Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of July 10, 2023

Westside Alders Meet and Greet – Thursday, July 13, 2023: Westside Alders are excited to announce the first Westside Alders Meet and Greet of the year, taking place Thursday, July 13, 2023, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM at the Meadowood Neighborhood Center in their Multi-Purpose Room, 5740 Raymond Rd., Madison, WI 53711. In an effort to speak directly to residents, Westside alders hope to harness the power of engagement to create positive change for the Westside of Madison. This Meet and Greet is Free and OPEN to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Meetings

• Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, July 10, 2023, in virtual format at 5:30 PM. Agenda items include adding an exception to height and story minimum requirements, the implementation of the Greater East Towne Area Plan, various development-related requests, and more!

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• Common Council: The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in a hybrid format at 6:30 PM. Agenda items include an update of land subdivision and tourist rooming house regulations,  reconsideration of a change to the zoning of properties, adoption of 2024 Common Council meeting dates, the acceptance of various grants, and more!
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• Comprehensive Plan Interim Update (2023) Public Meeting - Thursday, July 13, 2023: The City of Madison is currently working on an Interim Update of its 2018 Comprehensive Plan. The Interim Update is focused on the Generalized Future Land Use (GFLU) map. The Goals, Strategies, and Actions as adopted within the original six Elements of the Comprehensive Plan will not be revised. The City is updating the GFLU map to reflect land use recommendations from neighborhood, area, and neighborhood development plans adopted between summer 2018 and summer 2023. In addition to these administrative updates, the public has the opportunity to propose GFLU map amendments through this online application. Learn more about the process to revise the GFLU map by reviewing the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). A virtual public meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 6:00 PM (registration required). Staff will provide an overview of the Comprehensive Plan Interim Update and answer questions.

Events: This Week

• Parks Alive (Allied Park) - Monday, July 10, 2023: Parks Alive builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, music, and free food. Events are held in parks across the city and throughout the summer. Connect with your neighbors and engage with your community at a Parks Alive event near you! 
• Wild Rumpus: An Anji Play Experience - Monday, July 10, 2023: Enjoy child-led play at A Wild Rumpus based on the educational approach of Anji Play. The library will provide special play equipment to spark your children's imagination at two parks this summer. Messy clothes and a water bottle are encouraged. Bring your own picnic dinner and make an evening of it! All ages and abilities are welcome. No registration needed.

• Art Cart & FIT2GO at The Glen - Tuesday, July 11, 2023: It's Art Cart and FIT2GO at The Glen! Join Madison School & Community Recreation and Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in a free, fun, fit, and creative morning at The Glen Golf Park. Art Cart is a traveling art program that provides creative, outdoor art-making experiences to children ages 3+ and their families. Activities include both group and individual projects, with a variety of materials. MSCR’s FIT2GO van is a mobile source of physical activity and education that provides fitness programs throughout Madison. We encourage the whole family to stay, create and play! While you’re here, visit The Glen House for refreshments, hang out on the patio, and try the always-free putting green—no experience needed, and putters are available.
• Lakeside Kids: David Landau, Music & Laughter - Tuesday, July 11, 2023: David Landau is a former first-grade teacher, an award-winning musician and entertainer, and he is very funny! David’s personal appearances are upbeat musical programs that keep children engaged and constantly thinking. The kids sing some, move some, act some, dance some, shout just a little bit, and laugh a bunch. For children ages 4 and up. FREE and Open to the Public. Rooftop Gardens, if inclement weather, the program will be canceled. A weather call will be made at 8:00 AM.
• HUD-Approved Homebuyer Education (2-Part Class) - Tuesday, July 11, 2023, and Tuesday, July 18, 2023: Take the first step to owning a home, and join us in this Home Buyer Education Workshop. This FREE HUD Approved Homebuyer Education workshop takes place virtually (a link will be sent closer to day of class) and is split into two sessions. In order to complete the class portion towards the certificate, you must attend and complete both sessions.
• Saving Energy in Your Home - Tuesday, July 11, 2023: Understand your house as a system as we examine common sources of energy loss and how air sealing and insulation work together to improve energy efficiency and comfort.  We will also discuss simple upgrades you can make that are proven cost-effective energy savers. Sponsored by MG&E. Be sure to re-confirm the date and time of this workshop with agency.
• Dane County Farmers' Market - Wednesday, July 12, 2023: The Wednesday Dane County Farmers' Market is located on the 200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, between the Madison Municipal Building and the City-County Building. While more intimate than the Saturday Market, you will still find many of your favorite Dane County Farmers' Market members, as well as a full array of fruits and vegetables, eggs, cheeses, honey, maple syrup, bakery items, cut flowers, plants, and many specialty items.
• Parks Alive (Meadowood Park) - Wednesday, July 12, 2023: Join us from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM for a screening of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Parks Alive builds stronger neighborhoods and connects neighbors to their parks through fun, family-friendly activities, music, and free food. Events are held in parks across the city and throughout the summer. Connect with your neighbors and engage with your community at a Parks Alive event near you! 

