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D6 Items of Interest Week of September 23, 2024

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The BRT launches Sunday September 22. Everyone is invited to the ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday September 24 at noon outside the American Red Cross at 4860 Sheboygan Ave across from the Eau Claire station. All isthmus dwellers and east siders are urged to meet up at Cargo Coffee, 750 E Washington, at 10:45am, for free coffee. We will board a bus at the Paterson St. station and travel to the Eau Claire station for the ceremony. Being an east sider herself, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway hopes to ride the bus with everyone to the event. I plan to be there. The ceremony itself will consist of a press conference, formal ribbon-cutting, refreshments, and live demonstrations. As an added bonus, barring other emergencies, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is slated to be in attendance. 

At Tuesday’s Council meeting, there will be a public hearing about the 2025 Executive Capital Budget. I blogged about some of the capital budget highlights last week. On September 30, the Finance Committee will consider amendments. I plan to do some public meetings about the 2025 budget and the referendum. Hold the date for October 17 for an evening discussion and possibly a lunch time event TBD. Send questions or offers of assistance to district6@cityofmadison.com.

Please join me and planning staff at a virtual neighborhood meeting October 1 at 6:30p to learn about SARA Investment Real Estate proposal to redevelop the property located at 306 S. Brearly Street, currently the home of Alimentari. The existing one-story building would be demolished and a six-story, mixed-use building would be constructed. The new building would be comprised of approximately 1,500-2,000 square feet of first floor commercial space, approximately 122 market-rate apartments, and approximately 130 enclosed parking stalls, including five public parking stalls. The apartments would be a mix of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom units. You will receive login information after registering at www.cityofmadison.com/MeetingOctober1Brearly. Nearby neighbors will receive a postcard invitation.

Boards, Commissions, and Committee 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.

  • Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 24, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include applying for a zero-interest loan for the purpose of assisting in the remediation of contaminated soil at the Huxley Yards property, as well as honoring resolutions for Week Without Driving 85234 and Hispanic Heritage Month.

3. 85263 Performance and Activity Update from Destination Madison - Ellie Westman Chin, CEO. A link to the presentation should eventually be in legistar, it should provide lots of data about the destination/hospitality market.

5. 848532025 Executive Capital Budget > Public Hearing

9. 85303 Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments (introduction 9-24-2024; action 10-8-2024). Plan Commission Chair and former D2 Alder Ledell Zellers has submitted a letter of resignation after 10 years of service on the PC. The Mayor has appointed Emily Gnam as her designee.  Emily Gnam is an attorney and serves as the chief ethics & compliance officer for TruStage. She is a former member of the City’s Board of Park Commissioners having served ten years - two as its chair.

11. 83669 Amending Section 38.05(9)(a) and creating 38.05(b) and (c) of the Madison General Ordinances related to Class A and Class “A” alcohol beverage licenses to impose geographic limitations on “Class A” and Class “A” license applications considered by the Common Council after adoption of this ordinance for purposes of regulating density of such alcohol beverage licenses. AGENDA NOTE: Alcohol License Review Committee did not consider file 83669 at the 9/18/24 meeting. The recommendation is to re-refer to Alcohol License Review Committee (11/20/24), Common Council (12/10/24).

12. 85179 Change of Licensed Premises PX2 LLC • dba Prost! Current Capacity (in/out): 180/60 • Proposed Capacity (in/out): 180/140 401 E Washington Ave • Agent: David Nau Class B Combination Liquor & Beer • (District 6) Expansion of outdoor premises and capacity on 9/28/2024. ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO GRANT - REPORT OF OFFICER

13. 84571 SECOND SUBSTITUTE: Amending Section 37.09(3)(e)1 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish soil infiltration design standards. Public comment from Veridian Homes and Smart Growth Greater Madison Inc.

DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: Under the City’s existing ordinances, certain types of land development are required to get a stormwater management permit. As a condition of such permits, the applicant must submit a stormwater management plan documenting the system(s) and measures proposed to control stormwater runoff from the site. Consistent with State law, the City has established stormwater management performance standards, including requirements relating to infiltration of stormwater when 20,000 square feet or more of new impervious area is created. These standards apply to all plats, Certified Survey Maps, development, and redevelopment projects which create a cumulative total of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet or more of new impervious area since October 1, 2004. Infiltration refers to any precipitation that does not leave the site as runoff. Under this ordinance, technical standards for infiltration are being added to the City’s standards applicable to all developments where infiltration is required, which change would require the infiltration design to utilize the best on-site soils for this purpose.This substitute updates the infiltration standards to make them more clear and specific. This second substitute makes further changes to these updated standards, including adding a delayed effective date of April 1, 2025.

