Alder Patrick Heck
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Alder Heck’s Updates
Updates & Week of July 20 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. or Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association.
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There are four sections to this week's update:
- Protests and Resources
- COVID-19 Updates
- Other District 2 Updates
- City Meetings of Interest to District 2
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Other COVID-19 Resources and Info
From Public Health Madison & Dane County: Put your mask on; leave the enforcing to us
From Public Health: What to do if you're sick or exposed (updated)
From Georgia Tech: This map shows the COVID-19 risk level of attending an event, given the event size and location.
From Public Health Madison & Dane County: Frequently Asked Questions - Face Masks
From Metro Transit: Mask Up Madison - Face Coverings Required to Ride
From Public Health Madison & Dane County: Data Notes for the Week of July 13
From the Mayor: The Need for Federal Pandemic Relief
From the Mayor: Request to Public Service Commission to Extend Utility Shut-Off Moratorium
Current Public Health Order Frequently Asked Questions
From Public Health Madison & Dane County: Free COVID-19 Community Testing Site - open at least until Aug. 31. Details on the new online registration system that has dramatically improved wait times.
From Madison 365: Dane County partners with Boys & Girls Club to bring COVID testing to the community
From the City: Community Resources Section added to the city's COVID website.
WI Dept. of Health Services Cases by Neighborhood (Census Tract)
The Governor's Office compilation of all COVID-19 resources and information from state agencies, including the State Dept. Public Health.
From the City's Economic Development Division: Business & Non-profit Information Covid-19, including Streatery Program.

N. Ingersoll and Elizabeth St. Reconstruction Completed
According to City Engineering, all work is now complete on Ingersoll and the remaining terrace restoration work was to be completed on Elizabeth this past week. Following the terrace restoration work, City crews will work on installing the permanent signage. Contact and project information is here.
Construction for this project is scheduled to start around July 27. The project spans East Gorham Street between N. Butler and N. Livingston Streets. Vehicular traffic on Gorham may shift and the bike lane could be closed at times during portions of the project. This project is necessary because the sanitary sewer is old and is undersized for today's design standards. Project information and contacts. Note that the City plans to resurface E. Gorham Street in 2021, but most of the underground infrastructure will have already been replaced by then so 2021 will primarily see a resurfacing effort with few opportunities for street redesign.
July 22 is the Deadline for Registering Online or By Mail for Aug. 11 Primary
The deadline for registering online at MyVote.wi.gov or by mail is July 22 if you wish to vote in the Aug. 11 Partisan Primary. The City of Madison Clerk's Office encourages voters who will need to vote absentee by mail to submit their absentee requests soon. More details here.
Curbside voting, in-person absentee voting, and dropoff box availability starts July 28. Locations, dates, and hours here.
Bus Service and Schedules to Expand and Change
Due to budget constraints and staffing limitations, Metro is not able to return to the same level of service that was provided pre-COVID-19. However, as businesses and college campuses make plans to open in the fall, Metro must increase its service level to accommodate as many riders as possible while still planning for reduced capacity limits to accommodate physical distancing guidance.
Metro's proposed plan focuses on increasing service to low-income riders and people of color. Capacity is also being added in the downtown area and core sections of the system, with buses running more frequently to allow people more options to travel during rush hour times. More details here.
The proposed changes will be presented at the Transportation Commission meeting on Wednesday, July 22 at 5 p.m. (see Meetings of Interest below). Once approved, the changes are expected to go into effect on Aug. 23 and will include a boost to the frequency of the #10 bus, but elimination of the #28 and some E. Washington bus routes. Read Plan Overview.
Per the developer's request, Plan Commission is expected to consider the proposal by Core Spaces for an apartment building at 126 Langdon St. with 107 units, 373 beds, and 20 parking stalls on July 27. In May, the Plan Commission effectively approved the two additional stories that the developer is seeking for the rear section of the building, but delayed full approval until after they obtain more advisory input from the Urban Design Commission about the building's front massing and facade, as well as about circulation concerns (pedestrian, moped, delivery vehicles, etc).
UDC took up the proposal and Plan Commission's requests at their July 1 meeting. The UDC's input included their general preference for an earlier version of the front facade architecture and a lengthy discussion of the circulation concerns. The latest proposal plans, the neighborhood steering committee report, the city staff report, and materials submitted to the UDC are housed here. Plan Commission materials are available here. The development team has submitted a revised application and presentation materials that will appear at that link this week. They have reverted to a February front facade version (see picture above) while most details related to the circulation issues have not changed.
Core Spaces is requesting approval of a demolition permit and the following conditional uses:
- Street sweeping (Clean Streets-Clean Lakes Program) restrictions, including on Thursday & Friday mornings downtown
- 1-hour and 2-hour time-limits in non-metered areas
- Residential Permit Only areas
$5 daily maximum fee in all City-owned public-parking garages:
- Temporary $5 daily maximum fee in all City-owned public parking garages and Brayton Lot.
- The first hour of parking is free on Saturdays.
All other on-street metered and non-metered parking restrictions are in effect and enforceable. Current information about Madison parking and any future service changes can be found here.


