Fiscal Note
Funds are available in the Permanent Salary line of the CED 2006 adopted operating budget due to a position vacancy. There is no net impact on the levy.
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Amending the 2006 Operating Budget of the Community and Economic Development Unit to transfer up to $50,000 in permanent salaries to Purchased Services to enable the hiring of a consultant to serve as a Project Manager for redevelopment of The Villager site, and authorizing the issuance of a Request for Proposals and providing that the Mayor and City Clerk may enter into a contract with the selected consultant.
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WHEREAS, the Common Council adopted The Villager Site Development and Master Plan as a supplement to the adopted South Madison Neighborhood Plan on February 2, 2006 (Resolution # RES-07-00111, Legislative ID #02353); and
WHEREAS, to support the opportunities for redevelopment at The Villager, the CDA established The Villager Staff Team (comprised of the Executive Director of the CDA, CDA Board members, CDA staff, Comptroller, Mayor's Office, and The Villager Management & Leasing Team) to oversee activities at The Villager; and
WHEREAS, The Villager Staff Team believes that securing the services of a Project Development Manager on a contract basis would provide the support the CDA needs for the redevelopment of the site, especially in the critical first phase of the project; and
WHEREAS, the Project Development Manager will be responsible for drafting and managing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in connection with funding and grant applications; overseeing, negotiating, and/or implementing development activities; and preparing and analyzing redevelopment finance and program budgets; and
WHEREAS, funding is available in the 2006 operating budget of the Department of Planning and Development due to the vacant position of Director of Community and Economic Development, which would normally perform or oversee these functions; and
WHEREAS, the duties and responsibi...
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