Fiscal Note
Total funding of $600,000 has been included for this project ($500,000 in 2013 and $100,000 in 2014). $500,000 has been included in the 2013 Adopted Capital Budget of the Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development (DPCED), Project No. 7, "Transportation Master Plan for a Livable City," Account No. 810731. Additionally, $10,000 may be utilized from DPCED Project No. 15, "TID 36 - Capitol Gateway Corridor," Account No. 823601.
This Resolution authorizes initiation of a planning study and expenditure of $509,674 for the Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan services contract.
City planning staff estimates that the planning process will require 18-24 months to complete. Staff resources from the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development’s Planning Division, Economic Development Division, Traffic Engineering, City Engineering, Metro Transit and other agencies will be reallocated to provide support for the Consultant Team and Oversight Committee without the need for additional expenditure. Any future expenditures associated with the project will require further Council approval.
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A resolution authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with the consultant team of Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., for Sustainable Madison Transportation Master Plan services for the City of Madison.
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WHEREAS the City of Madison's population and economy is growing, and in order to help facilitate this growth and ensure a high quality of life, the City has identified a need for a comprehensive transportation master plan that integrates all modes of passenger and freight transportation (i.e., auto, bicycle, public transportation, pedestrian, freight rail and truck, high-capacity transit, air, etc.), identifies how those modes interconnect and work together, and identifies how the City's numerous plans and policies are enhanced and supported by it; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison supports ...
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