Common Council

TONIGHT (Monday 7/24) at the Monona Terrace--come for an update on the Lake Monona Waterfront Redesign plans! Check out various Parks Alive! events this week, as well as multiple concerts and live music events, numerous family activities, even a Night Moth Walk. The All-City Swim Meet is being hosted this week at the Goodman Pool. Madison's first Disability Summit involves two virtual events this week and on Saturday, head to the Disability Pride Festival at Warner Park. Also check for Food Cart Pop-ups this week and don't forget to give your input to the West Area and West Parks Planning processes!

Water quality; Blue-green algae; Beach closure; Public health

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

I will be hosting office hours on Tuesday, February 15, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. I will be using Zoom (with video): REGISTER

The Finance Committee will be discussing the 2022 Executive Operating Budget at its meetings on Monday and Tuesday.

I will be hosting office hours on Wednesday, September 22nd (virtually) from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. I will be using Zoom (with video): REGISTER

I wanted to alert neighbors about some work that will be starting in the near future on the corner of Mineral Point Rd and South Whitney Way.

Update on office hours: I'll be returning to the Westside Community Market this Saturday (June 12) from 7:30 - 9:30am. Since we're returning to a new normal and I'm fully vaccinated, I'm excited to be hosting my first in-pers

A reminder that I will be hosting office hours tomorrow (Friday, May 14th) AM via Zoom:

Please use the registration links below to get the Zoom link. 

I will be hosting office hours in October virtually on Wednesday, October 14th (rescheduled from Thursday, October 15th) in the afternoon and Thursday, October 22th in the morning. I will be using Zoom (with video). 

A reminder that I will be hosting virtual office hours on Thursday morning from 7:30 am to 9:30 am. 

Learn more about my July office hours here.

I will be hosting office hours in June virtually on Wednesday, June 10th in the afternoon and Thursday, June 18th in the morning. I will be using Zoom (with video).

Some information from the Engineering Division about previously discussed stormwater ordinance changes. I'm glad to see the department moving forward with this proposal.

Public Health Madison & Dane County has just issued the following order effective as of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, and continuing until further notice:

There are a lot of community meetings in March that I'd like to share. I've blogged about some of them previously, but others have just been noticed via postcard to nearby residents.

In March, I will be holding open office hours once.

Engineering has announced some upcoming meetings to discuss data from the watershed studies. I previously announced the Spring Harbor meeting. Here's more details:

A quick reminder about office hours tomorrow (Thursday) and a correction about the previously published schedule for stormwater ordinance changes meetings.

Monday, February 24, from 6:30 ? 8:30 pm
Meeting Location: Muir Elementary Gymnasium, 6602 Inner Drive

A long update including info on February Office Hours, early voting, an upcoming Digital Inclusion Summit, important stormwater ordinance changes, a link to report snow removal issues and a save the date for a meeting on Bus Rapid Transit.

Information on December Office Hours and a preview of stormwater ordinance changes.

In December, I will be holding open office hours twice.

A few topics in today's update including a reminder about tomorrow's office hours, a save the date notification for a public meeting about 5237 University Ave (formerly Perkins), 8/20 Flooding Anniversary and info on some City of Madison Podcasts.

I've received a few e-mails about the working going on at Nautilus Point Park (north of Mineral Point Road, between Nautilus and Island Drive).

I'm sharing the presentation from last Thursday's Spring Harbor Watershed Public Information Meeting and providing a reminder about neighborhood meetings this week for Oakwood Village University Woods Campus Redevelopment and more Watershed Public Information Meetings.

If you didn't have an opportunity to attend last night's Strickers/Mendota Watershed public information meeting the presentation is available online.

A quick reminder about Office Hours tomorrow and Public Information Meetings for the City of Madison's Watershed and Flood Studies this week:

The Engineering Division is providing the following update on the upcoming watershed and flood studies:  

I wanted to send out a few updates as we head into the Thanksgiving Holiday week.

On October 18th, Dane County was officially designated a FEMA Disaster Area as a result of the flooding we experienced on August 20th. This designation has made the area eligible for federal assistance for both individual and public agencies.

Here's a notice from the Streets Division about sandbags collection for those wishing to dispose of their sandbags. To be clear, if you have sandbags, you are not required to get rid of them at this time. People in flood prone areas are welcome to store them future use.

Due to the predicted forecast and a recently acquired cold, I will unfortunately be canceling tomorrow's office hours.

I was hoping we were done with flash flood warnings, but here's the latest alert from the City of Madison:

This update includes information about last night's presentation to the Common Council from the Engineering Division and details on Community Bonds now available.

This is a big update that covers a few different topics including my October office hours, recently announced plans by the County to address flooding, an upcoming briefing to the Madison Common Council by the City staff about the recent flooding and information about fall leaves/yard waste collec

I wanted to share a memo sent to the Madison Common Council yesterday from the Mayor. It's a bit colorful, but does a good job explaining the current situation.

-Keith F

September 24, 2018

From: Paul R. Soglin

To: Madison Common Council

I wanted to share news of a Dane County meeting this evening at 6pm about lake levels and some recent stories in the news regarding the subject that I found interesting:

News release from the City of Madison issued on 9/19/2018 at 4:00 p.m.:

September is a busy month with the introduction of the Mayor's Capital Budget and the Jewish Holidays, but I will be holding open office hours twice during the month:

I haven't sent out a flooding update in a few days, but the weather emergency we've been experiencing since August 20th isn't over.

I'm crossing my fingers that this is the last flooding update for a while. We're not out of the woods completely yet, but things are getting better for our area.

Here's an update from the Mayor's Press Conference today:

Based on the latest forecast from the National Weather Service, the City just issued the following alert:

Yesterday's rain didn't hit Madison as bad as expected and today so far has been nice. Things are looking better, but there is still a threat of rising water levels. The City of Madison held a press conference at 1pm this afternoon. Here's an update:

Some additional information was shared at a press conference held at 1pm:

We've luckily had a nice weekend so far, but rain is predicted to start again this afternoon. Here's the latest update from the City:

The City's site at https://www.cityofmadison.com/flooding continues to be the best place for the most up to date information. The City IT Team is updating the site regularly with new features.

I will continue to send out major relevant updates on the flooding, but I recommend watching https://www.cityofmadison.com/flooding for the most up to date information.

News Release from the Mayor's Office:

NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Mendota-Spring Harbor Greenway Repair - Mineral Point Section
Tuesday, May 8th, 6:30 p.m.
Jefferson Middle School (Lecture Hall)
101 S. Gammon Road

City Engineering is holding a public meeting to discuss a proposed project to stabilize the stormwater drainage channel in Owen Park.