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D6 Items of Interest Week of January 27 2025

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Join me along with city planning and economic development staff for a virtual public meeting from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on Monday, February 3, 2025 to see the first draft for a Request for Proposals (RFP) to redevelop Block 113 – formerly known as the Brayton Lot. District 2 Alder Juliana Bennett and District  Alder Mike Verveer will also participate.

Please register through Zoom ahead of time. Attendees will receive a link to the Zoom meeting through e-mail after registering.

Block 113 is a two-acre surface parking lot in District 6 located three blocks from the Capitol Square along East Washington Avenue that has been included in multiple City plans for decades. After being used as a staging area for the construction of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, the site will now be redeveloped.

During the meeting, staff from the City’s Planning Division and Economic Development Division will share a presentation summarizing what the City wants to see in the redevelopment and what will be required of the project due to previous federal funding agreements with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that requires the City to redevelop the site in a transit-supportive manner.

Highlights from the draft Request for Proposals (RFP) will also be shared to show how development proposals will be scored. A complete copy of the Draft RFP will be posted publicly on the City of Madison’s website as soon as it is finalized.

It is important to note that in this stage of the process, nothing about the redevelopment has been planned or decided, including building design. Work on those details will begin after a development partner is selected.

Once a development partner is selected and approved by the Common Council, the proposed development will go through the normal City approval process, including reviews by City boards, commissions, and committees, all of which will provide an opportunity for public comment throughout the process.

Block 113 project page has previous adopted plans and more details

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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.

  • Sustainable Madison Committee meeting will take place on Monday, January 27, at 4:30p in a virtual format. Agenda items include

    2. 86178 Authorizing the City Attorney, in consultation with the Mayor, to join the City as amicus in any cases related to environmental sustainability, environmental justice, or climate change which promote or impact Madison's policy of being an environmentally sustainable and resilient community where all Madisonians can thrive now and in the future.

    3. 86784 Update from Streets on Salt & Sustainability

    4. 86785 Update from the Water Utility on Well 15, PFAS, and Water Quality

  • Common Council Executive Committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 28, at 4:30p in a hybrid format via zoom or in person Room 201 CCB. Agenda items include

    3. 86606 Amending Section 3.70 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Public Records to align with current technology, City practices, and State law.

    4. 72568 Boards, Commissions, and Committees (BCC) Structure

  • Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 28, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include a resolution that mourns the loss of life and injuries suffered from gun violence and urges the Wisconsin State Legislature to enact common sense gun control.
  1. 86764 Awarding the 18th Annual Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Civility in Public Discourse Award to Madelyn Leopold.
  2. 86782 Expressing sincere appreciation to Madison Police Department Chief of Police, Dr. Shon F. Barnes for his 4 years of dedicated service to the City of Madison.
  3. 86829 Celebrating February 2025 as Black History Month in the City of Madison.

5.   86821 Presentation: BCC Streamlining Project Update

9.   86622 Submitting the appointment of Justin Stuehrenberg for confirmation of a one-year extension term as the Transit General Manager

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.

Re-refer to the March 19, 2025 Alcohol License Review Committee, Common Council April 15, 2025.

Kicking this to the next Council’s first meeting? This was introduced May 28, 2024 and has been referred by ALRC ever since. 

36. 86652 Amending Section 4.26, City Purchasing, of the Madison General Ordinances to increase the threshold requiring competitive selection of service contracts from $50,000 to $75,000 and make other clarifications.

46. 86587 Mourning the loss of life and injuries suffered from gun violence and urging the Wisconsin State Legislature to enact common sense gun control.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS FOR REFERRAL WITHOUT DEBATE

47. 86804 Creating Chapter 21 of the Madison General Ordinances related to Zoning Floodplain Regulations and Maps.

DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This proposed ordinance creates a new Chapter 21 of the Madison General Ordinances, which will now contain the zoning floodplain regulations and maps. This change is in response to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) notifying the City that our current floodplain regulations (in MGO Chapter 28) are no longer in compliance with the minimum standards required by the DNR and the federal FEMA code. Local communities must have minimum standards for development in the floodplain to be able to participate in FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The DNR certifies to FEMA that City ordinances meet the state and federal requirements necessary for flood insurance.

48. 86807 Amending various sections within Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances to remove floodplain references.

49. 86825 Amending Section 33.01(6) of the Madison General Ordinances related to Alder appointments to Boards, Commissions and Committees to change the appointment terms

DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance changes the terms of alders appointed to City boards, commissions and committees from being concurrent with the term of their office to a term expiring in the following April. The amendment accommodates the change to electing alders to staggered terms.

60. 86824 Amending the Report of the Lamp House Block Ad Hoc Plan Committee Sponsors: Juliana R. Bennett

Staff Comments_01-28-25.pdf

Link to 2014 Report of the Lamp House Block Ad Hoc Plan Committee 

Plan Commission (3/3/25), Urban Design Commission (2/5/25), Landmarks Commission (2/10/25), Common Council (3/11/25)

  1. 86627 Approving temporary construction work with associated noise impacts between the hours of 7:00 PM and 7:00 AM for work associated with City of Madison cured in place sewer main lining project #14487. (District 6)

22. 86842 Informational Presentation on the Sauk Creek Greenway Corridor Plan

23.* 86803 Acceptance of Adopt A Median Program Policy

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Public Information Meetings (PIM’s)

  • Public Input Meeting - Ontario Park (Virtual), Monday, January 27: Madison Parks is replacing five existing playgrounds in 2025. On Dec. 5, a virtual playground workshop was held for all five playgrounds, including the playground in Ontario Park, 720 Ontario St. Parks staff presented an overview of the playground replacement program and asked for input on design decisions during break-out sessions specific to each park location. The second input meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, January 15. Parks staff will present two playground concepts based on feedback received.
  • Public Input Meeting - Portland Park (Virtual), Tuesday, January 28: Madison Parks is replacing five existing playgrounds in 2025. On Dec. 5, a virtual playground workshop was held for all five playgrounds, including the playground in Portland Park, 4210 Portland Parkway. Parks staff presented an overview of the playground replacement program and asked for input on design decisions during break-out sessions specific to each park location. The second input meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, January 15. Parks staff will present two playground concepts based on feedback received.
  • Public Input Meeting - Skyview Park (Virtual), Thursday, January 30: Madison Parks is replacing five existing playgrounds in 2025. On Dec. 5, a virtual playground workshop was held for all five playgrounds, including the playground in Skyview Park, 1419 E Skyline Drive. Parks staff presented an overview of the playground replacement program and asked for input on design decisions during break-out sessions specific to each park location. Parks staff will present two playground concepts based on feedback received.
  • Midvale Boulevard Resurfacing (Virtual), Thursday, January 30: The City will host a public information meeting on Jan. 30, 2025, at 6:30 pm to discuss the planned construction project.  The meeting will be held virtual via zoom with an in person viewing during the meeting hosted at the Sequoya Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd. Registration prior to the meeting is required.

Announcements and News Releases

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Events

 

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