San Damiano Project Steering Committee

Link to San Damiano Master Plan - Final Draft

Meetings

The Committee meets monthly as needed at 5:00 PM at the Monona City Hall Conference Room (5211 Schluter Rd, Monona WI  53716) unless otherwise noted.

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Members

  • Mary O’Connor, Mayor, Co-Chair
  • Andrew Kitslaar, President, Friends of San Damiano, Co-Chair
  • Wes Mosman Block, Committee Member, Friends of San Damiano Representative
  • Nancy Moore, Alderperson, Friends of San Damiano Representative
  • Kyla Beard, Committee Member, Ho-Chunk Nation Member
  • Tony Gomez-Phillips, Parks & Recreation Board Representative
  • Jessie Starr, Monona Grove Schools Reprensentative
  • Rebecca Holmquist, Committee Member, City Representative
  • Doug Wood, Alderperson, City Representative
  • Marliee Gorman, Committee Member, City Representative
  • Staff: Jake Anderson, Parks & Recreation Director


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The City of Monona reached an agreement to purchase an approximately 10-acre parcel from St. Nobert Abbey at 4123 Monona Drive on September 8, 2020 for a purchase price of $8.6 million.

The San Damiano Project Steering Committee was formed on August 16, 2021 by the Monona City Council to assist the City and the Friends of San Damiano (a 501c3 non-profit) to coordinate the work related to the City’s purchase of the former San Damiano property. The purpose of the Project Steering Committee is to provide advice to the City and the Friends of San Damiano on all issues identified in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) approved on May 26, 2021 by providing input on key issues if/when they arise and to provide direction on fundraising activities and leading the public Visioning and Master plan process with a selected professional services consultant.

The mission of the Project Steering Committee is to engage the community in the development of a financially feasible master plan that conserves San Damiano as a public asset.

San Damiano Vision & Statement of Purpose