Fiscal Note
CDBG Commission has allocated $126,300 to implement eligible projects recommended within the Plan. The Common Council must approve final authorization for CDBG eligible projects. The Plan also includes various capital projects with estimated costs ranging from $20,000 to several hundred thousand dollars, depending on the project, affecting primarily the Traffic Engineering, Engineering and Parks agencies. Under the attached "Implementation Strategy," these projects are anticipated to be implemented over the next five to ten years, with funding to be requested in future capital budgets, subject to Common Council approval.
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SUBSTITUTE - Adopting the Hiestand Neighborhood Plan and recommendations contained in the plan. (3rd Ald. Dist.)
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WHEREAS the City of Madison's Comprehensive Plan adopted January 17, 2006 (Substitute Ordinance No. 02207) recommends the adoption of neighborhood plans for established residential neighborhoods within the City; and
WHEREAS the Hiestand Neighborhood Plan follows the format of the adopted Comprehensive Plan and provides additional and detailed recommendations regarding the future of the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Commission has designated the Hiestand area (Census Tracts 30.02) as a CDBG Concentration Neighborhood for the purposes of providing planning assistance and CDBG funding for eligible neighborhood improvements; and
WHEREAS the Hiestand Neighborhood Steering Committee (HNSC) guided the preparation of the Plan with input from the Hiestand Neighborhood Association as well as neighborhood residents, business community, and other interested stakeholders; and
WHEREAS the HNSC prioritized the top six overall plan recommendations, in priority order: 1) Improve Milwaukee Street Corridor to accommodate pedestrian islands, parking and bicycle lanes, and directional markings, 2) Develop an accessible pedestrian path along existing drainage way to conn...
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