Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required.
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Repealing Section 9.12, repealing and recreating Section 33.17 to combine the Vending Oversight Committee and Economic Development Committee into the new Business and Economic Resources Committee (BERC), and updating references throughout the Madison General Ordinances.
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DRAFTER’S ANALYSIS: This ordinance combines the Vending Oversight Committee (VOC) and Economic Development Committee (EDC) into one Committee, called the Business and Economic Resources Committee or BERC. The BERC will exercise the same duties as these two existing committees. The new committee will have 11 voting members: one downtown alder, two alders from other districts, one mayoral designee and 7 residents with relevant knowledge and experience. BERC will conduct the business of the former VOC, such as approving vending maps, Mall/Concourse food cart review results, and recommending special regulations for vending on State Street and the capital concourse and Camp Randall high density areas. Other than transferring the VOC’s duties to BERC, this ordinance does not change any street vending rules or procedures.
Similarly, BERC will conduct the business of the former EDC. The only notable change is that the EDC reviewed a comprehensive economic development plan every 4-5 years, and BERC will do so at least once every 10 years. BERC must receive and consider an Economic Development Plan prepared by EDD staff that identifies policies, programs, and projects needed by the City to promote a healthy economy, which will then be submitted to the Common Council for approval.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Section 31.17 entitled “Economic Development Committee” of the Madison General Ordinances is repealed and recreated as follows:
“33.17 BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES COMMITTEE
(1) There is hereby created for ...
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