Here it is, the week ahead. I worked off the Clerk’s Weekly Schedule, with notes below with all the problems I found, again.
Monday, August 6, 2007
5:00 PM TAX INCREMENTAL FINANCING POLICY AD HOC COMMITTEE ROOM LL-110 MMB
This meeting is improperly named in Legistar, but we should be wrapping up the one item that wasn’t our charge but we just had to deal with for Union Corners, which is now a dead deal and hopefully we’ll finally be able to get to the 10% TIF set aside program and next time, we can talk about what we were set up to talk about nearly a year ago – what should our priorities be when handing out TIF?
5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING ROOM 201 CCB
Items of interest include the East Washington BUILD (this item is proposed by staff to be referred to a sub-committee of the Plan Commission – sorry no link, I received that information in an email.), demolition of the building at 1110-1112 E Gorham that burned a while ago, Hill Farms redevelopment (which will be considered the following day at the Council meeting), Cliff Fisher’s project on N Blair and N Hancock is back again and the demolition ordinance is being referred because the Landmarks Commission, which meets every other week, still hasn’t taken it up (most likely because they don’t use legistar properly and the staff doesn’t realize that they should be taking it up.)
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
12:00 PM AD HOC COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP PARKING STRATEGIC PLAN ROOM 120 MMB
This committee is just getting started, but if you’re interested in this topic, they will be getting some good base information at this meeting
4:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE ROOM 103A CCB
There are several items on there that may be of interest if you are interested in public input and access, technology issues, the council budget, when the council meets and several other issues. I will likely add these items to another blog posting tonight or tomorrow.
6:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ROOM 201 CCB
I’ll do a blog tonight or tomorrow about the items of interest, but they are essentially that we will be discussing Allied Drive, the Regional Transportation Authority and, there’s supposed to be an addendum today where we discuss the EMA Contract with the Water Utility again.
Impeachment is expected to be referred, and we haven’t heard anything more about another draft of the Zach Brandon ordinance to prevent poll workers from being politically active.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
12:00 PM PERSONNEL BOARD ROOM 103A CCB
I particularly like the description of item number 2. If you follow the links, you can figure it out.
4:00 PM BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS TENNEY PARK BEACH PARKING LOT
This is the annual park tour.
4:15 PM URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING ROOM 260 MMB
District 2 residents, the Don Miller parking lot issue is there again. Not a big deal, but it may be of interest.
5:00 PM HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSING COMISSION ROOM 120 MMB
We’ll be discussing ways to make the Affordable Housing Trust Fund work for us as we make our way to the $10M mark where it starts generating enough interest so we don’t need to make further investments as well as the Capital Borrowing Program, which the Mayor has opposed, even thought it would be a tool for us to create affordable housing and not cost the City a dime. To find out why the Mayor opposes it, you can read the fiscal note/opinion which says essentially what the memo he gave to the Board of Estimates said, but sorry no link as it was only given out in hard copy.
5:00 PM BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE ON CLEAN ELECTIONS ROOM 403, MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM
This group is just getting started and if you’re interested in helping influence what they do, now would be the time to speak up
Thursday, August 9, 2007
4:30 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MAY CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION ROOM 260 MMB
I’ll have more to comment on later this week on at least one of the items, however, this agenda is also kinda gacked up.
6:00 PM STATUS OF TEST WELL DRILLING AT RESERVOIR PARK 125 LARKIN STREET, RESERVOIR PARK, OUTDOORS
This seems to be a Water Utility Board meeting without quorum. And here is the topic:
Status of test well, reasons for project delays, project schedule details and long term plans for the site. Parks Department staff will be available to answer questions and take comments.
6:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL – DISCUSSION ROOM GR-27 CCB
We’ll be discussing the Downtwon Alcohol Density Plan.
I can’t really tell you if you want to go to the following meetings, because there are no materials attached to the agenda, so the issues being discussed may or may not be of interest.
Monday, August 6, 2007
12:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CAPITAL REVOLVING FUND SUBCOMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB
4:30 PM LANDMARKS COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING ROOM LL-130 MMB (Note, Item 5, which just says “Discussion” is particularly bothersome, what do you think will be discussed?!?)
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
1:30 PM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE ROOM 403, MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
7:45 AM MDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS 550 W. WASHINGTON AVENUE, MDC BOARDROOM
Do you know what MDC is?
10:30 AM MINORITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB
I’m particularly interested in what might be discussed under the agenda item “New Business and MAC Roundtable”. Do you have any clue what that might be based on that discussion? Those skilled in figuring out all the alphabet soup we use could figure out that the Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) will be having a roundtable, but “new business” is a problem.
4:30 PM BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROOM 103A CCB
Item 3 looks interesting if you’re interested in Water issues, and but I have no idea what they will be discussing and item 35 will be about “Bridge Inspections” however, items 6 – 29, 31 – 32 and 34 – 39 have little or information.
5:00 PM MADISON BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS MONTHLY MEETING MAY CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION 201 W. MIFFLIN STREET
Thursday, August 9, 2007
9:00 AM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE ROOM 403 CCB, MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM
1:30 PM CENTRAL PARK DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION TASK FORCE LAND ACQUISITION SUBCOMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB
4:30 PM MONONA TERRACE COMMUNITY AND CONVENTION CENTER BOARD ONE JOHN NOLEN DRIVE, HALL OF FAME
5:00 PM ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS ROOM LL-110 MMB
They always have that last item about discussion of procedure, which doesn’t seem like true notice to me.
5:00 PM EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION ROOM LL-120 MMB
Lots of reports here that I’m sure are handed out, but not available for the public to view unless you attend the meeting.
Friday, August 10, 2007
9:00 AM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE ROOM 403 CCB, MAYOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM
Third verse, same as the first (and second).
These items show up in Legistar, but are not on the Clerk’s Weekly Meeting Schedule, and don’t have agendas. I know that the IZ meeting is cancelled, but I don’t know about the others.
Wednesday 8:30 – Board of Assessors
Wenesday 1:15 – Board of Review
Thursday 4:30 – Madison Public Library Board
Friday 8:00 – Inclusionary Zoning Oversight Committee
These items are noticed, but I can’t find an agenda on-line, so I guess, once again, you’d have no idea if you want to go to the meeting, unless you find those elusive agendas.
4:00 PM 201 STATE FOUNDATION INC BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS BOARDROOM
5:00 PM MADISON CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 201 STATE STREET, OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS BOARDROOM
Some progress was made this week, still a long way to go.
