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Meeting & Event Highlights for the Week of September 25, 2023

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Meetings

  • Finance Committee: The Finance Committee meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, in hybrid format at 4:30 PM. Agenda items include deliberations on the 2024 Executive Capital Budget, the authorization of a number of grants, and more!

  • Transportation Commission: The Transportation Commission meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, in virtual format at 5:00 PM. Agenda items include approving the scoring system for the Accessible Taxi Cab grant, a public hearing regarding the approval of the Metro Transit Network Redesign Refinements, general updates from the Chair and members of the Transportation Commission, and more!
  • Education Committee: The Education Committee meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, in virtual format at 5:30 PM. Agenda items include a discussion of the 2024 budget and potential recommendations, an update on the driver's education initiative, and more!
  • Public Hearing - Proposed December Service Changes - Wednesday, September 27, 2023: We're holding a virtual public hearing with the Transportation Commission on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 6:00 PM to discuss possible service change adjustments for December.
    • Like the adjustments that we recently made, these are not large-scale adjustments. A few of our routes have struggled to stay on time, and others still need adjustments to better connect to other routes.  
    • We still haven't seen how the new service operates on a full-service day when UW, MMSD, and other schools and campuses are all in session. With that first day coming on Tuesday, we may see a need for other adjustments that we'll either try to work into service changes in December or during our next driver pick in March.
    • Official public hearing feedback can be submitted ahead of time by calling (608) 266-4466, emailing mymetrobus@cityofmadison.com, or by filling out an online form at mymetrobus.com/feedback. All feedback submitted ahead of time will be considered in the same way as feedback provided at the hearing itself.
  • Bartillon Shelter, Wednesday, September 27, 2023: A second virtual meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 27, 2023: https://www.cityofmadison.com/.../projects/bartillon-shelter. Please join the City of Madison and design staff from Dimension IV at one of the three upcoming public information meetings for a progress update.
  • Housing Strategy Committee: The Housing Strategy Committee meeting will take place on Thursday, September 28, 2023, in virtual format at 5:00 PM. Agenda items include the creation of a Housing Taskforce addressing Madison’s affordable housing shortage and other related housing issues, the approval of the Housing Snap Shot report, and more!

Events: This Week

  • Fall Financial Empowerment Series with ULGM - Tuesday, September 26, 2023: We are excited to bring back our Financial Empowerment Series this Fall! We are returning with great partners and topics to help ULGM members build strong financial habits. Sign up HERE!

    • Part 1 of 4: Budget Basics with ULGM - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
    • Part 2 of 4: Navigating Debt with Johnson Bank - Tuesday, September 26, 2023
    • Part 3 of 4: Improving and Building Credit with UW Credit Union - Tuesday, October 3, 2023
    • Part 4 of 4: Retirement and Home Buying with Thrivent - Tuesday, October 10, 2023
  • Dane County Farmers' Market - Wednesday, September 27, 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.
  • Meditation at Monona Terrace - Thursday, September 28, 2023: Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace, and balance that benefits your emotional well-being and overall health. Anyone can practice; it's simple, inexpensive, and requires no special equipment. Join us virtually every Thursday, September 7 - December 14 at 12:00 PM for this free 45-minute program welcome to all levels. Advance registration for the Zoom webinar is required.
  • Mad Lit: Where Arts and Culture Shine - Friday, September 29, 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 to 11:00 PM at the top of State Street in Madison and includes live music, dance, pop-up shops, and visual exhibits.
  • Cheese Fair Off the Square - Saturday, September 30, 2023: Sample, purchase, meet the makers, and stroll through an enormous selection of award-winning Wisconsin Cheese at this one-of-a-kind outdoor marketplace. Sellers from all over the state will be on hand to offer recommendations and show you all Wisconsin has to offer. The event takes place alongside the Dane County Farmers Market, the largest producer only market in the country, where you’ll find even more Wisconsin cheese producers sampling and selling their handcrafted cheese.

Announcements

  • Our Madison: Aging Vibrantly: In celebration of the Madison Senior Center’s 40th Anniversary, we are pleased to present the exhibition, “Our Madison: Aging Vibrantly,” which includes the work of artists Yusuf Bin-Rella, Jerry Butler, Amos Kennedy, Hedi Rudd, Phil Salamone, and Babette Wainwright. All works in the exhibition are either created by prominent senior artists or are portraying Madison seniors living full, healthy lives. The exhibition opens Thursday, September 21, 2023, and will remain up until the end of December.
  • The 2022 data for the City of Madison’s Neighborhood Indicators Project (NIP) is now available. The NIP provides geographically detailed data for over 50 variables within seven topic areas. This includes measures such as total population, number of dwelling units, subsidized rental units, high mobility students, etc. It is supported by various data sources that range from city, county, state, and federal data sources.
  • Participate in Madison Public Library Strategic Planning. The Madison Public Library leadership invites public input as it plans for the future of its services. The library will complete a 3-year strategic plan this fall, and people can complete a short, 11-minute survey through September 30, online or at any Madison Public Library. The survey link is at https://madpl.org/strategicplan. The Library will share its final strategic plan with the community in winter 2023.
  • Mayor’s Capital Budget Proposal. Mayor Rhodes-Conway released her 2024 Executive Capital Budget and 6-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which detail her funding proposals for buildings, infrastructure, and other capital investments in Madison. The Capital Budget is half of the City’s budget. In October, the Mayor will introduce her 2024 Executive Operating Budget, which focuses on services, staffing, and programs. Learn more HERE.
  • City of Madison seeks nominations for the next Poet Laureate (the deadline is September 27): Poets Laureate are nominated by someone or self-nominate using our application: https://airtable.com/appJI2uQ9tfF8uuyn/shrxvclPdBUYXJC4a. The PL serves for two (2) years with the opportunity to re-up if both that poet and MAC/Mayor/CC agree. See guidelines here: https://www.cityofmadison.com/dpced/planning/documents/Poet%20Laureate%20guidelines%202023_Final.pdf. 

Streets Division Updates

  • Yard waste collection begins in October. Get your set out dates for yard waste at www.cityofmadison.com/YardWaste. Yard waste and brush are very different things. If you combine piles of yard waste and brush, the crews won’t collect them.
  • Protect your trees from the spongy moth caterpillars before they hatch. Right now is the perfect time to check your trees, sheds, picnic tables, wood piles, and other areas for egg masses laid by the moth. These masses can contain up to 1,000 moth eggs, so destroying them makes a big difference in controlling the population. However, there is a right way to destroy the masses – you can’t just squish them. They are too tough for that. The right way to do it and more details about the moth can be found at www.cityofmadison.com/SpongyMoth.

Spongy Moth Photo
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  • We are trying out a new way for residents to find their collection schedules that should be pretty simple. It’s a map-based tool available right here and on the brush, yard waste, and collection schedule web pages. Just click on the “Try Lookup Map” button on those pages. The old way is still available if you prefer, but we’re trying to improve on the consistent problem of people struggling to get their address to work in the form on our page. If that’s been you, please try the lookup map.
  • When the leaves start coming down, it’s the perfect time to start composting. Many resources to get you started can be found at www.cityofmadison.com/Composting, and free guides can be picked up from your local Madison Public Library branch.
  • Don’t forget about the food scraps drop-off program. The last day is fast approaching, and we’re getting closer and closer to our goal of 16,000 pounds, or the weight of two hippopotamuses! Learn how you can participate and get us all the way to #doublehippo at www.cityofmadison.com/FoodScraps
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