NUMB:
991353
VER:
SUBSTITUTE
REF:
XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement with the United Community Center (UCC) which obligates the UCC to fund the entire local share of a State Transportation Enhancements Program project for the landscaping along the I-94 on-ramp at South 9th Street and West Mineral Street, approving the City of Milwaukee as the public sponsor for this project, and authorizing and directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a "State/Municipal Agreement for a Highway Improvement Project" with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the project.
ANLS:
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Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement with the United Community Center (UCC) which obligates the UCC to fund the entire local share of a State Transportation Enhancements Program project for the landscaping along the I-94 on-ramp at South 9th Street and West Mineral Street, approving the City of Milwaukee as the public sponsor for this project, and authorizing and directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a "State/Municipal Agreement for a Highway Improvement Project" with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the project.
BODY:
Whereas, The United Community Center (UCC) has requested the City of Milwaukee to act as local sponsor for a State Transportation Enhancement grant; and
Whereas, The project consists of landscaping the lands along the I-94 on-ramp at South 9th Street and West Mineral Street, adjacent to the UCC's property; and
Whereas, The project has been approved by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT); and
Whereas, The grant will fund 80 percent of the eligible engineering and landscaping costs; and
Whereas, The UCC has agreed to fund the local 20 percent share and 100 percent of any ineligible project costs including all City costs associated with the project; and
Whereas, An agreement between the City and UCC has been prepared which specifies that the UCC shall bear all costs not covered by the State grant and defines each party's role and responsibility for implementing the project; and
Whereas, The WISDOT has submitted a "State/Municipal Agreement for a Highway Improvement Project" for this project; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the City hereby agrees to act as public sponsor for the UCC project to landscape the lands along the freeway on-ramp adjacent to their property; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of Public Works (CPW) is authorized and directed to execute the agreement with the UCC which obligates the UCC to pay all costs not covered by the State grant and defines each party's role and responsibility for implementing the project, a copy of which is attached to Common Council Resolution File Number 991353, and incorporated in this resolution by reference as though set forth in full; and, be it
Further Resolved, That minor revisions to the UCC agreement that do not change the intent of the agreement are hereby authorized and approved; and, be it
Further Resolved, That once the UCC agreement is fully executed, the CPW is authorized and directed to execute the Project Agreement with the WISDOT for the programming and construction of the UCC project with Federal and/or State aid, a copy of which is attached to Common Council Resolution File Number 991353, and incorporated as though set forth in full; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the CPW is authorized to undertake or engage a consultant to undertake preliminary engineering work on the project; 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 the project (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 of the total amounts reserved for the grantor's share and local share or $5,000, whichever is greater, as follows:
Infrastructure Services Division Accounts
UCC Local Grantor Share
Fund No. 0306
Project Grant No. SP03290100
$2,573
Federal Grantor Share
Fund No. 0306
Project Grant No. SP03290100
$6,294
Federal Grantor Share (Non-Reimbursable)
Fund No. 0306
Project Grant No. SP03290100
$4,000
Estimated Preliminary Engineering
Total = $12,867
; 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.
DFTR:
Infrastructure Services Division
DAN:cjt
December 6, 1999
991353