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City Meetings and Updates Week of June 8

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  • City Meetings:
    • Common Council 6/9
    • Board of Public Works 6/10
    • Special Policy Meeting of the Plan Commission 6/11
  • Goodman Pool Opens June 11!
  • Second Budget Engagement Meeting 6/11 (corrected)
  • Future of Madison Transportation Survey and Public Meetings
  • Heads Up: Planned Development Rezoning Public Meetings Scheduled
  • Events & Announcements

City Meetings

Common Council

The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include:

  • Item 1: An honoring resolution recognizing and commemorating June 19 as Juneteenth and Freedom Day in Madison
  • Item 2: An honoring resolution recognizing June 2026 as Pride Month
  • Item 3: A presentation for Make Music Madison, which will take place on Sunday, June 21st. There are a handful of locations in District 3 - check out the map here or list of events here.
  • Items 21 and 25: Liquor license renewal for Refuel Pantry Inc locations in District 3, at 4102 Commercial Ave and 4905 Commercial Ave. Annual renewals at this time of year are routine, but the City Attorney's Office requested separation of these and all other licenses in the City held by Refuel Pantry, Inc. due to concerns outlined in this staff memo. The Alcohol License Review Committee recommends approval of the renewal with added conditions related to regulations for hemp-derived THC products. 
  • Item 37: A resolution amending ordinances to exempt long-term passenger parking at airports, intercity bus, and railroad passenger depots from the City's electric vehicle requirements (I'm a sponsor). EV charging isn't compatible with long-term parking at places like this. Here's a staff memo.
  • Item 38: A resolution amending the Transit Oriented Development Overlay District ordinances to allow different building footprints for stories above the first floor in buildings with five or more stories. This is meant to offer flexibility in the building shapes. Here's a zoning staff memo which includes examples of existing buildings that could have trouble meeting this requirement if proposed today.
  • Item 130: A resolution amending the 2026 City Economic Development Division and authorizing a development agreement to fund a TIF loan to assist in the development of office, manufacturing, and research space for Realta Fusion, Inc at the old Oscar Mayer site on the North Side, financed through TID 54. Here is the staff presentation with an overview of the proposal and the uses (and many jobs) potentially coming to the Oscar Mayer site, and here is the detailed staff memo. Importantly, the funding would only be distributed in increments after specific investment value and job creation thresholds are met. 
  • Item 137: A resolution amending the 2026 City Economic Development Division budget and authorizing the purchase of four properties in the new Starkweather neighborhood (old Voit Farm) for the City's land banking program, using funds from the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District 55 which includes that area in its boundaries. 

Meeting info:

Board of Public Works

The Board of Public Works meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 10, at 4:30 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include:

  • Item 12: A resolution authorizing the City to sign cost-sharing agreements with the State of Wisconsin related to the North Stoughton Road reconstruction project, currently planned for 2028-2030, which will include a new pedestrian/bike path along the east side of Stoughton Road and new crossings over Stoughton Road 
Door Creek Watershed Map of neighborhoods on both sides of Sprecher Rd.
Door Creek Watershed Study project area.
  • Item 21: A resolution authorizing an amendment to the City's agreement with the vendor doing the Door Creek Watershed Study. This amendment lengthens the timeline through the rest of 2026 because they need more time to turn modeling results into stormwater improvement recommendations, but the amendment does not add cost. Note: Engineering staff told me they'll plan to organize a public meeting to go through the study results and improvement recommendations later this summer. I'll share more information about that in future blog posts when plans for that meeting come together.

Meeting info:

Special Policy Meeting of the Plan Commission

The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Thursday, June 11, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 215 of the Madison Municipal Building at 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Agenda items include a discussion about the Madison Metro School District's Building for the Future campaign and an update on the City's data center moratorium (I see that neither item has a staff presentation nor other materials attached in Legistar yet, but I expect those will go up next week). 

Goodman Pool Opens June 11!

Goodman Pool opens on Thursday, June 11! Scholarships are available for season passes. 

Goodman Pool has a new entry process that includes completing an online Pool Waiver and having your photo taken. These can both be done ahead of opening day, set for Thursday, June 11. See Checklist for all the details, complete the Pool Waiver and if interested, apply for an admissions scholarship. 
Check out this recent local media story about the new waiver process, including a special tutorial video: Goodman Pool announces new waiver process for the 2026 season

Need Help Registering? 

Submit a question or give us a call: 608-266-4711

Second Budget Engagement Event

Reminder: The second of three City Budget Engagement Sessions takes place on Thursday, July 11th and will focus on Public Facilities and Services.

These sessions allow the community to engage with staff and elected leaders and are an opportunity to learn more about the City Budget process and provide feedback to policymakers on priorities for Madison's future. Each session will focus on a particular policy area and start with an open house where you can speak directly with City staff about the services each agency provides to residents. The open house portion of the meeting will be followed by a budget presentation from Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke and a Q&A with Alders.  

This session will feature staff and information from the Assessor's Office, Clerk's Office, Engineering, Fleet Services, Human Resources, Information Technology, Madison Public Library, Monona Terrace, Parks, Streets & Urban Forestry, and Water Utility. 

  • When: Thursday, June 11th from 6:00-8:00pm
  • Where: Memorial High School on the West Side

Please register at this link!

Future of Madison Transportation Survey and Public Meetings

The What should transportation in the Greater Madison region look like in 2050?

That's the question the Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is asking residents as it launches Pathways to 2050, a long-range Regional Transportation Plan update that will help shape transportation priorities across the Greater Madison area over the next 20–30 years.

As Dane County continues to grow, the plan will guide future decisions related to roads, public transit, walking and biking infrastructure, accessibility, and safety—and help inform how federal transportation funding is prioritized throughout the region.

Residents are encouraged to get involved throughout the planning process:

Take the Public Survey

Residents can complete a 10-minute survey, available in English and Spanish, to share transportation needs, priorities, and challenges across the region. 

Participants can also use an interactive comment map to identify areas of concern, highlight transportation challenges, or suggest improvements in specific locations.

Residents who would like to take the survey in a language other than English or Spanish can complete the survey by phone at (608) 266-4336.

Attend a Public Involvement Meeting

The MPO will also host a series of public involvement meetings throughout the planning process, beginning in June. The first meeting will be offered on two dates and times for scheduling flexibility:

Both meetings will be held virtually and include an overview of the planning process, regional transportation trends and data, draft goals, and opportunities for public feedback.

Heads Up: Planned Development Rezoning Public Meetings Scheduled

The City is exploring rezoning single- and two-family residences in Planned Development Zones (PDs) into conventional zoning districts – including several in the North Star neighborhood. I first wrote in detail about this topic in this March blog post. 

Planned Development zoning is site-specific, where very specific use and building form rules are written for each property, block, or subdivision. Conventional zoning districts are those whose rules are in the City's zoning code which is transparently available online. Currently, minor changes should be a straightforward process to navigate—like adding an egress window or a patio space—can quickly become complicated if a home is located within a Planned Development zone - this visual shows how the processes compare.

The City of Madison is hosting two virtual Public Information Meetings on this project. Residents interested in attending one of the meetings will need to register ahead of time to receive a link to the virtual meeting. Meetings will be held on:

Property owners and occupants of properties proposed to be rezoned to conventional districts will be receiving a postcard in the mail with information about the meetings.

More information can be found on this City webpage for this initiative. 

Questions? Phone: 608-266-4551; Email: zoning@cityofmadison.com

Announcements and News Releases

Please visit the City news webpage to find additional news and announcements and to subscribe to receive notification of news releases as they are posted. Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.

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