Community Supported Agriculture - Monona pickup

Anyone looking for a CSA pickup in Monona?  Here is one option (information provided by Brie Chapa):

• Duration: 22 Weeks; June - Early November
• Half Share: $275 ($12.50/wk)
• Full Share: $500 ($22.70/wk)
• All organic produce
• Sign-up Form (You'll have to write in Monona as we aren't yet listed as a drop site)
• Pick-up Day: Still in discussion - likely a weekday between 3:30pm - 7pm. 
• Please mail your check and sign-up form directly to the address listed on the sign-up sheet.

 So here's why we chose Drumlin, a farm we had never heard of before. 

• They can some of their products (salsa, pickles, etc.) On lighter weeks for produce, they include some of their homemade canned goods in their share baskets.This is not customary for CSAs.
• They make tamales. Once or twice (my fingers are crossed for twice) they include a pack of homemade tamales in their share baskets. This is obviously not typical for CSAs around here.
• They sell their produce at Willy Street Coop and it is used at Alchemy. Both trustworthy sites for us as we considered how do we trust the produce will be good.
• Produce is harvested the morning of the drop off.
• The farm is within driving distance if we ever wanted to take our kiddos out there.
• They are making efforts to directly connect with under-served CSA communities by hosting a drop site at a local Latino community program.
• Did I mention the tamales?

Brush Collection and Yard Waste Information

Yard Waste Site Opens for the Season

Date: Mon - 04/08/2013

Time: 7:00 AM

Location: Public Works Garage, Edna Taylor Parkway (between Femrite Dr. and East Broadway)

The City's free yard waste disposal site opens today for the season.  The site accepts grass clippings and yard waste.  Brush is not accepted.

The site is open everyday, 24 hours per day.

Grass clippings...mulch them into your lawn for free fertilizer.  Also, make the first pass with the mower discharge into your yard (not street), this will help keep clippings out of the storm water (and lakes).  good read on bag or mulch.

April Brush Collection Delayed Two Weeks

Date: 03/26/2013

Due to the amount of snow still on the ground, the City has delayed the April brush collection by two weeks.  The new schedule is as follows:

District 1:  April 15-29

District 2:  April 22-26

District 3:  April 29-May 3

District 4:  May 6-10

If you're not sure in which district you reside, please click here for a map, or here for listing by street name.

All brush must be placed at the curb by 7:00 am on the Monday of collection week.  While crews will be collecting all week, they will not return to a street once they have collected from it.

Brush collection is a free service provided to residents.  The service is only for brush trimmed and collected by the homeowner.  Brush trimmed by a contractor must be disposed of by the contractor.

The City's free yard waste site, located at the Public Works Garage on Edna Taylor Parkway (between Femrite Dr. and East Broadway), opens on Monday, April 8.  The site accepts grass clippings and yard waste, but brush is not allowed.  The site is open 24 hours per day, everyday.

Public Works crews will also do spring leaf collection from April 15-May 10.  Residents can rake their leaves to the curb anytime during this time period, and they will be collected by the vacuum trucks. 

Crews will also begin sweeping streets on April 8 to remove the winter salt and road debris.

Now I will have to go clean up the tree damage on the side of the house>

City meetings for the week of 3-18-13

As always, you can visit the City of Monona's website for a listing of all events.  Here is a list of the events for this week.

Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting

Date: Mon - 03/18/2013

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Monona Public Library

Agenda

City Council Meeting

Date: Mon - 03/18/2013

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Rd., Community Media Room

Agenda

Library Board

Date: Tue - 03/19/2013

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Library Board Room

link for Agenda and Packet

Broadband Telecommunication Advisory Committee Meeting

Date: Tue - 03/19/2013

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Media Room-Monona Public Library

Agenda is as follows (no link for this)

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of minutes from the December 11, 2012 meeting

Appearances

Old Business

  a.AT&T U-Verse Update

  b. Community Notification System-Update

Miscellaneous Business

Cable Administrator’s Report

Adjournment

Minutes from last meeting (no link for this)

CITY OF MONONA

Cable TV 

Broadband Telecommunications Citizens Commission

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

MINUTES

Commissioners Present: Chair Mary O’Connor, Lindsay Wood Davis, Sue Manning, Linda Hoelzel, 

Bob Bocher

Commissioners absent: Paul Meyer, Carl Davick, David Kinsler

Staff Present: Media Coordinator Andrew Hagen 

Guests Present: none

Chair O’Connor called the meeting to order at 6:32 P.M.

