City of Madison - File #: 04573

• File #: 04573
• Version: 1
• Name: Wisconsin Youth Company Gym Divider.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/20/2006
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 10/17/2006
• Final action: 10/17/2006
• Enactment date: 10/18/2006
• Enactment #: RES-06-00866
• Title: Authorizing the provision of CDBG funds to assist the Wisconsin Youth Company improve its neighborhood center facility in ways that address City, Community and Neighborhood Development Objectives.
• Sponsors: Cindy Thomas, Tim Bruer, Santiago Rosas, Jed Sanborn

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/17/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
10/9/2006	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
10/3/2006	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer
9/25/2006	1	Finance Dept/Approval Group	Approved Fiscal Note By The Comptroller's Office
9/25/2006	1	CDBG Office	Referred for Introduction
9/20/2006	1	CDBG Office	Fiscal Note Required / Approval

Fiscal Note
$20,000 in Federal CDBG funds is available within the Community Acquisition/Rehab Fund. Use of the funds will not count toward the State expenditure limits.
Title
Authorizing the provision of CDBG funds to assist the Wisconsin Youth Company improve its neighborhood center facility in ways that address City, Community and Neighborhood Development Objectives.
Body
AGENCY:

The Wisconsin youth Company is a community agency based in Madison established over 30 years ago to promote and manage recreational and social development programs for youth and their families. It operates within Dane County and Waukesha County but its headquarters are located on McKenna Boulevard in the southwestern part of Madison. The organization currently manages 45 program sites, and serves over 7,000 youth and their families yearly.

PROJECT:

Over the last several years, the Wisconsin Youth Company has converted some of its McKenna Boulevard space into programming space for use by other community and human service groups serving the larger neighborhood. In 2006, the Council approved the use of $40,000 in Allied/Emerging Neighborhood funds to help the Youth Company provide coordination, space, and outreach for community groups serving area residents. The Youth Company space has evolved into a neighborhood center and currently includes 16 groups that provide services to youth and their families in the area. The organization would be able to serve more families and host more groups if they were able to install a flexible divider wall within its gymnasium, in effect creating twice the programming space than available now.

ACTIONS:

WHEREAS, the CDBG program, as amended, and its implementing regulations located at 24 CFR Part 42, permit the City of Madison to help community agencies that serve lower income people;

WHEREAS, CD staff and the CDBG Commission have reviewed this proposal and find that it furthers the goals expressed in the Five-Year Community and N...