Here’s a smattering of random announcements and the changes to the weekly schedule since yesterday – 5 extra meetings that weren’t listed Monday morning.
Mo’ Meetings
Today at 10:59
Meeting: Equal Opportunities Commission
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 5:00pm
Location: Madison Municipal Bldg 215 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 111 Madison, WI 53703
– Housing Issues in Madison: What can the EOC do and who can they partner with to address the continuing problems?
– Work Groups Updates: CDA Work Group; Housing Stock Work Group; MPD & Convictions Work Group
Today at 11:13
Meeting: Task Force on Structure of City Government Boards, Commissions and Committees Subcommittee
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 11:30am
Location: City-County Bldg 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room GR-27 Madison, WI 53703
– CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING CONS OF CURRENT BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
– DISCUSSION OF STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION ON BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
– DISCUSSION OF STRATEGIES FOR RECEIVING RESIDENT INPUT ON ISSUES THAT COME BEFORE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
– DISCUSS PLANS FOR CONCLUDING THE WORK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND ISSUING A FORMAL REPORT TO THE FULL TASK FORCE ON GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
Today at 11:11
Meeting: Homeless Services Consortium Board of Directors
Date: Friday, January 18, 2019 at 11:00am
Location: 2045 Atwood Ave Madison, WI 53704
– Update on Coordinate Entry, Katie Spaeth, Coordinated Entry System Manager (30 minutes)
– Approval of updates made to Community Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness: Torrie Kopp Mueller (20 minutes)
– Peer Support Presentation: Takisha Jordan (30 minutes)
Yesterday at 4:10
Meeting: Affirmative Action Commission Residency Preference Work Group
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 5:30pm
Location: City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Room 108 Madison, WI 53703
– Discussion of Residency Preference Programs from other cities
Yesterday at 4:08
Meeting: Dane County Narcotics Task Force Steering Committee
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 10:00am
Location: Monona City Hall 5211 Schluter rd Monona, WI 53716
– 1. MOU/Grant update – When the Dane County Narcotics Task Force Steering Committee considers the following items, 2, and 3 it may go into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stats. Sec 19.85(1) (d), which read as follows (Except as provided in s. 304.06 (1) (eg) and by rule promulgated under s. 304.06 (1)(em), considering specific applications of probation, extended supervision or parole, or considering strategy for crime detection or prevention. If the Dane County Narcotics Task Force Steering Committee does convene in closed session as described above, upon completion of the closed session, notice is hereby given that it may reconvene in open session to consider the following item without waiting 12 hours, pursuant to Wis. Stats. Sec. 19.85(2).
– Budget Update
– Unit Updates
Mutual Aid Workspace Opening and Social Justice Center Reopening
Mutual Aid Network / Social Justice Center Reopening
Sunday January 20, 12-6pm
1202 Williamson St. Madison WI
Join us as we open our MAW!
Sunday January 20, 12-6pmThe Mutual Aid Workspace (MAW) at the Social Justice Center is a new coworking and collaboration space. Come to our opening day and learn what’s going on and how you can join in.
@ The Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St. Madison WI.All-day reception with food, drink, and kid-friendly space. With workshoppy discussions on who’s in the space, who our current and potential partners are, and how you can plug in if you wish.
We aim to show abundance through cooperation and improve our individual and collective quality of life while we build a human-scaled neighborly economy – doing the work we really want to do, and providing what our communities really want and need.12-12:30 Welcome reception
12:30-1:30 MAW partners – our core members (608 Arts, Dane County TimeBank, Madison InfoShop, Wisconsin Empathy Guild, Interpreters’ Coop, Madison Cooperative Development Coalition, Common Good Bookeeping Coop)
1:30-2 Reception
2 – 3 MAW partners – neighborhood and city (SJC tenants, neighboring businesses and orgs, other cooperatives, etc)
3-3:30 Reception
3:30-4:30 MAW partners – global (HUMANs board, advisory board, and pilot sites)
4:30 – 5 Reception
5 – 6 The methods to our MANness – poshterity budgeting (how to have a posh life on an austerity budget), common fund money pooling and wealth redistribution, project development, the Mutual Aid Platform (our software to manage projects and exchange hours and other forms of mutual credit and currency)Feel free to come to any or all of it. Bring your kids who can stay with you in the space or go to an adjacent space with toys and more adult help. Enjoy food and drink, just learn what’s going on or join as a new member of our co-working space. Organizations and individuals welcome to join.
