Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the application and acceptance of a WI DOT Carbon Reduction Program grant to support the development of a Curb Management Action Plan. The requested grant amount is up to $500,000 with a local match up to $100,000. Funding for the local match will be included in the Parking Division’s 2025 operating budget request and supported by Parking revenues.
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Authorizing the Transportation Department, to submit a grant application to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for up to $500,000 dollars, accept grant funding if awarded, and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the resulting grant agreement.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison is dedicated to reducing carbon emissions in our community; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Department and Parking Division is committed to carrying out the City’s Complete Green Streets goals; and
WHEREAS, Transportation Department and Parking Division are interested in obtaining a carbon reduction grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to develop a curb management program that reduces transportation emissions by optimizing curb use to decrease idling and traffic congestion, coordinate curbside needs, such as deliveries, passenger pick-ups, micro-mobility, green infrastructure, and parking through an equity and sustainability lens; and enhance multimodal transportation options by prioritizing safe infrastructure for biking and public transit, thus reducing reliance on single-occupancy vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison continues to be one of the fastest-growing communities in Wisconsin, and the related development has resulted in increased demand for curbside space in neighborhoods around the city; and
WHEREAS, the grant will provide funding for costs associated with planning, development, data collection, and support of the new program; and
WHEREAS, we will be requesting funding for up to five hundred thousand dollars; and
WHEREAS, the local match requirement for the grant is up to $100,000 and will be included in Parking’s 2025 operating budget request and supported by the Parking Enterprise Fund; and
WHEREAS, the grant application form includes legal terms, obligations, and/or commitments from the City, and/or requires a signature from a person who is authorized to bind the City to such things; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Department of Transportation staff can attest to the validity and veracity of the statements and representations contained in the grant application; and
WHEREAS, if awarded, the granting agency may require the City to sign a contract, grant agreement, and/or other documents binding the City to certain obligations,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Madison Transportation Department is authorized, on behalf of the City, to apply for the Wisconsin DOT Carbon Reduction Program grant and sign all application materials, after any legal terms within the application are reviewed by the City Attorney; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, if awarded, the City is authorized to enter into an agreement with Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the grant, and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign the agreement and related paperwork, in a format approved by the City Attorney; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that Department staff are authorized to sign related paperwork or forms that are not part of the grant agreement or that are provided after the Mayor and Clerk sign the initial grant agreement, if required, after any legal terms included in those forms are reviewed by the City Attorney.