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Monona committee reviews tree program, e‑cycle plans and comp‑plan sustainability items
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Summary
At its April meeting the Monona Sustainability Committee heard staff updates on a DNR‑funded tree planting program (spring delivery and volunteer plans), the June e‑cycle event, Renew the Blue Council participation and early-stage comprehensive plan sustainability work; staff will follow up on implementation details.
The City of Monona Sustainability Committee received several routine program updates on April 2, including a tree-planting program, the annual electronics-recycling event and early work on green-building incentives for the city’s comprehensive plan revision.
Staff said the Monona Tree program met the grant requirements for a Wisconsin DNR reimbursement and that the DNR reimbursement amount recorded in the meeting was $3,900; staff reported the program’s net cost to the city as “just under $3,000” after the reimbursement. Delivery of the trees is scheduled around April 20 with planting planned for the weekend of April 25; the city forester will continue to provide site visits for homeowners at a $25 fee. "We were just that was great," the chair said, adding praise for volunteers and staff who helped execute the planting.
The committee also reviewed the EcoCycle (electronics recycling) event planned for June 28, noted last year’s collection numbers (58 electronics collected as reported), and agreed to recruit two volunteers and to coordinate marketing in May. Staff said the event lot is reserved and that collection runs roughly 8 a.m. to noon.
On broader sustainability coordination, the chair said she and the mayor serve as Monona delegates to the Clean Lakes Alliance Renew the Blue Council and described joining a sub‑group focused on reducing leaves in streets to lower phosphorus runoff. Staff warned that the comprehensive plan update is early in the process but that WHEDA (Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority) sustainability standards and possible TIF‑linked green-infrastructure incentives will be topics for discussion; an early‑summer public input meeting on the comp‑plan was anticipated.
What happens next: staff will distribute volunteer signups for planting and the e‑cycle event, follow up with the city forester on homeowner site visits, and coordinate with planning staff on the comp‑plan public input timeline so committee members can attend and advocate for sustainability measures.
