Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution adopts a Relocation Order for the acquisition of land interests required for the construction of safety and maintenance of stormwater management facilities required for flood mitigation and restoration within the Old Sauk Trails Business Park Pond and Greenways portion of the Pheasant Branch Greenway at an estimated cost of $250,000. Funding for this project was approved in the Stormwater Utility's 2024 Adopted Capital Budget (Munis #14370). No additional appropriation is required.
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Determining a Public Purpose and Necessity and adopting Relocation Orders for the acquisition of land interests required for the construction and maintenance of stormwater management facilities required for flood mitigation and restoration within the Old Sauk Trails Business Park Pond and Greenways portion of the Pheasant Branch Greenway. (District 9)
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PREAMBLE
WHEREAS, the City of Madison has experienced increased frequency and intensity of rainfall events over the past ten to fifteen years, prompting the City to begin a comprehensive watershed planning process. This process began with watersheds hardest hit by 2018 flooding and included the area identified as the Pheasant Branch Watershed. The City began the Pheasant Branch Watershed study in April 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Engineering Division completed and presented the Pheasant Branch Watershed Study to the Board of Public Works on March 8, 2023. This was the first of many Watershed Studies to be completed of the City’s twenty-two watersheds. The Board of public works accepted the final report and the proposed solutions within the Pheasant Branch Watershed Study at its meeting of March 8, 2023, Legistar File ID No. 76225. The report included solutions for the Old Sauk Trails Business Park Ponds and Greenway portion of the Pheasant Branch Greenway system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Common Council adopted Resolution RES-21-00051, File ID 63511, ...
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