Minutes of the September 27th, 2012 were approved with a motion from Commissioner Hoelzel, and a

second from Commissioner Manning. Minutes approved unanimously.

Appearances: There were no appearances

Old Business

LPFM Update. 

Mr. Hagen reported that the FCC announced that in October 2013, they will open a window for LPFM 

applications. Mr. Hagen reviewed the LPFM discussions in Monona over the past four years. 

Commissioner Davis said that four years was fairly quick for the FCC to get through their backlog. AM 

daytime stations and 2nd and 3rd adjacent FM stations both fought LPFM followed by a fight between 

urban and rural interests. Mr. Hagen noted that the city will apply, and will need to get a license, before 

it can build a station.

AT&T Uverse Update

Mr. Hagen reported that he had contacted AT&T about setting up an Uverse connection, and the cites IT 

service had begun to search for the equipment needed to make the connection. AT&T reported it would 

take about six weeks for them to install the connection, which would make mid-January a likely start.

MUFN Connection -Update

Mr. Hagen reported that the approved capital budget had funding to do the first phase of the MUFN 

connection. This would include connecting City Hall, the Library and the Community Center. The 

MUFN administration agreed to waive any fees for the first two years, since the City had just renewed a 2 

year contract for internet service, before discussion began with MUFN. A second phase, connecting other 

buildings, would be investigated for late 2013 or early 2014.

Miscellaneous Business

Cable Administrators Report

Mr. Hagen reported about several programs the department was planning on taping in the next few weeks, 

including several holiday concerts.

Adjournment. Commissioner Davis moved for adjournment and was seconded by Commissioner 

Hoelzel. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 7:05 P.M.

The next meeting will in late February or early March.

Mass Transit Authority Meeting

Date: Wed - 03/20/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall, 5211 Schluter Rd.

Agenda

Zoning Board of Appeals Hearing

Date: Thu - 03/21/2013

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall Small Conference Room - 5211 Schluter Road

Link to Agenda and Packet

SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE City Hall – Large Conference Room Thursday, February 21, 2013 6:30 PM 

Link to Agenda

Monona's Upcoming election...April 2nd.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013:  General Election

Link to Monona's Ballot

Although all of the local races are uncontested there are some important contested races on the ballot:  State School Superintendent, State Supreme Court Judge, Circuit Court Judge, and a referendum question about registration day of the election at the polls.

Please, do your homework and get out and vote!

City meetings for the week of the 11th, 2013

Here is a list of the city meeting for this week.  As always you can check out the Monona website for the calendar, but here are the highlights for the week

Plan Commission Meeting

Date: Mon - 03/11/2013

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Monona Public Library Community Media Room 1000 Nichols Road

Click to see agenda and documents

Landmarks Commission Meeting

Date: Tue - 03/12/2013

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: City Hall Small Conference Room, 5211 Schluter Rd

Click here to see the agenda

Parks & Recreation Board Meeting

Date: Tue - 03/12/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona Community Center

Click here for the agenda and documents

City Meetings for the week of 2-25-13

Here is a list of the upcoming meeting for the city of Monona...as always, you can check them out at the City web site (mymonona.com)

Plan Commission meeting

Date: Mon - 02/25/2013

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Rd., Community Media Room

Agenda

Community Development Authority (CDA) Meeting

Date: Tue - 02/26/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall, 5211 Schluter Rd.

