Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of June 30, 2025

Public Information Meetings (PIMs)

• Housing Forward Proposals -  Wednesday, July 2, 2025: Three new proposals being introduced by the mayor and several members of the Common Council aim to make it easier to build the types of smaller homes that we used to build across Madison and already see in many of the City’s more established neighborhoods.

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, July 1, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include modifying the Police Civilian Oversight Board appointment process.
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• Police and Fire Commission: The Police and Fire Commission meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include a discussion of the Police Chief hiring process.
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• Board of Public Works: The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include authorizing an agreement with MSA Professional Services for engineering services for the Starkweather Creek and Olbrich Gardens Watershed Study.
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Announcements

• City of Madison to Raise Disability Pride Flag in Honor of Disability Pride Month: The City of Madison is proud to host a Disability Pride Flag Raising Ceremony to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Madison Updates its ADA Transition Plan: Over the past year, the Department of Civil Rights and many other City of Madison agencies have worked to identify barriers to access in all city programs, facilities and the public right of way as they worked on revitalizing Madison’s American with Disability Act (ADA) Transition Plan.
• The Sustain Dane - City of Madison Recycle Better Course Begins on Wednesday, July 2, 2025: The Streets Division is once again working with Sustain Dane to offer the online Recycle Better classes. This is the last opportunity to take the course this year.
• Metro Transit Now Accepting Credit Cards: Riders are now able to pay their adult rate bus fares with both physical contactless Mastercard or Visa credit cards as well as mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay.
• 2025 Recyclopedia Booklets Now Available: Printed copies of the 2025 Recyclopedia are now available. You can pick up a copy at your local Madison Public Library location and the Streets Division offices.

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