Fiscal Note
Funding of up to $100,000 is included in the Planning and Community and Economic Development 2014 Adopted Capital Budget, project number 38, "E. Washington/Stoughton Rd. Redevelopment Planning," Acc't No. 810800. No additional appropriation is required.
Title
Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into agreements with the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the study and analysis of highway, local street and land redevelopment at the intersection of USH 51 and USH 151.
Body
Whereas, the City of Madison has a number of major concerns with the Stoughton Road/USH 51 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) recommended project alternative in the East Washington Avenue area, and the City would like to ensure that these issues are addressed as part of its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) review process. This project has the potential to impact the City in numerous ways - such as regional and local traffic circulation, neighborhood connectivity, bicycle and pedestrian mobility, business visibility and access, and direct impacts to real estate (i.e., property takings), and
Whereas, the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation and City will work jointly on the planning process to evaluate alternative scenarios for land use/redevelopment, local road connectivity and bicycle/pedestrian circulation in all four quadrants of the intersection.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the study and analysis of highway, local street and land redevelopment at the intersection of USH 51 and USH 151.