City of Madison - File #: 78675

• File #: 78675
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/30/2023
• In control: WATER UTILITY BOARD
• On agenda: 8/1/2023
• Final action: 8/1/2023
• Enactment date: 8/4/2023
• Enactment #: RES-23-00535
• Title: Declaring the Crowley Station Well and Reservoir Surface at 201 S. Hancock Street to be a City Park, and Authorizing the Parks Division to Improve, Program and Maintain as a Public Park (District 4)
• Sponsors: Michael E. Verveer, Charles Myadze, Marsha A. Rummel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/1/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt Unanimously	Pass
7/17/2023	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
7/12/2023	1	BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
7/12/2023	1	WATER UTILITY BOARD	Refer
7/12/2023	1	WATER UTILITY BOARD	Refer
7/11/2023	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
6/30/2023	1	Parks Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution reclassifies the Crowley Station Well and reservoir Surface to be a City Park under the authority of the Board of Parks Commissioners. The site will be added to the Parkland Inventory to be managed as an asset of the Parks Division. Parks Division costs in 2023 will be covered from the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget. Ongoing operating expenses are estimated to cost $5,000 annually and will be included in future budget requests.

Title
Declaring the Crowley Station Well and Reservoir Surface at 201 S. Hancock Street to be a City Park, and Authorizing the Parks Division to Improve, Program and Maintain as a Public Park (District 4)

Body
WHEREAS, the Madison Water Utility operates a subterranean well and reservoir on E. Wilson St. at 201 S. Hancock St. (Well #17, also known as Crowley Station), which facility has a large exposed concrete surface accessible at street level; and,

WHEREAS, the City’s adopted 2018 Comprehensive Plan (Legistar File # 51349) notes that Crowley Station is within the downtown core mixed-use generalized future land use area, which is comprised of large scale buildings, with a wide variety of employment, service, retail, government, residential, and other uses in large scale buildings that comprise the most intensely developed part of the city. The Downtown Plan (2012) has noted the shortage of park and open space downtown, and the challenge and significant expense in developing new park land downtown. Among the recommendations of the Downtown Plan was to create pocket parks (small, urban parks) as gathering places that can become neighborhood assets downtown. The First Settlement Neighborhood Plan (1995) also recommended making improvements to the Crowley Station roof deck to allow it to be used as a neighborhood open space and a focal point for the neighborhood. Additionally, the City ’s adopted 2018 Park and Open Space Plan includes, among its recommended strategies for the City’s park system, t...