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File #: 251473    Version: 0
Type: Resolution Status: In Council-Adoption
File created: 12/16/2025 In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action:
Effective date:    
Title: Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document titled “1st Revision State/Municipal Agreement for a State-Let Highway Project” with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, real estate acquisition, and construction of South 84th Street (STH 181) from West Greenfield Avenue to West Adler Avenue and to set up additional funds for design engineering at an estimated total cost of $530,000 with an estimated City share of $26,500, a grantor share of $397,500, and remaining $106,000 of costs to be funded by the City of West Allis.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Attachments: 1. 2165-05-00_70 STH 181 CMil Greenfield-AdlerRev.pdf, 2. Resolution Certification 2165-05-00.pdf

Number

251473

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

 

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document titled “1st Revision State/Municipal Agreement for a State-Let Highway Project” with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, real estate acquisition, and construction of South 84th Street (STH 181) from West Greenfield Avenue to West Adler Avenue and to set up additional funds for design engineering at an estimated total cost of $530,000 with an estimated City share of $26,500, a grantor share of $397,500, and remaining $106,000 of costs to be funded by the City of West Allis.

Analysis

This resolution directs the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a State/Municipal Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, real estate acquisition, and construction of South 84th Street (STH 181) from West Greenfield Avenue to West Adler Avenue. The State/Municipal Agreement provides for 75 percent Federal and State aid and 25 percent local cost sharing for preliminary engineering and for 100 percent Federal and State aid for real estate acquisition. The revised total estimated cost of this project is $8,765,000 with an estimated City share of $81,500 and a grantor share of $8,457,500. The remaining $226,000 of costs are to be funded by the City of West Allis. This resolution also directs the City Comptroller to transfer additional funds for preliminary engineering at an estimated cost of $530,000 with an estimated City share of $26,500 and a grantor share of $397,500. The remaining $106,000 of costs are to be funded by the City of West Allis. Construction funds for this project will be included in future resolutions.

Body

Whereas, A project agreement has been requested and received from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to be executed by the City of Milwaukee for the programming, design, and real estate acquisition of South 84th Street (STH 181) from West Greenfield Avenue to West Adler Avenue with Federal Aid under the State Highway Rehabilitation Program (SHRM); and

 

Whereas, The Department of Public Works shall notify the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee of project cost overruns and changes in scope approved by the Department of Public Works; and

 

Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee recognizes that the City may be 100 percent liable for project cost overruns and changes in scope as approved by the Department of Public Works; and

 

Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee recognizes that the City may be liable for any cost incurred by the State should the City decide to withdraw from the project; and

 

Whereas, Construction funds for the project will be included in a separate resolution; now, therefore, be it

 

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute the agreement for the programming, design, and real estate acquisition of the aforementioned SHRM project with Federal and/or State aid, copies of which are attached to Common Council Resolution File Number 251473, and are incorporated into this resolution by reference as though set forth in full; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby authorized to undertake or engage a consultant to undertake preliminary engineering and/or real estate acquisition for the improvement of the aforementioned project and to reimburse WisDOT for preliminary engineering and real estate costs they incur from the improvement; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is hereby authorized to create within the Capital Improvement Fund, Grant and Aid Projects, the necessary Project Grant Chartfield Values for design engineering for the project (Expenditure) and transfer to any of these accounts the amount required under the grant agreement and City Accounting Policy but not to exceed a 10 percent increase of the total amounts reserved for the grantor’s share and local share or $5,000, whichever is greater, as follows:

 

State I.D. 2165-05-00

ST320232701

South 84th Street (STH 181) from West Greenfield Avenue to West Adler Avenue

 

City Share Non-Assessable Fund Paving

ST320250000

Fund 0333

$26,500

 

Grantor Reimbursable Fund Paving

SP032250100

Fund 0306

$397,500

 

Grantor Non-Reimbursable

$0

 

City of West Allis

$106,000

 

Estimated Total Engineering $1,130,000

Total Engineering Previously Authorized $600,000

Estimated Total Real Estate Acquisition $20,000

Total Real Estate Acquisition Previously Authorized $20,000

Current Estimated Cost of Total Project Including this Resolution $8,765,000

Original Estimated Cost of Total Project (Resolution #230397) $6,745,000

 

Further Resolved, That the City Engineer is hereby authorized to approve and make periodic payments to the WisDOT upon receipt of invoices for the City’s share of the project costs.

Requestor

Department of Public Works

Drafter

Infrastructure Services Division

ARETA ABEDINI: K. Vos

December 9, 2025