I got home last night and looked at the Weekly Schedule and the Common Council meeting wasn’t even on there yet. No kidding. They’ve added 5 meetings in an hour this morning, so I’m going to get this one done a little more slowly as more meetings appear. This is absurd, annoying and awful for democracy, but maybe that isn’t what the city really wants. Sometimes, actions speak louder than words.
Monday, August 2, 2010
4:00 PM EOC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROOM 523 CCB
– Education on age discrimination (Wow, I bet this is HUGE in employment right now)
– Repealing and recreating Sec. 11.06(7)(e) of the Madison General Ordinances to permit drivers of public passenger vehicles to charge estimated fares in advance for rides
– Note for future agendas: Affirmative Action Division Annual Report on Salaries and Hiring of Women, Racial/Ethnic Minorities and People with Disabilities within the City of Madison’s Top Management Positions—This item will be placed on the agenda when the report is available (Usually done in February)
5:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– The first look the public gets at the applications for this year, and the staff comments.
5:15 PM UNIVERSITY AVENUE CORRIDOR PLANNING PROCESS RNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC OUTREACH 4340 TOKAY BLVD, MEETING ROOM B
– Just like the title says.
5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION ZONING CODE REWRITE SPECIAL MEETING ROOM 260 MMB
– Continued work on the recommendations.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
3:30 PM CITY CLERK’S OPEN HOUSE FOR COMMON COUNCIL ROOM 103 CCB
– The city’s version of how a bill becomes a law, but this is called “I am a ballot.”
4:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE ROOM 108 CCB
– Council Budget (think they will talk about increasing their mailing budgets?)
– Blogging policy, finally discussing the blogging policy I blogged about June 1st. Can you imagine how much a developer would be kicking and screaming if they were delayed for two or three months while a committee got around to it? They really do get special privileges, they just don’t realize it. This one is ironic, because it was originally delayed due to the Edgewater . . .
– Thuy’s discussion on the appointment process.
– Discussion on referral process
– Sister city ordinance
– Council President (or staff) approval of the agenda.
6:00 PM COMMON COUNCIL – DISCUSSION ROOM 201 CCB
– Giving this a half hour before the council meeting is a clear indication of how much they really want the council to know. 🙂
6:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ROOM 201 CCB (ADDED AT 8:37 this morning)
– #2, 3 & 4 Walgreens
– #16 Overture appointments
– #19 Changing the local ordinances on delivery of alcohol
– #33 Snow report
– #34 Public market (Thuy alert!)
– #35 “Comfort” resolution on the Overture
– #36 Lisa Link Peace Park
– #45 Police training center
– #57 Dogs at fesitvals/events
– #66 City paying for county police/fire/ems radio system
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
8:00 AM BOARD OF ASSESSORS ROOM 101 CCB (ADDED AT 11:04 this morning)
– No agenda at the moment.
9:00 AM WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND BOARDS 1 FEN OAK, ROOM 1(A)
– – I have no idea why these meetings are noticed, but they are. And, the agenda comes from the county, so there’s a whole lot of mumbo jumbo and if you want, you can try to figure it out – they talk about the following items I have no idea what they are talking about:
– ASPR Update
– ICS 300 and 400
– HSEEP
– Vectorborne/Zoonotic
– AAR and IP submittal for Counties H1N1 Mass Clinics
10:00 AM STREET USE STAFF COMMISSION ROOM 108 CCB (ADDED AT 8:32 this morning)
– I find this interesting . . . CITIZEN-INITIATED RAIL-CORRIDOR USE STUDY F, Aug 27, 4-6p, Railroad crossing on Williamson, S Blair, S Blount and S Livingston – Simulate the effect Transport 2020 will have on the traffic at the intersection of South Blair and Williamson by stopping traffic 13 times per hour. Discuss location and schedule.
– ISO tries another route
4:30 PM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROOM 108 CCB PARKS CONFERENCE ROOM
– Adopting the Greenbush-Vilas Neighborhood Housing Revitalization Strategy Report as a supplement to the Greenbush Neighborhood Plan.