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Agenda Item 10
Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for a Section 5307, 5337 & 5339 Super Grant, public transit capital, capital maintenance, and capital planning grant with U.S. Department of Transportation and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT and the associated 13 (c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 695.
Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for CARES Act Stimulus Section 5307 Grant for public transit capital and operating assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with U.S. Department of Transportation and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT and subrecipient agreements with entities included as pass through funds and the associated 13 (c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 695
Amending the 2020 Adopted CDA Housing Operating Budget to accept $433,215 as awarded to the CDA by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
Authorizing the Community Development Division (CDD), in accordance with RES-2020-00313, to distribute 2020 EOP funds in three equal sums to the African Center for Community Development, Inc., Freedom Inc., and UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence to assist immigrant communities dealing with the impacts of COVID-19
Authorizing the City of Madison, on behalf of the Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC), to accept the ESG-CV grant award of $1,887,265 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with specific Dane County CoC agencies to provide services using the ESG-CV funds; and amending the Community Development Division's 2020 Adopted Operating Budget to reflect receipt of these funds and commensurate expenditures.
SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the City Clerk to apply for and accept a Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) subgrant from the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and amending the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget to increase the City Clerk's Supplies budget by $198,200.
SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 4.33 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish a Downtown Recovery Program Ordinance.
SUBSTITUTE - Amending the 2020 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate $50 250,000 for the Downtown Recovery Program and $250,000 for the Downtown Equity Program by appropriating $105,000 from the Capital Revolving Loan Fund and transferring $395,000 in GO Borrowing from various capital projects.
SUBSTITUTE - Creating Section 4.32 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish a Commercial Ownership Assistance Program.
Creating Section 5.18 of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit the Madison Police Department from obtaining any property from the Defense Logistics Agency under the 1033 Program.
Agenda Item 21
Authorizing the termination of the contract with the Madison Metropolitan School District to provide School Resource Officers for the four MMSD high schools.
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REFERRALS FROM THE COMMON COUNCIL
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7/14/20 COMMON COUNCIL Refer to a future Meeting to Confirm to the COMMON COUNCIL
Agenda Item 7
3/23/20 FINANCE COMMITTEE Refer to the FINANCE COMMITTEE
Agenda Item 33
Amending the 2020 Adopted CDA Housing Operating Budget to accept $433,215 as awarded to the CDA by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
Agenda Item 34
Creating Section 4.32 of the Madison General Ordinances to establish a Commercial Ownership Assistance Program.
Agenda Item 36
SUBSTITUTE - Amending the 2020 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate $250,000 for the Downtown Recovery Program and $250,000 for the Downtown Equity Program by appropriating $105,000 from the Capital Revolving Loan Fund and transferring $395,000 in GO Borrowing from various capital projects.
7/15/20 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Referred to the FINANCE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the City Clerk to apply for and accept a Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) subgrant from the Wisconsin Elections Commission, and amending the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget to increase the City Clerk's Supplies budget by $198,200.
7/14/20 COMMON COUNCIL Refer to the FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA
Authorizing the termination of the contract with the Madison Metropolitan School District to provide School Resource Officers for the four MMSD high schools.
Adopting and confirming the Labor Agreement between the City of Madison and Teamsters Union Local 695, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, for the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021.
Recent Legislative History
7/14/20 COMMON COUNCIL Refer to the FINANCE COMMITTEE
Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for CARES Act Stimulus Section 5307 Grant for public transit capital and operating assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with U.S. Department of Transportation and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT and subrecipient agreements with entities included as pass through funds and the associated 13 (c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 695
Authorizing the Community Development Division (CDD), in accordance with RES-2020-00313, to distribute 2020 EOP funds in three equal sums to the African Center for Community Development, Inc., Freedom Inc., and UNIDOS Against Domestic Violence to assist immigrant communities dealing with the impacts of COVID-19
Authorizing the City of Madison, on behalf of the Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC), to accept the ESG-CV grant award of $1,887,265 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with specific Dane County CoC agencies to provide services using the ESG-CV funds; and amending the Community Development Division's 2020 Adopted Operating Budget to reflect receipt of these funds and commensurate expenditures.
Approving a Certified Survey Map of property owned by LZ Ventures located at 402-414 E Washington Avenue, 8-12 N Franklin Street, and 9 N Hancock Street; 2nd Ald. Dist.
Agenda Item 55
Adopting the Oscar Mayer Special Area Plan as a Supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan.
6/29/20 PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER
Creating Section 5.16 of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit Madison Police Department employees from intentionally using carotid or neck restraints.
Amending the Public Health-Madison and Dane County Operating Budget to Increase Staff Due to COVID-19 Health Emergency and Add Funding to Support Testing Efforts
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign a five (5) year contract for up to $60,000 annually with Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc. for the Law Enforcement Advocate Partnership (LEAP)
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an 18-month competitively selected service contract with Toole Design for Complete Streets consulting services.
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ITEMS REFERRED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL
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ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED
Agenda Item 9
Authorizing the City's execution of an Access Easement Agreement between the City and Madison Gas and Electric Company for access to an electric vault in the Capitol Square North Parking Garage located at 218 E. Mifflin Street. (2nd A.D.)
Status Update on Parking Division Recovery Plan
Update on Traffic Calming Subcommittee.
