Madsen Park alley closure
Closure of a city-owned mid-block alley so the parcels of Madsen Park can be combined for park improvements funded by the Parks, Trails and Open Space general obligation bond. The Council adopted Ordinance 44 of 2025 on July 1, 2025, 7-0.
Approved
- Type
- Public project
- Location
- Approximately 9 North Chicago Street
- City Council: Alley closure at approximately 9 North Chicago Street, Madsen Park (Ordinance 44 of 2025)
- City Council: Consent agenda
- City Council work session: Alley closure at about 9 North Chicago Street (Madsen Park)
In brief
Madsen Park alley closure appears on 3 recorded agendas, from the City Council work session meeting of May 6, 2025 to the City Council meeting of July 1, 2025.
On record, it was approved 2 times.
The most recent decision was approved (7-0) at the City Council meeting of July 1, 2025.
Follow the money and project delivery
Madsen Park alley closure
- Council action
Approved according to the dated project source. Record → · July 1, 2025
- Money in the record
bond: amount not given — Madsen Park improvements Record → · May 6, 2025
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
July 1, 2025 · City Council
Alley closure at approximately 9 North Chicago Street, Madsen Park (Ordinance 44 of 2025)
Approved · 7-0
The Council indefinitely closed a city-owned north-south alley mid-block between 1000 West and Chicago Street so all parcels of Madsen Park can be combined into one parcel for park improvements funded by the Parks, Trails and Open Space general obligation bond. The alley gives no access to nearby homes or the park. No one spoke.
May 20, 2025 · City Council
Consent agenda
Approved · 7-0
Approved: set a July 1 hearing on the Madsen Park alley closure at about 9 North Chicago Street; and appointments of Lilah Rosenfield, Michael Vela and Jeffrey Barrett to the Planning Commission (terms ending May 20, 2029) and Esther Daranciang to the Bicycle Advisory Committee (term ending May 20, 2028).
May 6, 2025 · City Council work session
Alley closure at about 9 North Chicago Street (Madsen Park)
Discussed
Staff briefed the Council on closing part of a City-owned alley so all parcels of Madsen Park can be consolidated for park improvements funded by the Parks, Trails and Open Space general obligation bond. The alley does not provide access to nearby properties or the park.