NUMB:
980366
VERS:
Substitute 2
XXBY:
The Chair
TITL:
Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of a Transportation Demand Management Grant for the development of a bicycle publicity plan for the City of Milwaukee.
ANLS:
This resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works, Infrastructure Services Division to accept and fund a Transportation Demand Management Grant Project from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in the amount of $30,000 with a city share of $6,000 and a grantor share of $24,000. The purpose of the grant is to develop a bicycle publicity plan for the City of Milwaukee that encourages the public to use bicycles for transportation purposes.
BODY
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee is eligible for Transportation Demand Management (TDM) grant funds from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) to hire a private consultant to develop a bicycle publicity plan that would include detailed strategies and cost estimates for future implementation; and
Whereas, The operation of this TDM grant project from 6/1/98 to 12/31/99 would cost $30,000 of which, $6,000 (20 %) would be provided by the city and $24,000 (80%) would be provided by the grantor; and
Whereas, The WISDOT has submitted a Grant Contract (attachment #1) for the project to be executed by the City of Milwaukee; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, That the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to accept and execute a grant contract for the development of a bicycle publicity plan under the 1998 TDM program; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to undertake, or to engage a consultant to undertake, work necessary to carry out the intent of this resolution; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to create within the Capital Improvement Fund, Grant and Aid Projects, the necessary revenue and expenditure accounts for this project, to transfer to any of these accounts the amount required under the agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and City accounting policy, said amount not to exceed a 10 percent increase of the total amount reserved for the grantor's share or the local share and to transfer the corresponding offsetting estimated revenue as follows:
Account No. Account Amount
32-550-0001 Local Share $6,000
32-010-0000 Grantor Share $24,000
;and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Engineer is hereby authorized and directed to approve and make periodic payments to the WISDOT upon receipt of invoices for the City's share of the costs of the project.
ZDPT:
DPW/Infrastructure Services Division
DFTR:
DAN:rwb
07/01/98
980366