So, this is my second month of keeping track of my lobbying contacts here. I suspect there will be a few more this month than I had last month due to the holidays.
So far 101 contacts in 18 days this month, most of them exempt. I had 116 contacts in December.
Updated (almost) daily!
Sunday, January 1, 2006
None
Monday, January 2, 2006
None
Tuesday, January 3, 2006
Meeting with Bill Perkins, Executive Director Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development re: IZ (exempt)
Mail from Reason Foundation, Privatization Watch Vol. 29 No 5 (exempt?)
Mail from the Heartland Institute, School Reform News Vol 10, No 1 (exempt?)
Appearance by Jerome Pasdo, property owner & landlord re: Broom Street set-back (not exempt? depending on number of contacts, etc)
Appearance by Tom Nuejahr representing Fire House Jt. Venture I & II (Fred Mohs, Terry McCaughy, Nathan Brand, Brad Binkowski & Tom Nuejahr all present?) re: Broom Street set-back (not exempt? depending on number of contacts, etc)
Registration by unknown person, representing La Rocca’s Pizzeria, LLC re: New Liquor License (exempt)
Registration by Rick Petri, representing M&M Madison Concessions, LLC (Howard Johnson Madison, 3841 E Washington) (not exempt, paid third party lobbyist)
Letter from Eastside Businessman’s Association re: paid sick leave (exempt)
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Meeting with Atty Bill White re: Inclusionary Zoning (exempt/not paid re: IZ, tho we at least mentioned three other projects where he was representing someone – Randy Alexander, Cherokee Marsh(?) and Peter Frautschi, tho I doubt he charged any of them for those brief mentions)
Meeting with Greg Rosenberg, Executive Director Madison Area Community Land Trust re: Inclusionary Zoning (exempt)
Phone call and e-mails to/from Susan Schmitz, Downtown Madison Inc re: Inclusionary Zoning (not exempt)
Newsletter from National Alliance on Mental Illness Dane County, Inc. (exempt)
Email newsletter from WasteCap Wisconsin (January 2006) (exempt)
Email from Joe Lusson, Madison Trust board President re: Rayovac building (exempt)
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Meetings with Chris Laurent, Gorman & Co re: 800 E Washington TIF request (not exempt) and inclusionary zoning (exempt)
Meeting Scott Gray, Executive Director Urban League and Joanne Kelley (MG&E?)
re: inclusionary zoning (exempt)
Phone call and e-mail with Dawn Stockmo, Fannie Mae Foundation re: inclusionary zoning (exempt)
Friday, January 6, 2006
Meeting with Judy Karofsky, Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development re: inclusionary zoning (exempt)
Meeting with Gary Gorman, Tripp Widder, Pat Mullen, Chris Laurent re: TIF for 800 E Washington (not exempt)
Meeting with Jeff Rosenberg, Veridian Homes re: inclusionary zoning (exempt)
Saturday, January 7, 2006
E-mail from Judy Karofsky, Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development re: inclusionary zoning (exempt)
Sunday, January 8, 2006
Phone call with Chris Laurent, Gorman & Company re: 800 Avenue TIF (not exempt)
Monday, January 9, 2006
Meeting with Bill White, attorney and lobbyist, representing no one re: Inclusionary Zoning (exempt)
Meeting with Jeff Rosenberg, Veridian Homes, re: Inclusionary Zoning (exempt)
Presentation at Board of Estimates and discussion with Tripp Widder and Chris Laurent, Gorman & Company re: TIF for 800 E Wash (not exempt)
Plan Commission Meeting
Testimony by Pete Weston, Design Alliance re: Maywick Apartments (6326 Maywick) (exempt? cuz architect and didn’t seem to be answering anything but technical questions?)
