Number
081075
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. DONOVAN
Title
Resolution approving an agreement between the City of Milwaukee Fire Department and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to ensure that emergency response capabilities are not adversely affected by the I-94 N-S Corridor Reconstruction Project.
Analysis
This resolution approves an agreement between the City of Milwaukee Fire Department and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to provide planning, coordination and staffing services in an effort to mitigate emergency incidents in the project area and to ensure that emergency response capabilities are not adversely affected by the I-94 N-S Corridor Reconstruction Project.
Body
Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be conducting an I-94 N-S Corridor Reconstruction project: and
Whereas, The project area is defined as interstates I-94, I-43 and I-894 from College Avenue on the south, Loomis Road on the west and Howard Avenue on the north; and
Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will provide $40,000 to the Fire Department to provide planning, coordination and staffing services in an effort to mitigate emergency incidents in the project area; and
Whereas, The Fire Department will stay informed of project roadway closures and construction progress for a 2-year period commencing on November 1, 2008 and ending on December 31, 2010; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the agreement between the City of Milwaukee Fire Department and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to ensure that emergency response capabilities are not adversely affected by the I-94 N-S Corridor Reconstruction Project, a copy of which is attached, is approved; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Grant Parent Account of the 2008 Special Revenue Grant and Aid Projects fund the following amounts for the project/program entitled I-94 N-S Corridor Reconstruction Project;
Project/Grant GR0000800000
Fund 0150
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 0000
Subclass R999
Account 000600
Project Grantor Share
Amount $40,000
2. Create the necessary Special Revenue Fund - Grant and Aid Project/Grant and Project/Grant level values, budget against these Project/Grant values the amount required under the grant agreement; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are budgeted to the Milwaukee Fire Department, which is authorized to:
1. Expend from the amount budgeted sums for the specified purposes, as indicated in the grant budget, and incur costs consistent with the award date;
2. Expend from the 2008 grant budget funds for training department staff;
3. Transfer funds within the project budget as long as the amount expended for each specific purpose does not exceed the amount authorized by the budget by 10%.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB08534-1
MET
11/20/08