Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required for this resolution supporting the grant application. The skate park project is currently included in the Capital Improvement Program for Central Park, with anticipated Year 2013 funding of $450,000 from private contributions and $300,000 from Impact Fees (see Parks Project #23). The actual appropriation for this project would be made as a part of the 2013 Capital Budget process.
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Supporting the application by the City of Madison Parks Division for a Dane County Partners for Recreation and Conservation (PARC) grant to develop a Central Park skatepark.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison and the Madison Skatepark Fund continue to build upon a successful relationship and work towards development of a Central Park skate park; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison supports the development of the Central Park skate park; and
WHEREAS, the master plan for Central Park development includes a site for the development of a skate park; and
WHEREAS, the Madison SkatePark Fund has provided significant leadership in aiding the City of Madison Parks Division in identifying funding opportunities for the skate park project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Parks Division in coordination with the Madison Skatepark Fund are applying for a Dane County Partners for Recreation and Conservation (PARC) grant to assist in the capital costs of developing a skate park in Central Park; and
WHEREAS, the 2013 City of Madison Capital Improvement Program included within the 2012 Adopted Parks Division Capital Budget includes $300,000 in Park Impact Fee funding and $450,000 in external funding sources towards the development of a skate park in Central Park; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Madison Common Council supports the grant application for a Dane County Partners for Recreation and Conservation (PARC) grant for the Central Park Skatepark project.