City of Milwaukee - File #: 970464

• File #: 970464
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/24/1997
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/11/1997
• Title: Resolution authorizing solicitation and acceptance of contributions for a Sesquicentennial project and authorizing spending of such contributions. (Department of City Development)
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CELEBRATIONS, GIFTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/22/1997	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/11/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	Minutes note: ---This authorizes the DCD to solicit and accept contributions for the
7/9/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	Minutes note: This authorizes the DCD to solicit and accept contributions for the creation
7/1/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/26/1997	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
6/24/1997	0	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO

NUMB:
970464
VERS:
ORIGINAL
REF:
951031
XXBY:
THE CHAIR
TITL:
Resolution authorizing solicitation and acceptance of contributions for a Sesquicentennial project and authorizing spending of such contributions. (Department of City Development)
ANLS:
- Analysis -

This resolution authorizes the Department of City Development to solicit and accept contributions for the creation of educational software about the history of Milwaukee and authorizes the expenditure of contributions to contract with a specific vendor to produce the software.
BODY:
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee celebrated its Sesquicentennial throughout 1996; and

Whereas, Common Council File No. 951031 authorized the establishment of a special purpose account within the Department of City Development's budget for contributions to the Sesquicentennial; and

Whereas, Funds totaling $7,500 from the Sesquicentennial Celebration Special Purpose Account in the 1996 City budget were expended to commission a demonstration CD/ROM about Milwaukee history, with the stipulation that staff in the Department of City Development use the demonstration CD/ROM as a tool to seek private support to produce Milwaukee history educational software for use by local schools; and

Whereas, The demonstration CD/ROM has been successfully produced and delivered by Mahoney Interactive; and

Whereas, The cost to develop full-scale software is estimated by Mahoney Interactive at approximately $200,000, with desirable enhancements increasing the cost to $300,000; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that staff in the Department of City Development is authorized to contact local businesses and foundations to seek contributions to be used for the development of educational software about Milwaukee history; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Department of City Development is authorized to accept contributions of up to $300,000 for this project; and, be it...