Thursday Round Up 10/17/19

So much going on, here’s city announcements, school board announcements, community events and more.

NEWS

In order to keep the news up to date a little bit better, I have a new format for news.  You can look on the homepage under “Konkel Round Up” and I will update that information periodically throughout the day, depending upon what else is going on.

MO’ MEETINGS

Will also be putting Mo’ meetings with the news items.  There were 4 Mo’ Meetings yesterday!  Also, there was an amendment to the council agenda.

CALENDAR

You will now see a calendar on the front page and a tab to the full monthly calendar.  This calendar will eventually include all the events I put in this round up.  At the moment, I’m still working things out, most are in there, some aren’t.  They will be in the very near future (starting next week?)

TONIGHT 

Community Meeting on the F-35 Proposal

When: Thursday, October 17th, 6:30-8 PM

Where: Goodman Community Center, Brassworks Building,
Large Community Room, 214 Waubesa St, Madison

Co-Hosted by:

State Rep. Chris Taylor, Madison Common Council Alder Marsha Rummel, Community Advocate and Activist Brandi Grayson

Sign Up: Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable

Saturday, November 2, 2019 * Madison Public Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street

9:00 a.m. to Noon * Free of charge * Childcare, Language Interpretation and Light Refreshments

The City of Madison Mayor’s Neighborhood Roundtable 2019 will bring together hundreds of the most thoughtful, conscious, and caring people involved in neighborhoods across our city. Residents, neighborhood groups, nonprofits, faith-based leaders and local elected officials will all be under one roof.

• Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway Q&A
• Affordable housing 101, what’s happening in Madison, and ways neighbors/neighborhoods can help with affordable housing initiatives
• Community-based organizations’ successful neighborhood engagement efforts, and how neighbors/neighborhoods can make it happen in their areas
• Small table conversations on working with elected officials, transportation, parks, food deserts, and much more!

If you have questions, please email us at neighborhoods@cityofmadison. com or call us at (608) 267-8727. PARA ESPANOL 608-267-8649.  Please CIRCULATE registration info and English/Spanish flyers promoting the event to your neighbors and post on listservs and social media.  Space is limited – register today.

ARTISTS BEYOND BOUNDARIES

Access to Independence is holding its second-annual Artists Beyond Boundaries event, next Thursday, October 24th, at the Concourse hotel. 39 artists with disabilities submitted nearly 80 works of art for the event. A panel of judges from the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art scored each piece and the highest scoring works will be announced at the event. There will be 12 finalist who will each receive a prize, and will have their work featured in our 2020 calendar. Those who attend the event will also get to vote for a People’s Choice Award, and that winner will be featured on the cover of the calendar.

The deadline to register is the end of this week, so please go to: https://www.accesstoind.org/event-registration.html to get your tickets before time runs out.

STARKWEATHER FALL COLOR AND SUNSET PADDLE PLUS FIRE CIRCLE

MMSD SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH INFO

How can you give input?

• Attend a community engagement session:

October 29th at James Madison Memorial High School, 7-8:30pm

October 30th at La Follette High School, 7-8:30pm

• Complete our survey.

• Sign up for updates here. We’ll send updates when input opportunities are finalized and when there is new information about the process. If you don’t currently have a child enrolled in the school district but would like to receive email updates, sign up here.

Information received from the community engagement process will be presented to the board along with a draft profile of leadership characteristics for the next superintendent. The board will use this information to evaluate and make decisions about candidates.

Search Timeline

Below is the board’s overall timeline for the search process, subject to adjustments as needed. Updates will continue to be posted on this page through the process.

