City of Milwaukee - File #: 220630

• File #: 220630
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/1/2022
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/20/2022
• Title: Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to contribute funding for environmental remediation and enter into a Special Release Agreement for the property at 1003 West Atkinson Avenue, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, ENVIRONMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/28/2022	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/20/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	11:0
9/13/2022	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: David Misky, Dept. of City Development	Pass	5:0
9/1/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
220630
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to contribute funding for environmental remediation and enter into a Special Release Agreement for the property at 1003 West Atkinson Avenue, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution will authorize the City of Milwaukee to contribute funding to remediate legacy contamination and enter into a Special Release Agreement with Telos, Inc. at 1003 West Atkinson Avenue and the adjacent public right-of-way.
Body
Whereas, The Department of City Development (“DCD”), Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (“RACM”), Department of Public Works, and the City Attorney’s Office (collectively known as “the City”) have been coordinating with Telos, Inc., and their legal representatives to remediate residual contamination from the property at 1003 West Atkinson Avenue (“Parcel”) and the adjacent public right-of-way; and

Whereas, In 1979, RACM adopted File No. 3849 and the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (“Common Council”) adopted File No. 74-92-5x authorizing the sale of the property at 10th and Atkinson to Telos, Inc.; and

Whereas, The City sold land to Telos, Inc. in 1981 for the purposes of constructing two 8-unit apartment buildings for low to moderate income subsidized rentals to physically disabled individuals; and

Whereas, As part of a refinancing of the project, Telos, Inc. identified environmental issues with the Parcel and has been investigating these issues since 2007; and

Whereas, Based on the environmental investigations, and in concert with the City of Milwaukee, Telos, Inc. prepared a Remedial Action (“RA”) Design Report which evaluated remedial technologies to address the issues, including soil excavation and landfilling, and on-site soil treatment; and

Whereas, In December 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approved the RA Design Report from Telos, Inc. that included the Parcel and, due to ...