Updates & Week of July 12 Meetings of Interest for District 2

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., Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association, 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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1. COVID-19 RESOURCES & INFORMATION

 

From Public Health Madison & Dane County:

 

• We've Come So Far: A Look Back at the COVID Pandemic Compared to Today
• Where Can I Get A COVID-19 Vaccine?
• Where Can I Get Tested for COVID-19?
• Mobile Clinics - PHMDC has a number of pop-up clinics happening over the next several weeks. See our new map for a listing of those currently scheduled.
• COVID-19 vaccine webpage
• COVID-19 Data Dashboard
• The latest Data Notes

Dane CORE Rental Assistance Program 

Read about the temporary halt in residential evictions from the Tenant Resource Center - extended through July 31, 2021

Free hotline to be connected with a "Financial Navigator".

COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard that tracks Madison's long-term community and economic recovery from COVID-19.

For information on Madison's responses visit the City's Coronavirus Website.

From MMSD: Neighborhood Food Sites and from Community Action Coalition: Dane County Food Pantry Network

From the City: Community Resources Section on the city's COVID website, including housing and eviction information

The Governor's Office compilation of all COVID-19 resources and information from state agencies, including the State Dept. Public Health

Dane County Small Business Grants

Info on UW-Madison's response to the pandemic at this site

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2. OTHER DISTRICT 2 UPDATES

 

 

• From the Mayor: Mayor's Statement Regarding State Budget Cuts to Transit

• Update on Opening of City Service Desks

• Food Scraps Recycling Program to End on July 17, 2021

• Reminder: Maxwell Street Days Summer Sidewalk Sale on State St, July 15-18

• City Unveils Carts in Parks Vending Program

• The Madison Senior Center welcomes guests back to the building on July 13, 2021, at reduced capacity. Read more here.

• From the Mayor: The Bubbler Gives Madison Youth a Voice through Art

• From Parks: Movies, Movies, Movies - Sina Davis Movies in the Park - Free movies, for everyone. 

• Current Status and Water Quality Conditions at Beaches

• Latest Update on Gorham Street Resurfacing

• Project Update: State Street Sidewalk Repairs

 

Latest Update on E. Gorham Street Resurfacing

 

From City Engineering: 7/9/2021 Update:

The concrete work has been completed on the northerly side of Gorham between Brearly St. and Baldwin, and they're currently working on the new parking lane area on the southerly side of Gorham between Ingersoll and Few. During the week of 7/12, the new curb will be poured early in the week, and the remaining pavement and driveway aprons are planned to be poured before the end of the week. Gorham St. remains open to a single lane of traffic within the project area. See more about the project and sign up for updates here.

 

 

Suspect in Custody from Incident Near James Madison Park

 

From MPD:

On July 7, MPD was dispatched to the area of E. Gorham St. and N. Blount St. for a report of a subject that was shot. Officers arrive and located a male with a gunshot wound to his arm. The subject was transported to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. Working off an anonymous tip from the community, Amanda K. Lenti, 32 years old, was taken into custody with the assistance of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office reference this case. More information here.

 

More Traffic Enforcement Activities on E. Washington

 

Also From MPD: Speed Enforcement - E Washington Ave

July 6, 2021 4:57 PM: This afternoon an Officer from the Traffic Enforcement and Safety Team (TEST) monitored speed in the 800 block of E Washington Ave - the same location of the fatal MV/Pedestrian crash last week. During the short enforcement period the officer made three stops for vehicles traveling at least 20 MPH over the posted speed limit. The same Officer attempted to stop a fourth vehicle for running a red light at the same location. That vehicle fled from the traffic stop.

Last week there were two fatal crashes on E Washington Ave - please slow down.

Discussion of Street Parking Policies at TLNA Council Moved to August

Due to a packed agenda and competing meetings, Thursday's planned presentation and discussion of city street parking policies was moved to the August 12 TLNA Council meeting. I'll be sure to update you as that date approaches. No parking policy changes have been devised or proposed, but I am hoping that the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood will engage on this subject since it sees a fair amount of competition for street parking spaces and could perhaps benefit from some policy changes.

Body Worn Cameras and Reindahl Park

 

The council voted on Tuesday to accept the Final Report and Model Policy from the Body-Worn Camera Feasibility Review Committee. I appreciate the work of the committee that created the report and voted to accept the report, but do not support further action on body-worn cameras. I am concerned with the costs to implement and maintain the cameras and have not seen sufficient evidence that they will make much of a difference. The City continues to face severe budget shortfalls which make our budget choices difficult. My colleague, Alder Jael Currie (District 16), posted her thoughts earlier this week on Body Worn Cameras (and the situation at Reindahl Park). I strongly support and agree with the sentiments in her post and suggest you check it out.

 

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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 a item from within an agenda, you will see all documents that relate to that item.

