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Votes at a glance: Madison Common Council passes consent agenda, certification items and two discussed items
Summary
The council recorded unanimous approval on the consent agenda and separate votes to formalize a stormwater easement (item 31) and to amend Planning Division grant revenue and approve arts awards (item 105); several supermajority items were included on the consent agenda.
The Madison Common Council on April 15 recorded unanimous votes on the consent agenda and on separate items that were discussed in detail (items 31 and 105). The meeting also included a ceremonial proclamation for Arbor Week (item 10), which passed unanimously.
Key votes recorded at the recessed meeting:
- Item 10 (Legistar 87695): Proclamation proclaiming April 21–25, 2025 as Arbor Week — moved by Alder Tishler, seconded by Council President Vittiver; unanimous approval.
- Consent agenda: Moved and seconded by Council President Vittiver; recorded as passed unanimously. Consent included several items requiring supermajority votes: item 97 (requires 14 votes), items 21, 99, 103 and 108 (require 15 votes). Notable consent items listed on the agenda included: - Item 21 (Legistar 87899): Amend 2025 Sustainability Improvements capital fund and authorize contract amendment with Sustain Dane, Inc., for the Efficiency Navigator program (2024–2026). - Item 97 (Legistar 87835): Reapprove a certified survey map for property at 4621 Dutch Mill Road and 4701 Elisade Drive (District 16). - Item 99 (Legistar 87578): Authorize Parks Division to accept a grant up to $25,000 from the Fairways Foundation for golf course improvements and enter into a contract to accept the award. - Item 103 (Legistar 87604): Amend 2025 Water Utility capital budget for new water main along Midtown Road to improve redundancy and hydraulics. - Item 108 (Legistar 87619): Amend 2025 operating budget and set 2025 rates for sewer and stormwater utilities.
- Item 31 (Legistar 87610): Determine public purpose and necessity and adopt Transportation Project Plat No. 59902-1019 (Mineral Point Road, US Highway 12 to High Point Road) for required acquisitions — moved and seconded; unanimous approval. The item formalizes a permanent stormwater easement that had been used under a temporary easement since 1971; staff said no construction is authorized by this vote and reconstruction work is projected in 2027.
- Item 105 (Legistar 87606): Amend the 2025 Planning Division budget to add $3,500 in Wisconsin Arts Board grant revenues and approve 2025–26 Arts Grants Awards as recommended by the Madison Arts Commission — moved and seconded; item listed as a 15-vote item; recorded unanimous approval. Planning Director Tuttle said the additional award raises Wisconsin Arts Board revenue for 2025 from $11,500 to $15,000.
Other procedural notes from the meeting: Item 31 and item 105 were excluded from the consent agenda and discussed separately. An introduction from the floor (Legistar 87926) for a new license for Kavanaugh's Esquire Club was referred to the Alcohol License Review Committee on April 16 and will return to the Common Council on May 6. Several alders disclosed employment affiliations relevant to certain agenda items (for example, multiple alders disclosed employment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for item 110). The meeting adjourned by unanimous vote.
