Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the use of up to $125,000 in federal CDBG grant funds to support the construction of a shelter at Sandburg Park. The shelter was identified as a priority in the Northeast Area Plan, which was adopted by Common Council in September 2024 (RES-24-00557). The Community Development Division's (CDD) 2026 Adopted Operating Budget includes $125,000 in federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) grant funds for high priority projects evolving from the Northeast Area Plan. The funds will remain within CDD's CDBG operating fund 1205 (project #71026) with individual projects established for Parks Division. No additional appropriation required.
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Authorizing the use of up to $125,000 of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and authorizing the Community Development Division to enter into agreements with the Parks Division in order to implement neighborhood improvement projects identified in the North East Area Plan (District 3, District 12, District 17, District 18)
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Background
The Community Development Division (CDD) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Committee, in cooperation with the Planning Division, sponsored a planning effort in the Northeast Area of Madison, as designated within the established 12 Area Plans Planning Framework. The Plan, adopted by the Common Council in September 2024, included implementation priorities designed to address specific objectives. While engaging in the planning process, neighborhood residents selected fifteen potential projects to utilize the CDBG funds as part of three identified Community Action Strategy Areas (Sandburg, Burke Heights, and Hawthorne-Truax). The CDD’s Adopted Operating Budget authorized the use of up to $125,000 of CDBG funds for the implementation of eligible projects in the Northeast Area plan.
Staff have reviewed the list of potential CDBG projects identified in the Northeast Area Plan and recommend the CDBG funds are moved ...
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