D6 Items of Interest Week of July 24, 2024
postedThere are two upcoming meetings regarding the Brayton lot, the parking lot at E Washington and S Butler. First will be an in-person meeting, Tuesday Aug 22, at 7p in MMB room 215 followed by a virtual meeting for those unable to attend the in-person meeting, on Wednesday Aug 23 at noon. Staff from various city agencies will update First Settlement and nearby residents about the current use of the lot for BRT construction staging and its future use once the BRT is complete. Stay tuned for more information.
I hope Tenney Lapham neighbors have seen and filled out the TLNA Council’s survey posted on the TLNA list-serve regarding the proposed 701 E Washington development project. I want your feedback.
At the ALRC meeting July 19, the application for change of licensed premises for The Atwood was referred again because the applicant has not submitted a site plan for the proposed backyard patio/outdoor eating area which is required by Zoning.
Monday July 24, 2023 – Sustainable Madison Committee – 4:30p SMC Agenda 07.24.23
The committee is updating the 2011 Madison Sustainability Plan. They are concluding phase 1 with goals and metrics for affordable housing, carbon and energy, transportation, natural systems and zero waste, and economic development.
Monday July 24 – Plan Commission – 5:30p PC Agenda 07.24.23
Note: Items 9-10 are related and should be referred to August 28, 2023 at the request of the applicant.
I find it deeply ironic that the Wisconsin Historical Society is proposing to demolish two beautiful historic buildings at 20 and 22 N Carroll St on the Capitol Square in order to construct a new history museum. It does not appear that this project goes to the Common Council, the Plan Commission is the sole decider.
9. 78192 18-30 N Carroll Street; District 4: Consideration of a demolition permit to demolish two commercial buildings and a museum
From the letter of intent:
The State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Historical Society are proposing to replace the current Wisconsin Historical Museum at 30 North Carroll Street on the Capitol Square with a new 116,097 square foot Wisconsin History Center. The History Center will be a flagship venue for the Society and a center for American history and community engagement. The current museum and the adjoining properties at 20 and 22 North Carroll Street will be demolished for the new facility. Construction is slated to commence in early 2024 with completion in 2026.
From public comment from the great grandson of the builder:
I am pleading with someone to try to preserve at least the facades of these buildings to show what architecture was like back in the early 1900’s in Madison, Wisconsin. My great grandfather was George Cnare Construction and did many building in around the square in the early 1900’s. He teamed up with Kupfer Foundry who did most of the steel beam work in many of the buildings. By keeping the facades the historical society could easily make this area as you walk in, a lunch and snack counter as well as the Historical Society’s gift shop with a little bit of history of what life might be back then. I am asking if you to try and help through the Plan Commission and the state legislature of trying to preserve this piece of history and not just put up another new glass building on the square. This is not a political thing, it is the right thing to do.
10. 78194 18-30 N Carroll Street; District 4: Consideration of a conditional use in the Downtown Core (DC) District for a new building greater than 20,000 square feet or that has more than four stories to allow construction of a five-story museum
Several zoning text amendments tweaking the TOD overlay zoning Staff report on three zoning text amendments including:
13. 78659 Amending Section 28.104(2) of the Madison General Ordinances to add an Exemption from Transit Oriented Development Requirements for Madison- and Dane County-Owned Parks
Parks are functionally different from other types of uses in that the use of parks occurs primarily outside of buildings. Parks buildings are often oriented towards natural features, such as lakes and native plantings, or recreational spaces, such as playgrounds and trails. Additionally, automobile parking is often developed on parks sites that do not have a principal building.
The TOD Overlay’s requirements for principal buildings to be oriented towards and setback no more than 20 feet from the primary street and for automobile parking to be located behind principal buildings may then come in conflict with some development within parks that is considered typical and desirable. Parks development is already subject to significant oversight through the Parks Department’s robust planning and public outreach process and through the Board of Park Commissioners.
Additionally, the Urban Design Commission reviews all public buildings proposed to be built or expanded by the City of Madison or Dane County. The TOD Overlay adds unnecessary additional regulation where existing processes are already working well. The inclusion of parks in the TOD was an oversight in the drafting process which was identified with the Imagination Center project at Reindahl Park. This code change would allow all parks in the TOD Overlay to continue to develop as they currently do, recognizing that parks are different from other uses of land within the overlay.
