City of Milwaukee - File #: 120886

• File #: 120886
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/16/2012
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/8/2012
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INTERNET

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/13/2012	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/8/2012	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
10/23/2012	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	3:0
10/19/2012	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/16/2012	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
120886
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
051269, 090688
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. This will provide the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee offices at the Milwaukee Water Council Accelerator Center (to be located at 223 W. Pittsburgh Avenue, also known as Freshwater Way) connectivity to the WiscNet/BOREAS-Net Abilene/Internet2 education community node located at the at the DPW-NOC (Network Operations Center).
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee wishes to promote higher education and enhance educational resources in the community; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has established the Reed Street Yards Tax Incremental District to promote an urban Water Research and Technology Park in accordance with Common Council Resolution File Number 090688, adopted on November 3, 2011; and

Whereas, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee has requested the assistance of the City of Milwaukee in obtaining high-speed network connectivity between its new offices at the Milwaukee Water Council Accelerator Center and its primary campus and to the Internet through WiscNet at its expense; and

Whereas, WiscNet is a not-for-profit association established to further education, research, economic development and public service in Wisconsin by creating and operating a digital communications network interconnecting public and private organizations including the provision of Internet services; and

Whereas, The Common Council adopted Resolution File Number 051269 on February 7, 2006, authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement between the City of Milwauke...