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Monona council and planning commission adopt public participation plan for comp‑plan update
Summary
At a Jan. 12 joint meeting, Monona’s Planning Commission and City Council moved to adopt a public participation plan that sets mirrored in‑person workshops and online surveys, targeted landowner listening sessions, and a project website to guide the comprehensive plan update. The vote was recorded by voice; no roll‑call tallies were provided in the transcript.
The Monona Planning Commission and City Council adopted a public participation plan for the city's comprehensive plan update at a joint meeting on Jan. 12.
Planning Commission members moved and seconded a resolution recommending adoption of the public participation plan; the chair called for a voice vote and members responded "Aye." Later, the City Council moved and seconded to adopt a city resolution (identified on the agenda as Resolution 26‑1‑28‑56) to adopt the same public participation plan. Councilmembers voted "Aye"; the transcript does not include a roll‑call or a named tally for the council vote.
Consultants and staff described the participation plan as a mirrored set of engagement opportunities meant to exceed statutory minimums under state planning rules. Ben Rohrer of Vandewell and Associates described the outreach components as open meetings, public input workshops, an online survey that will mirror in‑person questions, targeted stakeholder listening sessions with landowners and businesses, and a continuously updated project website. "You are vastly exceeding the statutory requirements," Rohrer said in explaining the scope of planned outreach.
Council and commission members asked whether the same questions used in the commission's interactive exercise that night would appear in the public surveys; staff and consultants confirmed the public‑facing sessions and the online survey would be mirror images so those unable to attend in person could still respond. Several members urged that sustainability be integrated throughout the plan rather than framed as an exclusive choice in a single multiple‑choice question; consultants acknowledged that question design was intended to spur discussion rather than constrain outcomes.
Motion details and vote record: the transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes but does not record individual member votes or a numeric tally for either the Planning Commission or City Council. The resolutions were announced and adopted by voice vote.
Next steps: with the participation plan adopted, staff and consultants will proceed with public workshops, outreach to stakeholders, posting of an online survey and continued data updates ahead of draft plan development and later public hearings required for formal adoption.
