Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required with the adoption of this plan and amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
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Adopting the Northeast Area Plan, adopting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and archiving underlying plans.
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WHEREAS, on August 2, 2022 the City of Madison Common Council authorized the Planning Division’s shift to a planning framework with twelve (12) Area Plans that cover the entire city and are updated every ten (10) years (RES-22-00577); and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Common Council authorized the Planning Division to prepare the Northeast Area Plan on January 17, 2023 (RES-23-00068); and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Common Council adopted a public participation plan for the Northeast Area Plan on September 19, 2023 (RES-23-00589), as required by Wis. Stat. § 66.1001(4) to amend the Comprehensive Plan, which described how the City intended to make the process accessible to all; and
WHEREAS, the public participation process included more traditional engagement through a project website, interactive mapping, virtual meetings, in-person meetings, emailed project updates to interested parties, distribution of informational materials, focus groups, neighborhood association visits, social media posts, traditional media; and
WHEREAS, the public participation process also included contracting with several Community Partners and coordinating with the City’s Neighborhood Navigators to engage traditionally underrepresented residents through focus groups and participation in community events and activities; and
WHEREAS, Plan progress updates were provided to several City boards, committees, and commission during the process; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Committee designated the Hawthorne-Truax area (portions of Census Tracts 25.0, 26.01 and 26.02), Sandburg area (portion of Census Tract 26.02), and Burke Heights area (portion of Census Tracts 26.01 and 26.03) as CDBG eligible neighborhoods, with a higher proportion of low- and moderate- income residents, for the purposes of providing planning assistance and to facilitate deeper public engagement and guide future neighborhood investments; and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is studying proposed changes to the Highway 51 and Interstate 39/90/94 corridors which includes the Northeast Area, and the Northeast Area Plan actions related to these WisDOT studies reflect the community’s desire to connect neighborhoods safely and comfortably and not be solely focused on moving vehicles; and
WHEREAS, consistent with RES-22-00577, archiving of adopted plans within the Northeast Area Plan boundary was considered as part of the development of the Northeast Area Plan, and the adopted plans were reviewed to identify the recommendations from each adopted plan that should be incorporated into the Northeast Area Plan before being archived; and
WHEREAS, the planning framework states that the Generalized Future Land Use Map developed through each area plan process will directly update the Comprehensive Plan’s Generalized Future Land Use Map; and
WHEREAS, the Northeast Area Plan’s actions are based on: citywide policies including the Comprehensive Plan, recommendations in underlying plans, and feedback received from the community, and
WHEREAS, Plan actions focus on guiding changes to the physical aspects of the Northeast Area that occur incrementally over decades, such as development initiated by the private sector and infrastructure improvements typically carried out by the public sector; and
WHEREAS, the Community Action Strategy includes actions for physical improvements and capacity building in the Hawthorne-Truax, Sandburg, and Burke Heights areas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison has held at least one public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan amendment in compliance with the requirements of Section 66.1001(4)(d) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Madison Plan Commission recommends adoption of the Northeast Area Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, the East Towne-Burke Heights Neighborhood Development Plan (initially adopted in 1987), Hanson Road Neighborhood Development Plan (2000) Carpenter-Ridgeway-Hawthorne-Truax Neighborhood Plan (2001), Ridgewood East Central Development Plan (2002), Greater East Towne Area Plan (2021) and Hawthorne-Truax Neighborhood Plan (2023) are archived which means they will no longer be used by the City for project review or planning purposes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that relevant maps and text in the Comprehensive Plan shall be updated to address the adoption of the Northeast Area Plan and archiving of the above-listed plans.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, as recorded in its official minutes, the City of Madison Plan Commission recommends the City of Madison Common Council adopt Ordinance File ID 84382, which will constitute its amendment of the City of Madison Comprehensive Plan under Section 66.1001 of the Wisconsin Statutes to update the Generalized Future Land Use Map and Bicycle Facilities map to reflect the Northeast Area Plan.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that staff is directed to implement the actions contained in the Plan, including Community Development Block Grant-funded projects in the Community Action Strategy.