23. 84390 Accepting the 2024 Agency Annual Surveillance Technology Reports for the 2023 Calendar Year

30. 84986 Amending Resolution 22-00745 Authorizing the First Amendment to Ground Lease for the residential structure located at 704 East Gorham Street, within James Madison Park, and authorizing an access easement over a portion of the City’s property at 728 East Gorham Street. (District 6) Sponsors: Marsha A. Rummel

31. 85039 Providing CocoVaa Chocolatier or its assigns a $250,000 loan to purchase a commercial property at 10 Odana Court through the Commercial Ownership Assistance program under the Small Business Equity and Recovery Program (SBER) using the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) aid Local Fiscal Recovery funds and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with CocoVaa Chocolatier or its assigns for that purpose. (District 19) Sponsors: John P. Guequierre, Marsha A. Rummel And Amani Latimer Burris

34. 85074 Amending the 2024 Capital Budget for the Planning Division-Municipal Art Fund to accept $40,000 from the Madison Public Market Foundation and $50,000 from the Friends of the Madison Arts Commission to help fund public art at the Madison Public Market and to approve and accept ten (10) artworks for installation at the Madison Public Market, including authorizing the Planning Division Director to sign contracts related to the projects (District 12). Sponsors: Amani Latimer Burris And Marsha A. Rummel

INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS FOR REFERRAL WITHOUT DEBATE

58. 85207 Amending Sec. 33.31 of the Madison General Ordinances to Update the Membership of the Sustainable Madison Committee DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance updates the membership of the Sustainable Madison Committee by decreasing the overall body from 15 to 11 members, the number of alternates from 3 to 2, and adding a goal of having youth members (ages 14-24) appointed to the Committee.

61. 85327 Amending Section 5.20 of the Madison General Ordinances to modify the Police Civilian Oversight Board appointment process. DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: Under the current ordinance, each appointment to the Police Civilian Oversight Board (“PCOB”) must be nominated by a local community organization on a designated list created by the Common Council. While still encouraging the involvement of local community organizations, this Ordinance Amendment removes this requirement, instructs the Office of Independent Monitor to collect applications for membership to the PCOB into a pool of applicants from whom the Mayor and Common Council Leadership will appoint new PCOB members, and otherwise streamlines the process. The Ordinance Amendment also makes other changes to the election of PCOB leadership.

70. 85281 Authorizing the City’s execution of a First Amendment to Lease, pertaining to the City’s lease with the Salvation Army for the family shelter located at 4502 Milwaukee Street, for the purpose of extending the lease term and altering the maintenance provisions of the Lease. (District 3) Fiscal Note: The proposed resolution authorizes the first amendment to the lease of CIty-owned property at 4502 Milwaukee St to The Salvation Army for the purposes of operating a family shelter. This first amendment does not propose any changes to the base annual rent of $1 per year. No additional City appropriation required.

72. 85297 Approving an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Sun Prairie and the City of Madison for the Madison Fire Department to provide emergency crisis services through the City of Madison CARES program.

75. 85305 Authorizing the City of Madison to submit, and if awarded, to accept a grant of up to $4,250,000 from the Flexible Facilities Program funded through the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources for the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park Project and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the State of Wisconsin to accept the grant award; and amending the 2024 Adopted Capital Budget of the Madison Public Library. (District 12 and District 17)

76. 85313 Amending the 2024 Adopted Economic Development Department’s Operating Budget to accept a $670,000 grant award from the Build America Bureau of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT. Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway. Fiscal Note: The proposed resolution amends the Economic Development Division's (EDD) 2024 Adopted Operating Budget to appropriate $670,000 in federal grant revenue and commensurate expenditures to be used for the implementation of the “Madison, WI Asset Scan to Identify Opportunities for Transit-Oriented Development” project. No match is required for this grant. The resolution further authorizes the execution of an agreement and any other documents with the U.S. Department of Transportation in order to comply with the grant requirements. From the resolution: Whereas the City of Madison hopes to build its organizational capacity to launch a “Putting Assets to Work” asset management strategy starting with an Asset Scan that will proactively identify Existing Assets with potential to become Enhanced Assets through public-private partnership, the investment of private capital, leveraging the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan program, and asset concession arrangements...

