Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Parks Division to apply for and accept if awarded, grant funding of up to $1,000,000 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration. The grant will fund a portion of the costs of improvements for the Olbrich Botanical Gardens Bolz Conservatory Improvements project. Match funding will be available through authorized funding from the City of Madison. Following adoption of the 2026 Capital Budget, total authorized funding of $1,020,000 will be available within the Parks Division’s Adopted Capital Budget within Olbrich Botanical Gardens Improvements program (Munis #14708). If the grant is awarded, the Parks Division 2025 Adopted Capital Budget will be amended to appropriate the grant funding.
Title
Authorizing the Parks Division to submit, and if awarded, accept grant of up to $1,000,000 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration for park improvements and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a contract with State of Wisconsin Department of Administration to accept grant award. (District 15)
Body
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration has established the Grants for Local Projects program, an initiative dedicated to supporting non-state organizations in their pursuit of construction projects with a statewide public purpose; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison, through the Parks Division, owns and operates Olbrich Botanical Gardens on property acquired by the City from Michael Olbrich in 1921 and from Olbrich Botanical Society in 1998; and,
WHEREAS, the Olbrich Botanical Garden’s Bolz Conservatory opened to the public on November 2, 1991, at a cost of $4,600,000 funded with support from the City and Olbrich Botanical Society; and,
WHEREAS, the Bolz Conservatory promotes environmental conservation practices world-wide by showcasing more than 650 plants representing more than 80 families and more than 475 different species and cultivars; and,
WHEREAS, the Bo...
Click here for full text