Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required with the adoption of this plan and amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
Title
Adopting the Northeast Area Plan, adopting an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and archiving underlying plans.
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WHEREAS, on August 2, 2022 the City of Madison Common Council authorized the Planning Division’s shift to a planning framework with twelve (12) Area Plans that cover the entire city and are updated every ten (10) years (RES-22-00577); and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Common Council authorized the Planning Division to prepare the Northeast Area Plan on January 17, 2023 (RES-23-00068); and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Common Council adopted a public participation plan for the Northeast Area Plan on September 19, 2023 (RES-23-00589), as required by Wis. Stat. § 66.1001(4) to amend the Comprehensive Plan, which described how the City intended to make the process accessible to all; and
WHEREAS, the public participation process included more traditional engagement through a project website, interactive mapping, virtual meetings, in-person meetings, emailed project updates to interested parties, distribution of informational materials, focus groups, neighborhood association visits, social media posts, traditional media; and
WHEREAS, the public participation process also included contracting with several Community Partners and coordinating with the City’s Neighborhood Navigators to engage traditionally underrepresented residents through focus groups and participation in community events and activities; and
WHEREAS, Plan progress updates were provided to several City boards, committees, and commission during the process; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Committee designated the Hawthorne-Truax area (portions of Census Tracts 25.0, 26.01 and 26.02), Sandburg area (portion of Census Tract 26.02), and Burke Heights area (portion of Census Tracts 26.01 and 26.03) as CDBG eligible neighborhoods, with a h...
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