City of Milwaukee - File #: 080310

• File #: 080310
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/10/2008
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/1/2008
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a maintenance agreement between the City and the Airport Gateway Business Improvement District for a landscaping project located in the median on West Layton Avenue under the railroad overpass, east of South 13th Street.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 40, LANDSCAPING, MEDIAN ISLANDS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/11/2008	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/1/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
6/18/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearances by: Ghassan Korban, Coordination Manager, Dept. of Public Works Ald. Witkowski, 13th Aldermanic Dist.	Pass	3:0
6/13/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/10/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

NUMBER
080310
VERSION
Original
REFERENCE

SPONSOR
ALD. WITKOWSKI
TITLE

Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a maintenance agreement between the City and the Airport Gateway Business Improvement District for a landscaping project located in the median on West Layton Avenue under the railroad overpass, east of South 13th Street.
ANALYSIS
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a maintenance agreement on behalf of the City with the Airport Gateway Business Improvement District who expressed interest in beautifying the median located on West Layton Avenue under the railroad overpass, east of South 13th Street to complement the City’s Boulevard Beautification Program. Under the terms of the agreement, the Airport Gateway Business Improvement District will be responsible for managing the landscaping improvements of the beautification project, including design, overall coordination, and landscaping installation. The City Forestry Division has approved the proposed landscaping plan.
BODY
Whereas, The Airport Gateway has expressed interest in beautifying the median located on West Layton Avenue under the railroad overpass, east of South 13th Street in order to complement the City’s Boulevard Beautification Program; and

Whereas, The beautification project would consist of removing some turf on the median and installing landscaping; and

Whereas, The Airport Gateway will be responsible for managing the landscaping improvements of the beautification project including design, overall coordination, and installation of landscaping; and

Whereas, KEI, a contractor hired by the Airport Gateway, will maintain the landscaping in the median once the improvements have been completed; and

Whereas, The City Forestry Division has approved the proposed landscaping plan; and

Whereas, The terms and conditions of this arrangement have been codified in a maintenance agreement between the Airport Gateway and the Cit...