Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of August 28, 2023

Meetings

• Finance Committee:  The Finance Committee meeting will take place on Monday, August 28, 2023, in virtual format at 4:30 PM. Agenda items include approving Community Development Block Grant funds to Madison Community Cooperative, authorizing a loan to Bayview Foundation, Inc. to help finance the construction of community center programming space, the schedule of Capital Budget deliberations, and more!

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• Sustainable Madison Committee: The Sustainable Madison Committee meeting will take place on Monday, August 28, 2023, in virtual format at 4:30 PM. Agenda items include an update on the Sustainability Plan, a presentation from City Forester Brown, an update on greenhouse gas inventory, and more!
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• Equal Opportunities Commission – Executive Committee: The Equal Opportunities Commission – Executive Committee meeting will take place on Monday, August 28, 2023, in virtual format at 5:00 PM. Agenda items include an update on body-worn cameras, community listening meetings, the 60th Anniversary of the EOC, and more!
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• Plan Commission: The Plan Commission meeting will take place on Monday, August 28, 2023, in virtual format at 5:30 PM. Agenda items include development-related requests in District 3, District 4, District 6, District 8, District 15, District 16, District 17, and District 19, upcoming matters, and more!
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• Madison Arts Commission: The Madison Arts Commission meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, in virtual format at 5:30 PM. Agenda items include the annual grants guideline review, reviewing the Overture contract, the conservation of public art, and more!
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Events: This Week

• Dane County Farmers' Market - Wednesday, August 30, 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.
• Free Hands-Only CPR & AED Class - Wednesday, August 30, 2023: Learn life-saving skills with Madison Fire Department EMTs and Paramedics! This class will teach you hands-only CPR, how to use an AED, and help you know what to do if you see someone collapse from sudden cardiac arrest. Registration is free and required.
• Jazz at Five - Wednesday, August 30, 2023: The Jazz at Five Entrepreneurial events are on hold until fall as we get ready to dive into the Performance Series. Enjoy the Jazz at Five performance series at one of our sponsored tables; bring a chair of your own or rent one from the Jazz at Five info tent. Audience members of the free-to-the-public series are also welcome to picnic on the capitol grounds.
• LIVE @ Lake Vista: Candace Griffin and Kat Rhapsody - Wednesday, August 30, 2023: Join us at Lake Vista Café on the Monona Terrace rooftop for live music in a relaxed atmosphere. Lake Vista Café will have a menu featuring delicious fare and drinks for purchase until 7:00 PM, including buy one get one free appetizer from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
• Barre3 at The Glen - Wednesday, August 30, 2023: Join Madison's Barre3 and Madison Parks Foundation on fairway #1 at The Glen Golf Park for a heart-pumping, joy-filled workout.
• Taste of Madison - Saturday, September 2, 2023, and Sunday, September 3, 2023: Join 250,000 of your closest friends at the largest end-of-the-summer picnic, Taste of Madison. Held since 1983, the Taste of Madison features over 80 restaurants, 3 live entertainment stages, 26 beverage stands, and this year's special attraction, Lambeau Field Live! There is no admission charge for the event; that's right, it's free to enter - food and beverage is available for an additional charge (cash only).

Events: Save the Date

• You're invited to the Ready! Set! Market! Open House - Tuesday, September 12, 2023: The Madison Public Market Foundation will host a Ready! Set! Market! Event to offer a taste of what the Madison Public Market will be!

Announcements

• Madison Public Library Invites Community Input for Strategic Planning: Madison Public Library leadership seeks community input through Saturday, September 30, 2023, to develop a three-year strategic plan for library services. Community members can participate in one of two ways:

  • Complete a short, 11-minute survey through Saturday, September 30, 2023, online or at any Madison Public Library.
  • Attend a 90-minute virtual feedback session on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, from 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM.
• Public Health Offers Free Private Well Testing for "Forever Chemicals": Public Health Madison & Dane County is providing free PFAS water testing for eligible homeowners with private wells in Dane County.
• Period Party at Madison Public Library Helps Families Get the Facts about Menstruation: Madison Public Library and Public Health of Madison and Dane County are partnering to offer an informational health event at Meadowridge Public Library. Kids, teens, and families are invited to come learn more about menstruation at a Period Party taking place on Saturday, September 2, 2023, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM.
• Madison Public Library to Host Spanish-Language Book Fair to Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month: In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Madison Public Library will host a Spanish-Language Book Fair on Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM.

Streets Division Updates

• Final Brush Pickup ends the week of September 10, and Yard Waste & Leaf pickup begins the week of October 8.