City of Madison - File #: 37858

• File #: 37858
• Version: 3
• Name: Creation of an Activities Program at Philosophers’ Grove
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/27/2015
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 3/31/2015
• Final action: 4/21/2015
• Enactment date: 4/23/2015
• Enactment #: RES-15-00350
• Title: SUBSTITUTE Amending the 2015 Adopted Operating Budget of the Planning Division by appropriating $25,000; $15,000 from the Contingent Reserve, $5,000 from the Planning Division Placemaking Budget, and $5,000 from the Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development Budget and to authorize the City of Madison to enter into a contract with the Madison Central Business Improvement District to fund the creation of an Activities Program at Philosophers’ Grove located on the 100 Block of West Mifflin Street, and the performance stage on the 100 Block of North Carroll Street (4th AD).
• Sponsors: Paul R. Soglin, Michael E. Verveer, Ledell Zellers

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/21/2015	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt As Amended
4/21/2015	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Amend the Substitue	Pass
4/21/2015	3	COMMON COUNCIL	A vote was taken on the motion to adopt.	Pass
4/16/2015	2	DOWNTOWN COORDINATING COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
4/13/2015	2	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
4/1/2015	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	Refer
3/31/2015	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
3/27/2015	1	Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
This resolution appropriates $25,000 $15,000 from the Contingent Reserve for programming at Philosopher's Grove, consistent with the direction in the 2015 budget related to options for use of that area. Adoption of this and other proposed resolutions will leave a balance of $1,012,867 in the Contingent Reserve.
Title
SUBSTITUTE Amending the 2015 Adopted Operating Budget of the Planning Division by appropriating $25,000; $15,000 from the Contingent Reserve, $5,000 from the Planning Division Placemaking Budget, and $5,000 from the Director of Planning and Community and Economic Development Budget and to authorize the City of Madison to enter into a contract with the Madison Central Business Improvement District to fund the creation of an Activities Program at Philosophers’ Grove located on the 100 Block of West Mifflin Street, and the performance stage on the 100 Block of North Carroll Street (4th AD).
Body
WHEREAS, the 100 block of West Mifflin Street, known as the Philosophers’ Grove, was constructed in 2004 and includes a composition of granite and bronze “stones”; and

WHEREAS, in recent years there have been an increasing number of complaints about negative behavior in this area; and

WHEREAS, the Common Council included funding in the 2015 Capital Budget that specified that an inter-agency City staff team, led by the Planning Division and comprised of staff from Engineering, Parks, Traffic Engineering and others as necessary, will work in conjunction to develop options for area improvements for consideration by the Council in early 2015; and

WHEREAS, the staff team held two public meetings to receive public input on design issues and programming ideas for the space, and have been advised by the Downtown Coordinating Committee throughout this process; and

WHEREAS, the Downtown Coordinating Committee recommended removal of a series “stones” in order to open up the middle of the space to allow for greater pedestrian movement; and asked staff ...