Updates & Week of Feb. 28 Meetings of Interest for District 2

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District 2 Updates and Meetings of Interest

City meetings remain online only with details listed in City Meetings of Interest below; all have virtual public participation options.

 

Stay in touch with your neighbors through either Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc. or Campus Area Neighborhood Assoc.

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There are three sections to this week's update:

  1. COVID-19 Resources & Information
  2. Other District 2 Updates
  3. City Meetings of Interest to District 2

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COVID Update

1. COVID-19 RESOURCES & INFORMATION

From Public Health Madison & Dane County:

Dane CORE - for rental and utility assistance.

Visit the City's Coronavirus Website for Madison's COVID responses and resources.

Dane County Food Pantry Network from Community Action Coalition.

State of Wisconsin COVID-19 resources and information from state agencies, including the State Dept. Public Health

Info on UW-Madison's response to the pandemic.

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2. OTHER DISTRICT 2 UPDATES

 

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March 25, 2022 – The site 1501 W. Badger Rd. closes down until at least the spring of 2023

March 29, 2022 – The site at 402 South Point Rd opens to replace the Badger Rd facility

April 4, 2022 – A new weekends and evenings only drop-off opens at 121 E. Olin Avenue.

The drop-off site at 4602 Sycamore Avenue will not be see any changes.

 

 

 

400 State Block Revised Proposal Rendering

Proposed Building

 

Update on Steering Committee for 400 Block of State Street Redevelopment Proposal

The steering committee of the Mansion Hill District of Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc. (CNI), that is evaluating the redevelopment proposal put forth by JD McCormick Properties for 428 to 444 State Street is scheduled to meet again on Tuesday, March 8, and on Wednesday, March 16, both at 5:30pm. 

The developer proposes to demolish the three mixed-use buildings at 428 through 444 State Street and construct a new a five- to six-story, mixed-use building with 26 dwelling units and first floor commercial spaces. The developer will be seeking Demolition Permits and will need formal approvals from the Urban Design Commission and Plan Commission. You can find the project plans and land use application here and read more about the proposal and city processes in my past Alder Updates, including one from 2 weeks ago available here.

The first neighborhood steering committee meeting was held this past Wednesday when the development team presented their proposal and neighbors gave feedback and asked questions. Some concerns were raised about the lack of affordable rents for the apartments, the displacement of the local businesses on the ground floor of the existing buildings, and the proposed height of the front facade (4 stories) being too tall and the overall design not being in character with much of State Street. The developer indicated that they were hoping that the commercial tenants would find nearby locations, but they only knew of one of the four tenants finding a new location on State Street. They also said that discounting rents for the apartments was not possible without some form of subsidy due to the high cost of new construction.

The steering committee will continue working with neighbors, the development team, and other interested parties. The committee's goals will include a report that will form the input on the proposal from CNI. I'll be sure to publish the Zoom links for the upcoming virtual meetings, but if you'd like to get onto the steering committee's email list or give input on the proposal, please email me at district2@cityofmadison.com


Transit Network Redesign Virtual Community Meetings

If you missed Metro Transit's citywide community meeting on the Transit Network Redesign last week, you can view a recording here. If you want detailed information, you can also read the entire Metro Transit Network Redesign Draft

Metro Transit is also hosting an ongoing series of area-specific meetings on the Redesign Draft where they will obtain feedback - stay tuned for the announcement of a meeting focusing on areas in and around downtown. 

The draft plan was designed to achieve the Transportation Policy and Planning Board's objective of a new network centered on the "mostly ridership" goal – focusing on fewer routes that are more direct and frequent, while providing coverage where it is needed most.

Survey Available on the Redesign Draft

Also, a survey asking for feedback on Metro's draft network redesign plan is now online here. and in Spanish here.

Reminder: Face Masks Still Required to Ride

Even though Dane County's Face Covering Order is set to expire on 3/1, remember that masks are STILL required on Metro buses! For now, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is requiring all passengers and employees to wear face masks while utilizing all forms of public transit, including Metro Transit buses and paratransit vehicles.

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CNI Hosts Virtual "Cookies with a Cop" on March 2

Join your neighbors and Madison Police Department Representatives for a conversation about recent events in Madison's downtown neighborhoods. This will be an opportunity to meet new faces to CNI. Captain Harrison Zanders (Central District), Officer Ben Enstrom, and Officer Ryan Jeffery will be in attendance.

The event will be held on March 2nd, via Zoom. Discussion will begin at 7:00 PM and conclude at 8:00 PM. 

