Here’s what the alders have picked off the agenda for discussion or additional actions.
Agenda Items #4 – #12 are PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
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:
85. Legislative File No. 60918 – Amending the 2020 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate $3.0 million in GO Borrowing for the East-West Bus Rapid Transit project in the Transportation project in order to comply with FTA funding requirements necessary to enter project development. Being accepted by FTA into Project Development is a prerequisite for FTA’s Small Starts project evaluation. (Report of Finance Committee – 15 votes required)
Agenda Items part of the CONSENT AGENDA WITH ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS as noted:
13. Legislative File No. 61060 – Amending the 2020 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate $500,000 for the Downtown Recovery Program by appropriating $105,000 from the Capital Revolving Loan Fund and transferring $395,000 in GO Borrowing from various capital projects. (Business by the Mayor – Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4 – Recommended Action: Refer SUBSTITUTE to Economic Development Committee (7/15/20), Finance Committee (7/20/20), Common Council (7/21/20)
14. Legislative File No. 61124 – Amending the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget for the Clerk’s Office, and authorizing the City Clerk to apply for and accept a $10,000 grant from the Center for Tech & Civic Life distributed by the City of Racine, Wisconsin for planning safe and secure election administration. (Business by the Mayor – 15 votes required – Recommended Action: Adopt Under Suspension of the Rules – SUBSTITUTE Resolution)
15. Legislative File No. 61255 – Authorizing the City Clerk to apply for and accept a $1,271,788 grant from the Center for Tech & Civic Life for the implementation of a safe voting plan for the remainder of 2020, and amending the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget to increase the Clerk’s Office budget by $1,271,788, including increasing the Salaries budget by $683,788, Supplies budget by $279,500, Purchased Services by $308,000, and Interdepartmental Charges by $500. (Business by the Mayor – 15 votes required –
Recommended Action: Adopt Under Suspension of the Rules – SUBSTITUTE Resolution)
16. Legislative File No. 61268 – Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments. (Business by the Mayor – Refer SUBSTITUTE Appointment Report to 7/21/20 Council meeting)
88. Legislative File No. 60995 – Creating Section 4.33 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish a Downtown Recovery Program Ordinance. (Report of Finance Committee – Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4 – – Recommended Action: Re-Refer SUBSTITUTE to Economic Development Committee (7/15/20, Finance Committee (7/20/20), Common Council (7/21/20)
99. Legislative File No. 61250 – Creating Section 5.17 of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit the Madison Police Department from using tear gas, mace and impact projectile devices as crowd control measures. (New Business for Referral – Ald. Shiva Bidar, District 5 – Additional Referrals: Equal Opportunities Commission, Common Council Executive Committee – Note: A SUBSTITUTE Ordinance has been entered on this file)
100. Legislative File No. 61252 – Creating Section 5.18 of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit the Madison Police Department from obtaining any property from the Defense Logistics Agency under the 1033 Program. (New Business for Referral – Ald. Shiva Bidar, District 5 – Additional Referrals: Equal Opportunities Commission, Common Council Executive Committee)
107. Legislative File No. 61070 – Authorizing the City Clerk to apply for and accept a Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) subgrant from the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and amending the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget to increase the City Clerk’s Supplies budget by $198,200. (New Business for Referral – Refer SUBSTITUTE Resolution)
Items requested for EXCLUSION:
64. Legislative File No. 59192 – Creating Sec. 8.24(1)(ff) of the Madison General Ordinances to ban alcohol from Reynolds Park and the Well 24 Property. (Report of Board of Park Commissioners – Ald. Max Prestigiacomo, District 8)
81. Legislative File No. 60499 – Amending the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget to transfer $89,032 in salaries and benefits from the Information Technology Department to the Mayor’s Office, creating a new classification of Communications Coordinator in CG18, R12, and recreating vacant position #4449 of IT Specialist 3 as a Communications Coordinator within the Mayor’s Office Operating Budget. (Report of Finance Committee – Ald. Grant Foster, District 15 – 15 votes required)
91. Legislative File No. 60375 – Accepting the report titled “Comprehensive Plan – 2020 Progress Update”. (Report of Plan Commission – Council President Sheri Carter – Brief presentation by Planning Staff)
Items Introduced from the Floor for Referral
Legislative File No. 61377 – Authorizing the issuance of Request for Proposals for professional architectural and engineering consultant design services and construction administration services for the existing building in Olin Park located at 330 E Lakeside Street. (13th AD) (Council President Sheri Carter)
Recommended Action: Refer to Finance Committee (7/20/20); Common Council (7/21/20)
