City of Milwaukee - File #: 160341

• File #: 160341
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/14/2016
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/6/2016
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer to share fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of Mount Mary University.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/14/2016	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/6/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
6/22/2016	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: David Henke - ITMD Mark Bellenger - Mount Mary College	Pass	4:0
6/14/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
160341
Version
Original
Reference
051269
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL

Title
Resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer to share fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of Mount Mary University.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Chief Information Officer to share fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of Mount Mary University. This will provide Mount Mary University connectivity to the WiscNet/BOREAS-Net Abilene/Internet2 education community node located at the Department of Administration-ITMD Network Operations Center (ITMD-NOC).

Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee wishes to promote higher education and enhance educational resources in the community; and

Whereas, Mount Mary University is an urban Catholic university for women which fulfills its mission by providing an environment for the development of the whole person and encouraging leadership, integrity, and a deep sense of social justice arising from a sensitivity to moral values; and

Whereas, Mount Mary University has requested the assistance of the City of Milwaukee in obtaining high-speed network connectivity to the Internet through WiscNet at its expense; and

Whereas, WiscNet is a not-for-profit association established to further education, research, economic development and public service in the State of Wisconsin by creating and operating a digital communications network interconnecting public and private organizations including the provision of Internet services; and

Whereas, Common Council Resolution File Number 051269, adopted on February 7, 2006, authorized the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the WiscNet Association to establish collocation facilities within the City of Milwaukee and that made it feasible for UW-Milwaukee to become a node on BOREAS-Net; and

Whereas, This collocation facility enables Milwaukee area...