The full council agenda, with all the attachments is here, but the summary of the 45 amendments is below:
LOW INCOME HOUSING TAXES
Budgeting for the additional 2006 & 2007 taxes that need to be collected as a result of the court case and the new state law requiring us to tax low-income housing providers. Amendment 1 – Konkel, Rummel – this amendment reduces taxes by 20,225 however, another amendment takes those taxes and puts them in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund from the 2006, 2007 and 2008 taxes collected. Amendment 6 – Konkel, Rummel $23825.
CAPITAL REVOLVING FUND
Eliminating the Capital Revolving loan fund – which can fund low-income housing, job creation and facade improvements for businesses. This is a revolving fund which we recycle by lending money recaptured by loan repayments. Amendment 2 – Sanborn, Cnare, Schumacher, Pham-Remmele – the amendment has no impact on taxes because it puts the money in the general fund (rainy day fund).
Amendment 14 – Judge, Verveer would use this fund for matching grants for exterior lighting for the downtown area. This would have no impact on the levy, but provide $50,000 for the lighting.
SISTER CITIES
Increases the funding the sister cities get from $5,000 to $10,000 and moves it back to a levy funded expenditure instead of taking it out of the room tax. Amendment 3 – Rummel, Webber $10,000.
There is, of course, Amendment 11, that would reduce sister city funding to zero. Sponsored by Snaborn, Cnare, Compton -$5,000 from the Room Tax Fund.
IMPROVEMENT INTIATIVES
This is a fund that we budgeted $25,000 but in the past we’ve spent much less. The actual amounts that we have spent are $11,412 (2005), $8,541 (2006) and $15,986 (2007). Amendment 4 – Konkel, Sanborn -$8,000
EMERGING NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDS
I really just wanted to cut the funding completely as the amount of work that goes into this for $50,000 makes it not worth it. However, I was convinced to increase it a bit and then just transfer the administration to the Community Services Commission. Amendment 5 – Konkel, Verveer +25,000 Amendment 45 however, removes funding for the program to fund a position in the Office of Community Services.
SICK LEAVE
This item has been in the budget for several years and yet they never provide the sick leave to the employees. So, we’re adding it back again . . . Amendment 7 – Konkel, Verveer $60,000.
WYOU
Removes language that says their funding will be cut in half in 2010 and eliminated in 2011. Konkel, Solomon, Rummel
ROOM TAX DEAL
I eliminate the Board of Estimates “deal” that was struck behind the scenes to toss our our current 5 year contract and give the Convention and Visitors Bureau more money. Amendment 9 – Konkel, Rummel, Webber No levy impact.
Schumacher, Clear, Compton, Monson, Bruer, Skimore, and Clausius (note, 3 of the BOE members who struck the first deal) are amending the language to deal in Amendment 10.
INCLUSIONARY ZONING
Eliminate funding to the CDBG office for the Inclusionary Zoning program to follow our policies. I also reduced their supplies by $10,000 to more closely match what they’ve actually spent in the past. This does end up adding $16,000 to the levy. Amendment 12 – Konkel, Verveer
Put additional money in the budget so that we can exercise our option to purchase on a home that is expected to become available. Amendment 13 – Konkel, Verveer This amendment makes additional funds available to purchase a home that is expected to be up for sale. Funds would be returned up on resale of the home.
FIRE STATION 12
This amendment is in direct response to the Wisconsin State Journal saying that the council should not open this fire station – which is insane. This cut is there to let Chief Amesqua make her case and to let the Council have an opportunity to make a decision. I suspect it will be unanimous support of opening the fire station. Amendment 15 – Konkel, Rummel -$1,314,886
CUTS TO SUPPLIES AND PURCHASED SERVICES
There are several amendment sponsored by myself and Brian Solomon that would reduce what we budget to more closely match what we have actually spent in the past.
Amendment 16 – $140,000 which could have been more than $380,000 in purchased services in the police department.
Amendment 22 – Human Services Purchased Services reduced by $10,000.
Amendment 23 – Human Services Supplies reduced by $15,000.
Amendment 24 – Engineering Purchased Supplies reduced by $100,000.
Amendment 34 – Fleet Services Purchased Supplies reduced by $150,000.
Amendment 36 – Planning Division Supplies reduced by $10,000.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
In addition to Amendment 16 above there is an amendment to add money for a school crossing guard at Redan and Red Tail. Amendment 17 – Sanborn, Compton $6,500
Eliminate the Citizens Academy which is only $500 for supplies but $2,000 in staff costs for a program that we don’t need to be doing. Cutting this would give us more than a week’s worth of staff time in the police department. Amendment 18 – Konkel, Solomon
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Delete funding for two amendments that passed at the Board of Estimates, because the County did not pass corresponding ordinances. Both of these amendments (19 & 20) would eliminate language regarding the Dane County Humane Society. Verveer, Clear. No impact on our bottom line.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Reduced funding for a position as a result of getting less revenue from the Federal EEOC. Amendment 21 – Clausius, Verveer, Solomon. This has no impact on our bottom line.