Agenda

Police and Fire Commission

Date: Wed - 02/27/2013

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: City Hall, Small Conference Room

ONLY A CLOSED SESSION ITEM ON THE AGENDA

Agenda

CANCEL-Public Safety Commission

Date: Wed - 02/27/2013

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Large Conference Room

The 2/27/13 meeting of the Public Safety Commission has been cancelled.  The next meeting is scheduled for 3/27/13.

Facilities committee...big agenda item "facilities study"

I believe one of the most important discussion and potential action items for the next few years will be around the Bray Facility Study.  We as a city will be looking at this study to make determinations of how to move forward regarding our facilities (fire will likely be the leading discussion item within the study).  If you have not looked at this study, please do (see link below) and get involved at the committee level and come to the council meetings to share your opinions.

AGENDA - CITY OF MONONA FACILITIES COMMITTEE City Hall – Large Conference Room Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5:30 PM

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes:
   A. None
4. Appearances
   A. None
5. Unfinished Business

              A. Review Facilities Committee charge, ordinance, & schedule

6. New Business
   
   1. Fireman’s Park Shelter - Update on CM Selection & Bidding
   2. Oneida Park Shelter – Update on design progress
   3. City Wide Solar Project – Review proposed locations
   4. City Hall Facilities Study – Next steps Bray Study link
7. Miscellaneous Business A. None
8. Next Meeting: TBD
9. Adjournment 

Monona Grove official hired as Jefferson superintendent

I wish Craig Gerlach well in his new position.

My concern is why folks in the MG community are yet to be notified?  Many folks are hearing this information from either the Jefferson school district web page (link), or other sites (the Monona Rag had something to talk about Link).  Yet the MG website is silent as of now (its about 8pm on Wednesday http://www.mononagrove.org/)

I get notifications if there is a kid with strep throat or lice, but not when our superintendent has accepted a new position...seems like there should have been a joint announcement between the two districts.  Poor communication on many fronts.

City Meetings for the Week of 2-11-13

Keep in mind you can always find what happening for meetings with the City at the mymonona.com website.

Here are the meetings for the week.

Plan Commission meeting

CANCELED

Landmarks Commission Meeting

Date: Tue - 02/12/2013

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: City Hall Small Conference Room, 5211 Schluter Rd

License Review Committee Meeting -- CANCELLED

Date: Tue - 02/12/2013

Time: 4:00 PM

This meeting has been cancelled.  The next regularly-scheduled meeting of the License Review Committee is March 12, 2013 at 4:00 pm at City Hall.
Agenda

Parks & Recreation Board Meeting

Date: Tue - 02/12/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona Community Center

Monthly Meeting of the Parks & Recreation Board.
Agenda

Monona's 75th Anniversary Planning

City's 75th Anniversary Committee

Date: Sun - 01/27/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall, 5211 Schluter Rd.

Agenda

Please consider coming out to this meeting and getting involved in the planning of different events to celebrate Monona's 75th Anniversary.

City Meeting for the week of 1-21-13

here are the weekly meetings for Monona.

Here is the link to the news update (review of the meetings from the last week and a look ahead)
Link

Finance & Personnel Committee Meeting

Date: Tue - 01/22/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona Public Library, Community Media Room, 1000 Nichols Rd.

Agenda

City Council Meeting

Date: Tue - 01/22/2013

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Monona Public Library, Community Media Room, 1000 Nichols Rd.

Agenda

Public Safety Commission

Date: Wed - 01/23/2013

Time: 5:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall, Large Conference Room

Agenda

Ice skating is back on the lagoon in Monona

Ice Skating on the Lagoon this weekend

Thursday January 17th

Public Works measured 8.5" of ice and cleared off the dusting of snow from last week.  Several applications of water was added and the lagoon is skateable.
The warming house will be open on the following days this week
Friday Jan 18 3:00-7:00 pm
Saturday Jan 19 11:00 am-7:00 pm
Sunday Jan 20 11:00 am-7:00 pm
Monday Jan 21 11:00 am-7:00 pm
Concessions will be available from Parks & Recreation Staff including Hot Chocolate, Water, Nachos, and Popcorn.
We do not have skates available for rent.

