Number
030911
Version
SUBSTITUTE
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution granting a special privilege to United Community Center, Inc., to install and maintain underground fiber optic cabling under and across West Washington Street, extending between 615 West Washington Street and the parking lot across the street at 622 West Washington Street, in the 12th Aldermanic District in the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution grants a special privilege resolution to United Community Center, Inc., permitting the installation and maintenance of fiber optic cabling under and across West Washington Street, extending between 615 West Washington Street and the parking lot across the street at 622 West Washington Street.
Body
Whereas, United Community Center, Inc., desires to install and maintain fiber optic cabling within West Washington Street to connect the facilities at 615 West Washington Street and the parking lot across the street at 622 West Washington Street; and
Whereas, Said fiber optic cabling may only be permitted to occupy the public right-of-way by the adoption of a special privilege by the Common Council; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that United Communiuty Center, Inc., 1028 South 9th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204 is hereby granted the following special privilege:
To install and maintain four 1 ΒΌ inch PVC conduits under and across West Washington Street. The conduits are to be located approximately 133 feet west of the westline of South 6th Street and extends approximately 88 feet northwesterly from the southline to the northline of West Washington Street.
Said conduit is proposed to be located approximately 3 feet below grade. Grantee shall provide "as-built" plans of the conduit installation to the City Engineer in a timely manner.
The fiber optic cabling conduit shall be installed, operated and maintained to the approval of the Departments of Public Works and Neighborhood Services. The grantee shall procure the necessary permits from the Departments of the City Development, Neighborhood Services and Public Works.
and, be it
Further Resolved, That this special privilege is granted only on condition that by acceptance of this special privilege the grantee, United Community Center, Inc., shall
1. Become primarily liable for damages to persons or property by reason of the granting of this special privilege.
2. File with the City Clerk a bond of a surety company duly incorporated in the State of Wisconsin, or duly licensed to do business in this State, in the sum of $2,000.00 such bond to be approved by the City Attorney. The applicant shall also file with the City Clerk a certificate of insurance indicating applicant holds a public liability policy in the sum of at least $25,000 covering bodily injury to any one person and $50,000 covering bodily injury to more than one person in any one accident and $10,000 covering property damage to any one owner on the area or areas included within the special privilege and naming the City of Milwaukee as an insured. Both bond and insurance policy shall provide that they shall not be canceled until after at least thirty days' notice in writing to the City Clerk.
3. Pay to the City Treasurer an annual fee which has an initial amount of $87.53. The subsequent annual fee is subject to change pursuant to the annual fee schedule in effect at the time of annual billing.
4. Whenever this special privilege is discontinued for any reason whatsoever, including public necessity whenever so ordered by resolution adopted by the Common Council not only remove all construction work executed pursuant to this special privilege, but shall also restore to its former condition and to the approval of the Commissioner of Public Works any curb, pavement or other public improvement which was removed, changed or disturbed by reason of the granting of this special privilege. Such grantee shall be entitled to no damages due to the alteration and/or removal for such purposes.
5. Waive the right to contest in any manner the validity of Section 66.0425 of the Wisconsin Statutes (1999), or the amount of the annual fixed fee, payable on or before July 1st of each year.
6. Put this special privilege into use within one year after approval by the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee; failing to do so in the time specified, the Commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood Services shall have the authority to seek, by resolution, revocation of said special privilege.
7. Not now or in the future use the cable communication facility in a manner that will conflict with the provisions of Chapter 99 of the Code of Ordinances regarding the transmission and distribution of video entertainment programming to subscribers.
8. Join and continue to be a member of Diggers Hotline, the one call system that operates in the Milwaukee area, as long as there is a private underground cable in the public right-of-way serving the premises at 615 and 622 West Washington Street, as required in Section 182.0175(lm)(6) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
Requestor
Department of Public Works
Drafter
Infrastructure Services Division
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November 24, 2003
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