Office Hours, Budget, More Vision Zero Changes and Other Highlights for the Week of September 12, 2022

I will be hosting office hours on Wednesday (9/14) from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. I will be using Zoom (with video): REGISTER

Please use the registration above to get the Zoom link. When you register, you'll also get an e-mail reminder on the day of Office Hours. You can register in advance or the day of.

Note: I have set it up so I can only meet one person at a time. If I'm meeting with someone else, there will be a small waiting period in a meeting lobby. If you don't want to use Zoom, I will be answering calls (608-912-0000) during this time as long as I'm not speaking with someone else. 

If you have a question, concern, or topic of interest that you would like to discuss, but the date above doesn't work for you, you can e-mail me.

On September 6, Mayor Rhodes-Conway released her 2023 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 one major piece of the City's budget. In a month, she will introduce her 2023 Executive Operating Budget, which focuses on services, staffing and programs. Press release on Executive Capital Budget.

The Finance Committee will have 2023 Capital Budget briefings at its meeting on Monday (September 12) and Tuesday (September 13). Both meetings are virtual and begin at 4:30pm.

• September 12 meeting information
• September 13 meeting information

The next 2022 roadway improvement scheduled through the Vision Zero initiative takes place on Monday, September 12, to a section of Old Sauk Road, from Westfield Road to the Beltline. Along with the previous speed changes occurring earlier this year on East Washington Avenue, John Nolen Drive and Mineral Point Road, this speed reduction is another step forward towards the goal of zero deaths. For more information, see the news release.

For information about additional City meetings scheduled for this week, please consult the City Meeting schedule.

• Project Updates
  • Old Middleton Road and Craig Avenue Resurfacing
  • University Avenue
  • Lake Mendota Drive

• Statement from Madison Common Council President Furman and Vice President Currie on Alder Halverson's Past Membership in the Oath Keepers

• New Deadline to Apply for Police Civilian Oversight Board - New deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 16, 2022

• From Public Health: Monkeypox Update - More people are now eligible for monkeypox vaccination!

• Fall 2022 Yard Waste & Leaves Set-Out Dates Now Available - Residents get three curbside collection opportunities in the fall

• National Senior Center Month - September is National Senior Center Month!

• Madison Public Library to Offer Birding Backpacks for Checkout Beginning September 6

• From City Engineering:

  • The latest blog in Engineering's "Since 2018" series focuses on the ongoing Watershed Studies and how they will impact the community with providing solutions to flooding.

  • Update - East Isthmus and Yahara River Watershed Study: A public information meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Oct. 6, 2022, via Zoom. Registration prior is required - Public Information Meeting Registration

• Trucks & Treasure: See, climb, and explore the big rigs! Sell or shop the gently used toys, games, books, and more at the kids-to-kids garage sale. Join Madison Parks at Trucks & Treasures on Saturday, Sept. 17, 9am-12pm, at Reindahl Park.

• Within Reach: Local Government Contracting Opportunities - a Sept. 27 virtual event for minority-owned businesses who want to do business with government agencies such as City of Madison, Dane County, or the State of Wisconsin.

• Free HUD Approved Homebuyer Education Class (in person) on Sept. 24 - Register by September 20th

• City Success in South Madison - Truman Olson Grocery Operator Selected

• Save the Date: The Dane County Fire Truck Parade Returns Oct. 9!

• The City of Madison will hold a Final Public Information Meeting for the Town of Madison Attachment on October 20, 2022, at 6pm. 

• Job fair: Centro Hispano of Dane County will be having a Community Connection Day on Thursday, September 15, 4pm-7pm, 810 Badger Road, El Mercadito. Industries represented will include health care, finance, biotech/manufacturing, customer service and hospitality. The goal is that anyone seeking employment can connect with potential employers in a community-centered environment. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP here.

If you have questions, comments, suggestions, etc., feel free to reach out: district19@cityofmadison.com

-Keith F