City of Madison - File #: 73478

• File #: 73478
• Version: 1
• Name: Authorizing the City of Madison to accept a $40,000 donation from the Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) Foundation, which represents the first of a two-year commitment to help pay expenses associated with the Dairy Drive campground at 3202 Dairy Drive; and a
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/30/2022
• In control: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE
• On agenda: 9/6/2022
• Final action: 9/20/2022
• Enactment date: 9/22/2022
• Enactment #: RES-22-00658
• Title: Authorizing the City of Madison to accept a $40,000 donation from the Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) Foundation, which represents the first of a two-year commitment to help pay expenses associated with the Dairy Drive campground at 3202 Dairy Drive; and amending the Unsheltered Homeless Support project in the Community Development Division's 2022 Operating Budget as appropriate to recognize the additional revenue and commensurate expenditures.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Nikki Conklin, Barbara Harrington-McKinney, Matthew J. Phair, Jael Currie, Regina M. Vidaver, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Juliana R. Bennett

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/20/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt - 15 Votes Required	Pass
9/12/2022	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
9/6/2022	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	Referred
9/6/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
8/30/2022	1	Community Development Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The MGE Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Madison Gas and Electric, has recently committed $40,000 per year for a period of two years to help defray expenses at the Dairy Drive urban campground. The proposed Resolution authorizes the Community Development Division (CDD) to accept the first installment of this two-year commitment, and amends CDD's 2022 Operating Budget - specifically, Project #13975 (Unsheltered Homeless Support) - to recognize the additional revenue and commensurate expenditures. This Resolution deals solely with the 2022 donation; the 2023 donation will be incorporated into CDD's 2023 Operating Budget during budget development.
Title
Authorizing the City of Madison to accept a $40,000 donation from the Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) Foundation, which represents the first of a two-year commitment to help pay expenses associated with the Dairy Drive campground at 3202 Dairy Drive; and amending the Unsheltered Homeless Support project in the Community Development Division's 2022 Operating Budget as appropriate to recognize the additional revenue and commensurate expenditures.
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BACKGROUND

In August 2021, in recognition of the state of emergency arising from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of adequate accommodations for unsheltered homeless persons, and unsafe conditions at an unsanctioned encampment at Reindahl Park, the Common Council approved the designation of 3202 Dairy Drive for use as an urban campground (RES-21-00621, Legistar File ID #67137).

About $2 million of the American Rescue Plan Act awarded to the City of Madison was allocated toward the establishment of an urban campground on City-owned land on Madison’s southeast side. Funds supported both the capital costs associated with public improvements, purchase of heated cabins and related amenities, and operational costs related to property management and on-site support service functions. The campground will support no more than 30 persons at one time with...