Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Planning Division's 2025 Adopted Operating Budget to appropriate $1.0 million in federal funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the Safe Streets and Roads for All Planning grant to the Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). The City serves as the fiscal agent for the MPO, and the MPO will be the designated recipient of the grant. Five local municipalities that are part of the MPO will be receiving the federal funds; the MPO is serving as the pass-through agency for administration of the grant. The 20% local match required of the grant will be paid directly by the local participating municipalities. The MPO will also retain up to 15% of the total project amount of $1.25 million for administration tasks related to the grant. The proposed resolution further authorizes the execution of the grant agreement between the City and the USDOT, and it authorizes the execution of sub-agreements with participating municipalities.
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Authorizing City of Madison, on behalf of the Greater Madison MPO, to execute a grant agreement with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for up to $1.25 million for the Greater Madison MPO Regional Safe Streets - Community Safety Enhancement Partnership project; amending the 2025 adopted operating budget to accept $1.0 million in grant funding from the USDOT; authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the resulting grant agreement; and, authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign sub agreements with participating local agencies.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison Planning Division provides staffing for the Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the City serves as the MPO’s fiscal and administrative agent; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Madison MPO is the designated MPO for the Madison Metropolitan Area with responsibilities to perform metropolitan transportation planning and programming activities; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Madison MPO was awarded a Safe Streets and Roads for All Planning Grant from the USDOT for the purposes of assisting local agencies within the MPO’s planning area to develop supplemental safety planning studies to support the MPO’s Regional Safety Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the grant will provide funding for the following roadway safety planning activities:
1) Up to $300,000 ($240,000 federal + $60,000 local match) to the City of Fitchburg to develop a Vision Zero Plan,
2) Up to $150,000 ($120,000 federal + $30,000 local match) to the City of Verona to develop a Safe Routes to School Plan,
3) Up to $150,000 ($120,000 federal + $30,000 local match) to the Village of Cottage Grove to develop an Active Transportation Plan,
4) Up to $150,000 ($120,000 federal + $30,000 local match) to the Village of Shorewood Hills to develop a Safety Action Plan,
5) Up to $500,000 ($400,000 federal + $100,000 local match) to Dane County to develop a Highway Safety Plan County Highway Comprehensive Safety Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Madison MPO would be the designated recipient of the federal grant award in the amount of $1.0 million; and
WHEREAS, the participating local agencies will provide the required 20% local match for each of their respective projects, totaling $250,000; and
WHEREAS, the participating local agencies have or will have the ability to meet the financial obligations of the cost-sharing requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison through the Greater Madison MPO will contract separately with each participating local agency for administration of the federal grant portion; and
WHEREAS, the budget of Madison’s Planning Department will be increased by $1.0 million to reflect the federal portion of the USDOT Safe Streets - Community Safety Enhancement Partnership grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Madison, as fiscal and administrative agent for the Greater Madison MPO, is authorized to execute the USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All grant and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign the agreement and related documents, in a format approved by the City Attorney; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City, on behalf of the Greater Madison MPO, is authorized to enter into sub agreements with each local participating agency and the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign the agreements and related documents, in a format approved by the City Attorney; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City, on behalf of the Greater Madison MPO, is authorized to retain up to 15% of the total project amount of $1.25 million for administration tasks related to the grant on behalf of the participating local agencies; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Greater MPO 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; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Planning Division’s 2025 Adopted Operating Budget is amended so that the revenues and commensurate expenditures in the grant fund will be increased by $1.0 million to reflect the federal funds granted by the Safe Streets for All Grant.