Fiscal Note
Budget authority is available in Acct. No. CS53-54950-810354-00-53W1552
Estimated cost $11,000
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Vierbicher Associates Inc. for Contract for Purchase of Services for design professionals for the Subdivision Plat known as the Audubon Addition to Hawks Creek (1st A.D.)
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PREAMBLE
The Madison Audubon Society, Inc. (the “Society”) is the owner of an improved residential parcel containing 9.48 acres located at 7960 Raymond, (the “Property”). The Property fronts on Raymond Road, with Jeffy Trail and Trevor Way rights-of-way extending to the northern boundary of the Property.
The Property was acquired by the Society in September of 2011 for reinvestment and creation of public open space, and is currently offered for sale by the Madison Audubon Society, Inc. The Society has accepted Purchase and Sale Agreement from the City of Madison (the “City”) for the Property. The City Engineering Division and the Office of Real Estate Services has negotiated terms with the Society for the acquisition of the Property.
The acquisition of the Property would facilitate the expansion of the Ice Age Junction Trail, extension of Jeffy Trail, related infrastructure improvements, and the creation of public open space. The Property has been identified in the High Point - Raymond Neighborhood Development Plan. The proposed uses shown on the Plan range from low density residential development, park, drainage, and open space. The acquisition of the Property would satisfy these multiple uses.
The City is preparing to jointly plat the Property along with Lots 30-32 and Outlot 1 of the First Addition to Hawks Creek, owned by Hawks Addition, LLC. The City has issued and RFP for the engineering and surveying design work to prepare the Subdivision plat. The approval of the Subdivision Plat will follow in a subsequent resolution.
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