City of Madison - File #: 49065

• File #: 49065
• Version: 1
• Name: Authorizing the use of up to $120,000 of CDBG funds to implement neighborhood improvement projects which address objectives identified in the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Creek Neighborhood Plan; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter int
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/27/2017
• In control: FINANCE COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 10/17/2017
• Final action: 10/17/2017
• Enactment date: 10/19/2017
• Enactment #: RES-17-00851
• Title: Authorizing the use of up to $120,000 of CDBG funds to implement neighborhood improvement projects which address objectives identified in the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Creek Neighborhood Plan; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with agencies to implement the projects.
• Sponsors: Marsha A. Rummel, Samba Baldeh, Maurice S. Cheeks, Matthew J. Phair

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/17/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
10/9/2017	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
10/5/2017	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
10/3/2017	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Refer
10/3/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
9/27/2017	1	Community Development Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the use of up to $120,000 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to support capital improvement projects in the Darbo, Worthington, and Starkweather Creek neighborhoods. The proposed resolution allocates the funds to Community GroundWorks, Inc. and the City Parks, Engineering, and Traffic Engineering Divisions. The Community Development Division’s 2017 Adopted Operating Budget and 2018 Executive Budget have appropriated sufficient funding for the proposed neighborhood revitalization projects.
Title
Authorizing the use of up to $120,000 of CDBG funds to implement neighborhood improvement projects which address objectives identified in the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Creek Neighborhood Plan; and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into agreements with agencies to implement the projects.
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BACKGROUND

The Community Development Division (CDD) and CDBG Committee, in cooperation with the Planning Unit, sponsored a neighborhood planning effort in the Darbo, Worthington and Starkweather Creek neighborhoods in 2016 and 2017. The Plan, adopted by the Common Council in September 2017 included implementation priorities designed to address specific objectives.

The CDD’s Adopted 2017 Operating Budget authorized the use of up to $60,000 of CDBG funds for the implementation of eligible projects in the Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Creek Neighborhood (DWS) Plan’s three neighborhoods. Up to an additional $60,000 was included for the same purpose in the CDD’s submitted 2018 Operating Budget. Neighborhood residents selected the following four projects, which (A) address implementation priorities among those identified in the Plan; and (B) were determined to be eligible for CDBG funding:

1. Improvements to Worthington and Reger Parks, to be implemented by the City's Parks Division for up to $55,000 in federal CDBG funds; and,

2. Improvements to Starkweather Creek, to be implemented by the City’s Eng...