New Business from the June 3, 2025, Common Council Meeting

What are Common Council New Business Summaries?

Common Council New Business Summaries help readers identify items they are interested in as they make their way through City Boards, Commissions, and Committees (BCCs) and back to the Common Council for a decision. This document provides a short description of each item that was introduced at the most recent Common Council meeting in the “Introduction of New Business for Referral Without Debate” section of the agenda, as well as any items introduced from the floor at the most recent Common Council meeting.

If any of these items are of particular interest to you and you wish to register either in support or opposition to the item, you can do so at the registration page. Further instructions for registering on an item can be found at the bottom of the page.

Items Introduced at the June 3, 2025, Common Council Meeting

If you click on the hyperlink on the file number of the item you are interested in, you can find more information about each item, including sponsors, action details, and the full item description.

Ordinances:

88383 – This proposed ordinance would update definitions and amend guidelines within Chapter 41 and associated references in Chapters 1, 28, and 31 of the Madison General Ordinances related to historic landmark buildings. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Landmarks Commission (6/16/25)
• Common Council (6/20/25)

88449 – This proposed ordinance amendment would rezone property located at 6004 Commercial Avenue and 604-902 Reiner Road in District 3 for the future “Reiland Grove” subdivision. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (Public Hearing - 6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

88450 – This proposed ordinance amendment would rezone property located at 1138 Williamson Street in District 6 for future mixed-use reuse of an existing two-story building. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (Public Hearing - 6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

88483 – This proposed ordinance would require applicants to fill a Common Council vacancy to submit a petition containing the names, addresses and signatures of at least 20 electors of the district which has the vacancy. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Common Council Executive Committee (7/1/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

Resolutions:

88351 – This proposed resolution would amend the 2025 Economic Development Division Capital Budget by transferring $550,000 from Land Banking (Project #12640) to TID #51 (Project #99011) for the purpose of funding small business development programs in District 14. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88352 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Apex Investment Group VIII, LLC located at 3535-3565 University Avenue and 733-737 N Meadow Lane in District 5. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Common Council (7/1/25)

88353 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Meadow Investors, LLC located at 7640 Stones Throw Drive in District 1. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Common Council (7/1/25)

88358 – This proposed resolution would approve a loan of up to $400,000 to Eastmorland Community Center, or an affiliate LLC, from the Community Facilities Loan Program to help finance the construction of a new community center to be located at 3565 Tulane Avenue in District 15. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88429 – This proposed resolution would authorize a non-competitive selection contract with UKG Inc. for professional services to migrate the system to the cloud as well as subscription services support and maintenance. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88451 – This proposed resolution would authorize the City to execute the First Amendment to Lease Agreements, Future Easements and a Stormwater Agreement with Dane County pertaining to Yahara Hills Golf Course and the future landfill in District 16. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Board of Park Commissioners (6/11/25)
• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88454 – This proposed resolution would authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter a contract for Purchase of Services with the Reed Hilderbrand LLC Landscape Architecture team for professional services to complete a comprehensive master plan for Olbrich Botanical Gardens in District 15. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88455 – This proposed resolution would accept the Engineering Division’s 2024 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report for operation and maintenance of the Madison Sewer Utility. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Board of Public Works (6/4/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88464 – This proposed resolution would adopt the 2026 Common Council meeting dates. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Common Council Executive Committee (7/1/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

88477 – This proposed resolution would authorize the vacation and discontinuance for public street purposes of approximately 67,638 sq. ft. or 1.553 acres of public street right-of-way of University Bay Drive allowing for the future proposed Lakeshore Nature Preserve Frautschi Center located at 1972 University Bay Drive and would accept a Permanent Limited Easement for public street purposes realigning University Bay Drive in District 5. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Board of Public Works (7/2/25)
• Transportation Commission (6/11/25)
• Plan Commission (6/23/25)
• Common Council (Public Hearing - 7/15/25)

88485 – This proposed resolution would name Octavia Ikard as Madison's 2025-26 Youth Poet Laureate. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Common Council (6/17/25)

88486 – This proposed resolution would approve a public art feature, Huura Šgaach by Nipinet Landsem and Caitlin Newago, at the Madison Public Market in District 12. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Common Council (6/17/25)

88487 – This proposed resolution would submit the appointment of Christof Spieler for confirmation of a five-year term as Director of Transportation. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88491 – This proposed resolution would submit the appointment of Chad Ruppel for confirmation of a five-year term as Community Development Authority Housing Director. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88495 – This proposed resolution would authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a competitively selected service contract with Galls, LLC for the uniform management program for Fire and Police. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

Items Introduced from the Floor:

Items that are introduced from the floor at the Common Council meeting differ from other items introduced as new business. When these items return to Common Council, they will be re-referred, rather than being taken up for a vote. This means that public comment will not be taken during the initial return to Common Council but will instead be taken at its next return. However, public comment will be taken on any items introduced from the floor at other Boards, Committees, and Commission meetings. Directions for how to register for public comment can be found below.

88569 – This proposed resolution would repudiating racial and discriminatory covenants in Madison property records. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Common Council (6/17/25)

Providing Public Comment on Items:

If any of these items are of particular interest to you and you wish to register either in support or opposition to the item, you can do so on the meeting registration page. When you click on that link, you will see that there is a drop down for “Meeting,” where you select the BCC that you are wishing to register for. It is important to note that registration is only available once the BCC has published its agenda, which is typically done a few days before the meeting. Once the agenda is published, you can select the meeting and choose the agenda number that aligns with the file number of the item you are interested in. From here, you can choose to register support or oppose the agenda item, if you would like to speak, if you are representing an organization or person other than yourself, and provide your contact information. If you would like to provide written public comment on an item to your alder, find your alder here. If you would like to send your feedback on the item to all alders, write to allalders@cityofmadison.com.