Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes disbursements up to $30,000 each to the Northside Planning Council and MadWorC (Madison Worker Cooperatives) from the Cooperative Enterprise Development capital program for a total of $60,000. The current available budget authority for the Cooperative Enterprise Development capital program in Economic Development’s capital budget is approximately $295,000. No additional City appropriation is required.
Title
Resolution approving up to $30,000 each in Community Based Organization funds for the Worker Cooperative program to Northside Planning Council and MadWorc.
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WHEREAS, the Common Council approved (Enactment RES-19-00363 4/30/2019) a Scope of Services for the technical assistance programming of the Cooperative Enterprise Development Program that includes $60,000 in funds to be used for community based organizations (CBOs) with the condition these funds be approved by Council for distribution; and
WHEREAS, the Madison Cooperative Development Coalition issued a 2019 Request for Proposals solicitation with an application due date of August 23, 2019 that requested proposals for CBOs with the following goals:
• to address MCDC goals by building the capacity of community-based organizations to help create and support worker owned cooperatives
• Support for community organizing to identify potential worker owned cooperative groups
• Workshop and education program development around the worker cooperative model
• Support for integrating the cooperative model into existing business or entrepreneurship training programs.
• Support for staff training and capacity building to help organize cooperatives
• Support for providing assistance to cooperative start-up groups ; and,
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WHEREAS, MCDC received 6 proposals in response to the RFP making requests totaling $160,000; and
WHEREAS, a RFP review panel of City staff and community leaders reviewed the 6 proposals and, at the meeting on October 4, 2019 developed the following recommended allocation plan to utilize CBO Grant funds:
-Northside Planning Council to develop a 24-hour non-profit, worker owned childcare cooperative
-MadWorc to create a coordinated peer support network for worker cooperatives that will include accounting, computer and technical support and other coordinated ongoing support for existing and start-up cooperatives
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council approves the Cooperative Community Based Organization funding allocations for 2019 detailed above, as recommended by the Madison Cooperative Development Coalition RFP review team
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Common Council authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute agreements with the above listed agencies (or their fiscal agents) for the described activities.