Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Parks Division to apply for and accept if awarded, grant funding from Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation “WEDC” Vibrant Spaces. The grant will fund a portion of the costs of improvements for public space enhancements at Crowley Station/Well #17. The project is included in the Parks Division 2023 Capital Budget Parkland Improvement Program (MUNIS 17421). If the grant is awarded, the Parks Division’s 2023 Adopted Capital Budget will be amended to appropriate the grant funding.
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Authorizing the Parks Division to submit, and if awarded, accept a grant $25,000 from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (“WEDC”) Vibrant Spaces grant program and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to accept the Vibrant Spaces grant award. (4th AD)
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WHEREAS, the Water Utility operates a subterranean well and reservoir on E. Wilson St. at 201 S. Hancock St. (well #17, also known as Crowley Station) which has a large exposed concrete surface; and,
WHEREAS, the First Settlement Neighborhood Master Plan (July 1995) called for the Crowley Station surface to be improved as public open space, and as a site for public art and seating; and,
WHEREAS, in 2013, the Madison Water Utility, the Parks Division, and neighborhood groups entered into Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Improvements to Crowley Station/Well 17 Open Space to allow the privately funded and constructed improvement of the Crowley Station surface into a usable public open space; and,
WHEREAS, since 2013, the Parks Division has continued to provide routine maintenance responsibilities for the public open space of Crowley Station; and,
WHEREAS, the Water Utility continues to support the efforts to maintain and provide improvements to of Crowley Station as a public open space, provided certain assurances are made so that the Water Utility can ensure the safety of th...
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