The event will begin with brief introductions of the police representatives, then proceed to questions submitted to the organizers prior to and during the meeting. Attendees will be able to submit questions to the organizers by email at Info@CapitolNeighborhoods.org before the meeting or through the Zoom chat feature during the event. Attendees are strongly encouraged to email questions or concerns prior to the event in order to help facilitate a more productive meeting. If we have extra time after our submitted questions are answered, we may open the event to follow-up Q&A from attendees. In that event, we will ask that folks limit their questions and comments to three minutes per person in order to ensure that other neighbors also have the opportunity to speak. 

Topic: CNI's Cookies with a Cop

Time: Mar 2, 2022 7:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84822018026?pwd=czBRcTlYY0luakplWDl2a0FXL1VCZz09

Meeting ID: 848 2201 8026

Passcode: 821710

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcukiCFofL

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3. CITY MEETINGS OF INTEREST TO DISTRICT 2

Below are some pertinent agenda items from city committees that are meeting this week. If you click on meeting "Details" below, you will find participation and viewing options, and a link to the full meeting agenda. If you click on an item from within an agenda, you will see all documents that relate to that item.

 

I appreciate hearing from you on any agenda items on which you have a particular interest or concern.

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Finance Committee: Details

4:30pm, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022

 

CONSENT AGENDA

 

ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED

 

Agenda Item 6

SUBSTITUTE: Authorizing the allocation of up to $700,000 of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021(ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), to support community-based organizations (CBOs) serving undocumented immigrant residents, as the result of a competitive application process conducted by the Community Development Division; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with those agencies to implement the designated programs and services.

 

Agenda Item 13

A resolution amending the 2022 Public Health Operating Budget to accept $300,000 from Dane County American Rescue Plan Act state and local recovery funds to support violence prevention unit and authorizing the Director of Public Health Madison and Dane County to sign a sub-recipient agreement with Dane County for these funds, and to create a 1.0 Public Health Madison and Dane County Violence Prevention Grant Program Specialist-Project position.

 

Agenda Item 15

Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) for pre-design planning, preliminary design, public participation support, final construction drawings and specifications, permitting, bidding, construction administration and commissioning for the Unit Well 19 Iron, Manganese and Radium Treatment System.

Note: Radium and manganese have periodically exceeded Federal primary and secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels in Well 19 which serves portions of District 2 west of approximately Carroll Street (see map in presentation here). Currently, Well 19 is used at only 30% of its capacity to avoid the contaminant problems.

 

Agenda Item 16

SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 10.30 of the Madison General Ordinances to Create the Roadway Cafe Permit to Allow for the Expansion of Licensed Sidewalk Cafes into the Roadway, and Amending Sections 12.1425, 38.05(3) (e)1 and 1.08(3)(a) accordingly and 1.08(4) accordingly.

 

Agenda Item 17

SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 9.135, Sidewalk Cafe and Roadway Cafe Expansion Licenses, to create a new Roadway Cafe Expansion License and make the Streatery program for sidewalk cafes permanent, creating Section 9.136, Street Vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse, repealing Section 9.13, License for Selling on Public Streets and recreating Section 9.13 as Street Vending Licenses, and amending Sections 9.12, 1.08(3)(a), and 1.08(4), accordingly.

 

Agenda Item 18

Adopting the Vision Zero Action Plan and directing staff to implement the recommendations in the plan.

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Police and Fire Commission: Details

4:00pm, Tuesday, March 1, 2022

 

Special Meeting -- Working Session -- Final Preparations for Fire Chief Final Interviews

 

FIRE CHIEF HIRING PROCESS

 

Agenda Item 1

Written Submissions regarding the Fire Chief Hiring Process since February 18, 2022

 

Agenda Item 2

Contemplated closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) to discuss and take action, if appropriate, regarding employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility; specifically:

Evaluate candidates to proceed to final Fire Chief interview process, and Review questions for Fire Chief finalist interviews

 

Agenda Item 3

Reconvene into open session to consider any remaining agenda items and to take action, if appropriate, regarding the items discussed in closed session

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Common Council Executive Committee: Details

4:30pm, Tuesday, March 1, 2022

 

Note: The agenda for this meeting was not yet available when this update was published. Click on "Details" above to see if it has become available.

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Common Council: Details

6:30pm, Tuesday, March 1, 2022

 

PRESENTATION

 

Agenda Item 1

Presentation: Poetry Recitation by Richard Vargas - "i am waiting for a peace"

 

PRESENTATION OF CONSENT AGENDA

 

At this time, a consent agenda will be moved with the recommended action listed for each item EXCEPT:

1) items which have registrants wishing to speak. 2) items which require an extraordinary (roll call) vote and are not included on the consent agenda by unanimous consent. 3) items which alderperson(s) have separated out for discussion/debate purposes.

