Fiscal Note
There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of the Plan. Implementing recommendations within the Plan will require the inclusion of expenditures in future capital and operating budgets, subject to Common Council approval at that time.
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Adopting the Emerson East-Eken Park-Yahara Neighborhood Plan (EEEPY) as a Supplement to the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan, adopted January 17, 2006, recommends the adoption of neighborhood plans for established residential neighborhoods within the City; and
WHEREAS the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Committee designated the Emerson East-Eken Park-Yahara Planning Study Area (Census Tract 21.0 and portions of Census Tract 18.04 and 102 - see attached map) as a CDBG Concentration Neighborhood for the purposes of providing planning assistance and CDBG funding for eligible improvement projects; and
WHEREAS the Emerson East-Eken Park-Yahara Steering Committee (EEEPY SC), appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Common Council, guided the planning process and met 20 times from January 2014 to July 2015 to review and discuss background data, issues, opportunities, public and stakeholder input, and to draft the vision, goals and recommendations of the EEEPY Plan; and
WHEREAS, representatives from the City of Madison, EEEPY SC, Eken Park Neighborhood Association, Emerson East Neighborhood Association, and Sherman Terrace Condominium Association solicited community ideas and input through stakeholder interviews and roundtable discussions, two public open house events and neighborhood association and other community meetings; and
WHEREAS, the EEEPY Plan describes the desired vision for the future of the planning study area and provides recommendations to guide land use and investment decisions, to improve the safety and efficiency of transportation, to improve community health and wellness, to expand community programming and services, to enhance parks and open spaces, to increase affordable housing and improve housing quality, and to improve access to job skills training and employment resources; and
WHEREAS, CDBG will work with the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development and other agencies to implement eligible projects with CDBG funding in 2016 and 2017.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council does hereby adopt the Emerson East-Eken Park-Yahara Neighborhood Plan and the goals, recommendations and implementation steps contained therein as a supplement to the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, that the appropriate City agencies consider including the recommendations of the Emerson East-Eken Park-Yahara Neighborhood Plan in future work plans and budgets.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development shall monitor the implementation status of recommendations included in the Plan and shall work to update the Plan within 10-15 years.