City of Madison - File #: 52080

• File #: 52080
• Version: 1
• Name: Commending and thanking Alderperson Denise DeMarb for her dedicated service to her constituents in District 16 and the City of Madison.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/13/2018
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 6/19/2018
• Final action: 6/19/2018
• Enactment date: 6/25/2018
• Enactment #: RES-18-00441
• Title: Commending and thanking Alderperson Denise DeMarb for her dedicated service to her constituents in District 16 and the City of Madison.
• Sponsors: Paul R. Soglin, Samba Baldeh, Sheri Carter, David Ahrens, Shiva Bidar, Maurice S. Cheeks, Mark Clear, Sara Eskrich, Amanda Hall, Barbara Harrington-McKinney, Rebecca Kemble, Steve King, Arvina Martin, Larry Palm, Matthew J. Phair, Marsha A. Rummel, Paul E. Skidmore, Michael E. Verveer, Zach Wood, Ledell Zellers

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/19/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Under Suspension of Rules 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, and 2.25	Pass
6/13/2018	1	Council Office	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, & 2.25 - MISC. ITEMS

Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
Title
Commending and thanking Alderperson Denise DeMarb for her dedicated service to her constituents in District 16 and the City of Madison.
Body
WHEREAS, Alderperson Denise DeMarb was first elected on April 2, 2013 to represent the 16th District; and,

WHEREAS, Alderperson Denise DeMarb served as Common Council President Pro Tem for the 2014 - 2015 term and Common Council President for the 2015 - 2016 term; and,

WHEREAS, during her tenure Alderperson Denise DeMarb served on the Administrative Review Board, Board of Estimates, Board of Public Works, Committee on Employee Relations, Common Council Executive Committee, Common Council Organizational Committee, CCOC Subcommittee to Develop Council Strategic Plan & Priorities, Community Development Division Conference Committee, Community Services Committee, Early Childhood Care and Education Committee, Economic Development Committee, Ho-Chunk Nation/City of Madison Joint Planning Committee, Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Civility in Public Discourse Award Committee, Lamp House Block Ad Hoc Plan Committee, President’s Work Group on Police & Community Relations, Sustainable Madison Committee, Transportation Master Plan Oversight Committee (Madison in Motion), and the Transportation Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee (TORC); and,

WHEREAS, during Alderperson DeMarb’s tenure she stewarded the funding and construction of a new fire station on the southeast side of Madison (Fire Station No. 14), laid the groundwork for the hiring of the Common Council’s first Chief of Staff, served as chair of TORC that created more streamlined and effective transportation boards and the hiring of a new Transportation Director; and,

WHEREAS, she established equity as a key value for the internal and external work of the city of Madison by championing the city’s Racial Equity and Social Justice Initiative; and,

WHEREAS, she worked tirelessly on early childhood issues in supporting programs that supported...