Monday July 24 – Lake Monona Waterfront Ad Hoc Committee- 6:30p Lake Monona Waterfront presentation and open house in person at Monona Terrace or via zoom
During the event, the Sasaki design team will present proposed revisions to the draft Lake Monona Waterfront master plan. The revisions are informed by the community input received during the design challenge and Ad-hoc Committee direction. The event includes a presentation, Q&A session, and an open house to discuss the project with team members and Parks representatives.
Tuesday July 25 – Common Council -6:30p CC Agenda 07.25.23
5. 78130 SECOND SUBSTITUTE: Repealing and Recreating Section 16.23 of the Madison General Ordinances to Update Land Subdivision Regulations
24. 78789 Percent for Art Ordinance Annual Report 2022
25. 78303 Approving the Creation of the Project Plan and Boundary and use of the Half Mile Rule for Tax Incremental District (TID) #52 (East Washington & Stoughton Rd), City of Madison.
26. 78312 Approving the Project Plan and Boundary and use of the Half Mile Rule for Tax Incremental District (TID) #53 (East Wilson), City of Madison.
27. 78314 Approving the Creation of the Project Plan and Boundary and use of the Half Mile Rule for Tax Incremental District (TID) #54 (Pennsylvania Ave), City of Madison
28. 78345 Authorizing the City of Madison to Execute a Lease, Operating Agreement, and Responsibility Matrix with the Madison Public Market Foundation, Inc. (12th AD)
The Madison Public Market is a project I have devoted years to, I am excited we are entering the final phase.
33. 78689 Authorizing the City of Madison to accept an FY22 Economic Development Initiative - Community Project Funding (EDI-CPF) grant of $2 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support the development of purpose-built Permanent Men's Shelter; and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign any requisite agreements or other documents in order to formally accept these grant funds from HUD. (District 12)
34. 78717 Approving the recommendations of the Community Services Committee regarding the allocation of City funds, for use beginning in 2024, for School-Age Child and Youth Development programs.
46. 78154 SUBSTITUTE: Encouraging employers to honor Juneteenth as a paid holiday
INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS FOR REFERRAL WITHOUT DEBATE
50. 78911 Creating Section 28.022-00634 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 3420-3614 Milwaukee Street, 15th Alder District, from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to CC-T (Commercial Corridor-Transitional) District, and creating Section 28.022-00635 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 3420-3614 Milwaukee Street, 15th Alder District, from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to TR-V2 (Traditional Residential-Varied 2) District, and creating Section 28.022-00636 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 3420-3614 Milwaukee Street, 15th Alder District, from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to TR-U2 (Traditional Residential-Urban 2) District, and creating Section 28.022-00637 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 3420-3614 Milwaukee Street, 15th Alder District, from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to PR (Parks and Recreation) District, and creating Section 28.022-00638 of the Madison General Ordinances to change the zoning of property located at 3420-3614 Milwaukee Street, 15th Alder District, from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to CN (Conservancy) District. (District 15)
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance amendment rezones property located at 3420-3614 Milwaukee Street from Temp. A (Agricultural) District to CC-T (Commercial Corridor-Transitional), TR-V2 (Traditional Residential-Varied 2), TR-U2 (Traditional Residential-Urban 2), PR (Parks and Recreation), and CN (Conservancy) District for proposed “Starkweather Plat” subdivision.
The Voit Farm has been a multi-year process full of community hopes and dreams for urban agriculture, affordable housing, and creating a park and preserving wetlands.
