Monona council approves West Broadway Phase 1 PIP, adds recycling reporting requirement

The Monona City Council on June 15 approved resolution 26-62903, clearing the way for Phase 1 of the West Broadway Precise Implementation Plan (PIP) submitted by Galloway Companies. The PIP covers a 357-unit residential phase near West Broadway and includes public streets and a future city park that will return for separate design review.

Doug Wood, the project presenter, described the submission as the second reading focused on phase‑1 details and said many site specifics — such as final park design, dumpster enclosure design and exact tenant configurations — will be finalized later in the zoning permit and certified survey map processes. “This PIP focuses specifically on phase 1, with those aforementioned 357 units,” he said, adding that the city’s development‑team meetings will surface construction issues if they arise.

Council discussion centered on implementation conditions: who will size the fire‑suppression water connection (the applicant’s engineer, with city review), how and where contractors may stage equipment (the building inspector and city staff will monitor on‑site staging), and the timing for dedicating streets and parkland to the city. The presenter confirmed the park’s final design must return as a separate PIP after Park & Recreation feedback.

Alder Rick Bernstein pressed for clarity on a condition that said the applicant would “use best efforts” to recycle demolition materials; he asked whether that was redundant with state and county requirements. The presenter said mandatory elements such as asbestos abatement are required by county and state law, and that the “best efforts” language was intended to capture efforts above those minimums. Bernstein and others sought a reporting requirement so the council could track how much material was actually recycled.

Council_member Patrick DePula moved to approve the PIP; Ald. Rachel Kugel seconded. Members then voted to amend condition 18 to add a reporting requirement on recycled material quantities; the amendment carried. The council then voted to approve the PIP as amended; members present recorded their approval by voice vote.

The council also asked staff and the project team several follow‑up questions the project will address later in the process, including: final dumpster enclosure materials and turning‑movement analysis, confirmation of whether transformers and switchgear will be screened and where they will sit (the engineer said preliminary coordination places them at the southeast corner of the building, with roughly a 7‑by‑12.5‑foot pad), and additional detail on the final multi‑use path width and cross‑section that public works will review.

What happens next: the PIP approval allows the developer to proceed with phase‑1 implementation steps, but zoning permits, certified survey maps and park design reviews must return to the appropriate review bodies before final construction approvals. The council also added a reporting requirement tied to the recycling condition; staff said the reporting language will be standardized going forward so recycled‑material summaries are reported consistently across developments.

Votes at a glance: the council approved resolution 26-62903 as amended; the meeting transcript records the voice vote in which members present said “aye.”