City of Milwaukee - File #: 980462

• File #: 980462
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/1998
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/24/1998
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to issue permits to CP Rail System to temporarily close the North 13th Street at-grade crossing north of West Mt. Vernon Avenue and to close the North 12th Street at-grade crossing north of West Mt. Vernon Avenue on an interim basis while the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads investigates and issues a Finding of Fact and Order relative to the permanent closure of the crossing, in the 4th Aldermanic district of the City of Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: PERMITS APPROVAL, RAILROADS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/31/1998	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/24/1998	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	16:0
7/23/1998	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
7/22/1998	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/21/1998	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/15/1998	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
7/15/1998	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/7/1998	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMB:
980462
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE
REF:

XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to issue permits to CP Rail System to temporarily close the North 13th Street at-grade crossing north of West Mt. Vernon Avenue and to close the North 12th Street at-grade crossing north of West Mt. Vernon Avenue on an interim basis while the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads investigates and issues a Finding of Fact and Order relative to the permanent closure of the crossing, in the 4th Aldermanic district of the City of Milwaukee.
ANLS:


- Analysis -

This resolution grants permission to the Commissioner of Public Works to issue permits to CP Rail System, allowing roadway closures at the at-grade railroad crossings located on North 12th Street and North 13th Street, north of West Mt. Vernon Avenue, and allows the North 12th Street crossing to remain closed until the State of Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Railroads issues a Finding of Fact and Order relative to the permanent closure of the crossing.


BODY:
Whereas, CP Rail System (CP) operates mainline railroad trackage running in an east-west direction between West St. Paul Avenue and the Menomonee River; and

Whereas, CP wishes to realign several tracks of the mainline trackage in the vicinity of North 12th Street and North 13th Street and, in order to do this, the North 12th Street and North 13th Street at-grade railroad crossings located north of West Mt. Vernon Avenue will need to be closed; and

Whereas, CP intends to petition the State of Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Railroads (OCR) for a Finding of Fact and Order asking that the North 12th Street railroad crossing remain permanently closed to vehicular traffic; and

Whereas, CP has asked that the North 12th Street crossing be allowed to remain closed while the OCR investigates the permanent closure in order to avoid costly signal relocations and pavement repairs which...