Fiscal Note
As part of the 2007 Operating Budget process, the Common Council adopted Board of Estimates amendment Number Eight regarding the Mall Concourse operation. This amendment added one Public Works Maintenance Worker 2 position to the Parks Division - Mall Concourse service, with costs of $50,785 to be offset by increased Mall Concourse assessment fee revenues. The amendment also anticipated a change in policy which would allow for the added revenue amounts to be recovered.
The attached resolution authorizes a change in existing policy primarily by removing the State Capitol building from the assessment formula. This property actually receives no services from the Mall Concourse staff, and would therefore be properly excluded from the calculations under the new policy. This formula change would result in a cost redistribution toward the private property owners, thereby raising the Mall Concourse assessment fee revenues. This enhanced revenue would be used to offset the costs of the new position.
During the fiscal year of September 2005 through August 2006, net Mall Concourse expenditures totaled $660,040. Of that amount, the sum of $567,881.79 was assessable, with the remainder of $92,158.22 accounted for by various State-owned properties and therefore unrecoverable.
No appropriation is required. There is no anticipated impact upon cost controls or the property tax levy.
Title
To add a new (1) Public Works Maintenance Worker 2 (PWMW2) to perform duties and to revise a new State Street Mall - Capitol Concourse Assessment District that will remove the assessments against the State Capital property on Madison's Capital Square.
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Preamble
Since 1982 a portion of the costs to maintain the State Street Mall - Capitol Concourse (Mall/Concourse) have been recovered through special assessment charges against properties within the footprint of the Mall/Concourse (as shown on the attached map). These charges have been calculated in accordance with Council Resolution 37,401 adopted on October 6,1981 setting forth the policy for specially charging maintenance costs to properties within the State Street Mall/Capitol Concourse District.
The properties owned by the state within the footprint of the Mall/Concourse around the Capitol do not pay any special assessment charges in accordance with state statutes. The assessments on those state-owned properties will be removed from the footprint of the Mall/Concourse assessments and will be absorbed by the remaining Mall/Concourse properties contained within the footprint.
Due to the increased maintenance workload of the Mall/Concourse District, the Parks Division anticipates hiring one additional Public Works Maintenance Worker II to be assigned to the Mall/Concourse section. The salary, benefits and other employee costs for this staff person will be funded through the special assessment charges and collected annually via that special assessment. This position is subject to all City of Madison personnel rules and regulations of employment. This position is also subject to all step and salary increases as determined by contract with Union Local 60.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the assessments for State-owned properties will be redistributed in the special assessment paid by owners of properties within the State Street Mall - Capitol Concourse District.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That the salary, benefits and other employee costs for one (1) Public Works Maintenance Worker II will be added to the special assessment charges to be paid by owners of properties within the State Street Mall - Capitol Concourse District.