Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Donation Agreement and a Developer's Agreement with the Madison Parks Foundation for the Privately Funded Improvement of the Crowley Station Well and Reservoir Surface at 201 S. Hancock Street. The cost for the project planning, design, and construction will be paid for using private donations worth an estimated value of $400,000. Parks Division costs in 2023 are anticipated to be covered from the 2023 Adopted Operating Budget. Ongoing operating expenses are estimated to cost $5,000 annually and will be included in future budget requests.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a Donation Agreement and a Developer’s Agreement with the Madison Parks Foundation for the Privately Funded Improvement of the Crowley Station Well and Reservoir Surface at 201 S. Hancock Street (District 4).
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WHEREAS, the Madison Water Utility operates a subterranean well and reservoir on E. Wilson St. at 201 S. Hancock St. (Well #17, also known as Crowley Station), which facility has a large exposed concrete surface accessible at street level; and,
WHEREAS, in 2013, the Parks Division, the Water Utility, an informal group of residents, property owners and business interests (the “Friends of Crowley Station”), and a downtown neighborhood association, Capitol Neighborhoods, Inc. (“CNI”), entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (the “2013 MOU”) regarding the improvement, use and maintenance of Crowley Station as public open space. Under the 2013 MOU, the Friends of Crowley Station, through CNI, were authorized to make certain improvements to Crowley Station, and the Parks Division agreed to maintain and treat the surface as park space. Crowley Station has been maintained as a public open space since then, but remains an underutilized community asset; and,
WHEREAS, in 2020, community members began rethinking the possible uses of Crowley Station. In consultation with the Park...
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