Meetings and Updates Week of Feb 3
posted- City Meetings:
- Finance Committee 2/3
- Plan Commission 2/3
- Transportation Commission 2/5
- Rolling Meadows and Heritage Heights Neighborhood Meeting on the Southeast Area Plan 2/5
- Dream Lanes Alcohol License Application Public Meeting 2/4
- Disability Rights Commission is Recruiting New Members!
- Events & Announcements
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City Meetings
Note: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found at the Meeting Schedule page.
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee meeting will take pl ace on Monday, February 3, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include an update on Federal Executive Orders and Directives to Pause Federal Grants and Loans. The Office of Management and Budget rescinded their initial memo freezing federal funds, but the White House has been insisting that the chaotic federal funding freezes remain a policy goal of the administration.
Plan Commission
The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, February 3, at 5:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include accepting a progress update to the Madison Comprehensive Plan, as well as development-related requests (none n District 3).
Transportation Commission
The Transportation Commission meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 5 at 5:00 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include a Quarterly Traffic Safety Report from MPD for both the 3rd quarter and the 4th quarter of 2024. Both of these quarterly reports detail Citywide traffic incident statistics and Traffic Grant activity (“speed traps”). You’ll see that Milwaukee Street is featured prominently in the list of areas with regular traffic speed enforcement. My thanks to MPD officers for their attention to this area, which sees a lot of hazardous driving.
If you would like more information about becoming a member of a City board, commission, or committee, please visit the page linked here.
Rolling Meadows and Heritage Heights Neighborhood Meeting on the Southeast Area Pan Wednesday Feb 5th
The Rolling Meadows Neighborhood Association is hosting a neighborhood meeting with City Planning to discuss the Southeast Area Plan. Rolling Meadows leaders have agreed to invite residents of the neighboring Heritage Heights neighborhood to join their meeting too!
- When: Wednesday, February 5th at 7:00 p.m.
- Where: Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Road
As a reminder, the Southeast Area Plan is an opportunity for residents to give input on their neighborhoods' land uses, transportation and traffic issues, park amenities, tree canopy, public art, and more, within the planning area which is generally bounded by WI Highway 30, Interstate 90, the City of Monona and Siggelkow Road. City Planning staff will use residents’ input to draft Plan recommendations this summer, which the public will also have more opportunities to review and provide more input later in this process.
Here are two great ways to provide input for the Southeast Area Plan right now!
- The Southeast Area Plan’s interactive online comment map where residents can add comments and upvote or downvote to express their thoughts
- City Planning also shared this resident survey for residents of the Southeast Area
Dream Lanes Alcohol License Public Meeting Tuesday Feb 4th
Dream Lanes (13 Atlas Court) has new potential buyers who have applied to the City for an alcohol license at this location. Dream Lanes is hosting a public meeting about the application on Tuesday, Feb 4th at 6:00 p.m. Their application is planned to be reviewed by the Alcohol License Review Committee in its February 19th meeting.
Questions? Contact general manager Robin Goldberg, robin@dreamlanes.com.
Disability Rights Commission is Recruiting for New Members!
The City of Madison is seeking members for the Disability Rights Commission.
Members must be residents of the City of Madison, knowledgeable and passionate about advancing access and inclusion. First priority for membership is given to people with disabilities who represent the diversity of Madison’s disability community.
If you or someone you know might be interested, please check out this City webpage for more information about the Commission. Information on how to apply can be found here.
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Events & Announcements
- Block 113 (Brayton Lot) redevelopment draft RFP public meeting, Monday, February 3: The City of Madison’s Department of Planning, Community and Economic Development will be holding a virtual public meeting from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on Monday, February 3, 2025 to outline a first draft for a Request for Proposals (RFP) to redevelop Block 113 – formerly known as the Brayton Lot – in downtown Madison.
- Applications now open for 2025 Arts Grants: The Madison Arts Commission (MAC) is inviting individual artists and non-profit organizations to apply for its annual grant program. [posted January 30, 2025]
- Early Ridership Numbers : Overall, ridership is up systemwide by 10 percent since the launch of the Bus Rapid Transit. The Rapid A Route is up nearly 20 percent over ridership numbers in 2023. [posted January 29, 2025]
- CARES Program Expands Service to Sun Prairie Starting in February: The City of Sun Prairie is excited to announce the expansion of services from the Madison Fire Department’s Community Alternative Response Emergency Services (CARES) Program to the community, beginning Monday, February 3. This expansion is made possible through an agreement between the City of Sun Prairie, the City of Madison, and Dane County. [posted January 29, 2025]
- Statement from Mayor Rhodes-Conway on Federal Funding Directive : Today’s directive from the federal Office of Management and Budget has the potential to impact tens of millions of dollars in services for the residents of Madison. [posted January 28, 2025]
- Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Award in Public Discourse Winner is Madelyn Leopold : Award Winner and Nominator Have Designated Local Non-Profit to Receive Monetary Contributions. [posted January 27, 2025]
- In-Person Absentee Voting Begins, Tuesday, February 4: Early voting (in-person absentee) begins today for the February 18 Spring Primary. Check our website for locations and hours.
Please visit the City news webpage to find additional news and announcements and to subscribe to receive notification of news releases as they are posted. Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.
