City of Milwaukee - File #: 971406

• File #: 971406
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/16/1997
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 1/20/1998
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing various City departments to initiate actions preliminary to environmental testing of the tax delinquent property located at 1846 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive and to expend up to $8,000 for phase II environmental testing of said property.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. JOHNSON-ODOM
• Indexes: AUDITS, CITY PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENT, PROPERTY ACQUISITION, TAXATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/27/1998	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
1/20/1998	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy moved to offer Sub. 1 in lieu of the original. Prevailed.	Pass	17:0
1/20/1998	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/8/1998	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:1
12/16/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
971406
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:

XXBY:
ALD. MURPHY
TITL:
Substitute resolution authorizing various City departments to initiate actions preliminary to environmental testing of the tax delinquent property located at 1846 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive and to expend up to $8,000 for phase II environmental testing of said property.
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution authorizes the proper City officials to take actions preliminary to environmental testing of the tax delinquent property located at 1846 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive, including obtaining special warrants for right-of-entry, if necessary. It also authorizes the Department of City Development to expend up to $8,000 from the Department's environmental testing and remediation capital project account for phase II environmental testing of this property.


BODY:
Whereas, It is in the best interest of the City of Milwaukee to perform environmental testing, remediation, acquisition and sale of tax delinquent properties which are known or suspected to be contaminated and which are marketable, eligible for reimbursement under the State of Wisconsin's Petroleum Environmental Cleanup Fund Act (PECFA) and/or have high potential for elimination of hazards to public health or safety; and

Whereas, The City cannot take possession of tax delinquent properties, and take actions to return them to the property tax rolls, until such properties have been tested for environmental contamination; and

Whereas, Section 304-28.5 of the Code of Ordinances provides for the establishment of an Environmental Testing and Remediation Subfund within the Permanent Improvement Fund and stipulates that at the beginning of each quarter, the Common Council shall approve, by resolution, the list of properties for which actions leading to environmental testing may be commenced during the quarter; and

Whereas, Department of City Development and Health Department staff, in conjunction with a...