NUMB:
990947
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE
REF:
XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Substitute resolution authorizing and directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document titled "State/Municipal Agreement for a Highway Improvement Project" with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming and construction of various projects with Federal and/or State aid using Interstate Construction Estimate (ICE) funds.
ANLS:
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- Analysis -
Substitute resolution authorizing and directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a project agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming and construction of various projects using Interstate Construction Estimate (ICE) funds. The resolution also directs the City Comptroller to create the necessary accounts to fund the City of Milwaukee's share of preliminary engineering for these projects.
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BODY:
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee, the State of Wisconsin, and Milwaukee County have agreed to utilize federal Interstate Construction Estimate (ICE) funds for various projects associated with the removal of the Park East Freeway; and
Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) has submitted a document titled "State/Municipal Agreement for a Highway Improvement Project" for execution by the City of Milwaukee for the construction of:
1. Project I.D. 1730-05-00, 20, 40, 70
Park East Freeway demolition from North 4th Street to North Jefferson
street, and connections to the local street system.
2. Project I.D. 1730-06-00, 20, 40, 70
New bridge over the Milwaukee River connecting East Knapp Street to
West McKinley Avenue.
3. Project I.D. 1730-07-00, 20, 40, 70
Miscellaneous local street improvements associated with the removal of
the Park East Freeway; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Commissioner of Public Works (CPW) is hereby authorized and directed to execute the agreement for the programming and construction of the aforementioned projects with federal ICE funds, a copy of which is attached to Common Council File Number 990947, and is incorporated in this resolution by reference as though set forth in full; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the CPW is hereby authorized and directed to undertake or engage a consultant to undertake preliminary engineering for the above-mentioned projects and to reimburse the WISDOT for preliminary engineering costs they incur for the improvements 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 preliminary engineering for these projects (Expenditure), and transfer to these accounts the amount required under the grant agreement and City accounting policy, but not to exceed a 10 percent increase in the total amounts reserved for the grantor's share and local share or $5,000, whichever is greater, as follows:
Project I.D. 1730-06-00
McKinley/Knapp Bridge Project
City of Milwaukee Share
Fund No. 0303
Project Grant No. BR10090000
$120,000
Federal Grantor Share
Fund No. 0306
Project Grant No. SP03290100
$680,000
Project I.D. 1730-07-00
Miscellaneous Local Streets Project
City of Milwaukee Share
Fund No. 0333
Project Grant No. ST32090000
$150,000
Federal Grantor Share
Fund No. 0306
Project Grant No. SP03290100
$850,000
; 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 local share of costs of the project; and, be it
Further Resolved; That separate Common Council action will be required to authorize funding for right-of-way acquisitions and construction.
DFTR:
Infrastructure Services Division
DAN:CJT
October 22, 1999
990947