City of Milwaukee - File #: 090063

• File #: 090063
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/5/2009
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/16/2009
• Title: Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District allowing the City to conduct necessary Polychlorinated Biphenyls removal in the area of North Humboldt Avenue and East Capitol Drive.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, FEDERAL GRANTS, MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT, RIVERS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/25/2009	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/16/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
6/3/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals present: Tim Thur, Dept. of Public Works, Environmental Engineering Ald. Murphy, 10th Aldermanic Dist.	Pass	5:0
5/29/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/27/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO	Pass	14:0
5/13/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual present: Tim Thur, Dept. of Public Works, Infrastructure Services	Pass	4:0
5/7/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/5/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
090063
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District allowing the City to conduct necessary Polychlorinated Biphenyls removal in the area of North Humboldt Avenue and East Capitol Drive.
Analysis
Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD).
Body
Whereas, Section 66.0301, Stats., authorizes any municipality to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with another municipality for the furnishing of services; and

Whereas, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is authorized by statute to project, plan, design, construct, maintain, and operate a sewerage system for the collection, transmission, and disposal of all sewage and drainage of the sewerage service area including, either as an integrated or as a separate feature of the system, the collection, transmission and disposal of storm water and groundwater; and

Whereas, The City is authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a municipal sewerage conveyance system; and

Whereas, MMSD in furtherance of its functions relating to the operation of a sewage system undertook a cleaning project in sewers located near North Humboldt Avenue near East Capitol Drive and discovered Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in sewers in that location; and

Whereas, MMSD has also discovered PCBs in City owned sewers connected to MMSD’s Metropolitan Intercepting Sewers (MIS) near North Humboldt and East Capitol; and

Whereas, It is necessary to remove the PCB contamination located in both MMSD and the City owned sewers; and

Whereas, The City and MMSD have determined that it will be in the best interests of both entities if MMSD includes work to remove PCBs from the City owned sewers in the MMSD’s environmental consul...