 

Agenda Item 2

Consent Agenda (3/1/22 meeting)

 

SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS AT 6:45 PM

 

PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS - BEGIN AT 6:45 PM

 

REPORT OF ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE

 

Agenda Item 5

Public Hearing - License Transfer

502 State St LLC • dba Koi Sushi

Transfer from 502 State St to 260 W Gilman St

Agent: Jing Xun Jiang • Estimated Capacity:

Class B Combination Liquor & Beer • 10% alcohol, 90% food

Aldermanic District 2 (Alder Heck) • Police Sector 403

Recent Legislative History

2/16/22 ALCOHOL LICENSE REVIEW COMMITTEE    RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO GRANT WITH CONDITIONS - PUBLIC HEARING

The conditions are:

  1. Must meet the definition of a restaurant as defined by MGO Section 38.02, at all times.

  2. Alcohol service shall cease at 11pm, daily.

  3. Food shall be available at all times.

END OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR

 

Agenda Item 7

Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments

(introduction 2/22/22; action 3/1/22).

Recent Legislative History

2/22/22 COMMON COUNCIL    Refer to a future Meeting to Confirm to the COMMON COUNCIL

Confirm 3/1/22

Note: This item includes the following -
MADISON'S CENTRAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (BID) BOARD
Note: Per the Business Improvement District [BID] Operating Plan as approved by the Common Council, "Wisconsin Statutes section 66.1109(3) (a) requires that the Board be composed of at least five members and that a majority of the Board members shall either own or occupy real property in the District.  If the actual property or business owner is an entity, that entity shall designate a representative to act on its behalf."
HEATHER M. EWING (2nd A.D.) - reappoint to a three-year term to the position of At-Large Central Downtown Representative.  First appointed 6-18-2019.
TERM EXPIRES: 1-18-2025

 

Agenda Item 8

Report of the Mayor submitting resident committee appointments

(introduction 3/1/2022; action 3/15/2022).

Legislative History

2/22/22 Mayor's Office    Referred for Introduction

Confirm 3/15/2022

Note: This item includes the following -
CAPITAL AREA REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (CARPC)

DAVID WALLNER (2nd A.D.) - appoint to the remainder of a three-year term to the position of Mayor's Appointee succeeding Larry Palm. David Wallner is a retired teacher. He is a former alder and previously served on the Madison Public Library Board and Board of Park Commissioners.

TERM EXPIRES: 4-1-2024

 

BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMON COUNCIL

 

Agenda Item 9

Confirming the Madison Common Council meeting formats through May of 2022:

03/01/2022 - virtual

03/15/2022 - virtual

03/29/2022 - virtual

04/19/2022 - virtual

05/10/2022 - virtual

05/24/2022 - virtual

Legislative History

2/2/22 Council Office    RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ACCEPT - REPORT OF OFFICER

 

REPORTS OF OFFICERS

 

REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

Agenda Item 25

Awarding Public Works Contract No. 9118, 2022 Sport Court Resurfacings. (1st, 2nd, 10th, 11th, 13th, 15th, and 19th ADs)

Recent Legislative History

2/16/22 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS    RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, & 2.25 - REPORT OF OFFICER

Note: This item includes a seal coat and line painting for the James Madison Park basketball courts.

 

Agenda Item 30

Approving plans and specifications for public improvements necessary for the project known as 619-621 N Lake Street and authorizing construction to be undertaken by the Developer, Private Contract No. 9133. (2nd AD)

Recent Legislative History

2/16/22 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS    RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, & 2.25 - REPORT OF OFFICER

Note: This item is related to an approved redevelopment for these two addresses that includes demolition of the two existing buildings that are classified as contributing structures in the Langdon Street National Register Historic District and replacing them with an 8-story apartment building.

 

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

Agenda Item 42

A resolution amending the 2022 Public Health Operating Budget to accept $300,000 from Dane County American Rescue Plan Act state and local recovery funds to support violence prevention unit and authorizing the Director of Public Health Madison and Dane County to sign a sub-recipient agreement with Dane County for these funds, and to create a 1.0 Public Health Madison and Dane County Violence Prevention Grant Program Specialist-Project position

Recent Legislative History

2/22/22 COMMON COUNCIL    Referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE

Agenda note: file 69756 will be taken up by the Finance Committee on 2/28/22 and a recommendation will be made from the floor

 

Agenda Item 52

Authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH) for pre-design planning, preliminary design, public participation support, final construction drawings and specifications, permitting, bidding, construction administration and commissioning for the Unit Well 19 Iron, Manganese and Radium Treatment System.

