Tuesday (9/23/19) Round Up & Mo’Meetings

September 24, 2019 4:42 pm

Mo’ Meetings, news, flooding updates and more.

MO’ MEETINGS

Today at 1:13
Meeting: Warner Park Community Recreation Center Advisory Subcommittee
Date: Thursday, Sep. 26, 2019 at 6:00 pm
Location: Warner Park Community Recreation Center 1625 Northport Dr

Today at 10:20
Meeting: President’s Work Group to Develop City-Wide Surveillance Equipment and Data Management Policies
Date: Friday, Sep. 27, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Location: Madison Municipal Building 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 206

NEWS

City
Madison Police Justified in Using Force against Teen struggling with Mental Health – Wisconsin Public Radio News
Madison Finance Committee recommends 2020 Capital Budget, with changes – Cap Times
Finance committee recommends budget funds for ‘mini-park’, library cameras, non-lethal police weapons – State Journal
Negotiations with Stone Housing Development continue for Judge Doyle Square housing project – Cap Times
Rep. Chris Taylor and Ald. Grant Foster: Take action now to stop the F-35s – State Journal

County
Madison officials, local health organizations call racism ‘public health crisis,” commit to action. – Channel 3000
Dane County Executive proposes $865,000 increase for mental health, addiction services – State Journal

Schools
Sun Prairie narrows down new school, mascot names – State Journal
All 4 school-based police to remain in Madison high schools through end of 2020 – State Journal
2 PSC regulators accused of bias in Cardinal-Hickory Creek power line case, outside ruling sought – State Journal
Conservative group looks to challenge Madison School District policy on gender identity – State Journal
Madison School Board calls for Air Force to reconsider stationing F-35s at Truax Field – State Journal
School Board joins calls for Air National Guard to reconsider F-35s at Truax – Cap Times

Other
Rep. Tayor calls for extension to F-35 public comment period – Channel 27
Rep. Chris Taylor calls for 60-day extension on F-35 jet public comment period – State Journal

CITY PROJECT UPDATES

E. Johnson St.

GOOD NEIGHBOR GATHERING THIS SATURDAY

From Alder Tag Evers’ Blog
You are cordially invited to the first annual Good Neighbor Gathering this Saturday, September 28 at Brittingham Park.

Saturday is National Good Neighbor Day. Representatives from all five neighborhoods in District 13 (Dudgeon-Monroe, Vilas, Greenbush, Monona Bay, and Bay Creek) joined together to organize this first-time event.

The Good Neighbor Gathering is a free, family-friendly, alcohol-free event with the goal of bringing people together and celebrating our diverse neighborhoods.

FLOODING UPDATES (from last night)

We have an additional flooding report to send out tonight after the heavy rain this weekend. We want to reassure the community, the Engineering Division is monitoring lake levels and the potential to flood year round, especially after a weekend of heavy rainfall. We will continue to keep you informed and updated on conditions.

This is your flooding report for Sept. 23, 2019:

Risk assessment:

With the rain over the weekend, the lakes have risen. Dane County appears to be holding water a bit more on Mendota to protect Monona. Even with that, Monona has elevated above the 847.00 number, which is the elevation that we have noted as resulting in significantly reduced storm sewer capacity in low areas of the Isthmus causing a susceptibility to flooding during intense rain events like those experienced last weekend.

We will continue to watch closely the lake levels.

Recall typically 1 inch of rain in the Yahara Watershed typically gets you a 3-inch rise in the elevation of Lake Monona.

Lake Mendota Today
Elevation = 850.92 feet
Change from one week ago = up 0.23 feet
Change from one month ago = up 0.54 feet
Above/below summer maximum: above by 0.82 feet
Above or below 100-year elevation: down 1.88 feet

Lake Mendota
Surface Area = 9,842 surface area acres
Summer Min = 849.6 feet
Summer Max = 850.1 feet
100-year Record = 852.8 feet

Lake Monona Today
Elevation = 847.15 feet
Change from one week ago = up 0.25 feet
Change from one month ago = up 0.51 feet
Above/below summer maximum: above by 1.95 feet
Above or below 100-year elevation: down 0.55 feet

Lake Monona Statistics
Surface Area = 3,274 surface area acres
Summer Min = 844.7 feet
Summer Max = 845.2 feet
100-Year Record = 847.7 feet

Further description of the numbers above:

Mendota is at 850.92, which is up from 850.69 last Thursday night. The summer max by WDNR order is 850.10 (so we are approximately 10 inches over summer max). The 100-year elevation is 852.8, but we can only currently effectively rise to approximately 852.0.

The historic high on Lake Mendota is 852.74 and was reached on June 6, 2000

Monona is at 847.15 up from 846.90 last Thursday night. The summer max by WDNR order is 845.20 (so we are approximately two feet over). The 100-year is 847.7.

The last posted updated Historic High on Lake Monona is approximately 848.53 on September 6, 2018.

Both lakes are likely to continue to rise for another day or so.

The problem low ground elevations in the Isthmus area are at about elevation 848.0 to 849.00. These areas drain to Lake Monona and/or the Yahara River mostly at East Washington. The closer Monona rises to 847.00 the more ineffective our drainage system in these low areas becomes at addressing high intensity summer storms (1″ or more per hour).

If there is any urban flash flooding in any areas of the City tonight, residents and visitors should remain cautious when driving and should report significant flooding to City Engineering Operations 608-266-4430.

Never drive through flooded streets. Stay calm, find higher ground, and take some time to think about your route options. It is not worth risking your life or damaging your car. Street flooding will typically recede quickly after the intense rains have stopped.

· Don’t drive through standing water.

· When intense rain is predicted, avoid parking in low lying areas of the Isthmus and the near east side.

· Avoid parking in other areas known to have flooded in the past.

· Know where the nearest sandbag fill locations are.

· Visit the City’s flooding website for other resources.

· Report flooding when possible on the flooding form.

It is the City’s priority to keep residents safe and keep the community connected with updates as crews continue to monitor the potential for flooding.

You can always stay updated on the City of Madison Facebook page, City of Madison Engineering Division’s Facebook page and the City’s flooding website.

The Engineering Division also has a podcast episode featuring engineers talking about the 2018 flooding event and ways to flood proof your home. Listen on iTunes and Google Play, by searching “Everyday Engineering.”

THURSDAY PM CITIZENSHIP CLASSES AT CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAVE RESUMED

This is a friendly reminder about the PM citizenship class that is currently offered at Christ Presbyterian Church (944 East Gorham Street, Madison 53703). The class has resumed and registrations for class is still open.