City of Milwaukee - File #: 221630

• File #: 221630
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/7/2023
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/18/2023
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the Milwaukee Water Works to accept a donation from the Milwaukee American Legion Star Monument Fund for renovation of the American Legion Historic Monument at Kilbourn Reservoir Park.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: GIFTS, MONUMENTS AND STATUES, WATER WORKS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/21/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/18/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
4/3/2023	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Ald. Brostoff moved to AMEND to replace the phrase "John Walloch & Craig Ellis Start Fund" in the title of this resolution with the phrase "Milwaukee American Legion Star Monument Fund". There were no objections. Appearing: Pat Pauly - Milwaukee Water Works Craig Ellis - 5th American Legion John Walloch - American Legion	Pass	5:0
2/7/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
221630
Version
Substitute 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the Milwaukee Water Works to accept a donation from the Milwaukee American Legion Star Monument Fund for renovation of the American Legion Historic Monument at Kilbourn Reservoir Park.
Analysis
This substitute resolution authorizes Milwaukee Water Works to accept a donation from the Milwaukee American Legion Star Monument Fund to support renovation of the American Legion Historic Monument at Kilbourn Reservoir Park.

Body
Whereas, Section 304-24 of the City of Milwaukee Code of Ordinances regulates the receipt, appropriation, and expenditure of contributions received by the City; and

Whereas, Kilbourn Reservoir Park is a 35.5-acre City of Milwaukee park located in the Riverwest neighborhood, between N. Bremen and N. Booth Streets, between E. Meineke Ave. and E. North Ave., and maintained by Milwaukee Water Works; and

Whereas, Milwaukee Mayor Byron Kilbourn donated the land now known as Kilbourn Park to the City of Milwaukee in 1880, and as a stipulation of that donation, deeded that "said ground shall forever be used as public park"; and

Whereas, Milwaukee Water Works established, maintained, and operated a drinking water reservoir and pumping station within the boundaries of Kilbourn Park from 1873 until the reservoir and pumping station were decommissioned in 2004; and

Whereas, Milwaukee Water Works removed the reservoir and replaced it with 88,000 cubic yards of soil, planted numerous trees, and installed several benches to enhance the public's enjoyment of the park in 2006, which also includes a baseball field, playground, public restrooms, and a basketball court, as well as an obelisk and stone monument honoring veterans of the First World War; and

Whereas, Milwaukee Water Works has honored American veterans by displaying the American Legion star emblem since 1931, represented by a multi-colored floral arrangement made up of thousands of fl...