Here we go again, lets see if something is going on besides adding 83 hotel rooms to the City of Madison for $16M . . .
Monday, February 8, 2010
4:00 PM LONG RANGE PLANNING SUBCOMMITTEE CCB ROOM 108
– It took til I got to the second page, item 6 to figure out what this was a subcommittee of . . . but then, I have no idea what that they are talking about because there is no link. It actually, could be a really good meeting if they talk about all the items they have listed, but I’m not sure what is happening based on this agenda. Possible items of discussion and decision of interest include:
– Memorial Policy (i.e. how to buy a bench or plant a tree in someone’s memory)
– Parking Regulations in Park Parking Lots
– Ice Rink Enhancement
– Alcohol Ban in Parks
– Role of Volunteers
– Unenforced Rules and Regulations
– Behavioral Study of Parks
– Lake water levels and identifying problems associated with high water
(I tried looking on the parks website to find the policies, but they weren’t there. It took me forever, but I finally found them attached to the Parks Commission agenda. Oh, wait, that’s not them either.)
5:00 PM CITY-COUNTY LIAISON COMMITTEE CCB ROOM 315
– Request by City of Madison City Clerk’s Office to install a bulletin board outside City Clerk’s Office for meeting agendas. For the love of gawd, please approve this!
5:15 PM MADISON BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS CCB ROOM 103Z
– Another crappy, virtually meaningless agenda that looks like every other agenda that they ever have. With, say it with me, “no attachments!”
5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION CCB ROOM 201
– BIGGER houses on the lake . . . the trend continues.
– #9 – The waterfront setback ordinance that clear’s the way for Edgewater Development.
– Items 10 – 12 are all going to be considered together and are the PUD, conditional use and changing the 1965 ordinance to allow for TIF, changing the set back and allowing condos. There is a note on the agenda that explains that these items will be referred to the plan commission meeting on the 22nd pending a recommendation from UDC on the land use and Board of Estimates on the ordinance change.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
12:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MMB ROOM 313
– This is their development subcommittee, they are hiring Findorff for work at the Villager, discussing the Burr Oaks Senior Housing and Truax, including their gap in funding sources to do the work and using Section 8 vouchers for the project (of course, say it with me on those last two issues “NO MATERIALS ATTACHED!”) and the financial plan. The issue where all the drama is these days is the Wingra project, which is the one they are going into closed session for. That’s likely the most interesting part.
3:00 PM COMMON COUNCIL WORK GROUP TO REVIEW SNOW POLICIES & PROCEDURES MMB ROOM LL110
– There’s a bunch of attachments listed on the agenda, but they aren’t attached and you can’t link to anything. They are going to review policies and issues identified in January then “Develop framework for identifying solutions and reporting recommendations”
4:30 PM HABITAT STEWARDSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE ROOM 108 CCB
– Discussing Parks policies (say it with me “NOT ATTACHED”!) regarding new species of street tress, trimming trees near solar panels and Madison Fruits and Nuts as well as a few other issues regarding trees.
– Volunteer guidelines
– Still haven’t found a copy of the policies.
5:00 PM AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMISSION ROOM LL-120 MMB
– Final Report of the Dane County Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
– City Attorney training on projects receiving city financial assistance.
– Exempting some contracts from Affirmative Action requirements.
– Allowing the Equal Opportunities Commission, Affirmative Action Commission or Commission on People with Disabilities to sponsor ordinances and resolutions.
5:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE ROOM GR-22 CCB
– Increase penalties for Unlawful Trespass and Menacing or Aggressive Panhandling Prohibited.
– Continued discussion on automated 911 non-emergency calls.
5:00 PM TRANSIT AND PARKING COMMISSION MMB ROOM 260
– Ridership numbers down every month since the fare increases in April except September and November. (See page two.)
– Low Income Bus Pass Program Recommendations
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
4:30 PM CDA HOUSING OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE MMB ROOM 120
– Authorizing hiring consultants to work on a project they haven’t figured out how to pay for . . .
5:00 PM HOUSING COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING REGARDING LEGISLATIVE FILE 15932 ROOM LL-110
– Translation: Zoning Code Rewrite
5:35 PM COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE 119 E OLIN AVE – WATER UTILITY
– “Conference Committee” for determining city funding for CDBG and OCS agencies for neighborhoods and workforce development.
6:30 PM BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS 1625 NORTHPORT DR -WARNER PARK COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER
– Mallards Request for fireworks, proposed improvements and some promotional concepts allegedly attached (Not attached!)
– Pesticide report
Thursday, February 11, 2010
4:30 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MMB ROOM 260
– This agenda is currently linking to the Tuesday Madison Arts Commission agenda on the Weekly Schedule. It can be found in in legistar here.
– This is odd, they are amending budgets for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, but there is no budget information attached as of Sunday when I write this, but they might add it here.
– All the usual stuff is there with very few attachments. Lakepoint, Truax, Truman Olson, Burr Oaks, Allied and Villager
– 2010 workplan, also, no attachments.
– Closed session on Wingra Senior Housing
5:00 PM EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION MMB ROOM LL-120
– Final Report of the Dane County Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
– DRAFT Amendments to Section 39.03 Madison General Ordinances, the Equal Opportunities Ordinance including the addition of protections based on Credit History, Citizenship Status, Genetic Identity, Genetic Testing and Additional Sources of Income and the addition of a definition of Protected Class Membership, and Removal of the Credit Section of the Ordinance
