Week of October 15 Meetings of Possible Interest to District 2

The week of October 15 has items of possible interest to residents of district 2 at the Landmarks Commission, the Committee on the Environment, the Plan Commission, the Common Council Executive Committee, the Common Council, the Board of Public Works, the Economic Development Committee, the Alcohol License Review Committee, the Urban Forestry Task Force, and the Downtown Coordinating Committee. The city meeting agenda items are open for testimony from the public should you be interested in weighing in.  I also appreciate hearing from you on any items on which you have a particular interest or concern so please send me an email or give me a call.

Also, committees and commissions have an opportunity at the beginning of each agenda for Public Comment on items not on the agenda.  If you have something you want to share with a committee or commission, you can use the Public Comment time to do so. 
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Landmarks Commission
5:00 October 15, 2018
Rm 103A City-County Building
Agenda: https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=575428&GUID=029DF6B3-A2FE-45DE-A955-302475A06520 

Agenda Item 1
917 E Mifflin St - Exterior Alteration to a Designated Madison Landmark (Breese Stevens Field); 2nd Ald. Dist. 
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Committee on the Environment
4:30 October 15, 2018
Rm 108 City-County Building
Agenda: http://legistar.cityofmadison.com/meetings/2018/10/16366_A_COMMITTEE_ON_THE_ENVIRONMENT_18-10-15_Agenda.pdf?id=1abec05f-be2b-412c-97f3-374f5becbb3b 

Discussion on the August 20, 2018 rain event and current status.
Jojo O'Brien of City Engineering to provide an overview of the flood event and the impacts to the isthmus.
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Plan Commission 
5:30 October 15, 2018
Rm 201 City County Building
Agenda:  https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=575054&GUID=C4AFDBC8-5EC0-43D8-BB37-94C829346725 

Zoning Text Amendments

Agenda Item 16
Amending Sections 28.211, 28.151, 28.061, 28.072, 28.082 and 28.091 of the Madison General Ordinances to add Tasting Room as a use and to amend the supplemental regulations of Restaurant-Nightclub and make Restaurant-Nightclub a conditional use in all districts where it is allowed. allowed. 
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Common Council Executive Committee
4:30 October 16, 2018
Rm 108 City-County Building
Agenda: https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=597241&GUID=CCC93854-3509-4645-8DA4-64BF0B2C4C8E 

REFERRALS FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL

Agenda item 5
SUBSTITUTE - Establishing a moratorium on issuance of new alcohol licenses in a high density, high police call area in downtown Madison and establishing a Task Force on Downtown violence.

Agenda item 6
Acknowledging the City of Madison inter-disciplinary staff team tasked with analyzing alcohol outlet density, to identify issues related to excessive alcohol consumption that result in disproportionate calls for service, and propose steps to address such problems.
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Common Council 
6:30 October 16, 2018
Rm 201 City-County Building
Agenda: https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=581920&GUID=2B9DEB4F-6428-4DC1-87E6-EA5BF06E7D09  

PUBLIC HEARINGS - BEGIN AT 6:45 PM

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
Agenda item 3
2019 Executive Operating Budget 

REPORT OF ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Agenda item 6
Public Hearing - New License
HungryBadger Cafe LLC • dba HungryBadger Cafe
540 State St • Agent: Deepak Shrestha • Estimated Capacity: 80 Class B Beer, Class C Wine • 10% alcohol, 80% food, 10% other Aldermanic District 2 (Alder Zellers) • Police Sector 403

END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR
Appointments
Agenda item 12
Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments (introduction 10/2/2018; action 10/16/2018).
MADISON ARTS COMMISSION
BETHANY M. JUREWICZ (2nd A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Member. Ms. Jurewicz is the business and event manager for the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. She is the founder, curator and project manager of VEA Events. Ms. Jurewicz succeeds Barbara M. Schrank.
TERM EXPIRES: 4-30-2019

REPORTS OF OFFICERS

REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Agenda item 54
Terminating the Declaration of Public Works Emergency per Section 62.15(1b) of the Wisconsin Statues and MGO 4.26(4)(c) to repair the sanitary sewer in the backyards of the 10 Block of Langdon Street. (2nd AD)

INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS FOR REFERRAL WITHOUT DEBATE

ORDINANCES
Agenda item 78
Amending Sec. 10.055(8)(c) of the Madison General Ordinances to update the Street Occupation Permit Fees.

