Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes Madison Public Library to apply for and accept if awarded, grant funding of up to $2,000,000 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration. The grant will fund a portion of the costs of construction for the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park project. Matching funding is available within the Madison Public Library’s 2023 Adopted Capital Budget within the Reindahl Imagination Center / Library Project (MUNIS 17085). If the grant is awarded, the Madison Public Library’s 2025 Adopted Capital Budget will be amended to appropriate the grant funding.
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Authorizing Madison Public Library to submit, and if awarded, accept grant of up to $2,000,000 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration for Imagination Center at Reindahl Park construction and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with State of Wisconsin Department of Administration to accept grant award. (District 12)
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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, the Imagination Center concept was derived from a two year long planning process conducted by Madison Public Library that resulted in Communities Inspiring Libraries: A Strategic Plan for Eastside Growth; and,
WHEREAS, the Madison Public Library identified northeast Madison as an area in need of a library and expanded library service, but learned that other civic and social services are needed as well; and,
WHEREAS, the existing public shelter and restrooms at Reindahl Park were in need of replacement and a new vision; and,
WHEREAS, the Reindahl Park Master Plan includes the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park and was approved by the Board of Park Commissioners on January 11, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison entered...
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