Work Session Meeting June 16, 2026

Madison City Council & Board of Education Joint Work Session — June 16, 2026 High-level summary: Madison City Council and the Madison City Board of Education met jointly to review Madison’s Growth Policy and the Madison on Track comprehensive plan. Director of Development Services Mary Beth Broeren explained how the city has used rezoning and annexation policy to pace residential growth, protect commercial land, secure public infrastructure, and coordinate development with school capacity. The 2025-2045 preferred growth scenario allows 7,892 total new housing units; 3,745 had been completed through May 2026, 2,051 were approved but incomplete, and 2,096 additional units remained in the scenario. Discussion also covered transportation, redevelopment, population estimates, and school enrollment. The comprehensive plan identifies 36 transportation projects and 51 sidewalk/greenway projects, including safe-routes-to-school priorities. Superintendent Dr. Ed Nichols reported 13,247 students enrolled for the coming school year, with elementary schools at about 82% capacity and middle schools at about 85%. Leaders discussed Triana’s growth, future high-school capacity, east-side neighborhood turnover, and possible impacts from Space Command and other regional employment growth. No formal votes were taken. City Council & Mayor Attendance Roll call at 00:32: Mayor Ranae Bartlett — Present Council President Maura Wroblewski — Present Council Member David Bier — Absent Council Member Billie Goodson — Present Council Member Michael McKay — Absent Council Member Alice Lessmann — Absent Council Member Erica White — Present Council Member Kenneth Jackson — Present Quorum established. YouTube Jump To Chapters 00:00 — Broadcast opening 00:19 — Welcome to joint City Council and Board of Education work session 00:32 — City Council roll call 00:58 — Board of Education roll call 01:31 — Introduction of Madison growth presentation 02:57 — Madison planning history and long-range growth strategy 08:47 — Madison Growth Policy: rezoning, annexation and pacing growth 18:12 — Madison on Track comprehensive plan, 2025-2045 30:21 — School-related action items and transportation projects 37:37 — Residential growth projections and remaining housing capacity 47:04 — Madison Boulevard and Old Madison Pike redevelopment concepts 54:53 — Population and housing estimates 01:02:20 — Questions on growth monitoring and vacancy rates 01:04:01 — School enrollment, capacity and long-range projections 01:22:13 — Triana growth and school-district impacts 01:26:39 — Arsenal, FBI, Space Command and Golden Dome discussion 01:30:16 — Closing discussion and city-school partnership 01:41:32 — Adjournment Notable Actions & Takeaways Appropriation/Resolution: None. This was a work session; no resolutions, ordinances or appropriations were voted on. Growth Policy: Council and school leaders reviewed the policy used to pace growth. Discussion included whether the current three-acre threshold for non-strategic annexations should be revisited to give the city more control over infill development, stormwater, sidewalks and compatibility. Comprehensive Plan: Madison on Track calls for continued city-school growth coordination, advance notice of projects affecting school capacity, and safe-routes-to-school projects. The preferred scenario projects 4,147 remaining housing units through 2045, including 3,137 single-family and 1,010 multifamily units. School Capacity: Dr. Nichols said growth has slowed from historical levels, giving the district more room to manage enrollment. He projected roughly 14,400-14,500 students by 2031 under a cautious growth assumption and emphasized planned renovations to expand high-school capacity. Triana/Regional Growth: Triana enrollment has risen significantly, though its recent growth controls have slowed the pace. Officials also discussed possible future enrollment effects from Space Command, Golden Dome, FBI-related growth and continued demand for housing in Madison. Public Hearing Focus: None. Public Concerns Raised: No public-comment segment was included in this work session. Discussion centered on housing growth, school capacity, infrastructure, traffic, redevelopment and regional growth pressures.