Public hearings, things people show up for, anything they pull off the agenda at the meeting and the following (Confederate Monuments, planting beds around the square, 2018 Sewer, Stormwater and Landfill Rates, and F-35s):
Agenda Items #4 – #15 are PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
6. Legislative File No. 50348 – Public Hearing – Amending Sections 28.032(1) and 28.151 of the Madison General Ordinances to permit Health/Sports Club, Fitness Center or Studio as a conditional use in residential districts. (Report of Plan Commission –Recommended Action: Re-Refer to Plan Commission and Recess Public Hearing to a future Common Council Meeting)
The following items are EXTRA-MAJORITY ITEMS – Extra Majority vote items will be recorded as unanimous votes unless a roll call or exclusion is requested:
68. Legislative File No. 50815 – Amending Traffic Engineering’s 2018 Adopted Capital Budget for the increase in federal funding of $317,000.00 provided to the City of Madison for the University Avenue; Allen Boulevard to University Bay Drive project (#5992-10-10/11). (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)
69. Legislative File No. 50833 – Amending the 2018 Storm Water Capital Budget and Authorizing the City of Madison, through the City Engineer, to accept Dane County Urban Water Quality grant awards in the amounts of $100,000.00 for the construction of the Wingra Park Screen Structure project. (13th AD) (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)
Agenda Items part of the CONSENT AGENDA WITH ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS as noted:
19. Legislative File No. 50909 – Amending the official map of the City of Madison to reduce the width of an Official Map Reservation located on the zoning property located at 222 N. Charter Street from 17 feet to 14 feet. (Business by the President – Additional Referral to Board of Public Works (4/18/18) and Amend Referral to Plan Commission from (4/2/18) to (5/7/18))
40. Legislative File No. 50760 – Amending Section 33.07(6) of the Madison General Ordinances to add additional types of public construction that may be done by the City without submitting the work for public bid. (Report of Board of Public Works – Ald. Marsha Rummel, Council President – Re-Refer Substitute Ordinance to 4/17/18 Common Council Meeting)
74. Legislative File No. 50922 – Resolution authorizing a non-competitive purchase of services contract with Mead and Hunt for professional architectural and engineering services for the design of (2019 – Phase 1) Metro Bus Barn Facility Upgrades. (6th AD)
(Report of Finance Committee – Ald. Marsha Rummel, Council President – Re-Refer to 4/17/18 Common Council Meeting)
Items placed on EXCLUSION LIST
39. Legislative File No. 48643 – Establishing a Plan for the Confederate Monuments in Forest Hill Cemetery. (Report of Board of Park Commissioners)
BE FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Parks Commissioners, through their authority under Madison General Ordinances Section 8.11, the Landmarks Commission, through its authority over Forest Hills Cemetery under Madison General Ordinances Chapter 41, and the Equal Opportunities Commission shall jointly meet to consider the following three options with regard to the two Lost Cause monuments in Forest Hill Cemetery:
1. whether to take down and permanently remove the two Lost Cause monuments,
2. whether to leave the monuments in place but alter the messages contained therein, and
3. whether to leave one or both of the Lost Cause monuments in the Cemetery but erect a new monument providing detail of the false narrative of the Lost Cause and the role these monuments play in that effort.BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS (lead referral) – Recommendations: Support the removal of the smaller marker, leave the standing (larger) monument as is, and add contextualizing signage in the former location of the smaller marker. Also, that the smaller marker be offered to the Wisconsin State Historical Society and not be offered to any private resident.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION – Recommendations: Take down the current monuments and thus prevent glorifying the so -called “Lost Cause “movement by the repetition of the names of the confederate soldiers. The removed monuments should be given to the Wisconsin Historical Society for storage. No new monuments or markers should be erected in their place. The EOC also affirms the commitment to rejecting all racist monuments, language, and hate groups in the City of Madison.
LANDMARKS COMMISSION – Recommendations: The small plaque should not have been uninstalled without an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness and that an application should be submitted by the Common Council. Upon the approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness to remove the small plaque, the Commission suggests that the plaque be offered to the WI Veteran’s museum and the WI State Historical Society and not to private individuals. The motion passed on a voice vote. The large cenotaph should be retained in Confederate Rest. The motion passed on a voice vote, with Rummel voting opposed. An interpretive display should be installed, that the Common Council should commission its drafting by a qualified historian, and that the events surrounding the small plaque be included in the display. The Commission further stipulated that the text, appearance, and placement of the display must be reviewed and approved by the relevant bodies prior to installation. The motion passed on a voice vote.
64. Legislative File No. 50596 – SUBSTITUTE – Establishing Policy Guidelines for Alterations to Capitol Square Area Planting Beds for the Intent of Creating New Public Sidewalk Cafes. (Report of Downtown Coordinating Committee – Ald. David Ahrens, District 15)
75. Legislative File No. 50923 – Amending the 2018 Operating Budget and Setting the 2018 Rates for the Sewer, Stormwater and Landfill. (Report of Finance Committee – Ald. David Ahrens, District 15 – 15 votes required)
86. Legislative File No. 50520 – Approving plans and specifications for public improvements necessary for the project known as 101 King Street – Lucille Madison and authorizing construction to be undertaken by the Developer, Private Contract No. 8159. (4th AD) (Items Referred to This Meeting – Ald. Ledell Zellers, District 2)
87. Legislative File No. 50973 – Declaring the City of Madison Common Council’s Intent to Submit Comments to the Air National Guard as Part of the F-35 Operational Beddown Environmental Impact Statement. (Items Referred to This Meeting – Ald. David Ahrens, District 15)