Testimony by Lance McGrath, McGrath Associates re: Union Corners (not exempt)
Testimony by Joe Lusson, Madison Trust for Historic Preservation re: Union Corners and French Battery Building (exempt – volunteer)
Testimony by John Lichtenheld – Schreiber Anderson/McGrath Associates re: Union Corners (may fall in the exceptions for design people, but I have no idea)
Testimony by Paul ?? Anderson Design Partnership??/McGrath Associates re: Union Corners (may fall in the exceptions for design people, but I have no idea
Testimony by Todd McGrath, McGrath Associates re: Union Corners (not exempt)
Testimony by Dan Melton, SASY Neighborhood Association re: Union Corners (exempt, volunteer)
Testimony by Tom Miller, Alexander Company re: Broom St. Condos/Capitol West (not exempt)
Available to answer questions, Natalie Bock – Alexander Company (not exempt), Nate Novak – JJR and Alexander Company (exempt for design professionals?), Ed Freer – JJR and Alexander Company (exempt for design professionals?) re: Broom Street Condos/Capitol West
Testimony by George Solner, Zingg Design Architects re: Demolition and Conditional Use at 5116 Spring Court (exempt design professional and size of project)
Testimony by Gabe Albrecht re: Inclusionary Zoning (exempt? – no idea if/who he was representing but he’s a builder and Realtor)
Testimony by Alan Arntson (Foley & Lardner), Downtown Madison Inc. re: inclusionary zoning (exempt – volunteer?)
Testimony by Phil Salkin, Realtors Association of South Central Wisconsin re: Inclusionary Zoning (not exempt)
Testimony by William Butcher, Realtor re: Inclusionary Zoning (exempt?)
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Meeting with Randy Bruce, Knothke Bruce Architects and Mike Fisher, Great Dane Development re: 600 E Mifflin Development (not exempt)
Meeting with Phil Salkin and Kevin King, Realtors Association of Southcentral Wisconsin (not exempt), Matt Miller – Stark Company (exempt?), Tim McKenzie – TR MacKenzie Inc, Connie James – Sveum Realtors, and Judy Karofsky – Wisconsin Partnership for Housing re: Inclusionary Zoning
Phone call with Chris Laurent, Gorman & Co re: 800 E Wash TIF (not exempt)
Pile of mail received on various dates:
Health Care News, Heartland Institute
American Heart Association re: Proclamation for Go Red for Women campaign
Madison Teachers Union newsletter
Budget and Tax News, Heartland Institute (How much money do these people freaking have?)
Phone call and e-mails from Mike Roach, Channel 27 news re: urging me to introduce budget amendment for funding for Women’s Transit Authority (exempt?)
Email from Jeff Rosenberg, Veridian Homes re: Inclusionary Zoning
Email from Jeff Tallard, Tallard Apartments re: garbage pick up fees for appliances
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Email from Gabe Albrecht (representing whom?) re: inclusionary zoning. (exempt?)
Email from Jeff Rosenberg, Veridian Homes re: Inclusionary Zoning
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Emails from Delora Newton, Chamber of Commerce re: paid sick leave (not exempt)
Email from Joseph Leone, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens re: paid sick leave (not exempt?)
Emails from Chris Laurent, Gorman & Company re: 800 E Washington Ave project (not exempt)
Friday, January 13, 2006
Meeting with Natalie Bock, Alexander Company re: inclusionary zoning (exempt)
Meeting with Chris Laurent, Tripp Widder and Pat Mullen of Gorman & Company re: TIF for 800 E Washington Ave (not exempt)
Meeting with Jeff Rosenberg, Veridian Homes and Tim Sherry, Suby VonHaden re: inclusionary zoning (exempt except the part where we talked about 1000 Oaks Plat)
Email from Jennifer Alexander, Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce re: paid sick leave (not exempt)
Email from Sue Vilbrandt, South Central Federation of Labor re: paid sick leave (exempt?)
Saturday, January 14, 2006
None
Sunday, January 15, 2006
E-mail from Ted Woodstock, Silk Screen Adv re: paid sick leave (exempt?)
Monday, January 16, 2006
Email from Joseph Leone, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens re: paid sick leave (not exempt?)
