4 meetings start at 5:30 or after. Sigh . . .
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
12:15 PM BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD ROOM LL-110 MMB
– 316 W. Washington Avenue – Ray White of Dimension IV Madison, LLC appealing IBC 1023.5. The rule does not allow elevators to open into an exit passageway. The Variance is to allow an additional elevator shaft door in Stair 8.
– 800 N. Block East Washington Avenue – Chris Gosch of Bark Design appealing IBC 602.2. The rule requries that Type 1 and Type 2 Construction have non-combustible elements as listed in Table 601. The Variance requested is to use 12 heavy timber columns in the low rise
grocery store.
– 1380 Williamson Street – Ed Linville appealing IBC 1208.2. The rule requires that a ceiling height in a kitchen be 7′ 0″. The Variance requested is to allow a kitchen in the basement of an existing structure with headroom of 6′ 8″, for a maximum of 3 people. Additional safety is being provided by the battery back-up lighting which is not required when there is an exit. In addition, they offered a fire alarm with pull stations at the exits.
– Amending Sections 22.07(3), 22.14(2) and (3), 22.20(1), and 22.21(1)(c) of the Madison General Ordinances to update the Madison General Ordinances so that they are consistent with the Wisconsin State Administrative Code regarding weights and measures.
1:00 PM MADISON WATER UTILITY WATER QUALITY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING 119 E OLIN AVE
Water Quality Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
– PESTICIDES & GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION (Jeff Postle – DATCP)
– WATER QUALITY MONITORING RESULTS
2:00 PM SAFE FOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE 4340 TOKAY BLVD
– PRESENTATION – Angela Russell and/or Jordan Bingham, PHMDC Health Equity Coordinator(s), will be presenting on Racial and Health Equity.
– Operator Issues
4:00 PM OLBRICH BOTANICAL SOCIETY 3330 ATWOOD AVE
– Olbrich Staff Presentation – Overview of New Fall Special Event
– The rest of he agenda is reports – Garver Feedmill Reuse is the one that might be interesting
4:30 PM AD HOC DOWNTOWN PUBLIC RESTROOM COMMITTEE ROOM 300 MMB
The agenda seems to always be the same, non-explanatory agenda
– Review of Ad Hoc Downtown Restroom Committee Efforts
– Updates
6:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ROOM 201 CCB
– #2 – Submitting the appointment of Paul A. Kronberger for confirmation of a five-year term as the Information Technology Director. Making $122,679 per year.
– #3 – Submitting the appointment of Robert F. Phillips for confirmation of a five-year term as the City Engineer. Making $137,489 per year.
– #5 – 1910 Tennyson Lane, rezoing from SR-C1 (Suburban Residential-Consistent 1) District to SR-V2 (Suburban Residential-Varied 2) District to provide zoning for residential building complex containing 72 apartment units in 2 buildings.
– #13 – Mayor’s veto of billboard ordinance. – needs 14 votes to override the veto.
– #14 – 7933 Tree Lane purchased for next affordable housing site for 30 – 40 Housing First housing units for families.
– #21 – Authorizing the use of Kickstarter to raise funds for the 2015 Elver Park Independence Day fireworks event.
– #22 – SUBSTITUTE Amending the 2015 adopted capital budget to create a new project with authorized expenditures of $575,000 within the Planning and Community and Economic Development agency (PCED) entitled “Urban Footprint Scenario Transit Oriented Planning,” and to transfer funds to the project from the Sustainability Fund; amending the 2015 adopted Operating Budget of the Planning Division to create a 1.0 Limited Term Employee Planner 2 or 3 to serve as project coordinator; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a sole source agreement with Calthorpe Analytics to provide UrbanFootprint scenario modeling software and training to be used by the Planning Division in support of Bus Rapid Transit station area planning.
– #23 – Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a development agreement to fund a $13,317,000 Tax Incremental Finance Loan to 25 West Main, LLC, or assigns, to assist in the development of and commercial redevelopment project located at 126 South Carroll Street and within the boundary of a proposed TID #45.
– #26 – 190 Madison Police Department Tasers being sold to a “reputable local dealer”. for $18,000 and spending $214,000 for more tasers.
