Fiscal Note
No City appropriation is required with the adoption of the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood 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 Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood Plan 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 Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Planning Study Area (a portion of Census Tract 20) as a CDBG Concentration Neighborhood for the purposes of providing planning assistance and CDBG funding for eligible improvement projects; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Division solicited input from residents, businesses, and stakeholders through four public open house events, interviews, surveys, and neighborhood association and other community meetings; and
WHEREAS, the 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, the planning process was augmented by a grant from Dane County B.U.I.L.D. (Better Urban Infill Development) Program to perform a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) for the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood Plan Study Area; and
WHEREAS, the CDBG Committee and CDBG Office will work with the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development and other agencies to implement eligible projects with CDBG funding in 2017 and 2018.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council does hereby adopt the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood Plan and recommendations 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 Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather 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.