Expect lots of backstabbing and skullduggery this week as Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz meets with, among others, rookie Alds. Marsha Rummel and Michael Schumacher, County Exec Kathleen Falk (twice!), former UW-Madison dean of student Mary Rouse, Developer Richard Munz, one-time mayoral aspirant Nino Amato and radio guy Lee Rayburn.
Then prepare to be disappointed, since there is nothing remotely nefarious about any of these meetings -- aside, of course, from the secret backroom deals and delivery of suitcases full of cash -- not!
The most interesting meetings may be the two sessions, Monday and Friday, with Falk, city alcohol czar Joel Plant and the mayor's chief of staff Janet Piraino. Office spokesperson George Twigg says the purpose of these meetings is to find new ways to shake down Madison bar owners, using unemployed actors from HBO's The Sopranos.Scratch that. Twigg says the Monday meeting is a regular monthly powwow between Falk and key staff in the mayor's office, and the Friday meeting is to discuss the joint city-county health department. "One of the new and exciting things about a joint health department," confides Twigg, "is that Dave and Kathleen have to agree on what their budget is going to be."
MAYOR CIESLEWICZ WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday, September 17, 2007
8:30 a.m. Breakfast with Ald. Marsha Rummel 10:00 a.m. Policy staff meeting 11:00 a.m. Plan Commission agenda review 12:00 noon Allied Drive local officials meeting (Mayor's Conf. Room) 1:30 p.m. Kathleen Falk, Janet Piraino, and Joel Plant 2:00 p.m. Operating budget briefing (Mayor's Conf. Room) 6:30 p.m. Worthington Park Neighborhood Association meeting (The Salvation Army, 3030 Darbo Drive)
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
8:30 a.m. Tim Johnson and Enis Ragland (5714 Russett Road) for tour of west side neighborhood 11:00 a.m. Mayor's Management Team meeting 1:30 p.m. Operating budget briefing (Mayor's Conf. Room) 3:30 p.m. Mary Rouse, Jay Ferm, and Joel Plant 6:30 p.m. Common Council meeting (CCB 201)
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
11:00 a.m. Speak at UW-Madison "Introduction to Planning" class (Old Music Hall, Room 208) 2:30 p.m. Allied Staff Team meeting (MMB 260) 3:00 p.m. MMSD focus group meeting (Alliant Energy Center, Exhibition Hall) 5:00 p.m. Arbor Gate groundbreaking ceremony (corner of Todd Drive and W. Beltline Highway) 6:00 p.m. Southwest neighborhoods listening session (West District Police Station)
Thursday, September 20, 2007
7:30 a.m. Breakfast with Ald. Michael Schumacher 9:00 a.m. Richard Munz 9:30 a.m. Lee Rayburn 10:30 a.m. Public Works Improvements (PWI) meeting (Mayor's Conf. Room) 12:00 noon Brown bag lunch with new alders (Mayor's Conf. Room) 2:00 p.m. Operating budget briefing (Mayor's Conf. Room) 4:00 p.m. Brad Hutter, Nino Amato, Michael May, and Joel Plant 5:30 p.m. Mayor's Community Advisory Committee meeting (Weston Place) 7:15 p.m. Speak at "Madison Made Music Project" benefit for Porchlight (Overture Center)
Friday, September 21, 2007
9:00 a.m. Review of BOE capital budget amendments with policy staff 11:30 a.m. Kathleen Falk, Janet Piraino, and Joel Plant 12:00 noon Roger Goodwin's retirement reception (CCB GR-27)
Saturday, September 22, 2007
10:00 a.m. Madison Environmental Group Car Free Challenge kick-off (Capitol Square)
2:00 p.m. Eastmorland neighborhood 50th anniversary celebration and new playground ribbon cutting (Eastmorland Park Shelter, 100 Silver Road/3701 Milwaukee Street)
