Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
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Commending and thanking Alder Amani Latimer Burris for her dedicated service to the constituents in District 12 and to the City of Madison.
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WHEREAS, Alder Amani Latimer Burris (“Alder Amani”) was elected to the Madison Common Council and assumed office on April 18, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, Alder Amani served on the City-County Liaison Committee; Landmarks Commission; Water Utility Board; and participated in various city committees including Parks and the Urban Design Commission; and,
WHEREAS, Alder Amani faithfully represented the diverse voices of District 12 by working with residents, businesses, nonprofits, stakeholders, city staff and others to address key and ongoing issues such as housing and development, property management Metro redesign, public safety, traffic, zoning, homelessness, environmental protections, small business support, senior care, youth services, arts and culture, and more; and,
WHEREAS, Alder Amani championed civic engagement by hosting and facilitating 23 in-person listening and community input sessions, increasing neighborhood involvement and fostering transparency and inclusion; and,
WHEREAS, Alder Amani engaged developers early on, urging them to meaningfully include community voices in decision-making - especially regarding impactful issues like F-35 noise, parking, street use, need for sidewalks - and emphasized going beyond the City’s checkbox community engagement requirements; and,
WHEREAS, Alder Amani supported the first-ever raising of the Transgender Visibility Flag in Madison, standing in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community; and joined others to sponsor resolutions to uplift the voice of Madison residents to the federal level including calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, condemning Islamophobia and Antisemitism and opposing Social Security Administration office closures and cuts to Medicare; and,
WHEREAS, Alder Amani helped shepherd numerous housing developments that will result in t...
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