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Meetings and Updates Week of March 4th

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  • City Meetings:
    • Common Council 3/5 and items on the agenda
    • Board of Public Works 3/6
    • Board of Public Health 3/6
    • Community Development Block Grant Committee 3/7
  • Spring Yard Waste/Brush Collection and Street Sweeping Info
  • Events & Announcements

City 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, March 5, in hybrid format at 6:30 p.m. Agenda items include:

  • Honoring resolutions celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8th, Proclaiming April 28th as World Migratory Bird Day, and Commemorating April 22nd as the 54th anniversary of Earth Day in Madison.
  • A “Committee of the Whole” meeting and discussion among the Common Council Alders related to the 2025 budget outlook and addressing the structural deficit after receiving a presentation from the Wisconsin Policy Forum. Recall that I wrote a special blog post last fall summarizing the WI Policy Forum’s analysis of Madison’s budget and the Operating Budget challenges in the coming years, featuring much of this same information. And as a reminder, here’s my more recent post about the 2025 Operating Budget situation we’re facing in Madison. 
  • A resolution adopting a handful of parking ordinance changes that clarify the City’s parking regulations and the applicability of surface parking vs. structured/in-building parking rules in various zoning districts (I’m sponsoring these changes). Ambiguity in the zoning code isn’t good for anyone. Besides the code clarifications and minor updates to wording, a policy shift in this set of parking rules is the way the City determines the “front” of a building for the purpose of determining where surface parking in the “back” should be located in the Transit Oriented Development overlay district. This proposed change is to how the “primary” street is determined and adds more certainty/clarity to the process, which is especially important when a project on a corner parcel is placing surface parking stalls and when the zoning code requires surface parking to be “behind” the building. Here’s City Zoning staff’s memo explaining the changes in more detail. The Plan Commission unanimously approved these changes in last Monday’s meeting.
  • A resolution creating the City of Madison Honorary Street Name program.
  • A resolution updating City Engineering’s policy for naming new streets and policy for changing existing street names (I’m a sponsor of this one). This proposal is partially in response to an issue covered by a new story in local media last year that you might remember about a local homebuilder working on the Jannah Village subdivision in District 3 having a tough time getting their proposed street names approved.
  • A resolution approving plans and authorizing receiving bids for water main rehabilitation work in District 3’s Burke Heights neighborhood; a resolution approving plans and authorizing receiving bids for Chip Sealing to prolong the lifetime of City streets throughout District 3; a resolution awarding the contract to build the Sycamore Park singletrack bike trail. For more information about any of these three District 3 projects, check out my blog post explaining these items when they were on the 2/21 Board of Public Works agenda.
  • A resolution authorizing changes to a contract between the City and RENEW Wisconsin, Inc to add 2024 goals about solar energy education and residential/business solar adoption in Madison (I’m cosponsoring).
  • Two resolutions that authorize changes to Metro Transit’s 2024 Operating Budget to provide additional contracted services for regional partners (other municipalities and large employers), and authorizing the City to execute agreements to provide those services and accept funding for those services (I’m sponsoring). Taken together, these are cost-neutral for the City and help to scale up regional transit service to meet demand. 
  • A resolution authorizing the City of Madison Fire Department to apply for the FY 23 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Department of Homeland Security for an amount up to $2 million and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the resulting grant award agreement (I’m cosponsoring).
  • Amending the 2024 Police Department operating budget; and authorizing the Chief of Police or his designee to enter into a cost reimbursement agreement annually with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for overtime costs associated with participation in an ATF Task Force aimed at preventing/deterring gun violence (I’m cosponsoring).
  • A resolution authorizing the use of up to $424,000 of Emergency Rental Assistance funds to award to Lutheran Social Services to support rental assistance and support services for residents living at 7933 Tree Lane and 715 Rethke Avenue, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with LSS (I’m cosponsoring).
  • A resolution authorizing the Traffic Engineering Division to accept a federal grant for $88,500 to maintain and expand a safety education program (I’m cosponsoring).
  • A resolution approving an agreement for a Transportation Alternatives Program project that expands the Capital City bike path through southeast Madison (I’m cosponsoring). 

Here’s the meeting info:

Board of Public Works

The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 6, in virtual format at 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include approving and adopting an updated policy for assessing street improvements and public works project-related items across the City.

Board of Health for Madison and Dane County

The Board of Health for Madison and Dane County meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 6, in the Atrium Community Room at 2300 S. Park St. at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include an update on PFAS community engagement and private well testing and an authorization to accept funds from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for HIV tests.

