City of Madison - File #: 87787

• File #: 87787
• Version: 1
• Name: Commending and thanking Alder Marsha Rummel for her dedicated service to the constituents in District 6 and to the City of Madison.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/3/2025
• In control: Council Office
• On agenda: 4/15/2025
• Final action: 4/15/2025
• Enactment #: RES-25-00226
• Title: Commending and thanking Alder Marsha Rummel for her dedicated service to the constituents in District 6 and to the City of Madison.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Juliana R. Bennett, Nikki Conklin, Jael Currie, John W. Duncan, Tag Evers, Derek Field, Yannette Figueroa Cole, MGR Govindarajan, John P. Guequierre, Barbara Harrington-McKinney, Isadore Knox Jr., Amani Latimer Burris, Sabrina V. Madison, Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, Charles Myadze, Bill Tishler, Michael E. Verveer, Regina M. Vidaver, Nasra Wehelie

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/15/2025	1	COMMON COUNCIL
4/8/2025	1	Council Office	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT

Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
Title
Commending and thanking Alder Marsha Rummel for her dedicated service to the constituents in District 6 and to the City of Madison.
Body
WHEREAS, Alder Marsha Rummel was elected to the Madison Common Council on April 18, 2023; and,

WHEREAS, Alder Rummel served on the Madison Arts Commission; Finance Committee; Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District; Public Market Development Committee; and Urban Design Commission; and,

WHEREAS, Alder Rummel represented the new District 6 that covers both sides of the Isthmus, worked with neighbors to address pedestrian and bike safety concerns and championed the Safe Streets initiative on Baldwin Street that resulted in the installation of four way stop signs at E. Mifflin Street and E. Main Street; and,

WHEREAS, Alder Rummel engaged stakeholders as she shepherded the approval of five development proposals resulting in 835 units of housing, with four projects providing affordable units, and helped the Salvation Army move forward on building a new women’s and family shelter at 630 E. Washington Avenue and finetuned the RFP for the Brayton lot at Block 113; and,

WHEREAS, Alder Rummel worked with residents, stakeholders, service providers, business owners, and city staff to address the needs of homeless residents in her district; and,

WHEREAS, Alder Rummel advocated for strengthening the protection of street trees during the update to the Complete Green Streets Guide which resulted in new Guidelines to enhance canopy trees; and,

WHEREAS, Alder Rummel provided a deep dive into the 2025 Budget, using her blog and organizing a webinar to highlight the financial constraints facing the City and the cuts that the Mayor and Council would have to implement if the November 5, 2024, referendum failed; and,

WHEREAS, Alder Rummel continued her work on police accountability by passing an amendment to the 2025 Operating Budget to restore funding for the Office of the Independent Monitor and succe...