REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Monday, April 27, 2026 06:00 PM Council Chambers

AGENDA NO. 2026-08-RG

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1.CALL TO ORDER 

2.INVOCATION

1. A.Pastor Troy Godwin of Madison Bible Church

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.ROLL CALL OF ELECTED GOVERNING OFFICIALS

5.AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA

6.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. A.Minutes No. 2026-07-RG, dated April 13, 2026

7.PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS

1. A.Presentation of Proclamation by Mayor Ranae Bartlett designating the month of April 2026 as Donate Life Month in the City of Madison to Dr. Ashley Cook, Community Liaison for Legacy Of Hope organization.

2. B.Presentation of Proclamation by Mayor Ranae Bartlett designating May 3-9, 2026 as Nat'l Small Business Week in the City of Madison to Michelle Epling, President of Madison Chamber of Commerce

3. C.Madison Police Department Promotion Ceremony for newly promoted Sergeant Brad Meissner

8.PUBLIC COMMENTS

Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Anyone who would like to sign up prior to the Council meeting may contact the City Clerk at cityclerk@madisonal.gov. Anyone who would like to submit a presentation to the City Council must email it to the City Clerk by noon on the Friday prior to the meeting. Anyone who cannot attend the meeting in person and would like to email written comments must do so by noon of the Council meeting date, and address comments to citycouncil@madisonal.gov

For Public review and reference, see Resolution No. 2021-268-R Policy For Public Participation During City Council Meetings.

9.CONSENT AGENDA AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT

1. A.Resolution No. 2026-156-R: Approving the assignment of the Right of Way Mowing contract from Tidewater Landscape Management, Inc. to Yardnique, Inc.

2. B.Acceptance of $2,000 donation from GRAMI to continue professional training through the CIT International training program (to be deposited into Madison Police Department Donations account)

3. C.Acceptance of Donation in the amount of $22,442.50 from Madison Baseball Association (MBA) for infield renovation of fields 7 & 8 at Palmer Park.

4. D.Acceptance of a grant from the Madison Visionary Partners-Meta in the amount of $19,400 for the installation of Wi-Fi in Downtown Madison (deposited into General Operating account)

10.PRESENTATIONS OF REPORTS

MAYOR RANAE BARTLETT

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 1 MAURA WROBLEWSKI

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 2 DAVID BIER

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 3 BILLIE GOODSON

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 4 MICHAEL MCKAY

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 5 ALICE LESSMANN

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 6 ERICA WHITE

COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 7 KENNETH JACKSON

11.BOARD/COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

1. A.Appointment to Place 3 of the City of Madison Board of Education 

12.PUBLIC HEARINGS

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1. A.Resolution No. 2026-157-R: Request for a Restaurant Retail Liquor License from Southern Catfish and Creole Cuisine, LLC, doing business as Southern Catfish and Creole Cuisine, for their location at 234 Lime Quarry Road

13.DEPARTMENT REPORTS

ENGINEERING

• A.Resolution No. 2026-164-R: Authorizing property acquisitions for Royal Drive Extension Project

HUMAN RESOURCES

• A.Ordinance No. 2026-151: Amending Section 3 (Service Categories and Probationary Period) of the City of Madison Personnel Policies and Procedures (First Reading 4/13/2026) 

• B.Resolution No. 2026-153-R: Awarding Bid No. 2026-005-ITB for Temporary Staffing Services to Cynova Strategies, Inc. (pricing is equivalent to a percentage markup of 22.25% over applicable hourly employee rates; to be paid from individual department budgets)

• C.Resolution No. 2026-159-R: Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness of the U.S. Department of War to implement the SkillBridge Program

LEGAL

• A.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-165: Authorizing the Water and Wastewater Board of the City of Madison, d/b/a Madison Utilities, to dispose of its exclusive interest in an ingress/egress easement  and to convey an ingress/egress easement to an adjoining property owner (First Reading)

PLANNING

• A.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-139: Vacation of a utility and drainage easement located within 137 Alderwood Drive, Lot 85 of Old Ivy Subdivision (First Reading 04/13/2026)

• B.Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-162: Vacation of a utility and drainage easement located within 109 Hanson Place, Lot 28 of West Haven Phase 3A Subdivision (First Reading)

RECREATION

• A.Resolution No. 2026-160-R: Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with Merrimack Academy for the Performing Arts, Inc., for adaptive fitness instruction at no charge to the City (course fee of $50 per month, per class, with 10% of revenues to Parks & Recreation Department)

14.MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

15.EXECUTIVE SESSION

16.ADJOURNMENT

Agenda Note: It should be noted that there are times when circumstances arise that require items be added to or deleted from the agenda at time of the Council meeting. Also all attached documents are to be considered a draft until approved by Council. 

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