• Concerts on the Square - Wednesday, July 12, 2023: The Capitol Square comes alive for six consecutive Wednesdays during the summer months with music from the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. FREE and open to the public, grab a blanket, a picnic basket, and your family and friends for this Madison tradition!
• Learn to Fish with WI DNR - Wednesday, July 12, 2023: Learn to Fish with Madison Parks and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources!  There is no cost to attend (advanced registration is required), however, anglers ages 16 and older will need a Wisconsin fishing license, which can be purchased online at Go Wild. For first-time license buyers, the cost is just $5 for an annual permit. See license options. Wisconsin DNR's Fishmobile will be on site with all the fishing equipment needed to participate. This event is open to adults and children and is ideal for persons aged 7 years and older. Children must be supervised by a parent or adult guardian. Participants will be asked to sign a waiver for themselves and their children, upon arrival.
• Maxwell Street Days - Thursday, July 13, 2023, through Sunday, July 16, 2023: Madison's original street sale since 1976! Enjoy State Street shopping, bargains, and original foods - over 75 vendors inside and outside on State Street.

• Fete de Marquette - Thursday, July 13, 2023, through Sunday, July 16, 2023: Madison's favorite summer festival! Music, great local food and drink, and family activities! All proceeds benefit the Wil­Mar Neighborhood Center.
• Madison Area Community Land Trust Orientation (Virtual) - Thursday, July 13, 2023: Madison Area Community Land Trust is hosting an orientation event, and all are welcome to attend. Attendance at an MACLT orientation meeting is a requirement for home purchase within the land trust but all who are interested in land trust housing are welcome to attend.
• Capitol City Band Concerts in the Park - Thursday, July 13, 2023: Old-fashioned band concerts in the park, "as American as apple pie." Familiar toe-tapping tunes, songs, polkas, broadway tunes, and the marches of John Philip Sousa. Music for all ages and all cultures. Relax and enjoy the music. Bring a friend. Bring a chair for listening comfort.
• Concerts on the Rooftop: Unity the Band - Thursday, July 13, 2023: Unity The Band is an original roots reggae group based in Wisconsin. Recently named Wisconsin Area Music Industry’s Artist of the Year, they keep an intense touring schedule around the Midwest, East Coast, West Coast, and Hawaii and have honed an interactive outdoor stage show with positive party vibes and a knack for drawing club crowds into the irie groove!
• Adaptive Family Swim Night (Goodman Pool) - Friday, July 14, 2023: Join MSCR and Madison Parks as we host a FREE Adapted Family Swim Night! We welcome all individuals with disabilities and their caregivers and families for an evening of water fun at Goodman Pool. Zero-depth entry, aquatic lift, and water wheelchairs are available.
• Live at The Glen: A Look Back in History with Tom Martinelli - Friday, July 14, 2023: Live at The Glen featuring Tom Martinelli. Join us on the patio as we learn about the history of The Glen Golf Park with Tom Martinelli, a local historian, and neighbor of The Glen. Martinelli will share his passion for the Westmorland neighborhood from prehistoric through the present. If you love history and enjoy storytelling, this event is perfect for you!
• Summer Nights at Segoe - Friday, July 14, 2023: Summer Nights at Segoe concert series will feature live music from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Enjoy dinner from Churros Blossoms and Thailand in a Truck, or cool off with a tasty treat from Kona Ice from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM.
• Mad Lit: Where Arts and Culture Shine - Friday, July 14, 2023: Mad Lit is a free, outdoor concert series featuring live music and highlighting local musicians, artists, and business owners of color. The series runs every other Friday from June through September from 8:00 PM -11:00 PM at the top of State Street in Madison and includes live music, dance, pop-up shops, and visual exhibits
• Movies with Madison Parks - Saturday, July 15, 2023: Join us from 8:30 PM to 10:35 PM for a screening of The Mummy: No Way Home. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy this FREE movie night in Lisa Link Peace Park! Madison’s Central Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Madison Parks, proudly presents a free movie in the heart of Downtown Madison!

