Tuesday, Sept. 2: Common Council Organizational Committee, 4:30 p.m., Room 103A of the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

On the agenda includes a discussion on replacing Ald. Zach Brandon -- I've heard conflicting reports that there has been either one or no applicants for the position. If the latter is true, it should make for an interesting discussion. Brandon has said he doesn't want to leave his constituents unrepresented, but pulling double shifts between local and state government can't be easy on him.

Also on the table for discussion are changes to snow parking fines and adding snow removal as part of the county's Clean Streets and Clean Lakes parking restrictions, preserving the soon-to-sunset early public comment (which allows people who need to leave meetings early for health or family reasons to speak to any agenda item early on in the meeting), and an interesting resolution about how Madison could honor centenarians.

Common Council, 6:30 p.m., Room 201 of the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

This meeting includes the return of the chicken ordinance (allowing two-unit buildings to own up to four chickens per unit), discussing Sequoya Commons and how to best appease the developer and the neighborhood regarding the best number of entrances, etc., redirecting money to the Bridge-Lake Point-Waunona Neighborhood Center (which probably will get no discussion, but it should pointed out that this happened after several people came to a budget meeting to defend the center -- you get what you ask for, at least some of the time), moving the starting time of the City Council's budget meetings on Nov. 11, 12 and 13 to 5 p.m., approving a request-for-proposals for a new downtown library, possibly the last word on what to do with the Army's Truman-Olson building (and relatedly, what to do with Porchlight, Inc.'s proposal for the building), revoking the vending license of Jin's Chicken and Fish, and reconsidering the ATC resolution from last month that removed the city's opposition to the power line, asking only that if the Beltline route is chosen, that it be underground.

Wednesday, Sept. 3: Urban Design Commission, 4:30 p.m., Room LL 110 of the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Another stab at updating Madison's ordinances regarding solar and wind power systems as well as discussion of the Villager Project, Sherman Plaza and a hotel on John Nolen Drive.

Economic Development Commission, 5:00 p.m., Room LL 130 of the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Prioritizing the the Strategic Economic Development Implementation Plan for what is being done, what should be done now and what can be done in the future to improve Madison's economy.

Thursday, Sept. 4: Transit and Parking Commission, 5:00 p.m., Room 260 of the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Adopting the final report of the Long Range Metro Transit Planning Ad-Hoc Committee, discussing a "multi-modal" transportation plan for the downtown and another discussion of the snow parking fine changes.
James Madison Park Property Planning Committee, 6:00 p.m., Room 108 of the City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

According to committee member Brenda Konkel, the committee will possibly be making a final recommendation regarding how the city should proceed with the four historic properties on the park lands.