City of Milwaukee - File #: 220879

• File #: 220879
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/11/2022
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 11/1/2022
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to approve the Great Lakes Legacy Act Project Agreement Modification No. 1 with the US Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Milwaukee County, We Energies, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for the Focused Feasibility Study, Pre-Design Investigation, and Remedial Design of the Proposed Dredge Material Management Facility, the Removal of PCB Contaminant Soil Material, and the Remedial Action of Contaminated Sediment in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, LAKES, RIVERS, WATER POLLUTION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/7/2022	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/1/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	10:0
10/19/2022	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: David Misky - Assistant Director RACM, DCD	Pass	4:0
10/19/2022	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
10/11/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
220879
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
190877, 201150
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to approve the Great Lakes Legacy Act Project Agreement Modification No. 1 with the US Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Milwaukee County, We Energies, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for the Focused Feasibility Study, Pre-Design Investigation, and Remedial Design of the Proposed Dredge Material Management Facility, the Removal of PCB Contaminant Soil Material, and the Remedial Action of Contaminated Sediment in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Analysis
This substitute resolution will authorize the City of Milwaukee to sign a project modification to a cooperative agreement with multiple non-federal sponsors to study and remediate legacy contamination in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Body
Whereas, The Milwaukee Estuary was designated an Area of Concern (“AOC”) in 1987 by the International Joint Commission because of historical modifications and pollutant loads that contributed toxic contamination to the AOC and Lake Michigan; and

Whereas, The Milwaukee Estuary AOC includes the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan, portions of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, and a segment of Lincoln Creek; and

Whereas, The Department of City Development, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Port Milwaukee, Department of Public Works, and other City agencies (collectively known as “the City”) have been coordinating with the US Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”), the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”), Milwaukee County, We Energies, and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (“MMSD”) to develop a Focused Feasibility Study, Pre-Design Investigation, and Remedial Design of Remaining Impacted Sediments in the Milwaukee Estuary AOC; and

Whereas, The original Great Lakes Legacy Act(“GLLA”)...