New Business from the June 17, 2025, Common Council Meeting

What are Common Council New Business Summaries?

Common Council New Business Summaries help readers identify items they are interested in as they make their way through City Boards, Commissions, and Committees (BCCs) and back to the Common Council for a decision. This document provides a short description of each item that was introduced at the most recent Common Council meeting in the “Introduction of New Business for Referral Without Debate” section of the agenda, as well as any items introduced from the floor at the most recent Common Council meeting.

If any of these items are of particular interest to you and you wish to register either in support or opposition to the item, you can do so at the registration page. Further instructions for registering on an item can be found at the bottom of the page.

Items Introduced at the June 17, 2025, Common Council Meeting

If you click on the hyperlink on the file number of the item you are interested in, you can find more information about each item, including sponsors, action details, and the full item description.

Ordinances:

88717 – This proposed ordinance would assign Suburban Residential-Consistent 1 District zoning to property located at 60 White Oaks Lane in District 20. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (Public Hearing - 7/7/25)
• Common Council (7/15/25)

88718 – This proposed ordinance would rezone property located at 3565 Tulane Avenue in District 15 and approve a General Development Plan and a Specific Implementation Plan to construct a two-story, 7,000 square foot community center and a three-story, 26-unit apartment building. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (Public Hearing - 7/28/25)
• Common Council (8/5/25)

88719 – This proposed ordinance amendment would rezone property located at 1802-1804 Roth Street in District 12 to construct a three-story, 16-unit apartment building that will include an office for human service programs. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (Public Hearing - 7/28/25)
• Common Council (8/5/25)

88735 – This proposed ordinance would amend MGO Secs. 28.135 and 16.23(6)(d) to facilitate the easier development of backyard lots, otherwise known as “flag lots” because they are characterized by being the shape of a flag. This ordinance amendment would decrease the minimum lot width for the rear lot and remove Plan Commission review of this type of lot, as well as amend the subdivision requirements to make the minimum required lot depth consistent for all zoning districts. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (Public Hearing - 7/7/25)
• Housing Policy Committee (6/26/25)
• Common Council (7/15/25)

88736 – This proposed ordinance would amend several sections of the zoning code to allow two family twin and two-unit buildings/uses in all districts where single-family dwelling/use is allowed. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (Public Hearing - 7/7/25)
• Housing Policy Committee (6/26/25)
• Common Council (7/15/25)

88737 – This proposed ordinance would change the threshold for when buildings in the Urban Mixed Use or Downtown Core districts would need conditional use approval by modifying the threshold to allow more multi-family dwellings and larger-scale buildings as permitted uses in the two districts. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (Public Hearing - 7/7/25)
• Housing Policy Committee (6/26/25)
• Common Council (7/15/25)

88744 – This proposed ordinance would amend Section 38.05(3)(f) of the Madison General Ordinances to replace the word “church” with “place of worship” for the purpose of alcohol licensing distance restrictions. This proposed ordinance will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Alcohol License Review Committee (7/16/25)
• Common Council (8/5/25)

Resolutions:

88351 – This proposed resolution would amend the 2025 Economic Development Division Capital Budget by transferring $550,000 from Land Banking (Project #12640) to TID #51 (Project #99011) for the purpose of funding small business development programs in District 14. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/9/25)
• Common Council (6/17/25)

88557 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property located at 1626 and 1634 Baker Avenue in District 19. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (7/7/25)
• Common Council (7/15/25)

88558 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Northside Christian Assembly located at 709 Northport Drive in District 18. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (7/7/25)
• Common Council (7/15/25)

88559 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Common Grace, LLC located at 3565 Tulane Avenue in District 15. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (7/28/25)
• Common Council (8/5/25)

88568 – This proposed resolution would approve a Certified Survey Map of property owned by Investors Associated LLP located at 2222-2304 City View Drive in District 17. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Plan Commission (7/7/25)
• Common Council (7/15/25)

88618 – This proposed resolution would authorize an agreement for Dane County to provide State 85.21 funding of approximately $267,907 to Metro Transit for the transportation of seniors and persons with physical disabilities. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

88619 – This proposed resolution would authorize an agreement with Dane County to provide Volunteer Driver Escort Services for the City of Madison for the calendar year 2025. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

88627 – This proposed resolution would authorize the agreement between Metro Transit and Dane County to use State 85.20 transit funding received by Metro Transit for the provision of Group Access Service located in the City of Madison. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

88676 – This proposed resolution would permit the early acquisition land interests required for the reconstruction of Mineral Point Road from USH 12 to Highpoint Road in District 9. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Board of Public Works (6/18/25)
• Plan Commission (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

88724 – This proposed resolution would authorize a project plan amendment to TID 42 - Wingra Clinic, which includes an additional $1,416,000 in TID-supported borrowing for South Park Street utilities. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (7/7/25)
• Plan Commission (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/15/23)

88725 – This proposed resolution would authorize a project plan amendment to TID 45 - Capitol Square West, which includes an additional $1.8 million in TID-supported borrowing for the John Nolen Drive reconstruction. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (7/7/25)
• Plan Commission (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/15/23)

88726 – This proposed resolution would authorize a project plan amendment to TID 48 - Regent Street, which includes an additional $1,192,000 in TID-supported borrowing for South Park Street utilities. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (7/7/25)
• Plan Commission (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/15/23)

88727 – This proposed resolution would authorize a project plan amendment to TID 53 - East Wilson, which includes an additional $1,666,000 in TID-supported borrowing for a development loan for an affordable housing project located at 501 East Washington Avenue. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (7/7/25)
• Plan Commission (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/15/23)

88728 – This proposed resolution would authorize the creation of TID 55 - Voit and its proposed project plan and boundary. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (7/7/25)
• Plan Commission (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/15/23)

88733 – This proposed resolution would recreate the vacant position #775 of Program Assistant 1 as an Administrative Services Supervisor position. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

88734 – This proposed resolution would approve the Ready for Reuse Loan agreements for the purpose of assisting in the remediation of contaminated soil at Huxley Yards in District 12. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

Items Introduced from the Floor:

Items that are introduced from the floor at the Common Council meeting differ from other items introduced as new business. When these items return to Common Council, they will be re-referred, rather than being taken up for a vote. This means that public comment will not be taken during the initial return to Common Council but will instead be taken at its next return. However, public comment will be taken on any items introduced from the floor at other Boards, Committees, and Commission meetings. Directions for how to register for public comment can be found below.

88751 – This proposed resolution would support Madison Metro's grant applications to the Federal Transit Administration for hybrid-electric 40’ buses, equipment, and charging infrastructure for the electrification of select routes. This proposed resolution will go to the following Boards, Committees, and Commissions on the following dates:

• Finance Committee (6/23/25)
• Common Council (7/1/25)

Providing Public Comment on Items:

If any of these items are of particular interest to you and you wish to register either in support or opposition to the item, you can do so on the meeting registration page. When you click on that link, you will see that there is a drop down for “Meeting,” where you select the BCC that you are wishing to register for. It is important to note that registration is only available once the BCC has published its agenda, which is typically done a few days before the meeting. Once the agenda is published, you can select the meeting and choose the agenda number that aligns with the file number of the item you are interested in. From here, you can choose to register support or oppose the agenda item, if you would like to speak, if you are representing an organization or person other than yourself, and provide your contact information. If you would like to provide written public comment on an item to your alder, find your alder here. If you would like to send your feedback on the item to all alders, write to allalders@cityofmadison.com.