 

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

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Finance Committee: Details

4:30pm, Monday, July 12, 2021

 

ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED

 

Agenda Item 1

Submitting the appointment of David P. Schmiedicke for confirmation of a five-year term as the Finance Director.

 

Agenda Item 3

A Resolution authorizing a sole source contract authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a service contract with Sustain Dane to administer the Energy Efficiency in Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing project that is being reimbursed through a WI-PSC Office of Energy Grant.

...Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a sole source contract with Sustain Dane to administer the Energy Efficiency in Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing project. In April 2021, the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that the City of Madison was awarded a $246,595 WI-PSC Office of Energy Grant which will fund this project. Under the terms of the grant, expenses will be reimbursed at the end of the grant period in 2022. Costs will initially be covered by the Sustainability Improvements capital project. Staff are still working out contract terms with the grantor at which time a budget amendment resolution will be put forward to add funding to the Sustainability Improvements project.

 

Agenda Item 6

Authorizing the City to execute an operating agreement with The Madison Ultimate Frisbee League use of certain athletic fields in City parks as set forth in the Agreement for MUFA's ultimate leagues, and continue contributions to established segregated non-reverting fund and a fee structure that supports the shared goals of supporting the volume use of the City's park space and providing quality maintenance of the City's athletic fields for the years of 2021-2025.

 

Agenda Item 7

Authorizing the City of Madison, on behalf of the Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC), to accept an aggregate EHH grant award of up to $650,000 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with specific Dane County CoC agencies selected by the CoC Board of Directors to receive the EHH funds; and amending the Community Development Division's 2021 Adopted Operating Budget to reflect receipt of the funds.

 

Agenda Item 9

Approving the allocation of funds authorized by the Common Council in the 2021 Adopted Operating Budget for use in expanding housing-focused street outreach services and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with Catalyst for Change and MACH OneHealth to provide those services.

 

Agenda Item 10

Approving submission of the City of Madison's required 2021 Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

 

Agenda Item 11

Approving and authorizing the submission, to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, of a second Substantial Amendment to the City's FY19 Annual Action Plan necessary to reflect receipt of additional supplemental CDBG-CV grant funds awarded to the City of Madison through the 2020 CARES Act; and amending the adopted 2021 Operating Budget of the Community Development Division to recognize the additional grant revenue and commensurate expenditure authority.

 

Agenda Item 14

Approving the Creation of and the Project Plan and Boundary for Tax Incremental District (TID) #48 (Regent St), City of Madison.

 

Agenda Item 15

Approving the Creation of and the Project Plan and Boundary for Tax Incremental District (TID) #49 (Femrite Dr), City of Madison.

 

Agenda Item 16

Approving the Amendment to the Project Plan and Boundary for Tax Incremental District (TID) #46 (Research Park), City of Madison.

 

Agenda Item 17

Dissolving Tax Incremental District (TID) #35 (West Beltline Highway).

 

Agenda Item 18

Dissolving Tax Incremental District (TID) #25 (Wilson Street Corridor)

 

Agenda Item 19

Amending Section 8.075 of the Madison General Ordinances to incorporate equity concepts, and economic feasibility review.

 

Agenda Item 20

Amending Section 2.01(4), Section 3.32(7)(b), Section 3.32(9)(b) and (c), and Section 3.38(b)5.a. and Section 12.01 of the Madison General Ordinances to add June 19 (Juneteenth Independence Day) to the list of City paid holidays in recognition of the date on which slavery legally came to an end in the United States and to rename the day after Thanksgiving as Ho-Chunk Day.

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution adds Juneteenth Independence Day to the list of City paid holidays and renames the day after Thanksgiving as Ho-Chunk Day. The fiscal impact of an additional paid holiday will be most influenced by pay to essential workers such as fire and police who work the holiday. The labor contracts for these employees supersede the ordinances. The additional holiday would be considered in future bargaining agreements with represented fire and police employees. Most general municipal employees would receive paid leave based on their normal rate, which will not directly impact the budget. However, to the extent that the time off impacts the workload of these employees, overtime could increase. Any additional overtime costs would need to be accommodated within existing budget.

 

Agenda Item 21

A resolution to provide a plan for wage increase parity to general municipal employees.

Note: Resolution text and fiscal note are here.

 

Agenda Item 22

Establishing rules and procedures for Common Council deliberations on the City of Madison's 2022 Capital and Operating Budgets.

