Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the execution of an agreement between the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) and the Greater Madison MPO in calendar year 2027. The Planning Division's 2027 Executive Operating Budget includes $4,911 of anticipated federal funding revenue and $546 in local match funding within the MPO service for the MPO’s transportation planning services within the Other Grants Fund. This funding is contingent on passage of the 2027 Operating Budget by the Council in mid-November. No additional appropriation is required with approval of this agreement.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) for the Greater Madison MPO to provide transportation planning services to CARPC in calendar year 2027
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison Planning Division provides staffing for the Greater Madison MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) and the city serves as the MPO’s fiscal and administrative agent; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Madison MPO is the designated MPO for the Madison Metropolitan Area with responsibilities to perform metropolitan transportation planning and programming activities; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC) is the regional land use and area-wide water quality management planning agency for Dane County with responsibilities that include preparing a master plan for the physical development of the region and approving local government requests for expansions of their sewer service areas; and
WHEREAS, CARPC is in need of services to conduct transportation planning for Dane County, including areas outside of the Madison Metropolitan Planning Area; and
WHEREAS, CARPC will receive federal Planning funding from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) in 2027 for transportation related planning activities; and
WHEREAS, CARPC is requesting that the Greater Madison MPO provide transportation planning services in a manner that has been provided historically by the MPO to CARPC since the MPO function was separated from the RPC; and
WHEREAS, these services in 2027 are to consist of (1) conducting analyses of the impact of proposed Sewer Service Area amendments in the county on the multi-modal transportation system, including assessing the capacity to handle the traffic to be generated, ability to serve the development with public transit, accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists, other design issues, and overall consistency with the goals, policies, and recommendations in the Connect Greater Madison 2050 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP); (2) providing assistance in preparing the transportation element of comprehensive plan updates for communities or providing other transportation related local planning assistance; (3) providing assistance in preparing regional plan (RTP and Regional Development Framework) consistency reviews of comprehensive plans; (4) working with CARPC staff to integrate regional land use and transportation planning generally and coordinate performance measure tracking and outreach efforts; and/or (5) engaging in any other joint planning initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the city’s Planning Division and MPO have concluded that it would be desirable to continue to provide these services to CARPC as has been done in prior years by entering an agreement with CARPC; and
WHEREAS, on November 25, 2025, the City of Madison approved RES-25-00602 (Leg File #90528) Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC); and
WHEREAS, the MPO will invoice CARPC on a quarterly basis for the cost of its transportation planning services not to exceed $4,911 or 90% of the total $5,457 available for calendar year 2027 with the city covering the 10% local match.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized to enter into an agreement with CARPC for the MPO to provide transportation planning work activities to CARPC in calendar year 2027.