Fiscal Note
The office space (including electricity, heat, water/sewer, repairs and maintenance) is being provided at no cost to the City. No expenditure is required other than the costs of telephone/data services.
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SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk Chief of Police to execute a Lease with Arbor Gate Development, LLC for the land and building located at 2821 Todd Drive for office use by neighborhood police officers and building inspectors and related activities.
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WHEREAS, the Police Department has observed an increasing trend in overall calls for police service, property crime and violent crime in the Leopold and Arbor Hills neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS; over 100 residents from the Leopold and Arbor Hills neighborhoods completed the “Madison Community Survey” in October 2009 identifying burglaries, drug sales, speeding vehicles and loud music as significant problems in their neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the South Police District has assigned a full time Neighborhood Intervention Officer at the beginning of this year to work with neighborhood rental property owners in managing problematic tenants and to facilitate a more timely flow of information between police and rental property owners in addressing underlying problems; and
WHEREAS, the Building Inspection Unit has assigned staff to conduct a comprehensive inspection of all rental property in the Leopold and Arbor Hills Neighborhoods identifying code violations to property owners and, where appropriate, suggesting preventive maintenance practices for them to consider; and
WHEREAS, the owner of the land and building located at 2821 Todd Drive, Arbor Gate Development, LLC (“Landlord”), has offered to allow staff from the Madison Police Department and Building Inspection Unit to use the property for a neighborhood office; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department and Building Inspection Unit desire to use such space; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Office of Real Estate Services and the Police Depar...
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