• Movie at the Glen - Sunday, July 16, 2023: Grab a blanket or bring a lawn chair and head over to The Glen for yard games and a screening of Back to the Future! See and learn about the Wisconsin Time Machine, a screen-accurate Delorean Time Machine replica--just like the movie! All are welcome!

Events: Save the Date

• Virtual Public Meeting - West Area Plan - Tuesday, July 18, 2023, and Wednesday, July 26, 2023: Join us at a virtual public meeting to see what we've heard thus far via surveys, interactive mapping, and previous public engagement, and to review and provide feedback on initial plan recommendations. See details for these meetings, also in the Events section of the Planning Division's webpage.
• In-Person Public Meeting - West Area Plan - Wednesday, August 2, 2023: Join us at Rennebohm Park to see what we've heard thus far via surveys, interactive mapping, and previous public engagement and to review and provide feedback on initial plan recommendations. The meeting at the park will include food for purchase and some fun outdoor activities. We look forward to meeting folks in person and discussing the plan!

• Disability Summit: A Community-Led Movement for Disability Justice - Thursday, July 27, 2023, through Saturday, July 29, 2023: This event is a platform for visioning and developing a city-wide agenda that will direct the work of the Disability Rights and Services Program and ensure all City programs include the voices and needs of the disability community. This event is open to the public, and City staff are encouraged to attend. Visit our upcoming events page for more information. 

• Community Implementation of the Standard Response Protocol & Standard Reunification Method - Wednesday, August 2, 2023: The Dane County Sheriff's Office will be partnering with Dane County Emergency Management and the Office of School Safety (OSS) for a 2-hour training on Standard Response Protocol (SRP) & Standard Reunification Method (SRM) Incident preparedness overview for Public Private Partners. OSS will present a comprehensive school safety model and introduce SRP & SRM to community members. The training will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Blackhawk Church, 9620 Brader Way, Middleton, WI.

Announcements

• This July, Celebrate Park and Recreation Month: Madison Parks and Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) are celebrating National Park and Recreation Month - Where Community Grows throughout July, and you're invited!
• Increased Need for Crossing Guards as the City of Madison Prioritizes Safety: The City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division is currently facing an increased need for crossing guards throughout the city.

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• Have a Say: Help Us Interview Firefighter/EMT Candidates!: The Madison Fire Department seeks community members to serve on our upcoming Firefighter/EMT interview panels. It's our way of giving voice to the community as we seek the best possible individuals to serve our city as a member of the fire department.

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• How to Help Your Trees During the Spongy Moth Outbreak: According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, we are seeing a very high number of spongy month caterpillars  throughout the state. We are experiencing the same outbreak here in Madison. The population boom is due to a variety of environmental factors that have made conditions favorable for this species to thrive.

• Water Conservation Tips: Water Utility asks for wise use of outdoor water. Check out tips for conserving water this summer: https://www.cityofmadison.com/water/sustainability/conservation-tips.
• Free Summer Metro Bus Pass Program for MMSD Students: For the third year, the City of Madison is giving every Madison Metropolitan School Districts Middle and High School student a free Metro bus pass for the summer. This summer, Metro has made 7,000 passes available to MMSD students.