Fiscal Note
The 2012 adopted capital budget of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development authorizes $300,000 in grant funds for business planning, predevelopment, and design expenses as part of the total $2.3 million in funding included in Project No. 16, "Madison Sustainability Commerce Center," Account No. 810728. No additional appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the Director of the Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development to issue a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for consultant services to hire a private-sector work team to partner with City staff on the preparation of a Madison Sustainability Commerce Center Feasibility Study (“Study”), and authorizing a City staff team to select the work team consultant(s) to prepare said Study.
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WHEREAS, the Madison Sustainability Commerce Center (MSCC) concept is a privately developed and owned 50,000 - 75,000 s.f. commercial office and flex/tech building to be housed within Madison’s Capitol East District; and,
WHEREAS, the MSCC will house established firms and new entrepreneurs in green and sustainability-oriented industry sectors; and,
WHEREAS, the MSCC will be housed in an energy efficient building incorporating the latest in green building technology; and,
WHEREAS, the MSCC will provide common/shared space for collaboration between tenants and outreach to the broader Madison community; and,
WHEREAS, under the direction of the Capitol Area Regional Planning Commission, the City received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be used for business/project planning, design, and predevelopment activities; and,
WHEREAS, a feasibility study is first needed to determine if the MSCC is a viable project; and,
WHEREAS, a feasibility study can best be completed by an interdisciplinary work team of private consultants, working with City staff.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Planning & Communit...
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