• September – November: Community Engagement 
  • Online survey available on this webpage: mid-late October – November 5
  • Community input sessions: October 29, October 30, time and locations coming soon
  • Leadership profile, based on community input, presented to board: November
• December – January: Candidate Screening

  • Board holds initial candidate interviews

  • Board invites finalists for district visit and final interviews

• February: Selection

PARKS UPDATES AND EVENTS

BIRD & NATURE OUTINGS – Saturday and Sunday
Grow your own native plants! This special nature outing on Saturday, October 19 with Master Naturalist Jeff Steel is a free workshop introducing you to native plant propagation. On Sunday, October 20, take an informal family-friendly walk with birder Dane Gallagher along the scenic Warner Park pond and woods looking for migrating waterfowl and birds. LEARN MORE

HAYWAGON RIDES
Climb aboard a haywagon for a trip around the Capitol Square on Wednesday, October 23 during Downtown Madison Family Halloween. Tour Cherokee Marsh Conservation Parks – North at Hayrides & Hikes on Saturday, October 26. These are rain or shine events. LEARN MORE

PORTLAND PARK MASTER PLAN
Join Parks staff at the second public input meeting to review and discuss two conceptual master plans for Portland Park on Wednesday, October 23. LEARN MORE

TRICKS & TREATS GOLF SCRAMBLE
Are you brave enough to play in the 4th Annual Tricks & Treats Golf Scramble? Odana Hills Golf Course will have tricky holes and treats along the way on Sunday, October 27. The deadline to register is fast approaching. LEARN MORE

PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT WORKSHOP
We are replacing a number of playgrounds in 2020. As part of this process, the community is invited to a regional workshop discussing several park locations. On Tuesday, October 29 we’ll discuss Brentwood, Sheridan Triangle, Whitetail Ridge and Windom Way parks. LEARN MORE

PARK PROJECTS
Are you seeing work happening at a nearby park? Wondering the status of a recent park project? Visit Parks Projects

OUT & ABOUT FALL 2019
Read about the Progress for Pollinators, Picnic in the Park, and more in the Madison Parks Newsletter. READ NEWSLETTER 

FREE LEGAL CLINIC

Housing and Employment Discrimination

Know Your Rights on Housing and Employment Discrimination

WHEN: Saturday, October 26, 2019
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT

WHERE: Madison College – Goodman South Campus

2429 Perry Street
Madison, WI 53713

REGISTER: https://freelegalclinic-1.eventbrite.com
Please join speakers Byron Bishop, Equal Opportunity Division Head, and Rebecca Below, Paralegal/Mediator, both from the City of Madison Department of Civil Rights for a discussion on housing and employment discrimination.

Learn how to identify discrimination in housing and employment situations as an employer, employee, job applicant, landlord, or tenant.

The City of Madison’s Department of Civil Rights strives to improve the quality of life for all people. It promotes equality and the prevention and elimination of discrimination through education and enforcement.

This is a FREE event for all Madison College students and the community.

Refreshments provided.

Questions: contact nkropp@madisoncollege.edu
Offered by the Free Legal Clinic at Madison College

UPCOMING DEMOLITIONS

Please be advised that Stacey Oehrke will be filing a demolition permit application on November 20, 2019 for Plan Commission review that calls for a 1 story office building located at 4510 Regent St Madison, WI 53705 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Stacey Oehrke, Knothe Bruce, 7601 University Ave Suite 201 Middleton, WI 53562 at soehrke@knothebruce.com or (608)836-3690.

Applicant’s Comments:
Demo a 1 story office building to construct a 5 story apartment building

If you have any questions about the Plan Commission demolition permit approval process, please contact the City of Madison Planning Division at (608) 266-4635.

Please be advised that Stacey Oehrke will be filing a demolition permit application on November 20, 2019 for Plan Commission review that calls for a 2 Story Office Building located at 4513 Vernon Blvd Madison, WI 53705 to be demolished. For more information regarding this forthcoming application, you may contact the applicant, Stacey Oehrke, Knothe Bruce, 7601 University Ave Suite 201 Middleton, WI 53562 at soehrke@knothebruce.com or (608)836-3690 ext: 115.

Applicant’s Comments:
Demo of 2 story office building to construct 5 story apartment building

GOOD NOISE NEIGHBORS’ FESTIVAL