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File #: 991997    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/11/2000 In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 8/2/2001
Effective date: 8/18/2001    
Title: A substitute ordinance to grant a subterranean-space lease to Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, a Wisconsin not-for-profit corporation, primarily for a pedestrian tunnel underneath the surface of an alley bounded by North 22nd Street, North 23rd Street, West Hadley Street, and West Locust Street, approximately 64 feet north of West Hadley Street, and to declare that such a subterranean-space lease is in the interest of the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: SUBTERREANEAN SPACE LEASES
Attachments: 1. Air & Subter. Lease Cmtee Report.PDF, 2. CPC Letter.pdf

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Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

 

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

 

Title

A substitute ordinance to grant a subterranean-space lease to Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, a Wisconsin not-for-profit corporation, primarily for a pedestrian tunnel underneath the surface of an alley bounded by North 22nd Street, North 23rd Street, West Hadley Street, and West Locust Street, approximately 64 feet north of West Hadley Street, and to declare that such a subterranean-space lease is in the interest of the City of Milwaukee.

 

Analysis

In accordance with state law, this ordinance will grant a subterranean space - lease to Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church and School primarily for a pedestrian tunnel underneath the surface of an alley bounded by North 22nd Street, North 23rd Street, West Hadley Street, and West Locust Street, approximately 64 feet, north of West Hadley Street, and to declare that such a subterranean-space lease is in the interest of the City of Milwaukee, and will declare that it is in the interest of the City of Milwaukee to lease such space.

 

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

 

Part 1.  FINDINGS.  In accordance with the provisions of sec. 66.0915(4), Wis. Stats., (1999-2000), the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee hereby authorizes, directs and agrees that the City of Milwaukee enter into a lease with Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church and School for the construction and maintenance of a pedestrian tunnel underneath the surface of an alley bounded by North 22nd Street, North 23rd Street, West Hadley Street, and West Locust Street, approximately 64 feet, north of West Hadley Street, the premises consisting of an area approximately 9 feet 6 inches in width and 15 feet in length, with an internal height of approximately 7 feet, to extend to a depth ranging from 1 to 12 feet below grade, and the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee hereby finds that said space beneath the above-described alley is not needed for street, alley or other public purposes provided that the Lessee meets certain conditions by the City of Milwaukee.

 

Part 2.  The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee further finds that the public interest will be served by this leasing inasmuch as the tunnel will continue to aid in the development of the neighborhood in the vicinity of the tunnel and will improve the convenience to the public, and that Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church and School will at its own expense bear the cost of any relocating, reconstructing and abandonment of private and public improvements in the street as may become necessary.

 

Part 3.  A copy of such lease is attached to and is made part of Common Council File No. 991997.

 

Part 4.  All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

 

Part 5.  This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and publication.

 

Requestor

City Attorney

Drafter

LUB/kg

07/23/01

42686