Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution modifies RES-22-00635 (Legistar 72997) to extend the end date of the Task Force on Farmland Preservation from March 31, 2023 to June 30, 2023.The Task Force’s final report is expected to be available by the end of April and then must be reviewed by the Madison Food Policy Council, the Sustainable Madison Committee, and the Plan Commission before being sent to the Common Council. The extension will allow sufficient time for the process to take place. No appropriation is required.
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Modifying RES-22-00635 (Legistar 72997) to extend the end date of the Task Force on Farmland Preservation from 3/31/23 to 6/30/23
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WHEREAS, RES-22-00635 was enacted on September 6, 2022, to create the Task Force on Farmland Preservation with a dissolution date of March 31, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, the substantive work of the Task Force on Farmland Preservation will be complete by March 31, 2023, but the final report won’t be available until the end of April; and,
WHEREAS, per RES-22-00635, the final report must be reviewed by the Madison Food Policy Council, the Sustainable Madison Committee and the Plan Commission before being sent to the Common Council, a process which could take 6-8 weeks requiring the presence of Task Force members to address questions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the end date of the Task Force on Farmland Preservation is changed to June 30, 2023.