Watch out, they’re sure to add important meetings throughout the week. This is what they had as of late Friday afternoon. It’s kind of hard to participate in government in a meaningful way, when the meetings come out last minute like this. But then, I think the Mayor and Council leadership don’t really care . . . they prefer it that way.
Monday, August 30, 2010
8:00 AM MADISON METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT COMMISSION 1610 MOORLAND RD
– No agenda
4:00 PM EOC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROOM 523 CCB
– I didn’t see much of interest.
4:30 PM BOARD OF ESTIMATES ROOM 260 MMB
– Hiring Natalie Erdman for the CDA Executive Director
– UW Employee Contract for bus passes (They only pay $1.15 per ride . . . sounds like the cash fare payers are getting ripped off and subsidizing the UW.)
– UW Student Contract for bus passes
– Declaring the City of Madison a Recovery Zone so they can issue bonds for the capital budget expenses.
– Police Overtime higher than ever, no murders, no Halloween, no extraordinary events . . . but through the second quarter they spent $47K, last year it was $42K.
– Finally, a towing contract?
– The plan for expanding TID 32 to give TIF funds to the Edgewater
– CDA raid of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund
– Paying off E. Washington McDonald’s for our bike path.
5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION ROOM 300 MMB
– Zoning Code Rewrite.
– Downtown Plan, specifically, the 400-500 blocks of W Mifflin
5:35 PM COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE 119 E OLIN AVE
– Last funding recommendations for Community Services.
6:30 PM WEST MIFFLIN STREET CONCEPT PLANS ROOM 108 CCB
– Discussion with City staff on draft concepts focusing on the 400-500 blocks of West Mifflin Street and the surrounding blocks. Note: The City’s Planning Division is developing draft recommendations for inclusion in the upcoming Downtown Plan. The purpose of this meeting is to present draft concepts for the future of this area and to receive feedback that can assist in formulating the recommendations for this portion of the Downtown.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
4:45 PM ETHICS BOARD ROOM 108 CCB
– Mayor’s ethics question
– My ethics memo
– Changing laws about uniformed officers/firefighters appearing in campaign photos
5:15 PM MADISON ARTS COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Briefing on the Overture
– Update on Cultural Plan
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
9:00 AM SOUTHERN REGION PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM 1 FEN OAK, ROOM 1A
– No agenda
4:30 PM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROOM 108 CCB
– Changes to Best Value contracting ordinance
– The McDonalds settlement.
– About $220,000 in change orders on various projects.
4:30 PM URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– Erdman Project on University
– Hilldale “Affordable” Housing Project rejected by Shorewood Hills.
5:00 PM HOUSING COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– Showing Ordinance
– Noise permits (to allow people to have bands legally play in their back yards)
– Changes to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to allow CDA to borrow money.
6:00 PM ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE – SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN ALCOHOL ISSUES & ORDINANCES ROOM 103A CCB
– Capacity issues under the Alcohol License Density Ordinance (ALDO) – MGO 39.05(9)(O), File ID 05739.
a. Legal capacity
b. Allowable capacity (as granted by the Alcohol License Review Committee)
c. Internal-external total capacity
d. Baseline and maximum capacity for the ALDO area
e. Reasonable Capacity
f. Best practices relating to capacity
6:30 PM BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS 1625 NORTHPORT DR
– What to (legally) do with property left behind in parks.
– John Nolen Drive Centennial Project – Metcalf Brothers (Informational) – this should be interesting, the first time this project is talked about in public, it’ll be interesting to see what they have in mind.
– Diseased and Dead Elms and Oaks on Private Property, 2010 Requiring Condemnation
– Elizabeth Link Peace Park Visitor Center Code of Conduct Policy – version 2, plus sign language.
7:00 PM MADISON AREA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD 119 E. OLIN AVE., ROOM A-B
– Public Hearing on Draft 2011-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Madison Metropolitan Area & Dane County Note: Action on the 2011-2015 TIP by the MPO is anticipated Wednesday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. in Room A-B of the Madison Water Utility Building, 119 E. Olin Avenue. Written comments on the TIP are invited through Wednesday, September 15, and should be sent to the MPO offices at 121 S. Pinckney St., Suite 400, Madison, WI 53703 or e-mailed to wschaefer@cityofmadison.com. My question is, how can you comment on something that isn’t attached to the agenda, how would the public know what to comment on. Here it is, I went and found it elsewhere.
– Consideration of Scoring and Ranking of Candidate Statewide Multi-modal Improvement Program (SMIP)/Transportation Enhancement (TE) & Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Program (BPFP) Projects for FYs 2012-2014. I wasn’t sure where to find this info.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
4:30 PM MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD 201 W MIFFLIN ST, ROOM 201
– APPROVAL OF CRITERIA FOR NEW BRANCH DEVELOPMENT
– – MPL Criteria for New Branch Development
– – Guidelines for Entering into Agreements on Behalf of Madison Public Library
– UPDATE ON HAWTHORNE SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT DEVELOPMENT
5:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE ROOM 3O00 MMB
– I didn’t see much of interest, you’ll have to take a look for yourself in case I missed something.
5:00 PM TRANSIT AND PARKING COMMISSION ROOM 260 MMB
– – UW Employee Contract for bus passes (They only pay $1.15 per ride . . . sounds like the cash fare payers are getting ripped off and subsidizing the UW.)
– UW Student Contract for bus passes
– Requiring nearby property owners to remove snow from bus stops.
– Review and final approval of Report and Findings of the TPC regarding the City’s ability to regulate intercity commercial buses.
5:00 PM ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ROOM LL-110 MMB
– I didn’t see much.
7:00 PM OVERTURE AD HOC COMMITTEE 201 STATE ST
– Briefing and Discussion of Overture Center Proposed Business Plan