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Police and Fire Commission: Details

5:30pm, Monday, July 12, 2021

 

FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

 

Agenda Item 4

Update on the 2021 Fire Department Hiring Process

 

Agenda Item 5

Update on Fire Department Recruitment

 

Agenda Item 6

General status update on pending Fire Department personnel investigations

 

Agenda Item 7

Update on Fire Department Class 7

 

Agenda Item 8

Presentation of Madison Fire Department 2020 Annual Report

 

POLICE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

 

Agenda Item 10

Consideration and potential action related to approval of the 2021 Police Department Accelerated Academy Hiring List

 

Agenda Item 11

Update on the 2021 Police Academy

 

Agenda Item 12

Update on the 2021 Police Department Accelerated Process

 

Agenda Item 13

Update on the 2022 Police Department Hiring Process

 

Agenda Item 14

General status update on Police Department personnel investigations (if any)

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Plan Commission: Details

5:30pm, Monday, July 12, 2021

 

PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

Zoning Text Amendments

 

Agenda Item 3 

Amending Section 28.071(2)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to amend the Downtown Height Map.

Sponsor: Patrick W. Heck
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS:  This proposed amendment to the Downtown Height Map implements the viewshed preservation goal expressed in the 2014 Report of the Lamp House Block Ad Hoc Plan Committee, but does so using updated elevation data not available at the time the report was published. That new data found the viewshed to be narrower than originally believed, resulting in the proposed amendment differing from original recommendation in the Lamp House report.

Staff has included a subarea map in the attachments to the Legistar file to zoom in on the downtown areas affected by this amendment.

Note: The proposed map, staff memo, and other materials for this item are here. If you would like to make public comment or submit email comments on this matter, or watch the meeting, instructions are on the agenda available at "Details" above.

 

Agenda Item 4

Amending Section 28.084(3) of the Madison General Ordinances to set the rear yard setback in the Traditional Employment (TE) District for corner lots where abutting property is nonresidential.

Sponsors: Patrick W. Heck, Lindsay Lemmer

DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance amendment sets the rear yard setback in the Traditional Employment (TE) for corner lots where all abutting property is in a nonresidential zoning district. In those instances, the required rear yard setback shall be the same as the required side yard setback.

Note: The staff memo on this and Agenda Item 3 is here. Also, this item is expected to be on the meeting's consent agenda.

 

Zoning Map Amendment & Related Requests

 

Note: Item 5 should be referred to September 20, 2021 at the request of the applicant and pending a recommendation by the Urban Design Commission

 

Agenda Item 5

Creating Section 28.022 - 00452 of the Madison General Ordinances to amend a Planned Development District at property located at 115 West Doty Street, 4th Aldermanic District, to approve an Amended General Development Plan, and creating Section 28.022 - 00453 to amend a Planned Development District to approve a Specific Implementation Plan.

DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: To rezone property at 115 W. Doty Street and Amend a General Development Plan and approve a Specific Implementation Plan to renovate the Dane County Public Safety Building and construct an eight-story addition.

 

Conditional Use Requests, Demolition Permits & Related Requests

 

Note: Items 10 - 12 are related and should be considered together

 

Agenda Item 10

Amending the East Washington Avenue Capitol Gateway Corridor Plan to revise the land use recommendation for the block bounded by E Washington Avenue, S Livingston Street, E Main Street, and S Paterson Street from "Employment" to "Employment/Residential."

 

Agenda Item 11

849 E Washington Avenue and 14 S Paterson Street; Urban Design Dist. 8; 6th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a demolition permit to allow the partial demolition of a commercial building; consideration of a conditional use in the Traditional Employment (TE) District for dwelling units in a mixed-use building; consideration of a conditional use in the TE District for a building exceeding five stories and 68 feet in height; and consideration of a conditional use for a parking reduction of more than 20 automobile spaces and 25 percent or more of the required parking, all to allow the construction of a fourteen-story mixed-use building containing approximately 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 225 apartments.

 

Agenda Item 12

Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Bakers Place, LLC located at 849 E Washington Avenue; 6th Ald. Dist.

 

Agenda Item 14

828 E Main Street; Urban Design Dist. 8; 6th Ald. Dist.: Consideration of a conditional use in the Traditional Employment (TE) District for a nightclub.

Note: This item is expected to be on the meeting's consent agenda.

 

SECRETARY'S REPORT

 

- Upcoming Matters – July 26, 2021

- Zoning Text Amendment - Creating Section 28.134(6) to create the Williamson Street Maximum Building Heights.

