Highlights for the Week of April 17, 2023

The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm, recess and then in hybrid format at 6:30pm. Agenda items includes; commending and thanking Alder Patrick Heck, Alder Erik Paulson, Alder Barbara Vedder, Alder Sheri Cater, Alder Grant Foster, Alder Keith Furman and Alder Matt Phair for their dedicated service to the constituents in their respective districts and to the City of Madison, swearing in of the Re-elected Mayor, swearing of the newly elected (including District 19 Alder-Elect Slack) and re-elected alders and the election of Common Council leadership.

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

• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Central/Downtown Construction Meeting - A Public Information Meeting for downtown-area BRT construction is scheduled for Thursday, April 20 from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm. Impacts and construction schedules for the area between University Bay Drove and Blair Street will be discussed. The registration link for this virtual meeting and more information is available here.

• Spring Yard Waste Set-Out Dates Now Available; Collection Begins Week of April 16, 2023 

• White House Boosts John Nolen Drive Bridge Reconstruction with $15M Funding

• Madison Parks Earth Day Challenge, Saturday, April 22, 2023: Join Madison Parks for this year's Earth Day Challenge and volunteer to help clean up your neighborhood park on Saturday, April 22!

• From the Mayor:

  • Library Writing Contest Lifts Up Youth Voices
  • Celebrating National Community Development Week

• Mayor Visits City-Supported Child Care Center to Celebrate National Community Development Week

• From Public Health: Maternal Deaths Increased in 2021. Here's What You Should Know

• From Public Health: Any Dog Can Bite. Will Yours?

• From MFD: New Classes Added: Free Community CPR

• From Parks: News and Events - Earth Day Challenge on Saturday, April 22; Bird & Nature Festival 2023 at Warner Park on Sunday, April 23; Park Projects, and more.

• Voices of Color with Host Melvin Hinton, Thursday, April 20, 2023: In April, we welcome Lourdes Shanjani, to Voices of Color. Lourdes is a bicultural public health professional driven by a passion for centering Health Equity and advancing Social Justice. She has been with Public Health Madison & Dane County for almost 3 years, and she has over 15 years of extensive experience working with diverse populations in both the United States and the Dominican Republic. Both her professional and personal journey as an immigrant Afro Latina help her to keep a health and racial equity focus. Our community is a rich mix of many different cultures. Being an inclusive community means learning about and appreciating our differences.

• Library Takeover Event Gives Parents the Opportunity to Network, Share and Connect

• City of Madison Announces 2023-24 Youth Poet Laureate Opportunity - Applications close April 30, 2023

• Metro Updating All Routes! - Starting June 11!

• Madison Metro Recruiting: Madison Metro is recruiting for Metro Transit Ride Guides to be stationed at busy bus stop areas, employment centers, and various community centers to point people in the direction of the most appropriate stop, hand out schedule materials, and teach people how to ride the bus. On-the-job training will be provided during first week of employment.

• Dane CORE 2.0 Rental Assistance Program Applications to Close May 31 - services to renters and landlords that provide legal representation and mediation through the Eviction Diversion and Defense Partnership (EDDP) will continue.

• The City of Madison, in partnership with the Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County and Consumer Credit Counseling Service, will host their next HUD Approved Homebuyer Education class of 2023 for the month of April! 2023 class schedule is up and you can find it here.

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