Fiscal Note
No Fiscal Impact.
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Commending and Recognizing the members of the Lake Monona Waterfront Ad Hoc Committee for their dedicated service to the City of Madison Parks Division. (District 4)
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WHEREAS, Law Park sits on the shores of Lake Monona and the Parks Division had scheduled a master plan update for the park; and,
WHEREAS, John Nolen Drive was scheduled for reconstruction, led by the Engineering Division, is adjacent to Law Park and extends the same shoreline along Lake Monona; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor, Parks Division, and Engineering Department agreed that developing a master plan that would extend from Law Park to Olin Park, encompassing the John Nolen Drive causeway, would create the opportunity for a cohesive, linear park that would benefit Madison’s residents, businesses, and visitors; and,
WHEREAS, to attract national attention to the project and assure a high-quality design for the plan area the Parks Division established a Design Competition to select a design firm; and,
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2022, the Common Council authorized the formation of the Lake Monona Waterfront Ad Hoc Committee, a thirteen-member panel to select the Design Challenge winners and subsequently identify a preferred master plan option for recommendation to the Common Council; and,
WHEREAS, due to the significance of the project the Parks Division developed an outreach and application process to select a broad representation of community members to serve; and,
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2022, the Common Council confirmed the appointment of eleven of the thirteen residents to the Lake Monona Waterfront Ad Hoc Committee; and,
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2022, the Common Council confirmed the Mayoral appointment of two of thirteen residents to the Lake Monona Waterfront Ad Hoc Committee; and,
WHEREAS, the following residents served on the Lake Monona Waterfront Ad Hoc Committee, in the associated positions:
CHANDRA M. MILLER FIENEN (6th A.D.), as Board of Park Com...
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