Final Budget Vote This Week and Other Highlights for the Week of November 14, 2022

The Common Council will meet this week in hybrid format for 2023 Capital and Operating Budget deliberations. The Council is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Both Wednesday and Thursday will only happen if necessary. The Council will only take public comment on Tuesday.

• 2023 Budget- Public Comment & Council Deliberations - Tuesday 11/15 at 5:30 PM - Hybrid
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• 2023 Budget - Council Deliberations - Wednesday 11/16 at 5:30 PM - Hybrid 
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• 2023 Budget - Council Deliberations (Thursday 11/17 at 5:30 PM) - MMB 215 or Virtual - TBD
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A meeting on Wednesday will only occur if the Council is unable to finish their deliberations on Tuesday. A meeting on Thursday will only occur if the Council is unable to finish their deliberations on Wednesday. If it is necessary to have a Thursday meeting, the meeting will be either in person only (Madison Municipal Building Room 215) or virtual depending on a vote of the Council on 11/15.

Members of the Common Council have proposed Capital Budget amendments and Operating Budget amendments that are available for your review. These files are also attached to the Legistar files for each budget (Capital Budget: Legistar File 73264 | Operating Budget: Legistar File 73845).

You can read my long blog post with background detail on the budget.

To see the full list of City meetings scheduled for the week, please consult the City meeting schedule.

Other News

• Project Updates

  • University Avenue

• Put Your Pumpkins in Your Leaf Piles

• Yard Waste & Leaves Collection Ending Soon - Residents have just one scheduled set-out date left for 2022

• Alternate Side Parking Begins November 15 - If you park on the street within the Snow Emergency Zone, you only need to follow the alternate side parking rule when a Declared Snow Emergency is in effect.

• I formally announced I won't be seeking re-election. Read more here.

  • Related: Info, Resources, and a Calendar of Important Dates for Those Considering Running in the Spring 2023 Common Council Elections.

• 2022 & 2023 Trash & Recycling Schedules Updated - Residents with a Monday collection day should download new calendars

• World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

• Nov. 14 Airport Noise Meeting: The Dane County Regional Airport is in process of updating its noise mitigation plan as result of the 115th Air National Guard transitioning from F-16s to F-35s. The FAA Part 150 process is used to determine eligibility for and fund sound mitigation inside the airport's mapped noise contours. The second open house of the noise study will be held Monday, Nov. 14, from 6-8pm at the airport. Information about the study process, materials from the first open house, and the upcoming meeting are here.

• Madisonians who are bird curious can check out a Birding Backpack from Madison Public Library for up to one week. Backpacks include binoculars and field guides for one adult and one child, as well as a local birding guide that highlights locations close to each library.

• On Nov. 15, Madison Public Library will host an event in collaboration with Madison Audubon to highlight the connections between race and birds with Brigitte Fielder at Meadowridge Library. The UW-Madison professor will weave together the historical context of antislavery imagery, African American folklore, children's stories about abolitionist views, and more, as she illuminates human-animal relationships that illustrate Black people's resistance to oppression.

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• From the Mayor:

  • New Sustainability and Resilience Website is Live

  • Support for Community Facilities Now Available - "Non-profits serve a vital role in Madison, filling gaps that government can't with cultural and community connections that make them uniquely qualified to serve residents"

• Healthcare.gov Open Enrollment Kick-Off: The Open Enrollment period for 2023 health insurance on Healthcare.gov kicks off on November 1st, 2022 and runs through January 15th, 2023. Consumers must sign up by December 15th for coverage to start on January 1st.?

Madison Public Library is partnering with Covering Wisconsin to get the word out about this timeline to ensure that all Dane County residents know about affordable and low-cost health insurance options available to them. We are also hosting two open enrollment events at our libraries:

• December 3, 10am-2pm - Hawthorne Library, 2707 E. Washington Ave.
• December 10, 10am-2pm - Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd.

Feel free to attend the press event to learn more (see attached release), or contact Courtney Harris, Covering Wisconsin Outreach & Partner Relations Manager; 608-262-1838; charris2@wisc.edu for more information to share with your constituents, neighbors, or service/program recipients.

More information is available on the Covering Wisconsin web site, including downloadable promotion materials. Free, local, unbiased help is available statewide. Consumers can visit WisCovered.com to learn more, or call the 2-1-1 Helpline (877-947-2211) to find an expert near them.            

• Public Health Madison & Dane County Violence Prevention Speaker Series Event, November 16, 2022: In partnership with Rape Crisis Center (RCC), PHMDC's Violence Prevention Unit is hosting a virtual session on sexual assault prevention and services. The virtual session is free but registration is required: RCC Speaker Series Registration link. The session will be recorded and made available on public health's Violence Prevention Unit's webpage. This is the sixth of a "Violence Prevention & Intervention Speaker Series". The upcoming session with Dana Pellebon from Rape Crisis Center (RCC) will provide information about their outreach, education, and prevention programs, services and advocacy for those harmed by sexual violence, and information on sexual violence.

The series will be sharing the latest violence prevention and intervention strategies, methodologies, and theories. It will also highlight VP Coalition members and the work that is being done in Madison and Dane County. It is open to everyone in the community, so please share with your networks.

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

-Keith F