City of Milwaukee - File #: 050574

• File #: 050574
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/7/2005
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/27/2005
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to fund a portion of the cost of an Urban Storm Trees and Green Best Management Practices program.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: EROSION CONTROL, STORM SEWERS, TREES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/6/2005	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/27/2005	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:1
9/14/2005	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	3:1
9/12/2005	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/9/2005	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/7/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

050574

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to fund a portion of the cost of an Urban Storm Trees and Green Best Management Practices program.

Analysis

This substitute resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to fund a portion of the cost of an Urban Storm Trees and Green Best Management Practices program located at South 9^th Street and West Historic Mitchell Street in the 12^th Aldermanic District.

Body

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee/Department of Public Works/Operations Division/Environmental Services Section is implementing an Urban Storm Trees and Green  Best Management Practices program (Urban Storm Trees); and

Whereas, The Urban Storm Trees program includes the design and installation of a rain garden and bio-swales to help manage the runoff from a large parking lot, monitoring of water quantity and quality parameters, public outreach and individual training regarding the program; and

Whereas, The Urban Storm Trees program is designed to reduce runoff amounts and positively impact water quality in the Milwaukee urban environment, specifically in the combined sewer area; and

Whereas, Environmental Services has obtained partial funding of the program through grant funds but requires additional funds in the amount of $100,000 to be able to complete the program as designed; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee/Department of Public Works/Infrastructure Services Division/Environmental Engineering Section (Sewer Maintenance Fund) is in agreement with the goals of the Urban Storm Trees program and would like to cooperate with the Environmental Services Section; and

Whereas, The 2005 budget for the Sewer Maintenance Fund included funding and borrowing authority in the amount of $1,206,000 for four flow reduction projects; and

Whereas, The Department of Public Works has received $387,500 in grant funds from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) to perform a portion of the work for two of the flow reduction projects; and

Whereas, The adoption of Resolution File Numbers 050267 and 050268 by the Common Council on July 6, 2005 removed the borrowing authority for $387,500 of the original budget amount for flow reduction projects due to the grant funds being received from the MMSD; and

Whereas, Funding the remaining portion of the Urban Storm Trees program with $100,000 from the Sewer Maintenance Fund does not increase the borrowing above the original amount approved in the 2005 budget; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Commissioner of Public Works is authorized to fund the Urban Storm Trees and Green Best Management Practices program up to the amount of $100,000 from the Sewer Maintenance Fund (Account # SM498050005) and that the Comptroller is authorized and directed to transfer the amount from the parent account to the project account for the Urban Storm Trees and Green Best Management Practices program.

Requestor

Department of Public Works

Infrastructure Services Division

Drafter

Environmental Engineering Section

TJT/kf

September 9, 2005

9/23/05 Technical correction made, account # added. TJM