Fiscal Note
Total funding of $600,000 has been included for this project ($500,000 in 2013 and $100,000 in 2014). $500,000 has been included in the 2013 Adopted Capital Budget of the Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development (DPCED), Project No. 7, "Transportation Master Plan for a Livable City," Account No. 810731. Additionally, $10,000 may be utilized from DPCED Project No. 15, "TID 36 - Capitol Gateway Corridor," Account No. 823601.
This Resolution authorizes initiation of a planning study and expenditure of $509,674 for the Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan services contract.
City planning staff estimates that the planning process will require 18-24 months to complete. Staff resources from the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development's Planning Division, Economic Development Division, Traffic Engineering, City Engineering, Metro Transit and other agencies will be reallocated to provide support for the Consultant Team and Oversight Committee without the need for additional expenditure. Any future expenditures associated with the project will require further Council approval.
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A resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the consultant team of Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., for Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan services for the City of Madison.
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WHEREAS the City of Madison's population and economy is growing, and in order to help facilitate this growth and ensure a high quality of life, the City has identified a need for a comprehensive transportation master plan that integrates all modes of passenger and freight transportation (i.e., auto, bicycle, public transportation, pedestrian, freight rail and truck, high-capacity transit, air, etc.), identifies how those modes interconnect and work together, and identifies how the City's numerous plans and policies are enhanced and supported by it; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison supports goals to use land use objectives and policies that improve the residential quality of life for urban neighborhoods and improve mobility/access options for all Madison area residents and visitors to the City, and the coordination and integration of Madison's transportation and land use plans, policies and practices will help keep Madison vibrant and attractive to businesses, visitors and residents; and
WHEREAS the purpose of the Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan is to guide transportation decisions in the City of Madison (and coordinate the City's decisions with those of the greater larger metropolitan area), in order to help make Madison a more walkable, bikeable and livable city; and
WHEREAS the Plan will help to create and strengthen livable neighborhoods, will place an emphasis on creating transportation choices (especially bicycling and public transportation), and will help make the City more accessible and attractive to employers, visitors and residents; and
WHEREAS the Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan will identify the strategies and implementation recommendations necessary to connect all elements of the City's transportation system (providing clear connections to the regional transportation system), and will include a realistic, strategic implementation plan for the City to follow for the next 25 years, and beyond; and
WHEREAS in late 2012, the City of Madison sought proposals from qualified inter-disciplinary Consultant Teams through the release of a request for proposals (RFP) for transportation master planning services, 6 proposals were reviewed by the City, and the consultant team of Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. were found to be a responsive and responsible proposer whose proposal is most advantageous to the City of Madison; and
WHEREAS the contract under which the consultant team of Nelson/Nygaard Team will provide services to the City will commence in mid 2013 and the duration of the contract is estimated to be 18 to 24 months; and,
WHEREAS, the total cost of the Phase 2 Master Planning services contract is $509,674.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council hereby authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the consultant team of Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., for Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan services for the City of Madison.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that throughout the planning process, the Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan Oversight Committee provide oversight of the study process and City staff and the consultant team's work; the Committee will oversee the study's citizen participation process and the Committee meetings will be a focus of the citizen participation process; and the Committee will make recommendations to the Mayor and the Common Council on the consultant's report and follow up actions that may be needed.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the work of the Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan Oversight Committee and Consultant Team will be supported by the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development's Planning Division, Economic Development Division, Traffic Engineering, City Engineering, Metro Transit and other agencies, as needed, with the Planning Division serving as the lead agency.