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File #: 06077    Version: 1 Name: Determining a Public Purpose & necessity & adopting a Relocation Order for the City of Madison to acquire necessary land interests required for the planned public bike path, stream bank imp. for the Starkweather Creek West Branch & Clyde Gallagher Reconst
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/30/2007 In control: BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
On agenda: 5/15/2007 Final action: 5/15/2007
Enactment date: 5/18/2007 Enactment #: RES-07-00528
Title: Determining a Public Purpose and necessity and adopting a Relocation Order for the City of Madison to acquire necessary land interests required for the planned public bike path, stream bank improvements for the Starkweather Creek West Branch and Clyde Gallagher Avenue reconstruction improvements and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign all documents necessary to accomplish the acquisition of said land interests. (15th AD)
Sponsors: Larry Palm
Attachments: 1. DRAFT MAPS_Starkweather acquisitions.pdf, 2. Draft_Interests.pdf
Fiscal Note
Est. cost is $24,000. Funds available in account ESTM-58110-810394-00-53W0223-Stormwater - Starkweather Creek Watershed-Land/Easement - ROW acquisition costs
Title
Determining a Public Purpose and necessity and adopting a Relocation Order for the City of Madison to acquire necessary land interests required for the planned public bike path, stream bank improvements for the Starkweather Creek West Branch and Clyde Gallagher Avenue reconstruction improvements and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to sign all documents necessary to accomplish the acquisition of said land interests. (15th AD)
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PREAMBLE

The City of Madison Engineering Division has established Project No. 53W0223 - Clyde Gallagher Ave Reconstruction & Starkweather Stream bank Stabilization. The City is proposing to construct a bike and pedestrian route along Starkweather Creek from Milwaukee Street to Darbo Drive in connection with stream bank improvements. This project is being closely coordinated with the project to construct a path from Darbo Drive to the existing Starkweather Path north of Aberg Avenue.

The City-funded project from Milwaukee Street to Darbo Drive is planned for construction in 2007. It will consist of a new bike and pedestrian bridge over Starkweather Creek, 0.2 miles of bike / pedestrian path and several blocks of street, reconstructed to accommodate bikes, with new sidewalk to serve pedestrians. It will also include stream bank and habitat restoration with removal of the existing steel sheeting along this section of creek. This will be the first major project implementing the City's Starkweather Creek Watershed Master Plan.

The project requires land interest acquisitions from four properties to facilitate the improvements.

The City of Madison Real Estate Section of the Community and Economic Development Unit has established a Master File / Project No. 8708 to administer the land interest acquisitions required for the proposed improve...

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