City of Milwaukee - File #: 201313

• File #: 201313
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 1/19/2021
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Title: Substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration-Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby the Federal Highway Administration to deny the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s request for re-issuance of a Record of Decision relating to reconstruction and modernization of Interstate 94 between 16th Street and 70th Street.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: EXPRESSWAYS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/9/2021	1	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO	Pass	15:0
2/1/2021	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Bauman - Sponsor Ald. Murphy - project located in 10th Aldermanic District David Jasenski - District 10 constituant and member of the Public Transportation Committee Joyce Ellwanger - support of this project Ald. Murphy asked to be co-sponsor. There were no objections	Pass	5:0
1/22/2021	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/19/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
201313
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN AND MURPHY
Title
Substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration-Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby the Federal Highway Administration to deny the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s request for re-issuance of a Record of Decision relating to reconstruction and modernization of Interstate 94 between 16th Street and 70th Street.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Administration-Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby the Federal Highway Administration to deny the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s request for re-issuance of a Record of Decision relating to reconstruction and modernization of Interstate 94 between 16th Street and 70th Street.
Body
Whereas, In July, 2020, Governor Tony Evers announced that he would be seeking federal approval of the rebuilding of Interstate 94 between 16th and 70th Streets in Milwaukee; and

Whereas, On December 9, 2020, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission approved the 2021-2024 regional Transportation Improvement Program (“TIP”); and

Whereas, Project No. 56 is the TIP is described as:

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE RESULTING FROM THE NEPA PROCESSES’ RECORD OF DECISION FOR RECONSTRUCTIUON & MODERNIZATION OF IH 94 (EAST-WEST FREEWAY) FROM 70TH ST TO 16TH ST IN THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE (3.5 MI) State ID:1060-27-02

; and

Whereas, As noted in the TIP, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (“WisDOT”) is currently reassessing alternatives developed as part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process previously conducted for this project, including alternatives with and without additional travel lanes; and

Whereas, Following completion of this alternatives analysis and selection of a preferred alternative, WisDOT will seek a Record of Decision from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); and

Whereas, While the FHWA issued a Record of Decision for ...