Common Council New Business Summaries – October 20, 2026

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Common Council New Business Summaries

Common Council New Business Summaries are short descriptions of items introduced at the most recent Common Council meeting. They come from the “Introduction of New Business for Referral Without Debate" section of the agenda, as well as any items introduced from the floor. This document should 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. 

Visit the registration page to register to speak on an item important to you. You may also register in support or opposition to the item. Instructions for registering are at the bottom of the page.

Items Introduced at the October 20, 2026, Common Council Meeting

Click on the file number hyperlink of the item you are interested in for more information about the item, including sponsors, action details, and the full item description. The sponsors are who are bringing the item to the Common Council. Action details provide information about the BCCs the item has gone to and the decisions that have been made. The full item description goes into further detail about the item.

Ordinances:

Ordinances are the laws for the City of Madison. Items in this section are newly proposed ordinances or changes that are being put forward.

95207 – This proposed ordinance would rezone property located at 3135 Meier Road in District 16 to facilitate the creation of one lot and one outlot for future development in IL zoning. The related CSM would create a second outlot for future development in the existing A zoning. This proposed ordinance will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission Public Hearing (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95208 – This proposed ordinance would rezone property located at 4702 Sheboygan Avenue in District 11 and approve a General Development Plan and a Specific Implementation Plan for Madison Yards at Hill Farms to construct a five-story, 102-unit multi-family dwelling on Block 1 following partial vacation of Sheboygan Avenue right-of-way. This proposed ordinance will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission Public Hearing (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95232 – This proposed ordinance would rezone property located at 3202 Dairy Drive in District 16 to encourage industrial development consistent with the recommendations in the Southeast Area Plan following the end of the temporary mission camp use of the property. This proposed ordinance will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission Public Hearing (11/16/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95233 – This proposed ordinance would rezone property located at South 905-925 Whitney Way and 1001-1009 Gilbert Road in District 10 to encourage mixed-use redevelopment with new street configuration consistent with the recommendations in the Southwest Area Plan. This proposed ordinance will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission Public Hearing (11/16/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95234 – This proposed ordinance would rezone property located at 6601 McKee Road and 3171-3197 Maple Grove Drive in District 7 to encourage mixed-use redevelopment and a transition from auto-oriented development consistent with the recommendations in the Southwest Area Plan. This proposed ordinance will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission Public Hearing (11/16/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95252 – This proposed ordinance would tie the liquid asset limit in the Property Tax Assistance for Seniors program to an individual's real estate tax burden and expand eligibility to individuals aged 50 years or older with a permanent disability.This proposed ordinance will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Community Development Block Grant Committee (11/5/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

Resolutions

Resolutions are individual matters, such as the approval of contracts or the setting of internal City policy, among other types of items. Items in this section are newly proposed resolutions.

