Votes at a glance: Dec. 15 Board of Public Works and Safety — contracts, payouts, resolutions and PACE approvals
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Summary
The board unanimously approved multiple motions by voice vote on Dec. 15: an Entiva IT purchase, an on-call planning contract with Taylor Siefker Williams (up to $50,000), several All Star/CCMG pay applications, two farmers market street/sidewalk-closing resolutions for 2026, and three PACE final grants.
At its Dec. 15 meeting the Board of Public Works and Safety took several formal actions by voice vote. Actions recorded in the meeting include vendor purchases, contract approvals, pay applications, resolutions and grant finalizations.
Key actions approved:
• Entiva IT equipment replacement: Motion to approve the vendor quote for Windows 10 replacement equipment; funds are budgeted for 2025 and staff may encumber to pay in January.
• On-call planning contract (Taylor Siefker Williams): Motion to accept the hourly professional services agreement, discussed with a cap of up to $50,000.
• All Star Paving / Broadway–Mulberry and mid-block crossing: Motions to approve pay application number 2 and final change order for Broadway–Mulberry (payoff read as $67,004.94; final change order read as $1,001.25 and $0.63) and payoff/change order for the mid-block crossing (amounts presented in meeting). Board also approved CCMG 2025-1 payouts (payout number 4 read as $440,003.59; payout number 5 read as $21,005.78).
• Farmers Market resolutions (54B-2025 and 55B-2025): Motions to approve street and sidewalk closings for the Madison Farmers Market on specified Saturdays in January–April 2026 and May–December 2026; the board approved closing the southbound lane only in the 2026 experiment.
• PACE finals: Motions to approve three PACE final grants for property rehabilitations at 418 East Second ($7,500 requested), 204 East Second ($7,500 requested) and Springdale Cemetery chapel at 600 West 5th Street (requesting $12,500 to complete restoration work). The board approved the PACE finals as a batch.
Most motions were moved and seconded from the dais and passed by voice vote; the transcript does not record individual vote tallies. When dollar amounts in the transcript were unclear, the article lists the amount as it was read aloud in the meeting and flags unclear decimals for verification in procurement records.