Meeting & Event Highlights for the Week of January 16th

Video recordings from two recently held Bus Rapid Transit TOD Overlay Zoning meetings are now available:

• January 10, 2023 meeting.  This in-person meeting was hosted by the Univerity Hill Farms Neighborhood Association.  City staff were invited to present and answer questions on TOD Overlay Zoning.  While this was not a City meeting, it was recorded by Alder Tishler (YouTube Link) and is being made available for those who are interested.  Univesity Hill Farms Neighborhood Association also created a companion website for the meeting that contains addition resources and information about the TOD Overlay. https://www.hillfarms.org/tod-overlay
  
• January 12, 2023 meeting.  City staff presented background information on TOD Overlay Zoning and answered questions in a virtual meeting.  Presentation slides are available, as is chat from the meeting (note that questions were answered by staff for those who raised hands in the meeting, not via chat).  
  

   

Holiday Hours and Office Closures

City administrative offices, including the Common Council Office, will be closed on Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. All emergency services will be open; please call 911. Use Report-a-Problem for non-emergencies that can wait until the next City working day.

Meetings

The Common Council will meet in hybrid format at 6:30pm on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023. Agenda includes appointing Barbara Vedder as District 12 Alder; commemorating Jan. 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day; amending Chap. 28 of the Madison General Ordinances to implement the TOD Overlay District; & more.

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Announcements

• Mayor and Alders Introduce Program to Save Energy and Cut Carbon Pollution in Commercial Buildings
• U-Haul ranked your fine city of MADISON as the No. 3 U.S. Growth City of 2022!!!
• Plow Naming Suggestions Opportunity Has Ended; Election Begins January 23, 2023
• County Executive Parisi and Madison Mayor Rhodes-Conway Announce the Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award Honorees 
• City of Madison Clerk's Office Moving Temporarily to the Madison Municipal Building
• Metro Transit Announces New Staff Chiefs 
• Membership and leadership changes at the Police Civilian Oversight Board
• Fleet Recognizes 2022 Employee of the Year Andrew Harrison
• Transportation Office Closed on Monday, January 16.
• Reduced Service on January 16: Most buses follow SATURDAY schedules on Monday, January 16 due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
• No Trash & Recycling Pickup or Drop-off Services on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Events

• Public Information Meeting - Oak Park Heights Park: January 19, 2023
• MMB Blood Drive: There are still spaces available to donate blood at the Madison Municipal Building, Room 215 on January 17, 2023 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Schedule your appoint today! 
• FREE HUD-Approved Homebuyer Education Class (In-Person)-Saturday, January 21, 2023: The City of Madison, in partnership with the Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County and Consumer Credit Counseling Service, want to share with you the first HUD Approved Homebuyer Education class of 2023!
• Madison-Dane County MLK Day observance: Monday, January 16, 2023, beginning at 5:15pm. The King Coalition is excited to welcome Donzaleigh Abernathy as keynote speaker marking our return back to an in-person event for the 38th Annual Madison & Dane County King Holiday Observance for MLK Day 2023.
• MADISON METRO: SAFETY, SECURITY, AND PREPAREDNESS PLANNING: In partnership with Madison METRO's Safety Coordinator, Public Health's Violence Prevention Unit is hosting a virtual session on transportation safety. The session takes place on Wednesday, January 18th from 12pm to 1pm.