RESOLUTIONS
Agenda item 98
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an amended agreement with the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the improvement of E. Johnson Street (N. Baldwin Street to First Street). (2nd & 12th ADs)
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Board of Public Works
4:30 October 17, 2018
Rm 108 City County Building
Agenda: https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=545556&GUID=731511F4-C85D-4859-9B3A-9698DEC8B4A0 

ITEMS REFERRED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL
Agenda item 12
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an amended agreement with the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the improvement of E. Johnson Street (N. Baldwin Street to First Street). (2nd & 12th ADs)

Agenda item 14
Requesting Dane County and the City of Madison convene a technical work group to study strategies for reducing the risk of future high lake level events and flooding on the Yahara River and the Yahara Lakes.
Lead and ONLY agency is Board of Public Works.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES
Agenda item 24
Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute an Amendment to the contract between Madison and Strand Associates, Inc. for additional design engineering services for the E. Johnson St. Reconstruction Project. (2nd AD)

MISCELLANEOUS
Agenda item 30
Public Flood Response Policy
Agenda item 31
Private Drainage Problem Policy
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Economic Development Committee 
5:00 October 17, 2018
Rm GR27 City-County Building
Agenda:  https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=578263&GUID=512F3821-15B5-43AA-9A9B-60009929CB17 

Agenda item 1
Presentation by and discussion with Tom Lynch, Transportation Director for the City of Madison, regarding the transportation section of the Connect Madison Economic Development Strategy and other City transportation initiatives.

Agenda item 3
Connect Madison Economic Development Strategy Implementation
Reporting and Discussion Regarding Work Priorities:
1) Business Assistance Team (Susan Bulgrin)
2) Development Districts (Craig Stanley)
3) Business Retention and Expansion (Frank Staniszewski) 4) Business Coalition for Transportation
5) Youth Work-Based Learning Opportunities (Pat Schramm) 6) Equity Lens (Marianne Morton)
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Alcohol License Review Committee
5:30 October 17, 2018 
Rm 354 City-County Building 
Agenda: https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=583914&GUID=BD5B4E8C-9460-4A7A-9996-CB8235AD6D51 

Items Referred
Agenda Item 15
SUBSTITUTE - Establishing a moratorium on issuance of new alcohol licenses in a high density, high police call area in downtown Madison and establishing a Task Force on Downtown violence.

Agenda Item 16
Acknowledging the City of Madison inter-disciplinary staff team tasked with analyzing alcohol outlet density, to identify issues related to excessive alcohol consumption that result in disproportionate calls for service, and propose steps to address such problems.

License Issuance Extension Request
Agenda Item 17 
Request to extend license issuance beyond the 90 day limit under MGO 38.05 Vintage II Inc • dba Tangent
803 E Washington Ave • Agent: Trent Kraemer
Estimated Capacity: 387 inside / 75 outside
Class B Combination Liquor & Beer • 41% alcohol, 55% food, 4% other Aldermanic District 6 (Alder Rummel) • Police Sector 407
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Urban Forestry Task Force 
12:30 October 18, 2017
Rm 108 City-County Building
Agenda: https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=600488&GUID=FE274996-0E94-4A62-A978-67C1D5A4C11C 

DISCUSSION ITEMS
Status of Task Force
Formulating Recommendations, Action Plan, and Long-term Departmental Strategy
DISCUSSION OF RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING LAND USE PLANNING & ZONING AND MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 
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Downtown Coordinating Committee 
5:30 October 18, 2018
Rm 108 City-County Building
Agenda:  https://madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=575155&GUID=CE6858A0-C169-492C-9C97-E2D40391A3EC 

Agenda item 3
SUBSTITUTE - Establishing a moratorium on issuance of new alcohol licenses in a high density, high police call area in downtown Madison and establishing a Task Force on Downtown violence.

Agenda item 4
Acknowledging the City of Madison inter-disciplinary staff team tasked with analyzing alcohol outlet density, to identify issues related to excessive alcohol consumption that result in disproportionate calls for service, and propose steps to address such problems
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*Consent agenda--The consent agenda includes many agenda items that come to a vote without testimony or Council discussion.  Should anyone register and wish to speak, the item would be taken off the consent agenda.


Alder Ledell Zellers
608 417 9521

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