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City-County Homeless Issues Committee: Details

5:30pm, Monday, July 12, 2021

 

ACTION ITEMS

 

Agenda Item 2

Directing City Staff to Enforce Ordinances Within Reindahl Park

 

Agenda Item 3

Establishing Housing People: Alternative Emergency Sheltering

 

STAFF REPORTS 

 

Agenda Item 4

Men's Shelter Update

 

Agenda Item 5

COVID-19 response updates

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Common Council Executive Committee: Details

4:30pm, Tuesday, July 13, 2021

 

UPDATE ITEMS

 

Agenda Item 2

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Update

 

Agenda Item 3

American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Update

 

Agenda Item 4

Wisconsin State Budget Update

 

Agenda Item 5

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Update

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Police Civilian Oversight Board Executive Subcommittee: Details

10:00am, Wednesday, July 14, 2021

 

ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED

 

Agenda Item 2

Discussion / Finalization of Independent Police Monitor Recruitment Plan & Timeline

IPM Job Description w/Supplemental Essay Questions

Position Close Date: August 1, 2021

Application Review Process: HR's check for minimum qualifications

Supplemental Questions Review Panel

Interview Process 

 

Agenda Item 3

Discussion / Finalization of Community Engagement Plan & Timeline (in partnership with LVN)

Liaison List

Community Engagement Plan

Note: LVN is Local Voices Network

 

Agenda Item 4

LVN Scope of Work

Roles

Responsibilities 

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

When the Police Civilian Oversight Board Executive Subcommittee considers the following matter, it may go into closed session pursuant to sec. 19.85(1)(c), Wis. Stats., which reads as follows: Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. If the Police Civilian Oversight Board Equitable Hiring Tool Taskforce does go into closed session, notice is hereby given pursuant to sec. 19.85(2), Wis. Stats., that it may reconvene in open session without waiting 12 hours as specified in the statute.

 

Agenda Item 5

Finalizing Benchmarks for Supplemental Essay Questions

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Public Safety Review Committee: Details

5:00pm, Wednesday, July 14, 2021

 

POLICE REPORT 

 

Agenda Item 2

For Information Only - Chief Barnes Quarterly Report

 

Agenda Item 3

Report from the Madison Police Department

 

Agenda Item 4

Report on Recent Gun Violence

 

FIRE REPORT

 

Agenda Item 5

Report from the Madison Fire Department

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

Agenda Item 7

Referred from the April 2021 PSRC meeting.

Direction of the Public Safety Review Committee/2021 PSRC Workplan/Meeting Rules

Discussion on what the PSRC wants to receive from the Police and Fire Department 

 

Agenda Item 8

Chronic Nuisance Reports & Potential Recommendations for Changes to the Chronic Nuisance Ordinance

Assistant City Attorney Zilavy to provide any chronic nuisance ordinance letters to the PSRC. Letters received would be looked at through the lens of racial equity.

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Agenda Item 10

Adoption of an updated Emergency Management Plan for the City of Madison

 

Agenda Item 11

The Police and Fire Department share how RESJII is utilized within their departments. 

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Education Committee: Details

5:30pm, Wednesday, July 14, 2021

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

Agenda Item 3

Update on MMSD Big Idea funding including list and summary of applicants - MMSD Staff

 

Agenda Item 4

Update and discussion of potential collaboration on unfunded proposals - Bayrd

 

Agenda Item 6

Discuss next steps on City, County, MMSD collaboration on federal and state COVID relief and stimulus funding

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Board of Park Commissioners: Details

6:30pm, Wednesday, July 14, 2021

 

REPORTS

 

Agenda Item 7

July 2021 Superintendent's Report

RECOMMEND ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPORT

Note: The report can be found here.

 

Agenda Item 9

NEW BUSINESS

 

Agenda Item 13

Creating Subdivision 8.24(1)(jj) of the Madison General Ordinances to Ban Alcohol at Reindahl Park.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION

 

Agenda Item 15

Authorizing the City to execute an operating agreement with The Madison Ultimate Frisbee League use of certain athletic fields in City parks as set forth in the Agreement for MUFA's ultimate leagues, and continue contributions to established segregated non-reverting fund and a fee structure that supports the shared goals of supporting the volume use of the City's park space and providing quality maintenance of the City's athletic fields for the years of 2021-2025.

RETURN TO LEAD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE

 

Agenda Item 16

Authorizing B-Cycle LLC to install two new bicycle sharing stations at Breese Stevens Field, located at 917 E Mifflin St.

RECOMMEND APPROVAL

Note: This item is expected to be on the meeting's consent agenda.

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Landlord and Tenant Issues Committee: Details

5:00pm, Thursday, July 15, 2021

 

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

 

Agenda Item 5

Review recommendations that came out of the equity analysis and plan for follow up.

 

Agenda Item 6

Discuss criteria for distributing future rent assistance funds and possible recommendations.

Linette Rhodes from the CDD will be joining us.

 

Agenda Item 7

Discuss tenant protections from Associated Students of Madison recommendations.

 

Agenda Item 8

Discuss new State law changes related to tenant rights and if the Committee has a potential mitigating role.

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Downtown Coordinating Committee: Details

5:30pm, Thursday, July 15, 2021

 

Agenda Item 2

Streatery Discussion

Discussion and Idea Sharing about the future of outdoor dining.

 

Agenda Item 3

400 Block of Gilman Street

Discussion regarding benches

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