Community Development Block Grant Committee

The Community Development Block Grant Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, March 7, in Room 215 of the Madison Municipal Building at 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd at 5:30 p.m. Agenda items include a public hearing on CDBG Unit’s 2024 Action Plan, a staff overview of housing developments and programs, and a discussion of the DRAFT Community Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.

Spring Yard Waste/Brush Collection and Street Sweeping Info

Events & Announcements 

  • Review the Draft West Area Plan - Attend a Virtual Public Meeting!, Tuesday, March 5: The March 4 meeting will only be held online. Online registration is required. You will receive a link to join the meeting after registering. If you have any questions, contact Planning Division staff: Linda Horvath, 608-266-1131, lhorvath@cityofmadison.com; Ben Zellers, 608-266-4866, bzellers@cityofmadison.com.
  • AASPIRE Internship: The City of Madison’s Affirmative Action Student Professionals in Residence (AASPIRE) Internships are now open for students to Apply! These paid internships offer students a chance to work for the City of Madison this summer while sharpening skills and getting paid! This is a great opportunity for students to gain real world experience. The AASPIRE Program has been a pathway for interns to jobs in engineering, communications, human resources, and more. Students must Apply before April 1, 2024 to be considered for the AASPIRE Internship program.
  • Affordable Connectivity Program: 23 million households nationwide rely on the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to access reliable, affordable internet. Now is the time to let Congress know how important the ACP is to households in your community. Members of Congress and their staff are online and respond to outreach from constituents via social media. Use the sample social media posts and tag your members of Congress to let them know your organization supports renewed funding for the ACP.
  • Celebrate Women in Construction Week 2024: March 3-9, 2024  :  The City of Madison Engineering Division, in partnership with the Parks Division, Traffic Engineering Division and Building Inspection Division, is proud to join the nation
  • Three Finalists Announced in Madison Public Library Director Search:  After a nationwide recruitment effort and multiple rounds of interviews, three finalists have been identified in the search for the next Madison Public Library Director! Hear each finalist's vision at an upcoming Meet + Greet on Saturday, March 9.
  • Spring Election Media Kit Now Available: The Madison City Clerk's Office is releasing its media kit for the April 2 Spring Election. The media kit includes election statistics, key dates, and descriptions of election processes. The goal of the Madison City Clerk's Office is that each…
  • Madison Fire Ambulances, Community Paramedics to Carry Buprenorphine: Effective Friday, March 1, the Madison Fire Department will begin to carry a new medicine designed to help those struggling with opioid addiction.
  • MPD officer finds new ‘beat’ during job shadow program: MADSON, Wis. –  As a patrol officer, Sydney Hanick is used to working a beat. But during a recent shift on the north side, she found herself covering a different kind of beat. One involving a musical mashup and the kids who attend after-school…
  • Learn How to Ride Metro at Pinney Library, Monday, March 4: Learn ho w to use Metro Transit’s fixed route city bus service. Topics include using Google Maps, the Transit app, and other digital options; paper schedules and phone service; and discounted fare options. Metro employees will answer your questions about bus travel and provide one-on-one assistance in English and Spanish.
  • Last day to establish residency for Spring Election, Tuesday, March 5: Voters who move after today will not be eligible to vote from their new address in April because it takes 28 days to establish residency for voting purposes.
  • Wright by Design: Inclusion and Place - Planning and Design for the 21st Century City, Tuesday, March 5, 2024: Edna Ledesma explores the role that amenities and environments of choice have in redefining the 21st century landscape of Latino communities in American cities. The talk presents a series of research projects conducted on the U.S.-Mexico border that explore issues of local economic development, bottom-up approaches to planning and design intervention, and the role of place attachment within Latino vendor markets.
  • Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events Training, Wednesday, March 6: You can have an impact on your safety and the safety of others during that time. In Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) training, you'll learn the principles of what to do when there is an active shooter to increase your chance of survival.
  • Madison Parks Hiring Fair, Wednesday, March 6: Make this a summer to remember and work for Madison Parks! We're hiring seasonal staff across the Parks Division in aquatics, golf, maintenance, conservation and more! Attend the Hiring Fair at Parks Lakeside Offices and apply and interview onsite!
  • Dane Arts Buy Local Business of Art Conference III, Thursday, March 7 and March 8th: In partnership with Arts + Literature Laboratory, The Madison Arts Commission, Events by Mayberry, Workflow Creative Studio, and with major support from the Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of the Capital Times, Dane Arts is pleased to announce the Dane Arts Buy Local 2024 Business of Art Conference III.
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