Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution accepts the Judge Doyle City Staff Team’s selection of Madison Freewheel Bicycle Co. as the operator for the Madison Bicycle Center and directs that a contract be negotiated with the selected operator, subject to Common Council approval. The 2017 Adopted Capital Budget includes $1.0 million for the construction of a Bike Station at the new Government East parking ramp as part of the Judge Doyle project. Staff resources from the Department of Planning, Community and Economic Development, Traffic Engineering, Parking Utility, and City Engineering will be allocated to provide support for the contract negotiation without the need for additional expenditure. All future expenditures associated with the Madison Bicycle Center project will require further Council approval other than the costs associated with negotiating the operating agreement.
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Accepting the Judge Doyle City Staff Team Report, Selecting the Madison Freewheel Bicycle Co. as the Operator for the Madison Bicycle Center in the Judge Doyle Project on Block 88 Subject to the Negotiation of a Final Contract, and Directing Further Actions
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WHEREAS, on July 5, 2016, the Common Council authorized execution of a development agreement with Beitler Real Estate Services of Chicago to develop the Judge Doyle project; and
WHEREAS, on September 6, 2016, the Common Council authorized execution of an agreement with LVDA for design and engineering services for the new public parking structure and bicycle center on Block 88 as part of the Judge Doyle project; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council has previously determined as a component of the Request for Proposals RFP requirements for the Judge Doyle project that the City’s financial support for a bicycle center would be limited to its capital cost up to $1.0 million, and the City would not bear any of the operating costs of the center; and
WHEREAS, on November 2, 2016, the Common Council approved the issuance of a RFP to sol...
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