Recent Legislative History
2/22/22 FINANCE COMMITTEE    Refer to the WATER UTILITY BOARD

Agenda note: file 69966 will be taken up by the Finance Committee on 2/28/22 and a recommendation will be made from the floor.

Note: Radium and manganese have periodically exceeded Federal primary and secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels in Well 19 which serves portions of District 2 west of approximately Carroll Street (see map in presentation here). Currently, Well 19 is used at only 30% of its capacity to avoid the contaminant problems.

 

Agenda Item 53

BY TITLE ONLY: Authorizing the allocation of up to $700,000 of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021(ARPA) aid Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to support community-based organizations (CBOs) serving undocumented immigrant residents, as the result of a competitive RFP process conducted by the Community Development Division; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with those agencies to implement the designated programs and services.

Recent Legislative History

2/23/22 COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE    Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s) to the FINANCE COMMITTEE

Agenda note: file 69987 will be taken up by the Finance Committee on 2/28/22 and a recommendation will be made from the floor.

 

ITEMS REFERRED TO THIS MEETING

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

Agenda Item 60

Designating City of Madison Polling Locations for the 2022 Spring Election

Note: District 2 Ward Voting locations are proposed as:

46 Gates of Heaven, 302 E Gorham St
47 Bethel Lutheran, 312 Wisconsin Ave
48 Lowell Center, 610 Langdon St
49 Hillel at the University of Wisconsin, 611 Langdon St
50 Chazen Museum of Art, 750 University Ave


Recent Legislative History
2/22/22 COMMON COUNCIL    Refer to a future Meeting to Adopt
Adopt 3/1/22

 

INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS FOR REFERRAL WITHOUT DEBATE

 

ORDINANCES

 

Agenda Item 61

Amending Sections 28.071 and 28.151 to allow for residential uses on the ground floor of buildings within the lesser of forty percent (40%) or forty (40) feet in Mixed-Use and Multi-Family buildings on specified downtown streets.

Sponsors: Michael E. Verveer, Patrick W. Heck and Brian Benford

Legislative History

2/22/22 Attorney's Office    Referred for Introduction

Public Hearings: Plan Commission (3/21/22), Common Council (3/29/22)

DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: MGO Secs. 28.071 and 28.151 are amended to allow to residential uses in Mixed-Use and Multi-Family buildings on the specified downtown streets - specifically King Street; South Pinckney Street; State Street; the ten (10) through five hundred (500) blocks of East Wilson Street; the one hundred (100) blocks of West and East Mifflin Streets; the one hundred (100) blocks of West and East Main Streets; and on the Capitol Square, which is formed by the ten (10) blocks of East and West Mifflin, the ten (10) blocks of North and South Pinckney, the ten (10) blocks of East and West Main, and the ten (10) blocks of North and South Carroll Streets. This change recognizes recent zoning text changes in other zoning districts in the City to promote additional housing and recognizes that the depth of these blocks could support a viable street-level commercial space for a variety of tenants or uses along the street frontage while also allowing residential use behind.

 

Agenda Item 63

Amending MGO Sec. 41.17 to add subsection (9) administrative extension of approval.

Legislative History

2/24/22 Attorney's Office    Referred for Introduction

Landmarks Commission (3/7/22); Common Council (3/15/22)

DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS:    MGO Sec. 41.17 is amended to add subsection (9), creating an administrative extension of approval for obtaining a certificate of appropriateness.  Currently, staff have no mechanism to extend the expiration of an approval for a Certificate of Appropriateness ("CoA") granted by the Landmarks Commission.  Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain challenges, contractors are booked further out and materials have significant ordering delays.  Adding an administrative review will allow the Preservation Planner to extend the CoA without requiring a Landmarks Commission duplicative re-hearing.  If the plans still meet the Landmarks Commission's approval conditions, the Preservation Planner can consult with the Alderperson of the district and approve an extension of up to twelve (12) months from the expiration date.  This administrative extension is based on precedent used for staff extension of conditional use approvals.

 

RESOLUTIONS

 

Agenda Item 73

City of Madison Funding of Sustain Dane programming in 2022 under the continuation of Memorandum of Understanding.

