Number
200225
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
191139
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing City entry into Green Infrastructure Funding Agreement and Conservation Easement with MMSD and MPS for MPS property at 3727 S. 78th Street, in the 11th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the City of Milwaukee to enter into a Green Infrastructure Funding Agreement and Conservation Easement with MMSD and MPS for grant funding for installation of green infrastructure at an MPS property at 3727 S. 78th Street, Academy of Accelerated Learning.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee is the owner of record of the following Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) site concerning which the MPS Board has the duty of care, control and management under Wis. Stat. 119.16 (1m) and (3)(b) and Wis. Stat. 119.60 (2):
3727 S. 78th Street (Academy of Accelerated Learning); and
Whereas, The Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District (MMSD) is willing to use funds available to it to reimburse MPS for green infrastructure improvements at that MPS school site, in particular “Clean Water Funds;” and
Whereas, Green infrastructure improvements through this funding source will help divert storm water from local sewerage systems; and
Whereas, MMSD requires MPS, and the City as the record title holder of the MPS site: to enter into a funding agreement for the parcel; and to enter, after the infrastructure has been installed at this school site, a conservation easement for the parcel; and
Whereas, The Green Infrastructure Funding Agreement now needed for this MPS school site has been submitted to this file; and
Whereas, The template conservation easement to be used post-installation will be in substantially the same form and substance as the template conservation easement that was approved by the Common Council in Resolution File No. 191139; now therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Green Infrastructure Funding Agreement that was submitted to this file is hereby approved, and City personnel, including the DPW Commissioner, are authorized: (i) to cause the City to enter that funding agreement document in the same form, or in substantially the same form and substance, as has been submitted to this file; and (ii) to cause the City to enter, post-installation of the green infrastructure improvements, the conservation easement in the same form, or in substantially the same form and substance, as was submitted to File No. 191139 and approved by that Resolution File; and (iii) to take such further acts as may be contemplated or required to be taken by the City under those documents so as to carry out the intent and purpose of this resolution and those documents.
Requestor
Department of Public Works
Drafter
Gregg Hagopian
Asst. City Attorney