Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the City of Madison, for the Madison Public Library, to apply for and accept if awarded, grant funding of up to $4,250,000 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources Flexible Facilities Program. The grant will fund a portion of the costs of construction of the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park and once the grant amount is known, may replace a portion of the GO Borrowing. The City must demonstrate that there is financial capacity and funds are readily available to complete the project as proposed and that any funding needed from other financial sources is secured and committed to the project so it is ready to proceed immediately upon award.
The Library’s Imagination Center at Reindahl Park capital project has authorized funding of $4.5 million in private contributions, $13.875 million in GO Borrowing, and $500,000 in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) federal funding for a total budget of $18,625,000. If this grant is awarded, the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park capital project will be amended to reflect the grant and may reduce GO Borrowing such that there is sufficient funding to complete the project up to a total project cost of $22,875,000.
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Authorizing the City of Madison to submit, and if awarded, to accept a grant of up to $4,250,000 from the Flexible Facilities Program funded through the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources for the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park Project and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the State of Wisconsin to accept the grant award; and amending the 2024 Adopted Capital Budget of the Madison Public Library. (District 12 and District 17)
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WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin Division of Energy, Housing and Community Resources has established the Flexible Facilities Program, an initiative dedicated to supporting recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency including support for infrastructure and capital assets to support health access, broadband access, and inequities to critical services; and,
WHEREAS, the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park will be a multifunctional, indoor-outdoor library and community space that would be the first-ever library facility within a Madison park; and,
WHEREAS, construction of the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park will connect library and city services to the fast-growing and diverse northeast side of Madison; and,
WHEREAS, the facility will include indoor park pavilions, a library, community rooms and classrooms, computer service and wi-fi, and a programmatic component to bring needed services and social connections to the northeast side of Madison; and,
WHEREAS, the Library’s request of $4,250,000 in Flexible Facilities Program funding requires fiscal proof that the Library can complete the project by September 2026; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that City of Madison Public Library is authorized to apply for a Flexible Facilities Program construction grant to fund a portion of the construction costs of Imagination Center at Reindahl Park;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, if awarded the grant, the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign a grant agreement with the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration for the Flexible Facilities Grant award, in a format approved by the City Attorney, and any other documents necessary to comply with the grant requirements and to secure the grant funding; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, if awarded the grant, the 2024 Adopted Capital Budget for Madison Public Library will be amended to appropriate the grant revenue of up to $4,250,000 and expenditures in the amount of the grant funds awarded with total project cost of up to $22,875,000; and,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized to execute the above documents and any other documents related to this transaction in a form to be approved by the City Attorney.