Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Parks Division to apply for and to accept if awarded, grant funding of up to $450,000 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration. The grant will fund a portion of the costs of improvements for the Worthington Park Futsal project. Matching funding is available within the Park Division’s 2024 Adopted Capital Budget within the Park Land Improvements program (MUNIS 17421). If the grant is awarded, the Parks Division’s 2025 Adopted Capital Budget will be amended to appropriate the grant funding.
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Authorizing the Parks Division to submit, and if awarded, accept grant of up to $450,000 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration for park improvements and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with State of Wisconsin Department of Administration to accept grant award; and amending the Parks Division 2025 Adopted Capital Budget. (District 15)
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WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration has established the Grants for Local Projects program, an initiative dedicated to supporting non-state organizations in their pursuit of construction projects with a statewide public purpose; and,
WHEREAS, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Madison Parks Division and the Madison Parks Foundation for Futsal Pitches Project was entered into on April 24, 2024; and,
WHEREAS, the MOU indicates the Parks Division intends to install four futsal pitches by 2029; and,
WHEREAS, Worthington Park is located adjacent to the Darbo-Worthington Neighborhood Resource Team Focus Area; and,
WHEREAS, the Parks Division intends to construct a futsal pitch at Worthington Park; and,
WHEREAS, improvements at Worthington Park include one futsal pitch with lighting and resurfacing of the existing park path to provide accessible access; and,
WHEREAS, the City’s request of $450,000 in Grants for Local Projects program funding requires a match of $450,000; and,
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