RECYCLING IN PARKS
Buying recycling carts, modifying two trucks and hiring seasonal employees to pick up the carts. Amendment 25 – Konkel, Kerr, Rummel, Solomon. This adds $50,312 to the parks budget.
BATHROOMS IN PARKS
This adds two park rangers to work 800 hours to keep the restrooms in the parks open from April 1 to October 1 during normal park hours. Amendment 26 – Konkel, Rummel +$28,212
ADVERTISING FOR STREETS DIVISION/INCREASE LARGE ITEM FEES
Adds $50,000 for advertising for large item collection, recycling and waste reduction. This would be paid for by increase fees form $15 to $20 and $35 to $40 on large items and appliances. Amendment 27 – Gruber, Cnare, Verveer, Solomon It has no impact on bottom line.
ADD STREETS WORKERS
Amendment 28, sponsored by Gruber, Cnare, Verveer, Solomon and the Mayor adds 2 workers to pay for picking up a contract to collect trash and recycling for the Town of Blooming Gove. It has no impact on our bottom line.
Amendment 29, sponsored by Kerr, Cnare, Gruber adds 4 streets workers while they study options. Adds $231,615 to the levy.
MADISON METRO AMENDMENT
Amendment 30 does all of the following:
– Eliminates the fare increases
– Eliminate funding for Clean Air Action Days (40,000)
– Eliminate Reserves Funding (235,329)
– Take $100,000 of the fuel savings placed in the general fund by Board of Estimates and apply it to Metro
– Reduce funding of security at Transfer Points ($25,000)
– Reduce funding for Transit for Jobs (40,000)
Sponsored by Solomon, Rhodes-Conway +$241,871 to the levy.
BIKES
Amendment 31 sponsored by Webber, Clear reauthorizes a grant that we received but won’t be spent til 2009. No impact on the bottom line.
PAVEMENT MARKING
Increases funding for staff to mark the pavement for pedestrian crossings. Amendment 32 – Webber, Konkel. +16,413.
MULTI-SPACE METERING
Reducing costs associated with multi-space metering equipment until we get reduced fees for credit cards. Amendment 22 – Konkel, Rummel
PLANNER
Keep funding for the Planner 3/Neighborhood Support position. Amendment 35 – Konkel, Rummel adds $79,676 to the levy.
NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS
Restoring the grants to the 2008 levels. Amendment 37 – Konkel, Rummel. Adds $93,000.
LANDLORD/COMMERCIAL PROPERTY REGISTRATION
This creates an annual $10 fee to register all commercial properties in the City of Madison. This will aid us in having correct contact information for various departments as well as help us collect information for the Neighborhood Indicators Project. This adds $147,631 in revenue for the city after hiring staff to administer the program. Amendment 38 Konkel, Rummel, Webber
CDA REDEVELOPMENT POSITIONS
Move the newly created position and the main staff person for the CDA to the CDA Redevelopment portion of the budget. Amendment 39 – Konkel, Bruer. No fiscal impact.
HOMELESS OUTREACH WORKERS
Try, try, try again. If we had staff to work with the homeless, perhaps we could cut down on some of the issues we are having in the community. Amendment 40 – Konkel, Rummel, Verveer adds $80,000.
EVICTION PREVENTION
And try, and try, and try. $50,000 for eviction prevention to prevent people from becoming homeless. Amendment 41 – Konkel, Solomon, Rummel, Verveer. Adds $50,000 to the bottom line.
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICES PROCESS
Keeps the process the same instead of adding extra steps as proposed by the Mayor. Amendment 42 – Solomon, Konkel. No impact on the bottom line.
4.4% COST OF INFLATION INCREASES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES
Health care costs, and every thing else, costs more every year . . . this is simply a recognition of those increased costs and hopefully cuts down on the time staff spends renegotiating services provided by the non-profits. Amendment 43 – Konkel, Verveer.
FUNDING COMMUNITY NEEDS
Amendment 44 funds all the programs that the Community Service Commission and Early Childhood Care and Education Board recommended be funded. All, except, the Tenant Resource Center – since I’m the sponsor. Co-sponsored by Verveer. Adds $391,270 to the bottom line.
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS LIAISON
This amendment adds a position to the Office of Community Services to work with the Police Department with issues in the neighborhoods. It also eliminates $50,000 from the Emerging Neighborhoods Fund. Amendment 45 – Cnare, Rhodes-Conway, Solomon. Adds $15,000.
Testimony on these items starts Tuesday at 5:30 in Room 201 at the City County Building and if you can’t make it to the meeting, you can email allalders@cityofmadison.com to get information to alders or call our office at 266-4071.