Email from Brian Haltinner, Maduro Cigar Bar re: cigar bar exemption from smoking ordinance (exempt)
Email from Michael Christopher, lobbyist for Pres House re: inclusionary zoning. (not exempt)
Email from Tina Morschauser, Rejuvenation Spa re: paid sick leave (exempt)
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
(OK – I’m quite certain I lost track of contacts today, but here’s what I have)
Meeting with Mariann Morton, Exec Dir Commonwealth Development, Brian Miller, Exec Dir Habitat for Humanity, Dean Loumos, Exec Dir Housing Initiatives, Rita Giovannoni, Exec Dir Independent Living, Bill Perkins, Exec Dir Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development (all exempt) and Tim Radelet, Foley & Lardner re: inclusionary zoning (exempt?)
Email from Joseph Leone, DeWitt, Ross & Stevens re: paid sick leave (not exempt?)
Email from Jay Eknurg (don’t know if he is representing anyone) re: Rubbermaid closing and City’s efforts to keep them here.
Email from Randy Bruce, Knothke & Bruce re: 627 E Mifflin St. (not exempt)
Testimony on inclusionary zoning:
Nancy Jensen, Apartment Association of Southcentral Wisconsin (not exempt)
Dean Loumos, Housing Initiatives (exempt)
Marianne Morton, Common Wealth Development (exempt)
Registered to answer questions, Phil Salkin, Realtors Association of Southcentral Wisconsin
Testimony on Union Corners:
Lance McGrath, McGrath Associates (not exempt)
John Lichtenfeld, Schreiber Anderson/McGrath Associates (not exempt?)
Paul ?? Anderson Design Partnership??/McGrath Associates (not exempt?)
Todd McGrath, McGrath Associates (not exempt)
Testimony on Broom St. Condos
Tom Miller, Alexander Company
Letter from 4 Lakes Green Party, re: paid sick leave (exempt)
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Emails with Michael Christopher, representing Pres House re: inclusionary zoning and the Pres House Project (not exempt)
Phone call from Chris Laurent, Gorman & Company re: inclusionary zoning (exempt) & 800 E Washington Ave TIF (not exempt)
Phone call from Bill White, lobbyist, representing no one re: inclusionary zoning (exempt)
Email from Adrian Moore, Reason Foundation, re: Eminent Domain (not exempt?)
Phone calls from anonymous people (2) against paid sick leave
Ok – I’ve added my meetings – but not much else for the rest of the month, will continue to work on it . . . as I wade through all my yahoo emails, mail and meeting notes . . .
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Meeting with GIG meeting re: IZ
Major Moore, Salvation Army (exempt)
Steve Schooler, Porchlight Inc (exempt)
Everett, MUM (exempt)
Deaconess from Emanuel Lutheran Church (exempt)
Meeting with Tripp Widder, Pat Mullen, Chris Laurent all of Gorman & Co re 800 E Wash TIF (not exempt)
Email from Tina Morschauser, President of Rejuvenation Spa re: paid sick leave (exempt)
Email from Gary Wolter, MR&E re: 2015 Energy Plan (exempt)
Friday, January 20, 2006
Phone call from Chris Laurent, Gorman & Co re: TIF for 800 E Wash (not exempt)
Email from Jim Mankowski, JBM Patrol & Prevention Corp re paid sick leave (exempt)
Email from Chuck Cook, (some bank?), re: inclusionary zoning (exempt?)
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Monday, January 23, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Meeting with St. John’s Lutheran Church meeting, Matt Garrett
Phone call with David Simon, Veridian Homes re: Inclusionary Zoning
Email from Michael Christopher representing Pres House re inclusionary zoning (not exempt)
Email from Susan Schmitz, Downtown Madison, Inc re: inclusionary zoning
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Paul Soglin’s IZ speech – talked to Lori Logan & Scott Faust afterward re IZ
Meeting with Bill White re: affordable housing issues
Phone call with Chris Laurent, Gorman & Co
Email from Michael Christopher representing Pres House re IZ (not exempt)
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
Saturday, January 28, 2006
out of the country, no communications
Sunday, January 29, 2006
out of the country, no communications
Monday, January 30, 2006
out of the country, no communications actually recieved
email from Delora Newton, Chamber of Commerce re paid sick leave
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
