The Week Ahead – Busy for August!

Lots going on in the beginning of the week . . . but then it tapers off . . . Here’s the things of interest to me. The rest of the schedule is here.

Monday, August 11, 2008
4:00 PM INCLUSIONARY ZONING ADVISORY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ROOM LL-110 MMB

– Hopefully we can finalize our report today. We were supposed to be done in July, but we couldn’t even agree on what the report should say. Our first vote failed 5 – 5. Perhaps if all of our seats were filled, we’d have had another person there to vote and it wouldn’t have been a tie. We’ve had a vacant seat since Marsha Rummel was elected – a year and a half ago.

5:30 PM ZONING CODE REWRITE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 330 W MIFFLIN ST – ROOMS 1 & 2 – (2ND FLOOR)

– They didn’t even get halfway through the report at the last meeting, so they are going to continue reviewing the consultants review of our zoning code.

6:30 PM COMMITTEE MEMBER TRAINING 201 W MIFFLIN ST – ROOM 202

– Here’s some minimal training for committee members, it just covers the basics. All committee members should attend, but the training needs some revamping so that committee members get the information they really need to be effective. And hey, maybe if the meetings weren’t held in August when everyone is gone . . . they’d get more people to attend. (60 out of 900 isn’t very good turnout.)

Tuesday, August 12, 2008
12:00 PM TIF REVIEW BOARD ROOM LL-130 MMB

-Creation of Stoughton Rd TIF – for economic development.

4:30 PM MADISON ELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ROOM 101 MMB

– Getting ready for this fall’s elections and hiring a new deputy clerk.

5:00 PM AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMISSION ROOM LL-120 MMB

– Strategize action plan for implementation of recommendations contained in reports to the Common Council on diversity on City boards, commissions and committees and representation and salaries in top management.

5:00 PM PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW BOARD ROOM 103A CCB- Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs in apartments . . . will mercury from a broken lightbulb kill us all?

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
4:00 PM BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS 6701 US HWY 12/18

– Annual Park tour

4:30 PM URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION ROOM 300 – MMB

– Lots going on, mostly commercial development and hotels. Of interest is the Urban League’s informational presentation on the Villager Mall.

6:30 PM COMMITTEE MEMBER TRAINING ROOM 201 CCB

– Second verse, same as the first!

Thursday, August 14, 2008
5:00 PM EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION ROOM LL-120 MMB

– Pulling teeth to get changes to the Chronic Nuisance Ordinance!

Friday, August 15, 2008
2:00 PM CENTRALIZED RESIDENT SERVICE SYSTEM STUDY TEAM ROOM 525 CCB

– What the heck is this and what will they be talking about? And why is the Board of Estimates interested? I guess you need to show up to find out the answers.

Also this week, the Mayor’s hearings on the budget on Tuesday and the school board community meetings on referendum (see message from School Superintendent and School Board President:

As families across our community begin preparations for the 2008-09 school year, the Board of Education is going out into the community to discuss the financial status of the district.

Two public forums are scheduled:

Tuesday, August 12 at 6 p.m. in the Warner Park Community Center, 1625 Northport Drive, and

Thursday, August 14 at 6 p.m. in the James Madison Memorial High School Auditorium, 201 S. Gammon Rd.

The forums will provide an overview of the district’s financial situation and a discussion of the Board’s options, including going to referendum this November.

The audience will be divided into small groups depending on the number of people attending. The small groups will be facilitated by members of the Management Team and a Board member will be assigned to each group. This will provide an opportunity for questions and discussion.

Key questions that will be asked each small group include:

• Is there any additional information you need regarding the District’s financial situation?
• What are your reactions to the options the Board is considering?
• Are there other ideas you have to address the District’s current financial situation?

At the end of the evening, there will be a large group share-out of information from each smaller group. Notes from each group will be organized and posted on the website.

We encourage you to attend, so you are better informed about the fiscal issues confronting the school district. Please feel free to pass this information on to others.

We look forward to seeing you,

Dan Nerad Arlene Silveira

Superintendent Board of Education President

And, there’s a community meeting on the development of the Villager Mall – at the same time as the UDC meeting – who plans this stuff? Anyone?

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
Update on The Villager Redevelopment Project
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
6:30 p.m.
The Villager Studio
2234C S. Park Street

Ald. Tim Bruer, District 14, in cooperation with the Burr Oaks Neighborhood
Association, will be holding an update on The Villager Redevelopment
Project. The following is the agenda for the meeting:

• Review of and response to input received from last community meeting
• Input on updated exterior design proposal
• Review of internal layout of the Atrium
• Discussion and recommendations of amenities for the community room
• Next steps and suggestions for incorporating art into The Villager
• Update on Urban League/Library/Planned Parenthood development
• Timeline for next steps of Villager redevelopment

For more information on this project visit The Villager Redevelopment
website at: http://www.cityofmadison.com/planning/villager

Or contact:
Ald. Tim Bruer, District 14
Office: 266-4071
Home: 298-0060
Email: district14@cityofmadison.com

or

City of Madison Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development
215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Rm. LL100
P.O. Box 2985
Madison, WI 53703
Email: villagermall@cityofmadison.com