City Meetings and Updates Week of June 30
posted- City Meeting:
- Common Council 7/1
- Police and Fire Commission 7/1
- FREE Parks Alive! Event at Galaxy Park in North Grandview 6/30
- City Services on Holiday Schedule July 4th
- Reminder: Virtual Public Meeting About Housing Proposals 7/2
- Heads Up: WisDOT Public Meeting for South Stoughton Road 7/15
- Events & Announcements
City Meetings
Common Council
The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 1, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include:
- Item 1: An honoring resolution celebrating July 2025 as Disability Pride Month.
- Items 13 and 75 are related to Veridian’s Reiland Grove proposal in District 3. These were originally scheduled for a vote at Plan Commission on Jun 23th but the applicant requested referral to a later date to work through a few details with City staff. The new hearing dates recommended on the Council agenda are July 7 for Plan Commission and July 15 for Common Council.
- Item 18: A resolution amending ordinances related to geographic limitations on new alcohol licenses to regulate density of liquor stores (I’m a cosponsor). This proposal comes from years of work by Alder Vidaver (D5) to formulate a policy that attempts to prevent the further concentration of liquor stores in parts of the City that already have many alcohol licenses or that are near sensitive sites. From the Drafter’s Analysis: “Research has shown that an over-concentration of alcohol outlets increases the level of alcohol-related disorder and crime. High alcohol outlet density is associated with many social harms among neighborhoods in and around the alcohol outlets, such as disorderly conduct, noise, neighborhood disruption, public nuisance, and property damage.” State law already prohibits new liquor store licenses within 300 feet of some sensitive sites; this policy proposes to add “entities with the primary purpose of serving unhoused individuals, treatment facilities as defined by Wisconsin State Statute Chapter 51, and other Class A or Class B licenses” to that list of sites. This map shows where the proposed limits would apply (to new licenses only). I think opponents of this proposal have raised valid concerns about adding hoops that businesses need to jump through but nobody has a right to sell alcohol – selling alcohol is a privilege that the law allows cities to regulate for good reasons rooted in public health and public safety. The Alcohol License Review Committee voted in their 6/18 meeting to recommend that the Council place the proposal on file rather than to adopt the policy.
- Items 40, 49, and 58 are procedural approvals related to alcohol license for Metro Market on Cottage Grove Road and Pizza Pit on Atlas Ct.
- Items 69, 70, and 71: A group of resolutions authorizing agreements with Dane County for providing Metro Transit with State pass-through funds given to the County for accessible transportation as part of Metro’s ADA Paratransit Program, driver escort services, and Group Access Services for qualifying individuals 65 years old or older, or persons with physical disabilities (I’m a cosponsor of each).
- Item 77: A resolution amending ordinances to modify the process by which members of the Police Civilian Oversight Board (PCOB) are appointed. From the Drafter’s Analysis: “Under the current ordinance, each appointment to the PCOB must be nominated by a local community organization on a designated list created by the Common Council. While still encouraging the involvement of local community organizations, this Ordinance Amendment removes this requirement, instructs the Office of Independent Monitor to collect applications for membership to the PCOB into a pool of applicants from whom the Mayor and Common Council Leadership will appoint new PCOB members, and otherwise streamlines the process.”
Meeting info:
Police and Fire Commission
The Police and Fire Commission meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 1, at 5:00 p.m. in virtual format. Agenda items include a discussion of the Police Chief hiring process.
FREE Parks Alive! Event at Galaxy Park in North Grandview on Monday
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Universal Pictures
- Parks Alive at Galaxy Park, Monday, June 30: Parks Alive is back this year with more of what you love! Visit your local park and share fun, family-friendly activities while building connections with neighbors and creating memories with friends. As always, there will be free food, music and the occasional movie. Come out, get active and enjoy your local green space this summer.
- Movie in the Park | Dog Man, Monday, June 30: Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and join us for a free movie in the park! Movie: Dog Man(link is external) (2025) PG 1h 29m. Showtime: 6:30pm. This movie showing is part of the Parks Alive program. Parks Alive is 5 - 7pm.