– #44 – Verona/Allied Drive Food Retail & Economic Redevelopment Staff Team Report: Recommendations to Secure a Full-Service Affordable Grocery Store in the Allied Drive Neighborhood
– #45 – Designating Six Lots Recently Acquired by the City as an Addition to Owl’s Creek Park.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
10:00 AM STREET USE STAFF COMMISSION ROOM 108 CCB
– Upcoming events in the City of Madison – some as soon as February, some for next summer. Might want to check it out and see if anything is of interest to you or your neighborhood. Of course, even if it is, you probably would have to take off work to attend. For something with so much impact on neighborhoods, it seems odd to have the meetings schedule at this time.
11:00 AM MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT 1610 MOORLAND RD
– Alum treatment of municipal stormwater-City of Madison
– Dane County presentation on phosphorus reduction and related discussion
– Update on discussions with Dane County regarding brokering services
4:30 PM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROOM 108 CCB
– There might be some plans and specs of interest to neighbors, but of course, you can’t see any information on line, so I’m not sure
– A couple items about landscaping, maintenance and planting trees in city parks (only description and info is on the agenda, not much in the links)
– Approving the City of Madison Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, 2015 Edition.
5:00 PM BICYCLE FACILITY MAINTENANCE POLICY WORKGROUP ROOM 101 MMB
(No links, but attachments are noted)
– Report on updating Winter Biking Website and review of Grant Foster’s comments
– Report on winter progress to date
– Proposal to use salt brine on bike paths
– Initial Review and Development of Bicycle Facility Maintenance Policy
5:00 PM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (Cancelled) ROOM 260 MMB
5:00 PM MADISON AREA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB
– Presentation on WisDOT Southwest Region Park-and-Ride (PNR) System Study
– Review of Revised Draft of New STP Urban Roadway Project Scoring Criteria and Scoring of Example Projects and Discussion of Policy Issues
– Presentation on MPO and CARPC “Active Living Places” Project
– Review of Draft Schedule for Regional Transportation Plan 2050 and Public Participation Ideas
Thursday, January 22, 2015
1:00 PM METROPOLITAN UNIFIED FIBER NETWORK CONSORTIUM, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION ROOM 260 MMB
– Review and vote on 2015 budget
– Open discussion regarding planned 2015 (and beyond) fiber builds
a. Dane County
b. UW-Madison
c. City of Madison
d. Others
4:30 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ROOM 313 MMB
– CDA Resolution 4113, authorizing the CDA to enter into an Option Agreement with Movin’ Out, Inc. and/or its assigns for sale of the property located at 2230 West Broadway in Madison, Wisconsin.
– CDA Resolution No. 4114, authorizing the Executive Director to secure an Option to Purchase a City-owned parcel of land located at 7933 Tree Lane.
– CDA Resolution No. 4115, authorizing the Community Development Authority of the City of Madison serve as co-developer and enter into a contract for twenty (20) Project Based Vouchers for the project known as the Madison Family Supportive Housing Development at 7933 Tree Lane.
5:00 PM GARVER FEED MILL CRITERIA AND SELECTION COMMITTEE ROOM 300MMB
– DEVELOPER PRESENTATIONS
1) Alexander Co
2) Alternative Continuum of Care
3) Baum Group
4) Ogden
– Garver Feed Mill RFP Responses
– Garver Feed Mill Criteria and Selection Committee (2014) Request for Proposals
5:30 PM ALLIED AREA TASK FORCE 4709 VERONA ROAD, DANE COUNTY PARENT COUNCIL
(links for all these items, but nothing in the links)
– Verona Road Business Coalition (VRBC) Update
– Brotherhood Film
– Update on Walgreen’s and grocery store
– Update on Mosaic Ridge
– Allied Safety and Security (in closed session)
5:30 PM DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE ROOM 108 CCB
– Accepting the South Capitol Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) District Planning Study Final Report, Executive Summary (Report of the South Capitol District Planning Committee) and the recommendations contained within.
– Philosophers Grove
– Directing the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development to conduct a one or two year collaborative effort to implement
many of the recommendations in the 2012 adopted Downtown Plan, and to take an expanded and more detailed look at a number of issues associated with State Street, the Capitol Square, and adjacent areas
6:00 PM WARNER PARK COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE 1625 NORTHPORT DR
– Nothing but reports as usual
