Number
251137
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Amendment to the existing Memorandum of Understanding by and between the Forest County Potawatomi Community and the City of Milwaukee for the 16th Street Viaduct Rehabilitation project in the 4th and 8th Aldermanic Districts.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to execute the Amendment #1 to the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Forest County Potawatomi Community and the City of Milwaukee that acknowledges terms and conditions for funding reimbursement as part of the Tribal Transportation Program for the City of Milwaukee share of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation sponsored Local Bridge Improvement Program Project at the 16th Street Viaduct over the Menomonee River (WisDOT Project ID 2615-15-73).
Body
Whereas, The original Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was approved in Resolution File 250248; and
Whereas, The construction cost was approved in Resolution File 241883; and
Whereas, The project is programmed for construction in 2025; and
Whereas, The Tribal Transportation Program (“TTP”) is an authorized federal program jointly administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Highway Administration to address the surface transportation needs of Tribes; and
Whereas, Under the TTP, Tribes may request federal funds to pay for or assist in the municipal costs for certain public roads listed with the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory (“NTTFI”); and
Whereas, The Forest County Potawatomi Community wishes to execute an Amendment to the existing MOU with the City of Milwaukee to provide reimbursement for the City of Milwaukee municipal/local share of eligible project costs; and
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the proposed Amendment #1 to the existing MOU is hereby approved, and the appropriate City offi...
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