Fiscal Note
The Planning Division's 2024 Adopted Operating Budget includes $50,000 for Area Plan processes, including the public participation activities undertaken as part of Area Plan development. $41,500 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding is also available for public participation activities in specific Census Tracts that aim to shape recommendations based on community-identified issues and needs. No additional City appropriation required.
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Authorizing the Planning Division to lead the preparation of the Southeast Area Plan and Adopting a Public Participation Plan
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WHEREAS, a planning framework with 12 area plans was approved by the Common Council on August 2, 2022 (RES-22-00577, File #71147); and
WHEREAS, RES-22-00577 identifies the Southeast Area as the third area plan to be undertaken; and
WHEREAS, the Southeast Area Plan is generally bounded by State Highway 30 on the north, the City of Monona and Lake Monona on the west, the Village of McFarland on the south, and Interstate 39/90 on the east, (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, substantial portions of the Southeast Area lack a neighborhood, area, or corridor plan to help guide growth and investment in these areas; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the planning framework, areas that include higher percentages of residents from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and those living with lower incomes than the remainder of the Southeast Area and city as a whole, will receive a special focus that includes more extensive public participation efforts; and
WHEREAS, there are six adopted city plans that cover portions of the Southeast Area: Marsh Road Neighborhood Plan (adopted in 1999), Hiestand Neighborhood Plan (2006), Stoughton Road Revitalization Project (2008), Royster-Clark Special Area Plan (2009), Cottage Grove Road Activity Centers Plan (2017), and Milwaukee Street Special Area Plan (2018); and
WHEREAS, the Southeast Area planning process will include a revi...
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