         Meeting Details

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Public Information Meeting

Announcements and News Releases

  • Secure Ballot Drop Boxes Now Open: The City of Madison’s secure ballot drop boxes are now open for the November 5 General Election. The boxes provide a secure way for City of Madison absentee voters to return their ballots to the City Clerk’s Office.If you requested an absentee… [posted September 20, 2024]
  • Dane County Mayors Urge State to Fund Local Governments: Dane County’s seven Mayors met this week in Sun Prairie to discuss how to work together on a host of local issues – including reforms to state laws that artificially restrict local governments’ ability to meet the needs of their residents. [posted September 20, 2024]
  • Bus Rapid Transit Launches on Sunday, September 22: Metro Transit is getting ready to launch its first ever bus rapid transit route on Sunday, September 22.Metro’s Rapid Route A will offer 15-minute service Monday through Friday until 8:00 pm and until 7:00 pm on Saturdays. Thirty-minute service will… [posted September 19, 2024]
  • Absentee Ballots are in the Mail: Absentee ballots for the November 5 General Election have been sent to 25,655 City of Madison absentee voters with requests on file. [posted September 19, 2024]
  • Street Closures - Willy Street Fair: Three blocks of Williamson Street will be closed this weekend for the Willy Street Fair.  These closures will occur between South Livingston Street and South Ingersoll Street.  The 300 blocks of South Paterson Street and South Brearly… [posted September 19, 2024]
  • How to Vote Absentee by Mail: The City Clerk’s Office is beginning to mail out absentee ballots. If you’d like to vote by mail, here’s the easiest way to request your ballot… [posted September 18, 2024]
  • District 19 Alder John Guequierre Hosts Three City Budget Educational Sessions: Alder John Guequierre of District 19 has planned a series of three educational sessions with accessibility and inclusivity at the heart of these sessions. Alder Guequierre invites residents to think critically about what is needed to create and… [posted September 17, 2024]
  • Greater Madison MPO Seeks Community Input on Draft Coordinated Plan: The Greater Madison MPO released its draft 2024-2028 Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan, the Greater Madison area's transportation plan for older adults, people with disabilities and people with low incomes. [posted September 17, 2024]
  • City of Madison celebrates groundbreaking for Theresa Terrace townhomes: The City of Madison is taking steps to address the shortage of “Missing Middle” housing, starting with one of its own properties. [posted September 17, 2024]
  • Library Takeover Team Hosting Day of Indian Mindfulness Activities at Central Library: Mindfulness the Indian Way is a full-day, immersive experience planned for Saturday, September 28 at Central Library, where attendees will learn how the rich traditions of Indian culture can help them feel more present and aware in their daily lives. [posted September 17, 2024]
  • General Election Media Kit Now Available: The Madison City Clerk's Office is releasing its media kit for the November 5 General Election. The media kit includes election statistics, key dates, and a brief overview of the election process. [posted September 17, 2024]
  • Name Our Electric Collection Trucks: We are calling on you to help us choose names for our two new electric vehicles. The names should be, well, electrifying. [posted September 17, 2024]
  • Madison Adds Electric Collection Trucks to its Fleet: The City of Madison Streets Division will be the first community in Wisconsin with an all-electric trash collection truck… [posted September 17, 2024]
  • Warner Park Community Recreation Center Expansion Moves Forward: The construction process for the City’s Warner Park Recreation Center Expansion project is moving forward with awarding the construction contract to Vogel Bros. Building Company, as the lowest responsible bidder. The expansion project will… [posted September 16, 2024]

Events

  • Health Resource Fair, Tuesday, September 24: This annual event coincides with National Senior Center Month and reinforces the 2024 theme of "Powering Connections." Over 30 agencies will be on-hand to share information and resources. The event will wrap-up with lunch and a presentation on Genetic Counseling: Why it is Important for Older Adults. Registration is required to receive lunch.
  • Capitol View Farmers' Market, Wednesday, September 25: The Capitol View Farmers' Market is held weekly on Wednesdays (3:00-7:00pm) from late May through mid-October. Join us each week for great local vendors, live music, food carts, and special activities from week to week. Visit our website and follow us on social media for the most up-to-date information and schedules!
  • Cherokee Marsh Phragmites Workday, Thursday, September 2 (This event occurs on multiple dates): Assist in keeping the high-quality wetlands in Cherokee Marsh free from invasive phragmites. Volunteers are needed to use twine to tie stalks in bundles. We will then cut the stalks above the twine and treat the cut ends.
  • Live at The Glen: Storytelling with Tom Martinelli, Friday, September 27: Join us on the patio as we learn about the history of Glenway & Westmorland golf courses with Tom Martinelli, a local historian and neighbor of The Glen. Martinelli will share his passion for the Westmorland neighborhood from prehistoric through the present. If you love history and enjoy storytelling, this event is perfect for you!

Metro Transit - Fast Fare Pick Up! Pick up a Fast Fare card and get help from City of Madison staff. To learn more about Fast Fares, please visit the Fast Fares webpage.

For the full list of upcoming events, please visit the City events calendar. 

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