Wednesday July 26 – Street Use Staff Commission – 10a SUSC Agenda 07.26.23
2. 76308 BREESE STEVENS FIELD EVENT SERIES 2023 April 15, 2023 - October 29, 2023 Amending Street Use permit to include additional date Additional date: August 12, 2023 / FMFC Trunk Sale Street Closure: portion of 10 N Paterson / 2pm-5:30pm See attached SUP schedules for specific dates, times and details of parking removal and street closure Discuss setup, schedule, activities Big Top Events LLC / Tristan Straub
3. 79036 AFRICA FEST Sat. Aug. 19, 2023 / 10am-10pm Street Closure: 200 block of Ingersoll St / Fri. Aug 18 @ 12pm - Sun. Aug 20 @ 1am Annual request to close street in conjunction with a park event at McPike Park Discuss schedule & setup African Association of Madison, Inc. / Ray Kumapay
7. 79038 ORTON PARK FESTIVAL Fri - Sun, Aug 25 - 27, 2023 / daily park festival No parking request: 1100 Spaight (park side), 1100 Rutledge (both sides), 600 S Few (park side) Annual request for No parking in conjunction with a park event Marquette Neighborhood Association / Katherine Davey
In last week’s blog, I missed reporting that Ironman is coming back through our neighborhood in September, 78812 IRONMAN WISCONSIN FESTIVAL Ironman Expo - Thu, September 7 - Sun, September 10, 2023 / 9am-5pm daily Ironman 70.3 - Sat, September 9, 2023 / 7am-4:30pm Ironman - Sun, September 10, 2023 / 6:45am-12:45am (Sept. 11) Street Closure: Expo 200 block of MLK Jr Blvd - Wed, Sept. 6 (after Wed DCFM) - Mon, Sept 11 / 12pm Ironman 70.3 & Ironman - see attached routes for No Parking and Street Closures Annual Ironman Wisconsin World Triathlon Corporation / Ryan Richards
Wednesday July 26 – Urban Design Commission- 4:30p UDC Agenda 07.26.23
6. 77926 3100 E Washington Avenue - New Multi-Family Building in Urban Design District (UDD) 5. 12th Ald. Dist.
The applicant is proposing the construction of one five-story building to be comprised of 192 apartment-style units. The project will also include 5,800 square-feet of amenity space and 142 parking stalls (55 surface stalls and 87 structured).
Wednesday July 26 – Transportation Commission – 5p TC Agenda 07.26.23
3. 78895 Directing staff to take the steps necessary to conduct an experimental closure of the 400-600 blocks of State Street, including notification of directly impacted stakeholders. (District 2)
4. 79067 WisDOT - North Stoughton Rd Options
Wednesday July 26 – Lake Monona Waterfront Ad Hoc Committee – 6p Lake Monona Waterfront Ad Hoc Committee Agenda 07.26.23
5 79062 Review and Discussion of Public Event and Direction on Master Plan Revisions. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
Thursday July 27 – Housing Strategy Committee – 5p Housing Strategy Committee Agenda 07.21.23
3. 79054 Housing Snapshot report
Draft 2023 Housing Snapshot Report
Highlights from the Executive Summary:
Even with thousands of new units in the pipeline, the City’s vacancy rate is still well below healthy levels that could help alleviate rapid rental cost appreciation. With demand exceeding supply, as well as drastic increases in construction cost, almost all new rental units are unaffordable to the median renter household as they open, even though they will eventually be relatively affordable. Similarly, most new dwelling units built for owner occupancy are not only unaffordable to the median renter household, but to the median household overall. Recent stabilization in interest rates (even though elevated above pandemic lows), lack of supply (owners holding onto their units instead of moving up), and drastic demand increase from high-income household growth have further driven owner appreciation. These trends in availability and cost for both ownership and rental markets have created a significant supply-demand mismatch - which disproportionately impacts lower-income households as they compete with higher-income households for the same units of housing. …
From a fair housing perspective, the historic racialization of poverty manifests in part as low-income households in Madison disproportionately being comprised of persons of color. In practice, this has led to economic segregation by housing cost that reinforces patterns of racial segregation (i.e. lower-cost and income-restricted housing programs not being equally distributed geographically). The need to build more new, affordable housing for low-income households to promote economic empowerment associated with safe and stable housing is more important than ever, yet historic peripheralization of lower-cost housing remains, with larger than expected concentration of units on Madison’s North and South sides.
There has been, however, recent growth in homeownership rates for Black, Asian, and Hispanic/Latino households in the City. Homeownership remains one of the most crucial ways through which wealth is created and housing stability increased, but housing security and affordability in any form is important. For renters, the median Black household is the only demographic by race or ethnicity unable to currently afford the median rent in the City. This ties into economic segregation of geographic opportunity, significantly limiting affordable housing access to certain areas of the City, and limiting options for access within the housing market.
Draft 2023 Housing Snapshot Presentation
4. 77984 Staff Report -Year-at-a-Glance Calendar
Alder Marsha A. Rummel
District 6
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