Meeting and Event Highlights for the Week of August 12, 2024

Boards, Commissions, and Committee Meetings

Note: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found on the Meeting Schedule page.

• Urban Design Commission: The Urban Design Commission meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, in virtual format at 4:30 PM. Agenda items include a major exterior alteration to an existing building in a planned multi-use site at 131 East Towne Mall, as well as adopting amendments to the Comprehensive Plan related to the Northeast and West Area Plans.
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• Board of Park Commissioners: The Board of Park Commissioners meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, in virtual format at 6:30 PM. Agenda items include adopting amendments to the Comprehensive Plan related to the Northeast and West Area Plans, an informational presentation and discussion regarding the future management of Thorstrand Estate in Marshall Park, and authorizing the City to amend the master community gardens lease with Rooted WI, Inc., for the purpose of expanding the community garden area at Waunona Park.
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• Landlord and Tenant Issues Committee: The Landlord and Tenants Issue Committee will take place on Thursday, August 15, 2024, in virtual format at 5:00 PM. 
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Events

• WestFest (Elver Park) - Saturday, August 10, 2024: WestFest will take place tomorrow, Saturday, August 10th, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. WestFest was created to have a fun-filled, intergenerational summer festival to showcase the diversity of Madison’s southwest side. The goal was to build community pride with the collaboration and support of partner agencies, organizations, businesses, homeowners, and neighborhood associations on the west side. 
• Partisan Primary Election Day - Tuesday, August 13, 2024: Do you need to find your polling place, view your polling place’s hours and get directions, see what will be on your next ballot, find your next local election, or learn about absentee voting if you can’t get to your polling place? If so, make sure you visit myvote.wi.gov.
• Lunch Time LIVE! (Mark Croft Duo) - Tuesday, August 13, 2024: Madison’s Central Business Improvement District is proud to bring back the perennial summer favorite. Grab a friend and a blanket and find a spot on the Capitol lawn near King St.
• Rooftop Movie Night (Across the Universe) - Tuesday, August 13, 2024: Come and enjoy a movie on the beautiful rooftop of Monona Terrace. It is free and open to the public. Chairs and concessions will be made available. Attendees are welcome to bring a blanket or lawn chair, and food and beverages. No alcohol may be brought onto the premises.
• Capitol City Band Concert in the Park - Thursday, August 15, 2024: Old-fashioned free concerts by the Capitol City Band with toe-tapping familiar music for all ages and all cultures. Bring a friend, bring your chairs; enjoy the music on a beautiful summer evening; rain or shine!
• Dane Dances (Funkee Jbeez / Orquesta Salsoul del Mad) - Friday, August 16, 2024: Dane Dances is a free, family-friendly event held every Friday evening in August on the beautiful Monona Terrace rooftop. The much-anticipated summer music series promotes inclusivity for all ages and is a great way to get down and dance with your friends, family, or coworkers.
• Live at The Glen (Storytelling with Tom Martinelli) - Friday, August 16, 2024: Madison Parks Foundation is proud to present Live at The Glen! Enjoy live entertainment on the patio at The Glen Golf Park. Join us on the patio as we learn about the history of Glenway & Westmorland golf courses with Tom Martinelli, a local historian and neighbor of The Glen.
• Movie at The Glen (Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken) - Sunday, August 18, 2024: Enjoy a free movie on the lawn of The Glen! We will have yard games from 4:00 to 5:00 PM, and the movie will start at 5:00 PM.

Announcements

• Accessible Options for Voting: The City Clerk’s Office want ensure voters know about accessible voting options for the Tuesday, August 13, 2024, Partisan Primary.
• Bicycling Survey: UW students are looking to learn more about your experiences and opinions on cycling in Madison! This survey will help students understand the Madison cycling community and help direct policy and planning. You can take the survey by clicking here.
• Update on 2025 Budget Process: Madison agencies have submitted proposals for the 2025 budget that include options for a 5 percent reduction in services. If all proposals were adopted, they would eliminate 147 positions from the City’s workforce in addition to 144 currently vacant positions that have yet to be filled.
• Youth Climate Action Fund Disperses Eight $5,000 Grants to Local Young People Driving Climate Solutions: Youth leaders from Madison reviewed and awarded micro-grants that amplify and accelerate youth-led ideas to tackle climate change.
• Federal Funding Helps Madison Expand Access to Affordable Housing for Veterans: Thanks to new funding and guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), more veterans facing homelessness will have expanded access to affordable housing in the City of Madison.
• Madison Public Library Introduces New Program Series Focused on Mending, Reuse, and DIY: The Care & Repair series at Madison Public Library includes 30+ programs spanning all nine libraries from August to November and is made possible thanks to Beyond the Page.