95062 – This proposed resolution would authorize the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County on behalf of Public Health Madison & Dane County to hold over in its current lease at The Village on Park until a new lease is approved and authorize the Director of Public Health to sign a termination agreement and new lease upon expiration of the holdover. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Board of Health Madison and Dane County (11/3/26)
  • Finance Committee (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95070 – This proposed resolution would authorize a contract with Motorola to purchase portable radios, mobile radios, and associated accessories, software and warranty services for the Madison Police Department in the amount of $5,000,000 in 2027. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95071 – This proposed resolution would authorize the Board of Health for Madison and Dane County on behalf of Public Health Madison & Dane County to execute a Second Amendment to the Lease with the Community Development Authority of the City of Madison for The Village on Park. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Board of Health Madison and Dane County (11/3/26)
  • Finance Committee (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95105 – This proposed resolution would authorize a contract with the Dane County Humane Society for services in 2027. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Board of Health Madison and Dane County (11/3/26)
  • Finance Committee (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95117 – This proposed resolution would authorize an amendment to a contract awarded to Sustain Dane for implementation of the Efficiency Navigator Program. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95150 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Madison Yards Block 1 Condominium Association, Inc. located at 4702 Sheboygan Avenue in District 11. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95154 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Olin Nolen, LLC located at 222-232 E Olin Avenue in District 14. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95155 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property owned by 12 X 12 Partners, LLC located at 3135 Meier Road in District 16. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95171 – This proposed resolution would adopt and confirm modification to the Employee Benefits Handbooks for the General Municipal Employees, the Madison City Attorneys' Association (MCAA) and the Madison Professional and Supervisory Employee Association (MPSEA) for the period of January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2027. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Committee on Employee Relations (11/12/26)
  • Finance Committee (11/30/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95205 – This proposed resolution would authorize the Transit General Manager to file an application for a grant with the United States Department of Transportation to support the Transit Division Capital and Operating budgets. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95215 – This proposed resolution would authorize the City, on behalf of the Dane County Continuum of Care, to accept up to $625,890 in EHH grant award funding from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Community Development Block Grant Committee (11/5/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95216 – This proposed resolution would amend the 2026 Fleet Service Division operating budget to authorize a net-neutral transfer from salaries, benefits, and purchased services and increase expense authority in supplies to cover the rising cost of fuel. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95220 – This proposed resolution would authorize the signing of the agreement and project contract for implementation of the Metropolitan Planning Organization's RoundTrip travel demand management program in 2027. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95226 – This proposed resolution would authorize the execution of an agreement between the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission and the Greater Madison MPO. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95231 – This proposed resolution would authorize the extension of 2026 contracts with sub-recipients of the City's federal "formula" grant allocations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through December 31, 2027. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Community Development Block Grant Committee (11/5/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95235 – This proposed resolution would authorize the issuance and establish the parameters for the sale of Sewer System Revenue Bonds. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95247 – This proposed resolution would authorize a six-year contract for maintenance of the City's public safety and public works radio system. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/26/26)
  • Transportation Commission (10/28/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95248 – This proposed resolution would authorize the detachment of four strips of land to the owners of property in the Town of Burke to correct historic mapping errors of the properties. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Plan Commission (11/16/26)
  • Common Council (11/24/26)

Items Introduced from the Floor:

95265 – This proposed ordinance would reinstitute the lapsed provision in Section 11.06(9)(p)6. of the Madison General Ordinances allowing a licensee to charge a fuel surcharge for a set time period. This proposed ordinance will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Transportation Commission (12/2/26)
  • Common Council (12/8/26)

95304 – This proposed resolution would approve two artwork designs for the Triangle Taking Shape B1 Redevelopment Percent for Art Project in District 13: the mural "Taking Flight" by Audifax LLC and the mosaic "Moon Glow" by Laura Jacoba Epstein and Marcia Yapp. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/12/26)
  • Common Council (10/20/26)

95305 – This proposed resolution would approve the design, engineering, fabrication, delivery, and installation of an additional art piece for the State Street Campus Garage/Hawthorne Court Percent for Art Project in District 2. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Finance Committee (10/12/26)
  • Common Council (10/20/26)

95306 – This proposed resolution would establish an Ad Hoc Committee of alders and Police Civilian Oversight Board members to work through structural concerns and other logistics regarding civilian oversight and a functioning Office of the Independent Monitor. This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Common Council (11/24/26)

95324 – This proposed resolution would authorize the City of Madison to execute a contract with Alma Advisory Group to assist the Police Oversight Board in serving as the hiring manager for the executive search, recruitment, and selection of the permanent Independent Police Monitor.  This proposed resolution will go to the following BCCs on the following dates:

  • Common Council (11/24/26)

Providing Public Comment on Items:

You can register to speak at a BCC meeting on issues and agenda items important to you. You can also register in support or opposition to the item without speaking. 

  1. Go to the meeting registration page. 
  2. In the “Meeting" drop down select the BCC that you want to register for. 
    1. Important Note: You can only register if the BCC has posted its agenda.  This is usually a few days ahead of the meeting. 
  3. Choose the agenda number that matches the item you are interested in. 
  4. Choose to register support or oppose the agenda item, if you would like to speak, if you are representing an organization or another person, and provide your contact information. 

You can request interpretation, translation, and accommodations for any committee meeting. To do this, go to the meeting schedule page and select the BCC you are interested in. In that page there will be an “Interpretation & Accommodations" header with directions for that meeting. 

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.

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