City Services on Holiday Schedule July 4th
No Streets Division Collections or Drop-off Sites on July 4th: The Streets Division will not perform trash, recycling, brush, or large item collection on Friday, July 4th for the holiday. The City drop-off sites will also be closed. If you usually have your garbage/recycling picked up on Fridays, set it out Monday July 7th.
Metro Service Reduced on July 4th Holiday: Due to the holiday, Metro operates Sunday schedules on Friday, July 4. Sunday service is available on Routes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, L, O, P, R, S. Paratransit standing rides are canceled; Metro administrative office is closed; Route 80 operates weekend recess schedules and Routes 81-84 do not operate. Metro’s customer service call center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Metro’s Administration office will be closed on Monday. For more information, contact Metro’s Customer Service Center at (608) 266-4466 or email mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com.
Most (non-emergency) City offices will be closed on Friday, July 4th in observance of the holiday. Report a Problem form: use Report A Problem to report non-emergencies that can wait until the next City working day.
Reminder: Virtual Public Meeting Wednesday About Housing Proposals
Public Information Meeting: Housing Forward Proposals, Wednesday, July 2: Three new proposals being introduced by the mayor and several members of the Common Council aim to make it easier to build the types of smaller homes that we used to build across Madison and already see in many of the City’s more established neighborhoods.
- Here’s a blog post I recently shared with more information about the proposals.
- Register here to receive a link to the July 2nd virtual meeting (and share with your contacts).
Heads Up: WisDOT Public Meeting for South Stoughton Road, July 15th
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) invites you to their third public involvement meeting for the South Stoughton Road Study, covering 4.4 miles from Voges Road/Terminal Drive in McFarland to WIS 30 in Madison. The study will be presenting and requesting feedback on intersection conceptual alternatives to improve safety, mobility, and community connectivity issues for all travelers on the Stoughton Road South corridor. There is some potential to convert Stoughton Road into more of an urban street rather than a highway. The decisions WisDOT makes about the future of this corridor will affect how traffic moves, how difficult it is for neighbors to cross, and what kinds of future land use decisions will make sense in this area.
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Wisconsin DOT
- When: Tuesday, July 15th, 2025, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Where: La Follette High School – Cafeteria, 702 Pflaum Road , Madison, WI 53716
This meeting will be an open house format and will focus on reviewing conceptual alternatives at each intersection along the corridor, designed using residents’ input, and providing feedback that will help shape the vision for the corridor. In addition, City Planning will have a representative available to provide updates on the Southeast Area Plan.
Learn more on WisDOT’s study website.
Events & Announcements
- City of Madison to Raise Disability Pride Flag in Honor of Disability Pride Month: Madison, Wi: The City of Madison is proud to host a Disability Pride Flag Raising Ceremony to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ceremony and news conference will take place on Tuesday, July… [posted June 27, 2025]
- Madison Updates its ADA Transition Plan : Over the past year, the Department of Civil Rights and many other City of Madison agencies have worked to identify barriers to access in all city programs, facilities and the public right of way as they worked on revitalizing Madison’s American with… [posted June 26, 2025]
- Madison Sister City Delegation to Visit Obihiro, Japan : The trip was organized by the Madison-Obihiro Sister Cities Inc. board to work for peace and better understanding of all cultures. [posted June 26, 2025]
- The Sustain Dane - City of Madison Recycle Better Course Begins on July 2: The Streets Division is once again working with Sustain Dane to offer the online Recycle Better classes. The class is in the evening of July 2, 2025. This is the last opportunity to take the course this year. By taking the Recycle Better class,… [posted June 26, 2025]
- Metro Transit Now Accepting Credit Cards: Riders are now able to pay their adult rate bus fares with both physical contactless Mastercard or Visa credit cards as well as mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Google Pay. [posted June 25, 2025]
- 2025 Recyclopedia Booklets Now Available: Printed copies of the 2025 Recyclopedia are now available. You can pick up a copy at your local Madison Public Library location and the Streets Division offices. Copies can be mailed to you by contacting the Streets Division office that services your…[posted June 24, 2025]
- Street Closures and Parking Restrictions for Morgan Wallen Concerts at Camp Randall Stadium: The City of Madison is announcing several street closures and parking restrictions in preparation for the Morgan Wallen concerts at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29. These measures are intended to support pedestrian… [posted June 23, 2025]
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