Legislative History

2/23/22 Mayor's Office    Referred for Introduction

Finance Committee (3/7/22), Common Council (3/15/22)

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes $40,000 to support Sustain Dane Programming in 2022 under the continuation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Resolution RES-21-00206 adopted on March 16, 2021, authorized the MOU with Sustain Dane for continued collaboration on shared sustainability interests. The MOU covers the years 2021-2023 with an option of a 3-year renewal for 2024-2026. The City will provide $40,000 annually to the program. Funding for the 2022 payment is included in the 2022 Adopted Capital Budget as GO Borrowing under the Sustainability Improvements program. Payments beyond 2022 are subject to appropriations in future years. No additional appropriation is required at this time.

 

LICENSES

 

Agenda Item 77

Public Hearing - New License

McCunes Edible Spoons LLC • dba Sookie's Veggie Burgers

502 State St • Agent: John McCune • Estimated Capacity: 50

Class B Beer • 10% alcohol, 90% food

Aldermanic District 2 (Alder Heck) • Police Sector 403

Legislative History

2/24/22 Clerk's Office     Referred for Introduction

Alcohol License Review Committee Public Hearing (3/16/22), Common Council Pubic Hearing (3/29/22)

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President's Work Group on Racial Justice, Antiracism and Equity: Details

4:00pm, Wednesday, March 2, 2022
 

ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

 

Agenda Item 2

Discussion with Mayor Rhodes-Conway about the Boards, Commissions, and Committees (BCC) Recruiting and Appointment Processes 

 

Agenda Item 3

Department of Civil Rights Recommendations on BCC Recruitment Messaging for the BIPOC Community

 

Agenda Item 4

Updated Draft of Proposed BCC Member Self-Evaluation

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Board of Public Works: Details

4:30pm, Wednesday, March 2, 2022
 

AGENDA ITEMS

 

ITEMS REFERRED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL

 

Agenda Item 6

Creating Section 10.30 of the Madison General Ordinances to Create the Roadway Cafe Permit to Allow for the Expansion of Licensed Sidewalk Cafes into the Roadway, and Amending Sections 12.1425, 38.05(3)(e)1 and 1.08(3)(a) accordingly and 1.08(4) accordingly.

REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE    RECOMMEND TO ADOPT WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ALCOHOL LICENSING AND REVIEW COMMITTEE

 

Agenda Item 7

Creating Section 9.135, Sidewalk Cafe and Roadway Cafe Expansion Licenses, to create a new Roadway Cafe Expansion License and make the Streatery program for sidewalk cafes permanent, creating Section 9.136, Street Vending on the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse, repealing Section 9.13, License for Selling on Public Streets and recreating Section 9.13 as Street Vending Licenses, and amending Sections 9.12, 1.08(3)(a), and 1.08(4), accordingly.

REPORT BY CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE    RECOMMEND TO ADOPT

 

Agenda Item 13

Approving a Cost Sharing Agreement with Dane County for a Historical Investigation of PFAS Use at the Airport. (12th AD)

Lead agency is Board of Public Works (3/2) with additional referral to Common Council Executive Committee (3/1)

REPORT BY CITY ENGINEERING    RECOMMEND TO ADOPT

Fiscal Note

The proposed resolution approves a cost sharing agreement with Dane County for the investigation of historical PFAS use at the airport. The estimated cost of the study is approximately $30,000, and the City would support one-third of study costs. Funding is included in the 2022 Adopted Engineering budget (40141-54645-00000). No additional appropriation is required.

 

Agenda Item 16

Adopting the Vision Zero Action Plan and directing staff to implement the recommendations in the plan.

Lead agency is Transportation Policy and Planning Board (3/14) with additional referral to Transportation Commission (2/23), Finance Committee (2/28) Board of Public Works (3/2), and Public Safety Review Committee (3/9)

Transportation Commission (2/23) returned to lead with recommendation for approval.

REPORT BY TRAFFIC ENGINEERING    RECOMMEND TO ADOPT

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Ad Hoc Landmarks Ordinance Review Committee: Details

5:30pm, Wednesday, March 2, 2022
 

Agenda Item 2

Draft Historic Preservation Ordinance

-Discussion of revisions to standards related to windows and lead paint

-Discussion of other revisions based upon public feedback

 

Agenda Item 3

Discussion of Next Steps and Schedule

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Public Market Development Committee: Details

5:00pm, Wednesday, March 3, 2022
 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

 

Agenda Item 2

Public Market Discussion

Project Updates

* Neighborhood Investment Fund Grant

* EDA Grant

* Public Market Design

* Madison Public Market Foundation

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