Hope you can make it!! And please pass this on to any lists or individuals you think would like to attend.
More information at madisonman.coop
Dane County School Justice Partnership Launch Event Registration
We have a great opportunity coming up for communities and individuals to learn more about efforts to impact and reduce school based arrests. The following event will give those individuals and communities information about a Technical Assistance (TA) process that they may wish to bring to their community. Dane county will provide the additional TA to 4-5 communities during 2019.
When: Tuesday February 5, 2019, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Where: Sheraton Hotel
Who: Schools, Law Enforcement, Juvenile Court Partners, POS agencies, social workers, county agencies, community members, etc.
Cost: Free
Send RSVP by Jan 25th to Dawn Macfarlane at macfarlane@countyofdane.com
Final City Christmas Tree Pick Up
The Streets Division will begin the final round of Christmas tree collection starting on January 22.
Residents who wish to have their trees collected at the curb should have them out and ready for pickup by 7am on January 22.
Trees that have been set out at this time and in accordance to the below rules will likely be collected sometime between January 22 and February 8, depending on workload, weather conditions, and crew availability.
Placing a tree to the curb after 7am January 22 may result in missing the final curbside collection opportunity. Trees set out late may not be collected until the regular brush collection begins in the spring.
The Rules for Christmas Tree Collection
Failure to follow the below list of rules may result in the tree not being collected.Remove all tree stands regardless if they are metal, plastic, or wood.
Remove all tree decorations such as lights, ornaments, or other metal objects.
Remove any tree bags, and any other foreign object.
The above listed items may damage the wood chipping equipment used to process collected trees, so they must be removed.Where to Place Your Tree for Collection
Trees must be placed at the public road edge, and must be accessible by collection crews.What Happens if It Snows
The Streets Division is the primary agency responsible for servicing city streets during snow and ice events. If conditions require, crews will be diverted from tree collection to assist with maintaining the roads. This may slow down the collection process.Residents are reminded to remove trees from the snow if they become buried. Collection crews will not be able to collect ones that are concealed or inaccessible due to snow.
Wreaths, Boughs, Etc.
Wreaths, evergreen rope, garlands, and boughs will not be collected with Christmas trees. Do not place them at the curb for pickup. Place these into the refuse container for disposal. Evergreen decorations like wreaths and so on likely contain wires that can damage the wood chipping equipment, and they may also contain an invasive species.Drop-off Sites
Madison residents may also bring their Christmas trees to one of the Streets Division drop-off sites. The sites are located at 1501 W. Badger Rd. on the southwest side and at 4602 Sycamore Ave. on the east side. The drop-off sites are open from 7:30am to 3:00pm Monday to Friday.Additional Information
Additional information regarding tree collection, and other winter-related city operations, can be found on the City of Madison’s Winter website, www.cityofmadison.com/winter.
Unhappy Birthday Event
United To Amend has organized an Unhappy Birthday Party on Sunday, January 20th in Madison. Please join us!
Where: James Reeb UU Congregation 2146 E Johnson St. (map)
When: The social time starts at 2:15 the program will start at 2:45.
Program: Matt Rothschild of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign and Mary Bottari from the Center for Media Democracy will speak first. Then there will be a showing of the documentary film, Dark Money.
Donations appreciated. There will be cake!Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2111939312222953/ and Poster. Please share!
Increase the Peace
This Friday, Jan. 18, 5:30-8:30pm
Warner Park Community Rec Center
Join your neighbors for an evening of community healing and anti-violence. Come for as much of the evening as you can. There will be a meal, childcare, paining for all-ages and guided conversations. Learn more on Facebook.
Hosted by the Northside Planning Council, City of Madison, Dane County, Second Harvest Food Bank and the Willy Street Co-op.
