Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz puts his head in the lion's mouth twice on Tuesday by speaking at an Economic Development breakfast that morning and addressing regional transportation with the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce that afternoon.
If you haven't been scoring at home, the mayor nominated former school board member Bill Clingan to the city's Economic Development Commission back in September, prompting the resignations of EDC members Mark Bugher and Tom Still. Clingan subsequently withdrew his name from consideration and is was recently named the deputy vice president of UMOS, an advocacy group for migrant workers. Mayor Dave's relationship with the local business community is similar to Tom Brady's relationship with the New York Giants' defensive line.
And if there's one thing the business community loves to berate, it's any policy that advocates for the establishment of commuter rail. And despite making room for any number of other solutions for local transit problems, the proposed Regional Transit Authority has gained notoriety for doing exactly that. Tuesday afternoon's meeting will be a great opportunity for members of the Chamber to learn more about the RTA, but my guess is that trains will be the focus and the word "trolley" will even be invoked a few times.
MAYOR CIESLEWICZ WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday, February 4, 2008
10:00 a.m. Cellectar open house (3301 Agriculture Drive) 11:30 a.m. Department/Division heads meeting (MMB 260) 12:00 noon Chief Noble Wray, Asst. Chief John Davenport, and Joel Plant 2:00 p.m. David Dryer quarterly meeting 2:30 p.m. Policy staff meeting 3:30 p.m. Mayors Innovation Project (MIP) Steering Committee conference call
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
7:30 a.m. Speak at Economic Development breakfast (MG&E Innovation Center)
9:40 a.m. Speak at Heron Inquiry Elementary School conference (Arboretum, McKay Center)
10:30 a.m. Mayor's Management Team meeting
12:00 noon Homeless Services Consortium meeting (Warner Park Community Center)
1:30 p.m. Leslie Ann Howard and Joel Plant (United Way, Atwood Avenue)
2:30 p.m. Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce regional transportation meeting (615 E. Washington Avenue)
6:30 p.m. Common Council meeting (CCB 201)
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
9:00 a.m. Tom Ticknor and Mario Mendoza 10:00 a.m. Staff meeting 1:30 p.m. David Hart and Katherine Plominski 2:00 p.m. Mike May quarterly meeting 3:30 p.m. Agustin Olvera quarterly meeting 4:15 p.m. Terrence Wall
Thursday, February 7, 2008
10:00 a.m. Jim Hess quarterly meeting 11:00 a.m. Kathleen Woit and Janet Piraino 12:00 noon Lunch with Joe Sensenbrenner and Kathleen Woit 1:30 p.m. Rita Giovannoni, John Habeck, Mario Mendoza, and Ray Harmon 2:30 p.m. Westside Staff Team meeting (MMB LL-110) 4:30 p.m. Common Council leadership meeting
Friday, February 8, 2008
10:00 a.m. Mike May, Brad Wirtz, Mike Deiters, and Janet Piraino 11:30 a.m. Dave Anderson, Jack Salzwedel, and Mario Mendoza (6000 American Parkway) 2:00 P.M. Hank Gempeler, Bill Otto, Bruce Hoffmann, Doug Nysse, and Mario Mendoza
