City of Milwaukee - File #: 101190

• File #: 101190
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/19/2011
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/20/2011
• Title: Substitute resolution directing the proper City officials to execute an agreement titled Urban Ecology Center (UEC) Easement Amendment that allows the UEC to take ownership and maintenance responsibilities of an existing retaining wall, on private property, located at 3638-3700 West Pierce Street that is currently owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and maintained by the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works to facilitate redevelopment.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/29/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/20/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
9/13/2011	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Clark Wantoch, Department of Public Works-Infrastructure Gregg Hagopian, Assistant City Attorney	Pass	4:0
9/7/2011	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/7/2011	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/19/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
101190
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
090219
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution directing the proper City officials to execute an agreement titled Urban Ecology Center (UEC) Easement Amendment that allows the UEC to take ownership and maintenance responsibilities of an existing retaining wall, on private property, located at 3638-3700 West Pierce Street that is currently owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and maintained by the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works to facilitate redevelopment.
Analysis
Resolution authorizing the proper City officials to execute an amendment to the valley passage easement with the Urban Ecology Center (UEC) and others regarding the UEC’s ownership and maintenance responsibilities of an existing retaining wall, on private property, located at 3638-3700 West Pierce Street that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conveyed to UEC and amending the legal description of an easement area.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee, the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (RACM), Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Menomonee Valley Partners (MVP) worked in a cooperative effort to implement the Valley Passage Project; and

Whereas, The Valley Passage provides bike/pedestrian connections from Pierce Street to the Hank Aaron State Trail (HAST) along Canal Street in the area of South 37th Street and includes an approach, a box culvert under CP Rail tracks, a new bridge over the Menomonee River, and connections to the HAST West Allis trail; and

Whereas, Capital costs for the construction of the Valley Passage Project were funded by various federal grants with the local share associated with the grants provided by the DNR and/or private contributions at no cost to the City; and

Whereas, Common Council File 091209 authorized the proper City officials to execute various agreements necessary to se...