paratransit Fares
c. Public Notices: Ride Guide, Rider Alerts, Maps, Website
– Read about the ADA violations here.
5:15 PM EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION NOMINATING COMMITTEE ROOM 523 CCB
– Recommendations for officers of EOC
5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION ZONING CODE REWRITE ROOM 300 MMB
– I meant to blog about the meeting last week, but my notes are trapped in my other computer that has a dead battery and the power cord isn’t charging so I need to go buy a new one, sigh.
– Their agenda is this:
At this meeting the Plan Commission will begin to review and make decisions on the draft ordinance. The Commission intends to start with:
Memorandum 3: Introductory Memoranda prepared by the Assistant City Attorney on the red-line version of the code dated April 20, 2010 and a memo on waivers dated March 31, 2010, followed by review of
Memorandum 1: Committee and Commission Recommendations and Comments received on the City of Madison draft zoning code, and
Memorandum 2: Staff Recommended Changes and Considerations to the City of Madison Draft Zoning Code.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
12:30 PM MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD 201 W. MIFFLIN ST. ROOM 202
– Potential Madison Public Library Criteria and Recommended Guidelines for New Branch Selection (June 2010)
4:30 PM WATER UTILITY BOARD 809 S. THOMPSON DR. EAST DISTRICT POLICE STATION CONFERENCE ROOM
– Capital Improvements budget request
5:15 PM HUMANITARIAN AWARD COMMISSION, REVEREND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ROOM 523 CCB
– Reviewing last year, getting started on this year and talking about marketing.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
9:00 AM WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND BOARDS 1 FEN OAK, ROOM 1A
– I didn’t find anything of interest, but you might.
11:00 AM COMMITTEE ON SWEATFREE PURCHASES ROOM 417 CCB
– It’s actually a meeting of the Sweatfree Consortium, but they might have a quorum of the committee, so that noticed it.
4:30 PM URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Farm and Fleet big logo and big box expansion
– 431 W Dayton
5:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PHASE 2: ALLIED DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT LISTENING SESSION SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES 4619 JENEWEIN ROAD
– Quorum of CDA or a subcommittee may be present at:
Listening Session – Phase 2: Allied Drive Redevelopment – Single-Family Houses
By: Melissa Destree, Destree Design Architects
CDA StaffPlease come and share your thoughts with Melissa Destree of Destree Design Architects and CDA Staff as the CDA begins working on how the new houses in Phase 2 of the Allied Redevelopment Project will look.
5:00 PM VENDING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ROOM 313 MMB
– Letting the ISO do their thing
– DISCUSSION ITEM: Discuss and evaluate Ordinance and Regulations language pertaining to uniformity in all street vending categories having seniority status based on their first day licensed. Two documents from Assistant City Attorney Lara Mainella, with the following titles, will be discussed:
A. An ordinance amending sections 9.13 (6)(n)4.b and 9.13(10)(g)2. of the Madison General Ordinances to revise the method of determining vendors’ seniority.
B. A resolution authorizing amendments to the “Regulations Governing Vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse” and “Regulations Governing Vending in High Density Vending Areas” to require consecutive years of licensed vending in determining seniority for certain types of vending licenses and site assignment procedures. (No links.)
Thursday, July 1, 2010
12:00 AM MADISON CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) BOARD OF DIRECTORS 122 W. WASHINGTON AVE. 1ST FLOOR BOARD ROOM
– No link to an agenda
4:45 PM ETHICS BOARD ROOM 103A CCB
– Increasing the penalties for violations.
– Konkel letter and May’s Response
– Changes due to Borchardt’s complaint
5:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– Ecumenical Housing Corporation requests $53,575 to pay an unanticipated 2009 tax bill. (i.e. Still cleaning up the property tax exemption mess)
