City of Milwaukee - File #: 050833

• File #: 050833
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/18/2005
• In control: STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/15/2005
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Department of Administration to negotiate an agreement with the Midwest Fiber Networks (MWFN) relating to construction of a citywide wireless network infrastructure.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. D'AMATO, ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/23/2005	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/15/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:1
11/3/2005	0	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added; Minutes note: Ald. Bauman added on 11/3/05 jp
11/2/2005	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Speakers: Sharon Robinson, Director, Department of Administration Randy Gschwind, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Management Division, Department of Administration, gave a powerpoint presentation. (Presentation attached to this file) Martin Collins, Commissioner, Department of Neighborhood Services, City of Milwaukee Jeff Mantes, Commissioner, Department of Public Works Donna Raffaelli, Partner, Midwest Fiber Networks LLC Nik Ivancevic, Partner, Midwest Fiber Networks LLC Alderman Bohl, 5th Aldermanic District Patrick McDonnell, Deputy City Attorney Alderman McGee, 6th Aldermanic District Ron Pequette, Tropos Networks Alderman Dudzik, 11th Aldermanic District James Davis, Chief Information Officer, Milwaukee Public Schools Representative Jason Fields, Wisconsin State Assembly Scott McDonell, Statewide Wireless Coordinator, State of Wisconsin, Department of Administration, Division of Enterprise Technology Cory Nettles, Former Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, and Partner, Quarles and Brady Gerard Randall, Chief Executive Officer, Private Industry Council Michael Sargent, Chief Financial Officer, Milwaukee Area Technical College Bruce Maas, Chief Information Officer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Nicol Turner Lee, Vice President, One Economy Corporation Mayor Barrett Jim Bartos, Executive Director, Silver Spring Neighborhood Center Tom Schneider, Executive Director, Children’s Outing Association Joesph Klein, ISOC, member of the International Internet Society James Maltonato Jay Barnell, Mobil Pro/Neo Reach Randy Gschwind submitted letter on behalf of Tim Sheehy (President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce) Ald. Bauman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Non Speakers: Jerry Schultz, International IT Expert/Well Published on Wireless Issues Marc Rassbach Phyllis Wofford Scott Meske, Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin Kevin Sorenson, Tropos - Chicago, IL Bill Somers, Tropos Wetworks Celeste Flynn Karl Robe, Scheibel Halaska Joyce Rubenstein, Whyte Huschboedk DuDek - Government Affairs Gary Zajk Dextra Hadnot, SBC	Pass	7:0
11/1/2005	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO	Pass	5:0
10/26/2005	0	CITY CLERK	REFERRED TO
10/25/2005	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/25/2005	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/25/2005	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/25/2005	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/20/2005	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/18/2005	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number                     

050833

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. BOHL, HAMILTON, MURPHY AND D’AMATO

Title

Resolution authorizing the Department of Administration to negotiate an agreement with the Midwest Fiber Networks (MWFN) relating to construction of a citywide wireless network infrastructure.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the Department of Administration to negotiate an agreement with the Midwest Fiber Networks relating to construction of a citywide wireless network infrastructure.  The negotiated agreement shall be submitted to the Common Council for approval prior to execution.

Body

Whereas, The Midwest Fiber Networks (MWFN), a Milwaukee-based company that builds telecommunications networks, has approached the City wishing to build a citywide wireless network infrastructure at its own cost; and

Whereas, MWFN is an alternative telecommunications utility which has standing to occupy the public right-of-way under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996; and

Whereas, The City has facilities that MWFN wishes to use and/or occupy; and

Whereas, There would be no direct cost to the City for building the network; and

Whereas, A citywide wireless network would bring many economic benefits to Milwaukee; and

Whereas, The proposed network would be open for other companies to use; and

Whereas, This agreement would be non-exclusive, and other companies could propose to build similar networks; and

Whereas, The City could receive revenue and/or wireless services at no direct cost as part of the agreement; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Administration is authorized to negotiate an agreement with MWFN relating to construction of a citywide wireless network infrastructure, and submit the negotiated agreement to the Common Council for approval.

Requestor

Department of Administration

Drafter

LRB05409-1

TWM/cac

10/10/2005