Number
190816
Version
Original
Reference
051269
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer to share fiber and provide network connectivity and telecommunications services at the expense of and for the use and benefit of Pabst Theater Foundation.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Chief Information Officer to share fiber and provide network connectivity and telecommunications services at the expense of and for the use and benefit of Pabst Theater Foundation. This will provide Pabst Theater Foundation connectivity to the WiscNet/BOREAS-Net Abilene/Internet2 education community node located at the Department of Administration-ITMD Network Operations Center (ITMD-NOC) as well as telephony services historically provided by the City of Milwaukee.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee wishes to promote historic preservation, tourism, economic development, and supporting cultural exchange in the community; and
Whereas, Pabst Theater Foundation promotes the arts through the maintenance and operation of a community theater, adding to the cultural vitality of Milwaukee by presenting a wide range of artistic performances and educational events including music, dance and drama in the historic Pabst Theater, Riverside Theater, and Turner Hall Ballroom at the heart of downtown Milwaukee; and
Whereas, this iconic, creative place of public assembly helps to build community loyalty and reinforce community identity and heritage, stimulate downtown revitalization, promote pride of place and anchor creative economies, while providing social, economic, historic and cultural resources for the community and serving as a unique showcase for human creativity, arts and culture as vital assets in livable communities; and
Whereas, Pabst Theater Foundation has requested the assistance of the City of Milwaukee in obtaining high-speed network connectivity from their locations at 144 E Wells St (Pabst Theater) and 116 W Wisconsin Ave...
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