– Huh? Approving Addendum No. 1 to the Development Agreement for Union corners Building Demolition, Contract No. 2090 (6th AD) – no links so I don’t know.
– Proposed amendments to the BVC (Best Value Contracting) ordinance, but the link is broken so you can’t see them.
4:30 PM MADISON ELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ROOM 103A CCB
– “I Am A Ballot” presentation.
– Inventory of polling places with accessibility issues (pssst, Gate of Heaven)
– Plan for all those “absentee” voters – will there be lines out the door again?
4:30 PM URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB
– 45 minutes talking about the “broken” development process (I expect new information I have not yet seen)
– Erdman thinks they might get FINAL approval at the same time the get initial? Talk about unrealistic expectations about the development process.
– Mullins project on University
5:00 PM CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 2011-2012 FUNDING PROCESS ROOM 300 MMB
– Asking questions about applications . . . which are not attached? (Note: there are 14 pages of attachments)
5:00 PM HOUSING COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB
– When should landlords be able to re-rent your apartment, after 1/3 of your lease is over. 1/4, or 1/2 or something else? Ask many of TRC’s callers, and they’d say not til they only have 3 months left on their lease.
– Noise permits (for bands to play in your backyard)
– Holy crap! The Affordable Housing Trust Fund, it’s been a while since they’ve talked about that, probably time to start all over again with the discussions.
– 5 year strategic housing plan discussion
7:00 PM MADISON AREA TRANSPORTATION PLANNING BOARD 119 E. OLIN AVE. ROOM A-B
– Update on the Milwaukee-Madison Intercity Passenger Rail Service Project and Madison Station
(Donna Brown, WisDOT)
– Consideration of Release of Draft 2011-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the Madison
Metropolitan Area & Dane County for Public Review and Comment
Thursday, August 5, 2010
12:00 PM MADISON CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) BOARD OF DIRECTORS 122 W WASHINGTON AVE, 1ST FLOOR BOARD ROOM (ADDED AT 8:35 this morning)
– No agenda
3:30 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ROOM 313 MMB
– This is the Allied Drive subcommittee, mostly talking about home buyer education, they also have listed the economics of the site and financing, but its hard to know what they are talking about or if the discussion will be meaningful without attachments. Also, 3:30, nice time to have a meeting, eh? Who can go to that . . . oh, wait, maybe they don’t want anyone to.
3:30 PM HO-CHUNK/CITY OF MADISON JOINT PLANNING COMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB (ADDED AT 9:30 this morning)
– Hmmmmm . . . Union Corners?
– – Status of Zoning for Ho-Chunk lands and process to change the zoning
– – Status fo development plans for lands in the area
– They’re scheduling additional meetings after this, so they must have something in mind since they never seem to meet.
4:30 PM MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD 201 W MIFFLIN ST, ROOM 201
– Letter opposing the McDonalds on E Washington Ave
– Lots of reports that may or may not be of interest, they are not attached
4:45 PM SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1501 W BADGER RD
– Cleaning garbage carts
– Organics Pilot project discussion
5:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE ROOM 260 MMB (ADDED AT 9:22 this morning)
– CDA using $385,000 of HOME funds for Burr Oaks Senior Housing
– Affordable Housing Trust Fund Ordinance (funny, Housing has been waiting for forever for CDBG and now they put it on their agenda the day before CDBG finally gets back to it.)
– CDA asks for $1M of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund also for Truax (maybe this is why they are finally revising the law?)
5:00 PM MADISON CITY CHANNEL AD HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ROOM 300 MMB
– Final meeting! Expect to find the latest draft here . . . soon.
5:00 PM ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS (Cancelled) ROOM LL-110 MMB
7:00 PM MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD 330 W MIFFLIN ST
– Pre-concept meeting on the library, quorum of Council or Library Board may be there.
Friday, August 6, 2010
12:30 PM MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD 201 W MIFFLIN ST, ROOM 202
– Architects Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle and Potter Lawson will conduct a visioning session for a new Central Library with the Madison Public Library Board, the Madison Public Library Foundation Board and members of the City Council
