The Week Ahead: April 7, 2008

After such a nice weekend, it seems so cruel to have to go back to work . . . but there is lots of interesting things happening this week! Here's my picks.

Monday, April 7, 2008
4:45 PM LANDMARKS COMMISSION ROOM LL-130 MMB

• Tenney Park Shelter (New Design)
  

5:30 PM PLAN COMMISSION ROOM 201 CCB

• Meriter Hospital Master Plan Presentation
• Hotel on W. Washington
• More demolitions and new buildings in Bassett Neighborhood
• 609 E Gorham conversion from SROs to Apartments

Here's an "oh shit" moment. We're supposed to be having a TIF meeting today . . . it's in Legistar, but not on the clerk's list, which means its likely not properly noticed (posted in the hallway by they County Clerk). Which would mean we can't meet. Which is a shame since the Wis. State Journal spent all that time writing yet another mis-informed editorial about it. (It's like they are trying to create a fight that isn't there.) If you want to see what is actually proposed check here and here. Since the clerk's schedule doesn't get posted until Sunday, there is no time to fix Monday mistakes.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
12:00 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ROOM LL110 MMB

• Villager Mall
• Trying to squirm out of using Truman Olson for Homeless purposes as required by federal policies.
  

4:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE ROOM 103A CCB

• How did "Fair Housing Testing" become a "Fair Housing Study"
  

5:00 PM AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMISSION ROOM LL-120 MMB

• Gender, Race and Disability and people appointed to City Committees
• Gender, Race and Disability and top management positions and salaries.
  

6:30 PM COMMON COUNCIL ROOM 201 CCB

• Approving Arbor Day and Earth Day Clean up resolutions before the Parks Commission recommends them (See V A & B) - 2 & 3
  
• W Wash Hotel (no recommendation yet) - 4
  
• Raingarden Controversy - 13
  
• State of the City Address (no link) - 14
  
• Finally making appointments (vote next meeting) for the Neighborhood Support Committee (after 2 years of being in budget) - 19
• Expected concern over bartenders licenses
• Nice Deal for subterranean lease, only a 5% increase every 5 years - 57
• Accepting improvements to a building to be demolished? - 87
  
• Security Deposit Photo Ordinance - 98
  
• Platinum Bike Report - 99
  
• Placing Billboard Ordinance on File (rejecting it) - 101
  
• Farming (Economic Development?) in Commerce Park - 102
  
• Neighborhood Electric Vehicles - 105
  
• CDBG Priorities for the next two years - 123
  
• Reconsideration of DemolitionOrdinance - 125
  

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
10:30 AM MINORITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB

• Review of Hiring Report
  

12:00 PM PERSONNEL BOARD ROOM 108 CCB

4:30 PM CDA HOUSING OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ROOM LL-130 MMB

• Section 8 Decentralization
• Long Range Planning Update
  
• Security Guard Contract (Reconsideration)
  

4:30 PM URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION ROOM LL-110 MMB

• Tenney Shelter
• Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
• More Hilldale Development
• The Modern Design of the Pinkus McBride Block

6:00 PM DOWNTOWN PLAN KICKOFF MEETING 201 STATE ST, PROMEDANDE

6:30 PM BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS 1625 NORTHPORT DR - WARNER PARK COMM REC CNTR

• Bootcamp at James Madison Park??? (Did I miss something, I don't know what this is.)
• Brittingham Park " Presentation by Joel Plant, Mayoral Aide
  GENERAL DISCUSSION and POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION" (Um, about what?? I'm guessing how to deal with the homeless, but the agenda doesn't exactly say that and there's no links to get a clue about what will be discussed.)
  

Thursday, April 10, 2008
4:30 PM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 755 BRAXTON PLACE

• Lakepoint Condo Update (no link)
• Section 8 Dispersion Report
• Security Guard Reconsideration
• Memo from Mayor's office regarding contracting (no link)
• Financing for WARF for Institute for Discovery
• "Supplemental Indentures" for Block 89
• Long Range Planning
• Budget Template (no link - Last time they had this on their agenda they didn't talk about it, but the budget is due on the 15th, unless they blow us off)
• Should they have a joint meeting with just Board of Estimates or the whole Council. (i.e. How do we best control Konkel) (no link)
  
• Allied Drive (no link, not even for the resolution they are passing)
• Village Mall Update (no link)
• Truman Olson
  

5:30 PM METRO TRANSIT PUBLIC INPUT MEETING 2845 N. SHERMAN AVE, LAKEVIEW LIBRARY MEETING ROOM

As usual, check the clerk's website for other meetings and later in the week, more meetings likely to pop up like the tulips and daffodils in my yard. One example of interest to me is the IZ Oversight Committee which will start meeting every Friday, but it will likely never show up here as the agendas are usually done later in the week.