Fiscal Note
The adoption of the plan establishes recommendations to guide future investments in capital facilities and infrastructure within the neighborhood. As such, the adoption of the plan does not approve specific expenditures. Any additional capital expenditures to implement plan recommendations will require specific Common Council review and approval.
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SUBSTITUTE - Adopting the Allied-Dunn's Marsh-Belmar Neighborhood's Physical Improvement Plan. 10th Ald. Dist.
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WHEREAS the City of Madison, in cooperation with the City of Fitchburg and Wisconsin Department of Transportation jointly funded the preparation of a physical improvement plan for the Allied-Dunn's Marsh-Belmar Neighborhood focusing on physical infrastructure improvements within the neighborhood, redevelopment of underutilized and undeveloped properties, traffic circulation system improvements, and recommendations to address the negative effects associated with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Verona Road/West Beltline Highway reconfiguration; and
WHEREAS in order to inform the recommendations included in the plan, the City funded the preparation of the "Allied Drive Commercial Area Redevelopment Study", which produced findings and recommendations for the Madison Plaza (Super Saver) area and the "Allied Drive Housing Study" that provided findings related to the demand for additional owner-occupied and rental housing within the area which are summarized in the Plan; and
WHEREAS the physical improvement plan recommendations informed the City's adoption of a resolution in September, 2004 commenting on the Draft Verona Road/West Beltline Highway Environmental Impact Statement; and
WHEREAS as part of the plan preparation, three public meetings were held to review findings and recommendations; and
WHEREAS the Draft Physical Improvements Plan has informed the preparation of the broader "vision for the Allied community" plan, which provides a statement of goals and strategies to guide City staff and policy bodies as they work to carry-out neighborhood improvement activities within the Allied Drive area; and
WHEREAS the Draft Physical Improvements Plan has served as a basis for ongoing discussions related to the development and implementation of neighborhood improvement activities; and
WHEREAS it is important to recognize that the recommendations included in the plan were developed with the cooperation and involvement of the City of Fitchburg as much of the area lies within the City of Fitchburg.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council hereby adopts the Allied-Dunn's Marsh-Belmar Neighborhood's Physical Improvement Plan as an element of the City's Master Plan to guide the City's future investment decisions related to physical infrastructure improvements, traffic circulation system improvements, ongoing efforts to work with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on the Verona Road/West Beltline Highway Reconfiguration Project, and the redevelopment of underutilized and undeveloped properties within the neighborhood.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council accepts the findings of the Allied Drive Commercial Area Redevelopment Study focused on the Madison Plaza (Super Saver) area and the Allied Drive Housing Study focused on the market for owner-occupied and rental housing within the area, as summarized in the Physical Improvements Plan.
BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED that the recommendations from the reviewing commissions are incorporated into the adopted plan and Planning staff are directed to make the necessary changes to the maps and text to incorporate the comments.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Allied Drive Task Force should explore, with the assistance of the Police Department, returning parking to Allied Drive (and other streets) to further assist in traffic calming measures.