Snowshoe Hike UPDATE

Due to the recent thaw/freeze cycle, Woodland Park has lost most of it's snow and the trails that still have snow are very icy and not in good condition to be snowshoeing. With no significant snow in the forecast this week and needing time to notify volunteers and organizers, we will be postponing this event until Saturday February 2nd. We are hoping to do an ice skating/warming shelter event at the Winnequah Park lagoon instead on Saturday. Stay tuned for details.


This was a wonderful event last year.  I hope we have snow this year to make this another great event in the community...and a chance to experience one of our great parks.  More information about this park is here, including information about the park management (many people ask about the trees).

Candlelit Snowshoe Hike Jan. 19 at Woodland Park

Date: 01/02/2013

Enjoy the soft flow of candles as you meander through the trails of Woodland Park learning about the Oak Savanna Restoration efforts. Stop for a rest by the roaring bonfire; enjoy some hot chocolate!
Join us for this free family event (sponsored by the Monona Park & Recreation Department) on Saturday, January 19 from 4 - 6 pm at Woodland Park.  Snowshoes will be available if you don't have your own.
Parking available adjacent to the park at Water Tower Place.

Snowshoe Hike in Monona

This was a wonderful event last year.  I hope we have snow this year to make this another great event in the community...and a chance to experience one of our great parks.  More information about this park is here, including information about the park management (many people ask about the trees).

Candlelit Snowshoe Hike Jan. 19 at Woodland Park

Date: 01/02/2013

Enjoy the soft flow of candles as you meander through the trails of Woodland Park learning about the Oak Savanna Restoration efforts. Stop for a rest by the roaring bonfire; enjoy some hot chocolate!
Join us for this free family event (sponsored by the Monona Park & Recreation Department) on Saturday, January 19 from 4 - 6 pm at Woodland Park.  Snowshoes will be available if you don't have your own.
Parking available adjacent to the park at Water Tower Place.

City Meetings for the week of 1/14/13

I find it useful to have information in one location to reference...with that said, here are the city events and some of the items from that agendas.  Also, here is a link to the calendar page for the City of Monona for further details, to access other events in the community, or to publish your events on the city website.

Plan Commission meeting

Date: Mon - 01/14/2013

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Rd., Community Media Room

Mass Transit Authority Meeting

Date: Wed - 01/16/2013

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: Monona City Hall, 5211 Schluter Rd., Large Conference Room

County Board Compensation...State over-reach?

State Rep. Joe Sanfelippo, R-West Allis, is offering a bill to put the board's (Milwaukee) salary and budget, both of which would be dramatically slashed, to a binding referendum.

This is an interesting concept...the state determining what and how a county structures and runs their board.  I was under the impression for so long that most Republicans believed local control over government.   

I don't understand why we would think it is OK for the state to dictate how a county decides to form, and run their county board.  It the local folks don't like the way things are there is a simple way to make this change....elect folks to the board that support this change and will make this change formal.  This is another example of over-reach from the state into local issues (much like the handicapping of their budgets).

click here for more information

Will there be Hockey soon?

It looks like there is finally a deal in the works to get professional hockey back on track.  Although I miss having pro hockey, living in Monona - there is no close access to a professional team, and little local coverage.  See Link for more information on the deal.

Monona is open for skating on the lagoon!

Today it was official, the lagoon was cleared and the shelter was open from 11-4 with heat.  There was hot chocolate, popcorn and water for sale.  Please come down and enjoy some time on the ice.  Please also comment to the city about your appreciation of having this cleared and if you have additional interest in having a hockey rink and/or general skating rink flooded on the field by the shelter.  This could be open much sooner than the lagoon (its dangerous to have the public works folks on the ice with equipment too soon).